Taking Ops to a whole new level.

Transcription:

This is Nibbon – Co-GM of Carnage Gaming and this is our strategy for 16 man hard mode Titan 6 found in the newest operation Scum and Villainy.

Our raid composition for this fight is the standard four healers, two tanks, and ten dps.

This fight is pretty straight forward with four basic mechanics that are repeated throughout the corners of the map.

The first mechanic is lots of missiles – you will see Titan 6 begin to cast it, the missiles do not begin to land until a second or so into the cast. Everyone in the raid needs to be spread out at this point – it is best just to begin the fight spread out.

The second mechanic is Air Strike – Which will place red circles down on the raid – we like to have our melee bunch up after lots of missiles and then began to fan around Titan 6 when Air Strike is cast so there is more room for them to maneuver everyone else should just move out as the circles are placed. Two circles will be placed on each person. After the second explodes, two adds will spawn which should just be killed by whoever is closest or a ranged DPS.

The third mechanic is called Huge Grenade – this is where the second tank will perform their tank swap. The main tank (MT) will have a giant circle on them – and they should move out of the way of the raid (we like to always have the tank move to their left, the raid’s right). It is helpful for the MT to pop a cooldown at this time.

A second Lots Of Missiles will be cast, at this time people should begin to move to a rock – but remain spread out as they get to their destination.

Immediately following the ending of the Lots Of Missiles, Titan 6 will cast launch – by this time the raid should already have a rock to hide behind. There is a slight glitch that can get certain people killed by being directly behind the rock when launch is cast, so we tend to have people stand to the side until the area is visible to hide behind – it will always be the opposite side of where Titan 6 was standing. In 16-man Hard mode, only two people can behind each rock – so it is best to have your rock pre-selected before beginning the fight.

When Titan 6 lands in his new position, the raid, including all healers and the offtank, should move to Titan 6′s heels. By grouping up here, all the adds will go to one spot where they can easily be AoEd down. By AoEing on Titan’s heels, you should also be doing additional damage to Titan. When the adds are close to dead, the raid group should spread out and prepare for the Lots Of Missiles cast.

The pattern from there on in will remain the same as the first position.

At 20% there is a soft enrage. This is easily handled by having everyone spread out, popping all cooldowns, and staying out of the fire. Occasionally range will get sucked in towards the Titan, but they should just run back out and stay spread. If Damage is high, backup healers can assist in healing.

The enrage timer on this encounter is not tight, but if you find yourself not in the soft enrage phase by the 5th Titan position, when he is in the middle of the room, you may hit the (hard) enrage during the soft enrage.

Transcription:

This is Nibbon, Co-Gm of Carnage Gaming, and this is our 16-man HM strategy for Thrasher in Scum and Villainy.

Our raid composition is the normal two tank, four healer, ten dps, though you could get away with changing a tank to either a DPS or another healer – we would recommend keeping as a tank.

This fight is very simple mechanically, but requires you to split the raid.

In general we send our medium and heavy armor wearers – preferably those with a leap skill – up top – along with the second tank and a healer. In general we will send around 4-6 people up top.

We begin by having the second tank pull – about ten seconds in, we send in the rest of the group going up top to stand by the second tank, who is currently tanking thrasher. They will eventually get kicked up.

After the second tank is knocked up – The MT should immediately taunt and pull thrasher to below the dragon head – this will prevent the tank from also getting knocked up top and will allow for a faster re-taunt.

On the bottom, there will be some AOE from the adds up top, it doesn’t do much damage and we pretty much just lay down healing circles to counter the little damage is does, though it is helpful if the people down below move out.

Once in a while a fire bug will appear – the person selected by the fire bug should run out to the perimeter of the lower arena and run straight through the firebug – the point of contact is where the firetrap will be laid.

Up top, adds will be spawning – the group up top should be killing these as they spawn – allowing the tank with them to jump in first. We prefer to keep the top group up there through Thrasher’s death to help clean up any remaining adds.

Despite the easier mechanics, we did find this fight to be a slight step above Titan and Dash’roode in terms of difficulty, but not by much.

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Wall of Guilds

THE RED ECLIPSE

The Circle – The Red Eclipse

Guild name: The Circle

Server: The Red Eclipse

Server type:  EU – PvE

Faction: Empire, but we also have a smaller, less active Republic side guild

Play style : PvE

Contact person and email:

Email: volantiz [at] volantiz [dot] com, ingame you can contact any member, they will lead you to an officer

Recruitment needs:

We need 1 healer for one of our ops teams, but we welcome everyone as reserves or as social members.

Ops Schedule:

One team from 6:30 to 9:30, two teams from 7 to 10, and one from 7:30 to 10:30. All times are in UK time.

Short summary:

We are a medium sized social and raid EU guild, with a fantastic and rich community we are all very proud of. We have four ops team at the moment, but beside that we have two nights for social events, like world bosses, pvp, alt ops teams on either Empire, or on Republic side. Our progression is different on each teams, but in general it is focused on Terror From Beyond and Scum and Villainy HardMode.

 

THE PROGENITOR

Malevolents of Xibalba: The Progenitor

Guild name: Malevolents of Xibalba

Server: The Progenitor

Server type: EU PvE-RP

Faction: Empire

Play style:

Casual Mixed (we try to accommodate all kinds of playstyles)

Contact person and email:

Paad’m (hugosandra at gmail dot com)

Recruitment needs:

All classes and playstyles are welcome. We try to provide for anyone but dont obligate anything.

Ops Schedule:

Several gearing and progression Ops throughout the week. On the fly PvP (not scheduled)

Short summary:

Malevolents of Xibalba (MoX) is a multi-game guild created in 1998 which puts fair-play and teamwork first and foremost. We are an 18+ guild looking for new members to join us in our continuing journey through SWTOR. Please contact me for more information.

JUNG MA

Penumbral: Jung Ma

Guild name: Penumbral

Server: Jung Ma

Server type: US-East RP-PvP

Faction: Empire

Play style: RP, PvP, Casual PvE

Contact person and email:

Minali minali.nefarias[at]gmail DOT com

Recruitment needs:

We do not put a limitation on the type of character a person wishes to play, we will take any class/advance class

Ops Schedule:

Operations are done casually at this time

Premise:

The guild is based on the premise on being a shadowy organization that plays both the Empire and the Republic in order to maintain balance within the galaxy, the Force and both faction’s people. Penumbral believes both the Jedi and Sith are corrupt. The clan preaches the acceptance of both the Light and Dark sides of the Force and teach all those who are willing to learn and better themselves, teaching freedom and a path to personal perfection. While many on Penumbral’s council have been deemed as traitorous to both Factions, they work from the shadows and seek all those who desire safe refuge from the seemingly never ending conflicts. While Penumbral is neutral in character, we remain Empire based not only because we originated from there, but also there is more freedom for our ambitions that the Republic and Jedi would normally abolish. We remain cloaked within the Imperial’s vast Empire.

Guild name: The Imperial Guard

Server: Jung Ma

Server type: US – East

Faction: Empire

Play style: PVP/PVE

Contact person and email:

Xar - Xar86@hotmail.com

Recruitment needs:

We are currently looking for a couple of (18+) BH tanks and BH healers but all classes and levels are welcome.

Ops Schedule:

2 Ops teams, 2 nights a week @ 830pm EST

Short summary:

The Imperial Guard (TIG) is a North American based guild established 10 years ago for Star Wars: Galaxies. Over time, we have grown as a community and shared tremendous experiences in a number of games. We have been dedicated to Star Wars: The Old Republic since before launch, and are currently committed to engaging in the full spectrum of content, while further growing our family.We boast a diverse membership of individuals from around the world. Members have access to exclusive forums which are designed and maintained in house, and a Mumble voice chat server.  We hold events from World boss nights to Imperial Crackdowns, where we form an Ops group and take over Republic Spaceports across the galaxy for a little Open World PVP fun. TIG is now recruiting players of all ability levels and play styles, who excel in a team environment. If you genuinely like being part of an outstanding family of gamers, you will be a great fit here! Whether you are a casual crafter, an avid RPer, or a serious PvPer, you will find like-minded players in TIG.

