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We're happy to announce our latest content update -- PWI: Reflections!

This update brings a host of new content for low-level and high-level players alike, such as seasonal daily quests, a weekly Morai PK event, and a realm where you can meditate your way to the next level!

Read on for more information on exactly what you can expect upon logging in to this latest version of PWI!

Some of our most notable additions, changes, and improvements include:

• New Zone: Realm of Reflection

This new zone, accessible to players level 31 and above, can be entered via the Thousand Streams NPC known as Mira Laedi. Once inside, you can use "Reflective Shards" to gain EXP and Spirit over time without even having to be at your computer! Feel like making a sandwich and streaming a marathon of your favorite show? Well now you can without losing ground on your closest leveling pals!

Reflective shards can be obtained through a multitude of different repeatable quests including Bounty Hunter, Cube of Fate, Advanced Endless Universe, and more.

• Seasonal Quests in Main Cities

These daily quests are a fun new way for players to make the leap from level 21 to level 40. They can be accessed via the motley group of NPCs located in the main racial cities as well as Archosaur (583, 635).

• High-Level Morai PVP Event

Got a thirst for blood? Have a bone to pick with members of other Orders? Well if you're level 95 or above, you'll be able to participate in a brand new weekly PVP event! Simply head into the Morai zone on Saturdays between 19:00 and 22:00 server time for some Order vs. Order goodness. Participating in this new event will win you Influence points as well as the chance of obtaining our newest furry friend, Sir Cuddlesworth!

• Territory Wars Changes

We're raising the stakes in TW in this update -- the minimum bid is being increased, defensive towers have been made stronger, and defending factions may now have to fight up to seven battles simultaneously instead of three. For all details about these TW changes, please see this forum thread!

• 9 Trials Rewards Increased on Subsequent Runs

We've increased the rewards for each iteration of Trials that you complete within the week. This should bring the rewards in line with the scaling Trials difficulty as you complete their successive iterations.

• Loot from Red-named players who are PK'ed can now only be picked up by the PK'er himself for the first 30 seconds.

This should increase the enjoyment of PVPing in common areas, since uninvolved players will no longer be able to swoop in and grab drops until after the 30 seconds are up.

• EXP and Coins given for completing starter quests has been increased.

Level 1-30 quests in the original three racial starter zones are the ones affected by this increase. This change should streamline the questing for Untamed, Winged Elves, and Humans to bring it more in line with that of the two newer races.

• And a bunch of other additions, including new mounts, pets, fashion sets, and dozens of tweaks to improve gameplay and fix bugs!

So we hope you enjoy everything that this Reflections content update has to offer, and as always, thank you for playing PWI!

-The PWI Team

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Questions are next to bold names, answers are in between... also bold an interesting statement towards the bottom x.x

Hi everyone,

Last week, we asked you to give us your questions about the upcoming Free-to-Play option coming to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In this blog, we’re sharing the answers to many of your most common questions. If your question isn’t answered here, please make sure you’ve checked out Free | Star Wars: The Old Republic and our Free-to-Play FAQ!

Please Note: We will have French and German translations for this Q&A early next week. We apologize for the delay!

ButeoRegalis: Are subscriptions the only way to gain Cartel Coins (CCs) in the future, meaning, aside from the bonus coins we're getting until the Free-to-Play option goes live? Can you purchase them without a subscription?

Damion Schubert (Principal Lead Systems Designer): All players will be able to purchase Cartel Coins by purchasing them on our website and eventually in-game. These coins are used to buy various virtual items from the Cartel Market. Free-to-Play members can also use Cartel Coins to unlock certain game restrictions.

Samohnat: Will Cartel Coins be available via in-game mechanics?

Damion Schubert: Not initially. We may expand this in the future, but it’s not a goal for launch of the system.

Several players asked: Can you give us more detail about the restrictions on Free-to-Play members? If not, when can we expect more details?

Damion Schubert: Giving more information about these limitations is a core part of our communication efforts over the next few weeks. Our goal is to allow Free-to-Play members to play the game from levels 1 to 50 and encounter most of the class and world content along the way. However, it is equally important to us that the subscription members will have access to a significant number of convenience features that make the game easier to play - leveling speed, bank access, inventory size are all good examples. Once these details are published, I think that most players familiar with the game as it is now will agree that while Free-to-Play members will be getting a good experience andthe subscription members will be getting a substantially improved gameplay experience.

Alahnah: I am interested in more detailed comments about future content releases and how the Free-to-Play option will impact on current bug fixing efforts and the level 50 Operations / 50+ content expansion time frames.

Damion Schubert: We still have a significant portion of the development team focused on creating new content (Operations, Flashpoints, Warzones) - and we have plans to increase the cadence that we deliver new content. One of the nice things about this approach is that it should also speed up the cadence that bug fixes get out to you as well.

Tatile: It's said that content will continue to come, but will it be like the content we've already seen (Operations and Flashpoints in patches with class balancing and new gear) or will the content only be fluffy happy stuff, like speeders and mini-pets?

Damion Schubert: We definitely have plans in the works for more Flashpoints, Operations, Space Missions, and Warzones. Generally, we will have more frequent updates for the game.

Thorvath: So if I cancel/switch to the Free-to-Play option are you going to automatically delete all my Rakata/War Hero gear?

Damion Schubert: You will retain your gear.

LOWTHOR: What happens if all the characters I have already created while subscribed (before Free-to-Play announcement) are now restricted species?

Damion Schubert: Your characters will not be deleted and you CAN still use those characters in the active slots you have as a Free-to-Play member.

VulcanLogic: I have all 8 character slots used up. If I choose the Free-to-Play option, do I get to decide which character slots will be active?

Damion Schubert: Once we institute these limitations, players will absolutely be able to choose which characters are their active characters.

ChazDoit: I’m not much interested in Flashpoints and Operations but will I be able to purchase other features like full access to Warzones, purchase extra character slots, bank slots, and travel features?

Damion Schubert: Yes! When the Free-to-Play option goes live, players will be able to purchase key upgrades to their game experience allowing them to bypass some restrictions, and this list will expand as time goes on. We will have more information about some of these in coming weeks.

We’ve been listening to your feedback, and as of today, we’ll be discontinuing the Community Q&A blog as a weekly feature. However, this means that going forward, we will be focusing on bringing you more frequent and consistent developer responses in the forums to your questions and concerns. Make sure to watch the dev tracker to make sure you don’t miss anything!

We’ll definitely do a Q&A like this whenever we have big announcements in the future, but again, we won’t be doing a weekly Q&A blog post.

This is a part of our new overall community goal of increasing communication. If you haven’t read Joveth’s recent address to the community, we encourage you to check it out.

And for those of you wondering, you can continue to expect big news and announcements as standalone blogs.

Thanks to everyone who has submitted questions to the Q&A. If you have a question that never got answered (or just have any question you’re curious about), we encourage you to post a thread in the forums. We’ll be looking for good questions and passing them up to our developers very frequently!

The SWTOR Community Team

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Happy Birthday, Dark!

 

Sucks all these companies have been getting hacked.

 

Thanks guys!