JebusJM Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Simply put; what major things have I missed? Is the new expansion free to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Big ticket items for you will be: 2 new mini-planets/daily areas (CZ-198 and Oricon), 2 new Flashpoints, 2 new Operations, 4 new "Arena" style Warzones, 2 new Reoccurring Events, and the new Space PVP game mode for Galactic Starfighter. Ranked PVP Season One has also (finally) started. Galactic Starfighter is/will be free for everyone. Technically, its release date is February 4th (which will be patch 2.6), but Subscribers and Preferred Players have "Early Access" to most of the content already. Here's a more complete list, past six months highlighted in orange below: I happened to have a pretty full rundown of the content that's been released since Free to Play started last November from an older post of mine, just to give you an idea of what's been added and how frequently: ------------------ November 15, 2012: Update 1.5: HK-51 Activated: -Brand new Level 50 Daily Quest area (Section X) with multiple new solo and group quests. -New World-boss (Dreadtooth) with scaling difficulty -New quest-line involving a new location (and some variety of gameplay mechanics) to get a new DPS companion (HK-51) for all classes. (Nightmare mode Explosive Conflict also added) December 11, 2012: Update 1.6: Ancient Hypergate: (4 weeks after 1.5) -Brand new Warzone (Ancient Hypergate) added (Heroic Difficulty Space Missions also added) February 12, 2013: Update 1.7: Return of the Gree: (9 weeks after 1.6, with X-mas/New Years in between) -Brand new reoccurring World Event (Relics of the Gree) that involved totally changing an area of Ilum and introduced new solo and group quests available during the Event. -New Operations level instanced World boss (Xenoanalyst II) available during the Event. -2 new level 55 World Bosses available during the Event. (Reputation system also added) (Failed attempt to Open-World PVP added as part of the Event) April 9(/14): Update 2.0: Scum and Villainy/Rise of the Hutt Cartel: (8-1/2 weeks after 1.7) -New Planet with 2 storylines worth of quests, plus Macro-binocular and Seeker droid quest lines. -2 new sets of Daily Quests (Makeb Dailies and GSI Dailies with associated Reputations) -5 new levels with additional class abilities and revamped skill trees. -New Operations level instanced World Boss (Toborro's Courtyard) -New Operation (Scum and Villainy) with 7 bosses (up from 5 bosses in previous Ops) (Also added level 55 Hard Modes for 4 existing flashpoints) (Also added the heavily bugged Achievement system) May 14: Update 2.1: Customization: (4 weeks after RotHC's general release) -Fluff added (that included a new race and long-asked-for armor dye and barber-shop/species change options) June 12: Update 2.2: Operation: Nightmare: (4 weeks after 2.1; 8 weeks after RotHC's general release) -Nightmare Mode difficulty for Terror From Beyond Operation -(Nightmare Mode for Scum and Villainy Operation released in Update 2.2.2 on July 10) August 6: Update 2.3: Titans of Industry: (8 weeks after 2.2) -Brand new Level 55 Daily Quest area (CZ-198) with multiple solo quests -2 brand new Flashpoints (Czerka Corporate Labs and Czerka Core Meltdown) with Normal and Hard Modes. -Brand new Monthly Reoccurring Event (Bounty Contract Week) added for levels 15 and up. -Brand new Tank/Heals companion (Treek) available for all classes October 1: Update 2.4: The Dread War: (8 weeks after 2.3) -3 Brand new Warzone "Arenas" (Corellia, Tatooine, and Orbital Station) with new 4v4 Deathmatch style play. -Brand new Level 55 Daily Quest area (Oricon) with multiple solo quests and a Heroic group quest. -2 Brand new Operations (Dread Fortress and Dread Palace) with 5 bosses each - Story Mode and Hard Mode December 3: Update 2.5: Galactic Starfighter Early Access: (9 weeks after 2.4) -1 Brand new Warzone Arena (Makeb) for 4v4 Deathmatch mode. -Subscribers gain access to brand new Galactic Startfighter game mode, 12v12 PVP free-flight space combat available for all levels with new progression and customization systems for starfighters. -[Preferred Players gained access to Galactic Starfighter on January 14, 2014] -Brand new Reoccurring Event (Rakghoul Resurgence) added for levels 20 and up (first occurrence Jan. 21-28). ------------------ 2.6 will include the Bomber class starfighter which isn't currently available in Early Access, and a new "Tactical Flashpoint" that is available for all levels and has randomized encounters/bosses (think Violet Hold if you played WoW). I believe I heard that there will be a new quest hub as well, but I don't know if that's just a launching point for the Flashpoint, or if there will be new dailies/one-time quests there too. Edited January 26, 2014 by DarthDymond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 inb4 the haters come crashing down whining about how awful this game is (that they still pay a subscription to and play) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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