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The New Galaxy Map

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Category: Developer Forum Posts
Published: Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 06.04.2017 07:53AM
Hey folks,

Coming with Game Update 5.2 is a new quality of life feature, a revamped Galaxy Map. Aside from just being improved aesthetically, it also provides new functionality. We really wanted to improve players ability to travel around the galaxy, lets talk about what is new with the Galaxy Map:
  • You must have a personal ship to use the Galaxy Map. Make sure youve completed the early part of your Class Mission!
  • You can access the Galaxy Map from anywhere by simply pressing the icon on your mini-map, navigate to it through the top UI, or use the shortcut key (Shift+M by default).
  • Takes advantage of Legacy Perks:
    • If youve acquired the Quick Travel perk, you can travel directly to your personal ship from the Galaxy Map.
    • If you have a Priority Transport/Planetary perks, you will have a zero credit cost to travel to that location from the Galaxy Map.
    • The Priority Transport perks function the same, but they no longer have a cooldown. Allowing you to travel quickly to different locations.
  • You can now use Quick Travel while located inside ship hangers.

As you can see these changes should allow you to travel easily around the Galaxy and can save you the walk to your ship. Let us know if you have any questions about the functionality of the updated Galaxy Map. Tune in to our stream today where we will be showing it off.

-eric
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#5 Choosing a Faction on Iokath

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Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 05.04.2017 12:36PM
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Originally Posted by Exly View Post
I understand that I can choose to change which faction I am fighting for once per day. Does that mean that I can do both sets of dailies in the same day if I do one before I switch, and one after switching?
Great question! Currently the way it works is that once you have completed a Mission, you are no longer able to switch that day. This means you can only complete Missions for one Faction in any given day, so if you want to switch you should do so before working on dailies.

-eric
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#4 Choosing a Faction on Iokath

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Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 05.04.2017 12:35PM
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Originally Posted by DarthCadius View Post
So I have a question, this here states during the Storyline, so this is a one time consequence thing right? Meaning if you choose Empire as a Republic Commando, once the story continues those choices carry over no matter how many times you switch back n forth after the story?
Correct! Think of it like any other story choice with consequence in your Class story or KOTFE/KOTET Chapters.

-eric
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#3 Choosing a Faction on Iokath

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Category: Developer Forum Posts
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 05.04.2017 10:03AM
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Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
How will this impact grouped players if they choose opposite factions upon arriving at Iokath?

How will this impact a guildship summons?

How will this impact chat channels?

You say it won't have any impact beyond Iokath, but it will impact future story content...is that future content still restricted only to Iokath or could it spread beyond that?
If you choose opposite Factions while grouped, it will allow you to make the choice and then remove you from the group.

Guildship summons will be based on your Class Faction, as per normal.

General chat channels are dictated by your normal Class Faction, you can however group with and chat with players based on your chosen Faction.

The future impact is story impact based on your story choices, not gameplay.

-eric
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#2 Choosing a Faction on Iokath

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Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 05.04.2017 08:59AM
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Originally Posted by Lammia View Post
How about the Iokath operation (Tyth and the rest, as it comes)? Does it count as Iokath, so chosen faction, or it counts as "outside operation", so class faction?
Tyth and the rest of the Operation are just a part of normal play, so your standard faction is what dictates your group as normal.

-eric
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Choosing a Faction on Iokath

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Category: Developer Forum Posts
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 05.04.2017 08:36AM
Hey folks,

As we mentioned in our PvP post last week, and on our original 5.2 livestream, when you arrive on Iokath you will be able to choose which Faction you want to side with in the War for Iokath. We know that there will be many questions coming off of this around what this actually impacts so we want to clear up exactly how this works, and exactly what it affects. First, to avoid any confusion: The faction you choose has no effect at all outside of Iokath. It only impacts story choices in the Iokath storyline (and future stories) and some gameplay impacts on Iokath.

Lets start by talking about how the Faction choice works mechanically. You will be able to choose which Faction you want to side with initially during your characters storyline on Iokath. Once you have completed the storyline and have access to the daily area, there is a terminal you can activate to switch sides once per day. Using this terminal does not override your story choice, but it does allow you to join your friends and play the opposite sides daily missions if you so choose. Now that you know how you move between Factions, lets talk about what you can do on each side:
  • The Faction choice you make during the storyline does have story consequences, so choose carefully! This is the choice that will be remembered in future storylines.
  • After the story, your current Faction will determine what base and Daily Missions you can access.
  • Completing a Daily Mission will award you with Reputation for your chosen Factions rep track on Iokath.
  • Killing enemies can drop Reputation consumables for your chosen Faction.
  • In open world PvP, players allies and enemies are determined by their currently selected Faction.
  • If you do anything off of Iokath such as Warzones, Operations, etc. your Classs Faction is what will determine things as normal.

Let us know if you have any questions about Faction switching on Iokath or its impact.

-eric
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#2 Game Update 5.2 Release Date and More

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Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 30.03.2017 03:00PM
Quote: Originally Posted by Sarova View Post
Please let us know if you're going to be including Quinn spoilers so his crazy fan girls (myself included) can avoid the stream!
No spoilers beyond our usual level of spoilers! Which is to say, not much in the way of spoilers.

-eric
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#2 Orlando cantina start time???

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Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 30.03.2017 02:55PM
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Originally Posted by BuzzyJr View Post
YES! So many unanswered questions... Is there anything special we need to attend the cantina, will there be reservations, is it 18 and up for everyone, my 16 yo daughter is going to celebration with me and she's gonna be really upset when I tell her she can't goto celebration because the cantina is 18 yo and up, or will I be able to goto the cantina Friday and then just take her to celebration Satuday?$!@#?%?!@ Only 16 DAYS PEOPLE ! ! !
You don't need to do anything special beyond showing up, it is open to the public. No reservations/RSVP needed. Your daughter can absolutely attend. Our Cantinas are almost always open to all ages, folks under 18 just need to be accompanied by an adult (this is usually dictated by the venue or state law since we have alcohol).

-eric
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#5 PvP On Iokath

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Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 29.03.2017 12:24PM
Quote: Originally Posted by Sitara View Post
If I will be forced to do PvP ... I would honestly think about to quite the game! Never thought that day would come but as a pve player who only wants to enjoy the story and finally get her hubby back, this will be a NO GO for me!
Please Eric make it totally clear what kind of impact your PvP Visions for Ioktah have to all the PvE Players! For me, I can say, I would not survive a single minute on Iokath! Please Eric, don't break my heart!
If I'm not able to get my hubby back bc of those PvP actions I would hate you so much ...and I don't want to hate you at all. But this would be a Gamebreaker for me and, like I did in WoW, I would draw consequences!
Iokath will behave like all other open world areas in the game. If you are in a PvE instance, you will not experience any PvP unless you flag yourself or attempt to go into an enemy base (which could get you flagged).

-eric
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#4 PvP On Iokath

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Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
Written by EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 29.03.2017 12:19PM
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Originally Posted by Qwurdilu View Post
What about class balance eric, are there fixes or not? Answer this please And dont answer with i dont know, answer with a simple yes or no.

Edit: some more of your favorite smileys to encourage you to talk about class balance :r ak_03:
There are no Class balance changes currently planned for 5.2. I will keep you guys updated on when any Class changes will be coming in the future as soon as I have that information.

-eric
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