Patch 1.7.1

[Arlee]

Originally Posted by SWTOR

1.7.1 Patch Notes
2/26/2013

Cartel Market
New Items

• The Gold Scalene Armor set is now available! This adaptive gear can be worn by any Class at level 1. Cost: 1,440 Cartel Coins
• Players can now purchase Hypercrates containing 24 of either the Crime Lord's or Blockade Runner's Cartel Packs. (Discounted by 15% for a limited time!) Cost: 7,344 Cartel Coins
• Players can now purchase Hypercrates containing 24 Skip Tracer's Cartel Packs. (Discounted by 25% for a limited time!) Cost: 6,480 Cartel Coins

New Discounts
Cartel Packs

• The Space Pirate's Cartel Pack is now discounted by 5%. Cost: 342 Cartel Coins
• The Blockade Runner’s Cartel Pack is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 324 Cartel Coins
• The Black Market Cartel Pack is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 324 Cartel Coins
• The Crime Lord’s Cartel Pack is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 324 Cartel Coins
• The Skip Tracer's Cartel Pack is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 288 Cartel Coins

Legacy Unlocks

• Legacy Character Perk: Advanced Field Repair Droid is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Basic Field Repair Droid is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 240 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Field Mail Droid is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 200 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Field Mail Droid: Redeployment Improvement (I and II) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Field Respecialization is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 280 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: HK-51 (Imperial and Republic) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 280 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Class Mission Experience (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Exploration Experience (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 80 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Field Repair Droid is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Flashpoint Experience (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 160 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Space Mission Experience (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 160 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Speeder Piloting (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 380 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Improved Warzone Experience (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 160 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Legacy of Altruism (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 20 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Legacy of Crafting (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 80 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Legacy of Leadership (I and II) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 60 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Legacy of Persuasion (All Levels!) is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 20 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Priority Transport: Capital World is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Priority Transport: The Black Hole is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Character Perk: Priority Transport: The Outlaw's Den is now discounted by 20%. Cost: 100 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Convenience Unlock: Legacy Travel (All Levels!) is now discounted by 12%. Cost: 66 Cartel Coins.
• Legacy Global Ship Unlock: Operations Training Dummy is now discounted by 12%. Cost: 154 Cartel Coins.
• Legacy Global Ship Unlock: Warzone Training Dummy is now discounted by 12%. Cost: 154 Cartel Coins
• All Legacy Global Species Unlocks are now discounted by 10%. Cost: 540 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Social Unlock: Companion Dance is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 225 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Social Unlock: Double Lasers Emote is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 225 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Ship Unlock: Galactic Market Kiosk is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 810 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Convenience Unlock: Improved Rocket Boost (I and II) is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 108 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Valor Unlock: Legacy of Combat – Bash is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 90 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Valor Unlock: Legacy of Combat – Jab is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 90 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Valor Unlock: Legacy of Combat – Punch is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 90 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Valor Unlock: Legacy of Combat – Uppercut is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 90 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Alignment Unlock: Legacy of Sacrifice is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 405 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Alignment Unlock: Legacy of Unity is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 405 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Ship Unlock: Repair Droid is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 225 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Convenience Unlock: Rocket Boost is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 270 Cartel Coins.
• Legacy Global Ship Unlock: Ship Mailbox is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 315 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Social Unlock: Tech Emotes is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 180 Cartel Coins
• Legacy Global Social Unlock: Tool Emotes is now discounted by 10%. Cost: 180 Cartel Coins

Gear

• The Covert Pilot Armor Set is now discounted by 25%. Cost: 900 Cartel Coins
• The CZ-18X Avalanche Chestplate is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The CZ-27K Stealth Ops Suit is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Dire Eliminator's Chestguard is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Dire Overlord's Vestments is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Dire Taskmaster's Robe is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Dire Warmaster's Body Armor is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Emergency Responder's Overcoat is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Guard Captain's Chestplate is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Honored Adept's Shroud is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Honored Champion's Robe is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Honored Master's Vestments is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The Honored Saberist's Harness is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The MA-52 Med-Tech Chestplate is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins
• The MA-53 Overwatch Chestplate is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 195 Cartel Coins

