Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting its first game update tomorrow, but the second release in March is going to be "much bigger in scope".
Ohlen said: "Game Update 2 is much bigger in scope. It's further out from launch, so we can have much more of the team focussed on it. There's Part 2 of Rise of the Rakghouls, a brand new planet called Denova which has an 8-16 man Operation and a new Warzone.
"We might also be able to get some new space game missions into it. In addition to that we have single player content that you'll be able to go through as well..."
Update 1 releases tomorrow and the highlights include level 50 bracketing for PvP WarZones, the addition of anti-aliasing and changes to Open World PvP on Ilum.
Regarding the "full" Legacy game update, Ohlen explained: "It's a system that really benefits players who like to play alts - instead of having characters who have no relation to each other you can create a family, and when you're playing any member of that family you earn experience points for your Legacy tree.
"Those then unlock abilities and perks that help improve all your characters. I think that's going to be popular. Characters can be related to your main character in all kinds of ways - siblings, father, son, friend, you could be married to them..."
He also touched on Guild Banks, as well as the addition of PvP rankings for the competitive-minded players.
Read the full Old Republic interview for more.
Comments
5 comments so far...
nologo on 16 Jan '12 said:
really like the sound of this..
on wow i have around 12 alts... i enjoyed the gear you could send to your mains to your alts for xp benefits etc.
MPH on 16 Jan '12 said:
Looking forward to it
My 360 has been gathering dust since the early access so more yummy content for my pc to gobble up is no bad thing at all.
togrtc on 16 Jan '12 said:
Does actually sound quite promising.
I have a strange relationship with this game going from hating it one day to playing non stop the next.
KMakawa on 17 Jan '12 said:
Same, had some really 'WTF, Seriously?' moments, sometimes directed towards bugs and biowares inadaquate thinking.. but others aimed at players saying they're a pure healer and cant heal jack for a pound in terms of hardmode bosses.. But then something nice comes along and its all forgiven :/
AtlantaForever24 on 18 Jan '12 said:
Here's some innovative "scope": Get Customer Service that actually does its job. Waiting 3-6 days on an open ticket? Unacceptable. Treating people like Beta testers giving feedback rather than paying customers who need help? Unacceptable. Agents that don't know a thing about the game, read 100% from scripts, and copy/paste replies all the time? Unacceptable.
I can put up with bugs, failures, and glitches -- just make sure someone from CS is Johnny on the Spot to help me when I run into them. I can still remember back in EQ, when you submitted a bug report, a GM was sending you a /tell within 5 minutes, and you can't tell me EQ was somehow better funded or staffed than TOR.
EA needs to learn how to say, "We service the customer." without making a thrusting motion with their hips while giggling.