Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your video or guild should be featured in a future column, send them to me via PM.
Game Update 1.6’s most important addition is of course, the Ancient Hypergate Warzone. While we’ve seen video of it before, I thought it would be a good idea to jump into the Warzone on the live servers to get an initial feeling on the new addition. This preview serves as my first impression of the Warzone before any guides we happen to create.
We would love to hear your thoughts on the new Warzone.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to me via PM.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your video or guild should be featured in a future column, send them to me via PM. With that out of the way, hit the jump for this week's column.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to me via PM.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to me via PM.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to via PM.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to darth@darthhater.com.
This week, we ask you what you think about the F2P PvP Warzone restrictions, look at a PvP video that examines the Powertech changes, and check up on the Rage/Focus builds in the eyes of BioWare. Read on to get the good stuff.
Welcome back to a fresh installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to pvp@darthhater.com. We're always on the lookout for new PvP video content, so drop us a line!
This week’s installment offers a great Vengeance Juggernaut PvP video, confirms incoming bug fixes, and asks you if you’ve ever been deterred by a bug. Hit the jump for your PvP fix.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your video or guild should be featured in a future column, send them to darth@darthhater.com.
This week’s installment looks at changes in playstyle, a great video guide showing off the Scoundrel/Operative changes, and some compelling discussion topics (including a running list of PvP bugs in Patch 1.4). Hit the jump for more PvP goodness.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to darth@darthhater.com.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to pvp@darthhater.com.
This week we look at an Assassin support build guide, discuss today’s forced server migrations, and ask for your feedback on the migration experience! Hit the jump for your weekly injection of PvP spices.
In Game Update 1.4, players will have access to several new PvP weapons. Each of these new weapons will cost 3,475 Ranked Warzone Commendations and the previous War Hero weapon to acquire. Listed below, you will find images with the stats included of all of the new weapons available in the update.
Gabe Amatangelo happened to be at PAX and Gamebreaker was able to grab him for an interview on Star Wars: The Old Republic. During the interview, Gabe fielded on everything from the layoffs to PvP. The most noteworthy item to come out of the discussion was the mention (like in our recent interview) about a new World PvP Event.
It was one of those last features we tried to tackle before launch, and when you’re launching a major MMO, emergent issues arise and resources had to be pulled from it. It was unfortunate, and we were never able to get Ilum to the design spec that we wanted.
At this point, what we’re wanting to do is an event that revitalizes it. It’ll have something to do with an alien race crash-landing into it, and we’re targeting a January timeframe, which is when update 1.1 happened this last January.
While it may not be new as it was mentioned in our last talk with the developer, it still offers some insight on future content. To see the full interview, head on over to Gamebreaker.
As you saw on Tuesday, Austin Peckenpaugh's developer blog on class changes and balance went up to a bit of contention on the official forum. With that, the community had plenty of questions to ask and BioWare was more than happy to respond with a few examples on how the new system works in comparison to the old one for those seeking further clarification in regards to resolve.
Consider the following examples under the new system:
ex. A: Player A stuns the target for 4 seconds. 1 second after the stun is applied, player B stuns the same target for 4 seconds. The target is controlled for a total duration of 5 seconds.
- Player A stuns the enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = 4 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- 1 second later, player B stuns the same enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = existing 4s + new 1s = 5 seconds | enemy gains 200 Resolve
- Enemy gains a total of 1000 Resolve for being controlled for 5 seconds
- Resolve gain rate = 200 per second of stun
ex B: Player A stuns the target for 4 seconds. 4 seconds after the stun is applied, player B stuns the same target for 4 seconds. The target is controlled for a total duration of 8 seconds.
- Player A stuns the enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = 4 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- 4 seconds later, player B stuns the same enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = existing 4s + new 4s = 8 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- Enemy gains a total of 1600 Resolve for being controlled for 8 seconds
- Resolve gain rate = 200 per second of stun
Consider those same examples under the old system:
ex A: Player A stuns the target for 4 seconds. 1 second after the stun is applied, player B stuns the same target for 4 seconds. The target is controlled for a total duration of 5 seconds.
- Player A stuns the enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = 4 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- 1 second later, player B stuns the same enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = existing 4s + new 1s = 5 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- Enemy gains a total of 1600 Resolve for being controlled for 5 seconds
- Resolve gain rate = 320 per second of stun
ex. B: Player A stuns the target for 4 seconds. 4 seconds after the stun is applied, player B stuns the same target for 4 seconds. The target is controlled for a total duration of 8 seconds.
- Player A stuns the enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = 4 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- 4 seconds later, player B stuns the same enemy for 4 seconds | effective control duration = existing 4s + new 4s = 8 seconds | enemy gains 800 Resolve
- Enemy gains a total of 1600 Resolve for being controlled for 8 seconds
- Resolve gain rate = 200 per second of stun
The only difference here is that the enemy is never treated to undue Resolve gains. Resolve gain always matches the amount of absolute control time. Two coordinated players can control a target as long as ever, but no longer than ever before.
For the thread in full, hit the official forum.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to darth@darthhater.com.
This week we discuss a huge update on the upcoming PvP-driven changes to abilities and to the resolve system, we look at an explanatory video that provides strategies for Alderaan Civil War, and we get your reactions on the incoming PvP changes. Hit the jump for more PvP news!
World PvPers such as myself might have noticed by now that there is a severe lack of organically spawned World PvP. When I leveled my first character to fifty, I came across three enemy players the entire time. My second character was a slight improvement at four enemies. How could this happen? I fight on a PvP server specifically to fight people in the open world. So why do I never find anyone to fight? Why don’t you join me as I dig deeper into the issue to find the cause after the jump.
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that should be featured, or if you think your PvP video or PvP guild should be featured in a future column, send them to pvp@darthhater.com.
This week we discuss which warzone makes you groan, we look at a great Jedi Shadow PvP video (with accompanying series!), and some interesting discussion topics. Hit the jump for all the PvP news from the past week.
While Open World PvP in Star Wars: The Old Republic’s may be…no longer in the game beyond Outlaw’s Den. At the Guild Summit, BioWare admitted that they were going back to the drawing board on Open World PvP. Now that we have had a fair amount of time to think about the issues with the initial concept, we want to get a frank assessment of what the community wants to see from Open World PvP. What do you want from Open World PvP? Does it have to be rewarding? Should BioWare actively encourage it through server announcements and other means? Should it include vehicles, turrets, encampments or purely a mass player versus player zerg? If you have any feedback that does not fit the above questions, feel free to include it here as well in the comments section of this post.
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As you may have heard yesterday during the EA Press Conference, Terror from Beyond is on its way to Star Wars: The Old Republic next month. With that, many expected a new tier of gear as a part of the new Operation. Well, it appears we are getting a new tier of gear for PvE as well as weapons for PvP.
I talked to David Hunt (Systems Designer), and he shed some light upcoming gear. He said that (for PvE), Terror from Beyond's Hard Mode will include a new set of gear that is a sub-tier of the larger tier that started with Campaign gear. It will also have non-slot restricted armornings. Nightmare Explosive Conflict will speed up the acquisition of the new set and provides new challenges for Operation groups.
For PvP, new mainhand and offhand items will become available from the PvP vendors when Terror from Beyond is released. These will be included so PvP players don't feel the need to get the hilts and barrels from PvE items to get the highest weapon damage in some cases. The rest of the set will release when Ancient Hypergates becomes available. We also have plans to release a new Recruit MK-2 set.
For the thread in full, visit the SWTOR forums.
