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General Information

PLANETS

Republic

Sith

Independant/Neutral

CLASSES

• When you play TOR your characters timeline starts approx 10 - 12 years after the treaty of Coruscant, which was signed after the battle of Coruscant - Bioware
• Quote: We want to make sure that when people play ToR they feel like they never run out of content... that it's an epic story - CVG
• Quote from Ray Muzyka: "We want people to feel like they're playing their own personal non-linear fiction" - Total PC Gaming Issue 28
• Only being released for PC, No Consoles or MAC (Except Boot mode). - IGN
• TOR to be made in English, French and German - Eurogamer
• Naming Filters include not being able to have numbers, special characters or Star Wars names - StarWarsMMO
• They are trying to make TOR available to People with a mix of PC quality Old and New- StarWarsMMO
• The class design has been made so that we will not get forced to group with specific other professions- Gamespot

 PLANETS 

 Republic Planets 

Coruscant

• Capital of the Republic.
• Only Republic players can visit Coruscant, Sith Players can't visit this world - Bioware
• Coruscant seems to be split into levels such as Senate, Works, Gang areas
• Lots to explore on Coruscant, you can see for miles and miles
• Social areas on Coruscant such as the Spaceport and Galactic Senate
• Quote: Coruscant is significantly larger than Tython, and quite beautiful - Darth Hater

Tython

• Tython is a planet of forests and ancient ruins
• Starter Planet for Jedi Knight & Jedi Consular
• Starting Zone creatures you will see on Tython shown by Torocast

Ord Mantell

• Starter Planet for Smuggler & Trooper
• The planet is embroiled in civil war
• The planet contains mainly Saltwater seas and Islands

Belsavis

• Operation/Raid planet: Eternity Vault (is a prison where a powerful force user is detained)
• The ancient prison was constructed by the Rakatan Empire
• Ice Covered with Small Pockets of Volcanic Temperate Zones

Corellia

• A founding member of the Galactic Republic
• Corellia is also the birthplace of many Republic economic, political, and military leaders.
• Communication between Corellia and the Republic have recently been suddenly and mysteriously shut down.

Quesh

• Primarily Toxic Swampland and Marshes
• The Empire has moved in to hijack Republic mining operations

 Sith Planets 

Dromund Kaas

• Capital of the Sith Empire.
• Only Sith players can visit Dromund Kaas, Republic Players can't visit this world - Bioware
• Home to the Emperor and his Dark Council, is a planet consumed with dark side energy.

Korriban

• Starter Planet for Sith Warrior & Sith Inquisitor
• Red, rocky desert planet
• Original home world of the Sith

Hutta

• Starter Planet for Bounty Hunter & Imperial Agent
• Swamps and Industrial wasteland

Balmorra

• Republic forces are supporting the local resistance on this planet.
• The planet is Occupied by the Empire

• Many corporations conduct testing on Nar Shaddaa.

Alderaan - Warzone area on Planet (PvP)

• Looks like Alderaan is a level 30s planet based on E3 Stage demo footage - Gamespot
• Alderaan is a mix of landscapes from Snow capped peaks to rolling plains to Forests
• Several of Alderaan’s noble houses are battling for the throne in a brutal civil war

Tatooine

• Planet level range is approx 24 - 28 currently - Ask A Jedi
• Anchorhead is the largest settlement on Tatooine
• The planet's surface consists mainly of Seas of Sand and Rock
• Ex Czerka Corp mined planet. Imperial presence on planet

Taris

• Taris is a post-apocalyptic planet with plague infested swamps
• Mention of 'vertical' enviroment aspects that maybe similar to Coruscant where you have different levels of the planet to explore

Voss

• Covered in golden forests, Voss is home to both the Voss, a peaceful mystic species, and the Gormak, a species with an amazing affinity for technology.
• Nightmare Lands & Forbidden Space are areas on or around Voss.

Hoth

• Frozen desolate wasteland terrain
• Littered with wreckage from a major battle of what's called the Great War.

