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In the news we discuss Patch 3.1a, patch notes for Game Update 3.1.1 which is coming next week, the Choose Your Path promotion and the cancellation of Operation Victory. We then close with a farewell, as Redna ends his two year stint on OotiniCast.
1. Introduction
Contact details for Redna can be found on our About page, and will be updated with new details about his secret project as they become available.
2. Tip of the week
Congratulations to this week’s winner, Maerioñ! Thanks to Tuukka, YoungOnes, Dephine, Ray’Der, Akimal and JB for entering.
Please send your tips to ootinicast@gmail.com by next Tuesday for a chance to win a Taunfawn or M8-R3 droid code, courtesy of BioWare, and an OotiniCast-provided Cartel Market pack from the latest shipment.
3. Holofeed
- Patch 3.1a was deployed on Tuesday 4 March, primarily to address issues with the Coratanni encounter in The Ravagers operation.
- Preliminary patch notes were provided for Game Update 3.1.1, which will be deployed on Tuesday 10 March.
- Game Update 3.1.2 is now on the PTS, with class changes focusing on Shadows/Assassins, Sages/Sorcerers and Mercenaries/Commandos.
- The Choose Your Path promotion is in full swing, including Black-Purple Striated Color Crystals for those subscribed as of 29 March. Former subscribers can get 7 days of Subscriber Access for free via this link. You can also purchase the new Story Pack for $US39.99 (40% off) from either swtor.com or Amazon (OotiniCast affiliate link).
- If you encounter players behaving badly in Ranked PvP, Eric Musco advises that you contact him directly via PM on the official forums. BioWare will be reporting every 3-4 weeks about actions taken against such players during the current season.
- The eSports Operation Victory tournament has been cancelled. Eric Musco subsequently answered some questions about the decision.
- Disney XD will be airing LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales later this year.
4. Community
Thanks to Chris for his donation!
5. Force Feedback
You can see the tribute video created by Freedious for Chill’s John Travolta impersonation here.
JB and Jeremy recreate an iconic scene from Titanic on their guild’s flagship:
6. Outro
On the show this week were Chill (@BrandonLStarr, twitch.tv/chillswtor), Teo (@jasonetheridge), Redna (@R3DN4, twitch.tv/r3dn4) and Simon (@RPGBeatsRL).
Information about our guilds on The Harbinger, Ootini Knights (Republic) and Ootini Rage (Empire), can be found here.
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