OotiniCast Episode 21

Posted on by April 7, 2012
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Chill and Teo are joined once again by Hyp and Oni to discuss the news, again focusing on Game Update 1.2 which is drawing ever closer. We also look in depth at what the Guild Bank will offer, and discuss some of its limitations.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: We’ve already mentioned in a previous trivia question that Return of the Jedi’s shooting title was “Blue Harvest” and why. But another fact about Jedi’s title was that it was originally going to be “Revenge of the Jedi.” But the producers changed the name for two reasons. One was that revenge didn’t feel very “Jedi-like.” What is the other, Star Trek-related reason for the name change?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @bytorsnowdog (Snowy), @OriginalBioZed (BioZed), @shotgun_burger, @Jimothyk and @Rippthedeceiver.
  • Hatfield emails in to let us know how he’s going with his Jedi Shadow.
  • Snowy has compiled a list of the top 5 features he’d like to see added to the game, and sent them to us to discuss!
6. The Sarlacc Digest

We give an overview of the guild bank that is available in Game Update 1.2, based on our own experiences on the PTS, Larry Everett’s Hyperspace Beacon: Breaking the bank and Dulfy’s Guild Bank and Vehicle Achievements in 1.2.

7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 20

Posted on by March 31, 2012
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Chill and Teo are joined by Hyp and Oni to discuss the news, focusing on the upcoming Game Update 1.2 and our time on the PTS. We also talk through our first SWTOR raiding experiences as a guild.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: The Millennium Falcon has a history of association with gambling. After all, the current owner, Han Solo, won it in a game of sabacc from its previous owner, Lando Calrissian, that famous “card player, gambler, scoundrel.” And you might not be surprised to learn that Lando also had himself won the Falcon in an earlier game of sabacc. But not only that, the Millennium Falcon has on board a piece of gambling equipment. The question is: what gambling equipment, and where is it seen? (No, I’m not talking about the chess board.) Hint: you can definitely see it in “A New Hope,” and I’m not sure if you can see it anywhere else.
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • No new patch was deployed to the live servers this week. While there is a 5 hour maintenance this coming Tuesday, this will not be the deployment of Game Update 1.2.
  • However, plenty of patches were made to Game Update 1.2 on the PTS! You can always find the latest PTS patch notes here.
  • William Wallace, Senior Game Designer, goes into lots of detail about the new legacy system with his developer blog, Your Legacy Begins.
  • We discuss the community Q&A published on 23 March.
  • Stephen Reid gave a couple of hints (1, 2) about the dynamic events that will be appearing sometime after Game Update 1.2 goes live.
  • SWTOR now has an official podcast, hosted by Brooks Guthrie and Eric Musco.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @bryterside (Bryter), @JDawson268 (Beardsley), @thehatfield (Hatfield), @bytorsnowdog (Snowy), @shotgun_burger (who else?) and @sterlinglee38 (Sterling).
  • Ben Murray, who plays Monk (a Mercenary on The Harbinger server), emailed in about there being nothing useful to do with Warzone Commendations while leveling up solely through PvP; you quickly run out of things to buy, especially if you’re in orange moddable gear. He suggests that one possibility would be to make mods purchasable with those commendations, rather than having to spend credits to buy them from crafters.
6. The Sarlacc Digest

Our topic is our first experience raiding in SWTOR as a guild. We’ve raided twice since our last show; the first time was Saturday 24 March, where we cleared 4/5 in normal/story mode Eterity Vault, and had a few goes at Soa. We raided again on Wednesday 28 March, this time clearing EV, and then taking down the first boss in Karagga’s Palace.

The raid team consisted of a Vanguard tank, Jedi Sage and Command healers, three DPS Commandos and two DPS Scoundrels. Not the most diverse group!

Overall, it was great experience, comparable with anything we’ve seen in WoW. We’re looking forward to getting back in there next week, to continue gearing up to hopefully start tackling the hard modes before too much longer.

