OotiniCast Episode 11

Posted on by September 3, 2012
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Teo and Chill are once again joined by Oni and Hyp to complete our coverage of the space game, going into detail about the various missions. We also discuss the news, including the recently deployed patch 1.1.0b and the upcoming patch 1.1.1.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: When someone speaks like Grand Moff Tarkin in real life, we say they have a British accent. When someone speaks like that in SWTOR, what is that same accent called?
  • 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 1.1.0b was deployed during the regular Tuesday maintenance this week.
  • Patch 1.1.1 was announced and is currently available on the PTS for testing.
  • Georg Zeoller talks about the various fixes planned for the ability delay issue; also, a couple of follow-up posts: 1, 2.
  • Total Biscuit’s interview with Gabe Amatangelo on YouTube.
  • Georg reminds us that an item’s mods can be changed by ctrl-right-clicking on the item, and hints that the now redundant workbenches may have a new purpose in the future.
  • Stephen Reid tweets that the “green ray” graphical issue is being looked at (but no fix yet), SWTOR now has a suggestion forum, tells us there are no current plans for a Mac (OS X) client, lets us know we’ll be getting /roll, and that we’ll soon be able to attach both a mobile and physical security key to the same account.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @Burritobread, @sterlinglee38, @Paulk2225, @Rippthedeceiver, @DarthGally, @Grizzlebeee, @DarthBaelok and @CarlosAlejandre.
  • Ripp’s suggested forum post to fix post-patch 1.1 lag issues.
  • Paul recommends SWTOR Things summary of vanity pets for those, like @Nethwench, who love their pets.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • In the second instalment of our two-part discussion about the space game, we go into detail about each of the missions, describing its scenario and some handy tips and tricks that we’ve picked up along the way.
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 10

Posted on by January 25, 2012
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Returning guests Oni and Hyp join Chill and Teo to discuss the aftermath of Game Update 1.1’s deployment, especially the initial issues with Ilum’s open world PvP. We also discuss the space game, covering the basics of ship upgrades and piloting.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: You go to Tatooine’s Dune Sea. you head west to the Republic’s Outpost Thorazan. Heading southwest from there, you come across some Jawa bodies surrounding an animal skull. The skull is clickable and you click it. The question is: what happens next?
  • 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 @Paulk2225, @altwowEU (Leralond), @toliman (Joli), @Freakin_Ninja (Oni), @DarthGally, @JameyTyler, @CarlosAlejandre, @Rippthedeceiver, @Burritobread, @thehatfield, @bytorsnowdog (Snowy) and @sterlinglee38.
  • Our guildmate Magneto recommends the site SWTOR Human Relations, which has plenty of guides and other useful information.
  • The list of companions and their details provided by SWTOR Face is recommended by Rub.
  • We go over emails from Dan Scholes, John Barlak and Snowy.
  • Below is the picture of the Lego Super Star Destroyer that John took last week, in the window of a local toystore:

