STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally

Date: February 4 - February 10 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 20+

In the growing shadow of war, swoop fans across the galaxy descend on Dantooine, Tatooine, and even Onderon for the sport’s biggest spectacle—The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally! They’re packing the stands, eager to take their minds off their troubles and cheer their favorite swoop gangs. The bikers are here to take on dangerous challenge courses, show off their piloting skills, and flaunt their souped-up swoop bikes. The thunder of the engines, the deafening applause from the fans, the wind battering their helmets… there’s no bigger rush for these thrill seekers.

Despite their reputation as wild rebels whose makeshift courses disregard local districting restrictions, swoop gangs aren’t a serious threat to anyone--something all true swoop fans know! They just love adrenaline-pounding speed, sweet jumps, and big explosions, and the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally combines all three in one crowd-pleasing package. The biggest gangs on the circuit — Horizon’s Razor, the Pit Screamers, and the Blatant Beks — are ready to show their fans a great time.

FEATURED REWARDS:

• Swoop Rally Mounts (regular and gold versions)
  
• Swoop Gang Outfits
  
• Promotion Droid Mini-pets
  
• Various Stronghold Decorations
  
• …and more!
  

Rakghoul Resurgence on Alderaan

Date: February 18 - February 24 (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 Alderaan. 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 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!

FEATURED REWARDS:

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

UPDATE: This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.

SWTOR players,

We have found an issue with non US pricing for subscriptions on the Steam platform and we are working on resolving this issue as quickly as possible. We will communicate more info when we have an update to share.

We are targeting January 30th to bring down servers and roll out the below changes. 

• Time: 9am CT / 3pm UTC
  
• Estimated downtime: 4 hours
  

We need to update back end commerce systems and improve the steam purchasing flow. This will require us to take down servers. 

These purchase flow changes are a requirement from EU compliance for 3D Secure that need to be completed before the end of January. Below are the changes that players will see once servers come back up. 

Purchase Flow Changes

• Improvements to the checkout flow on SWTOR.com will take players to a new checkout page. 
  
• This will look like an EA page with updated text. 
  
• We have improved the logic around Steam purchases to reduce friction and resolve issues players were experiencing. 
  
• Updated exchange rates from the US Dollar to local currency will be implemented. Some regions will see a decrease in pricing for Cartel Coins, subscription time, and bundles while others may see an increase. 
  • This does not impact the items in the Cartel Market
    
  • The base price in USD for all subscriptions and Cartel Coins will remain the same. 
    
  • The price on recurring subscriptions will not be updated when these changes go live, however, they will be in the future. We will issue a 30 day notice to all players who have an active recurring subscription once we have timing in place.
   

The following payments methods will be unavailable on swtor.com (Steam is not impacted):

• PaysafeCard
  
• Sofort Banking
  
• Boleto bancário
  
• SEPA

Only new purchases will be impacted. Existing recurring payments will remain as is. We will communicate when the above methods will be available once again.

General

• Social Vendors will now properly display the requirements for their wares. 
  
• The Spoils of War vendor now sells Solid Resource Matrix. 
  
• Enemies in the Chilling Death Spire location on Hoth can now be targeted and attacked as intended. 
  
• Comlink conversations will now show various NPC appearances. 
  
• Jukeboxes in various cantinas are no longer floating or clipping with other cantina assets. 
  
• Fixed a visual bug causing turrets to float on various planets. 
  

Map

• Fixed an issue preventing in-combat enemies from showing up on the overlay map. 
  

Missions

• [Do or Dianoga] Players will no longer see an error message for repeatability when they use the second mission unlock while the first mission is active. They will see a message indicating eligibility instead. 
  
• [Do or Dianoga] The orb is now highlighted during the “Obtain a duraplast orb” mission step. 
  
• [Do or Dianoga] The mapnote for the “Collect sufficiently filthy water” step no longer shows up on the map after the step is completed. 
  
• [Contact the Manufacturer] The mission unlock item from previously opened bundles can now be used up to five times to complete the mission. 
  
• [Contact the Manufacturer] Players can no longer interact with the terminal after they’ve completed the “Search the area” mission step. 
  
• [Contact the Manufacturer and Do or Dianoga] Players can no longer be on both missions at the same time. 
  

Dynamic Encounters

• Players can now purchase the Dynamic Encounter XP perk as intended. 
  
• The shared Dynamic Encounters icon is now displayed on the Galaxy Map while they are active. 
  
• [Hoth: Pirate Problem] The Tre’vor Kirieleison boss now respawns after the encounter is completed allowing other players to complete the “Defeat the White Maw Lieutenant” step. 
  
• [Hoth: Pirate Problem] The Zakxon Gewchi boss now respawns after the encounter is completed allowing other players to complete the “Defeat the White Maw Lieutenant” step. 
  