Other

• The Newcomer Bundle is now discounted by 60%. Cost: 324 Cartel Coins
• The Preferred Access Bundle is now discounted by 40%. Cost: 972 Cartel Coins

Expired Discounts

• The Blockade Runner’s Cartel Pack is no longer 5% off. Cost: 360 Cartel Coins
• Authorization: Artifact Equipment (Account) is no longer 10% off. Cost: 2700 Cartel Coins
• Authorization: Artifact Equipment (Character) is no longer 25% off. Cost: 1200 Cartel Coins
• Major Experience Boost x5 is no longer 25% off. Cost: 480 Cartel Coins
• The Carbonite Chamber is no longer 25% off. Cost: 720 Cartel Coins
• The Experimental Flight Suit is no longer 50% off. Cost: 1200 Cartel Coins

General

• The Preferred Access bundle description will now properly indicate that the Customization Control is to display Legacy Title as well as Legacy Name.
• Players who have previously purchased the Global Convenience Unlocks for Improved Priority Transport: Personal Starship will find them removed from all characters and will need to contact Customer Support to have the unlocks restored. Players who are unable to submit an in-game ticket, please contact Customer Service directly by emailing support@swtor.com.

General

• Players will no longer be prevented from logging into the game if they had a large number of "Classic" version items refunded with Game Update 1.7.
• Players will now correctly be taken to the character selection or server selection screen upon disconnect rather than becoming stuck at the loading screen.

Group Finder

• Group Finder role selections will no longer work incorrectly if a player in your vicinity gains their Advanced Class.

Items and Economy

• Repair costs for modifiable gear will now calculate based only on the equipped mods.
• All repair costs have been reduced by 50% until Game Update 2.0.
• Equipment from the Gree Event will now preview properly when accessed via item links in chat or the Inventory Window.

Missions and NPCs
General

• During some phased mission conversations, the cut scene conversation dialogue or action will no longer incorrectly stop progressing.

World Missions
Belsavis

• March of the Dread Guard: Trandoshan Prisoners and Gamorrean Leaders will now respawn as intended.

Class Missions
Bounty Hunter

• Catching Zees: The Nebula Security Officer and Security Droids will now spawn as intended when players enter the Nebula Communications phase in the Upper Industrial Sector.

PvP
Warzones
Ancient Hypergate

• Players will now be able to interact with pylons a few seconds after an explosion rather than directly after.

Huttball

• Players will no longer be able to pass the Huttball into the side shelf area of the arena.

Space Combat

• Regnant Station Assault: This mission will now grant the proper amount of credits upon completion.

UI
General

• Rearranged the order of several Commendation types on the Currency Tab of the Inventory Window.
• Gear Lockbox descriptions will now indicate the type of gear that is inside.
• Added images to the Galactic Reputation description windows.
• When selling back Gray Helix items, the chat window will now display the correct amount refunded.
• Using Extended Quickbars will no longer prevent players from properly switching their primary quickbar to other enabled quickbars.

Galactic Trade Network (GTN)

• Numeric search terms are now allowed with no length restrictions. Non-numeric terms still must be at least 3 characters long, and each search must contain at least one non-numeric term.
• Added a "Companion Customization" Subcategory to the Cartel Market Category.
• Players can now list Cartel Market Companion Customizations on the GTN.

Sorting

• Using the inventory sort feature while any items are currently being used in another window (such as mail, GTN, or trade) will no longer cause items to be destroyed from the inventory.
• The "Compact" sort option will no longer compacting items from multiple Cargo Hold tabs instead of the selected Cargo Hold tab.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Players will no longer lose access to purchased Speeder Piloting ranks when switching from Subscriber to Preferred Status.

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[Lemmiwink]

This game is really being reduced to a cash shop..... Hope rise of the hutt cartel fares better than this....

[RoninaThorstone]

I remember when patch 1.2s notes were like 5 pages long of improvements.

Good times... Good times.

[Edge-]

I remember when patch 1.2s notes were like 5 pages long of improvements.

Good times... Good times.

Patches shortly after launch are always massive in size because there are a ton of little things to be done. I remember Rift's hotfix notes alone from the first few weeks were longer than most major patch noes, and by the time 1.1 hit they had crested the size of a single expansion.