6. The Sarlacc Digest
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 9

Posted on by January 14, 2012
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Chill and Teo are joined by Neth and Rub to discuss the latest news, go over the feedback from the slicing debate held in our previous episode, and then to talk about what one does at level 50.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: A ship says something about the person who owns it. What are the names of these three ships: 1) Boba Fett’s ship, 2) Darth Vader’s Super Star Destroyer, 3) Lando Calrissian’s pleasure yacht. The last is the hardest, but does appear multiple times in the expanded universe of Star Wars. If you can’t come up with the Lando Calrissian one, we will accept a humorous answer instead.
  • 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 1.0.2d went live during this week’s maintenance which was delayed until Thursday
  • Game Update 1.1 “Rise of the Rakghouls” will go live this coming Tuesday 17 January. You can find all the details in the patch notes (original post and a subsequent post with additional changes).
  • Game Update 1.1 will include a new level 50 flashpoint, “Kaon under Siege”. You can see its trailer on the SWTOR site or YouTube.
  • Stephen Reid explains why only low and medium resolution textures are available during normal gameplay, with the high resolution textures only being used in cut-scenes.
  • It turns out that the final mission in the Jedi Knight’s class story really was too hard to solo, and BioWare is going to fix it.
  • Georg Zoeller confirms that the cover mechanic is indeed meant to prevent Jedi Knights and Sith Warriors from leaping on them.
  • BioWare is going all the way with gear customisation, removing the limitations on the modability of operation-level gear, and allowing the stats to be pulled from that gear (including set bonuses) to be used in your existing orange items.
  • Damion Schubert reveals that the equivalent of World of Warcraft’s Dungeon Finder is coming eventually, but at least for now the team is philosophically against ever making it cross-server.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @toliman (Joli), @DasDec (Skove), @DarthBaelok, @CarlosAlejandre, @Continuumm_PoH and @cypher_x.
  • Thanks for the kind words from @MainGaming1, @DarthGally and @SumDuud.
  • We go over emails from Snowy, the Grey Gamer, Hrugaar, Kono of Keller’s Void and Grant Hennig (Agitarsi), who all comment on the slicing debate which featured our good friend, Oni.
  • Damion Schubert provides BioWare’s reasoning behind the slicing nerf.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • Chill has just reached level 50, and so we discuss just what there is to do once you get there. This mainly involves going over the daily missions that become available on Ilum and Belsavis. We also discuss open world PvP and its current state which is clearly not what BioWare intended. BioWare’s Gabe Amatangelo provides a view on how it ended up as it is, and how it’s being fixed in the imminent Game Update 1.1 in an interview with Massively.
  • A few extras:
    • The hanger doors on the main level in the Fleet lead down to the hangar deck, which is actually a big ring road—if you take the wrong door, you can ride around to your hangar without having to go back up.
    • Any lift in the Fleet can be used while mounted on your speeder (no need to dismount when moving between levels).
    • While there are no Quesh commendation vendors on the Fleet, they can be found on Quesh itself, close to the shuttle debarkation point on the planet’s surface.
    • There’s a little padlock icon to the right of the player portrait which can be used to lock and unlock your ability bars.
    • If you are using Windows 7 and use Ventrilo, be sure to run your Ventrilo client as the Adminstrator to ensure your push-to-talk button still works while playing SWTOR.
7. Outro

Thanks to Neth (@Nethwench) and Rub (@Rrubb) 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 8

Posted on by January 25, 2012
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Our guests this week are Neth and Oni, joining your hosts Chill and Teo to discuss the latest news, go in-depth on crew skills, and finally engage in a lively debate on the slicing nerf.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: The phrase ‘Blue Harvest’ doesn’t appear in the Star Wars movies, yet that is what Family Guy called their first Star Wars hour-long parody show. Why is ‘Blue Harvest’ an appropriate Star Wars parody name?
  • 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 1.0.2 went live during this week’s maintenance on Wednesday; it was followed by further patches over the subsequent days to fix further bugs and exploits
  • BioWare posts that the elusive bug that prevents some players from seeing guild/party chat has had a fix identified, and will be patched very shortly
  • James Ohlen talks about BioWare’s process for priortising how fast bugs are fixed, and when those fixes are deployed
  • Patch 1.1 is now available on the PTS, and includes a new Flashpoint (Kaon Under Siege), four new bosses for the operation Karagga’s Palace, and much more!
  • A native OS X version of the SWTOR client may be coming (sooner or later) for Macs, according to the BioWare doctors
  • Stephen Reid talks about recent bans for credit farming and people identified as exploiting the game
  • BioWare quashes a fake post that said they were banned for dancing outside of special “Dance Zones”
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @sterlinglee38, @AndrewBruhl, @delonbellmont, @Buggerwow, @altwowEU, @Draezoth, @CarlosAlejandre.
  • We express our appreciation for Ben CC’s comment about episode 7.
  • Snowy emails us, and subsequently discusses his first successful foray into PvP healing.
  • Mursie (Jedi Shadow on the Belgoth’s Beacon server) tells us about a datacron available on each faction’s fleet that provides a +10 to all stats (currently bugged for the Republic, apparently).
6. The Sarlacc Digest

Mission

  • Diplomacy
    • Medical Supplies, light/dark side points, companion gifts
  • Investigation
    • Researched Compounds, prototype schematics, companion gifts
  • Treasure Hunting
    • Gemstones, lockboxes, companion gifts
  • Underworld Trading
    • Underworld Metal, Luxury Fabric, companion gifts

Gathering

  • Bioanalysis
    • Biochemical Sample, Biochemical Compound
  • Scavenging
    • Scavenged Compounds, Scavenged Metals
  • Archaeology
    • Power Crystal, Artifact Fragment, Color Crystal
  • Slicing
    • lockboxes, Cybertech schematics, mission discovery objects
    • augments

