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EPISODE 10 - Fall 2017 Roadmap Review - Part I


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We are talking about what everyone is talking about... SWTOR's roadmap

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What is your favorite mode of game play in SWTOR, and what change to that mode of gameplay (if any) are you looking forward to most in the coming months?

  • Redna
  • Majik
  • Alise

STRAW POLL OVERVIEW

Poll Link: http://www.strawpoll.me/14081894

Deliberation

Cantina Stream w/ Dev YouTube Link https://youtu.be/c9i6qGcsSgI

Roadmap Highlights

Servers

  • Merges coming
  • Upgraded hardware, software, network gear

Story

  • Timothy Zahn collaboration
  • A Traitor Among the Chiss flashpoint on Copero

  • All flashpoints going forward will have solo modes

Companions

  • More returns (Raina Temple)
  • Earn Darth Hexid (3 PVP or 3 PVP missions through GF by Nov 27th)

Operations

  • Nahut, The Son of Shadow - Gods from the Machine boss 3
  • Gear tokens
  • Coming next: Skyva, Izax (both available early 2018)
  • United Forces Group Recon title 3 GF pve activities
  • Ops passes may be back?

GSF

  • New map (Iokath)
  • Ship and component balance changes
  • Alise has more deets

PVP

  • New map
  • Bolster increased to 242 in unranked
  • Unassembled Components legacy bound
  • United Forces Warzone Recon title when complete 3 PvP group finder matches between 11/8-11/28

CXP / Gear

  • Another slot added to crates
    • Higher tier mod/enhancement
    • Grand chance cube
    • CXP buff
    • CXP consumable
  • Legacy perk (for each 300, 25% bonus up to 100%)
  • CXP for all areas of the game in review/adjustment
  • Disintegrate now gives Unassembled Components instead of more CXP
  • New "special" augments dropping in new FP
  • Higher tier of craftable augments

Dark vs. Light

  • DVL will occur less frequently, longer victory state NOOOOOOOOOO

Conquest

  • Overhaul (stronger focus on dailies)
  • Guild & player rewards

Class balancing

  • More changes
  • Adjustments to world bosses, FP bosses, operations bosses

Dailies

  • Reduced Iokath currency requirements for some daily quests

Strongholds

  • Taxi points in Yavin IV and Tatooine strongholds

Quality of Life

  • Group finder enhancements
  • Adding credits to legacy bank
  • Boosting a character to level 70
  • Companion customization vendor on fleet selling opposite faction customizations
  • Cartel market changes

Valediction

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT EPISODE 13

  • Dress up/cosmetics in the game
  • Contest during the show

THANK YOUS

That brings us to the end of the episode. The Council is adjourned! If you'd like to reach us, you can email us at [email protected]. You can find Alise on Twitter @ABrown35, MajikAce @themajikace, Redna @r3dn4, and Sechari @iamsechari.

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That's it for us this week, guys.

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