• [Hoth: A Bridge Too Close] The Sapper Commander boss now respawns after the encounter is completed allowing other players to complete the “Defeat Sapper Commander” step. 
  
• [Hoth: Trial By Fire] The heat level obtained from the L.A.V.A suit no longer persists when a player character logs out, dies, or travels to another location. 
  
• [Hoth: Republic Attack: Forward Bunker] Players can no longer pick up multiple crates of the Imperial Mounted Turrets. 
  
• [Hoth: Imperial Attack: Outpost Cresh] Players can no longer pick up multiple crates of the Republic Mounted Turrets. 
  
• [Hoth: Republic Attack: Dorn Base and Aurek Base] Players can no longer interact with the Rally Beacons and Explosive Fuel after they’ve completed the encounter. 
  
• [Hoth: Ice Fishing] The fish is now successfully delivered to the player even if they walk or move around. 
  
• [Tatooine: Brooding Season] The Subsurface Vibration Propagators now respawn more quickly. 
  
• [Tatooine: Republic Attack] The boss now respawns as intended. 
  
• [Ilum: Hidden Chain Invasion] Players will no longer get stuck on the Crystal Shipments after jumping on them. 
  
• [Tatooine: Imperial Attack] Players can no longer interact with the Imperial Munition Crates after completing the encounter. 
  
• [Tatooine: Archaeological Scramble] The Unearthed Relics are no longer interactable after completing the encounter. 
  
• [Tatooine: Archaeological Scramble] The “Activate Relic” ability can no longer be used after the encounter is completed. 
  
• [Tatooine: Scavenger’s Tale 2] Players can no longer aid injured Jawas after they have completed the encounter. 
  
• [Tatooine: Breezepunks] The turbine control panels are no longer interactable during the “Find the technician” mission step. 
  
• [Tatooine: Hidden Chain Invasion] The Hidden Chain Lieutenant enemy has been balanced to be a more challenging encounter.  
  
• [Tatooine: Hidden Chain Invasion] When the encounter is completed, the ship no longer reappears for a short amount of time. 
  
• [WEEKLY: The Shifting Tides] This mission now has an icon. 
  

Items

• The Meirm Cicada mount will now dismount the player when the player attempts to gather a node. 
  
• Fixed an issue that made beards on Cyborg characters turn metallic red.  
  
• The jukebox inside the Remote Trading Outpost Cantina decoration is now functional when the player interacts with it at close range. 
  
• Decorations that contain randomized appearances for NPCs will now: 
  
  
  • Show randomized appearance when initially placed within a Stronghold
    
  • Show a randomized appearance to a remote player who is a guest in the Stronghold
  
  
• The Braidhawk hair no longer looks distorted when the player character is wearing the Ruhnuk Wanderer Chestplate. 
  
• The Braidhawk braid no longer moves when viewed
  
• The Braidhawk and Half Long Half Short appearance option items no longer appear as usable once they have been previously used. 
  
• The D5-C0 DJ Droid now has an icon in the Abilities window. 
  
• The Baby Dianoga decoration is no longer missing its head and orb. 
  
• The water VFX for the Remote Trading Outpost Spire Basin remain visible when moving away from the decoration. 
  
• Fixed an issue with the Remote Trading Outpost Street Lamp so that the light is only shining in one direction.
  
• The Victorious Pioneer set bonus is available from level 1 - 75. 
  

Operations/Operation Bosses

• Bad Luck Prevention has been introduced to Relentless Replication. More details here.
  
• [Relentless Replication Encounter] The achievements for completing Relentless Replication in Story and Veteran mode now reward a trophy decoration.
  
• [Relentless Replication Encounter: Veteran Mode] An augment schematic is now guaranteed to drop after 7 runs are completed. 
  
• [Relentless Replication Encounter] now grants credits upon completion as intended. 
  
• [Eternity Vault] Players can no longer fall on an invisible area in the center of the arena after Soa destroys the platform that would cause an instant character death. 
  
• The “Nature of Progress” and “R4 Anomaly” missions are no longer displayed as story missions in the mission tracker. 
  

Flashpoints

• Players can no longer fall through a staircase gap in the Athiss Flashpoint. 
  

Events

• The Midnight Rakghoul will now spawn in the Kaon Under Siege Flashpoint when the event is active. 
  

Strongholds

• The doorways in the Rishi Stronghold are no longer blocked by boxes. 
  
• Updated certain Stronghold Label descriptions to accurately describe that said labels are applied to all characters in the Legacy. 
  

We will be bringing down the servers on January 24 at 7:00am CT / 1:00pm UTC deploy Game Update 7.6d.

• Estimated downtime: 4 hours
  
• Patch notes are available here on Wednesday.
  

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