• The Exit Area ability is now interrupted when damage is taken.

• Kaon Under Siege has been removed from the mission [WEEKLY] Galactic Conflicts. It is now part of a new mission combined with Lost Island: [WEEKLY] Rakghoul Conflicts.
• Lost Island is now part of the following missions: [DAILY] Emerging Conflicts V and [DAILY] Galactic Conflicts.
• It is no longer possible to share certain Flashpoint missions with party members who are on preliminary steps of that mission, as they could cause mission blocking issues.
• Random loot on some bosses in Normal Mode Flashpoints has been significantly improved.
• Lockouts have been removed from Hard Mode Flashpoints.
• You will no longer lose access to a Flashpoint phase immediately after defeating the final boss. Access is removed upon completing the [FLASHPOINT] mission.

• The Beast of Vodal Kressh's knockback effects now correctly check for knockback resistance.
• The Prophet of Vodal's Dark Spirits now have a buff that provides more information about the fight mechanics.
• The debuff "Crushing Death Field" is now visible.

• Storm Squad's enrage timer in Hard Mode has been increased to 2.5 minutes.

• The patrolling Droid in the hazard course now despawns when the sixth gate controller is used.

• Players can now receive the mission for Flashpoint: Directive 7 without first starting Immediate Vengeance or Violent Uprising.
• Mentor's claw previously targeted the group's healer more than intended. It now focuses on its initial target.

• Reduced the frequency of knockbacks used by enemy NPCs.
• 2R-CH no longer attacks players through walls and no longer grapples players in cover.
• Battlelord Kreshan is now immune to interrupts.
• The visibility of the Unshakable buff on DN-314 has been improved to better inform players that it cannot be interrupted.

• The health of KR-82 Expulser's probe droids has been increased significantly.

• Lost Island, a new Flashpoint, is available for play! Having uncovered the sources of the Rakghoul plague outbreak in the Tion Hegemony, players must travel to Ord Mantell and confront Dr. Lorrick, the mad scientist who engineered this horrific biological weapon.

• An issue that could cause Lord Kherus to stop fighting under some circumstances has been addressed.

• Corrected a Jungle Lurker encounter that appeared in the wrong area in Hard Mode.

• Players can no longer be bombed while inside a bunker.
• Krel Thak's enrage timer has been increased to 2.5 minutes in Hard Mode.
• Faction-appropriate friendly NPCs now spawn correctly at the beginning of this Flashpoint.

• GXR5 now properly animates during Full Auto. Its Power Punch can now be resisted, and its stun can be broken. Power Blast now properly animates with the correct visual effects and deflection appearance. His basic attack no longer places a blank debuff on players.
• Probe Droids spawned during the GXR5 fight now have the correct icon.
• Sgt. Boran's Medic now animates properly when healing. His Sniper's Snipe ability has been altered slightly in function.
• Ghulil is now immune to interrupts in Hard Mode and uses backhand correctly in Normal Mode.

• Lieutenant Isric's Stockstrike now occurs less frequently, and the stun it causes can now be resisted. His Suppressive Fire now deals its damage over 6 seconds.
• Ironfist's Jet Charge no longer knocks players down. Missile Salvo's tooltip has been clarified to expose the interrupt immunity gained during this phase.
• ISS7's Head Smash can now be resisted.
• ISS9 has been redesigned to be friendlier to melee combatants.
• Vokk's Essence Drain can now be resisted, and its stun can be broken. Vokk no longer throws two lightsabers at the same target (unless no other target is alive).

• An issue that could prevent HK-47 from spawning correctly has been resolved.

• A remaining small window in which the final boss of this Flashpoint could be rendered invulnerable has been corrected.
• Corrected an issue that prevented the final boss encounter from starting if the players choose the "Attack" option.

• Normal Mode is now labeled "Story Mode" for Operations.
• Credit rewards for defeating Operations bosses have been significantly increased.
• Corrected an issue that could allow Operation bosses to resurrect during Nightmare Mode Operations.

• The Unshakable buff is now visible when targeting Soa.
• Changed the location where Soa's Force Whirlwind drops the player in the second phase of the fight to prevent players from being dropped several hundred meters below when no platforms are remaining.
• Soa's lightning balls are now destroyed when the platform phase begins.
• Projection of Soa has been removed from the Mind Traps.
• A previously malfunctioning escape pod no longer causes players to become stuck upon landing.
• Eternal Guardians and Eternal Sentinels now spawn correctly in 16-player modes.
• Eternal Guardians and Eternal Watchers have had their difficulty rebalanced in 16-player modes.
• Eternal Wardens now perform their grapple ability correctly.
• The Ancient Pylons puzzle has been reworked to improve reliability. The wheels no longer lock automatically when solved. Players must use the "Confirmation Console" to confirm their symbol selection.

• Explosive Conflict, a new Operation, is available for play! The Trandoshan mercenary warlord Kephess has seized the planet Denova, a world rich in resources valuable to the war effort. Players must assault his war camp, situated atop a mountain in densely-wooded terrain, fighting Imperial defectors and heavy war machines along the way.
• Explosive Conflict is the next tier of Operations, offering new rewards and greater challenges.
• Four difficulty modes are currently available for this Operation: 8-player Story Mode, 8-player Hard Mode, 16-player Story Mode, and 16-player Hard Mode.

• G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator's "Powerhouse" buff now correctly improves the damage of several of his abilities on 16-player Hard Mode.
• G4-B3's health has been increased in 8- and 16-player Hard Modes.
• vvG4-B3's mines now spawn with a small degree of random offset in order to reduce the frequency with which they spawn directly on top of one another. The actual number and relative placement of the mines remains unchanged. These mines now properly clean up post-combat.
• An issue that could cause G4-B3 to become stuck in the ceiling has been corrected.
• The Stimulant Dart ability used by Attack-Science Technicians and Mechno-Assault Specialists has been adjusted. It is now easier to control these enemies in an Operations group with less than three crowd control abilities.
• Support Gunners no longer knock back other enemy NPCs.
• Karagga's Immortal Guardians no longer leave a debuff on players when struck with Surge.
• RL-4 no longer refers to story events that have not yet occurred.
• The Gamorrean Guards that Bonethrasher attempts to eat now have boss immunities.
• Players can no longer remain trapped "Carbonizing" by Jarg's Carbonizer Probes while outside of Karagga's Palace.
• Bonethrasher's creatures no longer respawn after the group has killed Bonethrasher and reset the phase.
• Bonethrasher now correctly performs his Smash attack during 16-player Hard Mode.
• Corrected an issue that could cause Bonethrasher to be stuck in combat after he defeated the party, preventing players from re-entering.
• The door to Karagga's Throne room now remains open after the group defeats Jarg & Sorno.
• In Nightmare Mode, defeating each boss now yields a chest that contains Black Hole Commendations.

• Loot drops from endgame activities, such as Operations and Flashpoints, now take group composition into account.
• The variety of stats and modifications for new endgame items is substantially higher compared to that of older endgame items.
• Orobird eggs of different types may now be poached in several locations. Those who can find means of incubation may find themselves in possession of loyal vanity pet soon.
• Tauntaun vanity pets can now be acquired on the planet Hoth, though the exact means of acquisition are a mystery.
• Several unusual crystal formations have been reported in the mountainous regions of Alderaan.
• The cost of several relics has been reduced.
• Several relics that were previously bound on pickup are now bind on equip.
• The required level of several relics has been reduced by 1.
• Items that are restricted by Valor or Social Rank can no longer be purchased until the player meets the rank requirements.
• Offhand weapons are now more clearly marked as such.
• Some pieces of gear that displayed incorrectly on character models have been adjusted.
• The Collector's Edition Training Droid can now be used on non-humanoid enemies.
• The required level for equipping the Imperial Trooper and Republic Officer outfits has been reduced.
• The Male Formal Suit can now be purchased from the Coruscant social vendor. The Female Elegant Dress can now be purchased from the Dromund Kaas social vendor.
• Sniper Rifles no longer drop for Republic players.
• Corrected some instances where two items could show the same Armor or Weapon Damage Rating but have different values. The values are unchanged - the ratings have been updated to reflect the correct values.
• An issue that caused some items to be unlinkable in chat has been addressed.
• The modified DTB-27 Bolt Pistol is now displayed as a Custom (orange) weapon. The properties of the item remain unchanged.
• The "Punisher" item no longer has incorrect stats on its Republic version.
• The cost of Tionese gear (in crystals and commendations) has been substantially reduced.
• A set of modifiable Techblades and Techstaffs has been added to the game.
• The Galactic Trade Network's commission for both neutral and faction-based terminals is now 6%.

• Players can now remove Armoring modifications from items with set bonuses and transfer those set bonuses to Custom (orange) items. These modifications can only be transferred to an item that is equipped in the same slot.
• Some high-end item modifications are now restricted to particular item slots and may only be transferred into the same slot on a new item.
• A new modification set with Expertise for all item modification types has been added to the game.
• High-end weapons found on Operation bosses now come equipped with more common color crystals. The special color crystals associated with high-end Operations are now separate drops.
• High-end PvP weapons now come equipped with more common color crystals by default. Color crystals associated with specific PvP tiers can now be purchased separately from the PvP vendor.
• Players with the "Razer" Green-Black color crystal may upgrade to a high-end version of this crystal via a vendor on Coruscant and Dromund Kaas.

• New achievement missions that grant the Aratech Ice, Coral, Nightscythe, and Fire are now available on the Fleets.
• The Korrealis Commander and Korrealis Baron landspeeders have been removed from vendors.
• The Tirsa Prime speeder has had its cost reduced and is now available from the VIP vendor.
• License costs for Vehicle Piloting rank 1, 2, and 3 have been reduced.
• While credit costs for all 110% speed vehicles have been increased, the overall total acquisition cost for speeder licenses and vehicles at level 50 has been slightly reduced.
• All vehicles that are not bound can now be sold on the Galactic Trade Network.
• Summoning a vehicle no longer benefits from Alacrity.
• The Aratech Dagger and Aratech Scythe vehicle items now grant the appropriate vehicle abilities upon use.
• The Longspur Recon vehicle is now an Artifact-quality item.

• A Crew Skills trade vendor is now ready for business in the Corellia Spaceport.
• New items purchasable with Black Hole Commendations have been added to Corellia.
• The PvP items vendor now sells Baradium Flux, a grade 7 PvP crafting material used in the construction of Blue, Cyan, Purple, and Yellow Expertise color crystals.
• The PvP items vendor now sells a grade 6 crafting PvP box that randomly rewards crafting materials as well as Mission Discoveries and Expertise color crystal schematics.
• The Fleet commendation vendor now sells grade 6, 7, and 8 crafting material boxes that randomly reward crafting materials.
• Vendors that sell items for Marauders and Sentinels have been added to the Fleets.
• The Imperial Cantina vendors on Hoth now sell similar food items to their Republic counterparts.
• PvP vendors no longer sell Champion Bags.
• PvP vendors now sell the Recruit set, a new entry-level PvP set (for level 50 players), for credits.
• Battlemaster PvP vendors now sell Battlemaster gear pieces for Warzone Commendations.
• The Valor Rank requirement has been removed from Battlemaster earpieces and implants.
• New War Hero PvP vendors can be found on the Republic and Imperial Fleets. They sell the new War Hero and Rated War Hero PvP sets for Ranked Warzone Commendations and the equivalent Battlemaster piece.
• New Campaign vendors can be found on the Fleets. They sell Campaign gear for commendations earned in the new Operation: Explosive Conflict.

• Players can now unlock a wide variety of rewards by leveling characters and reaching new Legacy levels, including buffs for your characters, unlocking additional Species choices for every class, and upgrades for your personal Starship. Build your own Legacy with the new Family Tree!
• Legacy Experience awarded for Warzone completion and Space Combat kills is now in line with rewards from other activities.
• Legacy names now display immediately once the player chooses one.

• Many minor mission bugs have been fixed. Some respawn timers have been adjusted, group credit for mission objectives is granted in more missions, more enemies appear in some instances where too few were available, and many other minor adjustments have been made to improve the experience while completing missions. Not all of these minor adjustments have received an individual note.
• Some missions that have received updates (fixes for map notes, Story Areas, and some text fixes) have been reset. Players are only affected if a mission they had in progress has been changed in this way.
• Usable mission items can now be activated from the tracked mission log that appears on the right side of the screen.
• The chances for one player to win the majority of rolls in Multiplayer Conversations have been diminished.
• Many missions that were missing mission completion or codex images have been updated to include the correct image.
• Several missions that require the player to defeat a specific enemy NPC have been updated. In affected missions, the player can now interact with an object in the world to spawn the target (instead of needing to wait for a respawn).
• Several missions that had missing paraphrase dialogue options have been updated to include the missing text.
• Corrected many instances where text and voiceovers did not match.
• Corrected instances in the French and German clients where subtitles for alien dialogue progressed too quickly.
• Many instances where players could unintentionally leave Story Areas for missions have been corrected.
• Map notes for a large number of missions have been updated and are now more accurate, and many missing map notes have been added.
• Several bonus missions that previously were not removed from the mission tracker are now removed at the appropriate time.
• Corrected many mission conversations and mission-related items that could be re-initiated or re-used.
• Troopers now receive the Item Modification tutorial correctly.
• Fleet Passes are now rewarded to players that complete Chapter 1 and 2 of their class story, and new quick travel items are available as rewards for Inquisitors, Agents, Consulars, and Troopers, who must travel to the Citadel, Jedi Council, or Senate at the end of these Chapters.

• Dark Science: The correct follow-up mail is now sent for the light side choice in this mission.

• Clearing the Air: Players in groups can now join the first conversation via Holocall.

• Automatic Maintenance: Rogue Disposal Droids now engage players in combat correctly.

• Back Alley: Corrected an issue that prevented players from receiving credit for fighting waves of enemies.
• Dead Drop: The Flame's assassin now spawns upon destroying the dead agent's corpse.
• Extermination: This mission now correctly recognizes past player choices.
• Sending a Message: Exchange X4-Z2 Battle Droids now apply to this bonus mission's kill count.

• No Escape: Killing Thana Vesh with Force Push now properly defeats her.
• The Siege of Olaris: The droid associated with this mission's objective now consistently exits his cage after being activated.

• Chasing History: Corrected an issue that prevented players from starting the cinematic at the fourth cairn while in a group.

• Flight Plan: An issue that could prevent the player from interacting with the shuttle controls has been corrected.
• Step Lightly: This mission can now be abandoned.

• The Hunt for Lord Tharsis: The stages of this mission that take place in the Heroic area are now correctly labeled and are balanced for 4-player groups.
• Trash to Treasure: Multiple bosses no longer spawn if players simultaneously activate the input panels or master controls.

• A Spy in House Organa: An issue that could cause this mission to become blocked has been corrected.
• The Fall of House Cortess: If the player sides with House Cortess, the attacking Killiks no longer despawn and end the fight prematurely.