Ilum

• This planet is designed as endgame content for solo players, but it can still be done as a group if wished. They have end game content for Raiders and PvP players so this for people who perfer solo after all their class content is finished. - Darth Hater
• Mountainous Ice World with Subterranean Crystals
• A treasure trove of resources lay untapped in the most unexpected of places--a small, frigid world at the edge of the galaxy
• The Sith Empire has sent a covert team to Ilum to harvest crystals for a dangerous new project
• The planet’s wealth of subterranean Adegan crystals proved to be perfectly attuned for use in Lightsabers

• Possible dozens of planets in game - Gamespot TOR 2008

CLASSES

Roles Classes can perform:

Please note that all classes have various crowd control abilities and they all have personal healing.
The list below is for guidance only and how you spec your advanced class may vary 
your functionality and gameplay experience.

Jedi Knight - Melee DPS or Tank

Jedi Consular - Burst Melee DPS, Ranged DPS,Tank or Healer

Smuggler - Ranged DPS, Burst Ranged DPS or Healer

Trooper - Ranged DPS, Ranged Tank or Healer

Sith Warrior - Melee DPS or Tank

Sith Inquisitor - Burst Melee DPS, Ranged DPS,Tank or Healer

Imperial Agent - Ranged DPS, Burst Ranged DPS or Healer

Bounty Hunter - Ranged DPS, Ranged Tank or Healer

 Republic Classes 

Designing the Lightside Video

 Jedi Knight: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Jedi Knight Gameplay Video - Known Jedi Knight's Abilities

• Advanced Classes: - Jedi Knight Armour Progression Video

• Guardian: Roles: Close Range Damage Dealing, Tanking. Wields a single Lightsaber
  
  Skill Trees for Guardian :: Vigilance - Defence

• Defiance, a Vigilance tree passive ability that grants the Guardian additional focus whenever an opponent manages to stun him. - MMORPG
• Hilt Strike, a Defense tree active attack that involves smashing their opponent's face with their lightsaber hilt for a stun. -MMORPG

• Sentinel: Roles: Close Range Damage Dealing. Wields dual Lightsabers
• Skill Trees for Sentinel :: Watchman - Combat
• Blurred Speed, a Watchman tree passive ability that reduces the cooldown on the Force Leap ability - MMORPG
• Force Camouflage, a trained Sentinel Advanced Class ability that enables the use of a short duration combat stealth with additional threat reduction upon defeating an enemy - MMORPG
• Shared Skill Tree for Jedi Knight :: Focus

• Based on 'Mace Windu' and 'Anakin Skywalker'. Lightsaber focused with some Force powers - Bioware/Holonet
• After games testing the Jedi Knight now has at least one viable DPS option that involves a single lightsaber - Bioware
• Quote: Georg Zoeller: While the Jedi Guardian can become a fully capable Tank (in terms of the trinity), they can also be specced to be competitive damage dealers, even with a single saber - Torocast
• Jedi Knight uses force points similar to that of the Sith Warrior to charge up the special moves - PC Gamer Jan 2010
• Ability: "Destruction", The Knight can take advantage of explosive containers in the environment with a Destruction ability, which detonates them - IGN
• Ability: "Saber Ward": to deflect incoming attacks for a short while - IGN
• Ability: "Force jump", When triggered the Knight soars through the air and slams into the target, stunning it and building focus - IGN
• Ability: "Sweep" ability, as well as causing damage to multiple opponent it also slows the their movements - Darth Hater
• Ability: "Introspection" ability, passive healing that can be activated after fights - Darth Hater
• Quote: The Jedi knight can fill a couple of roles in combat. In one-on-one combat, the Jedi knight is practically unmatched in melee power - Gamespot
• Players who enjoy fast melee combat will identify with this class - Gamespot
• Quote: At its core, the Jedi knight is about getting into battle as quickly as possible, dominating the fight and protecting allies - Gamespot