TOMB OF FREEDON NADD

Balkan Force: Tomb of Freedon Nadd

Sidheglerion – miroslav.p[at]psrepublika DOT com

Any class and any level is most welcome, f2p or sub! Must be EX-YU citizen and 18+! Fill out our application form on www.balkangc.com/balkan-force/aplikacija

Guild name: Empire of TAW

Server: Tomb of Freedon Nadd

Server type: EU PvP

Faction: Empire

Play style: PvE

Guild site: TAW

Contact person and email:

Fiory (fijapowa@taw.net) Recruitment officer

Recruitment needs:

Currently looking for healers and Ranged DPS to fill up a few spots, we are almost ready to have 2 teams on the go also.

Ops Schedule: Sun:

19:00 GMT, Tuesday: 19:00 GMT + a few during the week for weeklies

Short summary:

TAW was founded almost 12 yrs ago and is a community of over 1700 members from across the globe, inc USA, UK, Romania, Germany, Sweden etc. Not just playing SWTOR but many other online games. We currently have Guilds on NA servers and EU servers. We are a very large and active Guild, always someone on TS to chat to and always people running HMs / ops for weeklys etc.

Recruitment Video: TAW Recruitment

Guild name: Odyssey

Server: Tomb of Freedon Nadd

Server type : EU, PvP

Faction: Republic

Play style: PvE

Contact person and email:

Guild Leader – Demian Officers – Galliant, Oratios, Boeotian

Recruitment needs:

Greek players regardless of class, playing style and experience welcome

Ops Schedule:

2 Progress , 1 Gearing and 1 Free for all operation per week @ 9pm Greece Time

Short summary:

Odyssey is the biggest and most active Republic Greek guild in SWTOR. We are focusing on PvE endgame content, even though we have PvP dedicated members, as well as casual members. Our main and constant aim is creating a fun and helpful community for all our members so they can have fun and enjoy SWTOR.

DALBORRA

Guild name: Riders of the Empire

Server: Dalborra

Server type: Asia-Pacific, PVE

Faction: Empire

Play style:

Any play style, we will do anything that people want to do

Guild site: N/A at this time

Contact person and email:

Roarhide or look for other players in guild they can all invite (Email: joshmillar-home@hotmail.com)

Recruitment needs:

Anyone at this time because we are only just starting out so we don’t need anything special

Ops Schedule (If applicable): N/A

Short summary :

<Riders of the Empire> is a new friendly guild that has only just begun so we are only small, but we are hoping to expand to higher forms. We are all friendly and will help out everyone in any way we can. We are a variety of different play styles but we will mainly be focusing on PVE and PVP, but we will also run FP with players who wish to run them. We will be setting up a website and a Mumble server when the guild gets a bit larger and we need it to run things like Warzones or FP and when we have some 50′s they can use it for Hardmodes, Storymodes and even Nightmare mode.

Guild name: Guardians of Nihilus

Server: Dalborra of the Asian Pacific

Server type: PVE

Faction: Empire

Play style : PVE and PVP

Contact person and email:

guardiansofnihilus@gmail.com (Darth Zota)

Recruitment needs:

All classes are welcome.

Ops Schedule :

New Guild, no op groups yet but looking to fill several core groups.

Short summary :

Guardians Of Nihilus is a highly social, active, mature, friendly guild with hilarious moments. We have members who are very fun to be around and a lot of them are keen for the guild’s future. We are at sixty members in just four days after the 30th of November, 2012. Guild masters are experienced in leaderships from previous guilds. We are working on extending the guilds future with operation, even creating Op groups. More will be updated.

Aussie Brutes

Guild name: Aussie Brutes

Server: Dalborra

Server type: Asia Pacific PVP

Faction: Empire

Play style: PvP and PvE

Contact person and email:

Bailey, Aussie_Brutes@hotmail..com

Recruitment needs:

We welcome all players of all classes and levels buy we are low on Healers/Merc and Ops and also we are low on tanks and Sniper DPS

Ops Schedule (If applicable): Friday and Sunday nights at 7:00PM AEDST that is for our Alpha and Bravo Teams we are starting a Charlie team soon and the raid times may change.

Short summary:

Aussie Brutes, We are a PvP and PvE based Guild running 2 Raid teams twice a week and one Ranked Warzones Team although the Ranked team is still not as grounded as we would like it to be. We are a very social and laid back guild that can still make progression in raids and have fun at the same time. We mostly Raid and PvP but also organise World boss Runs and other fun and social events such as PvP Duels, Dailies runs,flashpoints and Datacron Hunting. We have no age limit on joining AB but all members are mature, some of witch attend school and others work full time and have children. in summation we are a great guild to join if you are looking to make you time on SW:TOR more enjoyable.

Jus’traana at shatteredredemptionrecruitment@hotmail.co.uk

Any class is always welcome, and any level even if you’re not level fifty yet. SR is a safe place where no one should be made to feel uncomfortable. We have people of a variety of ages, in different countries, from different backgrounds and genders. As such, elitists, racists and bigots need not apply.

Sunday: 8pm(WST-Sing)/11pm(EST)

Monday: 8:30pm(WST-Sing)/11:30pm(EST)

With guild nights Wednesday and Thursdsay 8:30pm(WST-Sing)/11:30pm(EST)

THE BASTION

Phantom Squadron: The Bastion

Guild Leader – Korsik In-Game Officer’s – Themrich, Theonejedi, Maximusdecimus, Tormentum

Tanks, Healers, DPS, in that order. Gear not required as we run progression and casual ops.

Wednesday & Thursday @ 7pst. Friday & Saturday @ 6pst. Sunday @ 3:30pst

We’re a heavy operation guild. We run both casual and progression runs. We curently have two teams running twice a week each, and then an extra day for everyone not on a team or looking to get gear to be on a team. Our casual raids have no obligation. Just getting experience and gear. Just show up and have fun when you can. No gear requirments as we usually have some heavy hitters running with the ops.

Free to play players welcome as our Casual Saturday raids will work well for them. Not obligation to pay for your weekly pass every week.

Our recent Hard Mode Kephess kill:

Methodical on The Bastion server.

Guild name: Methodical.

Server: The Bastion

Server type: US-West PVP

Faction: Republic

Play style:

We are PVE-focused, but many of our members enjoy PVP during non-raid times.

Contact person and email:

Methodical Officers can be contacted at MethodicalSWTOR[at]gmail DOT com but using the website is more efficient and effective.

Recruitment needs:

We will always consider talented, mature players who are a good fit for our guild culture.

What’s an exceptional applicant? A mature person who can write intelligent, well-formed sentences. Someone who has demonstrable experience in a progression raiding environment, and has the competitive mindset required to thrive in a limited schedule progression guild. The kind of person that will learn their class inside and out, not so they can brag about big numbers, but so they can help the team succeed on the most difficult content in the game.

Ops Schedule:

Operations are scheduled for 8-11pm PST Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We have set aside Sunday from 8-11pm PST as an additional optional raid time. Our general focus for scheduled group events is late evenings (PST) during weeknights, in keeping with our target membership’s real life obligations.

Description:

The guild roster is comprised of professionals, parents, and those seeking a mature, adult atmosphere with a history of high level success in end game content of previous MMOs. We are a high end, progression raiding guild for time constrained adults who are willing and able to perform at a hardcore level in a limited amount of raid time. This type of player is, unfortunately, a minority in the MMO community. In that light, recruitment is quite discerning, focusing on quality of recruits rather than quantity.

We enjoy an environment that’s mature, light-hearted, mutually respectful, and open to a variety of ideas and discussions. We definitely keep childish bigotry and insults out of guild chat and the forums (“gay” is not a pejorative, m’kay?). Don’t embarrass yourself, and by extension all of us, on official forums or server-wide chat channels, and generally don’t do anything sleazy, rotten, or illegal as it relates to the game. If you generally act like an intelligent, well-adjusted adult, you’ll fit in just fine with Methodical.

Video:

Methodical – Warlord Kephess Strategy Guide

As seen on TORWars: Galaxy of Guilds – Methodical.

THE EBON HAWK

Guild name: MilitaryGamers

Server: The Ebon Hawk

Server type: US-East, RP

Faction: Republic

Play style:

Social. All levels/classes/playstyles welcome.

Guild site: MilitaryGamers.com

Contact person and email:

Jerl (ingame)/Stray Tracer (website username).

Recruitment needs:

Welcome – for example) All roles welcome.

Ops Schedule:

Friday 2100 central – endgame content. Sunday 1900 central – lowbies/alts. Tuesday 2100 central – Wildcard run (whatever is needed.)

