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We discuss the huge revamp to the Conquest system coming in Game Update 5.8, less than two weeks away! Then our guest Marcus leads a discussion on the current state of group content, especially the use of Flashpoints as a vehicle for delivering story.

1. Introduction

Our guest this week, Marcus, is the co-host of the Working Class Nerds podcast, which you can find on Buzzsprout and iTunes.

Another week, another alt! Here is Chill’s latest, CHILLSABLE:

2. Tip of the week

Congratulations to this week’s winner, Sith Lord Brittany!

You can see the strange lights above Milwaukee in this news video.

Please send your tips to ootinicast@gmail.com before the next show for a chance to win a Taunfawn or M8-3R droid code, courtesy of BioWare, and an OotiniCast-provided Cartel Market pack from the latest shipment.

3. Holofeed

• The way the Share the Love promotion worked was explained.
• Some questions on Keith’s latest roadmap were answered, including confirmation that the “traitor storyline” will indeed finish with Game Update 5.9 in April, a livestream should appear prior to Game Update 5.8, and a few features that are under consideration.
• See something fishy in-game? This is how to report the issue to BioWare.
• Game Update 5.8 will include a huge revamp to the Conquest system.
• Star Wars: Dark Forces is being lovingly recreated in Unreal Engine 4.
• It seems the Force will always find people to manifest in, regardless of whether the Jedi or Sith are around.

6. Force Feedback

Blachloch has been busy, creating this fine pair in XCOM2:

Johnny (Born to eat bacon) noticed this 6″ Darth Revan replica available from the Big Bad Toy Store.

7. Sarlacc Digest

Marcus discusses the current state of group content, including operations, and the use of Flashpoints as a vehicle for delivering story.

8. Outro

On the show this week were Chill (@BrandonLStarr, twitch.tv/chillsroom), Teo (@jasonetheridge) and Marcus (@MarcusB814).

Information about our guilds on the Satele Shan server, Ootini Knights (Republic) and Ootini Rage (Empire), can be found here.

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