STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

[p][/p][p]The Fight Continues today so jump in and experience all previously released expansions including eight origin stories. Choose your path down the Light or Dark side by wielding a blaster, swinging a lightsaber, and fighting under the banner of the Galactic Republic or the Sith Empire in voiced cinematics stories that span across the open world Star Wars™ MMORPG.[/p][p][/p][p]Continue the Fight - $39.99 USD[/p]

• [p]60 days of fixed sub time granting 525 cartel coins per month[/p]
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• [p]K-NorCo D3M Mount[/p]
• [p]Rideable at level 1[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This bundle is a one-time purchase and is non-tradable and non-transferable. Bundles are delivered via in-game mail and are available on all characters. After purchase, you may need to fully close the game and restart it before receiving your items.[/p][p][/p][p]REQUIRES STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC (AVAILABLE SEPARATELY) & ALL GAME UPDATES. PERSISTENT INTERNET CONNECTION; STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC (SWTOR) ACCOUNT; STEAM ACCOUNT; ACCEPTANCE OF THE EA USER AGREEMENT (TERMS.EA.COM) & SWTOR END USER ACCESS AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (SWTOR.COM/LEGALNOTICES/EUALA); AND DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION OF THE SWTOR CLIENT SOFTWARE (ACCOUNT.SWTOR.COM/PLAY-FOR-FREE) REQUIRED TO PLAY. AGREEMENT TO SHARE ACCOUNT INFORMATION WITH LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD. ('LUCASFILM'), AND ACCOUNT REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO PLAY. EA’S PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY APPLIES TO YOUR USE OF EA'S SERVICES. YOU CONSENT TO ANY PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED THROUGH YOUR USE OF EA'S SERVICES BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES, AS FURTHER EXPLAINED IN THE PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY. YOU MUST LINK YOUR SWTOR AND STEAM ACCOUNTS TO PLAY; EA WILL SHARE YOUR ACCOUNT ID AND INDIVIDUAL GAME AND PLAY RECORDS WITH STEAM TO VALIDATE YOUR PURCHASE AND/OR REFUND REQUEST. ACCESS TO SOFTWARE & BUNDLE CONTENT IS LIMITED TO ONE EA & ONE STEAM ACCOUNT & IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AFTER PURCHASE. YOU MAY NEED TO BE 13+ OR 16+ TO REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT & TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES & BUNDLE CONTENT (AGE MAY VARY, SEE O.EA.COM/EA/CHILD-ACCESS FOR DETAILS). SOME CONTENT MAY REQUIRE GAMEPLAY TO UNLOCK. UPON REDEMPTION, YOU WILL RECEIVE 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS FROM THE DATE OF REDEMPTION. SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS IS VALID ONLY SO LONG AS THE GAME IS IN SERVICE. AFTER INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION GAME TIME ENDS, A PAID SUBSCRIPTION, AND VALID AND ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHOD IS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE ACCESS TO FULL GAME SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL ACCESS AND BENEFITS. PAID SUBSCRIPTION OR PAID GAME TIME CARD REQUIRED TO ACCESS SOME GAME CONTENT. PAYMENT METHOD RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE CANCELLED AT ANY TIME. SEE WWW.SWTOR.COM FOR DETAILS. SWTOR ONLINE SERVICE MAY BE DISCONTINUED. SEE EUALA FOR DETAILS. GAME INTENDED FOR PLAY ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND CERTAIN OTHER TERRITORIES. THIS GAME INCLUDES OPTIONAL IN-GAME PURCHASES OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY (“CARTEL COINS”) THAT CAN BE USED TO ACQUIRE VIRTUAL IN-GAME ITEMS. MANDATORY UPDATES MAY BE DOWNLOADED AUTOMATICALLY, INCUR BROADBAND FEES & REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STORAGE OR PURCHASE TO ACCESS. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN FREE INCREMENTAL CONTENT &/OR UPDATES. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON EA.COM/SERVICE-UPDATES. EA User Agreement: terms.ea.com/de for German residents and terms.ea.com for all other residents EA Privacy & Cookie Policy: privacy.ea.com/de for German residents and privacy.ea.com for all other residents SWTOR EUALA: https://www.swtor.com/de/bekanntmachungen/euala for German residents and swtor.com/legalnotices/euala for all other residents [/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Last call! The Join the Fight Bundle containing the K-NorCo B5C Mount will be refreshed on February 17 at 11am CT! The K-NorCo B5C Mount will be replaced with the K-NorCo D3M mount at that time as well. All other offerings within the bundle will remain the same. [/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Rakghoul Resurgence on Tatooine Date: February 3 - February 10 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 25+[/p][p]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 Tatooine. Quarantines have been put in place to restrict traffic of the plague off-world, but exceptions will be made for individuals with priority clearance.[/p][p]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![/p][p]T.H.O.R.N. wishes to remind you that plague symptoms can be treated if they are identified in the early stages of infection. Whether or not you have travel plans, please consult your nearest trusted medical supply droid and get vaccinated![/p][p]FEATURED REWARDS:[/p]

