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Game update 2.8 Spoils of War is now live, and with it, BioWare posted 3 old Republic website here and here, or you can read it all below as we have shamelessly copy pasted it all for you viewing pleasure.
Developer Update: Spoils of War 4c2n1k
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Greetings Galactic Citizens!
My name is Chris Schmidt, Designer on Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, and I’m here to talk about the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event coming with Game Update 2.8!
On the Club Vertica Casino ments, inviting you to come and experience the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife for a limited time.
The heart of Nar Shaddaa Nightlife is the Smuggler’s Luck and Kingpin’s Bounty slot machines. Through these machines, players can win unique weapons, armor, cosmetic abilities, and mounts including an exclusive Rancor mount!
Smuggler’s Luck machines consume Smuggler’s Casino Chips, which can be purchased with increases your chances of winning on a Kingpin’s Bounty machine.
Kingpin’s Bounty machines consume Kingpin’s Casino Chips, which can be purchased with Cartel Certificates. These machines award players with Kingpin’s Chips, Golden Certificates, or one of two exclusive mounts.
Golden Certificates can be traded in to the Casino Cashier for weapons, armor, and toys. Show everyone your inner Kingpin with your new fedora, or equip the entire set of all-new weapons on your companions to form your entourage!
One of the more fun aspects of Nar Shaddaa Nightlife to implement was bringing the casinos to life with ambient spawning, including the Hutta would like to get his hands on the caged Rancor. With this event, we also introduce some new alien NPC’s to the game, including Aqualish, Snivvian, Ishi Tib, and Klatooinian models.
I hope you all have as much fun participating in the event as we had making it, and I can’t wait to see you all on Nar Shaddaa! Good Luck!
Chris Schmidt
Designer
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If you enjoy PvP, in either Galactic Starfighter (GSF) or Warzones last until Game Update 2.8.1 so be swift and absolute. Break out your Blackbolt and pick up your Pike, you’ve got Double Credits and Fleet Requisition to earn!
During the race to the conclusion of Season 2 from 2.8.1 to 2.8.2 (Season 2 ends with 2.9) players who complete in any Warzone match will receive Double Commendations (Quesh Huttball Pit or take on a gang of 4 vicious opponents with your own team on Makeb Mesa Arena in the Ranked queue to earn more rewards and gear up faster. All while lining your pockets with the Spoils of War. Get in there and go berserk!
On top of all that, two new ship variants, the Assault Bomber and Skirmisher Gunship, will be released for immediate purchase of Requisition. If you want to get these ships as fast as possible you can earn them faster quicker by participating in Spoils of War.
Please note that these rewards do not include quests associated with rewards you gain at the end of the match.
Alex Modny
PvP Designer
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I wanted to take some time to talk to everyone about the changes we’ve made to Group Finder in Game Update 2.8, specifically for the Operations category, and what we are hoping to accomplish with these changes.
The first change we’ve made is that Story Mode Operation setting, and this change will allow more people to participate conveniently through Group Finder.
The second Hard and Nightmare Modes will not be bolstered, and will continue to be the place to go for players seeking challenge as well as the newest and most powerful gear.
As I mentioned above, we want to include all of our major Operation change is to allow equal access to all the Operations, and allow players to choose which Operation they want to queue for if they have a preference without a longer queue time and while still being eligible for the Group Finder reward.
Speaking of rewards, we’ve increased the rewards for almost all of the Operation come Game Update 2.8!
George Smith
Lead Flashpoints and Operation Designer
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Hello! I’m thrilled to tell you about our latest release, This will last 3 weeks until 2.8.1 hits, at which time we’ll switch our focus over to Warzones and double your Commendations & Credits for completing those matches.
Our retinue of in-game events will be seen throughout 2.8, including our regularly This means we can look forward to a relaxing summer, free of those irksome Rakghouls.
I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to introduce you to a new event, which is themed specifically around Soovada (Huttese for Spoils of War). Soovada is an annual celebration of total extravagance in the Hutt culture. Rival clans go to great lengths to prove they are monetarily superior to one another by holding decadent celebrations & competitions. Nar Shaddaa fits the bill perfectly for this kind of gala, so we’ve given you a place to try your luck at winning fabulous prizes. The rewards are many and lavish, including a new Rancor mount, themed casino outfits, and more.
Finally, we’ve done give more of our players an opportunity to experience them.
Andrew Horwitz
Associate Producer
