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Friday Update: Fan Friday and GamesCon 2011 Info

This week’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Friday Update is a Fan Friday. Included in the update are two new polls, new wallpapers, and new Aurebesh forum phrases. BioWare also announced details surrounding GamesCom. GamesCom runs from August 18 to August 21 in Cologne, Germany. New information and reveals will come out of the event and fans lucky enough to attend GamesCom will be able to get hands on with the Alderaan PVP Warzone and Origin Worlds. GamesCom attendees we will also be able to see a small portion of the Eternity Vault, a high-level Operation or raid, on the showfloor.

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PC Gamer May 2011 Issue

In this months (May 2011) PC Gamer Magazine BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic was featured with a plethora of information about the Imperial Agent.

Article Summary (Credit EMHologram)

- Bioware manages to differentiate the Jedi starting area from the Agent starting area.
- Bioware has done an impressive job of replicating the lifestyle of a secret agent.
- There are still a lot of kill-and-deliver quests, but there was usually a more in-depth class quest which added more meaning to the area.
-Example: “When I was sent to sabotage the power factory…, I ran into a small outpost of downtrodden locals. If I was headed into the facility anyways, why not earn a few extra credits by stealing some power generators and stomping a few bad-guy faces for ‘em”
-”Tales of TOR’s focus on story have not been exaggerated: it’s immediately apparent that this is a BioWare game. ”
-Kaliyo reminds the reviewer of Morrigan: “dark, sexy and disapproving of everything I did”
-Cover activated by holding Shift. This highlights cover locations; you can tap R to roll into the one you’re looking at.
-Cover is NOT a flat percent-damage reduction. If you’re behind it when someone shoots at you, it misses completely. If you’re shooting, you’re going to get hit. Cover degrades as it gets shot, and some abilities are designed specifically to shoot over cover or knock you out of it.
-Cover-exclusive abilities (like Snipe- “a high damage ability with a long cast time”, Suppressive Fire- “a channeled spray-and-pray technique that hits all targets in front of you randomly”, and Explosive Probe- “Sends a small probe to the target that explodes the next time they’re hit”).
-”Fighting is all about rhythm”
-”Solo Conversation” mode, which allows players to enter conversations alone, even when grouped.
-Kaas City is interesting- “it takes a very interesting twist that involves rival Sith Lords, terrorist cells plotting to destroy the city and a cult of Revanites”
-Crew Skills- Archeology (Gathering skill, able to mine crystal nodes and three rotating missions that the writer could send their companion on- example is a dead Sarlacc), Underworld Trading (spices), and Treasure Hunters (previously announced).

Find out more about the Imperial Agent Skill Trees and PvP by pressing the Read More button.

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Fan Friday, Studio Insider and Community Q&A

This week’s Friday Update brings a Fan Friday and a Studio Insider. The Fan Friday features a selection of avatars, wallpaper and emoticons, while the Studio Insider goes into depth about the design of Coruscant.

The second Community Q & A thread also opened, so feel free to head over and ask the developers about whatever parts of The Old Republic you want to hear about. More than a few burning questions were answered in the Q & A, most notably one on PVE and PVP servers.

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Friday Update: Warzone Video, Crafting and More!

Remember, remember the fifth of November…  The day BioWare finally releases some information that the fan’s have been yearning for.

PvP Warzones – Alderaan

Joanne Laroche said:

Officially a neutral world, Alderaan has become the focus of Republic and Imperial political maneuvering. Even as conflict between Alderaans noble houses threatens to turn into civil war, Republic and Imperial forces engage in a secret battle that could decide the planets fate. High in the mountains, both sides fight for control of Alderaans massive planetary defense cannona weapon powerful enough to devastate an enemys fleet and ensure domination over the planets skies.

The battle on Alderaan is our first detailed look at organized team Player vs Player (PvP) in The Old Republic. To secure the planetary defense cannon, players must deplete the enemy transport ships shields, driving their forces to retreat or be annihilated. Players must work together to control the defense systems artillery units if they are to protect their fleet and emerge victorious.

Well be offering more insight into how Warzones work in the near future, but for now, we hope this video will give you a good sense of the Warzone experience in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! Also, be sure to check the screenshot section to see how this battle is heating up.