• [p]Reputation with THORN[/p]
• [p]Merciless Seeker’s Armor Set[/p]
• [p]THORN Epicenter and Dark Vector Armor Sets[/p]
• [p]Outbreak Response Weapons[/p]
• [p]Alliance Contact - Doctor Lokin[/p]
• [p]Infected Varactyl and Infected Dewback Mounts[/p]
• [p]Ferocious Rakghoul Mini-pets[/p]
• [p]…and more![/p]

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[/p][p]Relics of the Gree Date: February 17 - February 24 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 50+[/p][p]Explore Ilum's contested area in the Western Ice Shelf to uncover the mysterious purpose of the Gray Secant, an enormous ancient Gree starship. Get ready to face a powerful opponent that awaits you at the center of this ancient vessel. Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station in the Republic fleet or Vaiken Spacedock in the Imperial fleet to get started on your adventure![/p][p]FEATURED REWARDS:[/p]

• [p]Reputation with the Gree Enclave[/p]
• [p]Gree Digitization Cube[/p]
• [p]White, Red, and Blue Scalene Armor[/p]
• [p]Gray Helix Weapons[/p]
• [p]L1-L Defender, L1-L Scout, and Miniature Gray Secant Mini-pets[/p]
• [p]Cyan Sphere, Blue Sphere and Red Sphere Vehicles[/p]
• [p]…and more![/p]

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[p][/p][p]Get your hands on some Cartel Coins and check out new items inspired by the Disney+ series Star Wars: Visions™ now available on the Cartel Market with 7.8c!
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[h2]Highlights[/h2][p]Cartel Market Additions
The Shadow Sentry Lightsaber, dualsaber, and armor set inspired by Star Wars: Visions™ has been added to the Cartel Market.[/p][p]Mac Launcher
A new version of the Mac launcher has been released. This version will fix the issue players were experiencing where they would get stuck on a black screen after launching the game.[/p][p]Subscriber Event
Subscriber Event tokens and the event vendor have been removed from the game.[/p][p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2][p]General[/p]

• [p]\[Environment Art: Corellia] Fixed an issue that caused a gap between various countertops and walls.[/p]
• [p]The "Encounter Completionist: Dantooine" Achievement now displays an icon in the Legacy Window.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that caused the dismount and dodge animations to play when characters are attacked while riding a creature mount.[/p]
• [p]Removed an invisible collision near the Eternity Vault entrance on Ziost Shadow.[/p]
• [p]The Isolationist Support Droid flame visual effect is now correctly aligned and projects toward the target.[/p]
• [p]\[Makeb: Empire only] The travel points now unlock automatically when a character discovers its respective area.
  Creating a Legacy" is no longer required to unlock Legacy Perks and unlocks.[/p]

[p]Wreckage on Dantooine[/p]