 Jedi Consular: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Gameplay Video - Known Jedi Consular's Abilities

• Advanced Classes:

• Shadow: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Tanking
  
  Skill Trees for Shadow :: Infiltration - Kinetic Combat
   
• Sage: Roles: Mid-Long Range Damage Dealing, Healing
  
  Skill Trees for Sage :: Telekinetics - Seer
• Shared Skill Tree for Jedi Consular :: Balance
• Quote: The Shadow Advanced Class now has a skill tree that allows them to fill the role of a tank effectively, using Lightsaber defense and Force powers. - Bioware
• When asked if a Consular would be pigeonhold into a support healing class the reply was: Consulars, like our other classes, will have more than one viable role to play. One of our goals is to provide players multiple options within their classes -Bioware
• Telekenetics: Ranged Damage using Force attacks, such as ‘Telekenetic Blast’ which does high damage in an ‘area-of-effect’
• Seer: Healing and buffs using the Force, with abilities like Serenity to boost Force regeneration and reduce damage taken.
• The shared advance class is Balance: Overall survivability and utility, with abilities that enhance both melee and Force attacks
• Ability: "Project" -- the power to telekinetically lift a chunk of rock from the earth below and hurl it at an enemy -Gamespot
• Ability: "Force valor" ability, which, just like in Knights of the old republic, increases the target's resistance to various types of damage for the duration of the ability - Gamespot
• Ability: "Meditation" ability, which lets your character quickly regenerate lost health and spent Force power - Gamespot
• Ability: "Telekinetic throw" power, which lets the character mystically raise shards of earth and pelt the enemy with a continuous stream - Gamespot
• Ability: "Force wave" ability, a powerful skill that takes place in a circular area of effect around the character and deals damage to any enemies in range and also knocks them clean off their feet - Gamespot
• Ability: "Force potency" skill, a passive improvement which, until it expires, gives your consular the chance for any other Force power you use to have a "critical" effect - Gamespot
• Ability: "Stasis field" ability, which--just like in Knights of the Old Republic--temporarily paralyzes an enemy, removing it from battle as a way to control crowds of foes - Gamespot
• Force cloak/stealth seen during Developer Video -Developer Video
• If you play a Consular as a healer your companions get stronger - Developer Video
• Quote: "The key element of the Consular’s story is mystery, using intelligence and courage to seek the truth." -Developer Blog
• James Ohlen: Visual reason for lightsaber restriction; Jedi Consulars with double bladed lightsabers are DPS. - Gamespot
• Quote: "We wanted to capture the journey of Obi-Wan Kenobi – someone who begins with unusual insight and talent, but who is still growing into those powers" - Developer Blog
• Quote: A Jedi Consular must sometimes accept the grayer path, the less perfect choice - Developer Blog
• Quote: From what we were shown, this class is far from being a simple caster. Part melee, part puppeteer, part healer; the Jedi Consular could end up filling multiple play styles - Darth Hater
• Quote: "The Jedi consular is more based in telekinetics" - Gamespot
• Consular is a rear line support fighter not a front line melee. - PC Games

 Smuggler: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Smuggler Gameplay Video - Known Smuggler Abilities

• Advanced Classes:

• Gunslinger: Roles: Mid - Long Range Damage Dealing, wields dual pistols
  
  Skill Trees for Scoundrel :: Saboteur - Sharpshooter
   
• Scoundrel:: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Healing, wields scatter gun
  
  Skill Trees for Scoundrel :: Sawbones - Scrapper
• Terminate, a scattergun ability that deals extreme damage to wounded enemies, usually finishing them off.
• Shrapnel Bomb, a crude, thrown explosive device causing explosion damage and bleeding wounds to all targets.
  Slow Release Medpack, an over-time medical pack applicable to smuggler and allies alike.
• Decloaking Screen, a modification to the stealth field generator that projects a temporary protective screen around the Scoundrel whenever they exit stealthShared Skill Tree for Smuggler :: Dirty Fighting
  
