This episode, The Council gathers to talk about the recent BioWare livestream, detailing coming attractions with patch 5.9.2: The Rishi Hideout stronghold, the Mandalorian Battle Ring arena, changes to warzone matchmaking, and more!

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• • SWTOR PTS: How to Enable, Access It and Copy Your Characters

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This week The Council meets to discuss aspects of healthy gaming. What do we do to keep our attitudes in check? How do we avoid unhealthy people? What good aspects are there in being a member of a gaming community?

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The one with the Origin Stories

In which we discuss how overwhelming Star Wars representation at E3 turned out to be.

In which we talk about warzones

In which we have our first guest ever!!! Dr SWTOR

The one where we review a roadmap

The one where we discuss Open-World PvP

Update 5.9 brings with it the final flashpoint of the traitor saga and the returns of Felix Iresso, Akaavi Spar, and the long-awaited Mako. This week The Council gathers to review the update.

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Trading on the Galactic Trade Network (GTN) is perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of SWTOR. How does SWTOR's GTN compare to auction houses in other games? How do each of us leverage the GTN to manage our own in-game economies? Does the system work? And what adjustments would we recommend?

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Alise's collection of helpful links on this topic:

• Raph Koster on MMO Ecosystems, Balance of Power, and Tennis
• Raph Koster: What Old Tennis Players Teach Us
• Building Wealth in SWTOR (Basic Course 101) – Reddit
• Insights and Tips for Building Wealth Using the GTN – Reddit
• Building Wealth in SWTOR 102 – Playing the Market (GTN) – Reddit
• Stupidly Low Prices on the GTN – Forum Question
• MMO Economies – Hyperinflation, Reserve Currencies & You! – YouTube
• Economic Research on MMORPGS: A Quick Overview
• The Eternal Credit Sink – SWTOR Economics

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