• [p]\[General] Added new appearances for GSI Scientists to bring some visual variety between the NPCs.[/p]
• [p]\[General] All Research Notes buffs can now be active at the same time and will persist after character death.[/p]
• [p]\[General] All scientists' appearances now match with their appropriate voices.[/p]
• [p]\[General] Fixed various areas where gaps appear in the environment or in distant objects.[/p]
• [p]\[General] Made adjustments to various areas to prevent characters from getting stuck on trees and/or rocks.[/p]
• [p]\[General] Voice lines are no longer missing from various encounters.[/p]
• [p]\[General] Special events no longer overlap in incorrect biomes.[/p]
• [p]\[General] The area tracker now consistently appears in the Sublevel Central Complex.[/p]
• [p]\[General] Fixed an issue that caused bosses to not spawn properly.[/p]
• [p]\[Achievements] The Altered Flora, Crystallized Energy, Volcanic Residue, and Benign Spores buffs are now listed as disqualifying buffs for the Orbital Core Achievement "A Core to Settle”.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Added the name for the Carrying Samples buff in its tooltip.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Mission information has been added to the tooltip for all relevant interactables.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Several broadcast messages have been added to clarify the mechanics of the encounter.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Updated the mapnotes for the encounter to be more precise.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] The Slice Control ability now only appears when there is a nearby droid to slice.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Updated the names of the Skar’kla enemies to match the mission description.[/p]
• [p]\[Acid Trip] Added more toxic pools to collect samples from.[/p]
• [p]\[Buffs] The hazard mitigation buffs, Cryogenic Mitigation/Immunity and Mycelial Inoculation/Immunity now last two hours as intended.[/p]
• [p]\[Buffs] The mitigation buffs Thermal Regulator, Emergency Chemical Purge, and Hyphal Degeneration Stim now persist for 1.5 hours (up from 30 minutes) to match the boss availability window.[/p]
• [p]\[Buffs] Characters that purchase any buffs for the first time after unlocking Legacy will no longer see the “Invalid Client Conversation” error text.[/p]
• [p]\[Caretaker Unit K-6] Damage volumes in this encounter have been adjusted to match their visual effects.[/p]
• [p]\[Caretaker Unit K-6] The mapnote now correctly displays the event location when a character is outside of it.[/p]
• [p]\[Core Overload] Mission information has been added to the tooltip when mousing over the Coolant Regulators.[/p]
• [p]\[Cryo Hazard] Doctor Kontor’s appearance now remains consistent when he spawns.[/p]
• [p]\[Data Appropriation] Additional information has been added to make the mechanics more intuitive and clear.[/p]
• [p]\[Doctor Spears, I Presume?] Dr. Spores will now dismiss his Makrin Assistants when exiting combat.[/p]
• [p]\[Fascinating] Fixed an issue that prevented mapnotes from appearing on the map.[/p]
• [p]\[Fascinating] The green interactable arrows for the step "Deploy Ginx Pheromones" are no longer active once the objective has been completed.[/p]
• [p]\[Fungal Protection] Geo Beast Larvae now spawn further apart and the damage in their range and melee attacks have been decreased.[/p]
• [p]\[Gelid Tendrils] Massive Tendrils now have an additional ranged attack.[/p]
• [p]\[Geothermal Disruption: Caustic Cascade] Fixed a small area where the biome hazard debuff was incorrectly applying to a character when they were on land.[/p]
• [p]\[Geothermal Disruption] The stronger version of the 'Contamination' debuff now has a different icon to help players distinguish between the two versions of the debuff when both are applied on a character.[/p]
• [p]\[Geothermal event] The Geo-Excision Unit Overseer now appears as intended and can be defeated in order to complete the encounter.[/p]
• [p]\[Hot Spots] The Geo Beasts and Magma readings interactables now respawn as intended.[/p]
• [p]\[Hot Spots] The Take Reading ability’s range has been extended.[/p]
• [p]\[No Spies Allowed] The Anti-Microbial Injection and Disruption Pulse abilities no longer persist during the second objective.[/p]
• [p]\[Orbital Core: G30-MN Mining Unit] The mining charges now detonate when a character uses Mad Dash.[/p]
• [p]\[Orbital Core] Fixed an issue that allowed the temporary ability bar to remain active if a player was using certain hazard protection buffs in the Orbital Core boss phase.[/p]
• [p]\[Orbital Core] The visual effect of the Magma Blast ability now matches the size of its hit indicator.[/p]
• [p]\[Petals in the Snow] This crossover event can now be triggered multiple times a day so long as the trigger conditions are met.[/p]
• [p]\[Reputation] The Hazard Protection Modules in the Dantooine Crash Site now apply the correct buffs at Friend and Hero rank.[/p]
• [p]\[Return of Doctor Spores] Enemies can no longer be maneuvered outside of the event space.[/p]
• [p]\[Spore Purifiers] Fixed an issue where the holo visual effect for the purifiers remained visible even after setting up a purifier.[/p]
• [p]\[Spore Purifiers] The range of the "Purified" buff around active purifiers has been increased.[/p]
• [p]\[Spore Purifiers] The Spore Purifiers now properly cleanse Spore-Tending Droids of their heavy Sporefall ability.[/p]
• [p]\[Spore Purifiers] Spore Tending Droids now spawn and respawn as intended.[/p]
• [p]\[Sporefall Biome] The Numbing Spores and Debilitating Spores debuffs now stack their effects correctly.[/p]
• [p]\[Sporefall Biome] Taking damage no longer interrupts use of the macrobinoculars.[/p]
• [p]\[Sporefall Biome] The path to Makrin Hollow no longer appears to loop infinitely while walking backwards.[/p]
• [p]\[Sporefall Biome] The biome debuff is now applied throughout the entire biome.[/p]
• [p]\[Thermal investigation] The Burn debuff now only applies when a character makes contact with lava.[/p]
• [p]\[Under Pressure] The fixed camera angle has been pulled back further when players control the Construction Droid.[/p]
• [p]\[Under Pressure] The Agitated Geo Beast Spawn now attack normally when they are aggro-ed.[/p]
• [p]\[Under Pressure] Mission information has been added to the tooltip for all relevant interactables.[/p]
• [p]\[Under Pressure] A nameplate has been added to the Maintenance Assistance droid.[/p]
• [p]\[Unruly Nesters] Cryo-Nesters now despawn more quickly after being captured.[/p]