Crafting

  • Synthweaving
    • uses Power Crystal, Artifact Fragment [Archaeology]
    • uses Underworld Metal, Luxury Fabric [Underworld Trading]
    • feet, legs, waist, chest, wrists, head for Jedi Knights and Jedi Consulars, Sith Warriors and Sith Inquisitors
  • Armormech
    • uses Power Crystal, Artifact Fragment [Archaeology]
    • uses Underworld Metal [Underworld Trading]
    • feet, legs, waist, chest, wrists, head for Smugglers and Troopers, Imperial Agents and Bounty Hunters
  • Armstech
    • uses Scavenged Compounds, Scavenged Metals [Scavenging]
    • uses Researched Compounds [Investigation]
    • mods (Barrel)
    • weapons (Assault Cannon, Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Techstaff, Techblade, Electrostaff, Vibroknife, Scattergun)
  • Artifice
    • uses Power Crystal, Artifact Fragment, Color Crystal [Archaeology]
    • uses Gemstones [Treasure Hunting]
    • mods (Color Crystal, Hilt, Enhancement)
    • offhand (Shield Generator, Focus)
    • weapons (Lightsaber)
    • relics
  • Cybertech
    • uses Scavenged Compounds, Scavenged Metals [Scavenging]
    • uses Underworld Metal [Underworld Trading]
    • mods (Armoring, Mod)
    • droid equipment (Sensor, Parts, Motor, Core)
    • ear
    • grenades, bombs
    • ship equipment (Armor Plating, Beam Generator, Shield Generator, Shield Booster, Missile Launcher, Capacitor)
    • Portable Transport Beacon
    • speeder
  • Biochem
    • uses Biochemical Sample, Biochemical Compound [Bioanalysis]
    • uses Medical Supplies [Diplomacy]
    • stims (long-term stat boost)
    • adrenal (short-term stat boost)
    • medpacs
    • implants
7. Outro

Skove, a regular guest on the show, tweets on behalf of his guild via @ItsATrapTOR. His post “Warzone Commendations and how to spend them” is well worth reading if you’re doing PvP!

Thanks to Neth (@Nethwench) and Oni (@Freakin_Ninja) 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 7

Posted on by December 31, 2011
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This week Chill and Teo are joined by two returning guests, Neth and Skove, to discuss the news and go into some depth on the subject of PvP in SWTOR.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: In “A New Hope,” Mark Hamill played a young, fresh-faced farmboy. In “Empire,” filmed just three years later, he looks very different. This was not the effects of aging three years, nor was it a director’s choice. What happened at the end of the filming of “A New Hope” that changed the face of Luke Skywalker?
4. The Holofeed
  • SWTOR’s regular maintenance window will be on Tuesdays 4-10am CST (9pm-3am AEDT, 10am-4pm GMT), commencing 27 Dec
  • Players who are disconnected while in the queue to join a server now retain their position upon logging back in within a reasonable amount of time.
  • James Ohlen provides a sneak peak into how content will be introduced post-launch
  • Best Buy sponsored a live chat with BioWare developers
  • BioWare’s Your Saga Begins launch documentary
  • Georg Zoeller explains about orange/moddable items, and also gives some helpful advice for handling tougher encounters
  • Alexander Freed tells us that BioWare are doing all they can to ensure continuity in the game’s voice work
  • Dr Greg Zeschuk’s launch beard and SWTOR tattoo:

5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @Grizzlebeee, @Nethwench and @sterlinglee38.
  • @Draezoth asks about the different categories of yields from crew skill missions.
  • Wingy emails us with a cautionary tale about setting up and remembering your five security questions to protect your account.
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • PvP in SWTOR, including discussion of the three warzones (Huttball, the Void Star and Alderaan), open world PvP, how bolstering works and an introduction to purchasing PvP gear
  • A few other tidbits:
    • Speeder prices (updated from last week)
      • Level 1 (90%, level 25): training is 40,000C, speeders are 8000C
      • Level 2 (100%, level 40): training is 210,000C, speeders are 25,000C
      • Level 3 (110%, level 50): training is 330,000C, speeders are 55,000C
    • What to do with leftover planetary commendations
    • The only way to remove a security key from your SWTOR account is to contact customer service by phone
    • Shift-right-click AND DRAG on a stack to split it. This is also how you buy in bulk from vendors
    • Space missions cut you off from chat and do take a while; may be a good idea to announce when you are going to start your space missions, especially if you like to chain them, as Chill does.
7. Outro

