Friday Update - Signs Of War Trailer And More

I did not think I would enjoy anther trailer with out some punted Jawa appearing somewhere with in the video. I'm somewhat pleased to say I enjoyed this one without the need to see Blizz getting shot off into the distance.

I can only hope that this is some how linked to in-game footage for these are the type of PvP battles that everyone I'm sure would want to be part of.

Web Page Update.

The SWTOR web page has got a new lick of paint with the addition of Game Systems. This brings in a new feature that is the operations. The page looks more user friendly and has a slicker cleaner feel to it.


Other stuff.

This Fridays update gave us the news that 20-12-11 would be the new global release date for TOR for all the EU players as well as the US. We also get a small heads up for the Paris Games Week.
This happens in just a weeks time and kicks off on the 21st of Oct.


The next event is a month away and that is DREAMHACK, on Nov 24th. No other dates have been pegged for this year as yet. So these two could reap lots of information and may be your last chance to test run the game before that all important launch. 

Friday Update - Choose Your Side

This weeks Friday update brings us some very nice game footage of the  Jedi Knight and the  Bounty Hunter as they got head to head in a 1v1 battle. 


Both these classes have very different fighting styles one of close range the other like to damage from afar. 


Both have skills to take advantage of there chosen fight styles the Jedi can close the gap and the Bounty Hunter has stuns to gain some distance. 

Friday Update - Maps In Space

The final spot in the HoloNet has been filled with a space map.

Unlike the last map update this offering is good, in fact it's darn good. It may not offer any good usable new info but on the cool factor it score 9/10.

 

With planet views, ships with a quick overview coupled with the stunning gfx this is a very welcome addition to the site. 

If only BioWare could do this for the classes and other aspects of the HoloNet I think I would loose my freaking mind.

It's a huge step forward to making the TOR site look more like a gaming site that the fans want.

Friday Update -Timeline - The Great Hyperspace War

This Friday brings us a new timeline video.

It seems ages since the last timeline, and these are always well received.

Over the millennia, the Galactic Republic has faced no greater threat to its existence than the brutal invasion instigated by Sith Lord Naga Sadow. It was a time in history when the original Sith Empire had reached the height of its power, and the Republic was poorly prepared for a conflict of such magnitude. Master Gnost-Dural looks back at the Great Hyperspace War and identifies the controversial decision that drove the Sith into exile and set the stage for the Empire’s campaign of vengeance against the Republic.
BTC 1347 – When two hyperspace explorers stumbled onto the remote world of Korriban, they never could have guessed the chain of events they were setting into motion. Over the previous centuries, the Sith Empire had grown in size and strength, and Korriban was the very heart of its dominion. The reigning Sith Lord, Marka Ragnos, had just died, sparking a brutal power struggle between rivals Ludo Kressh and Naga Sadow. The explorers’ arrival marked the first contact between the Republic and the Sith Empire, and it created at an opportunity to end the power struggle. Naga Sadow seized the moment and rallied the Sith for a pre-emptive strike against the Republic under his leadership. The ensuing series of battles saw the Republic nearly destroyed, but Naga Sadow’s machinations ultimately backfired, and the Republic drove the Sith back to Korriban. The Supreme Chancellor then directed Republic forces to ensure the Sith never returned… by annihilating their civilization entirely—a move which would ultimately come back to haunt the Republic centuries later…
Watch the latest Timeline holorecord, The Great Hyperspace War , narrated by actor Lance Henriksen.

Friday Update FLASH.... AAASSHHH !!!

Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan  FLASH.... AAASSHHH !!! Your the hero of the Universe.

Flash indeed, a nice Friday update.

The Importance Of Fridays

If you are following TOR in anyway shape or form, you will, like me look forward to those all important Friday updates.

These have given us that small glimpse, of what SWTOR will hold for us in the coming years.
Each and every Friday, we tune in and frantically bash out a steady rhythm with the F5 key.

Over the years, with a few exceptions of the conventions, and an exclusive gamer mag/site updates, this is where everything we know about TOR comes from. The relentless offerings each and every week, can take a turn for the better or worse.
I'm sure BioWare wish they had something each and every week to make the fans go wild and run naked in the streets, shouting TOR is my 1 true love.

Friday Update 24th Sep

With the current convection season over BW over at SWTOR seem to have got back into the swing of bringing us cool updates.

The current web comic Blood of the Empire come to a head with the final installment, along with the Smuggler video (leaked 2 weeks ago) we get info on the smugglers ship. This is by far the most iconic ship that came from the movies.

We also get a look at the Smugglers companion the Wookiee, 1 last part to note is they have the Twi’lek confirmed as a smuggler playable species. (ok we new this but now its in black and white)



Lets start off the the Web comic, Blood of the Empire #12 not going to tell you here what happens you can read for yourself. But 1 thing I will say is the seems a funny ending for this series. A few times over the last 12 issues, were very confusion jumping all over the place, so I guess this strange ending is kind of fitting.

I'm going to bypass the Smuggler video, as I have already posted about this.

CORELLIAN XS
by far Han Solo's ship is is the most iconic in all the Star Wars movies. It almost has a staring roll and takes on its very own persona. The Smuggler would not be complete with out his ship, it is a part of who he is, how he lives and conducts himself. More than any other playable class, the Smuggler see's his ship as an extinction to himself.



The XS stock light can be found here there's a few screen the above video and some extra info. You can feel the scale of the ship in the video, and like the Jedi and Sith ships is massive.



The last real info is the biography of Bowdaar, the Smuggler's Wookiee companion. Anyone who did not think the Wookiee would not be a companion of the Smuggler is... well crazy. We get a nice back story to Bowdaar, and he seems to be all we would hope for and more.
Bowdaar is the mean fighting no hold bared fighter, we have come to love from the movies.
You can find all the info on Bowdaar here enjoy :)