The guys at Bioware Austin published a new blog post a few days ago regarding the Dark vs Light system of the Galactic Command feature coming with game update 5.0 in Star Wars: The old Republic. Check it out: 1d293h
Galactic Command – Dark vs Light
An exciting new feature of war by igniting explosive and unexpected dark and light side battles on your server. Let’s talk about how it all works!
Measuring Dark vs Light
Once you have selected your side, you will begin to earn dark or light side points. At this point, you will be able to see your character’s alignment as it changes reflected in your character window. You can view your alignment by pressing C (by default) and viewing the dark/light meter on the left side of the character window as shown here:
As you earn points they get added to your server’s total Galactic Command window (pressing CTRL_G) and view the dark vs. light meter at the bottom, as shown here:
As one side moves closer to winning, you will see the changes reflected in the movement of the meter as one side’s color dominates the slider bar. As you can see, there are 5 “breakpoints” on each side, each representing a “level.” For example, if the light side is currently in the lead and their indicator looks like the following screenshot, then they would currently be at Light 3.
Your character’s alignment directly impacts the progress of the dark vs. light battle on your server. Let’s talk about how what you do impacts which side wins the battle!
The Dark vs. Light Battle
As one side secures victory, the galaxy will begin to bonus command points or light side tokens to that can be used to purchase items from an exclusive light side vendor.
If your character’s alignment matches the alignment of the side winning on your server, you will earn a side war is waged, your efforts will help your side to win the war on your server and you will get rewarded for your efforts!
Spoils of War
In order to win the battle, your server must reach “Dark 5” or “Light 5.” The side that reaches dark side and the dark side achieved “Dark 5”) you reap the following benefits:
- Bonus Command Experience points earned
- Dark side tokens whenever you earn a Command Rank
- Access to a special cosmetic item reward vendor
If your character’s alignment matches the losing side, don’t worry you get something as well (e.g., your character is light side, and the light side lost the war). You will receive the following benefits:
- A bonus to all light side points earned
- You can take down dark side enemies spawning around the galaxy to earn light side tokens
As one side earns victory, the server enters a “victory state” for a period of time and then the battle resets. It is our goal that victories will happen multiple times every day, so be sure to check-in often! During this “victory state ,” the losing side receives a short-term advantage, as all of their alignment point gains will be increased during that time ! Whether you are playing alone or you band together with friends and Guild mates to fight the dark vs. light battle, Galactic Command adds a new level of dark vs. light competition to your gameplay as you continue to fight for your side… for rewards and glory!