It's strange to see them include all the cartel market updates in the patch notes though. I don't usually remember seeing other studios include them in the patch notes, but rather in separate updates.

[Kelimbror]

I remember when patch 1.2s notes were like 5 pages long of improvements.

Good times... Good times.

Yup...every communication is textbook to how not to do F2P. Patch notes consisting of all the 'new' things they add to the market, all of the specials on the market, and then some afterthought bug fixes.

[RoninaThorstone]

It's strange to see them include all the cartel market updates in the patch notes though. I don't usually remember seeing other studios include them in the patch notes, but rather in separate updates.

It feels a little "HAY U HAVE TO BE SUBSCRIBER 4 BONUS EXP" to me. Stop shoving it in people faces all the god damn time. I just got an email about it too. It's like offensive.

[Lemmiwink]

Agree, I don't like this turn at all. It is possible to have a cash shop without including every little detail about changes to it in the patch notes, patch notes made up of 90% additions to the cartel market. F2P game is being quite disappointing, I want subs back.

[RoninaThorstone]

Agree, I don't like this turn at all. It is possible to have a cash shop without including every little detail about changes to it in the patch notes, patch notes made up of 90% additions to the cartel market. F2P game is being quite disappointing, I want subs back.

Well, when it was a subscription game we had 6 months of 0 anything.

So... I don't want that either.

[Achaman]

It feels a little "HAY U HAVE TO BE SUBSCRIBER 4 BONUS EXP" to me. Stop shoving it in people faces all the god damn time. I just got an email about it too. It's like offensive.

i stopped playing my sith sorc at 44 as i just got fedup of soloing plus enemies at the 40s do so much more damage its ridiculous

[RoninaThorstone]

i stopped playing my sith sorc at 44 as i just got fedup of soloing plus enemies at the 40s do so much more damage its ridiculous

honestly, level 40-45 is a joke if you've been doing your daily pvp quest while leveling. Like, I don't mean to be that guy but... The 40s is one of the fastest brackets.

[WoWGoneBad]

ya know I have held back my comments on the last few patchnotes because I was HOPING it would change but i am really disappointed in the HUGE blocks of cartel changes and so very sparse additions to the game itself. but as sad as I am at the state of the games market I still like my trooper and still have two stories to finish maybe it is time to go visit pandaria and see some old frineds

[Deleted]

These patch notes don't actually offend me much. It's one added item to the shop and then just info on the discounts.

The actual bug fixes are very welcome and they could have avoided including all 60 discount changes but I guess they have to advertise them somewhere.

If you look carefully, the meaty part are the bug fixes.

[RoninaThorstone]

These patch notes don't actually offend me much. It's one added item to the shop and then just info on the discounts.

The actual bug fixes are very welcome and they could have avoided including all 60 discount changes but I guess they have to advertise them somewhere.

If you look carefully, the meaty part are the bug fixes.

The two emails weren't enough advertisement?

Look, I like hotfix patches and that's not the issue here. The issue is the optics that they are doing a piss poor job of managing. They should just have "CM sale!" not a page of "AND THIS IS ON SALE AND THIS IS ON SALE" ect ect ect. It looks like it's all they care about which drives people crazy.

[WoWGoneBad]

they have to advertise them somewhere.

i dont mind advertising but dude when 90% of your patchnote page is ALL cartel market and a small morsel is actual GAME fixes or additions it really turns me off. if they want to advertise shoot a email blast of a several page spread for all the CC additions and sales. when i see patch notes i expect to see game changes or improvements not hey guys HUGE HUGE HUGE sale going on!!!! and ohh BTW here are some fixes to the game

[Deleted]

i dont mind advertising but dude when 90% of your patchnote page is ALL cartel market and a small morsel is actual GAME fixes or additions it really turns me off. if they want to advertise shoot a email blast of a several page spread for all the CC additions and sales. when i see patch notes i expect to see game changes or improvements not hey guys HUGE HUGE HUGE sale going on!!!! and ohh BTW here are some fixes to the game

i have too agree, patchnotes (or hotfix notes) are there too show what was changed/fixed/added or removed from things which are important too gameplay.
things that are part of your cashshop system should be mentioned seperately.

as example: the last blizzshop mounts blizzard added were all mentioned in a seperate post with price and everything. while it was being ignored in the patchnotes (or at best mentioned amongst newly added mounts) in favor or real game changes.
they should do the same for Swtor patchnotes, instead of this list in the patchnotes.