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 6

Posted on by December 28, 2011
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This week Chill and Teo are joined by two newcomers to the podcast, Ripp and Gabe, to discuss the news and our experiences over the remainder of Early Game Access and the launch of the game.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • This week’s challenge: What is the name of Jabba the Hutt’s monkey-lizard jester, who laughs a lot and gets zapped by R2?
4. The Holofeed
  • The grace period ends. As well as a product registration/game code, a valid payment option and a subscription type must be specified; note that PayPal as well as a credit card can be used.
  • The Taris bug is fixed!
  • SWTOR is coming to Australia and New Zealand, with a tentative date of 1 March 2012. There will be local servers physically located in Australia. BioWare is considering some way to allow Australians currently playing on US servers to continue playing on the servers down under (player or even perhaps guild transfers?). Robes on Head will be staying on our west coast US server, Space Slug.
  • James Ohlen (BioWare Game Director) is interviewed by IGN.
5. Force Feedback
  • We discuss tweets from @lealaturkey, @sterlinglee38, @Buggerwow, @toliman and @BenC82.
  • @Draezoth refers us to TORStatus.net, a site that gives an up-to-date indication of server populations.
  • Wingy emails us to ask a couple of questions:
    • 1. Why SWTOR was released so close to Christmas? It seems to him that it’s a little inconvenient for those visiting family and going away on holidays. Or perhaps that makes it the perfect time? He also wondered whether the timing making it close to Blizzard’s release of WoW’s patch 4.3 was a coincidence.
    • 2. Server queues are terrible on the unofficial oceanic PvP server, The Swiftsure. Are there any other PvP servers specifically set aside for Aussies?
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • BioWare’s staggered launch of SWTOR: technically brilliant and yet socially awkward?
  • Is SWTOR anti-social? It’s hard to quest while in vent, as the game really demands your attention, especially during cut-scenes.
  • A few other tidbits:
    • Speeder prices
      • Level 1 (90%, level 25): training is 40,000C, speeders are 8000C
      • Level 2 (100%, level 40): training is 210,000C, speeders are 25,000C
      • Level 3 (110%, level 50): training cost is unknown, speeders are 55,000C
    • The pending quests button!
    • Faster to dismiss/resummon your companion if they need lots of healing
7. Outro

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 5

Posted on by December 28, 2011
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Chill and Teo are joined by returning guest Hypknotoad, and newcomer Neth. The main topic of discussion is our experiences in Early Game Access, which kicked off this week.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
3. Trivia question
  • Last week’s Star Wars terms: coffee is “caf”, tobacco is “tabac”, handcuffs are “binders”, flashlights (or torches) are “glowsticks”
  • This week’s challenge: The tauntauns and the AT-AT walkers from Empire were among the world’s first and last full examples of what special effects technique?
4. Force Feedback
  • Tweets from @Rrubb, @Aprillian, @bytorsnowdog, @Wolveshead, @Wingthequick, @toliman, @StiffishCracker, @Rippthedeceiver, @wingthequick, @ozfin, @Draezoth
  • We highly recommend Jason Taylor’s twitter feed (@JT_HoloNet) to keep up with SWTOR news, as well as his articles and the other great content over at Corellian Run Radio
  • Snowy emailed to ask whether it was possible to have hybrid specs, as used to be possible in pre-Cataclysm WoW
5. The Holofeed
  • The official forums return, looking remarkably similar, aside from having all existing posts expunged
  • A physical authenticator is now available for purchase, along with a free iOS mobile authenticator
  • The BioWare doctors grace us with 48 hours during which we can keep playing after launch before we need to have entered our product registration code
  • Standard editions (physical or digital) can now be upgraded to the digital deluxe version, allowing you to join your friends in the exclusive VIP lounge on the Imperial/Republic Fleets
  • You can do check whether you’re likely to be stuck in a queue when you log in after work via the new server status page
  • You can find our guild, Robes on Head, on the Space Slug server (Republic side). Use “/cjoin robes” to join the robes chat channel and ask for an invite, or send a tell to Teo if he’s online.
  • The unofficial oceanic servers: The Swiftsure (PvP), Harbinger (PvE), Jekk’Jekk Tarr (PvE)
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • We talk about our experiences in Early Game Access, and provide a few tips for those getting into the game
7. Outro