• Geonosian War: Players now receive proper credit for completing the final stage of this mission while in a group.
• Pre-Emptive Strike: This mission no longer resets if a player uses stealth.
• Timely Arrival: The Czerka Records Terminal can now be used by all members of a group.

• Old Enemies, Lights Out, Open Communications, The Stasis Generator: These missions are now Heroic 2+ instead of Heroic 4. Their rewards are unchanged.
• NPCs related to Belsavis daily missions are now level 50.
• Esh-kha Containment: Players who complete "Key to the Vaults" before completing this mission can now complete it properly.
• Lights Out: A mission step to defeat Field Commander Anhur has been added to this mission.
• Riot on Belsavis: Players who completed "Terror in the Flesh" can now proceed past the conversation with Commander Calum.
• Unintended Consequences: The Malfunctioning Guardian Droids now drop all 3 types of components for this mission.

• Into the Crosshairs: Players affected by a bug that allowed them to complete this mission without receiving "Primary Target" can now speak to Pevthak-Fra and receive the latter mission to continue the Voss Republic storyline.

• Unlikely Allies: Players can now complete this mission if they reset it.

• Corsec Crackdown: This mission now progresses properly if a group member was not in combat when the other members of the group were defeated after using the Comm Array.
• Jaggalors on the Loose: Companion affection is now applied correctly during this mission.
• Prison Busting: Turrets no longer despawn completely from the world.

• A New Order: Repair Droids no longer repair shield generators even though they have been defeated.
• Cutting the Cord: Players are now credited with the correct amount of kills even if out of line of sight.
• Defend the Shipment: Corrected an issue that caused an interactive object to become unusable for 2 minutes if it was used in combat.
• Pilot Down: The Door Release now correctly starts its cinematic.
• Sabotage: Corrected an issue that could cause this mission to become blocked.

• A Hero's Rest: Players can now use the Republic Fleet option on the Tython shuttle to travel there while on this mission.
• Guided by the Force: Sith Harrowers now animate properly during combat.
• Desert Duel: Players can no longer block mission progression by knocking Lord Praven off the cliff.
• Doomsday: The chest attached to the bonus puzzle for this mission is now lootable upon solving the puzzle. Additionally, if the player is defeated near the forcefield doorway, they no longer become stuck due to reviving on the other side of the forcefield.
• The Defector: This mission can now be acquired via the Holoterminal for Jedi Knights who completed the Taris and Nar Shaddaa class missions without receiving it.

• Pendant of Bone: Corrected an issue that prevented some players from getting credit for defeating the Gormak Warmaster.
• Request an Audience: This mission now correctly recognizes past player choices.
• Seek Answers: Players on this mission now see the appropriate loading screen text.
• The Padawan Exposed: Additional light and dark side point opportunities are now available in this mission. This mission also now correctly recognizes past player choices.
• The Transponder Station: The player's companion is now knocked out for the boss fight as depicted in the cinematic, and the fight has been rebalanced to take this into account. Additionally, an issue that could cause players to become stuck in the elevator has been corrected.

• Chaos and Harmony: An issue that could make it more difficult than intended to save the final boss has been addressed.
• Looking Out for the Little Guy: This mission no longer grants commendations for the wrong planet.
• New Horizons: This conversation now takes place in person instead of on the ship Holoterminal.
• The Summit: This mission's Holoterminal conversation no longer hangs indefinitely.

• A Map for the Future: Players can no longer become blocked on this mission if they dismiss Khem Val before clicking on the debris wall.
• Legacy: Players are informed that Khem Val is required for this mission if the Inquisitor on the mission is in a group.
• The Dark Council: This mission now grants light and dark side points correctly.
• Visions and Visionaries: Players now receive dark or light side point rewards for this mission correctly.

• Beast Mastery: Players who romanced Azalie now see the correct conversation upon returning to the Smuggler Hangar.
• Brotherhood: Players can no longer become stuck in this mission's phase if they leave it by entering a Warzone, logging out, or crashing.
• Illusions: Players can now complete this mission if they were previously unable to re-enter the phase after leaving.
• Landing Party: Players can no longer defeat ambushers before instructed.
• Modest Proposals: Ivory now only appears on the player's ship if they chose to recruit him on Belsavis.

• Defender of the Empire: Line of sight issues when engaging 'The Eagle' on the bridge of his ship have been resolved.
• Epoch of Fear: This mission's boss no longer experiences line of sight issues.
• Heist: SCORPIO is now summoned immediately as a guest companion at the appropriate time.
• Hero of the People: Players in a group can no longer become stuck in the phased area for this mission of the Agent in the group leaves first.
• The Assassin's Fortress: Players who are defeated on this mission are now revived at the Outpost Zaroshe medcenter.
• The Star Chamber: It is no longer possible to explore the entire Star Chamber before the "Gather Information on the Star Cabal" step.
• Subverting Karrels Jarvis: Light side points are now awarded at a different time in this mission.

• Battle of the Gauntlet: Corrected an issue that caused the bridges crossing the Gauntlet to retract unexpectedly and kill players. Players can now return to the Gauntlet before completing the mission without having to reset it.
• Catching Up: Players now correctly receive a mission item from Jaxo in the mail.
• Inconspicuous Valor: Party members can no longer plant the explosives and prevent mission progression. This mission now updates correctly when taking the shuttle from the Republic Fleet to Coruscant.
• Power Play: Players no longer remain stuck inside the phase if they log out in the phase after completing the step "Speak to Senator Evran."
• Public Relations: This mission now recognizes if the chamber is sealed before the step to seal it is acquired.
• Rescue Operation: The CL-A1 transfer coil is now correctly counted as a mission item.
• Return to Duty: Prellon Garn now becomes stunned during the escort (instead of dying). Prellon is also now present for the step "Escort Prellon to Safety."
• Revenge Served Cold: The Thul Cryo Dragoon is now responsive in combat.
• Stay Frosty: Players on The Shadow Fist mission will find it has been reset. This mission no longer remains in the mission log if it is not completed.
• Suppression of Hostilities: The count for bonus objectives now updates correctly.

• A Dangerous Auction: Players no longer receive an incorrect post-mission mail.
• A Failure to Communicate: Players can no longer summon a companion devoted to guarding the area's entrance or advance further into the phase before progressing necessary mission steps.
• A Thousand Pardons: Zale Barrows can no longer be knocked into the lava, preventing mission progression.
• Digging His Own Grave: Players can now progress this mission without waiting for the phase to reset if they answer their class holocall outside the story area.
• Finale: The final boss has been adjusted from level 48 to level 50 to provide the intended challenge level.
• Hail the Conquering Hero: Corrected an issue that could cause this mission to become blocked on the step "Speak to Crysta Markon."
• Honor or Glory: Corrected an issue that caused some dialogue options to be hidden.
• Imperial Bounty: This mission can now be reset if the player was unable to complete it.
• Number One with a Bullet: Corrected an issue that prevented some Bounty Hunters from seeing the correct loading screen text after completing this mission. A crash that could occur when speaking to Darth Tormen has been fixed.
• No Strings Attached: Corrected an issue that caused NPCs to vanish unexpectedly after a fight. For players who were in progress on this mission, the mission's progress has been reset.
• Some People Just Need Killing: The class story boss associated with this mission is now level 50.
• Target Rich Environment: This mission can now be abandoned.
• The Heart of Darkness: Players now receive credit for this mission if they travel to Dromund Kaas via the shuttle in the Imperial Fleet.
• The Spirit of Vengeance: corrected an issue that could cause players returning to this area to become stuck in the air.
• To Walk in Dark Places: Torian no longer remains with the player if they exit the phase after he joins for the mission.

• Strong and Elite humanoid enemies no longer throw grenades at or use Headshot on targets in cover.
• Master Marksmen on Hoth no longer instantly knock the player back after being attacked with Leap or Charge abilities.
• Republic Troopers and Officers protecting core Republic interests on Hoth are now properly trained to defend against level 50 players.
• The World Boss Gargath on Hoth now drops level 50 loot.
• Some enemies and NPCs that were previously invisible can now be seen again.
• Many NPCs that were positioned incorrectly or played inappropriate animations have been corrected.
• Many groups of enemy NPCs that previously evaded in combat or pathed incorrectly have been adjusted.
• The Sticky Grenade debuff now appears correctly when used by enemy NPCs.
• Grand Chief Keshk now always drops at least a Premium item.
• Several vendors and other NPCs that had missing or incorrect voice have been updated.
• A rather dangerous Wampa specimen has been observed on Highmount Ridge on Hoth.

• Aurak Base and outlying Republic-controlled areas on Hoth have received reinforcements in the form of PvP guards.
• Certain PvP abilities are no longer removed when a duel finishes.
• Republic Guardpost Beta on Belsavis is now entirely considered Republic territory.
• The throne room of Lord Jordan Thul is now considered Empire territory.
• The medcenter in the Lower Flamewood area of The Old Paths on Voss is now a Sanctuary.
• Republic Troopers now protect Ken-La Outpost.
• The buff for the PvP Overcharge powerup now has the correct tooltip.
• The Warzone Commendation cap has been increased to 2000 (up from 1000).
• PvP stats, such as kills, Group Rating, Solo Rating, MVP votes received, total Warzone wins, and more are now tracked and can be seen on the Warzone Window. Highest Solo and Group Ratings can also be seen on the Character page. Highest Solo and Group Ratings can also be seen on the "Who" list.

• Players in Warzones may now flag another player on the team as potentially AFK by right-clicking their name in the Operation Group window and selecting "Vote to Kick from Warzone." Once enough team members have flagged a player in this way, the player is given a warning and a small window to begin playing or they are removed from the Warzone.
• The amount of Valor and Commendations awarded at the end of a Warzone is now based on your team's score, with a bonus for the winning team. Experience rewards are still based on the amount of time spent in the Warzone.
• Warzone daily missions while leveling have been condensed to one mission that is always equal to the level of the player.
• Players who are removed from Warzones for being AFK are now returned to their original locations (instead of to the Fleet).
• Vendors are no longer available inside Warzones.
• Credit rewards for Warzones have been rebalanced.
• The Scoreboard displayed at the end of a Warzone now displays the correct faction icons in same-faction Warzone matches.
• The Scoreboard's Objective column now correctly tracks a player's offensive and defensive objective contribution. Additionally, players now receive notification during the match when their actions have accrued offensive or defensive objective points.
• Level 50 Warzone daily and weekly missions now reward Warzone Commendations.
• New medals are now awarded to the winning team based on how quickly they win (up to 6 medals for the fastest victories).
• New medals are now awarded for offensive and defensive objective actions. There are now 6 offensive and 6 defensive medals awarded for performing Warzone-specific objective actions.
• The Warzone reward medal cap has been increased to 8.
• Rewards per medal earned have been rebalanced considering the new medals available.
• Players who earn few to no medals now have overall rewards reduced (for instance, an AFK player would receive no rewards).

• Pre-Season One of Ranked Warzones has begun!Participate for more competitive matches and greater rewards.
• Level 50 players can queue solo or in a group of up to 8 players via the Queue Solo Ranked and Queue Group Ranked buttons in the Warzone Queue Window.
• After a Ranked Warzone has ended, your Solo Rating or Group Rating will be adjusted based on the outcome of the match and the ratings of all players participating.
• Players are rewarded Ranked Warzone Commendations based on performance; these Commendations can be used to purchase the new War Hero PvP gear.
• Players with high ratings can purchase Rated War Hero gear and vehicles. Rated War Hero gear has the same stats as War Hero gear, but has a more prestigious appearance.

• The Republic and Empire are locked in a brutal conflict by air and sea on the new planet, Denova. An Imperial dropship has crash-landed near the Republic coastal base and quickly established a fortification.
• Teams need to turn the mortar cannons on the opponent's fortification to bring it down. However, both fortifications are shielded and one mortar cannon is not enough to disable the shield. A team must control at least two cannons in order to damage the enemy fortification.
• This is a majority 3-point domination map with tug-of-war style objective control.
• Control progress is saved when interrupted and can be resumed by a player on the same team or fought back by a player of the opposing team. The more players involved, the faster control shifts.
• A training simulation-themed variant of the Warzone supports same faction matches.

• Several performance improvements have been made throughout the Warzone.
• The objective cannons' rate of fire has been slowed down. The amount of damage dealt by the large turret blasts has been increased proportionally to maintain the same overall score rate.
• Empire-controlled objective markers now appear purple.
• Travel time for speeder bikes for the side objectives has been increased. The time it takes to interact with speeder bikes is once again instantaneous.

• Giradda the Hutt now sees to it that any player standing on the ball stand when the ball respawns are slain.
• The damage hazards deal is now a set percentage of total player health and is elemental damage.

• The Voidstar can now be played by two teams of the same faction.
• Players on the defending team are no longer placed on the speeder path if its duration would make them arrive late to the start of the match.
• The map on the loading screen for the Voidstar has been updated.
• In the case of both teams reaching the same objective in their respective attacking rounds, the team who reached the objective in the shortest time now wins the match.
• The game now ends as soon as the Round 2 attacker's progress exceeds the progress made by the other team in Round 1.

• The Battle of Ilum daily and weekly mission have been removed from the game.

• Quick Travel items that transport players to the hub near Outlaw's Den are now available from PvP vendors found on the Republic and Imperial Fleets.

• Visual effects for trajectory and impact on missiles have been improved.
• The Alien Energy Capacitor now has stats appropriate for its level.
• Transitions on entering Space Combat Missions have been visually improved.
• The Grade 3 Beam Generator tooltip now correctly displays a rate of fire of 7 shots per second.
• The experience rewarded for some "one time" Space Combat Missions (granted when a new tier of missions is available) has been rebalanced.
• Players who are away too long while in Space Combat Missions are now logged out.
• Kira will now speak during Jedi Knight Space Combat Missions after Doc has been gained as a companion.
• Large ships more readily display surface damage as the attached hardpoints are destroyed.

• New UI Customization features are now available! Players can customize their UI by moving and resizing UI elements. Customization options can be accessed by clicking the new "Edit Interface" button, which has replaced the "Extend Quickslots" button. Many UI options are now located in the new "Edit Interface" mode.
• Notification of contact from a Customer Service Representative in-game is now more obvious.
• Subtitles can now be toggled using the /subtitles command in the Chat Window.
• If a player attempts to use a shuttle with 3 or more pending mission rewards, the player is asked to accept those rewards before continuing.
• Tooltips no longer get stuck on slider UI components.
• Corrected an issue that could cause the UI to incorrectly register a drag when returning from ALT-TAB.
• The cancel and apply buttons are now grayed out on the item modification table until the player adds a pending modification.
• The loot window can no longer be drawn off-screen in some circumstances.
• Companion tooltips now properly reflect whether they are selling junk items or performing a Crew Mission.
• The language used in tooltips (when referencing damage types and other specific items) has been updated to be more consistent.
• The preference for "Show Sith Corruption" is now labeled "Show Dark Side Corruption."
• New tutorials have been added for Flashpoints, Operations, and Quick Travel.
• Shift-clicking a stack of items no longer links that item if the Chat Window is not active.
• The Social Preferences options page has been organized more clearly.
• Several minor text formatting and alignment issues have been addressed.
• Players are now able to disable the Smart Camera in the preferences menu.

