Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic Dev Tracker




06 Sep

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Good morning, everyone. 

Happy 7.3.1 patch day! We'll be taking down the servers in approximately 15 minutes. Estimated downtime is 4 hours to deploy 7.3.1. 


05 Sep

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hello everyone, 

The 7.3.1 patch notes have been published. You can find them here

Thanks! 

Game Update 7.3.1


HIGHLIGHTS 

Galactic Seasons 5 “Confidence in Power” - In this season’s story, “Confidence in Power”, players will meet an astromech named 3V-1L, a peculiar droid who serves a mysterious Master. 3V-1L will test the player through a series of trials, to see if they are worthy of the Master’s teachings of the “dark side”. Whether this is a prank or a serious threat, the player must decide how deeply they will commit to these “dark” trials to uncover the truth. More information in this article.

New “inspired by” items - Lightsabers and armor sets inspired by Ahsoka and Th...

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02 Sep

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Ah, yup! The HK-55 Jetpack should be included in Group A! I'll get the edit in, thanks for flagging! 

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

The Darth Malgus server is now back online! Thanks and have a good weekend, everyone! 

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

We are getting ready to bring down the Darth Malgus server in about 15 minutes. Expected downtime is still 1.5 hours. I'll post an update here should that timeline change or when the server is brought back online. 

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hi again, 

We will be taking the Darth Malgus server down at 5:30pm CT / 10:30pm UTC for an estimated downtime of 1.5 hours.  This is to account for impacting as few players as possible as it is the weekend. We are still investigating what has been causing the longer load times on the Darth Malgus server. During this deployment, we be will adding increased monitoring to help us identity the root causes and narrow down what's happening with the server. 

Until this issue is completely resolved, it is possible that players on the Darth Malgus server will continue to experience longer load times. We appreciate your continued patience while we work on a resolution.

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hi everyone, 

Team is aware that players are experiencing issues with load times on the Darth Malgus server. I'll post updates when I have more info. 

Thanks!


01 Sep

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct
1 hour ago, _Sinrai_ said:

Hello,

I noticed that 7.3.1 is scheduled for a Wednesday, this is the first time in a while a content patch is not released on Tuesday around weekly reset.
- What does this mean for GS5? Will we only have 6 days for week one?
- Does weekly reset stay on Tuesday?
- Is this a outlier and in the future it'll be back to Tuesday as patch days or will it be Wednesday or any other days from now on?

Cheers,
Sinrai


Hi there,

Due to the patch being deployed on Wednesday, players will have indeed have 6 days for week one. The weekly reset will remain on Tuesdays per usual.


A content patch being released on Wednesday is not the norm though it did occur once before with a patch that contained an update for Galactic Seasons. This time around is due to Monday being a US holiday (Labor Day)...

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Galactic Season 5 will begin with the launch of Game Update 7.3.1. Once the update goes live, players will be able to make progress through the Free Reward track or the Subscriber Reward track (both tracks are available to Subscribers!) and earn new rewards. Below are the details of what players can expect from this new season!

New storytelling

In previous seasons, players embarked on their storyline missions with a new companion. Season 5 introduces a new way to engage with the story told in Galactic Seasons, with story progression now a part of the Galactic Seasons rewards. Players will unlock new story missions as they progress through the reward track, with the final mission granted at Season Level 40. 

In this season’s story, “Confidence in Power”, players will meet an astromech named 3V-1L, a peculiar droid who serves a mysterious Master. 3V-1L will test the player through a series of trials, to see if they are worthy of ...

Read more


Galactic Season 5 will begin with the launch of Game Update 7.3.1. Once the update goes live, players will be able to make progress through the Free Reward track or the Subscriber Reward track (both tracks are available to Subscribers!) and earn new rewards. Below are the details of what players can expect from this new season!

New storytelling

In previous seasons, players embarked on their storyline missions with a new companion. Season 5 introduces a new way to engage with the story told in Galactic Seasons, with story progression now a part of the Galactic Seasons rewards. Players will unlock new story missions as they progress through the reward track, with the final mission granted at Season Level 40. 

In this season’s story, “Confidence in Power”, players will meet an astromech named 3V-1L, a peculiar droid who serves a mysterious Master. 3V-1L will test the player through a series of trials, to see if they are worthy of ...

Read more
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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Another update for all of you! 

Here's all you need to know about Galactic Seasons 5 "Confidence in Power". I am personally a fan of this particular pet. 

 

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Next week, we will be setting up our game servers to be moved over to the cloud. This is an initiative we have been testing for months beginning with moving the Public Test Server over to the cloud last year, and testing a new server on AWS in April of this year. We are thrilled to announce the next steps in this journey with our players. 

We have been making strides in our efforts to modernize and update the game. Some of the benefits of this particular migration are:

  • Backend updates that are crucial to the continued health and stability of the game can be streamlined more efficiently

  • The resources required to maintain our current systems can be reallocated to focusing on enhancing the game experience

  • We will be able to leverage and integrate updated tech such as newer hardwar...

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

This just in!

Ahsoka inspired armor and lightsabers are coming to 7.3.1!

 

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Rakghoul Resurgence on Corellia
Date: August 8th - August 14th (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 25+

The Hyland Organization for Rakghoul Neutralization (T.H.O.R.N.) has issued an official level-2 emergency alert concerning an outbreak of the Rakghoul plague on Corellia. Quarantines have been put in place to restrict traffic of the plague off-world, but exceptions will be made for individuals with priority clearance.

T.H.O.R.N. is recruiting qualified volunteer emergency responders to travel to affected areas to combat the spread of the Rakghoul plague. More information about the outbreak can be found by checking the News Terminals on the Republic or Imperial Fleet!

T.H.O.R.N. wishes to remind you that plague symptoms can be treated if they a...

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31 Aug

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hello everyone, 

Happy to announce that we are preparing to launch Game Update 7.3.1 next week! Details below: 

  • Date: September 6, 2023
  • Time: 7am CT/12pm UTC
  • Expected downtime: 4 hours

We'll have more in-depth details to share about Galactic Seasons 5 tomorrow. We will publish the patch notes here on September 5th. So keep an eye out on the Dev Tracker and socials for when all that info goes live. 

I'll be using this thread to post updates on 7.3.1's launch and info leading up to it. After 7.3.1 is live, I'll open the thread. 

Thanks all! 





The new PvP season “Reign of Glory” starts on July 18th. In addition to the new rewards coming in Season 3, we’ve made changes to the points players receive on several PvP Maps, including all Huttball Maps. We’ve also adjusted the requirements for Arena Objectives and PvP Arena Weekly Missions. Let’s dive into all the changes coming in Season 3!

PvP Maps

Novare Coast

  • Defenders will receive 700 defender points (up from 500) when guarding a bunker.
  • Defenders will receive 700 defender points when defeating an attacking player near the bunker.
  • Attackers who actively capture the objective will receive 2000 attacker points (1000 for actively capturing and 1000 for any assist work player may have contributed).
  • Attackers will receive 5000 attacker ...
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30 Aug

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

The Darth Malgus and Tulak Hord servers are now back online as well. Thanks for your patience! 

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

The Leviathan server is now back online. 

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    JackieKo on Forums - Thread - Direct

The Satele Shan and Star Forge servers are now back online. Leviathan is looking to be brought back online in approximately 30 minutes or so.