[p]Dynamic Encounters[/p]

• [p]\[Ilum: Foiling Their Ambushes] Strong Republic Operative enemies now count towards this encounter’s objectives.[/p]
• [p]\[Lost Bormu] The Lost Bormu's shield now protects players from Shyrack Screecher’s Mind Shatter Ability as intended.[/p]
• [p]\[Lost Bormu] Kill credit is now granted to players even if Bormu delivers the final blow.[/p]
• [p]\[Lost Bormu] There is now an overview in the mission tracker for this encounter.[/p]
• [p]\[No Spies Allowed] The green arrows no longer persist when their objective is completed.[/p]

[p]Mission[/p]

• [p]\[\[WEEKLY]\[Priority Targets] Orbital Core has been added to the list of eligible targets.[/p]
• [p]\[Dark Heart of the Fortress] Players will no longer see a blank dialogue choice wheel when observing Hidden Chain security footage of Sa'har Kateen.[/p]
• [p]\[Dark Hearth of the Fortress] Dr. Farrus Belisk’s corpse now appears on the ground as intended.[/p]
• [p]\[Library of Nul] Talos Drellik will no longer be available as a companion on Elom while the player is there to meet him.
  Ilum and Makeb story content must be completed before the Shadow of Revan can be started.[/p]
• [p]\[Welcome to Rishi] This mission is now only obtainable after a player completes “Shadow of Revan: Prelude”.[/p]

[p]Items[/p]

• [p]The description on Research Notes now matches the timer duration of the buff.[/p]
• [p]The D0-NK, H0-NK, and L0-NK Escort Droids are no longer missing textures when previewed or placed as decorations.[/p]
• [p]The D0-NK, H0-NK, and L0-NK Escort Droids are now Bind to Legacy.[/p]
• [p]The Fitted Rugged Researcher's Chestplate and Vambraces now fit appropriately on characters using Female Body Type 2.[/p]
• [p]The Sporefall Diorama can now be sold to a vendor or on the Galactic Trade Network.[/p]

[p]UI[/p]

• [p]Updates have been to improve Mission Tracker readability. The following can be found in the Interface Editor:[/p]
  • [p]All titles and tasks font sizes can now be adjusted[/p]
  • [p]A color wheel has been added to allow players to adjust the font color of non-critical mission titles and tasks[/p]
  • [p]A color wheel has been added to allow players to adjust the background color of the Mission Tracker[/p]
  • [p]An opacity slider has been added to control how opaque the background appears[/p]
• [p]Crit path mission icons on the Galaxy Map are now purple.[/p]
• [p]The Emergency Fleet Pass and Priority Transport can now be selected and used when using the Magnify Cursor on the World Map.[/p]
• [p]Text in the Login Rewards window no longer overlaps.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that caused a second orbiting icon to appear on the mini map.[/p]
• [p]A new mission icon has been added to highlight Planetary Arc missions and now present in the World Map Legend.[/p]
• [p]The “Issue Challenge” button’s functionality has been restored.[/p]
• [p]Functionality to the Guild Conquests - Current Conquerors button has been restored.[/p]

[p]Dantooine Stronghold[/p]

• [p]Added Quick Travel points within Dantooine Stronghold.[/p]
• [p]Added Jump Points allowing players to jump up from the canyon floor.[/p]

[p]Abilities[/p]

• [p]The Tooltip of the Melting Center and Draining Center Abilities now states that they deal 4x the initial damage.[/p]