there are 2 (new ?) daily area quests at the crashed ship in the dune sea (involving rakghoul) The bad new is it doesn't seem related to the Tauntaun pet.

An "announce" was just broadcasted on republic fleet, warning about a rakghoul plague. edit : Also confirming a worldboss in outlaw den

Did anyone else has noticed the debuff when you are on the top of Highmount Ridge ? ~(-909,168) where there is the Hightmount ridge wampa with the frozen corpse and the chest. The debuff says : "Extreme Altitude : The harsh weather conditions on Highmount Ridge are taking their toll. No health regeneration, movement speed reduced" The health regeneration part is strange, I have no idea if this debuff was here before 1.2. I tryied to climb the mountain (I can use sprint for wall--jump as I'm a consular but you might need to duel/bump since you can't run because of the debuff). There is nothing on top, maybe something to do with the jerky. Also I noticed the wampa (elite one) has quite a strong bump, maybe something to use ? I don't know.