• The mission reward panel no longer closes other UI panels.
• Crew Skill trainer windows no longer reopen after players move away from the trainer.

• Hovering over the LFG column in the Social Window now displays a tooltip showing the individual's LFG message.
• "Reply" chat targets are no longer cleared upon area transitions.
• French and German chat commands for speaking in general chat now work properly.
• The /bow emote no longer loops when used.
• Base crafted items can now be hyperlinked in chat.
• A new option to suppress the Crew Mission reward window in Warzones has been added.
• Items will now compare against all valid equipment slots.
• Emotes no longer remove a player from stealth.

• The Codex entry for killing a player with a turret now correctly requires the player to complete that task.

• Players can now choose to view the targets of their group members in the group UI. This is disabled by default but can be edited in the "Edit Interface" mode.
• Target of target can now be enabled for the player.
• Players can now invite other players to their group via right-click menu from the guild roster.
• Player class names now appear on the target frame.
• When characters become hostile or friendly to the player, nameplates are now turned on and off as specified in nameplate preferences.
• Dead characters and creatures no longer display a nameplate unless selected.
• Focus target visual effects are now more distinct and recognizable.

• The Galactic Trade Network interface now supports text-based searches without category restrictions.
• The Galactic Trade Network interface has been updated to support better filtering and faster paging.
• The rarity drop-down in the GTN interface now contains an option for Custom (orange) rarity.
• A "Slot" pulldown menu has been added to the GTN Interface for more specific item searches.
• GTN Terminals in Kaas City are now available again.

• Players can no longer "click through" the Galaxy Map to interact with the main game UI.
• The Map no longer becomes translucent when riding a taxi.
• Map transitions throughout the game have been updated - many instances where a map would incorrectly transition to another have been corrected.
• The Spaceport section of Coruscant can now be explored correctly.

• The Jawa Balloon on Tatooine no longer occasionally disappears from underneath players.
• The Emergency Fleet Pass now takes Republic players to the center of Carrick Station instead of the Tython and Ord Mantell arrival hangar.
• The camera now collides with water instead of becoming submerged.
• Opening a taxi terminal now cancels any active ability activation.
• Corrected an issue that allowed players to use personal Starship doors outside the appropriate range.
• The /stuck command no longer kills the player if they log out and back in on the ship Holoterminal (or other similar objects).
• Corrected a rare client crash related to companion weapons.
• Corrected several ambient conversations that triggered too often or too infrequently.
• Added musical triggers to some missions and encounters.
• Numerous spelling and grammatical errors in text throughout the game have been corrected.
• Corrected several localization errors in text and voiceover.
• The full area of Club Ufora is now considered a private area (where companions will talk with player characters).
• Players on Tatooine and Belsavis now only see their own faction's Quick Travel Points on the map.
• The Chiss social ability is now described correctly during character creation.
• Republic players can now access the Lower Office Atrium in New Venture Plaza on Nar Shaddaa without passing through Empire territory.
• The Aim Datacron on Belsavis is now obtainable.
• Cantina music now plays more consistently.
• The Imperial Panteer Hideout Bind Point is no longer visible to Republic players on the map.
• A Bind Point now exists at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
• The High Profile Ward in Shadowtown on Nar Shaddaa now has a medcenter.
• Players can no longer use Fleet Passes in areas that are Quick Travel restricted.
• Corrected an issue that caused windowed resolution to not be saved if the desktop resolution changed while the game was running.
• Clicking off-screen while in dual-monitor mode no longer causes icons to be accidentally dragged when focus is returned to the game.

• Players can now unlock a wide variety of rewards by leveling characters and reaching new Legacy levels, including buffs for your characters, unlocking additional Species choices for every class, and upgrades for your personal Starship. Build your own Legacy with the new Family Tree!
• Lost Island, a new Flashpoint, is available for play! Having uncovered the sources of the Rakghoul plague outbreak in the Tion Hegemony, players must travel to Ord Mantell and confront Dr. Lorrick, the mad scientist who engineered this horrific biological weapon.
• Explosive Conflict, a new Operation, is available for play! The Trandoshan mercenary warlord Kephess has seized the planet Denova, a world rich in resources valuable to the war effort. Players must assault his war camp, situated atop a mountain in densely-wooded terrain, fighting Imperial defectors and heavy war machines along the way. 8- and 16-player Story and Hard Modes are currently available for this Operation.
• Novare Coast, a new objective-oriented Warzone on the planet Denova, has been added to the game. This Warzone, like Huttball, supports same-faction matches if there are not enough members of the opposing faction to be found.
• New repeatable high-level daily missions are available in a new area on Corellia, the Black Hole!
• Guilds now have access to a shared Guild Bank, accessible on the Fleets, with expandable storage.
• A new tier of gear has been added for both PvP and PvE.
• Ranked Warzones are here! Players can now queue up and participate in PvP matchups to rank themselves against the competition.
• Players can now customize their User Interface by moving and resizing UI elements!
• A new level 50 World Boss with a challenge for a well-coordinated 16-player Operation Group has been sighted in the Nightmare Lands region on Voss.
• Players can now leave comments on entries in their Friends List in the Social Window.

• The Imperial Transportation Authority and the Galactic Republic Safety Council have authorized the use of vehicles in Orbital Space Stations and Spaceports.
• In-game rewards will be available to players who participate on the Public Test Server. Players will receive a title if they attain level 10 on PTS, and another if they complete Chapter 1.
• A new preference, "Character Texture Atlasing," is now available. Enabling this option increases the texture quality used when rendering character models.
• A new "Customize" option now appears on the character sheet. One of the features this button enables is the ability to color coordinate any individual piece of armor with the equipped chestpiece.
• A new preference, "Awareness Radius," allows players to adjust the number of characters displayed on-screen. Reducing this setting can improve performance in crowded areas on low-end machines.
• On planets with an Orbital Station, players can now travel directly from the planet shuttle on the surface to their ship.
• The Sprint ability is now available at level 1.

• Cinematics throughout the game have been polished. A large number of cinematics have been improved to address incorrect camera angles, smooth out animation issues, and to correct Companion Characters that appear in the wrong gear or at the wrong time.
• Cinematics and mission phases have been updated for consistency. For instance, several occurrences of NPCs appearing alive in a phase after a cinematic in which the player chose to kill them have been corrected.
• Corrected many instances of misplaced geometry, visible seams, and incorrect collision with world objects throughout the game.
• Many locations where player characters could become stuck on world geometry or fall through the world have been corrected.
• Some visual effects and animations have been adjusted and fixed in instances where they played incorrectly.

• As a result of game balance efforts, many classes have had their skill tree layouts modified. Affected characters will have their skill points refunded on login.
• Visual effects for persistent ground-targeted player attacks now reflect the target area of effect more accurately.
• "Rest" abilities, such as Meditation and Recharge and Reload, are no longer interrupted by taking damage if the player is not currently in combat.
• The movement visualization when observing players with lower performance has been improved.
• Combat Training Dummies have been added to the game. Level 50 and 50+ Training Dummies can be found on the Gav Daragon and Ziost Shadow. Level 20, 30, and 40 targets can be found on Coruscant and Dromund Kaas. Level 10 targets can be found on Origin Worlds. Players can unlock Training Dummies for their personal starship through the Legacy System.
• In-combat revival abilities (Resuscitation Probe, Hearttrigger Patch, Revival, and Reanimation) now revive the target with 25% health (up from 5%) to make them generally more useful for their intended purpose.
• Several ability tooltips have been updated to include the correct values and information (these tooltip changes do not reflect changes to the ability; tooltips that previously displayed incorrect or incomplete information have been corrected).
• Several areas throughout the game that have had line of sight-related problems ("cannot see target") have been corrected.
• An issue that could prevent dual wield visual effects from playing correctly has been fixed.
• Players are now briefly stunned if they are dismounted forcibly from damage (instead of playing a fall animation).
• Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause players to become stuck and unable to move after the expiration of a stun debuff.
• Corrected an issue that could cause players to appear to continue to be dead after being revived.
• The diminishing return formula for several stats (including expertise) has been adjusted.
• Special abilities for several classes have been updated to emit light based on their actual weapon color crystal rather.
• Minimum and maximum damage ranges now display correctly on the character sheet for all classes.

• Players may now choose to view victory and defeat messages in the chat window. This feature can be enabled in the new "Combat Logging" section of the preferences menu. This must be enabled for combat messages to appear in the chat window.
• The "Combat Logging" section in the preferences menu also allows players to stream all combat interactions originating from or directed at their character to a machine-parsable file. When this option is enabled, time stamped log files are written periodically to the Star Wars – The Old Republic\Combat Logs directory in the My Documents folder. Warning: This is an advanced feature. Constant combat logging may use a significant amount of disk space, and players may need to periodically delete old logs.

• Awe no longer costs Focus to activate.
• Dispatch can now be used on targets at or below 30% of maximum health (up from 20%).
• Force Kick no longer costs Focus to activate.
• Master Strike can no longer be interrupted.

• Due to changes in the Sentinel skill trees, Sentinels have had their skill points refunded.
li>Crippling Throw's "Trauma" effect can no longer be cleansed.
• Force Camouflage now additionally reduces all damage taken by 50% while active.
• Pacify no longer has a Focus cost and is no longer limited by the global cooldown.
• Transcendence now affects all Operation Group members.
• Zen (while in Ataru Form) now additionally reduces the Focus cost and global cooldown of Cyclone Slash.

• Focused Pursuit has been replaced by Focused Leap, which increases the Focus generated by Force Leap.
• Force Fade no longer grants damage reduction while Force Camouflage is active. It now increases the duration of Force Camouflage by 1 second per point and increases the movement speed bonus of Force Camouflage by 10% per point.
• Inflammation now applies a 50% movement speed reduction (up from 30%).
• Valor is now located in Tier 1 of the skill tree.

• Ataru Form damage effects (procs) now deal weapon-based damage instead of Force-based damage. The overall damage of these effects has been increased by approximately 10%.
• Ataru Form now correctly triggers when fighting very large targets.
• Fleetfooted now additionally increases the movement speed bonus granted by Transcendence by 15% per point.
• Temperance has been replaced by Stagger, which increases Force Leap's immobilize effect.

• Felling Blow is now a 3-point skill with the same overall effect. The effect now lasts 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Force Exhaustion's cooldown has been reduced to 18 seconds. Its overall effect is unchanged.
• Gravity now specifically affects Leg Slash and Force Exhaustion.
• Inner Focus has been redesigned. It now requires 2 points in Singularity and causes Zen (while in Shii-Cho Form) to immediately grant 2 stacks of Singularity per point.
• Master Focus now increases the damage of Master Strike instead of affecting Force Stasis.
• Singularity's buff effects now last 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Swelling Winds is now located in Tier 1 of the Focus skill tree. It increases the damage dealt by Force Sweep and Cyclone Slash and reduces the cooldown of Force Sweep.
• Unwavering Focus has been removed from the game.
• Zealous Leap now immobilizes the target for 1 second.
• Zephyr has been replaced by Zephyrean Slash, which allows Slash critical hits to have a chance to refund 2 points of Focus while the Sentinel is in Shii-Cho Form.

• Due to changes to the Guardian skill trees, Guardians have had their skill points refunded.
• Added Forceclap, a new passive ability granted at level 10 that causes Force Leap to stun the target for 2 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 12 seconds.
• Added Focused Defense, a new ability that allows the Guardian to spend Focus to lower threat. While active, one point of Focus is spent each time damage is taken to heal the Guardian for a small amount. This ability is usable while stunned and is not limited by the global cooldown.

• Commanding Awe is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree. It increases the Guardian's damage reduction while Focused Defense is active.
• Single Saber Mastery is no longer restricted to certain stances.
• Stagger is now located in Tier 1 of the Vigilance skill tree.
• Sundering Throw is now located in Tier 6 of the Vigilance skill tree.
• Zen Strike now generates 2 points of Focus when it is triggered.

• Blade Barrier is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree.
• Blade Storm no longer consumes stacks of Courage while the Momentum buff is active.
• Command no longer reduces the cooldown of Challenging Call and is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree.
• Dust Storm is now a 3-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Guardian Slash now generates 50% additional threat.
• Momentum is now a 2-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Pacification is now a 1-point skill with a slightly reduced overall effect.
• Shield Specialization is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree.
• Stasis Mastery is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree.

• Felling Blow is now a 3-point skill with the same overall effect. The effect now lasts 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Force Exhaustion's cooldown has been reduced to 18 seconds. Its overall effect is unchanged.
• Gravity now specifically affects Freezing Force and Force Exhaustion.
• Inner Focus has been redesigned. It now requires 2 points in Singularity and causes Combat Focus to immediately grant 2 stacks of Singularity per point.
• Master Focus now increases the damage of Master Strike instead of affecting Force Stasis.
• Singularity's buff effects now last 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Swelling Winds is now located in Tier 1 of the Focus skill tree. It increases the damage dealt by Force Sweep and Cyclone Slash and reduces the cooldown of Force Sweep.
• Through Peace, a new 2-point skill located in Tier 6, has been added. It reduces the initial activation cost of Focused Defense by 1 Focus per point.
• Unwavering Focus has been removed from the game.
• Zealous Leap now immobilizes the target for 1 second.
• Zephyr has been replaced by Zephyrean Slash, which allows Slash critical hits to have a chance to refund 2 points of Focus while the Guardian is in Shii-Cho Form.

• Disruption no longer costs Rage to activate.
• Intimidating Roar no longer costs Rage to activate.
• Ravage can no longer be interrupted.
• Vicious Throw can now be used on targets at or below 30% of maximum health (up from 20%).

• Due to changes to the Marauder skill trees, Marauders have had their skill points refunded.
• Deadly Throw's "Trauma" effect can no longer be cleansed.
• Force Camouflage now additionally reduces all damage taken by 50% while active.
• Obfuscate no longer has a Rage cost and is no longer limited by the global cooldown.
• Predation now affects all Operation Group members.
• Berserk (while in Ataru Form) now additionally reduces the Rage cost and global cooldown of Sweeping Slash.

• Ataru Form damage effects (procs) now deal weapon-based damage instead of Force-based damage. The overall damage of these effects has been increased by approximately 10%.
• Ataru Form now correctly triggers when fighting very large targets.
• Erupting Fury has been replaced by Stagger, which increases Force Charge's immobilize effect.
• Unbound now additionally increases the movement speed bonus granted by Predation by 15% per point.