  An overview from Georg of playing a Smuggler: here
   
• A Smuggler can be a Medic, healing and supporting his allies.
• A Smuggler can be a marksman, entrenched in cover and decimating the enemy with devastating single target attacks.
• A Smuggler can be an explosives specialist, leaving craters and blown up Imperial squads in his wake.
• A Smuggler can be a stealthy mid range scrapper, approaching enemies unseen and hitting them hard with his scatter gun.
• A Smugger can be a daring risk taker, running and gunning into close range and finishing enemies with a few good kicks into places where it hurts.
• A Smuggler can be a Smuggler, delivering his group behind enemy lines unseen.
• The smuggler gets the ability to group stealth a group behind enemy lines - Bioware
• You do not have to just play a smart alec Smuggler like Han. You can be good, bad or a down right evil master mind. (4.20) - Mos Eisley Radio
• Sharpshooter skill-set includes many abilities geared at improving their personal damage, improving the performance of their groups, and gaining additional benefits from cover - Developer Blog

• Dirty Fighting skill-set is all about getting an edge over people who prefer a straight fight - Developer Blog
• Scrapper skill-set has an off-hand Scatter Gun, a number of powerful (but not necessarily fair) melee moves and access to a Stealth Field Generator - Developer Blog
• Sawbones is designed to enchance the Smugglers Healing and Support abilities - Developer Blog
• The shared ability is called Luck this skill-set focuses on improving many of the Smuggler’s base class abilities such as increasing energy regeneration - Developer Blog
• The Smugglers start their story line after their Ship has been stolen. - Gamespot
• During the Smuggler Class video stealth is shown in use - Darth Hater
• The smuggler requires cover to survive, when people tried a direct attack they normally ended up dead - Gamespot
• Abilities seen during the live demo at Pax include: Groin kick, Headshot, Triple Rocket, Flash Grenade, Cover shot and Barrage - GamesSpot
• New abilities seen include: Flurry of Bolts, Charged Burst, Active recovery and 'Show cover locations' - Darth Hater
• Scoundrel: Short Ranged, Stealth based Damage and Medicine - Darth Hater
• Gunslinger: Long Range, Dual Pistols and Persuade - Darth Hater
• Cover system shown working, Smuggler can select from a Silhouette of the PC or arrows to move to cover- Developer Video
• When using cover the Smuggler gains a defence bonus, this is show on the mob that he is hiding from by a green symbol above the targets head - Bioware/Holonet

 Trooper: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Trooper Gameplay Video - Known Trooper Abilities

• Advanced Classes - Trooper Armour Progression Video
• Commando: Roles: Mid - Long Range Damage Dealing, Healing
  
  Skill Trees for Commando :: Gunnery - Combat Medic
   
• Vanguard: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Ranged Tanking
  
  Skill Trees for Vanguard :: Tatics - Shield Specialist
• 'Storm' - A Vanguard trained rush ability similar to the one seen in the 'Hope' cinematic trailer. - MMORPG
• 'Harpoon' - a Vanguard trained attack that involves a rocket propelled projectile that strikes through the distant target and allows the trooper to rapidly pull them into close combat range. - MMORPG
• Cryo Freeze, a passive skill from the Tactics tree that decreases the cooldown and improves the duration of the trooper's Cryo Grenade ability. - MMORPG
• Shared Skill Tree for Trooper :: Assault Specialist
• Confirmed that like the Bounty Hunter they are trying to make the Trooper have the ability to main heal - Darth Hater
• The DPS on the Trooper is amazing, being able to take on so many while staying alive was brilliant - TheDarkKnight Handson PAX
• The Trooper Story starts as he is carried in to battle in a Troop Walker - Gamespot
• Most of the trooper's combat abilities operate based on ammo, this seems to have changed since the last time media played it where it was based on points - Gamespot
• Hinted that the two paths a Trooper can take are either a Crowd Control or all out DPS branch - Destructoid
• Trooper is the Heavy Weapons specialist as well as using Heavy Armour, The big gun is his friend - Bioware/Holonet
• Updated Trooper Abilities: Hammer Shot, Rifle Grenade, Full Auto, Sticky Grenade and Stock Strike - Darth Hater
• Recharge & Reload ability is the Troopers Out of Combat self heal - Darth Hater
• New abilities seen include: Fast reload, Hammershot and Rifle grenade - E3 Darth Hater
• Mentioned by a Dev during the Q&A that the Trooper is a Ranged Tanking class - Darth Hater