7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 19

Posted on by March 24, 2012
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This week is all about the detail in Game Update 1.2, which is now being tested on the PTS! Oni and Agi join your hosts Chill and Teo to discuss the changes that are coming.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: Being stealthy on the Death Star is a good thing if you’re part of the Rebel Alliance. But in “A New Hope,” there was one Imperial who walked around silently on the Death Star, despite apparently wearing boots. Which Imperial, and why?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • Patch 1.1.5c was deployed during Tuesday’s maintenance.
  • An unexpected patch 1.1.5d turned up on Friday morning. This was during early evening Friday night for Australia, with Stephen Reid posting about why this was necessary.
  • For the second weekend in a row, anyone who has never tried SWTOR may try the game for 4 days (22-26 March).
  • We discuss the community Q&A published on 16 March.
  • Georg Zoeller, Principal Lead Combat Designer, gives us a detailed overview of crew skills in Game Update 1.2 in the latest developer blog.
5. The Sarlacc Digest
6. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @sterlinglee38 (Sterling), @anditwasgood, @wingthequick, @new5thpants (D.A.Leary), @CarlosAlejandre, @Lexx_Sylveste (Sylv), @shotgun_burger, @bytorsnowdog (Snowy) and @rippthedeceiver (Ripp).
  • @tinokwow refers us to this YouTube video about lightsaber techniques. Most educational!
7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Agi (@Agitarsi) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 18

Posted on by March 17, 2012
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Chill and Teo are joined by Rub and Hyp to discuss the news, focusing on the clarifications provided for the imminent Game Update 1.2; we also talk about some interesting issues and questions raised in listener email.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: Lucas’s “American Graffiti” is basically how we ended up with Harrison Ford in Star Wars. We also got something else from “American Graffiti,” specifically from the second dialogue of the second reel. What else did Star Wars get from American Graffiti?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
5. Sarlacc Digest Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @thehatfield (Hatfield), @shotgun_burger (ShotgunBurger), @OriginalBioZed (BioZed), @bryterside (Bryter), @toliman (Joli), @Lexx_Sylveste (Sylv), @Vallant1985 (Val), @bytorsnowdog (Snowy), @MIZM764 (Mitchell Hill) and @ForceChuckle.
  • If you are interested in general gaming, we recommend that you subscribe to the OGL Cast on iTunes, the podcast hosted by the Oz Gamer’s League (including BioZed and ShotgunBurger).
  • JD let us know that the datacron location guide from RepublicTrooper.com that he recommended previously wasn’t working out too well; he advises that it be used with caution.
  • Jed emailed us to ask when is an explit really an exploit? An inconclusive discussion failing to resolve this question ensued.
  • Evan from Boston (Orlin on our Space Slug server) emailed to ask about differences in playing the mirror classes between the factions. He also was wondering that if it were possible, who (or what) would we like to have as a new companion?
  • Snowy has been experimenting with hybrid specs on his Jedi Sage. He wonders whether we’ve been doing the same on our characters.
  • Alex Young emails to propose dishwashing as an addition way to keep our companions out of trouble, asks how to use shields and torpedoes in space missions, and hopes that they’ll be a vendor for those who manage to maintain a neutral light/dark side alignment.
6. Outro

Thanks to Rub (@Rrubb) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 17

Posted on by March 11, 2012
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Chill and Teo are once again joined by Hyp and Oni to discuss the avalanche of information unleashed at the Guild Summit about Game Update 1.2.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
  • Hyp’s Scoundrel is at least wearing clothes now, but you’ll have to decide whether it’s an improvement…