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 4

Posted on by December 28, 2011
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This week, Chill and Teo are joined by Oni and Zooe. The theme of this episode is to help prepare you for Early Game Access, which is only a few days away, starting on 13 December.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
  • Oni and Zooe describe their experience testing SWTOR, and reveal what they plan to play when Early Game Access begins
3. Trivia question
  • Last week’s Star Wars terms: an elevator is a “turbolift”, a toilet is a “refresher” or “fresher”, and a clock is a “chrono”
  • For this week, give the Star Wars terms for the following things: coffee, tabacco, handcuffs, flashlight/torch
4. The Holofeed
  • Achievements are confirmed to be in at launch, though seems they’ll mainly be for substantial, non-trivial milestones
  • The official forums are being wiped this weekend, with entirely new (and empty) forums appearing next week; you will require to have pre-ordered to post until launch, after which you’ll need an active subscription
  • The option to match your armor’s colour to that of your chestpiece is definitely out for launch, but something even more awesome will eventually replace it a few months out
  • Early Game Access will start on 13 Dec, 7 days before launch, a couple of days earlier than we’d previously been expecting
5. Force Feedback
  • Check out @Toliman‘s incredible mosaics built using SWTOR screenshots, the latest zoomable version here
  • Tweets from @VassiliOFP85, @Buggerwow, @toliman, @Rrubb, @grimrok, @Lexx_Sylveste, @DasDec, @lealaturkey, @StiffishCracker, @Rippthedeceiver, @wingthequick, @ozfin, @Draezoth
  • @Rrubb recommends the Sith Assassin Darkness/Jedi Shadow Kinetic Combat Tank Compendium for those who want to learn how to tank as a Jedi Shadow or Sith Assassin
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • Early Game Access begins 7am Tue 13 Dec EST (noon GMT, Tue 11pm AEDT)
  • Players will be brought in daily, based on when you registered your pre-order code
  • An email will be sent on the day you’re getting in; no prior warning!
  • Origin will email game codes for Digital Deluxe Edition and digital standard editions starting 16 Dec (will take up to 48 hours to get them all out)
  • Origin will ship physical boxes starting 16 Dec, hoping to arrive by 20 Dec
  • BioWare is working with other US and Canadian retailers to ensure that they have boxes for their customers by 20 Dec
  • In the EU, the physical boxes go on sale on 15 Dec
  • To continue playing after launch, you must enter a game code and have registered a payment method or entered a code from a game time card
  • BioWare have confirmed there’s no grace period–your account is frozen from launch, up until you enter a game code
  • Early Game Access ends 10pm Mon 19 Dec EST (Tue 5am GMT, Tue 4pm AEDT), two hours before launch
  • Subscription costs are $14.99 (£8.99/€12.99) for 1 month, $13.99/month for 3 months ($41.97/£25.17/€35.97) and $12.99/month for 6 months ($77.94/£46.14/€65.94)
  • You will be automatically directed to the server on which the guild you registered with (if any) has been allocated
  • All guild members will be advised of their server’s name on Monday 12 Dec
  • We gave an overview of the classes and their Advanced Classes; we’ll be going indepth in future episodes
  • Plenty of handy tips for configuring your UI; for a comprehensive guide in addition to what we suggested, see SWTOR Life’s guides (part 1 and part 2)
  • Make sure you log out in a cantina or your starship to build up rest XP while offline
  • Remember that you can send your companions on missions and get them crafting while you’re doing other things (e.g., in a party doing a Flashpoint)
  • You get a 35% out-of-combat speed boost at level 14, riding skill for 90% speeders at level 25 (costs ~45C) and riding skill for 100% speeders at level 40 (costs ~210C)
  • To create a guild, you need four players in a party and 5000C
  • Moddable items
    • The base stats on moddable items will scale with the level of the mod in a specific slot
    • Moddable items are orange (contrast with green, blue, purple)
    • Mods can be reused by removing them, but this costs credits to do
    • You can add and remove mods anywhere by right-clicking on the moddable item
7. Outro

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 3

Posted on by December 28, 2011
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Chill and Teo are joined by Skove and Sylveste, our favourite paladin tank, to discuss the fourth and not-so-final Beta Testing Weekend.