 Sith Classes 

 Sith Warrior: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Sith Warrior Gameplay Video - Known Sith Warrior Abilities

• Advanced Classes: - Sith Warrior Armour Progression Video
  
   
• Juggernaut: Roles: Close Range Damage Dealing, Tanking. Wields a single Lightsaber
  
  Skill Trees for Juggernaut :: Vengeance - Immortal
• Soresu Form (a tanking stance)
• Sundering Assault (a passive that adds a stacking armor debuff to the Assault ability)
• Force Push (a force attack that throws enemies in a ballistic arc – perfectly for throwing enemies over ledges or push a pesky kiting player in PvP out of the melee dead zone into Force Charge range) - MMORPG
• Marauder: Roles: Close Range Damage Dealing. Wields dual Lightsabers
• Skill Trees for Marauder :: Annihilation - Carnage
• Juyo Form (a DPS stance)
• Rupture (a dual saber attack causing a powerful bleed for additional damage over time)
• Force Cloak (a very short duration combat stealth that can be activated upon killing an enemy) - MMORPG
• Shared Skill Tree for Sith Warrior :: Rage
• Quote: As with the Jedi Guardian, we have given the Juggernaut Advanced Class access to a skill tree that focuses on damage dealing using a single Lightsaber - Bioware
• Based on Darth Vader. Lightsaber focused with some Force powers - Bioware
• The Sith warrior starts his career as an acolyte serving a bitter, angry overseer who leads the training of you and your fellow acolytes - Gamespot
• The SW abilities are based on Rage points, do basic attacks to gain points for more powerful attacks. - Gamespot
• Lightsaber knockback ability seen during Video, similar to force push but with a LS - Bioware/Holonet
• Can use a Single, 2 Handed or Dual wield Lightsabers - Bioware/Holonet
• Sith Warrior can spec in to either DPS or deflecting front line fire - GamesSpot
• Sith Ability of 'Channelled Hatred' Shown as a Out of Combat self heal - EuroGamer
• More powers seen for Warrior such as Force Push and Lightsaber throw - Class Video

 Sith Inquisitor: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - SI Gameplay Video - Known Sith Inquisitor Abilities

• Advanced Classes:
• Sorcerer: Single Saber / Force Lightning / Force Drain / Ranged DPS or Healer
  
