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  • Scheduled Maintenance: May 22nd, 2012

    Joveth Gonzalez decrees no scheduled maintenance period this time around; game servers will remain up during what is normally the weekly downtime on Tuesday, May 22nd:

    Joveth GonzalezWe’d like to inform players that we will not be requiring any downtime during our usual scheduled maintenance window on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012.

    Both the website and the game servers will be available for play.

    Enjoy the game!

    For those of you looking forward to an excuse to peel away from your keyboard, better luck next week. 

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of May 17, 2012

    Things start ramping up to Game Update 1.3 in this week’s DevTracker highlights. Designer Austin Peckenpaugh shows how percentages work in player damage formulas. Senior Community Coordinator David Bass requests feedback on the Bounty Hunter’s buff mechanics. Systems Designer David Hunt talks about the role of crafters for augment slots and quick-fire answers questions on just how augment slots will become available to players in Game Update 1.3. Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez says more information is coming on Game Update 1.3 in some upcoming developer blogs. Hit the jump to see all the highlights.

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of May 10, 2012

    This time around on DevTracker, Joveth Gonzalez talks improvements to the GTN, Amber Green seeks input on the UI changes ushered in with Update 1.2, Courtney Woods details the return of Fan Friday, David Bass gives his take on the changes to the Warzone Daily mission, Daniel Erickson mentions tweaks to instance portal restrictions, Eric Musco ushers in the first ever Star Wars: The Old Republic podcast and Allison Berryman sets her keyboard afire talking Reverse Engineering, forum hostilities, the "Allies expansion pack" and much, much more. Hit the jump to catch up on a week's worth of highlights.

  • Scheduled Maintenance: May 15th

    Scheduled maintenance for Star Wars: The Old Republic will per usual occur tomorrow morning, Tuesday the 15th of May, from approximately 2AM CDT until 6AM CDT. Once again all game servers and Matrix Cubes will be brought offline for nap time and the possibility of a patch application on restart is ever-present. 

    Joveth GonzalezHello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing scheduled maintenance for four hours on Tuesday, May 15th , 2012 from 2AM CDT (12AM PDT/3AM EDT/8 AM BST/9AM CEST/5PM AEST) until 6AM CDT (4AM PDT/7AM EDT/12PM BST/1PM CEST/9PM AEST). All game servers will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than four hours, but could be extended.

    If and when a patch comes up with the servers, we'll have the patch notes available here for your pleasure and amusement. For the original server maintenance announcement in its glorious entirety, visit the official announcement page.

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of April 27, 2012

    You’ll learn about expertise, armoring, and what the heck a techblade is in this week’s DevTracker highlights. Principle Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller illustrates the importance of expertise and why Recruit gear is so valuable for starting players. Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez informs how Novare Coast is affecting the phasing out of Ilum daily and weekly quests. Systems Designer David Hunt explains why there are no level 50 techblades and techstaffs, and how armoring, barrels, and hilts work in relation to the item ratings. Senior Online Community Manager Stephen Reid wants to hear your thoughts on the Rakghoul Pandemic event. Hit the jump to see all the highlights.

  • BioWare Clarifies Billing Summary Email Confusion

    A short time ago, Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez posted a statement on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums regarding an account summary e-mail that some players have, or will shortly receive. The emails are a delayed send out that were supposed to coincide with a previous transaction. Instead, the emails sent caused a bit of confusion for players who previously canceled their accounts. Thankfully, no accounts were reactivated or double-billed as a result of this issue.

    Joveth GonzalezHi everyone,

    Many of you have received an email earlier today that has caused a bit of confusion that we would like to clear up. The summary and confirmation email that players have received (or will receive) is a delayed email that should have been sent on the original date of the transaction. The date for the actual transaction can be found in the first sentence of the email that was sent out. 

    In other words, this is not a new charge. Rest assured that if you have cancelled your subscription since the date featured in the email, you are NOT being re-subscribed.

    Apologies for any confusion, and in the future you can look forward to receiving summary and confirmation emails in a more timely manner. 

    Thank you

    For the official forum thread regarding the mix-up, visit Joveth's post.