Short summar (one paragraph max 200 words):

MilitaryGamers is one branch of a larger organization created by and for US servicemembers. We are a tight-knit group composed of all military branches, including the Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reservists. Want to blow off steam ingame while talking about your latest fight with the VA clinic? Yeah, we get it. Need to be afk while you’re deployed? No problem; you’ll still be in the guild when you get back. We have members stationed all over the world. Come join your brothers- and sisters-in-arms. Military Gamers wants YOU.

Vertan – invision1994[at]yahoo..com

All roles for HM ops, all classes and levels for roleplaying (we have a dynamic and original storyline that really makes roleplaying fun!).

We’re a guild which was founded on Nov. 17, 2012, and though we’re brand new we’re quickly gaining momentum! The guild is founded with the goal of having a welcoming, relaxing atmosphere with as much freedom to members as possible (though we have rules against harassment, griefing, scamming, etc), and we are focused on roleplaying and operations to about an equal extent. We currently need all roles for an ops group which will hopefully start doing current-tier HM TFB once we get enough geared players (and/or NM EC), and we’re totally willing to work with fresh 50s to get geared up (we are by no means a hardcore guild, though we’re a little more focused than casual. ‘Moderate’.). For roleplaying, we have a very dynamic strategy that gives players lots of control and is designed to work so the ‘guild cannon’ can be added to by small groups working on subplots that deepen the overarching guild plot, or in larger groups such as our weekly RP sessions – we want it to fit every character you can come up with that isn’t a Mary Sue or a military general. (Our only major limitation is that no player can be above the rank of Lieutenant.).

Guild name: The Crescent Order (Rep) TCO Imperium (Imp)

Server: The Ebon Hawk

Server type: US-East RP

Faction: Duel Faction Guild

Play style (RP. PVE, PVP):

Primarily a PvE Guild, but we also accept players that like to PVP and RP

Contact person and email:

In Game (Empire- Mannoxi, Hydrashock, or Brigglesworth) (Republic – Relon, Roas, or Unkk) or post something on the forums of our website.

Recruitment needs: We are recruiting all classes at this time.

Ops Schedule:

Our raiding schedule and calendar can be located at The Crescent Order Raiding Forum

Short summary:

A casual guild with a hardcore streak, we strive to provide a home for all types of gamers, including RPers, raiders, PvPers, questers, chatters, crafters, and altaholics. We are founded on the simple principles of respect, fair gameplay, fun, community, low drama, helping as much as you are helped, bonding on the forums, and family-friendly interactions. We handle disputes maturely, and officers work very hard to keep drama to a minimum. TCO is intended to be a fun, welcoming, and respectful place for all, without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, etc. We have members ranging in age from 17-70 from all walks of life and from all over the globe, though we rarely bring in people under 18. Established in the year 2001 to play Star Wars Galaxies (SWG), TCO has evolved to become a multi-game guild, and has been engaged in EverQuest2 (EQ2), World of Warcraft (WoW), EVE, Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO), and many others. Throughout its evolution, one bar has remained constant for the group: The over-riding goal of creating and maintaining a fun atmosphere, conducive to the ongoing success and enjoyment of its membership.

5th Column on The Ebon Hawk

Guild name: Galactic Fifth Column

Server: The Ebon Hawk

Server type: US-East, RP-PVE

Faction: Galactic Republic (Section Alpha), Sith Empire (Section Gamma).

Play style: RP

Guild site: www.GFCguild.com

Contact person and email:

Kreighton (in-game), WLB (enjin), johnnymedlar[at]meDOTcom (email).

Recruitment needs:

Role-Players

Ops Schedule:

Non-applicable

Short summary:

The Galactic Fifth Column is a monolithic conspiracy that relies on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence. Over the years, the GFC has amassed vast sentient and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. The Fifth Column was originally founded by dissident Jedi, soldiers, and freelancers who broke ties with the Republic to bypass the Treaty of Coruscant. The Fifth Column of today consists of a small but deadly force of elite specialists, codenamed Section Alpha, supported by a massive interplanetary network of sympathizers, informants, and guerrillas. There are even rumors of Sith Lords, Imperial Agents, and Mandalorians secretly swearing allegiance to the Imperial wing of the Column, Section Gamma. “The corrupt fear us. The misguided oppose us. The honest support us. The heroic join us. We are the Galactic Fifth Column.”

Guild video:

Why choose us?

Guild name: Darkmeld.

Server: The Ebon Hawk.

Server type : US-EST RP/PVE.

Faction: Empire.

Play style :

Mainly PvE/PvP, with a few RP members.

Contact person and email:

Ismalia/Hebe bohbohchan[at]gmail DOT com.

Recruitment needs:

DPS – high, tanks – mid to high, healers – low to mid.

Ops Schedule:

As of now, Saturday nights are EV starting at 9 pm and running no later than midnight. Sunday evenings are KP, usually starting at 7 or 8 pm. Sunday raids may be changed to Friday night.

Description:

Darkmeld is a relaxed guild that is drama free and very helpful. We have a group of level 50s willing to help people out and we work to gear people up in HMs so that they may participate with us in Ops if they so choose. We like to have fun and joke around. PvP goes on almost every night. We have a core group of people in BM/WH gear that make up ranked teams, but we also participate in pre-50 WZs on alts and non-ranked matches. Dailies, HMs, and regular flashpoints are done on a daily basis for those who want/need them.

Thirteenth Legion on The Ebon Hawk server

Guild name: The Thirteenth Legion.

Server: The Ebon Hawk.

Server type: US-East, RP.

Faction: Republic.

Play style: RP.

Contact person and email:

Paige (in game as Rakkaa) scorpienne[at]gmail DOT com.

Recruitment needs: Any.

Description:

The Thirteenth Legion’s mission is to share good roleplaying experiences and help members in conquering PVE instances while maintaining an out-of-game atmosphere of friendship and civility.

Our backstory is that we were a unit of republic troopers that were tasked with fighting a suicidal holding mission to delay the Sith and their Mandalorian mercenaries so the Senate could flee to safety during the sack of Coruscant. While the Legion was barely successful, extensive losses have forced the Legion to recruit Jedi and “independent shipping captains”. Then we’re going to take it back to the Sith, and the bucketheads, for some revenge!

Guild benefits include rich RP environment, 4 character slots, opportunities for Empire-side play, frequent scheduled events, 50 slot Mumble server, active ad-free website, and a generous guild bank.

We only have three rules, which are: be nice, be here, and be active. That means members are expected to follow the guild code of conduct, to play their Legion characters more than other characters, and to log into the game and the forums monthly.

An epic guide from the Republic POV

Malediction: The Ebon Hawk

Malediction is a PvE focused guild with a community of friends and family. We have our Republic sister guild Republic Vangaurds available (rv.enjin.com). You can participate as little or as much as you like. We ask no swearing in guild chat. Daily groups, Hard Mode Flashpoint groups, and Leveling alts are what we enjoy while not engaging in operations. Come join the fun! www.newdawnguild.com

Bane guild on The Ebon Hawk.

Guild name: Bane.

Server: The Ebon Hawk.

Server type: RP US-East.

Faction: Empire.

Play style: Primarily PVE.

Contact person and email:

Susan Moses, Suzinadirs[at]gmail DOT com.

Recruitment needs:

We seek mature players. We recruit people, not classes.

Ops Schedule:

We always do ops on Tuesday and Saturday at 8pm EST. A 3rd ops night is more flexible, currently 9:30EST Thursday.

Description:

Bane is a close-knit guild with players that enjoy Operations, Flashpoints, and PVP. We believe the game is more fun with friends. We strive to foster an accepting and encouraging environment that fosters friendship and good times. Efforts are taken to make each and every Bane member feel valued. When you truly value your guild mates, it shows both in-game and out.

Bane Recruitment video

Bane is the guild of TORWars writer Susan Moses who runs the Sith Inquisitor column!

JEDI COVENANT

Warpigs – Jedi Covenant

 All classes welcome

Driven to Conquer: Jedi Covenant

Guild name: Driven to Conquer

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: US-East, PVE

Faction:

Imps (the real good guys)

Play styl (RP. PVE, PVP): PvE

Contact person and email:

Zyralon or Wyralon, send me an in game mail.

Recruitment needs:

We are mainly looking for people to fill out our raid teams. We need those that are level 50 or close to it.