3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: Some Star Wars math: How long does Obi-Wan consider a generation to be? To answer, you’ll have to know both your “New Hope” trivia, plus some information available on SWTOR.com. Answers within 5 years will be considered correct.
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • Patch 1.1.5 was deployed during Tuesday’s maintenance.
  • The following colour crystals are being sold from the vendor added in patch 1.1.5, located in the GTN quadrant of the fleet, in the alcove next to the light side vendor:
    • +41 expertise (green, blue, cyan, red): 125K
    • +41 crit, power, endurance (cyan): 125K
    • +41 crit, power, endurance, expertise (purple): 250K
    • +31 crit, power, endurance, expertise (white): 1M
    • +41 crit, power, endurance, expertise (white): 2.5M
  • The Friends of Star Wars: The Old Republic promotion was launched on 6 March, which allows you to offer up to three friends a 7 day free trial of SWTOR.
  • We discuss the community Q&A published on 2 March.
  • Damion Schubert answered many questions during a Facebook Q&A.
  • There are no plans for a 64 bit SWTOR client.
  • Electronic Arts reveals that SWTOR retains 1.7M active subscriptions now; this matches the number reported in their earnings call a few weeks ago, when a large proportion of those being counted were in the first free month of game time. Now the free month has elapsed for most, but the number of subscriptions remains stable. Good news for SWTOR!
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @OriginalBioZed (BioZed), @PaulKearnan (ShotgunBurger), @Vallant1985 (Val), @Tinockwow (Tinock), @MesecLegacy (Zosimah), @Wingthequick (Wingy) and @toliman (Joli).
  • Due to all the Game Update 1.2 content, we’ll be going over the emails we received next week, in episode 18.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • We discuss Game Update 1.2 “Legacy”, many details of which were revealed during the Guild Summit, held earlier this week. The features we cover include:
    • New warzone: Novare Coast. Same-faction, like Huttball.
    • New operation: Explosive Conflict.
    • New Flashpoint: The Lost Island (sequel to Kaon under Siege, more Rakghouls!).
    • Expanded legacy system:
      • family tree
      • legacy unlocks (class buffs, species)
    • When character transfers become available in late April, the legacy level goes with the character being transferred, unless the player already has a legacy on the destination server which is higher (in which case the higher legacy level is retained.
    • UI customization
    • Improved character textures (probably means that high resolution textures are now available outside cut-scenes)
    • Appearance customization (head, hands, belt, legs, feet, bracers have a “match colour to chest” option)
    • Mission tracker usables (lets you click the item via your mission tracker, rather than having to find the item in your inventory’s “Mission Items” tab)
    • Warzone rankings, which are individual rather than team based; as with non-ranked warzones, you can queue solo or as a party
    • New items (tier 2, where the Tienese/Columni/Rakata make up tier 1)
    • Learnable tier 2 crafting items
    • New Corellia dailies
    • New minipets
    • Guild banks
    • New speeders, cybertech vehicles no longer BoP
    • The cost of speeder piloting will go down across all tiers (90%, 100%, 110%)
    • The cost of all 110% speeders will go up
    • Those speeders which had their price reduced in patch 1.1.5 will no longer be purchasable in Game Update 1.2
    • Craftable augments (craftable by synthweaving, armstech, armormech; mats from slicing)
    • Crit-craft orange gear (to give augment slots)
    • Increased chance of researching schematics
    • Reverse engineering random drops
    • Retractable tier 2 mods
    • Ship droids gain affection
    • They’re adding a vocal restraining bolt for our ship droids, to keep ’em quiet. Thank the Maker!
    • New roleplay emotes
    • Stackable companion gifts
    • Companion gift cooldown (currently 30 seconds) removed
    • More craftable colour crystals
    • Sprint (140%) at level 1 rather than level 14
    • Crafting mats from Ops may no longer be BoP, and become tradeable
    • Phasing out reusable BioChem items over time
    • They are indeed giving up on Ilum for now; a better open world PvP experience coming sometime down the track.
    • Group finder in 1.3 (not 1.2) for Flashpoints and missions.
    • As discussed in episode 16, a very detailed combat log, only parseable out-of-game will be available; this will only show what happens to your character, no others in your party or raid
7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 16

Posted on by March 3, 2012
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Hyp and Oni once again join Chill and Teo to discuss this week’s news, including the imminent patch 1.1.5, the upcoming Game Update 1.2 and the latest community Q&A.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: Beyond both being in Lucas-produced movies, how are the characters of Chewbacca and Indiana Jones connected?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
5. Sarlacc Digest Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @ben_b55 (Ben), @OriginalBioZed (Dale), @Paulk2225 (ShotgunBurger), @HalfMet, @Rippthedeceiver (Ripp), @StiffishCracker, @Wingthequick (Wingy) and @Aprillian.
  • We recommend listening to the OZG Cast, the official podcast of the Oz Gaming League, covering general gaming topics.
  • Snowy points out that there are Mission Support Vendors on Belsavis, not just Ilum, who sell mods, earpieces and implants for Daily Commendations.
  • Fellow Robes on Head member Fizz emails us with some great ideas on how to improve the game, including the fantastic notion of making our ship droid into a combat dummy!
  • Our fellow raider Sylv emails in to tell us about his SWTOR performance issues, and to ask how a social gamer who likes to hang with his friends can do that while still enjoying SWTOR’s story.
7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 15

Posted on by February 25, 2012
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This week Chill and Teo are once again joined by Oni and Hyp, to discuss the news, the community Q&A, and to talk about what there is to do at level 50.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel

Here we see Hyp’s Scoundrel in all his massive glory. He has acquired the disturbing habit of surreptiously stripping down prior to entering a cut-scene when grouped with Teo. It is hard to convey just how much of a shock this was the first time it happened.