  Skill Trees for Sorcerer :: Corruption - Lightning
   
• Assassin: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Tanking
  
  Skill Trees for Assassin :: Deception - Darkness
• Shared Skill Tree for Sith Inquisitor :: Madness
• Based on Palpatine. Forced ranged class with some melee - Bioware/Holonet
• Quote: The inquisitor does start in the darkest place of all our classes, but the path to redemption is always there. On their best behavior, inquisitors are what Palpatine appeared to be: powerful, charismatic, and willing to make the tough decisions to defend their people[/COLOR] - Gamespot
• Quote: The inquisitor is a very versatile class. Through advanced class and skill selection, the player can mold this class to fill any of the traditional roles of characters in massively multiplayer games[/COLOR] - Gamespot
• Quote: Characters with the assassin advanced class get to wield a double-bladed lightsaber like Darth Maul, and they can also cloak themselves with the Force and use various powerful lightsaber and Force attacks.[/COLOR] - Gamespot
• Quote: Characters that choose the sorcerer class will find a strong array of Force-based abilities at their disposal. There are, of course, the ever-popular Force lightning attacks, such as lightning strike; overload (a powerful area-of-effect attack that throws enemies into a ballistic arc); or the powerful Force storm ability, which can blanket entire areas with deadly lightning strikes - Gamespot
• Quote: in principle, the game mechanics for healing of the Inquisitor is similar to the Jedi Consular, purely for reasons of balance - Bioware
• Quote: Similar to the Jedi Shadow, an Inquisitor trained in the Assassin Advanced Class now are able to fill the role of a tank - Bioware
• The Shared Skill set is called 'Madness' - Bioware
• The Sith inquisitor reports to a Sith overseer as part of the slave caste--a group of low-born wannabes who are not of proper Sith bloodlines - Gamespot
• The SI Force powers seem to be tied to a Force power meter - Gamespot
• They can use at least either Doublebladed or Two Handed Lightsabers - Holonet
• Quote: The Sith Inquisitor’s ability to manipulate electricity is unmatched among force users - Darth Hater
• Quote: "lightly armoured, acrobatic, and uses lots of lightning abilities and telekinetics" - Gamespot
• New abilities seen include: Saber Strike, Dark Meditation, Lightning Drain and Shock - Darth Hater

 Bounty Hunter: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - BH Gameplay Video - Known Bounty Hunter Abilities

• Advanced Classes - Bounty Hunter Armour Progression Video - Bounty Hunter Armour Progression Video Two

• Powertech: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Tanking
  
  Skill Trees for Powertech :: Shield Tech - Advanced Prototype
• Prototype - This tree offers gadgetry and attacks for the close range minded player, including a retractable armor blade modification for vicious melee attacks. - MMORPG
• The Shieldtech - ‘Shield Tech’, has abilities centered on survivability and damage absorption - MMORPG
• Mercenary: Roles: Mid - Long Range Damage Dealing, Healing
  
  Skill Trees for Mercenary :: Arsenal - Bodyguard
• Bodyguard - This skill tree contains technology to support, bolster and triage the Mercenary and his allies, including experimental goodies such as the Kolto Missile, a modified short range missile that explodes above the dedicated area, dispersing a fine mist of the popular restorative agent among allies - MMORPG
• Arsenal - This skill tree for instance offers access to powerful missile technology and blaster modifications, transforming the class into a formidable long range damage dealer. - MMORPG
  Shared Skill Tree for Bounty Hunter :: Firebug
   
• Firebug Discipline - The Firebug tree, shared between both Advanced Classes, deals mainly with improvements and additions to the Bounty Hunter’s flame thrower - MMORPG
• Quote: We have no plans currently for jetpacks as a mode of fast travel outside of combat - Bioware
• Confirmed that you can NOT place a bounty on another player at Launch - Bioware
• Regarding collecting Bounties the responce was: Quote: "You will be doing plenty of bounty hunting as part of the story and the quests in the game." - Bioware

• Quote: The Mercenary Bounty Hunter focuses on missiles and staying at range from enemies. Devastating attacks like Heatseeker and Fusion Missile and Rail Shot make the Mercenary a sight to behold on the Battlefield - IGN
• Quote: The Powertech Bounty Hunter specializes in flamethrowers and close range attacks. Attacks like Flame Burst, Flame Sweep as well as the jetpack-assisted Rocket Punch are some of the signature moves of this advanced class - IGN
• Quote: A recent addition to the Bounty Hunter is the Bodyguard skillset which adds a healing and support role to the class [and] the addition of talent choices to create synergy between blasters and tech attacks - IGN
• Bounty Hunters Story Arc is called 'The Great Hunt' - SiFiWire
• The BH weapons all build up heat as they are used. To combat this you must vent heat to continue to fight. - Gamespot
• Can duel weild pistols as seen in video - Developer Video
• A harpoon and drag ability seen, pulls enemy from distance to close range - Developer Video
• BH can Carbonite freeze targets - Developer Video
• Can fire a rocket from his backpack to attack enemies - Developer Video
• BH has an ability where he can jet pack from distance to close range and attack an enemy - Developer Video
• Technology is the main weapon for the Bounty Hunter, using all the latest gadgets to catch his mark - Bioware/Holonet
• Abilities seen include: Standard shot, Wrist rocket, Flamethrower and Vent heat - Darth Hater