Healers: LOW

Tanks: HIGH

DPS: Moderate

Ops Schedule:

Fluctuates, based on who can make it.

Short summary:

We are looking to field a 2nd and 3rd raid team. What we are really hurting for right now are tanks that are not just alts of current members. We use Teamspeak to communicate and have multiple channels. We currently have our first raid team that is a designed to be a 16 man, but it can change as the needs change.

A Jill Sandwich: Jedi Covenant

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: Us-East PVE

Faction: Republic

Play style: PvE

Contact person and email:

christian.r.bonet@gmail.com

High: Ranged DPS. Low: Everything else

Guild name: Dark Jedi Brotherhood

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: PVE US-East

Faction: Empire

Play style: PVE

Contact person and email:

Fremoc,

djb.fremoc@gmail.com or message me on Fremoc in game

Recruitment needs:

Anyone is welcome

Ops Schedule:

Our Ops schedule is on our calendar on www.djbtor.com

Short summary:

We are a club that spawned in the late 1990s from Tie Fighter and X-Wing. Over the years we evolved to more of a Star Wars fiction based club that has a gaming component. With the release of ToR our members have returned to gaming and our club membership has increased significantly over the last year.

For more information about our club go here, and if you just want to join our guild go for it!

Sith Code

Guild name: Sith Code

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: US-East, PVE

Faction: Imperial

Play style:

PVE and some sub-50 PVP on our lowbie guild <Workíng as Intended>

Contact person and email:

Bill McClellan, billmc07@gmail.com (Mesiah, Amurica, or Dragged in-game)

Recruitment needs:

All classes welcome! We need sorcerer healers most, but the more the merrier

Ops Schedule:

8.30PM server time, weekends for progression raids

Short summary:

<Sith Code> is a PvE progression guild, currently with an active membership and we’re recruiting! We are looking to start 16-man content now. We raid 830PM Server time/EST most days. Our membership is pretty dedicated, and most know current operations from different role perspectives (e.g. dps, heals, tank). We’re recruiting all roles. If you’ve got alts, that’s great since most of us have more than one lvl 50. Nearly every night we get together, whether it’s for weekly sm ops, lowbie pvp, or progression raids. We rarely if ever use pugs. It’s not a requirement to be on at all times- everyone understands that real life happens. But you will be included if you come on- we are a friendly group and super active members don’t mind sitting out so you can come along. We are an inclusive guild that strongly supports and respects one another. Most guildies are 21+. So we’re here to have fun and socialize but also get the job done once it’s go time. If you’re mature, willing to learn, and want to progress with a tightly knit group- talk with us. Message Amurica, Mesiah, Axhamm, or Zheng’qi in-game. Hope to hear from you!

Transcéndent

Guild name: Transcéndent

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: US-East, PVE

Faction: Empire

Play style:

PVE Focused, PVP during non-operation times.Guild site:

Contact person and email:

TranscendentGamers@gmail.com

Recruitment needs:

Tanks: High – Healers: Med – DPS: Low & welcome

Ops Schedule:

3 OPS teams – 8 person each week

· Team 1 8-man: Friday 8:30–11:00pm & Sunday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm >> Progression focused & filled

· Team 2 8-man: Thursday 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm

· Team 3 8-man: Tuesday 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm

· 16 Player 2x/month: Saturdays 8:00 pm – 10:30pm

Description:

Transcéndent is a community formed with the goal of improving your gaming experience. We strive to provide a supportive and fun environment, organized weekly events, and clear organized policy to prevent drama and elitism. Our roster is dominantly comprised of professionals, parents, couples, mature members active multiple times a week in game and within Mumble. The community frequently enjoys non-discriminatory humor that occasionally borders risqué. Our ideal applicants are mature, respectful, intelligent, and skilled players that understand the importance of balance between gaming and life. Transcéndent strikes a unique balance between a casual gaming and progression guild. Half the week we PvP, run dailies, etc. together. As scheduled Operations events arrive, mains switch to mission-mode with laser-like focus as half our Operation Teams are progression driven and require players whom are engaged in learning their class very well to help the team succeed against the elite end game content.

The White Citadel

Guild name: The White Citadel

Server: Jedi Covenant

Server type: US East PVE

Faction: Republic

Play style:PVE, some PVP

Contact person and email:

Teurion transam4350 at yahoo dot com

Recruitment needs:

Recruiting all ranks currently for HM ops and some pvp

Ops Schedule:

Thurs and Fri 7-10 eastern

Short summary:

We are an adult orientated guild that focuses on end game raiding. We are casual, easy going people.

We are all friendly bunch helping eachother out for all levels. We aren’t hardcore, but work hard on endgame, and understand real life comes first.

Everyone is friends with eachother, no drama, a tight knit group of people looking for fun and friends online. Hope to hear from people looking for same.

Valco on Jedi Covenant

Guild name: Valco.

Server: Jedi Covenant.

Server type: US-East PVE.

Faction: Empire.

Play style:

PVE w/ Light PVP & Light RP.

Contact person and email:

PM Leadership on guild website.

Recruitment needs:

All classes welcome. In need of Tanks and Healers.

Ops Schedule:

Weekly ops runs mostly on Saturdays. Day subject to change.

Description:

VALCO is dedicated to insuring that all guild members reach their full entertainment potential in the game. This will be accomplished by keeping the in guild drama low, by having a high level of cooperation among characters of different levels, and by having many fun guild events while making attendance to any guild event not mandatory. We strongly believe that real life is the most important thing to all of us. We know life happens, and no guild or game should expect you to suffer for taking care of whatever matters most in your own life. While we strive for success in all our divisions, we understand life’s obligations. WE DO NOT WANT THE GAME TO START FEELING LIKE A JOB.

Valco Recruitment video

Valco was featured on TORWars in Galaxy of Guilds on August 10, 2011.

Jedi Academy on The Jedi Covenant and The Red Eclipse servers

Guild name: The Jedi Academy.

Server: Jedi Covenant (US) and The Red Eclipse (EU).

Server type:

PvE, US-East and PvE, EU (respectively).

Faction: Republic.

Play style:

PvE and PvP (both guilds).

Contact person and email:

r2d2arm[at]gmail DOT com for US; sirbetamax[at]live DOT co DOT uk for EU. In-Game: Yajard (US) and Emrys (EU).

Recruitment needs:

US – Healers: High, Tanks: Medium, DPS: Welcome.

EU – Tanks: High, DPS: Welcome, Healers: Low.

Ops Schedule:

US – Still gearing up for ops with HMs.

EU – Saturdays, 8 PM GMT +1

Description:

The Jedi Academy (TJA) was originally founded in 2002 as a gaming community centered around the Jedi Knight gaming series. The community is international, with a large group of players in both the US and Europe. We have both a US and EU SWTOR guild. We offer a relaxed social atmosphere but also cater to players that want to challenge themselves with the hardest content in the game. Both guilds organize weekly events such as Datacron Hunts, PvP Sessions, Empire Days, and World Boss Beatdowns. One of our goals is to incorporate training sessions and classes to make ourselves a true “Academy,” which we were like for the Jedi Knight gaming series. Please contact us in-game or visit our website to find out more about our community!

The Jedi Academy was featured on TORWars in the Galaxy of Guilds on May 02, 2012.

PROPHECY OF THE FIVE

All welcome, fill out an application here 

Sunday - Weekly Meeting and Event on TS3 9PM EST,

Mon/Wed - PvP nights,

Tue/Thu - PvE Operation Nights,

The Art of Warfare online gaming community has been around since 2001, with more than 2,500 members playing over 20 games of all genres, from FPS, RTS, MOBA, and of course MMORPGs. In SWTOR we have been around since launch (originally from The Fatman server) and have two healthy sister guilds here on Prophecy of the Five: <Republic of TAW> and <Empire of TAW>. We also have an EU Empire guild on The Tomb of Freedon Nadd server. We have a large community of players and our guilds are strongly grounded in teamwork and friendship. Every member is treated equally and with respect, and we have a wide range of people coming from all walks of life. If you are looking for a family atmosphere but still want to get down to business, you’ve found your new SWTOR home.

Prestige QC – Prophecy of the Five

Guild name: Prestige QC

Server: Prophecy of the Five

Server type: US-East PvP

Faction: Empire

Play style: PvE and some PvP

Contact person and email: Reevs – synizer[at]gmail DOT com

Recruitment needs:

Open to all French Canadian players looking for a guild / Ouvert à tout les joueurs Québécois qui veulent joindre une guilde.