• Ferocity has been replaced by Enraged Charge, which increases the Rage generated by Force Charge.
• Phantom no longer grants damage reduction while Force Camouflage is active. It now increases the duration of Force Camouflage by 1 second per point and increases the movement speed bonus of Force Camouflage by 10% per point.
• Seeping Wound now applies a 50% movement speed reduction (up from 30%).
• Short Fuse is now located in Tier 1 of the skill tree.

• Decimate is now located in Tier 1 of the Rage skill tree. It increases the damage dealt by Smash and Sweeping Slash and reduces the cooldown of Smash.
• Dominate is now a 3-point skill with the same overall effect. The effect now lasts 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Force Alacrity has been replaced by Overpower, which allows Vicious Slash critical hits to have a chance to refund 2 points of Rage while the Marauder is in Shii-Cho Form.
• Force Crush's cooldown has been reduced to 18 seconds. Its overall effect is unchanged.
• Gravity now specifically affects Crippling Slash and Force Crush.
• Obliterate now immobilizes the target for 1 second.
• Ravager now increases the damage of Ravage instead of affecting Force Choke.
• Relentless Fury has been replaced by Berserker. It requires 2 points in Shockwave and causes Berserk (while in Shii-Cho Form) to immediately grant 2 stacks of Shockwave per point.
• Shockwave's buff effects now last 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Unbreakable Rage has been removed from the game.

• Due to changes to the Juggernaut skill trees, Juggernauts have had their skill points refunded.
• Added Crash, a new passive ability granted at level 10 that causes Force Charge to stun the target for 2 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 12 seconds.
• Added Enraged Defense, a new ability that allows the Juggernaut to spend Rage to lower threat. While active, one point of Rage is spent each time damage is taken to heal the Juggernaut for a small amount. This ability is usable while stunned and is not limited by the global cooldown.

• Deafening Defense is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree. It now increases the Juggernaut's damage reduction while Enraged Defense is active.
• Rampage now generates 2 points of Rage when it is triggered.
• Single Saber Mastery is no longer restricted to certain stances.
• Stagger is now located in Tier 1 of the Vengeance skill tree.
• Sundering Throw is now located in Tier 6 of the Vengeance skill tree.

• Battle Cry is now a 2-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Crushing Blow now generates 50% additional threat.
• Force Grip is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree.
• Force Scream no longer consumes stacks of Revenge while the Battle Cry buff is active.
• Heavy Handed is now a 1-point skill with a slightly reduced overall effect.
• Quake is now a 3-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Shield Specialization is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree.
• Sonic Barrier is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree.
• Thrown Gauntlet no longer reduces the cooldown of Threatening Scream and is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree.

• Decimate is now located in Tier 1 of the Rage skill tree. It increases the damage dealt by Smash and Sweeping Slash and reduces the cooldown of Smash.
• Dominate is now a 3-point skill with the same overall effect. The effect now lasts 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Force Alacrity has been replaced by Overpower, which allows Vicious Slash critical hits to have a chance to refund 2 points of Rage while the Juggernaut is in Shii-Cho Form.
• Force Crush's cooldown has been reduced to 18 seconds. Its overall effect is unchanged.
• Gravity now specifically affects Chilling Scream and Force Crush.
• Obliterate now immobilizes the target for 1 second.
• Ravager now increases the damage of Ravage instead of affecting Force Choke.
• Relentless Fury has been replaced by Empowering Rage. It requires 2 points in Shockwave and causes Enrage to immediately grant 2 stacks of Shockwave per point.
• Shockwave's buff effects now last 20 seconds (up from 15).
• Through Passion, a new 2-point skill located in Tier 6, has been added. It reduces the initial activation cost of Enraged Defense by 1 Rage per point.
• Unbreakable Rage has been removed from the game.

• Deflection's visual effects are now more noticeable.
• The Unity ability has been removed from the Jedi Consular class. A similar ability can now be unlocked through the Legacy System.
• Force Slow visual effects now begin and end at the correct times.

• Due to changes to the Sage skill trees, Sages have had their skill points refunded.
• Corrected an issue with Force Armor that prevented its appearance from refreshing when its effects were reapplied.
• Rescue now modifies threat by the correct amount.

• Confound now refreshes properly when Weaken Mind is refreshed.
• Conveyance no longer unintentionally allows its buff to be applied to more than one healing ability. Its effects have been slightly redesigned. It now increases the critical chance of Benevolence by 60% and reduces the Force cost of Deliverance by 30%.
• Egress now requires Preservation instead of Valiance.
• Resplendence no longer removes the health cost from Noble Sacrifice.
• Salvation's tooltip now correctly mentions that this ability affects a maximum of 8 targets. The ability's functionality has not changed.
• A display issue that caused the first and second tick of Salvation to appear on top of each other has been corrected.

• Inner Strength now correctly affects Weaken Mind.

• Critical Kinesis now increases the critical chance of Telekinetic Throw and Disturbance by 3% per point.
• Empowered Throw now increases the damage dealt by Project, Telekinetic Throw, and Weaken Mind by 2% per point.
• Presence of Mind now affects Disturbance and Mind Crush only. Mind Crush's periodic damage now benefits from the 20% damage bonus when it is used to consume the Presence of Mind buff.
• The Force in Balance no longer heals the caster if no targets are hit.

• Mass Mind Control: Updated this tooltip to correctly state that the ability does not break Stealth. The ability's functionality has not changed.

• Kinetic Ward's appearance now refreshes properly when reapplied.

• Force Synergy's activation effects are now more visible.
• The Force in Balance no longer heals the caster if no targets are hit.

• Deflection's effects are now more noticeable.
• Electrocute's visual effects now occur more quickly after activation.
• Energize's effect now triggers a sound effect when it occurs.
• Force Lightning now correctly plays its sound effects when the initial application of damage kills the target.
• Force Slow visual effects now begin and end at the correct times.
• The Sacrifice ability has been removed from the Sith Inquisitor class. A similar ability can now be unlocked through the Legacy System.
• Shock sound effects have been polished.

• Due to changes in Sorcerer skill trees, Sorcerers have had their skill points refunded.
• Corrected an issue with Static Barrier that prevented its visual effects from refreshing when its effects were reapplied.
• Extrication now modifies threat by the correct amount.

• Force Bending no longer unintentionally allows its buff to be applied to more than one healing ability. Its effects have been slightly redesigned. It now increases the critical chance of Dark Heal by 60% and reduces the Force cost of Dark Infusion by 30%.
• Conspiring Force now refreshes properly when Affliction is refreshed.
• Fadeout now requires Efficacious Currents instead of Dark Resilience.
• Force Surge no longer removes the health cost from Consumption.
• Revivification's tooltip now correctly states that the ability affects a maximum of 8 targets. The ability's functionality hasn't changed.
• A display issue that caused the first and second tick of Revivification to appear on top of each other has been corrected.

• Electric Induction now correctly affects Affliction.

• Disintegration now increases the critical chance of Force Lightning and Lightning Strike by 3% per point.
• Calcify now increases the damage dealt by Shock, Force Lightning, and Affliction by 2% per point.
• Wrath now affects Lightning Strike and Crushing Darkness only. Crushing Darkness's periodic damage now benefits from the 20% damage bonus when it is used to consume the Wrath buff.
• The Force in Balance no longer heals the caster if no targets are hit.

• Mass Mind Control: Updated this tooltip to correctly state that the ability does not break Stealth. The ability's functionality has not changed.

• The Force in Balance no longer heals the caster if no targets are hit.
• Raze's activation effects are now more visible.

• Dirty Kick can now be used while moving.
• Players can now "Crouch" (but not roll into cover) while immobilized.
• Smugglers can no longer be pushed out of cover via the "cover integrity" mechanic, which has been removed from the game.

• Due to changes to the Gunslinger skill trees, Gunslingers have had their skill points refunded.
• Flourish Shot now additionally inflicts trauma, reducing all healing the target receives by 20% for 9 seconds.

• Hot Pursuit has been redesigned. It is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree and makes Quick Shot cost no energy for 6 seconds after leaving cover.
• Incendiary Grenade has been improved. It now deals more of its damage in the first few seconds and snares affected targets. If the initial hit strikes a target affected by your Shock Charge, that target is stunned for 2 seconds.
• Pandemonium is now located in Tier 2 of the skill tree.
• Sabotage's range has been increased to 60 meters.

• Burst Volley has been redesigned. It now triggers from dealing damage with blasters and increases Alacrity and Energy regeneration for 10 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.
• Deadeye is now a 3-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Holed Up is a new 2-point skill located in Tier 6 of the skill tree that reduces damage taken from area attacks by 60% while Hunker Down is active. This change allows the Sharpshooter to remain in cover more often in situations that force other classes to rapidly change locations.
• Snap Shot's tooltip now correctly mentions that its effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds. Functionality has not changed.

• Bombastic now correctly requires Shrap Bomb.
• Hemorrhaging Blast no longer has an Energy cost.
• Hold Your Ground's cooldown reduction for Pulse Detonator has been reduced to 2.5 seconds per point.
• Holdout Defense now increases Blaster Whip damage by 4% per point.
• No Holds Barred now increases critical chance by 1% per point.
• Reopen Wounds now increases the critical chance of Wounding Shots and Speed Shot by 4% per point.
• Wounding Shots now costs 25 Energy (down from 30). The weapon damage component of this ability has been reduced by approximately 15%, but bleeding damage remains unchanged.

• Due to changes to the Scoundrel skill trees, Scoundrels have had their skill points refunded.
• Back Blast now has a 12-second cooldown and deals approximately 5% more damage.
• Diagnostic Scan's tooltip now displays the full amount healed over its duration.
• Shoot First now has a 7.5-second cooldown.
• Tranquilizer now gives an appropriate error message if used on Droids.
• Upper Hand no longer triggers a "grunt" sound effect when it occurs.

• Emergent Emergencies now additionally increases the maximum stack limit of Upper Hand by 1.
• Healing Hand now also increases the duration of Upper Hand by 2 seconds per point.
• Homegrown Pharmacology now additionally reduces the Energy cost of Kolto Cloud by 2 per point.
• Kolto Cloud has been rebalanced. It now has a 15-second cooldown, heals over 6 seconds, and heals for approximately 10% more than before.
• Patient Studies now additionally increases the speed at which Diagnostic Scan channels by 15% per point.

• Brawler's Grit is now a 2-point skill.
• Flanking is a new 1-point skill located in Tier 3 of the skill tree. It reduces the Energy cost of Back Blast by 5.
• K.O. no longer experiences a delay in its knockdown effect.
• Sawed Off now increases the damage dealt by Back Blast. It is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree and requires Flanking.
• Sucker Punch now costs 10 Energy (down from 15) and deals approximately 10% less damage.
• Turn the Tables has been redesigned and is now a 2-point skill. It no longer increases damage dealt to bleeding targets, but increases the Energy gained by Pugnacity and the damage dealt by Sucker Punch and Flying Fists.
• Underdog no longer increases Energy gained by Pugnacity. This effect is now part of Turn the Tables.

• Hemorrhaging Blast no longer has an Energy cost.
• Holdout Defense now increases Blaster Whip damage by 4% per point.
• No Holds Barred now increases critical chance by 1% per point.

• Players can now "Crouch" (but not roll into cover) while immobilized.
• Agents can no longer be pushed out of cover via the "cover integrity" mechanic, which has been removed from the game.

• Due to changes to Operative skill trees, Operatives have had their skill points refunded.
• Backstab now has a 12-second cooldown and deals approximately 5% more damage.
• Hidden Strike now has a 7.5-second cooldown.
• Sleep Dart now gives an appropriate error message if used on Droids.
• Tactical Advantage no longer triggers a "grunt effect" when it occurs.

• Culling has been redesigned and is now a 2-point skill. It no longer increases damage dealt to poisoned targets, but increases the Energy gained by Stim Boost and the damage dealt by Laceration and Collateral Strike.
• Inclement Conditioning is now a 2-point skill.
• Flanking is a new 1-point skill located in Tier 3 of the skill tree. It reduces the Energy cost of Backstab by 5.
• Laceration now costs 10 Energy (down from 15) and deals approximately 10% less damage.
• Meticulously Kept Blades no longer increases Energy gained by Stim Boost. This effect is now part of Culling.
• Waylay now increases the damage dealt by Backstab. It is now located in Tier 5 of the skill tree and requires Flanking.

• Medical Consult now also increases the duration of Tactical Advantage by 2 seconds per point.
• Medical Therapy now additionally reduces the Energy cost of Recuperative Nanotech by 2 per point.
• Patient Studies now additionally increases the speed at which Diagnostic Scan channels by 15% per point.
• Recuperative Nanotech has been rebalanced. It now has a 15-second cooldown, heals over 6 seconds, and heals for approximately 10% more than before.
• Surgical Precision now additionally increases the maximum stack limit of Tactical Advantage by 1.

• Corrosive Microbes now functions correctly.
• Lethality now increases critical chance by 1% per point.
• Razor Edge now increases Shiv damage by 4% per point.
• Weakening Blast no longer has an Energy cost.

• Due to changes to the Sniper skill trees, Snipers have had their skill points refunded.
• Shatter Shot now additionally inflicts trauma, reducing all healing the target receives by 20% for 9 seconds.

• Imperial Assassin is now a 3-point skill that provides the same overall effect.
• Siege Bunker is a new 2-point skill located in Tier 6 of the skill tree that reduces damage taken from area attacks by 60% while
• Entrench is active. This change allows the Marksman to remain in cover more often in situations that force other classes to rapidly change locations.
• Snap Shot's tooltip now correctly mentions that its effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds. Functionality has not changed.
• Sniper Volley has been redesigned. It now triggers from dealing damage with rifles and increases Alacrity and energy regeneration for 10 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

• Calculated Pursuit has been redesigned. It is now located in Tier 4 of the skill tree and makes Overload Shot cost no energy for 6 seconds after leaving cover.
• EMP Discharge's range has been increased to 60 meters.
• Plasma Probe has been improved. It has new visual effects and now deals more of its damage in the first few seconds and snares affected targets. If the initial hit strikes a target affected by your Interrogation Probe, that target is stunned for 2 seconds.
• Stroke of Genius is now located in Tier 2 of the skill tree.

• Corrosive Microbes now functions correctly.
• Cull now costs 25 Energy (down from 30). The weapon damage component of this ability has been reduced by approximately 15%, but poison damage remains unchanged.
• Hold Your Ground's cooldown reduction for Cover Pulse has been reduced to 2.5 seconds per point.
• Lethality now increases critical change by 1% per point.
• Razor Edge now increases Shiv's damage by 4% per point.
• Razor Rounds now increases the critical chance of Cull and Series of Shots by 4% per point.
• Targeted Demolition now correctly requires Corrosive Grenade.
• Weakening Blast no longer has an Energy cost.

