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The next stop for the Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour takes place on December 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

BioWare

We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Saturday, December 1st in New Orleans, LA! 

Feel free to discuss the upcoming event below. 

If you would like to know more information about the Community Cantina Tour, you can check out our first blog here.

We may or may not be there depending on staff availability but you should all attend regardless. The Community Cantina Tour events are always fun and a great place to meet fellow players.

Today, BioWare held their Community Cantina Tour at Mister Tramps here in Austin. In attendance were roughly eighty members of the community as well as several staffers from the development studio. Employees in tow from the studio included Eric Musco, Joveth Gonzalez, Nathan Emmott, Cory Butler, Blaine Christine, Hall Hood, Dallas Dickinson, and more. As with past BioWare events, there were free drinks and food along with a Q&A period. Rounding off the night, BioWare developers spoke with community members and raffled off a few prizes, most of which was Star Wars: The Old Republic swag except for the Star Wars bookends.

To the most important part though, the Q&A was roughly 37 minutes long. At the top, Eric Musco reminded the crowd that questions they could not answer, they would not. Eric suggested instead that the community stick to ones they can talk about if possible. With that, the Q&A started. There were a few things worth mentioning that are available below but to be honest, the crowd was extremely loud, the audio system extremely low, and it made it hard to hear almost anything at all. Although it’s very likely that over the years of standing next to loud speakers at concerts contributed to my inability to hear all that well tonight. We luckily recorded it though by placing a recorder on the table they were at when fielding questions so we can refer to the tape for more. Instead of having you all wait to find out all of the points though, we’re releasing the audio for you all to enjoy now. We will update this post as we dig back into the audio. More to come soon but for now, enjoy the audio. UPDATE: Notes are complete.

• Due to technical constraints, BioWare is not looking at expanding the 500 maximum amount of people allowed in a single guild. Dallas stated that he would ask the team again about it.
• Legacy non-unique names was technically easier to do. Better for roleplayers. Paid name changes coming down the line, no timeline yet. (Corrected, hat tip to Opheron on the heads up)
• Dallas Dickinson admitted in response to a question that SWTOR's engine does not perform well in large battles. It is something they are working on fixing right now for the future.
• PTS transfers/enhancements coming down the pike soon. Looking into an easier solution to bring in characters you currently use, more quickly, and at player will. Referenced as a priority, no timeline, see our call notes from last week for a longer version of this.
• Looking to go back and make old gear moddable in the future.
• Team will continue to improve and expound upon the Legacy system. No specifics on new things they plan to add but more will come in the future.
• Space combat additions coming soon, Dallas and the team kept it vague about specifics. More is coming and they said you should bug some guy named Ross. So if a Ross comes to your town in the future, bug him.
• Looking at endgame boss mechanic bugs, specifically Toth and Zorn.
• Hood toggle coming, no timeline given. Introduces technical challenges which causes problems.

Do note that the audio is pretty peaky at times. I did my best to eliminate most of the background noise but it is just something you will have to ignore. Due to this, I would recommend you keep the volume low when listening. Do not blame us if you blow out your speakers, we warned you. ;)

Pictures are available below as well. To those that I met during the event, it was a pleasure meeting you all.

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Gallery: Community Cantina Tour Austin

The first leg of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour took place in New York at Comic-Con. With it now approaching the middle of November, details regarding the Austin event are now available.

Courtney Woods

Hello everyone!

We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, November 16th here in Austin, home of the game’s development team!

Feel free to discuss the upcoming event below.

If you would like to know more information about the Community Cantina Tour, you can check out our first blog here.

Hope to see you there!

We look forward to seeing you all there. For the thread in full, hit the official forum.

Early this morning, BioWare announced a meet and greet event line up called the Community Cantina Tour. Starting on October 11, BioWare will make several stops throughout the United States at various locations to meet fans.

BioWare

Today we’re very excited to announce the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour! Starting with New York Comic Con, we’re going to embark on a series of Star Wars: The Old Republic Community meet & greets so that fans will get the opportunity to interact with our community team and developers!

Before each meet & greet, we’ll be sure to publish a blog with detailed information so that you don’t miss out on complimentary drinks & food, a highly coveted code for an in-game Tauntaun Fawn, giveaways, and more!*

After each event, we’ll be publishing a meet & greet summary blog so that those of you that aren’t able to attend will be caught up with any relevant information.

Below you will find our planned tour stops and an estimated timeframe for each one.

• October 11th – New York, NY (New York Comic Con)
• Venue: Houndstooth Pub
• Time: 7-10PM EDT
• Address: 520 8th Avenue New York, NY 10018
• Mid November – Austin, TX
• Early December (Wizard World Comic-Con) – New Orleans, LA
• January – San Francisco, CA

We’re very excited to kick off the Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour at New York Comic Con!

The New York City Community Cantina will happen on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 at Houndstooth Pub from 7-10PM EDT!

Space will be limited, so be sure to arrive early! You can RSVP on Facebook here!

Overall, it sounds like a pretty neat event. Like all events, you can expect us to be there reporting on the festivities. If you plan on attending, make sure to RSVP! Do note that you must be of legal drinking age to attend this adult event.