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TORWars Podcast #132: Patch 1.6.3, PTS, Makeb And Much More

January 29, 2013

Hello TORWarriors and welcome to episode #132 of the TORWars podcast.  We have a plethora of exciting things for you in this episode and we hope that you enjoy every bit of interesting information we could muster up from the last week.  In addition to the news that comes from Star Wars: The Old Republic, we want to highlight some of the interesting content that is hitting the front pages of TORWars.


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First, we asked and you listened.  Submissions were sent in by the dozens, and from those, we have chosen a small cadre of writers to fill some of the literary needs on the site.


Second, Jeff and I are working on a new publication schedule which will highlight all of the new features on our site.  Those expertly produced, such as our podcast and those expertly written, such as our feature articles.  To that extent we have added some new weekly columns to the lineup penned by new and old creators alike. Please welcome the following new writers to the TORWars team and be sure to read their columns and comment on them.



Also, we welcome back a couple of our long-time staffers who’ve been busy with their lives but have graciously come back and agreed (through much begging on my part) to pen a column or two for us:



  • â— Rob, who is the purveyor of our newest all things Star Wars feature, Around The Galaxy
  • â— Geldarion, who will be authoring the SWTOR Weekly Digest (no hyperlink because this column will begin this week so we do not have a link yet but keep watching), which compiles all of the things that have happened over the week that may not have gotten featured on this or any other site.

We have more writers coming on board in the next few weeks and we thank you for hearing our cry for help.  At this time though we are filled to the brim (well, my inbox is anyway) with potential content creators galore.  At least until all of my current writing staff is fully trained and ready to be set free, we will not be doing an all call for content.  However, thank you so much for all of your wonderful submissions, I will be going through what has already been submitted and checking to see if there’s a place in our lineup for those that are eager to write for TORWars.


Now, enough business and onto our wonderful show notes:


Intro


We have some new content this week at TORWars.com



News


Patch 1.6.3



  • â— New Cartel Market items

    • â— Pod Racer Speeder – 1800 Coins
    • â— New Consular/Inquisitor Gear Sets
    • â— Bug Fixes for Heroic Space Mission Resets


  • â— 1.6.3a released Friday to fix incorrect cartel market information and to fix issues with players being able to complete the Taral V flashpoint.

Rise of the Hutt Cartel Pre-order Bonuses



  • â— All who pre-order will receive the following items

    • â— The Dr. Oggurobb Hutt Holostatue: Train under the illustrious Hutt scientist Dr. Oggurobb with this portable training device that he created in his own image.
    • â— “Scourge of the Hutts” Title: Republic and Imperial forces that adorn this title will be revered across the galaxy.
    • â— The Makrin Seedling Mini-Pet: Get your very own Makrin Seedling to follow you around and creep out your enemies! Possessing bark-like skin and grass-like nerve-rich tissues that blend in perfectly with Makeb’s environment, the Makrin Seedling has a distinguishing and eerie look!


  • â— Rise of the Hutt Cartel is available to pre-order at SWTOR.com for $9.99 USD for subscribers, $19.99 for Free-to-Play/Preferred Status Player accounts.

New ROTHC Trailer



  • â— New Trailer showing Makeb environments and some story hints.
  • â— Our thoughts on the trailer

PTS Character Copy Going Live with Game Update 1.7



  • â— Wednesday Maintenance brought the feature
  • â— Currently in your account page on the SWTOR website
  • â— Does not work as of today, but will work once 1.7 hits the PTS
  • â— Was initially said to be coming once Makeb went to PTS, so it appears ahead of schedule
  • â— Is the testing ground for the Live Character Transfer service coming “later this year†according to Jeff Hickman

JJ Abrams to Direct Star Wars Episode 7



  • â— The wrap broke the story on thursday afternoon – met with skepticism
  • â— Disney/Lucasfilm confirmed late friday evening
  • â— JJ will be directing episode 7, no word on 8 or 9
  • â— According to the wrap, Ben Affleck was the other director under final consideration
  • â— JJ will bring his producing partner Bryan Burk and Bad Robot production team
  • â— No word on if he is bringing in his regular writers (Damon Lindelof, Bob Orci/Alex Kurtzman) to assist Michael Arndt with the screenplay
  • â— Does this mean Michael Giacchino will score the film?

Shout Outs:



  • â— Thank You To All Our Loyal Listeners/Readers
  • â— Paypal Donations – Thanks to all of our donors this week.  We <3 you!
  • â— Enjin.com – Thanks for the Guild/Mumble hosting for the TORWars guild!
  • â— Corellian Run Radio
  • â— TORWars.enjin.com – Shadowlands – Imperial Side

Thanks again for listening!  Please leave all comments in the section below where we can all have enlightening discussion.  Peace out!


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