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This morning, BioWare brings us the new 1.1.4 patch that primarily includes an assortment of bug fixes to Star Wars: The Old Republic. A few of the changes like the Soa Mind Trap issue fans will welcome with greater fervor than many of the alterations have in the past. 

For the 1.1.4 patch notes in full, hit the jump.

Update: All game servers are now online.

Ahead of the servers coming up with today’s 1.1.4 patch, BioWare announced the closing of the Public Test Server forum. However, do not fret. This closing is only a temporary one and the forum will open once again when a new update is available for the Public Test Server, with the caveat that BioWare will close the forum when the test client patch is the same as the live client in the future. 

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Hey Everyone! Starting this week, we’re making some changes to the way we manage the PTS forum. We’re making these changes to help improve the visibility of important PTS feedback and to cut down on threads and posts that do not contribute to feedback about the changes currently on the PTS. Here is how the PTS forum will operate from this point forward:

• The PTS forum will be closed for posting when the current PTS version of the game is the same as the live version of the game. We still encourage you to post your feedback in the correct subforums, but because the changes are on live servers, it is not necessary to leave the PTS forum open. When we deploy a new version to the PTS, we’ll open the PTS forum back up for feedback!
• We’ll be archiving all PTS threads when we close the forum. This will help us ensure that active threads are relevant to the current PTS version.

These changes will help us ensure that we can easily gather feedback from the PTS, and will make the most relevant feedback much more visible. We appreciate your participation and look forward to more feedback!

Also included with the announcement are new guidelines on how to post in the forum.

As always, make sure to watch the site for the official 1.1.4 patch notes here on Darth Hater as soon as they become available.

After just two months of Star Wars: The Old Republic’s release, BioWare christened the occasion with a new video release. The video coined “A Look At The Old Republic” highlights developer and fan thoughts on the game post release.

News ArticleNo MMO launch is ever perfect, but we are pleased to report that the launch of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ on December 20, 2011 was a tremendous success. More than two million copies of the game have been sold, and the servers are full of players logging in to experience their own personal Star Wars™ sagas and to play with friends through the hundreds of hours of massively-multiplayer content. It’s an exhilarating experience to watch the game grow as more people join, and even more exciting to hear what players are saying they enjoy most about the game.

Hit the jump for the video embed.

Over the years through innovation, game developers gave us a plethora of fun and unique gametypes. A few even stood the test of time to become mainstays in the industry in not only first person shooter games but also transcended genres. Though Star Wars: The Old Republic is still a young game compared to other massively multiplayer games, Gabe Amatangelo and the developers at BioWare promise that more is to come in the realm of Warzones. With that being the case, I decided it is as good a time as any to look back at past gametypes in the hope that future content might employ the best of them.

Episode 112 "Hello Beef'Patty" of the Darth Hater Podcast is now live. Check the bottom of the post for the stream and download links. Podcast notes after the jump.

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This Saturday, February 18, Darth Hater will debut a new Live Stream feature we are calling “Choose a Hater’s Fate.” This feature is a new, weekly Live Stream series whereas we will play Star Wars: The Old Republic with all decisions made by you: the community. As a decision or choice pops up, viewers in the chat channel can shout out what we should do and we will pick the consensus of the channel to perform in game. We will also answer any questions you may have about the game, Star Wars, or anything else, while we run around punting Jawas.

Playing the game by proxy will be yours truly, Raiden, with Pete Trerice moderating the event. The show starts at 2PM ET/11AM PT on February 18. For the most up to date info on this event, including the link to the event and the server we will be playing on, bookmark this page. Additionally, you can use our Live page when the event is live.

Update: The server we will be playing on is Krayt Dragon, a PvE East Coast server, so feel free to join us during the stream.

BioWare released their second Quick Start Guide video today showing how the map and travel system works in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Social Media Coordinator Eric Musco covers taxis, speeders, and calling shuttles to quick transport players from one location in the galaxy to another. He also briefly explains the story locations and instances behind green and red barriers designed for specific classes or missions.

J!NX also unveiled their line-up of Star Wars: The Old Republic apparel including T-shirts for both men and women of each different class, faction, and alignment. Are you all about your Jedi Knight, or would you rather show-off your affinity for the Dark Side? You can see the full line-up over at the J!NX website.

BioWare released their second weekly Community Q&A, featuring answers from several BioWare developers on a variety of gameplay-related issues. Highlights include upcoming changes to Smuggler/Operative and Commando/Trooper healing, new warzone improvements, and set bonuses for moddable items. Also discussed were several cosmetic features, such as chat bubbles and the ability for force users to toggle their hoods up or down. Hit the jump to see the full Q&A session.

Next Wednesday, the Star Wars: The Old Republic servers will be down for approximately seven hours. Be advised that BioWare could extend the maintenance window.

JovethGonzalezHello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing scheduled maintenance for seven hours on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 from 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET) until 9AM CST (7AM PST/10AM EST/3PM GMT/4PM CET). All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than seven hours, but could be extended.

For our new players, this weekly maintenance is done in order to make general improvements and to check performance of the game so that we can continue to provide a consistent, quality experience. Quite often (but not always) after a maintenance period there will be a patch to download. After the maintenance, please login via the launcher to download the latest patch. If your launcher was open during the maintenance, you must close and reopen it for a fresh login.


Scheduled Maintenance

Date: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Time: 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET) until 9AM CST (7AM PST/10AM EST/3PM GMT/4PM CET)


All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than seven hours.

Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™.

Adjust your furious gameplay accordingly.

BioWare deployed a new patch 1.1.4 to the Public Test Server this afternoon and as always, patch notes are now available. Most of the changes in the patch are bug fixes however, a slew of changes to the UI are also present. To see the patch notes in full, hit the jump.