Hyp asks us to compare the loading screen for Belsavis with that used in World of Warcraft’s Razorfen Downs instance. He claims a striking similarity, and in examining the images closely, he may have a point!

3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: In wars, areas can be strategic because they are important in terms of their location or in terms of their resources. For what strategic reason are the Republic and the Empire fighting over Ilum?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • Patch 1.1.4 was deployed during Wednesday’s maintenance, and patch 1.1.5 has just appeared on the PTS.
  • We discuss the community Q&A published on 17 Feb.
  • More information about Game Update 1.2, coming in March:
    • Apparent confirmation that we’ll be able to remove armoring mods from purple gear
    • Differences in timing of abilities between classes will be evened out with modified animations
    • Additional schematic drops for Artifice (and hopefully the other crafting professions!).
    • Legacy name change is coming (eventually).
    • In the case where both sides in the Void Star warzone are tied, the winnder is determined randomly for now, with a more sophisticated mechanism being implemented for Game Update 1.2.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @IzaacTheOrc, @bytorsnowdog (Snowy), @Vallant1985 (Val), @CG5wan (Nick Swanson), @toliman (Joli), @JohnBarlak, @Rrubb (Rub), @Rippthedeceiver, @PallySayce, @Paulk2225 (ShotgunBurger), @StiffishCracker and @thehatfield.
  • @IzaacTheOrc pointed us to J!NX (purveyors of fine WoW shirts) have expanded their range to include SWTOR merchandise. Looks good!
  • @IzaacTheOrc also referred us to a list of useful SWTOR tips, which we’ll go over next week, adding our own to the mix.
  • Joli’s is managing a thread on the official forums that collates a long list of suggested GTN improvements. Why not add your own?
  • You can try out the beta version of Ask Mr. Robot’s SWTOR gear tool here.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • What do I do at level 50?
    • Finish your class story if you haven’t already; this will provide two breadcrumb quests that will send you to Ilum and Belsavis.
    • Each of those quests starts a chain that will unlock a number of daily quests.
    • There are 5 solo daily quests on Ilum, each awarding 1 Daily Commendation and 10762 credits. Doing them all takes 25-30 minutes.
    • There is also a heroic 2+ on Ilum, the reward for which is 3 Daily Commendations, and Enhancement 22 and ~16K credits.
    • There are 8 solo daily quests on Belsavis, each awarding 1 Daily Commendation and 7175 credits. Doing them all takes 45-60 minutes.
    • There is a heroic 2+ and two heroic 4s on Belsavis, which each award 3 Daily Commendations, a Mod 22 and ~16K credits.
    • The two Mission Support Vendors on Ilum will sell you:
      • Armoring 23, Barrell 23 and Hilt 23 mods for 8 Daily Commendations each
      • Rakata earpieces and implants for 120 Daily Commendations each
    • The level 50 gear comes in three tiers:
      • Tionese/Xenotech/Energized (rating 126)
      • Columi/Exotech (rating 136)
      • Rakata (rating 140)
    • Each class has a Tioese, Columi and Rakata vendor in the Supplies quadran of the fleet.
    • There is a daily quest to complete one hard mode Flashpoint.
    • The weekly quests include:
      • Complete all four level 50 Flashpoints on normal (Directive 7, The Battle of Ilum, The False Emperor, Kaon Under Siege)
      • Complete any three hard mode Flashpoints
    • The following hard mode Flashpoints are available:
      • The Esseles
      • Taral V
      • Maelstrom Prison
      • Directive 7
      • The Battle of Ilum
      • The False Emperor
      • Kaon Under Siege
7. Outro

Thanks to Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 14

Posted on by February 17, 2012
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Teo and Chill are joined by our guildmate Agi to discuss our experience doing hard mode Flashpoints. We also go over the latest news, including the announcement of the Asia Pacific launch and last week’s community Q&A.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: In SWTOR’s character selection screen, what are the two factors that go into determining the order your characters appear?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @CarlosAlejandre, @toliman (Joli), @wellerj1 (James Weller), @JDistheWP (JD), @grimrok (Grim), @Rrubb, @CG5wan (Nick Swanson) and @bytorsnowdog (Snowy).
  • Kym (Zigarot from “The Australians” guid on the Empress Teta server) emailed us about the extremely informative email being sent to new players when they reach level 10, such as this one.
  • JD pointed us towards a superb guide from RepublicTrooper.com listing all the datacrons, their locations, and videos for how to retrieve them.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • We discuss Snowy’s email, in which he recounts his journey to level 50 on his Jedi Sage.
  • This week we also finally had enough level 50s from the guild in the same place at the same time to allow us to attempt some hard mode Flashpoints. We discuss our experiences doing The Esseles and The False Emperor.
7. Outro

Thanks to Agi (@Agitarsi) for joining us this week.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 13

Posted on by February 13, 2012
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Returning guests Oni and Cypher join your hosts Teo and Chill to talk about the aftermath of patch 1.1.2, and to discuss how to make your companions love you to boost their productivity!