Short summary:

Prestige QC is a French Canadian guild that was created after the first server transfer (Veela –> Prophecy of the Five). Most of the players are from Empire QC, Empire du Lys Noir and Lune Noire on Veela. We are mainly a PvE guild with some PvP dedicated players among us.  Prestige QC est une guilde Québécoise qui s’est formée après la première fusion des serveurs (Veela –> Prophecy of the Five). Une bonne partie de nos membres viennent des guildes Empire QC, <Empire du Lys Noir> et Lune Noire du serveur Veela. Nous somme principalement une guilde PvE avec quelques joueurs dédié au PvP.

 

Brothers of Agression – Prophecy of the Five

Guild name: Brothers of Aggression

Server: Prophecy of the Five

Server type: US-East, PVP

Faction:

Imperial (We also have a small republic guild that we are starting)

Play style:

Our main focus at the moment is PVE; however we are working on our PVP gear to start a dedicated WZ team.

Contact person and email:

Dieheart: jjt879[at]yahoo DOT com

Recruitment needs:

We are open to all classes. We currently have one active Ops group team and want to get a second one up and running.

Ops Schedule:

We currently conduct our Ops Wednesdays and Sundays at 8 PM EST.

Short summary:

Brothers Of Aggression is a multi-gaming community within the Eastern Timezone. We fill the sweet spot in between hardcore and casual. We have been a running community since late 1999. Having fun is our priority. Brothers Of Aggression is currently spread over several genre’s from World Of Warcraft, Battlefield 3, War Z, and Mech Warrior just to name a few. Everyone is welcome to check out our main site, even if you don’t plan on joining. Thanks for reading and look forward to gaming with you all!

jtlewiz@yahoo.com

Anyone is welcome, but if joining for raiding purposes (Healers: High, Tanks: Medium, RDPS: Medium, MDPS: Medium)

Thursday/Monday at 9:00 PM EST & Open Raid Nights on Saturday/Sunday

Sanctus was originally Serenity on Helm of Graush as a Pre-Launch guild. Sanctus has grown and changed from its founding and we like to think with each changes comes new hope. Sanctus currently hold 8 Nightmare Server First titles and look to continue this in the future. As the game has changed Sanctus has changed from a hardcore raiding guild to a semi-hardcore raiding guild with a large social aspect. We now have a variety of members in all the level ranges that enjoy doing WZs, FPs, and leveling together. If you are looking into taking down the newest content or just wanting to find someone to play through this great game with we have a place for you at Sanctus. Thank you.

Guild name: Transcendence

Server: Prophecy of the Five

Server type: PvP

Faction: Republic

Play styl (RP. PVE, PVP): PVP

Contact person and email:

Jacob Hausman ….. hausman dot jacob at gmail dot com

Recruitment needs:

Recruiting all level/classes for people looking to do competitive Ranked Warzones or PVP primarily.

Ops Schedule:

7 to 10pm Central weekdays, and 7pm till Midnight Saturday night

Short summary:

Transcendence is a guild forged by passionate, like minded gamers who enjoy a balance between competitive and non-competitive play, while maintaining a rewarding social environment for all to enjoy. Our primary mission is to become a top 10 Player vs. Player guild on Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR). With PvE and PvP content happening weekly, anyone can fit into our guild and enjoy the game!

Transcendence 2v2 PvP tournament

THE HARBINGER

Guild Name: Zen Warriors (aka Zen) 

Server: The Harbinger

Server type: US-West, PVE

Faction: Republic

Contact person and e-mail:

Thros (Guild Leader), geraldhuml[at]msn DOT com.

Recruitment needs:

Tanks are needed most, followed by healers, followed by ranged dps, but all classes and levels are welcomed.

Ops Schedule:

Fridays @ 7:00 PM Pacific Time & Sundays @ 5:00 PM PT traditionally. However, we have temporarily suspended Zen led ops until the 2.0 expansion comes out in April 2013. Members still wishing to do ops may sign up for them through our guild alliance with The Elder Knights guild.

Description:

A nine-year-old guild originally formed on the Flurry server in Star Wars Galaxies, Zen Warriors is a casual guild founded on the principles of fun, friends, laughs, and helping others. We are a smallish, close-knit, ragtag group of guys and gals looking to expand our ranks by welcoming new members and enjoying the game together. It is probably fair to describe us as a casual PVE progression guild with a focus on operations and flashpoints (raiding), but we also enjoy other aspects of the game such as crafting, space combat, leveling alts, and some PVP. Though Zen Warriors is a Republic guild, we also have a smaller sister guild called Zen Exiles for those interested in leveling Empire alts. Prospective new members should be mature, respectful, and drama-free. Members wishing to do raiding with our alliance guild The Elder Knights must be age 21 or older. If you have questions about our guild or wish to join us, please contact Thros ingame, e-mail him at the e-mail address referenced above, or submit an application on our guild website. Thanks!

MLP Friendship is Magic

Guild name: MLP Friendship is Magic

Server: The Harbinger

Server type: PvE West Coast

Faction: Republic

Play style:

PvE mainly, PvP whenever possible

Contact person and email:

Dreselus, darth.dreselus@hotmail.com

Recruitment needs:

Any role and level is welcome, low on DPS/Tank Guardians, DPS Sages, DPS Scoundrels, DPS Vanguards and DPS/Tank Shadows

Ops Schedule:

Gearing/Commendations – Tue, Wed and Sun 2-6 Western. Progression – Fri and Sat 6-9 Western.

Short summary:

The guild was founded in hopes that it will be able to spread love and tolerance throughout the community while completing top tier PvE content. The guild goals aren’t to be the largest, or the best, but to be a place where people can come in and have fun while playing the game (like so: link). It is also going to be used as a place for bronies (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic fans) to gather and meet other bronies. You of course don’t need to be a fan of My Little Pony to join the guild, the only requirement to membership is signing up on this website and our forums. The forums serve as a place for our guild to kick back and relax outside of the Star Wars: The Old Republic site and game, allowing us to more fully express our interest for ponies, share experiences of other games, ask one another for help in-game, and plan future guild events. With that in mind I hope you come and join us, we would love to have you as a part of our community. Just remember, love and tolerate while you are here. Progression 5/5 HM TFB 8 man.

Killing HM TFB and chatting about rubbish

Stim Junkiez on The Harbinger

Guild name: Stim Junkiez.

Server: The Harbinger

Server type: US-West, PVE.

Faction: Republic.

Play style: PVP/PVE.

Contact person and email:

Drasaari (huusch01[at]luther DOT edu)

Recruitment needs:

Healers: somewhat high, Tanks & DPS welcome.

Ops Schedule:

Ops Progression – Thursdays @ 9:00PM; Hardmode grind – nightly; PVP (low & high level) teams grind – nightly; Low-Level FPs – Tuesday Nights @8:00 PM.

Description:

Stim Junkiez is an active community of gamers who cater to the hardcore and casual gamer. We are primarily focused on PVP but like to explore all aspects/content the game has to offer. Recently transferred from Kaiburr Crystal, SJ has been working to rebuild, renew, and reinvigorate our gaming community. We are a small-medium sized guild and growing and have recently started expanding into end-game content. That being said, if you are serious about leveling and/or have a freshly maxxed level character, now would be the perfect time to join! We have teams that players of all levels and experiences can join for tackling all types of content including: HC (Hardcore) PVE team for ops and Hardmodes, Pro PVP (Lv. 50) for ranked and unranked Warzones, and Varsity & Jr. Varsity PvP teams for low level players to name a few. Addidtionally, our website is VERY active (calendar & forums) and we use Ventrilo for just about every mundane guild activity you can think of. Join us for some Old Republic fun!

Guild video:

Stim Junkiez Vs. Annihilation Droid

The Elder Knights on The Harbinger

 

Guild name: The Elder Knights.

Server: The Harbinger.

Server type: US-West, PVE.

Faction: Republic.

Play style: PVE and PVP.

Contact person and email:

Magias, jreitmayer[at]gmail DOT com.

Recruitment needs:

Healers, Central and East Coast Players, Any adults.

Ops Schedule:

Friday, Saturdays and Tuesdays at 8pm CDT.