• Ability Heat costs are now displayed in skill tree and trainer windows.
• Death From Above now has a 5-meter radius to bring its range in line with other Bounty Hunter Area of Effect abilities and it now begins dealing damage sooner after activation.
• Hydraulic Overrides now has improved audio and visual effects.
• Incendiary Missile audio has been improved.

• Cure now generates 8 Heat (down from 16).
• Jet Boost now triggers snare visual effects on affected targets.
• Power Shot has been rebalanced. It now generates 16 Heat, has a 2-second activation time, and deals approximately 10% less damage.
• Tracer Missile and Fusion Missile's animations have been exchanged by popular demand from the community.

• Barrage: the chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly.
• Heatseeker Missiles' damage output has been increased by approximately 10%.
• Jet Escape now reduces the cooldown of Jet Boost by 2.5 seconds per point.
• Muzzle Fluting no longer reduces Heat costs. It now reduces the activation time of Power Shot and Tracer Missile by .5 seconds.
• Power Barrier now provides 1% damage reduction per stack.
• Tracer Missile has been rebalanced in order to encourage more active gameplay rotations. It now generates 16 Heat, has a 2-second activation time, and deals approximately 10% less damage.

• Critical Efficiency now reduces the cost of Rapid Scan by 8 (down from 16).
• Cure Mind no longer reduces the cost of Cure. It now causes Cure to heal the target for a small amount.
• Hired Muscle now increases critical chance by 1% per point.
• Kolto Missile now affects up to 4 targets (up from 3), improving reliability in group and Operation situations.
• Kolto Residue now increases all healing received by 3% (down from 5%).
• Kolto Shell now builds 16 Heat when activated.
• Supercharged Gas now vents 8 Heat (down from 16) when used and increases all damage and healing dealt by 5% (down from 10%). The shield applied by Kolto Missile now reduces damage taken by 5% (down from 10%).

• Prototype Particle Accelerator now requires Combustible Gas Cylinder to trigger. The chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly but cannot trigger more than once every 6 seconds.

• Due to changes to the Powertech skill trees, Powertechs have had their skill points refunded.
  Quell no longer generates Heat.

• Ablative Upgrades: the Absorb amount gained from this skill has been slightly reduced.
• Empowered Tech is now a 3-point skill.
• Heat Blast is no longer limited by the global cooldown. Its damage has been reduced by approximately 15%.
• Heat Screen is a new 2-point skill that causes Flame Burst and Heat Blast to build a stacking buff that increases shield absorption.
• Oil Slick is no longer limited by the global cooldown.

• Charged Gauntlets now triggers from damage dealt such that the bleed caused by Retractable Blade can trigger the buff. It now has a visual effect.
• Kolto Vents has been replaced by Hamstring, which causes Retractable Blade to slow the target by 30% for 6 seconds.

• Prototype Particle Accelerator now requires Combustible Gas Cylinder to trigger. The chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly but cannot trigger more than once every 6 seconds.

• Full Auto's attack animation now begins more quickly to improve reactiveness and faction balance.
• Mortar Volley's animation has been updated. In addition, it now has a 5-meter radius to bring its range in line with other Trooper Area of Effect abilities and it now begins its damage sooner after activation.

• Concussion Charge now triggers snare visual effects on affected targets.
• Charged Bolts has been rebalanced. It now costs 2 Energy Cells, has a 2-second activation time, and deals approximately 10% less damage.
• Cure now costs 1 Energy Cell (down from 2).

• Charged Barrier now provides 1% damage reduction per stack.
• Curtain of Fire: the chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly.
• Demolition Round's damage output has been increased by approximately 10%.
• Grav Round has been rebalanced. It now costs 2 Energy Cells, has a 2-second activation time, and deals approximately 10% less damage.
• Muzzle Fluting no longer reduces Energy Cell costs. It now reduces the activation time of Charged Bolts and Grav Round by .5 seconds.
• Tenacious Defense now reduces the cooldown of Concussion Charge by 2.5 seconds per point.

• Field Training now increases critical chance by 1% per point.
• Field Triage now reduces the cost of Medical Probe by 1 (down from 2).
• Kolto Bomb now affects up to 4 targets (up from 3), improving reliability in group and Operation situations.
• Kolto Residue now increases all healing received by 3% (down from 5%).
• Psych Aid no longer reduces the cost of Field Aid. It now causes Field Aid to heal the target for a small amount.
• Supercharge Cells now restores 1 Energy Cell (down from 2) when used and increases all damage and healing dealt by 5% (down from 10%). The shield applied by Kolto Bomb now reduces damage taken by 5% (down from 10%).
• Trauma Probe now costs 2 Energy Cells to activate.

• Ionic Accelerator now requires Plasma Cell to trigger. The chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly but cannot trigger more than once every 6 seconds.

• Due to changes to the Vanguard skill trees, all Vanguards have had their skill points refunded.
• Fire Pulse's visual effect more accurately represents its functionality.
• Riot Strike no longer costs Energy Cells.
• Animation timing issues with Energy Blast have been addressed.
• The hit timing delay on Explosive Surge has been improved.

• Ceramic Plating: the Absorb amount gained from this skill has been slightly reduced.
• Counter Attack is now a 3-point skill.
• Energy Blast is no longer limited by the global cooldown. Its damage has been reduced by approximately 15%.
• Power Screen is a new 2-point skill that causes Ion Pulse and Energy Blast to build a stacking buff that increases shield absorption.
• Smoke Grenade is no longer limited by the global cooldown.

• Combat Tactics now triggers from damage dealt such that the bleed caused by Gut can trigger the buff. It now has a visual effect.
• Kolto Recharge has been replaced by Hamstring, which causes Gut to slow the target by 30% for 6 seconds.

• Ionic Accelerator now requires Plasma Cell to trigger. The chance to trigger this effect has been increased significantly but cannot trigger more than once every 6 seconds.

• Companion gifts are now stackable.
• The cooldown associated with giving companions gifts has been removed. Giving a gift now has a 3-second activation time.
• Several game areas where Companion Characters would not reliably follow the player have been fixed.
• The C2 Droid Corporation and their competitors, the 2V Droid Corporation, have developed a series of new sensors for their products, the C2-N2 and 2V-R8 that significantly improve the Droids' Crew Skill efficiency and critical success chances. These products may be purchased via the Legacy Repair Astromech unit on the player's ship (once unlocked).
• Additionally, the C2-N2 and 2V-R8 Droids have had their personality matrices upgraded with an experimental emotional response chip, allowing them to accept gifts and tokens of appreciation. The Crew Skill performance of these units will increase upon acceptance of these goods.
• C2-N2 and 2V-R8 have been reprimanded and now vocalize less frequently on personal starships.
• Tooltips for the companion abilities "Burst," "Aimed Blast," "Swipe," "Wild Energy," and "Blaster Sweep" now correctly reflect ability functionality.
• All companion marriages are now removed appropriately if the marriage ends.
• Corrected an issue that caused weapons to display inappropriately beneath some Droid companions (like T7).

• The Codex entry for this companion now lists the companion's correct primary weapon.

• Corrected an issue that could allow a female trooper whose romance with him had ended to receive an additional romance conversation.
• New companion skins for Aric Jorgan are available as reward choices in the game.

• Corrected issues that could prevent players from gaining or losing affection in the conversations related to the missions "Peace is a Lie" and "Silent Treatment."

• Crazy Talk: Male characters can now consistently complete this conversation.

• Strange Circumstances: Corrected an issue that could prevent players from gaining or losing affection during this conversation.

• Some mission rewards intended for this companion that could not be used have been corrected.

• Jaesa now uses the correct battle cries for her alignment (light or dark).
• Jaesa no longer teleports to her target if she uses Force Leap while wielding a double-bladed lightsaber.
• Jaesa now has the ability "Purity of the Light Side" or "Passion of the Dark Side," which passively increases armor by 30%.

• Storm now has a 30-meter range and roots targets.
• It is no longer possible to break up with Kaliyo and still be eligible for romance conversations.

• Khem Val's Lightning Punch sound effects now terminate appropriately.

• Kira now has the ability "Purity of the Light Side," which passively increases armor by 30%.

• Corrected an issue that allowed players to remain eligible for unlocked romance content after losing romance status with Mako.

• New companion skins for Qyzen Fess are now available as reward choices in the game.

• Nadia now has the ability "Strength in the Force," which passively increases armor by 30%.

• The Codex entry for this companion now lists the companion's correct primary weapon.

• Time to Think: this mission now properly rewards experience.

• A Son's Duty: Corrected an issue that could prevent players from gaining or losing affection during this conversation.

• Companions now use accurate voice responses regarding the success or failure of their Crew Missions when they return.
• The opportunity to add group members to your friends list no longer appears on Crew Mission rewards windows.
• Mission rewards now properly display when having more than one waiting in the queue with the window open.

• On critical successes, crafted Custom (orange) gear now receives an Augment slot.
• The [Exceptional], [Advanced], [Superior], and [Mastercraft] suffixes have been removed from crafted item names. [Augmented] will be appended as a suffix to crafted items that were a critical success.
• When crafting item modifications (mods, enhancements, etc), a critical success now yields double the quantity of modifications.
• Crafting materials obtained via endgame content now stack in the player's inventory. They no longer bind on pickup.
• Endgame crafting materials (Biometric Crystal Alloy, Self-Perpetuating Power Cells, Alien Data Cubes, and Rakata Energy Nodes) now drop less frequently but are freely tradable.
• Augments can now be crafted by several professions.
• The Crafting window now displays the correct number of items when crafting from a schematic that yields more than 1 item.
• Crafting Trainer tutorial missions can now be completed alternatively on the Fleets or on Coruscant or Dromund Kaas.

• Players may now reverse engineer many endgame items to research schematics for items and mods. Tier 2 (new) endgame items can be reverse engineered, and players have a chance to learn how to craft these items up on reverse engineering them. Set Armorings do not provide schematics for crafters.
• Players with the appropriate professions are now able to reverse engineer random drop items and acquire materials from them. This includes Operation materials from endgame items.
• Reverse engineering Tier 2 items rewards Premium, Prototype, and Artifact quality crafting materials used to craft Tier 2 endgame items.
• Random items, particularly armor, can now be reverse engineered by crafters based on the items' stats.
• Crafted Vibroknives and Shotguns can now be researched via reverse engineering. Reverse engineering vibroknives and shotguns may now yield research variants for Armstechs.
• Crafted Vibroknives and Shotguns can now be researched via reverse engineering. Reverse engineering vibroknives and shotguns may now yield research variants for Armstechs.
• Artificers can now reverse engineer relics, shields, generators, and foci.
• Cybertechs can now reverse engineer all earpieces.
• The chance of researching schematics via reverse engineering has been significantly increased.
• Augments may now be reverse engineered for a chance to research their schematics by several professions (see below).
• Players can now decide how many items from a stack they wish to reverse engineer.

• Armormechs can now learn new schematics that allow the creation of Aim, Cunning, Shield, and Absorb Augments.
• Augments can be reverse engineered for a chance to research Prototype and Artifact quality schematics.
• A critical success while crafting Custom (orange) outfits now adds an Augment slot to the resulting item.
• The Codex entry for Armormech has been updated.
• Armormechs can now reverse engineer random armor with Aim or Cunning stats.

• Armstechs can now learn schematics that allow the creation of Endurance, Surge, Critical, Accuracy, and Power Augments.
• Augments can be reverse engineered for a chance to research Prototype and Artifact quality schematics.
• New schematics to create Custom (orange) ranged and melee weapons have been added.
• A critical success while crafting Custom (orange) weapons now adds an Augment slot to the resulting item.
• The Codex entry for Armstech has been updated.

• Schematics for color crystals in various colors (including endgame-quality varieties) have been added to the game.
• Endgame-level Magenta Adegan Crystal Schematics may now drop from the World Boss of Voss and creatures in the new daily mission area on Corellia.
• Mid-level Magenta Adegan Crystal Schematics may now drop from the World Bosses on Tatooine, Alderaan, and Nar Shaddaa.
• Magenta Crystal Shards are now found on one planet in the game. They can be refined into Pristine Magenta Crystals used in the creation of mid-level magenta color crystals through obscure means.
• The Magenta Adegan Crystal Schematic obtained from late-game World Bosses no longer binds on pickup.
• New schematics for Willpower-based shields have been added (for use by Assassins and Shadows).

• The number of Exotech consumables created per craft is now displayed correctly in the crafting UI.
• Biochemists can now reverse engineer all implants.
• Values on tooltips for Rakata reusable stims and adrenals now match the buff correctly.
• Ice Scrabbler Jerky, a cantina food item with powerful out-of-combat health regeneration effects, has been added as a Biochem recipe. This recipe can be learned by finding the schematic or by reverse engineering Ice Scrabbler Jerky found on Hoth.

• Cybertech crafted vehicles no longer bind on pickup.
• Cybertech vehicle and space schematic mission reward rates have been reduced.
• Critical successes when crafting grenades now yield double the quantity of items.
• The cooldown on Cybertech-built grenades has been lowered to 3 minutes.

• Synthweavers can now learn schematics allowing the creation of Strength, Willpower, Defense, Alacrity, and Presence Augments. Augments can be reverse engineered for a chance to research Prototype and Artifact quality schematics.
• Critical successes while crafting Custom (orange) outfits will add an Augment slot to the resulting item.
• Additional lower-level light armor schematics have been added.
• Material requirements for some Custom (orange) outfits have changed.
• The Codex entry for Synthweaving has been updated.
• Synthweavers can now reverse engineer random armor drops with Strength or Willpower stats.

• Many gathering nodes that were spawning in unreachable places (such as underneath the world) are now reachable.

• A perfect Upari Crystal Formation may now be found in the Belsavis Daily Heroic area.

• The Red Goo item tooltip now appropriately identifies it as a Grade 6 Biochemical Compound. Level 49-50 Bioanalysis Missions now have a chance to reward Red Goo.

• Enriched Durasteel nodes now spawn in the Belsavis Daily Heroic area.

• Augments have been replaced by Sliced Tech Parts as a Slicing mission reward. These are consumed by Synthweaving, Armstech, and Armormech as a component for crafting Augments.
• Slicing may occasionally yield Premium quality Augment schematics on critical mission success.

• Mission Discovery items now indicate that they can only be used once.

• Diplomacy Mission Discoveries now correctly indicate whether they are a dark or light side mission.
• The missions "No Redeeming Value" and "Desperation" are now appropriately labeled as moderate yield.
• Diplomacy missions that previously indicated the player was assisting the other faction are now appropriately faction-restricted.

• Treasure Hunting missions now have a chance to yield Custom (orange) lightsaber schematics as a reward.

• The chance to receive schematics from Underworld Trading missions has been increased.
• Tooltips for missions have been updated to reliably inform the player about expected yields.

How can I tell if/where my guild has been deployed?