    UPDATE: EA's Origin store is also experiencing problems with delayed email.

    EAIf you are trying to purchase Star Wars The Old Republic, The Sims or any other product that needs to be activated by a code, you will not be able to activate and play your game until you have received your confirmation email. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please do not attempt to place another order because you have yet to receive your confirmation email; rest assured your order has been placed, and your confirmation email will be sent as soon as possible. 

  • Scheduled Maintenance: February 22nd, 2012

    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.

  • Ilum Issues After 1.1.2

    Ilum issues persist after patch 1.1.2.  Players are flooding the Official Forums with accounts that kills in Ilum are not registering towards Daily and Weekly Quests.  Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez acknowledged the issue, saying the following:

    Joveth Gonzalez

    Hi everyone,

    I wanted to give you all a quick update. The dev team has been investigating the cause of this issue and they're closer to figuring out a solution. As mentioned before, we'll keep you updated with any new developments. Thanks again for your patience on this.

    As always, Darth Hater will provide updates on this issue as more information becomes available.

    UPDATE - 02/08/2011 4:45pm ET: Joveth Gonzalez has posted on the official forums that the issue will be addressed in a patch tomorrow:

    Joveth GonzalezHi everyone,

    I wanted to let you know that we will be deploying a patch tomorrow (details coming very soon) with the following resolutions:

    Killing players on Ilum will now consistently grant Valor and mission credit as intended.

    Once again, thank you for your patience.

     

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of February 2, 2012

    Grab your lightsaber as this week’s DevTracker Highlights is all about PvP. Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez hints at future updates to game’s launcher. Senior Online Community Manager Stephen Reid addresses concerns about stifling the community’s voice during server maintenance and patching. Senior Community Coordinator David Bass assures players that discussions at the Guild Summit will be in-depth, unlike those at conventions. Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller talks PvP bags and the rate at which players acquire PvP gear. Lead PvP, Operations & Flashpoints Designer Gabe Amatangelo follows up and attests that players will see a less sporadic rate at which gear is acquired. Hit the jump to dig in and see all the highlights.

  • General Performance Issues and Solutions

    Associate Online Community ManagerJoveth Gonzales took to the forums today to post a guide for improving framterate and performance of Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the help of Associate Project Manager Avi Mintz, the guide helps explain what each of the graphic settings actually means, provides solutions for performance issues, and gives troubleshooting tips for bugs and client crashes. You can read the post in full past the jump.

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of January 5, 2012

    BioWare is hard at work addressing issues and gathering feedback in this week’s DevTracker Highlights. Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller covers tactics for higher-level combat, character responsiveness issues, character level progress, how moddable items work, vehicle damage ceilings, and the illusive magenta crystal. Assistant Designer Chris Schmidt asks for feedback concerning the final class mission for the Jedi Knight. Senior Online Community Manager Stephen Reid breaks down the procedure for addressing bug fixes and game issues. Associate Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez clarifies the rumor entailing players being banned for not taking advantage of special dance zones. Hit the jump to dig in and see all the highlights.

  • DevTracker Highlights For The Week of December 8, 2011

    This week’s DevTracker Highlights covers everything you need to know for the less-than-a-week-away Early Game Access and launch. Senior Online Community Manager Stephen Reid reminds players that MMOs change, gives the status of a Walmart system error, and reveals details about Early Game Access. Senior Community Coordinator David Bass illustrates the kind of achievements that will be available in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Community Coordinator Allison Berryman details upcoming forum changes for launch and how to determine if you have the right game client for when the game goes live. Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller covers the challenges around balancing for one on one and group combat. Hit the jump to dig in and see all the highlights.

  • BioWare Hires New Community Manager

    BioWare introduced Joveth Gonzalez as a new Associate Online Community Manager for the Star Wars: The Old Republic community team. Stephen Reid mentioned him on Twitter amid the Thanksgiving Beta Weekend madness, saying the following:

    Stephen ReidA sneaky @joveth appears - say hi: http://t.co/vnEiABVt

    Read on for more information about BioWare's newest community team member.

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