Sith Heads - A Star Wars: The Old Republic Podcast

Episode 21 is up, “I did not like his sass”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:37:39 +0000

Mike does more PvP, takes over the server! Ok, not really. He did take a look at Tera and Guild Wars 2.

Nicole’s PC was miraculously fixed by a patch, found that smugglers have heads in jars on Alderaan, thinks Leia was a liar and that all protocol droids should die.

News:
We cover the latest community Q&A.
Server transfers are coming this summer. Some free, some not.
Bioware looking to add more PvP content. Are they doing the right thing?
Torkount is an app that works as a damage meter.

The Holocron – your tweets and emails.

Episode 20 is up, “That lovely, deadly hum”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:38:17 +0000

Nicole continues playing her trooper with the big gun, despite computer problems that started for her with patch 1.2. The NPC she lovingly called “Lassie” is driving her nuts. and Ord Mantell is full of mean people.

Mike spent a lot of time with the Rakghoul plague, turning into a cloud of dust every 10-20 minutes, and slowly moved up the ranks in PvP. He talks a bit about what it takes to gear up and win in PvP, and how you can use PvP gear to help in PvE.

Episode 19 is up, “Derp, derp, derp, BOOM!”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:38:51 +0000

The Rakghoul virus is upon us!

All you need to know about the current rakghoul virus event on Tatooine.

Transfers and server merges coming.
Legacy promotion now expanded to Legacy Level 6.
SWTOR population peaked at 1.7 million, possibly going down.

Episode 18 is up, “New flashpoint: Long Island”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:35:14 +0000

All about patch 1.2

Episode 17 is up, “That’s a very happy noise”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:35:38 +0000

Mike’s loving 1.2, and not just for the UI tools. Nicole’s discovering voices in the game, got a bigger gun, and an Xbox 360 (yes, that’s Star Wars related).

Nicole will be at PAX East.

News:
Weekend pass is still running.
Friends trial program now allows you to invite 25 people.
Bioware meet & greet at PAX East.

We discuss some questions from the latest Bioware Q&A.

Patch 1.2 notes for April 4.

The Holocron.

Episode 16 is up, “I would have been Emperor if it wasn’t for you meddling kids”

Michael Gaines — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:36:14 +0000

Mike is still playing on the PTR, and messing around with the UI editor. Looks great, but needs some tweaks. There are some other great changes to the PTR.

Nicole switched to playing a trooper, giving up a lightsaber for a gun.

News:
SWTOR has an official podcast.
PTR updates the last few days. We pick out a few of the recent items.
SWTOR will be having special events. This is a good thing!

The Holocron: your tweets and emails.

Episode 15 is up, “Force clap on, force clap off”

Michael Gaines — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:50:53 +0000

Mike’s been tearing his office apart so not a lot of time to play this week, but Nicole started a trooper and she loves it!

New video from Bioware about the Legacy system.

Episode 13 is up, “This is not the Sith you’re looking for”

Michael Gaines — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:14:03 +0000

Mike and Nicole talk about their week which seems to be more about killing Reapers. Wait, how did that happen? They talk mostly about the huge news which is the Guild Summit in Austin and the 1.2 patch coming soon.

Episode 12 is up, “We’re all fine here now, thank you. How are you?”

Michael Gaines — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:12:12 +0000

Mike’s been trying out Tera, trying to make money for crystals in 1.1.5, determining the value of the artifice professions, and looking at gear that doesn’t look like a scuba suit. Nicole’s been doing some PvP! Huttball isn’t her favorite.

News:
Patch 1.1.5 notes. How do you feel about endgame vendors? New PvP improvements coming.
Another developer Q&A session.
Bioware is looking for people to help test the game in the Austin, TX area.
SWTOR launched in the Asia Pacific area today.

Holocron:
Your tweets and emails.

Episode 11 is up, “I don’t normally kill Wookiees, but when I do…”

Michael Gaines — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:11:36 +0000

Mike and Nicole chat about their week in SWTOR. Mike’s still playing his healer and Nicole hates the bugs on Alderaan.

Bioware says 2 million copies have sold. So why are server populations dropping?

jinx.com has SWTOR class shirts.

Patch 1.1.4 is up.

Developer Q&A responses.

Oldrepublic.net created a nice star chart of Republic/Sith character progression.

It’s not nice to hate someone on the internet, especially Bioware writers.

The Holocron – your tweets and emails