Everyone will receive an email before Early Access with details about the status of their guild.

• If your guild was successfully deployed to a server, you’ll receive a link to the website that you can follow to find out what server your guild has been placed on.
• If your guild was not deployed to a server because it did not meet the qualifications for import, you will be able to create your guild manually in the game.

Server assignments through the Guild HQ system are final and cannot be changed, but you and your guild are not in any way required to play on the server where you were placed. We have pre-created assigned guilds on specific servers as a convenience to you, and these assignments may be ignored at your discretion.

What happens if I don’t like my server assignment?

Ignore it. You are more than welcome to create a new guild on a different server (as long as no one has already taken your desired guild name, of course). In order to create a guild in-game, you’ll need to gather a full group of four players and 5,000 credits, then speak to the Guild Registrar on the Republic/Imperial Fleets.

I am happy with my server assignment. How do I join once I’m in the game?

When you first join the game and reach the Server Select screen, the server where your guild has been pre-created will be marked with a gold flag.

If you choose this server and create a character on it, you’ll be presented with a dialogue box inviting you to join your guild when you enter the game. Accept that invite and you’re in!

What happens if I decline my automatic guild invite?

Every character you create on the server will be offered an automatic invite until ONE of those characters has accepted the invite. At that point, no further invites will be offered to any future characters you create on that server.

What happens if I accidentally told the game to stop offering me invites, but I changed my mind?

There is an option in the Preferences pane (under Social) which allows you to ignore all automatic guild import invites. If you accidentally chose "Do not ask again” in the invite and selected "No,” you can go to this panel and deselect the "Ignore Guild Import Offer” box. The next time you create a character on the server, you’ll once again be asked to join.

Can I join my pre-created guild with more than one character?

You can only accept an "automatic invite” once, so if you wish to add additional characters to the guild, you will need to reach out to your Officers or Guild Leader to send you additional invites.

What happens if our Guild Leader doesn’t join the game immediately?

Guild Leaders have until two weeks after launch (January 2nd, in our case) to accept their automatic invite. At that point, if your Guild Leader has not arrived in-game and accepted their invite, the most senior Officer will be automatically promoted to Guild Leader. Please note that this means it could be possible for the guild to be leaderless for up to two weeks after launch, so make sure your Guild Leader is ready to join the game!

Welcome

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If you encounter any issues that prevent you from playing the game, please e-mail testing@swtor.com and we will do our best to address your concern quickly and efficiently. May the Force be with you!

Build Notes

General

• Experience gains on Origin Worlds have been adjusted to help solo players reach level 10 more easily.
• Improved the overall performance of vanity pets.
• Using the /stuck command will no longer kill the player unless a safe location cannot be determined. Players can now only use /stuck every 120 seconds.
• Moving to a new planet instance no longer uses the player’s Quick Travel cooldown.
• Mail sent to another player will now have a 30 minute delay.

Classes and Combat

General

• Further improved and balanced all class content above level 30.
• Slightly increased mouse targeting distance.
• Implemented improvements that increase the responsiveness of combat actions.
• Tab targeting now more accurately takes into account which enemies are on screen.
• Tab targeting can now select enemies at a longer range.
• Players can now use ground-targeted area of effect attacks in a 360 degree area around their character, regardless of what direction they are facing.

Jedi Knight

General

• Jedi Knights can now obtain the "Master” title.



Sentinel

• Healing done by Zen has been decreased to 1% per tick while Juyo Form is active.



Bug Fixes

• Force critical bonuses conferred by Focused Resonance now display properly on the character sheet.

Sith Warrior

General

• Sith Warriors can now obtain the "Darth” title.



Marauder

• Healing done by Berserk has been decreased to 1% per tick while Juyo Form is active.



Bug Fixes

• Force critical bonuses conferred by Dark Resonance now display properly on the character sheet.

Jedi Consular

General

• Force Potency now increases the range of Telekinetic Throw.
• Each use of Telekinetic Throw now uses a charge of Force Potency.
• Players are no longer able to cancel Force Lift’s debuff by right-clicking it.



Shadow

Infiltration
• Situational Awareness now reduces the Force cost of Whirling Blow and no longer reduces the cooldown of Cloud Mind.

Sith Inquisitor

General

• Recklessness now increases the range of Force Lightning.
• Each use of Force Lightning now uses a charge of Recklessness.
• Players are no longer able to cancel Whirlwind’s debuff by right-clicking it.



Assassin

Deception
• Resourcefulness now reduces the Force cost of Lacerate and no longer reduces the cooldown of Cloud Mind.

Smuggler

General

• Cover now has a 1-second cooldown.
• Recuperate can no longer be used from cover.



Scoundrel

Scrapper
• Flechette Round now causes the next Shoot First or Back Blast to deal additional bleed damage and increases armor penetration by 50% for a moderate duration. It is not affected by the global cooldown and does not break stealth.
• Sucker Punch now requires 15 energy and has had its damage output decreased by 15%.
• Flying Fists’ damage output has been decreased by 15%.
• Sawed-Off now affects Flechette Round instead of Blaster Whip.

Imperial Agent

General

• Cover now has a 1-second cooldown.
• Explosive Probe’s animation now correctly displays when the probe is resisted by an enemy.
• Recuperate can no longer be used from cover.



Operative

Concealment
• Acid Blade now causes the next Hidden Strike or Backstab to deal additional poison damage and increases armor penetration by 50% for a moderate duration. It is not affected by the global cooldown and does not break stealth.
• ILaceration now requires 15 energy and has had its damage output decreased by 15%.
• Collateral Strike’s damage output has been decreased by 15%.
• Waylay now affects Acid Blade instead of Shiv.

Trooper

General

• Adjusted resource bar visuals for ammo gain and use.



Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented the skill Kolto Recharge from healing as intended.
• Concussive Force now properly increases the knockback distance of Concussive Charge.

General Combat Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused multi-hit attacks to sometimes deal damage upon miss or deflect from the enemy.
• Calling a Medical Probe upon death now properly applies damage to equipment the player is wearing.
• The cooldown for calling a Medical Probe will now properly increase in phased areas.

Companion Characters

General

• Companion Characters now vocalize less frequently during combat.
• Companion Characters are now silent when entering stealth modes.
• Companion names now display as "PLAYERNAME’s Companion.”

Crew Skills

General

• Added implants to the schematic filter for the crafting window and to trainers.
• Slightly increased critical chance for crafting and missions for Orange difficulty tasks.



Crafting Skills

• Cybertechs can now craft modifiable Droid armor.
• Cybertech and Artifice modifications and enhancements have been updated.
• Crafted relics and space upgrades now bind to the character when equipped.
• Crafted items are no longer created with pre-slotted modifications.



Gathering Skills

• The highest-level gathering nodes now spawn more regularly on Corellia and in the high-level mission area on Belsavis.



Mission Skills

• Adjusted mission costs across all skill levels.
• Treasure Hunting relics now bind to the character when equipped.
• Luxury Fabrics and Underworld Metals are now obtained through different missions.
• Investigation Mission Discoveries now yield Researched Compounds.
• Rich yields no longer always provide Artifact quality resources.
• Mission rewards now include higher quantities of Prototype quality crafted materials.



Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Crafting schematics were not properly updating within the schematic trainer..
• Learned Biochem schematics no longer disappear from the Crafting window.
• Prototype and Artifact quality crafted weapons now have the correct weapon damage values.
• Reverse engineering mode no longer toggles off after reverse engineering an item.
• Items of less than Premium quality can no longer be reverse engineered.
• Corrected refresh and mission tier issues.
• Weapon damage and armor ratings listed on schematics now indicate these values on the resulting crafted items correctly.
• Certain Prototype quality schematics for Artifice are no longer assigned to Synthweaving.

Flashpoints and Operations

General

• Flashpoint missions can now be obtained at level-appropriate locations on most planets with complementary shuttle service to the Republic or Imperial Fleet.
• Flashpoint mission levels have been adjusted to more accurately reflect their difficulty.
• Early-level Flashpoint bosses are now slightly less difficult.
• Nightmare Mode Operations are now significantly more challenging.
• Corrected an issue that prevented Codex entries associated with Nightmare Mode from unlocking.



Flashpoints


The Black Talon
• Yadira Ban's difficulty in Hard Mode has been increased.

Bringing Down the Hammer
• Battlelord Kreshan now drops loot.

Colicoid War Games
• This Flashpoint has undergone a difficulty balance pass.
• The final boss no longer continually respawns.

Directive 7
• Bulwark's mechanics now function properly.

The Esseles
• Vokk's difficulty in Hard Mode has been increased.
• Lieutenant Isric's difficulty has been corrected in Hard Mode.

The False Emperor
• Normal Mode bosses now inflict less burst damage.
• Boss mechanics in this Flashpoint now function properly in Normal and Hard Mode.

The Foundry
• A normal enemy NPC in this Flashpoint no longer drops boss loot.





Operations


General
• The Operations lockout window now displays the current boss lockouts for your group members.

Eternity Vault
• Nightmare Mode chests now contain loot.
• Enrage timers have been added to Annihilator Droid XRR-3 and Gharj.
• The Ancient Pylon puzzle enemies now spawn.
• Button use timing for the Ancient Pylon puzzle has been corrected.
• The Infernal Council fight no longer resets as soon as the fight begins.
• Lava creatures now correctly spawn in the cave before Gharj.

Karagga’s Palace
• Bonethrasher no longer enters a state that causes him to cease executing his combat mechanics.






Items




General

• Custom items now appear with an orange border in the inventory. All Custom items are modifiable.
• The Lhosan Racer is now a level 40 vehicle.
• Increased the stat diversity of medium armor drops on Origin Worlds.
• The cost of Droid armor is now comparable to the cost of other armor.
• Random relics now bind to the character when equipped.
• Modifiable Artifact quality items now only feature modification and enhancement slots.
• Some redundant random shield generators with Force stats have been replaced by random foci.
• Decreased the chance for lockboxes to contain higher-quality loot.



Vendors

• All standard modification vendors now sell a basic set of base modifications.
• All modification vendors that accept commendations now provide a consistent set of modification upgrades for each class.
• Prototype quality items sold by specialty goods vendors that accept credits can now also be found on the corresponding light, medium, and heavy armor vendors and weapon vendors.
• Republic Fleet commendation vendors now sell the special ability items that their Imperial counterparts sell.



Bug Fixes

• The speeder vendor on the Imperial Fleet Station now properly displays the vehicles for sale.
• Heavy Force armor no longer drops from levels one through nine.
• Some items with Social rank requirements can no longer be equipped without meeting the requirement.
• Many high-level items now have the correct appearance when worn.
• Droid armor can now be auctioned.
• Some Earpieces and Implants purchased with commendations are no longer mislabeled.




Legacy

• Advancement through Legacy Levels has been adjusted; it is now slower early on and does not increase dramatically as levels are gained.
• Legacy surnames are now displayed by default.




Missions and NPCs





General

• Experience gained from completing missions has been increased.
• Taris (Republic) and Balmorra (Imperial) Bonus Series mission rewards are now the appropriate level.



Missions




Republic

• Most Wanted: The weapon cache now provides a companion weapon.



Bug Fixes

• Corrected several missions that failed to grant item rewards correctly.



NPCs




General

• Decreased the difficulty of several high-level class story bosses.
• NPCs will now attempt to enter cover when fired upon.



Bug Fixes

• Standard and Weak toughness enemies no longer regenerate health while under the effects of any 60-second crowd control abilities (such as Force Lift, Concussion Missle, etc).

PvP

General

• The center-screen message associated with the Deserter debuff now occurs after 50 seconds.
• The decay time for Resolve has been significantly reduced, making characters susceptible to fewer crowd control effects over short periods of time.
• The Glacial Fissure Imperial Med Center is now a safe area for Empire characters.



PvP Items

• Added two new, exclusive vehicles to rare spawn Outlaw’s Den vendors.
• Level 20 and level 40 PvP gear is now available from vendors on the Republic and Imperial Fleets.
• Battlemaster Gear Bags are now only available from daily and weekly PvP missions.
• Battlemaster implants and earpieces can now be purchased for Warzone and Mercenary Commendations.
• PvP vehicles now have Valor rank requirements.
• PvP lockboxes under level 50 now cost 30 Warzone Commendations.
• The Overcharge consumable now increases expertise by 15% for 20 seconds.
• The PvP Heal consumable now restores 35% of maximum health.
• Valor rank requirements on items now function properly.
• Expertise has been added to many endgame PvP items.



Warzones




General

• The Combatant medal is now awarded at 75k damage.
• The Healer medal is now awarded at 75k healing.



Alderaan Civil War

• Reduced the interaction time for the targeting console to 8 seconds.
• The scoreboard now indicates which team score belongs to the player.
• The large installation cannon now fires at the end of a match.
• Scoring blasts from cannons now occur at roughly 20-second intervals and now remove 10 points of shield strength.
• Art for the sky in this Warzone has been improved.

Bug Fixes
• Corrected an issue that caused Republic players to see misaligned scores.
• Small body type characters can no longer move behind the pipes near the side control nodes.
• Small body type characters no longer become stuck in some areas of this Warzone.
• Turret shots no longer hit invisible collision areas while firing at the Imperial dropship.
• Players no longer receive a development debug message while interacting with turret control consoles.
• A visual error during the destruction animation for dropships has been corrected.



Huttball

• The ball now returns to a player in the combat space (or the middle if no player is in range) if a player uses Force Pull on a character carrying the ball to bring them into the safe area.
• Players can no longer hold the ball on the edge of their respawn zone.
• Performance inside the Huttball Warzone has been increased.

Bug Fixes
• Players on the Frogdog team now properly lose the Deserter Detection debuff when they enter the combat area.



Voidstar

• The interaction time to plant bombs, extend the bridge, and lower fields has been reduced to 8 seconds.
• The detonation countdown time has been increased to 20 seconds.
• Attackers will not advance to the next respawn point until at least one attacker reaches the next room.
• Extending the bridges and lowering the forcefields now count as progress when determining tiebreakers for matches where neither team reached the datacore.
• A platform has been added to the reactor room attacker spawn location to prevent fall damage.
• The Voidstar intro cinematic has been improved.
• Environmental visual effects have been added to this Warzone.
• Radio transmission and broadcast audio (instructional and ambient) have been added.

Bug Fixes
• Players now teleport to the correct respawn location for their side when joining the Warzone after it has started.
• A crate that allowed players to bypass a forcefield has been removed.
• Mapnotes now use the appropriate "bomb planted” icons when a bomb is placed on a door.
• The bridges now appear extended correctly to players who were in the hangar room as the bridges were extended.
• The Voidstar map on the loading screen is now correct.
• Voidstar maps now take recent geometry changes into account and have been updated.
• The Revive window now closes properly between rounds.
• Fixed an issue that could cause players to be teleported to the wrong location during the round transition.
• Fixed an issue that could cause level matching in the matchmaking system to function improperly.
• Corrected an issue that caused players that were unflagged upon entering a Warzone to remain flagged after leaving one.



