Testing fase part two of SWTOR Onslaught are now online on the PTS. 295d3g

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The developers over at BioWare Austin Announced via tweet and covered in detail on their site, that SWTOR has pushed the second major phase of Onslaught onto the public test servers. r1h45

Onslaught comes with increased loot drops, amplifiers, deconstruction, a slot-targeting vendor, and Galactic Renown changes, as well as changes to the crafting system. All of which are now live on PTS

Below are the news. or check it out over at the official website

The second round of testing for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion on the Public Test Server is now live! With this round, a bunch of new things have been added to the PTS. We’ve added the loot acquisition from Spoils of War, Crafting progression, and the Dxun Operation for testing!

Spoils of War Acquisition

As we’ve previously discussed at cantinas, on livestreams, forum posts, and our Reddit AMAA, there are a lot of aspects to the “Spoils of War” loot drops across the board, Amplifiers, deconstruction, a slot-targeting vendor, and Galactic Renown changes are all now live on the PTS! Are some of these changes news to you? If so, here’s a quick breakdown:

In general, a lot more loot will be dropping at a faster rate. Amplifiers can now be selection of three different Amplifiers to choose from. If you prefer your current Amplifier over the new options, you can simply stick with what you already have. The cost for rerolling an amp increases each time you reroll in succession on the same item, so it may be more effective to go find some more gear in the world rather than burning all your credits on a single item!

With the increase in loot drops it’s a safe bet that players will find themselves with loot they don’t need. Thanks to our new deconstruction system, players will now be able to break down items into either crafting components or gear for a specific slot. You can throw as much Jawa Junk at the vendor until you get a piece that meets your needs, allowing you to really hone-in on what item you’re trying to get.

Lastly, the rewards players as they complete group activities, PvP, and more!



Crafting Progression

With this testing round there will be a lot of craft the highest quality Armormech Combined Component. You can take your lower quality materials, such as , and with a handful of other materials, create an Artifact quality one. Additionally, Crafting materials needed for upper tier crafting can also be obtained via Flashpoints, Operations, or PvP. These aren’t limited to specific activities, but instead can be obtained from any of them. Conquests will also offer a Crafting material of their own. You can currently acquire all crafting materials from a variety of different content modes.  Coinciding with this, a new Profession-wide Legendary Component can be attainable from either broken down Legendary items or Wealthy Yield Profession Missions.



Dxun Operation

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Veteran Mode testing and as we get closer to PTS Round Three.



To coincide with these targeted changes for the classes, but help us balance them against other classes as well. What we’re looking for is:

  • How do the Set Bonuses look and feel while playing?
  • How do the Tactical Items look and feel while playing?
  • How easy or hard is it to understand what certain Set Bonuses, Tactical Items, or Amplifiers do?
  • Which Set Bonuses, Tactical Items, or Amplifiers seem underpowered or overpowered, and why?
  • What are your thoughts on the Amplifier system and how to reroll them?
  • How do the gear drops feel? Are they rewarding, is there too little gear, or too much etc.?
  • How do Flashpoints and Operations (especially Karagga’s Palace/Eternity Vault) feel? What needs adjustment in these areas?
  • How does Dxun feel? Is it too easy or too hard? Do certain aspects need further balancing?

Feel free to start your theory-crafting early, as long as you keep in mind that any numbers you see are not final. Once all Classes are made available for testing, we’ll start asking for more focused balance across all Classes! Head over to our PTS forum to share your thoughts.



How to Get Started

  1. Create a new character and leave your starting phase to find a teleport terminal which will send you to Odessen, boost your character to 75, and grant you credits.
  2. Click on the boost terminal on Odessen to jump your character to level 75 and grant you credits.
  3. Interact with the class-appropriate PTS Gear Vendor on Odessen to choose from a variety of Set Bonus gear and Tactical Items.
  4. Now test them out to your heart’s desire! Play any content you’d like to help get a feel for these changes and how they training dummies, random enemies in the wild, Warzones, or Flashpoints, the choice is yours! (, most content has not been balanced for level 75 yet, so things will likely be far too easy or too hard.)

Would you prefer to copy one of your own characters? If so, you can follow these easy instructions below!

  1. to www.swtor.com.
  2. Click on your name in the top right hand corner of the site.
  3. Click “My .”
  4. In the left column, scroll down and click the link entitled “PTS Character Copy.”
  5. Select the server and then the character that you wish to copy from.
  6. Click the “Copy Character” button.
  7. The site will display the character transfer history” link to see if the copy has completed.



Rewards

As mentioned in the previous PTS article, during this round there will be the first of two PTS-exclusive Achievements, which will require you to complete five in-game group activities. Earning both Achievements will grant exclusive rewards when 6.0 releases!

Completing these Achievements will earn you the following rewards*:



What to Expect

  • There will be multiple rounds of testing on PTS, expect that we may wipe characters in between rounds.
  • Some rounds will round’s PTS blog for details.
  • The PTS may not be available at all times as it is a test server. Downtime with little or no warning is possible. Please watch the PTS forum for details.
  • Everything shown on the PTS is subject to change.
  • At the beginning of each round of PTS testing, expect to see a new blog like this one!



The team is hard at work bringing a lot of changes to the PTS over the course of this summer, so please jump in and give us your !