 Imperial Agent: - Class Thread Info. - Class Video - Imperial Agent Gameplay Video - Known Agent Abilities

• Advanced Classes
• Operative: Roles: Close - Mid Range Damage Dealing, Healing
  
  Skill Trees for Operative :: Concealment - Medic
• Quote:The Operative has received a number of updates aimed at providing an alternative, less cover dependent gameplay option if skilled accordingly. - Bioware
• Sniper: Roles: Mid - Long Range Damage Dealing
• Skill Trees for Sniper :: Marksmanship - Engineering
• Quote: The Sniper is now able to entrench himself, providing a viable initial counter against attacks that would previously knock him out of cover - Bioware
• Shared Skill Tree for Imperial Agent :: Lethality
• Like the Smuggler the Imperial Agent has the ability to provide group stealth for his group - Bioware
• When you start there are three combat abilities for use while out of cover (Rifle Shot, Shiv, and Overload Shot) and three for use in cover (Rifle Shot, Snipe, and Overload Shot - Darth Hater
• By level 6 you gain the extra abilities of Flash Bang (AOE Crowd Control), Suppressing Fire (Cover channeled ability that does damage and slows target),Toxic Dart (Single Target DOT), and Explosive Probe (debuff that causes additional damage when the target is injured) - Darth Hater
• Portable cover gained at level 8 - Darth Hater
• While playing the IA at PAX I was suprised to find I actually liked this class. The cover system I actually liked and combine this with the Sniper rifle all I can say is wow. - TheDarkKnight Handson PAX
• Imperial Agents can use energy blades as a weapon but can not spec as a primary melee class fighter - Bioware
• Quote: The Imperial Agent does have an ability at a high level that uses two blades as a visual effect, but that doesn't mean the class gets to dual wield. - Bioware
• The agent is, like the smuggler, a cover class, though this profession seems like less of a scout and more of an assassin -Gamespot
• The agent accrues and expends energy points with different attacks - Gamespot
• Abilities include Toxic Dart, Shiv, Laze Target (air strikes) and Explosive Probe Droid - Darth Hater
• New abilities seen: Rifle shot, Snipe and 'Show cover locations' - Darth Hater
• Agents can use cover also they can stealth - Darth Hater
• 'Shiv' is close range Vibroblade attack. - Darth Hater
• IA is more of a tatical class than an all guns blazing one - Darth Hater

• Hardiness Rating is a PvP stat, and seems to modify critical chance, critical damage, and damage reduction similar to Resilience. - Darth Hater
• Current Stats seen in game are - Cunning, Presence, Willpower, Strength, Agility, Accuracy, Absorb percentage (Armor Value), and Armor Rating -Darth Hater
• If your in too Min/Maxing visit this good breakdown from the people at Torocast

• When asked if being a Lightside Sith has restrictions: Quote: It will keep you from specific paths or chains within quests but never from a quest itself - Tor-Talk
• At present there are no restrictions on having multiple characters from different factions on the same server (2.26) - TGS
• Alignment can effect your standing with your companions. Also some equipment requires certain alignments to wear. -Darth Hater
• Various starting alignments seen during PAX - Darth Hater
• James Ohlen: 'No faction swaps - ever' - Gamespot
• Only two playable factions revealed in TOR Republic and Sith - Bioware/Holonet
• There are other factions in game such as the Mandalorians & Hutts etc - Gamespot
• Darkside/Lightside points are allocated by your own Dialogue choice even if the outcome does not match what you wanted. - Gamespot
• They are looking into adjusting characters looks based on their Light/Darkside alignment - Sean Interview GDC
• The more Dark/Light Side you go you gain access to more abilities that lean towards that calling that going the other way denies you. - GameSutra
• You can play as a Neutral character such as a Grey Jedi, Confirmed - Bioware/Holonet