World PvP




Battle for Ilum

• The War Effort buffs now have a new icon.
• Ambient music now plays during various events during the Battle for Ilum.

Bug Fixes
• Corrected an issue that could cause objectives to become stuck in the "secured" state.
• Corrected text inconsistencies in Battle for Ilum missions and objective notes.
• Players who load directly into the Western Shelf PvP area now properly receive the area status effect if a faction controls the area.
• The Republic and Imperial Bases now properly play aerial bombardment explosions when a faction controls the zone.
• Fixed a bug that could cause music events to not work properly when an Assault area was captured.



The Outlaw's Den (Tatooine)

• Added two new, exclusive vehicles to the Outlaw's Den vendors.
• Chests in Outlaw's Den now drop 20 Mercenary Commendations.

Bug Fixes
• Mercenary Commendation chests no longer appear empty on being opened.
• The text associated with the mission for Outlaw's Den has been corrected.



Bug Fixes



• Alacrity no longer reduces the channel time of interacting with objects inside Warzones.
• Characters now receive appropriate stat bonuses when bolstered.
• Players are no longer awarded additional stealth time when reviving if they die inside an exhaustion area.
• Players can no longer toggle their PvP flag while in contested, Team Free-for-All, Free-for-All, or opposing faction regions.
• Corrected an issue that could cause characters to remain in combat longer than intended.



Space Combat




General

• Player and companion voiceovers now sound like they are coming from the ship intercom.
• EMP Generator damage is no longer scaled by the setting of your power conversion module.
• Decreased the experienced gained from daily Space Combat missions.



UI




General

• When the Group Leader changes to the "Master Loot” setting, a message will now display to all members of the group or team.
• The server select screen now more accurately indicates the population of each server.
• Servers that are currently offline are now displayed at the bottom of the server list..
• Removed the /bug button from the User Interface. Players should now submit bugs using the Customer Service Portal.
• The Inspect feature now shows some stats and other information that was previously missing.
• Clicking on an item will now attach it to the mouse cursor.
• Added the ability to right-click to add/remove item modifications.
• Mail can now be opened using a single click.
• The loot window will now close if players select "Take All,” regardless of whether or not items require a group roll.
• Removed the "Show Coverbar” button from the main UI.
• Nameplate health bars now match their color to the text instead of always displaying as red.
• Added a "Character Stuck” button to the upper right corner of the Help Window.
• The Trainer window no longer displays empty tabs.
• Icons for high-level Commendation items now indicate the item type they provide.
• The visual and sound effects for a player duel challenge have been updated.
• Stackable items are now grouped together in the loot window.
• Character limitations will now display in the error message when players enter a name that is too long.
• The game credits can now be viewed by pressing the "Credits” button while on the character select screen.
• The cinematics menu on the character select screen now functions properly.



Operations

• The Operations lockout window now displays the current boss lockouts for your group members.
• Information available on the Operation lockout window is now easier to understand and displays correctly.
• Announcements in Operations are now more distinct.
• Operation raidframes can now be toggled on and off.



Quickslots

• Players will no longer be asked for confirmation when dragging items off the quickslot bar.
• Quickslot bars will no longer duplicate when activating extended bars.
• Passive abilities can no longer be moved to the quickslot bar.



Chat

• Using /group in chat will now send communications to the highest group level (i.e. Operations Teams will take precedence over groups).
• Chat channel input now defaults to /general instead of /say.
• Some chat commands have been changed. The following commands now work when used followed by player-created chat channel names: /cjoin, /cleave, /cinvite, /ckick, /mute, and /unmute.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Chat window to be placed off-screen with some monitor configurations.



Codex

• Added or corrected images for many Codex entries and tutorials.
• Added several new Codex entries for Ilum.



Tooltips

• Added several new tooltips.
• Improved the explanation of rested experience in the experience tooltip.
• Repair tooltips no longer display stats if the values are 0.
• Player tooltips now display when a player is marked as Looking for Group.
• Space Combat ability items now have tooltips.



Social

• The Social Center will now update Looking For Group status more frequently and displays Looking For Group comments by default.
• The UI no longer displays the Quick Group button when players select a character from the opposite faction.
• Updated the art for Social Center notifications.
• Inspecting other players now displays their values for Valor.
• Reduced the number of available titles from alignment, social, and some missions.



Tutorials

• Added level requirements to some tutorials.
• Clarified the wording of many tutorials.
• Closing the tutorial window now closes all read tutorials.
• Added new tips to loading screens and adjusted many tips such that they will display at more relevant times.



Galactic Trade Network

• Improved the overall UI for the GTN.
• Added many new category and subcategory filter choices.
• Fixed category issues that could cause incorrect listings or other GTN problems.



Preferences

• Players can now map the mouse wheel up and down to any game function, and the Camera Zoom In/Out can be mapped to keys.
• Removed several obsolete entries from the Preferences Menu.
• Moved some preferences to make them easier to find.
• Preference tooltips will now indicate which options will result in better performance.
• Chat fade is now toggled off by default.
• The "Social invites as Social Center messages” preference is now toggled off by default.
• Players will now have fifteen seconds to confirm after changing the game resolution.
• The Automatic Cover bar can now be disabled via the Preferences Menu.
• Added a preference that will cause the map to flash red while in combat.
• Added a preference to toggle off the Legacy Bar.



Maps

• Updated the appearance of the minimap filter toggle buttons.
• Unusable enemy vendors no longer display on the map.
• Crew Skill trainers now show up correctly on the map and minimap.



PvP

• The UI no longer enters a bad state when it is reloaded at the end of a Warzone match.
• The Warzone invitation window now reappears if it is active when the player loads into another area.
• The character sheet now correctly displays bolstered weapon damage inside Warzones.
• PvP Codex images have been added for PvP unlockable entries.



Bug Fixes

• The server login queue now displays more accurate estimations.
• The maximum count of Codex entries now displays correctly for all planets.
• Corrected several incorrect preference tooltips.
• Preferences defaults now have the correct initial settings.
• Shift+F12 can now be remapped.
• Fixed an issue that caused chat to be unviewable when switching from portrait to widescreen.
• Players no longer lose their chat reply target upon area transition.
• The active companion bar no longer remains occasionally after unsummoning a companion.
• The Looking for Group icon no longer displays on the nameplates of players that are not looking for groups.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a player’s Legacy to incorrectly display other player characters’ Legacy.
• The player’s castbar can no longer incorrectly display another character’s castbar.
• Addressed an issue that caused the minimap arrow to sometimes point in the wrong direction and display an incorrect location.
• The Friends List now updates properly to display friends who are online.
• Trades are now cancelled when the trade window is closed.
• The character sheet now resets when reloading the UI with Ctrl+U.
• Fixed an issue with character rotation in the Item Preview window.
• Fixed an issue that caused inventory tabs to incorrectly display their capacity.
• Items with very high prices no longer display incorrectly.
• Item preview now works correctly with item hyperlinks.
• Social notifications (like group invitations) now display and behave properly.
• Fixed a tooltip bug that could cause "Main Hand" to incorrectly display in red text.
• Many incorrect icons have been replaced.




Miscellaneous Bug Fixes



• Dark Side appearances should now always be visible to other players.
• Players who initially lose conversation rolls will now correctly gain bonuses to future rolls until a roll is won.
• Characters now face forward and move at full speed when strafing right or left.
• Players will no longer be dismounted when speaking to a vendor.
• Players are no longer invulnerable after surrendering in a duel.
• Fixed an issue that was causing lag in Warzones and Flashpoints.
• Using strafe after using backwards strafe will now allow the character to move at full speed.
• Players no longer receive rewards for participating in a single-player conversation with guests.
• Fixed several issues that caused weapons to not sheath or unsheath properly.
• Groupmates that are too far away or are in another phase when a chest is looted are no longer eligible to roll on that chest’s loot.
• Made overall improvements to the profanity filter.
• French and German game clients now have their own profanity filters.
• Invalid names can no longer be created by the random name generator.



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Charos slowed to a stop, his eyes narrowing as a vast ivory throne appeared looming on the horizon. It was impossible to count the steps. It seemed to go on forever. Upon that throne sat a thin figure shrouded in darkness. Despite the distance, Charos could see the figure in perfect detail. The eyes glinting in sadistic madness. The ragged scars upon his face from where his master nearly killed him.

It was himself.

The broken part of Charos that could no longer distinguish between friend and foe. He lived for the kill. Death was his calling. Destruction, his only master. Before the madness came, Charos wasn't that much different although he would never had admitted it. Once battle began, all thought was erased. The glory of the Sith Empire meant everything to him and he would go to great lengths to achieve it. None of that mattered now.

Reclaiming the throne, his mind, was what mattered. Beyond that, Charos didn't know where to begin. He had risked his good standing in the Empire, dared to challenge his master and had failed horribly. He was alive, at any rate. But in what state? Was he a pet of his master? To be shown off to future apprentices as a cautionary tale? Or was he just a tool. Another weapon in his master's arsenal, to be unleashed. What had his madness driven him to do?

Madness raised a thin red hand and a large number of shadowy warriors appeared before Charos, blocking his path. In their armored hands they gripped blades of fire and their eyes glowed like miniature suns.

You cannot win, Charos. The voice of Madness boomed in the vaults of his mind. I am the only part of you still clinging to life. Destroy me and you will end yourself.

Charos did not reply, save to ignite his two light sabers. They glimmered brightly, washing the first rank of shadowy warriors with its silvery light. The warriors faltered, their dark forms shimmering slightly. The world itself seemed to shudder. The sun's light dimmed. Charos frowned. What was happening?

A vast face appeared in the sky far above them, looking down with a grin. It was another pureblood, much younger Charos himself. His dark red face was unblemished and he wore a look of confidence. Charos recognized that look, he had borne it himself so often in times past. This was not an illusion, another trick conjured by his madness to forestall him. This was the outside world reaching inward, his divided mind interpreting it.

Charos, the time for sleep is at an end. You are on board the Doombringer, deep within the ship's hold. By the time you awake, it will have been captured by Republic forces. They are unaware of your existence. Hundreds of soft, unsuspecting prey await you. The Sith Empire demands their destruction. Arise and smell the ashes of a new day.

To the right of the throne, a shimmering stone door appeared etched with many ancient Sith sigils. The blood seemed to retreat from it, revealing a narrow path. The face smiled once more as it began to fade.

Arise.

The face winked out of existence and there was a moment of stunned silence before Charos's entire world exploded into action. He leapt forward, his blades spinning around like twin arcs of destruction. He had to get to that door. The first two ranks of warriors fell before him, exploding into embers of flame and shadow. But as they fell, others appeared to take their place. In the midst of the melee, Charos could see Madness descending the throne in a determined pace like a dark storm cloud.

Why are you so interested in the outside world, Charos? Madness asked, shooting a glance as he stepped upon the narrow path. You are no longer wanted or needed. With me, you are still Sith. Without me...you are just another failure to be discarded. It is the Sith way. Accept your fate.

Charos threw back his head, throwing all his rage, his frustration and his anger into a single primal scream. He would not be denied. He stepped forward, eyes enraged. He brought up his blades beside his face and then swept it out in front of him in a wide swath. A dark energy exploded out of the blades striking the nearby warriors. As it touched them, they disintegrated and the energy continued on until the entire force was destroyed. Charos leapt forward and landed upon the path in front of Madness.

"This ends now. This is my mind,” Charos growled, blades rising.

"You're learning, Charos,” Madness replied, impressed but unafraid. "I look forward to seeing what other tricks you can do.” He raised a hand and Charos went flying as if struck by a massive fist. Charos struggled to rise but found that he could not. The blood, that which had been solid, was returning to liquid, dragging him slowly downward.

"No...this can't be happening, I was so close,” Charos murmured in vain as he watched Madness disappear through the shimmering doorway. Darkness followed after.

* * * * * * *

Consciousness. That place of pain, fear and death. The prison door is open and we step through. Unfamiliar surroundings greet us, multitudes of boxes bearing instruments of death. Fitting place to be stored. Amusing. What is the proper response? Laughter. We move forward, slowly, quivering hand on a bulkhead. The ship is cold, dead. Taken. Are we alone?

The pulses begin, one after the other until it is almost overwhelming. Heartbeats. Yes, so much life here. Must silence it, the Master demands it and we obey. A good apprentice always obeys. To not obey…would be unthinkable.

Voices scurry ahead, like a rancor seeking a prize. We clothe ourselves in shadows. Silent, waiting, observant. Words tumble like stones down a mountain. Fleeting understanding. Sith, captured, fate, foolishness, orbit, Tython. Words followed by screams, tightened hands on throat, pressure applied. Death follows. It always follows. The weakness of flesh is so enticing, an insatiable pleasure. But there is no time for pleasure. The pulses drum on, undaunted and unchecked.

We move forward, ushered on by urgency. Dead men in strange uniforms approach, alarmed. Angel on our right, Angel on our left. We dance together, we three. I lead and they follow. Gracefully, beautifully. Fatally. The dead men sway to our melody, this way and that. Alarms begin to sound, the perfect accompaniment to our song. The tempo rises as the Angels sing in harmony. We are lost in between perfection. Flawlessness bridged by weakness, the perfect counterpoint. Moisture drips down our jagged cheeks but we ignore it. Grief. The Master demands it and the pulses need it. Resolution by the Angels hand.

"Room for one more?” he asked.

"Raziel, what are you doing?” Yizzik demanded angrily.

"Your incompetence has cost us this mission, Yizzik,” Raziel responded coolly. "I'd leave you to the tender graces of the Jedi but that wouldn't be nearly as much fun as killing you myself.”

"You're mad! You can't possibly defeat both of us?”

Raziel cast a glance at the knight who slowly rose to her feet, eying the two Sith warily. "Can't I?”

He flicked a saber toward a nearby bulkhead which swiftly rose and sped toward Yizzik. Not stopping to see whether it hit or not, Raziel spun about and charged the Jedi.  He struck at her with a great many short strikes, seeking to penetrate her defenses.   She was very good at blocking his attacks but Niman was a slower, more cautious saber form.  Ataru relied on speed, agility and a wide array of attacks.  The ideal form to use against practitioners of the Niman.   When alone, at any rate.

Yizzik roared in anger from behind, loudly reminding Raziel that this was a party of three. He smiled as he leapt acrobatically over the head of the Jedi knight and out of reach of Yizzik's vicious attack.  Raziel twisted in the air, his feet landing on the side of the wall for a split second.  He pushed off and dove toward his enemies, blades spinning forward with a wide swath.   A three-way battle was a tricky thing.  The knight continued to tread cautiously, not giving either Sith an opening.  However, Yizzik, enraged by the betrayal, was not doing well.  Raziel knew how much he longed to strike with all his fury but the Jedi's presence tempered it. And it rankled him.

