MER Episode 19 – Known Associates
With the development team knee-deep in E3 prep, the news cycle for the past few weeks has slowed down just a bit, but not completely! In the episode we discuss the new info on Companions, the updates to the Sith Warrior, and what famed Galaxies developer Matt Boudreaux might bring to the SWTOR team. With E3 coming up next week, be sure to keep an eye out for our wrap-up episode at the end of the week. We’re extremely excited to see what Bioware has in store for us!
We want to offer a big thanks to Laryk and Bronzephisy for taking the time to leave us reviews on iTunes.
Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz. Check out more of his work at generalfuzz.net
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News from the Galactic Republic
(5/28) Companions Updated
-Dedicated page in the Game Systems section
-Original article w/ James Ohlen at IGN
-Vette added as first companion for the Sith Warrior. Vette in the Biographies section
-Vette’s Aurebesh hints of Lord Baras and the Star of Kala’uun
(5/28) Sith Warrior Updated on the HoloNet
-Epic new video set on Korriban
-New layout of the class page
-Preliminary video dissection at Darth Hater
Stories from the Outer Rim
(6/4) Star Wars Galaxies developer Matt Boudreaux, aka AdeptStrain, joins the SWTOR team
-Original article at Massively
-”Welcome” thread on the Official Forums
(5/26) Bioware opens new Customer Service office in Ireland
-Jobs listing page at Bioware.com
New Segment – We still need a name!
(6/1) Sony Online Entertainment announces Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
-Marketed by Sony as a “virtual world” moreso than an MMO
-Primarily mini-game based (space battles, tower defense, speeder bike racing, etc.)
-Includes things like pets and player housing
-Launches free in the fall, optional payment scheme for extra features
-Detailed post at Massively
-Interview with SOE at Massively
Comments
Good podcast!
Regarding zombies/undead in Star Wars, there are a few references to them. As you expect, they are a form of Sithspawn and some were found on Dromund Kaas.
I actually wrote up quite a comprehensive article on Dromund Kaas located here (http://jediarchiveonline.com/record/2922). The Sith undead / reanimated statues came from Mysteries of the Sith, an old Star Wars FPS game that was the add-on to Jedi Knight. You can skip down to the end of the article to read a little about them.
Good show!
Yeah I’m also hoping there’s at least one ‘instance’ or ‘flashpoint’ that’s a bit like Star Wars: Left4Dead. Just waves of scary aliens in an eerie dungeon, with a couple of your mates at your side. Epic
maybe the bounty hunter chick from the deceived trailer is another sith associate.
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