If you don’t see the exploit, then you are a good person, and I don’t want to taint you. And given the mechanics of the faction and loot systems, I don’t exactly see a way around the possible exploit. However, BioWare has yet to make mention of it. If you immediately see a possible exploit, then you’re not alone: I see it, too. Not that I mind, but for those who are looking for high-risk, high-reward PvP, this isn’t going to be it. PvP in SWTOR remains essentially the same: without real consequence. And for those who are asking: No, you will not be looting the currency from that player’s inventory, either. Instead, players will drop a special Iokath currency that can be used to purchase an AT-ST-type walker mount that itself can be used in combat. In another post, he called it a way to “make PvP more of a focus beyond just a place for open world PvP to occur.” He explains that the items you will loot from other players will not be items from their inventory, thankfully. (Now, if the devs could only fix the Command XP thing! That might be coming, but I will withhold my opinion until I see it live and get to experience it for myself.)Īnother interesting addition Musco mentioned was the ability to loot players in open-world PvP on Iokath. That means Preferred Players who have unsubbed since the launch of KOTET will still be able to access the new content - a step in the right direction for BioWare, if you ask me. But for the rest of the daily content, you will not have to be currently subscribed. Musco goes on to explain that in order to get to level 70 in any fashion, you have to have subbed for at least a month since the launch of Knights of the Eternal Throne, and in order to access the raid content, you will likewise have to be subscribed. “There is only one requirement to be able to access the new story content in 5.2, the character must be level 70,” he wrote. So you decide to support the Empire in the War for Iokath.Ĭommunity Manager Eric Musco posted the requirements for joining the War for Iokath on the official forums on Monday. Maybe you’re a Trooper who was burned by Saresh, and you would like to maintain your agreement with Empress Acina. When you flag for PvP on that planet, you will be able to fight against those who have chosen to side with the Empire. Now, in the War for Iokath, you want to fight alongside the Republic, and you can. But since becoming the Outlander and enemy of the Sith Emperor, you might have had a change of heart. For example, you might have been a Sith Warrior during the main story, serving the former Emperor as his Wrath and fighting against the Galactic Republic. Mechanically, when you make the choice of which faction to side with, you will become a part of that faction when PvP flagged on Iokath. Because you’re the leader of the dominant faction, your involvement will clearly sway the course of the battle. As the Emperor of the Eternal Empire and Commander of the Odessen Alliance, you have the opportunity to pick a side. The storyline revolves around the Empire and the Republic fighting over Iokath technology. BioWare is encouraging this.įirst, the game will allow you to join whichever faction you’d like, regardless of the faction your class belongs to. Or you can hop to the open-world PvP instance and make things a bit more interesting. Of course, you can be a carebear (like me) and stick to your PvE instance as you grind through. Iokath, when it launches in a couple of weeks on April 11th, will contain a new daily area. Instead, we now have PvE and PvP instances within every server, and no RP designation at all because eff those RP guys, I guess. There are no longer PvE, PvP, or RP servers, much to the chagrin of the roleplay community. I’ll explain the details, my opinion, and show a teaser video on the matter below in this edition of Hyperspace Beacon.Ī while back, BioWare dropped all the designations for the extant servers. Republic Troopers, you will finally get your love interest Elara Dorne back, and Sith Warriors, you will finally be able to Force choke Malavai Quinn again, just as you always wanted. I also wanted to amplify another announcement about a couple of long-awaited companions. And if you’re a traitor to the Empress, you can fight alongside the Galactic Republic. That’s right: If you are a Republic character, you will finally be able to fight alongside the best people in the universe: the Sith Empire.
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Play SWTOR for freeLong-time players of Star Wars: The Old Republic: In the next update 5.2: The War for Iokath, you will finally be able to switch factions.