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: Standing near the western entrance to the cantina in Anchorhead on Tattooine, you look across the street and see a yellow datacron on the opposite roof. No stairs present themselves to get up there, and you decide to find out how to get it. The question is: where do you start?
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • Patch 1.1.2 was deployed during Tuesday’s maintenance, with two major issues subsequently emerging:
  • Patch 1.1.3 is on the PTS, and is planned to be deployed during the next maintenance on Tuesday.
  • Reverse engineering appears to be not working as intended, with the chance of discovering a blue or purple schematic appearing to be lower than they wanted. Until this is fixed, it’s probably best not to try, and save your mats!
  • BioWare have released the first in a series of “Begin Your Journey” videos, intended for newcomers to MMOs, to help them get started in SWTOR.
5. Force Feedback
6. The Sarlacc Digest
7. Outro

Thanks to Cypher (@Cypher_x) and Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) for joining us this week. You can find out more about Cypher’s show on its website, and follow them on Twitter via @TheAddictedCast.

You can email questions and comments about the show to ootinicast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter via @OotiniCast. Check out our website, ootinicast.com, which has links to our presence on Google+ and Facebook. We are a proud member of the TOR Syndicate! Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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OotiniCast Episode 12

Posted on by February 4, 2012
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Teo and Chill are joined by Hyp and Cypher, his co-host from The Addicted, to discuss a bumper week of SWTOR news, including various patches, the upcoming patch 1.1.2, the announcement of the guild summit, and the EA earnings call.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: What in SWTOR was “Forged from solid gold and sculpted by no less than eighty-three artisans?”
  • If you are interested in being entered in the random drawing for an in-game prize offered on Republic-side Space Slug, please send your answer to ootinicast@gmail.com
4. The Holofeed
  • Patch 1.1.0c was deployed with little notice on Friday to fix an issue with player disconnections on the character selection screen.
  • Patch 1.1.1, which had been on the PTS for a couple of weeks, was deployed during Tuesday’s regular maintenance.
  • Stephen Reid explains why the forums go read-only during maintenance.
  • Patch 1.1.1a was deployed on Thursday morning to fix a “hitching/freezing” issue that some players were experiencing since patch 1.1.1 went live.
  • The issue where winning a warzone may not count towards the victories required for the PvP daily or weekly quests was not actually fixed as had been initially reported, but a fix has subsequently been identified though still needs to be tested before going live.
  • Patch 1.1.2 is now on the PTS.
  • Georg Zoeller explains why further nerfs have been made to Biochem in patch 1.1.2, and elaborates on their strategy for making all the crew skills viable and attractive for those doing endgame content.
  • The TOR-Talk podcast interviews Stephen Reid about how things are going and what’s coming up in the future.
  • The DualShockers gaming site has published an interview with Cory Butler asking a wide range of questions, including whether Georg Lucas has tried SWTOR.
  • BioWare announced a guild summit, to be held in Austin on 4-6 March 2012.
  • Electronic Arts had their quarterly earnings call, which was covered by DarthHater. Key points include over 2 million in SWTOR sales, and currently 1.7 million active subscribers.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @grimrok, @zachpsx, @CG5wan, @sterlinglee38, @Continuumm_PoH, @Paulk2225, @Vallant1985 and @Ahigabg.
  • ShotgunBurger (@Paulk2225) let us know about TORHead’s data-mined leaked information, which supposedly reveals details about upcoming patches 1.2 through 1.5. These are spoilers, and could very well be inaccurate!
  • @Zigarot provides a link to a 1-50 leveling map/flowchart, showing level-appropriate planets and Flashpoints for both the Republic and Empire sides.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • Chill goes over his analysis of whether post-nerf slicing is actually profitable, using the data he accumulated when power-leveling it after dropping Armstech.
7. Outro

Thanks to Cypher (@Cypher_x) and Hyp (@Hypknotoad) for joining us this week. You can find out more about their show on their website, and follow them on Twitter via @TheAddictedCast.

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