Yizzik changed stances, mimicking that of the Miralukan knight but lacked her graceful finesse. Raziel smiled inwardly. Knowledge led to victory. Standing a few meters apart from either combatant, Raziel moved forward, his blades a spinning maelstrom. He feinted toward toward the Jedi and as expected, Yizzik moved forward in anticipation of an opening. At the last moment, Raziel spun his attacks toward Yizzik, changing to Juyo stance. It was far less elaborate or showy as Ataru but far more kinetic and unpredictable. He drove Yizzik back, bellowing his rage and his frustration at his greatest foe. Always the afterthought, always that same damned comparison. Always in his shadow.

"No more!” he cried.  The dam broke.  There was no containing his emotions now. He no longer cared about the Jedi. Or the mission. He just wanted Yizzik dead. It was dangerous, it was foolhardy. A part of him rebelled against this action, longing for the shadows again. But heedless to that inner voice, Raziel pushed on. His emotions poured through, strengthening his attacks. Ruin and Abolition sung in concert with his rage. Something changed within him at that moment. The unlocking of a door. Or perhaps something breaking?  It didn't matter.  It made him stronger.

Yizzik faltered for a moment as the tempo of the duel began to change. Raziel could see that moment of incredulous doubt shadow the man's face.  The supremely confidant Yizzik, doubting.   Raziel grinned as he drove the man backward, feeling that sense of victory, ever elusive, slowing coming into his grasp.  Yizzik grew desperate, shoving back Raziel's attacks and then returning to the Djem So stance.   Roaring his last bit of strength, Yizzik charged forward, his blade coming down in a vicious strike.  There would be no defending a blow like that. Raziel didn't even try.  Calling upon the Force, his knees buckled as if he was falling.   Just as the blade was to fall, Raziel's form blurred and he sped past Yizzik and then spun back around toward the other Sith's undefended back.

Ruin entered first, penetrating a lung. Yizzik wheezed in surprise. Abolition followed a second later, taking him in the leg.   Not a killing blow.  Not yet.  Yizzik crumpled to the ground, his lightsaber deactivating and tumbling from his gloved hand. Raziel rose to his feet, breathing heavy, drunk with rage and satisfaction.  He cast a glance at the Jedi who quietly observed the two Sith, her face unreadable.   No, she would not interfere.   A flash of movement caught Raziel's eye and saw Yizzik fumbling for something at his belt. A small black cylinder.   A control device.   Raziel's eyes widened as he recognized the little device. Yizzik had been holding out on him.  This changed things, the way forward suddenly becoming clearer.

Raziel batted away Yizzik's hand with a swift kick and then quickly relieved him of it. Abolition did not deactivate quietly, its lust not yet sated.  But Raziel ignored it.  The death blow belonged to Ruin.  Although his hand was gloved, he could feel its icy touch coursing down his arm.  One did not wield a device such as this lightly. It almost seemed to demand to be activated.  Raziel hesitated for a moment but did as it bid. Once activated, it could not be undone.  He called upon the Force and sent a brief message through the device. Then he smiled.  They would not expect the chaos that would be unleashed.

Raziel tossed the device away and stared down at Yizzik.  The man looked up at him with glossy eyes, wheezing uncontrollably.   How he had dreamed of this moment. But he had lacked the strength and the will to carry it out.

"You are a fool, Raziel,” Yizzik said with great difficulty.   He blinked rapidly, trying to dispel the blood and tears that lingered in his vision. "This mission may be a failure but you have gained nothing.”

"I beg to differ, Yizzik.  Through victory, my chains are broken.   You no longer have any hold over me.  All that you sought is gone now,” Raziel replied, kneeling beside Yizzik. "And you needn't worry about Karissa, old friend. I'll take care of her.”

"You bast-” he began, his eyes widening in anger. But he never finished. Ruin drove through his skull in an instant.  The Sith spasmed and fell still. Raziel deactivated his blade and returned it to his belt.   He was quiet for a moment as Yizzik's death hit home. His death had cast out Raziel's old failures.  He felt reborn.   And yet so very tired.   Raziel rose slowly and turned to face the Jedi Knight.

"Forgive me for interrupting,” Raziel said, glancing out the nearest viewport.   The hammerhead shape of a republic cruiser could clearly be seen. "Yizzik and I had unfinished business.”

"I see, " she replied slowly, carefully. "You Sith are even more unpredictable than I had anticipated.”

"You have no idea.”

"You must know that you cannot win, Sith. Even now, others of the Order are coming.”

"Oh, I have no intention of fighting,” he answered after a moment.  Raziel dropped to one knee. "You have my surrender.”  

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But he did not enter the fray. Not yet.

His mere presence appeared to turn the tide of battle and within moments, the commandos had finished off the opposition. Perception was as great a weapon in war as any other the Empire could fashion. All knew of a Sith’s ruthlessness. It gave even the most hardened of warriors pause. In that hesitation, death swiftly followed.

Raziel did not slow once for the dead and dying at his feet. Be they Imperial or Republic. His thoughts were elsewhere. Yissik was a very talented Sith but he had the tendency to leap before considering his actions. Raziel, on the other hand, thought too much. He calculated every possible move before acting and to others, it seemed like inaction. But Raziel was thorough. He had inherited the meticulous nature of his mother or so it was claimed. The scions of House S’thulan belonged to the Empire. Familial associations among the Purebloods were largely irrelevant.

The pairing of Yizzik and Raziel seemed like disaster from the outset. They were the polar opposite of each other and to make matters worse, they positively loathed each other. However, it was the Sith way. Perfection arose through conflict. The weak fell away and the strong remained. And yet, was a secret mission to the heart of the Jedi Order the time and place for division amongst the ranks? A blunder here could very well cost the success of the entire mission. That concerned him a great deal but the Dark Council had authorized this mission knowing full well who would be assigned. Their collective mastery of the Force might be a step or two below that of the Emperor but it allowed them to see far. Farther than Raziel’s limited vision.

A true Sith knows when to be cautious and when to be bold, reminded the raspy voice of his Master. A predictable enemy is a dead enemy. Trust the Force and the universe shall follow…as long as you are worthy.

The four commandos lead the way into the CIC, their guns blazing. Raziel followed behind, anticipation rising. The commandos did their work well, striking a number of republic staff before any could return fire. Raziel’s eyes fell upon the station’s commander, a grim looking man with dark skin and a scar upon his face. The man had drawn a pistol from its holster and began to fire.

Raziel fell into Soresu stance instinctively, blades crossing in a high guard. He launched himself forward, extending his arms and intricately spinning his blades about in a wide circle. The Dark Bastion. Opposing blaster fire was harmlessly deflected as he glided forward to the commander. As he reached the man, he changed to Juyo stance. Abolition spun forward, slicing through the man’s weapon. Striking the Serpent. Ruin followed a split second later, smoothly moving through his neck. Wave of Silence. Bloodlessly the commander’s body fell to the deck in a heap alongside his severed head. Hardly a challenge. Behind him, the commandos were finishing off the remnants of the command staff.

The nearest commando -a sergeant major by his insignia- approached one of the station's computer consoles and unceremoniously removed a still twitching corpse that leaned upon it. A few moments later the station's alarm fell silent. Raziel ordered two of the commandos to press on to engineering and then stepped over the fallen commander toward the sergeant major.

"Well?” he asked without preamble.

"My Lord,” the soldier replied with a backward glance, "the Republic is responding much quicker to the distress signal than anticipated. Sensors indicated their warships will be in range within ten minutes.”

"Naturally,” Raziel replied dryly. It didn't surprise him. "It seems they knew we were coming.”

"It appears that way, my Lord. What are your orders?”

"Alert Doombringer of their impending arrival and see what you can get anything of note from the station's database.” The Sith answered as he turned to leave. "Then inform our forces in Engineering that if they cannot secure the area in the next five minutes to begin a withdraw.”

Raziel marched on to the station's communication center without incident, focusing only on the task at hand. He would not lose his focus now, not with the success of the mission very much in doubt. Best to collect that fool Yissik and re-evaluate. As he approached the comm center, a familiar sound stopped him in his tracks. The sound of a lightsaber duel. That explained much.

Hesitantly, Raziel entered the room and surveyed the scene. Much of the room was a wreck. Bodies buried by bulkheads and small electrical fires raging. At the center of the chaos stood a battered Yissik facing off against a female miraluka, her veil and robes a tattered mess. Nearby the two combatants lay a robed twi'lek with a saber wound to the chest. By the looks of their ornate robes, both were Jedi Knights. Impressive but Raziel expected no less from Yissik.

Both combatants were oblivious to Raziel's existence, lost in the melody of the duel. Yizzik stood in Djem So stance, gripping his blade in both hands and striking his foe with powerful overhand blows. Falling Avalanche. It was an aggressive form yet rigid. It lacked the elegance of other lightsaber forms, relying on power and force to batter opponents into submission. The miraluka stood her ground rather effectively against Yizzik's advances and appeared to be quite skilled dueling in Soresu stance. It was purely defensive in nature. A combination of speed and focused blade work. With Soresu, one fought to survive, to prolong a battle. It was a smart delaying tactic and Raziel silently saluted the Jedi. He wondered if Yizzik knew she was playing him. Likely not. In any case, it meant that Raziel had to act. Quickly. He could not wait for them to resolve their duel. An idea began to form his mind as he watched them fight. This duel provided Raziel with an opportunity. Dare he take it?

This mission of the utmost importance, Raziel, reminded the voice of Raziel's master. The Dark Council demands success. By whatever means necessary.

So be it, he thought.

Falling into Ataru stance with blades at the ready, Raziel leapt forward into the battle.

Both sides of the conflict are involved in an intricate dance. To us, it seems like a maelstrom of which there is no succor. It sweeps you up into its violent embrace, sapping you of any will. Like a puppet, you dance to its tune. Lost in the melody, oblivious to your actions. Such is the will of the Force. It is a maddening feeling, that loss of control. And yet, when you are lost, you find yourself feeling so alive.

There are places in this wild universe where the maelstrom is at its most potent. Only the strongest can wade into that storm and emerge unscathed. Quiet the tempest and make it serve you.

I thought I had that strength within me. Pride, arrogance, presumption. These demons whispered and I followed. Like a fool into the gaping maw of Hell itself.

- "Reflections”

Raziel knelt in quiet meditation, silently reciting the Sith code. He always did so before a mission; it silenced the weakness inside. Peace is a lie, there is only passion. The desire for peace was to be weak. One did not evolve through peace, one only died. Frail, your will atrophying. Passion was the fuel necessary to affect change, in yourself and in your surroundings. Through passion, I gain strength. Strength to meet the day, to look at your Master in the eye and to not flinch. To face your enemy with confidence in your heart, your task certain. Through strength, I gain power. Power was the vehicle of the Sith, it compelled one to go forward, inexorably forward. Rise, challenge, risk and change. Through power, I gain victory. Victory, the most terrible of illusions. If to win did not prove your superiority, it was meaningless. Every day was a challenge, every battle a test. The stronger one became with the Force, the more power one could achieve but one had to always fight to obtain that power. Through victory, my chains are broken. Everyone was born with these chains; the will of another placed upon you, directing your life. Only then could you reach perfection. The Force shall free me.

Raziel's eyes snapped open, momentarily at a loss as he glanced about unfamiliar surroundings. Meditation had a tendency to do that to him. The Force demanded so much of him, that all else became irrelevant. He was surrounded by loyal commandos who awaited the call to breach the station. It was a little thing, this station was. Little more than a listening and observation post. But what lay beyond it was the real prize. Tython. The new home of the accursed Jedi Order. They were hiding something and the Dark Council greatly desired to know exactly what.

To be on this mission was exciting. Raziel was pleased with the opportunity, no matter how great the danger was. What rankled him was that he had not been given the lead for this mission. That honor went to Rale Yissik, a human. They had trained together on Korriban, always competing for the same honors. Yissik was the favored son. The one given exception after exception. The Masters had taken special interest in him. His rise was all but assured. But there was more than one way to learn of the Force. Knowledge was everywhere. You just had to know where to look.

Raziel cast a glance at Lt. Varon Starkos, the ranking officer of the commandos under his command. A five year veteran, the man was considered to be one of the best. He frequently refused promotion, signing on for the most dangerous missions. Raziel could respect that. The man may not be Sith but lived like one.

"How long until we breach, Lieutenant?” Raziel asked. He disliked this waiting. Damn Yissik for taking all the glory.

"Another five minutes or so, my Lord,” the man replied succinctly. "Lord Yissik's forces should be taking the comm center in any moment. Once their comm network is down, we can make our move.”

"Excellent. I will take one sub-squad with me to the CIC. You take the rest to the engineering core.”

"But my Lord, " the lieutenant protested. "Lord Yissik commanded - "

"I know what his orders were, Starkos,” Raziel replied sternly. His hands, not so subtly reaching for his lightsabers hooked on his belt. "Do not question me.”

The man hesitated a moment before nodding his ascent. "It shall be as you say, my Lord.”

Raziel released his grip on the hilt of his blade and strode to the nearest view port. He idly watched the void of space, frowning in thought. There was a sense of wrongness to this mission. He had felt it upon receiving the orders but one did not voice such things to his Master. He brought it up to Yissik who dismissed it as weakness. Damnable cur. He longed to crush that man's throat. His meditation had only heightened that awareness. Something was not right.

Yes, they had penetrated the Republic's defenses without alarm due to the Empire's impressive intelligence network. Or did they? What if the enemy knew they were coming? Lure your prey to where you want them and then close the trap. To run was not an option. All he could do now would be to alter Yissik's "battle plan” and meet the trap with sabers raised.

His thoughts were interrupted by a call from the ship's cockpit. Raziel thumbed on his comm unit. "Yes, Captain?”

"My Lord, there is a problem. Our sensors indicate that the station has just sent out a distress signal.”

"How long until they receive reinforcements?”

"Half an hour, possibly less.”

"Very well. Keep the ship prepped for a jump to lightspeed,” Raziel commanded, casting a glance over his shoulder at Lt. Starkos. "There will be no more waiting, Lieutenant. Proceed with the breach. Inform me when you have taken Engineering.”

The man saluted, fist over heart. He barked orders to his men and then lead them into the station. Four commandos waited behind, their eyes alight with excitement. Raziel nodded to them, quickly unhooking his blades from his belt. The ivory hilt in his left hand. Ruin. The ebony hilt in his left. Abolition. He ignited the blades and a red glow fell upon the deck.

"Let us begin.”

No, we're definitely hoping for a quality weekend. We aim for high quality in everything we do. We wouldn't be pushing it out this weekend if we weren't ready for it. Originally we just said September, which left it up in the air. That way we could wait and if we weren't ready we could say, "Okay, maybe we'll do it at the end of September." I think it was just last week they were talking about it and said, "No, we're ready for it. Let's do it!"