Description:

The Elder Knights is a guild of 21 and up adult gamers who enjoy just the game. We prefer adults that just enjoy gaming together without the drama that the younger generations can bring on. We treat our guild as extremely exclusive to adults only. We enjoy PVP, PVE, Raiding and lots of alts. Check out our website for a better description.

THE SHADOWLANDS

WOOK Guild Logo

Guild name: WOOK

Server: The Shadowlands

Server type: US-East, PVE

Faction: Republic

Play style (RP. PVE, PVP): Balanced

Guild site: http://wookieeroar.com

Contact person and email:

Bam – wookguild[at]gmail dot com

Recruitment needs: All players with good attitudes welcome

Ops Schedule:

Nightly at 9PM Eastern

Short summary:

We are a themed guild that pays homage to our favorite people, the Wookiees and fits comfortably in the Shadowlands. We provide all levels of game experience for every type of player; casual players, end game raiders, as well as competitive PvP. We adhere to a code of conduct that revolves around sportsmanship, friendliness, and respect.

WOOK Life Day Celebration Video

Guild name: Ascendancy of Korriban

Server: The Shadowlands

Server type: US – East PVE

Faction: Imperial

Play style:

Casual to Moderate players, PVE (Main Focus) PVP (Lower Focus)

Contact person and email:

Thomas (Harathos in game) Email: tmartin9595@hotmail.com or any in game Officer

Recruitment needs:

For recruitment we are currently always looking for new, fun and active players to join our community. We have 4 Ops groups currently running weekly and for those we need dedicated tanks and healers. DPS welcome but spots are slim pickings for those.

Ops Schedule:

Sunday: 16 Man Story Mode EV/KP at 8:30 – 11:30 PM EST – Tuesday: Second HM 8 Man Ops group HM EV/KP 8:30 – 11:30 PM EST – Wednesday: 8 Man SM (soon to be HM) TFB 8:30 – 11:30 PM EST – Thursday: Third 8 Man SM Ops EV/KP 8 – 12pm EST – Saturday: Fourth 8 Man SM Ops EV/KP 8:30 – 11:30 pm EST

Short summary:

Ascendancy of Korriban has gotten a refresh since the launch of Free to Play. We are about our community first and the content second. We welcome all players but are mainly a group of casual to moderate players. We focus on Operations groups and Flashpoints mainly, and a pinch of PVP when we can. Since free to play we have focused on the kind of members we add and how we can help them play the game and offer up more fun events for our players. If you are looking for a fun time check us out on www.aokgc.enjin.com or ask an officer in game for info. Raids times posted in this post. Have fun! – Harathos

Carnage Gaming on The Shadowlands

Guild name: Carnage Gaming

Server: The Shadowlands

Server type : US-East, PVE

Faction: Republic

Play style:

PVE, semi-hardcore.

Contact person and email:

Nibbin nibbon[at]gmail DOT com

Recruitment needs:

Please see this link for recruitment needs as it is constantly kept updated. In general looking for dedicated raiders, but also accept PVPers/casuals.

Ops Schedule:

Also on link – but we maintain multiple raid groups. Our core 16 raid group will raid on Tuesday-Thursday (if necessary) from 7:30pm EST – 11:30pm EST. While we tend to have raids on Fridays – the only other set raid is an 8 man on Sunday raiding from 7-11pm EST.

Short summary:

Carnage is a raiding guild and was founded by dedicated mature raiders with the determination to conquer all end game content. Our guild consists of seasoned raiders who work well together and enjoy challenges. Carnage Gaming is a multi-game guild currently spanning WoW, Guild Wars, and Diablo 3, but is primarily a SWTOR guild..

Bastion of Darkness on The Shadowlands

Guild name: Bastion of Darkness.

Server: The Shadowlands

Server type: US-East, PVE.

Faction: Empire.

Play style:

PVE, for the most part Darkside.

Contact person and email:

Anthony – highlite23[at]comcast DOT net.

Recruitment needs:

Healers: High, Tanks: Med, DPS: Welcome (Always in need of the right members, regardless of class).

Ops Schedule:

Friday @ 9 Est/ 8 Cnt and Sunday at 8 Est/ 7 Cnt.

Description:

Our guild is based on a few simple ideas. We explore as much game content as there is available, be it Flashpoints, Heroic Quests, Achievements, World Bosses and Operations. We are a casual PvE guild catering to MMO and SWTOR fans with limited time, we have scheduled events to help members manage gaming and real life better, but you will usually find members in game every day. We pride ourselves in working together and helping all of our members move forward at their own pace and most importantly, having fun doing so. Ultimately we have a big guild mentality as far as having structure, progression and goals, but a more flexible schedule to obtain those goals. Real life does affect all of our members, be it work, school or children, but there is a way to still enjoy the game to its fullest, and that’s what we try to offer. We are comprised of real life friends, family and in game friends and welcome new friends on a regular basis. We are currently running HM Operations and building a second Story Mode Ops group through multiple Flashpoint groups running HM’s to acquire gear.

Guild video:

Bastion of Darkness – Join the Fight!

Covenant of the Phoenix on Krayt Dragon

Guild name: Covenant of the Phoenix.

Server: The Shadowlands.

Server type: PVE US-East.

Faction:

Main guild is Republic, but have a casual play sister guild on Empire side.

Play style: PvE.

Contact person and email:

Joe joe9216[at]yahoo DOT com.

Recruitment needs:

Any class, any level are welcome! Visit our recruitment thread.

Ops Schedule:

Wednesday nights and Sunday nights Ops with various start times and various locations. Also have weekly Datacron hunts, and guild fun events on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, as well as Monday evening Imperial nights (fun guild event dedicated to Empire sister guild).

Description:

Covenant of the Phoenix is a multi gaming community that has been around since September 2000 with chapters in; AC-DT, SWG, CoV, Guild Wars, EQ2, LotRo, AoC, Vanguard, WoW, DFO-NA, DFO-EU, RoM, EVE, Dawntide, Fallen Earth, Mortal Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Rift, and more. The guild was founded on the principles of loyalty, honor, and brotherhood and thrives because on-line adventure games are more fun in the company of kindred spirits. Our membership ranges in age from teens to the comfortably retired and geographically spans the globe. Most of us have jobs or college commitments and families, and therefore we support the premise that real-life has priority over game-life. So power gaming isn’t required. While we may be a multi gaming guild, we have always taken strides to maintain that close knit family oriented feeling that is often associated only with smaller guilds. We have an expansive forum, as well as Mumble VoIP.

CotP Recruitment for SWTOR

The Covenant of the Phoenix was featured on TORWars in the Galaxy of Guilds on August 17, 2011.

How do you get YOUR guild up on the Wall of Guilds? It’s simple, just follow these instructions:

Copy the form below and fill in the blanks. Then email it to Alice[at]TORWars DOT com and your guild’s recruitment ad will be added to the Wall.

Wall of Guilds form:

Guild name:

Server:

Server type (For example US-East, PVE):

Faction:

Play style (RP. PVE, PVP):

Guild site:

Contact person and email:

Recruitment needs: (Healers: High, Tanks: Low, DPS: Welcome &lt;- for example)

Ops Schedule (If applicable):

Short summary (one paragraph max 200 words):

Optional: Guild video link

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And this is the streamlined version…

Via Damion Schubert:

Hey, guys, let me give a little background on this decision and how it came to be.

During development of the Collections system, a couple of problems became apparent in terms of how things are architected on the back end of SWTOR. The short form is that making all items in a collection separate items had a lot of nasty side effects. It increased the amount of data storage per character considerably, it increased login times to handle versioning up your character, and it also quintupled the number of things in the collections GUI, making that GUI an unreadable mess. The team working on this feature looked at these problems and decided that the best possible solution to these issues was to consolidate these items into sets.

So, yeah, that’s on the design team. I swear, not because we’re evil jerk designers, we just kinda failed to fully realize how the feature would end up playing out . We now have a better grasp of the ramifications of this decision, and we’re aware of the unhappiness it caused.

We’re also aware that using Revan’s Mask as an example was a pretty poor call on our part.

We’re in the process of evaluating other options that would allow us to give players the functionality that they want, while at the same time address the very real technical and GUI concerns that we faced with our initial architecture of the system. Unfortunately, no option that we come up with is likely to be doable very quickly — on top of solving the technical problems, we also need to now deal with ensuring anyone who purchases the collected items with the current system end up being correctly credited if we convert something over. As such, I have no ETA for when we will address this.

