The patch notes for PTS 1.2 are up: http://www.swtor.com/test-center/patchnotes/313976 Simply put, the number and degree of class changes are significant. I’m an advocate of the approach of tweaking fewer things, putting them on Live, and seeing how balance is impacted.…
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BioWare’s SWTOR Team Peaked at Over 650 Team Members
At GDC 2012, I attended the panel on launching SWTOR as a AAA-quality MMORPG hosted by SWTOR Executive Producer Rich Vogel and Director of Production Dallas Dickinson. Massively provided a nice writeup on the panel. There are two takeaways from…
Posted in Business Analysis, SWTOR
GDC as a Bellweather: the Gaming Industry is Shifting Towards F2P and Cross-Platform
The Game Developers Conference is the world’s largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event. As the target audience is not the gaming public, the focus and feel of GDC is very different from other recent conferences that we attended, such…
Posted in Aion, Allods Online, Business Analysis, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, RIFT, SWTOR, World of Warcraft
Quick Hits from the SWTOR Guild Summit
BioWare revealed many key features for Patch 1.2. Here are some of the notable takeaways from the livestream. My comments in italics. Quality of Life Improvements Sprint (out-of-combat movement buff) will be available at level 1. Thank. Freaking. Goodness. UI…
Sage / Sorcerer Healing Guide for PvP
Guide Overview This guide takes a look at a couple Sage/Sorcerer healing builds that I use for PvP. I go over the builds, abilities, gear, and some general and Sage-specific healing tips in this guide. I play a Sage so…
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