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
  • Given what you experienced in the Beta Testing Weekend, what class will you level first when the game goes live?
3. Trivia question
  • Give the Star Wars terms for the following things: elevator, toilet, clock
4. The Holofeed
  • One more smaller-scale Beta Testing Weekend happening now
  • The weekend testing and all general game testing concludes midnight Sunday 4 December CST
  • Do not deinstall your client from the Beta Testing Weekend! It will be patchable to the live client for Early Game Access
5. Force Feedback
  • Tweets from @Buggerwow, @TheManbone, @cypher_x, @stucaluck, @bytorsnowdog
  • Email 1 from Snowy:
    • “Just a quick question about companions. I know that a jawa is one companion but a quick rundown of available companions would be good to know.”(You’ll find a complete list of all classes and their companions here—avoid if you want who turns out to be your companions to be a surprise!)
    • “Are there any guild perks like wow? Benefits to being in a guild other than playing with people you enjoy hanging out with?”
  • Email 2 from Wingy:
    • “In regards to your companion, can you equip them with gear / weapons like you can with yourself?”
    • “Have any hosts watched the whole six Star Wars movies in expectation of the game in the last few months? ”
    • “How beneficial do you think it is for players to go through these movies before playing the game?”
    • “I love the trivia question, but i am keen to know more. Are you planning to or can you do a lore segment?”
  • Voicemail from Rubb
  • Email 3 from Bugger:
    • Overviews of the Sith Inquisitor, Jedi Consular, Trooper and Smuggler
    • His (negative) experience on the Pulsipher server, and much more positive experience on Whitebeam Run and the Mother Vima servers
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • Beta Testing Weekend impressions and information
    • Initially on east coast Whitebeam Run server on Friday, most moved to the west coast server The Mother Vima
    • The toons we leveled over the weekend
    • General experience and tips running Flashpoints
    • Specific experiences with Black Talon and the Hammer
    • Bugs (including the map bug and the dreaded orange pixel!)
7. Outro

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OotiniCast Episode 2

Posted on by December 28, 2011
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In our second episode, Chill and Teo are joined once again by Hypknotoad and Skove. After briefly covering the latest SWTOR news–dominated by the imminent fourth and last Beta Testing Weekend–we spend the rest of the show answering listener questions. It’s clear there’s a lot of eager and curious people wanting to know more about this game!

1. Introduction
2. Question to the panel
  • What are your plans for this big beta test weekend?
3. Trivia question
  • What are the hyperspace coordinates for Coruscant?
4. The Holofeed
  • Last Beta Testing Weekend over Thanksgiving
    • Wave 1 starts Friday 10am CST (Sat 2am AEST, Fri 4pm GMT, Fri 8am PST)
    • Wave 2 starts Saturday 10am CST (Sun 2am AEST, Sat 4pm GMT, Sat 8am PST)
    • Finishes midnight on Monday CST (Tue 4pm AEST, Tue 6am GMT, Mon 10pm PST)
    • Going to create Robes on Head guild on a test server, we’ll announce which one when we know what’s available; all welcome!
  • James Ohlen reveals the Legacy System
  • Pre-Launch Guild Program nearing end of last phase
    • Phase 3: Deployment ends Friday midnight 2 December CST
    • If you’d like to join us in our guild Robes on Head (PvE, west coast), log into your SWTOR.com account and nagivate to our guild page and click the [Apply to this guild] button
5. Force Feedback
  • Email 1 from Bugger:
    • “I’m curious if there will be player and/or guild housing in SWTOR.I’d never really been interested in player housing until LOTRO and now it’s a driving factor in the direction I take my characters when questing.”
  • Email 2 from Wemb:
    • “If the quests put you into a cutscene, how does that work on a pvp server?
      Doesn’t it make you a bit vulnerable for attack?”
    • “In a Flashpoint, who makes the choice on how you respond to dialogue?”
    • “Also in a Flashpoint, if one or two companions are used to cover empty
      player spots, how do you choose whose companion/s are used?”
  • Email 3 from Wingy:
    • “Even though i heard it on the podcast i am still unsure how to go about buying the game.
      I have looked at www.swtor.com and clicked on pre-order.
      I really want to get the digital deluxe edition.
      Is anyone buying the collectors edition?
      I cant click on the button cause im at work, but how much will it cost to buy the game (AUS $) ?
      Also how does that postal thing work?
      Whats the payment methods?
      Are all copies coming from America and being shipped out?
      So there will be no Aussie retailer selling them?“
    • “Does that mean we will get a slower/lag response when playing the game due to servers being in America?”
    • “How many planets are there?”
    • “How many [characters] can you have going at one time (alts)?”
6. The Sarlacc Digest
  • Should there be flying mounts in SWTOR?
7. Outro

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. Subscribe to us on iTunes, and watch for us in your Bind on Equip feed.

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