It’s always good to see developers admit that their implementation of a new system wasn’t ideal, but the explanation makes sense to me.  Like many other players, I was very disappointed that you can’t earn the ability to unlock a full armor set if you have two pieces bound on one server or toon, and the rest of the set pieces bound to another character.  However, this post addresses that concern and also gives us an assurance that they intend to find a way to fix this… without anyone losing anything they already unlocked.  As much as I would like a swift patch to fix this, at least we know it’s not going to happen anytime soon.  I’d rather they take their time and do it right than rush something out the door.

What do you think about this, TORWarriors?  Did Damion address your concerns with the system as well?

The patches are coming, the patches are coming!

As no doubt expected by a number of people, BioWare’s Amber Green announced today that Patch 2.1.1 will deploy Wednesday, May 29th, on the heels of the end of the latest Gree event.  The patch is delayed a day due to the American Memorial Day holiday.  Since this is a regularly-scheduled patch, rather than a security/exploit-related unscheduled patch, it’s pretty likely we’ll see the patch notes on Tuesday the 28th.

What do you think we’ll see in terms of bug-fixes?  Do you think they’ll finally announce server transfers, which Cory Butler stated recently would be ‘hot on the heels’ of 2.1?

Let’s hear your opinion!

In my neck of the galaxy, it’s been a weird Spring season. Snow in April then temps in the upper 80s followed by torrential rain…and now? Beautiful sunny weather in the low to mid 70s (Fahrenheit folks, not Celsius). The season is the reason for this week’s column.

This was my back yard last week. True Story.

It’s been my experience that for some members, gaming is seasonal; there is a definite ebb and flow to their online participation. In our guild (both WoW and SWTOR chapters) we have some folks that we can guarantee come Spring will disappear for a few months then pop up again in Summer when the temperatures get too high. They’ll drop off during Fall and then pick back up again in Winter. Some other people would try other things in Summer when there was a content lull; you may find your guild has its own seasons that don’t necessarily correspond to our planetary ones.

About this time the weather gets really nice–my backyard monsoons notwithstanding–and the existing content begins to lose its luster. It’s only natural that some of your guild members will want to venture out into the real world and take a break from the virtual one. It becomes a challenge to keep your members engaged and online so that you can keep any momentum. So what can you do?

First things first:  Throw a towel over your head and DO NOT PANIC! If it’s just the gaming doldrums, recognize that it’s going to happen, like it or not. Accept it and work around it. Once our guild leadership noticed the pattern with those members, we just learned not to count on them during those times, which made us work harder to bring more people in, or encourage existing members to try new classes or roles. We were stronger as a result, and when the wayward came back, it was good to see them.

Second, consider the positives for this lull. It might be a challenge to fill Ops or pvp groups while your participation is lower, but it’s also an opportunity to have interactions with your fellow, non-guilded players on your server or those in other guilds. Could be good recruitment times! Reach out to those other guild leaders, and see if they’re having problems; maybe you can help each other out temporarily.

Having guild members get out and about in the real world might be inconvenient in the here and now but long term their break can help with overall morale and well-being; they come back recharged! The key is giving your members reasons to return. One way is to use social media to let people know what’s going on. Make announcements on your guild Facebook page or from your Twitter account, send texts or emails to them (if you have that info and you’re on that level of friendship with them), and post the happenings on your guild’s website.

Finally, don’t neglect your Steady Eddies (and Edwinas)–those member who still log on regularly. Keep them involved. In addition to that group that are definitely going to be gone for awhile, there’s another that is on the fence; they’ll stay if you have things to do. The more offbeat or different those are, the better chance you have of keeping them engaged, interested and logged on. We’ll talk more about activities next week. Until then, stay dry and…

Semper Havoc!

Comment about this or any other Command Decisions article below; we want to hear what you think! Have a question about guild management for Major Snarl? You can find him and the rest of Havoc Squad lounging in Republic-friendly pubs all across The Bastion server. Send a wave to majorsnarl [at] gmail [dot] com or post in the comments section below!

Full of a weeks worth of fun!

The breakdown:

Published on May 17, 2013

Gaddock Teeg discusses the latest and greatest happenings in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Links to all stories covered after the break.

Patch 2.1 Notes: http://bit.ly/18Jriip
Patch 2.1 Trailer: http://bit.ly/17s6vAR
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05.17.2013

Gree In-Game Event Returns

The ancient Gree starship, Gray Secant, returns to Ilum between May 21 and May 28 bringing with it great rewards, including unique armor, pets, weapons, and more!

Join with friends for another chance to earn valuable Reputation points and become a living Legend as you fight for the Gree’s grand mission. This is a great time for players at level 45+ to jump into the event before the event returns at level 55 in the future.

Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station or Vaiken Spacedock to get started on your adventure!

SEE ACTION-PACKED MISSIONS:

Some of the cool things the Gree dish out!

See the Relics of the Gree Event Blog and the Galactic Reputation Blog for more details.

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And it’s a new Loading Screen, sponsored by the Committee to Find Nok Drayen’s Treasure!

There’s no such thing as a perfect video game. No matter how well a game’s devs predict what their players want, no matter how far they bend over backwards to accommodate every single option for playstyle and customization, there will always be features available in one game that won’t be available in others, or they may not be implemented in a similar fashion. What that might cause for a player is a bit of frustration if they, like me, play multiple games.

Naturally, no MMO publisher is going to copy directly off of another game and just slap a new paint job on a feature. It would be foolish to demand such cookie-cutter behavior, but I will admit there are some features I wouldn’t mind seeing in Star Wars: the Old Republic that are more along the lines of minor quality of life and convenience, rather than ‘the game is horrible without this feature’. It’s also worth noting that this particular boulevard is a two-way street. Other games could benefit from adding in some of the features we have in SWTOR.

Here’s a list of stuff I come across when I’m flitting from game to game that would be nice to have consolidated if I were to ever create my own perfect MMO experience.

• Auto-loot. One of the newer features of Lord of the Rings Online, you automatically loot whatever drops from any mob you kill. If your bags are already full, a temporary holding space is created for the extra goodies. If auto-loot isn’t an option, one of the cool things about SWTOR is that the beams of light at least give us an idea what kind of loot we’re getting… although it would be nice if silver and gold or champion kills always awarded at least a green or blue, depending on the mob.

• Area loot. I first experienced this in SWTOR, and was highly amused to see it appear in World of Warcraft not too long thereafter. I miss this in other games I play, especially if I’m running a low level dungeon and tend to nuke several mobs at once.

• Add-ons. When I’m playing any game other than WoW, I seriously miss my add-ons such as Healbot, ArkInventory, Auctioneer, Carbonite, and Auditor. Perhaps the one I use the most is ArkInventory, which allows me to check the banks of all of my toons on the same server as well as the guild bank. It also adds info to tooltips when you hover over any item to report how many of it, and which toons I have it on. It also allows a restack of items in case you have multiple stacks but none are maxed out. As a crafting nerd, this is insanely invaluable to me.

Yes, I have lots of stuff in my characters’ banks…

• Macros. While I don’t use too many macros within other games, they can be very handy. My favorites are the macros you can code up for performing music in Lord of the Rings Online, although I’m not very fond of players choosing to import non-theme real life songs into the game and playing Metallica on bagpipes while standing on the mailbox in Rivendell, for example.

• Open Tap. This feature is making the rounds into various games, but I first came across it in LotRO. This allows for multiple people to attack the same mob and everyone gets their own separate loot from the kill, regardless of whether they just tagged it once at the beginning to annoy it or whether they were doing the most DPS on it before it died. Marvel Heroes has an open tap system… no, it doesn’t grant Wolverine unlimited booze, although I’m sure he wish it did.

• Click, Go, and Activate. Not exactly sure what the LotRO folks call this, but they have a system where you can right-click on a distant useable object such as a mining node or item you have to pick up or activate for a quest, and it makes you run or ride to the node and start using it as soon as you get to it. It’s not a perfect system, because the terrain might prevent you from getting to the object, but I really do miss it in other games when I’m doing a lot of farming.