[notorious98]

i have too agree, patchnotes (or hotfix notes) are there too show what was changed/fixed/added or removed from things which are important too gameplay.
things that are part of your cashshop system should be mentioned seperately.

as example: the last blizzshop mounts blizzard added were all mentioned in a seperate post with price and everything. while it was being ignored in the patchnotes (or at best mentioned amongst newly added mounts) in favor or real game changes.
they should do the same for Swtor patchnotes, instead of this list in the patchnotes.

Well, here's the difference. I don't disagree they should have a separate e-mail for CM changes, but they need to patch things in order to change them. Since you can only access the market in game, it's gotta be patched. With Blizzard's cash shop, it's completely separate and can't be accessed anywhere but the website. So putting up new items doesn't require any patching at all.

[Edge-]

Well, here's the difference. I don't disagree they should have a separate e-mail for CM changes, but they need to patch things in order to change them. Since you can only access the market in game, it's gotta be patched. With Blizzard's cash shop, it's completely separate and can't be accessed anywhere but the website. So putting up new items doesn't require any patching at all.

Other games I've seen generally will include a not about cash shop sales/additions/removals in patch notes, but it's a one liner with a link to more info. And that's for games that have their cash shops running in-game.

[Deleted]

I don't believe that I'm a fanboy but I never really care about the signs "SUBSCRIBE FOR MOAR" that are on most places in the game. This is patch 1.7.1 not 1.7 and it's about the new items in cartel market. Their main income right now is from those purchases and I don't finding wrong that they add new cosmetic features. LoL adds new skins and everyone is excited about. Why is so bad that they add something on the CM? The game is -almost- balanced (and I main a Scoundrel, the shittiest dps in the game) and with few bugs, as well as a good event and new content is coming. They have keeped their word about the 6 week patching cyrcle and they have the game in a very good standing (kinda late, I know).

I'm not trying to defend BW or SWTOR, just saying my opinion (please don't eat me because it's different )

[notorious98]

Other games I've seen generally will include a not about cash shop sales/additions/removals in patch notes, but it's a one liner with a link to more info. And that's for games that have their cash shops running in-game.

Like I said, I'm not saying they should include the changes to the CM in their patch notes, I'm just detailing the difference between comparing those two particular games when it comes to microtransactions.

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I don't believe that I'm a fanboy but I never really care about the signs "SUBSCRIBE FOR MOAR" that are on most places in the game. This is patch 1.7.1 not 1.7 and it's about the new items in cartel market. Their main income right now is from those purchases and I don't finding wrong that they add new cosmetic features. LoL adds new skins and everyone is excited about. Why is so bad that they add something on the CM? The game is -almost- balanced (and I main a Scoundrel, the shittiest dps in the game) and with few bugs, as well as a good event and new content is coming. They have keeped their word about the 6 week patching cyrcle and they have the game in a very good standing (kinda late, I know).

I'm not trying to defend BW or SWTOR, just saying my opinion (please don't eat me because it's different )

Nobody is saying they have a problem with them adding things to the CM. They're saying they don't want to be bombarded with it through the patch notes.

[Kelimbror]

LoL adds new skins and everyone is excited about.

Saying things like this is why people are inclined to believe your opinion isn't exactly...trustworthy. League of Legends is an entirely free game that doesn't restrict your experience in any way possible. It doesn't require a subscription to fully play and the skins are purely optional cosmetics. SWTOR shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence with such a shining example of what F2P really is.

They have keeped their word about the 6 week patching cyrcle and they have the game in a very good standing

That's debatable depending on who you talk to. Additionally, keeping their word about one thing doesn't really make it amazing. I can list several things they haven't kept their word about.

And like Notorious said. It's not really the fact that they are adding Cartel Market items. No one has a problem with a F2P game adding items. It's more of a two fold issue where 1) Almost the entire patch notes are filled with details only pertaining to the Market and 2) The way things have been added to the market, the way those things have been egotistically pushed to the community, and the precedent that it establishes over actual content production is a problem.