• Corpse Run. One thing that’s missing from LotRO and SWTOR that I don’t like about WoW is the infamous corpse run. LotRO and SWTOR give you an option to resurrect on the spot (albeit with certain limitations) without having to run all the way back. Depending on where you died in Azeroth, that might be a bit of an adventure to get back to your corpse to resurrect without having to resort to using the spirit healer and simply taking the hit on gear damage and resurrection sickness for ten minutes. If you do the corpse run, you also don’t get a 10-second stealth buff to run out of the way of the mobs that killed you and get to safety. Cue up the Gothsicles’ ‘One Second Ghost‘. I won’t tell you how I fell out of vanilla WoW‘s Teldrassil in Darnassus as a fresh-faced newbie in 2006 (before they added a ‘Return to Graveyard’ button) and landed on a limb halfway down the tree and had to deliberately jump and time my clicking of the resurrect button because I was too stubborn to use the spirit healer. And then glide as a wisp all the way around to Ru’theran Village (twice) and finally managed to time it right. Nope, I’m not going to tell you about that story…

I died with an axe and the Tankard O’ Terror in my hand. Good times.

• Auto-Turn to New Target. One of the things I love about SWTOR is the fact that my toons will auto-target someone new when I’m fighting multiple enemies and pivot to face them. My Sentinel can be flailing with her twin sabers, and as soon as that guy dies, she automatically changes direction in time with the system picking a new target. One of the things that annoys me about LotRO is that their ‘must be facing target’ abilities are stricter than TOR‘s, and without that auto-turn, I keep having to click multiple times to get my Champion to focus on a new enemy and often get hit a few times first.

• Health and Non-Health Stat Regeneration. One of the things that makes me a bit unhappy with Marvel Heroes in the beta is the simple fact that unless your character is wearing gear that has a health regeneration stat on it, your character doesn’t regain any health after battle. Unlike WoW and many other games, they also don’t have foods and drinks you can consume to regain your pools. In MH, you can either go back to a waypoint where there’s a healer or use a SHIELD medi-kit, which most folks use like we use medpacs in TOR. I think SWTOR has the best system out there. You’re out of battle, hit your regeneration ability, boom, done.

So, my fellow TORWarriors, these are some of the convenience features that I like to see in my ideal gaming experience. What are some of the things you’ve seen, either in SWTOR or other games, that you miss when you’re not playing that game?

Jeff Hickman, Producer extraordinaire.

Let me give you a bit of background. First, let’s start with an excerpt from Jeff’s blog post from last year:

via Jeff Hickman 7.31.2012

“Starting this Fall, there will be two ways to enjoy the game. First, you can continue as a subscriber, which gives you unlimited access to all game features and future Game Updates at no additional charge. Second, you have the option to play free to Level 50, with game play restrictions that limit game options and access to certain game content.”

At the time, many people believed in a very literal interpretation of those famous typed words. These folks are now trying to hold BioWare and Jeff Hickman accountable. Some subscribers are upset and are addressing the issue head-on in a recent forum thread.  Some have gone as far as calling Jeff and BioWare liars.

Here’s an example of some of the vitriol:

Dawginole via SWTOR Forums 5.17.2013

“That couldn’t have been written any more clearly. All additions to the game, even after the implementation of F2P, would remain free to subscribers. This was written to subscribers to belay our fears in the transition. It was done so to maintain our trust. Your 2.1 update is in violation of this guarantee and you have violated the trust established between you and your subscribers when you decided to move to F2P.”

DesmoLegacy via SWTOR Forums 5.17.2013

“When you manage a professional business and open a direct communication channel to paying customers and lie it tends to destroy your credibility.”

That, fellow TORWarriors, is the controversy in a nutshell.

Allow me to share with you my thoughts and insights into this issue. Should we be holding BioWare accountable for a statement written last summer? I don’t know. Do I think that BioWare is actively lying in order to take advantage of their customers? No, I don’t.

I do know that when F2P was announced I was a firm believer that Subscriber or not, we were going to be paying for some in-game items because that’s how most F2P games are. You could hear the audible cry through the SWTOR crowd when it was announced the game would go F2P, because we, the player base, knew. We knew that when this happened the game would change for some players.  If players like the items offered up on the Cartel Market, the game can turn into a money sink, and this has been true for some Subscribers. It’s simply the nature of the beast.  The items on the Cartel Market are meant to be desirable.  They’re meant to tempt players to buy them. All players, including Subscribers.

I find myself thinking that much of this controversy surrounds the Cartel Market itself.  Virtually everything on the Market is a luxury item. Players simply don’t need them.  BioWare has very much kept to the promise that this is not a Pay-to-Win game. The items that are in the Cartel Market do not, for the most part, influence fair play.

Moving on, if you read through the thread, you’ll read both sides of the story. At about page 22, Community Manager, Eric Musco addresses the community and tries to clarify much.

A little clarity for the masses.

Again, my personal thoughts: I do agree that the monthly stipend is something that Subs should take into consideration before they complain about how much they’re not getting for free. However, I do have to disagree with Eric on one arguably small point. The constant movement of items in and out of the Cartel Market (even with many items priced at a discount prior to removal) forces Subs to buy some coveted items in the short term. If the Sub doesn’t buy the items he/she wants or needs, there is a risk they’ll become unavailable when the items go off-market while the subscribing player is trying to save up the coin. In order to minimize this risk, the subscriber is left with only one choice: buy more Coins using real-world cash.

The reality is that this is the way the system is designed to work in all games, not just SWTOR. Making items coveted, and making everyone want to drop some Coin to get the items right now, is the point of F2P. That’s where EA is making a good portion of their dough.

Remember friends, these are luxury items.  That’s what this controversy is really about.

If BioWare wanted a sure-fire way to make subscribers a bit happier, this is one sticking point they could address.  How?  One, they could increase the monthly subscriber stipend.  Two, they could give a time frame before taking items off the market.  Three, they could give subscribing players a few more freebies (e.g., one free Cathar character, etc).  This gives subscribers a bit more free content, while keep the Cartel Market viable.  It also allows subscribers more than ample time to plan, and to save up their  monthly allowance money.  This three-step approach might help put this controversy to bed.  Keep in mind, however, that this system is designed for the developer to make money and guess what? According to EA’s last quarter report, it’s working.  This means that these kinds of changes may not be immediately forthcoming.

Is there an easy solution to make all parties happy? No, there never is. Does the above controversy mean that BioWare has actively lied to the players?  No, that’s just taking things too far.  Is this a game-breaker? I don’t think so.

However, your opinion, my fellow TORWarriors, may be very different from mine. I’m anxious to hear your thoughts and insights, so share them in the comments section below.

Is there an easy solution to make all parties happy? No, there never is. Does the above controversy mean that BioWare has actively lied to the players?  No, that’s just taking things too far.  Is this a game-breaker? I don’t think so.

BioWare’s Cory Butler give the thumbs up for more content-driven updates in the coming months.

Welcome to Game Update 2.1: Customization | 05.17.2013, 07:36 PM

Howdy, folks. Cory Butler here to follow-up on some of your concerns that have been surfacing in the forums and on social media sites around Game Update 2.1: Customization. First, it’s important to know that 2.1 will not affect the cadence of our game update schedule. 2.1 was the second half of our Cartel Market implementation plan. So, do not expect to see this type of Market-driven update on a regular basis. This release was comprised almost entirely of cosmetic options that have no impact on combat balance or gameplay. Vanity modifications are the kinds of things, in general, that we’ve always planned to offer in the Cartel Market for purchase by all players and in some cases, like with Appearance Designer changes, discounted for subscribers — having said that, we’ve heard some frustration from subscribers that, even with these kinds of offerings, we ought to do more to recognize subscriber status. We hear you loud and clear. Please stay tuned.

To continue on the point of content cadence, I know in a separate post Eric discussed a bit about our cadence and that our plan is for all of you to see content within an 8-week window from Rise of the Hutt Cartel’s launch, I would recommend reading his post for more details, here. What I do want to do is assure you that we have many more things in the works here at BioWare that aren’t Cartel Market features, and are the exact types of content you folks have been asking about. I cannot go into specifics yet but we are definitely working on things like new Flashpoints, Operations, daily hubs, events, PvP, and even the super-secret space project! Game Update 2.1 is just one of the many Updates you will get from us this year and I am really excited about what is still to come and I think you will be too.

Until next time — see you in-game!

There you have it folks, the last of the Market-driven updates for a while. Now, on to bigger, more interesting updates in our future. And what’s this about the super-secret space project? I thought we all forgot about that!