• Quote from James Olhen: "Fighting and questing is going to be 90+% of what you will be doing" - PC Gamer UK April 2010
• Combat abilities can be used while moving, Sith Inquisitor seen using force Lightning in PvP while moving - Developer Video
• NPC AI does seem to be aware of its surroundings, They take cover and the move away from other NPCs that may cause them harm etc - Developer Video
• Combat has been designed towards PvP - IGN
• TOR is more an action based Combat system rather than the standard MMO style in other games - IGN
• All classes will also have their ranged as well as close combat skills - MMORPG
• Synchronized combat. Lightsabers actually clash etc - GamesRadar
• When engaging NPCs the NPC switched from Ranged to Melee as the Players got closer - StarWarsMMO
• Combat was more fluid not stiff like KOTOR - StarWarsMMO
• Cooldowns on the skills were very short, and the skills themselves were swift, immediate- EuroGamer
• Short cooldowns and Channeling of abilities shown - Developer Video

• Quote: Don't expect to avoid the main story completely. You can't. If you never finish your story on the capital planet, you never get a ship and won't ever see any other planets. Which means you will end up unable to level up further as you'll outlevel your planet. In fact, I'd go as far as saying that players who think they want to skip the main story will quickly realize that they're not going to be ever competitive. - Bioware
• Your choice of advanced class while mentioned does not significantly impact your story - Bioware
• Some clarification on story choices: On your personal class story quests only your dialogue choices matter, even if grouped. Outside of Class Story instances, we have World Quests, Flashpoints and Heroic Quests. In those, if grouped, your choices will be dictated by the decision the group makes. - Bioware
• Quote: There will be restrictions on your late game choices based on your early choices - Darth Hater
• If you are either Sith or Republic you will see content, from your factions point of view, regarding what happened to Revan -Torocast
• Quote: "the game is actually separated into chapters". This seems to be like all the stories you play for each class are episodic. Broken down in to smaller chunks to be managed giving you time, if you wish, to play other classes and stories at will. - VG247
• Quote: " We do have a class story that drives you through the world and that class story is personal to you' -TenTonHammer
• Quote: Yes, compared to other MMOs, we give you more XP for completing quests and less for killing creatures. - XP Damion Schubert
• Quote: If you want to take a break from your class story and want to do some world quests that are not a part of your class, you can definitely do that. In fact, the majority of the content is that in the game. - TenTonHammer
• Quote: So, it’s not like you’re just going along you class quest like a solo quest throughout the entire game, there’s a lot of room to go off and do whatever you want whenever you want. - TenTonHammer
• Quote: Within your own class quest, you can make choices and those choices impact on how your class quest unfolds. There’s a lot of room for choice; it’s not a linear game by any measure. - TenTonHammer

• There is NO swimming in TOR - Bioware
• Quote: "all characters in the game will universally have some kind of fast-healing, meditative skill to use when out of combat" - Gamespot
• When a weapon is powered up for a stronger ability it glows, various colours - Developer Video
• Characters can Jump!- StarWarsMMO
• Quote: While players can use some pieces of cover no matter what class they play, some are better at it than others. -MMORPG
• Certain abilities require certain weapons to be equiped as seen in the recent Dev. Video- Developer Video
• When you die you get the option to Revive at a 'Med Center' - TheNoNews.com
• Healing: Several classes can heal, Healing is NOT a requirement of TOR and healing has been done with a twist in TOR -IGN

• Purple lightsabers are not limited to one faction or the other. - AskAJedi
• There are features in TOR which allow you to change the colour of your blaster bolts. - Bioware
• Currently there is no way to show what Guild you're in, like a guild tabard, in TOR. But they are aware it is something big that is missing. - GamewizX Interview
• When asked if there are surnames in TOR the answer was 'No Answer at this time' - GamewizX Interview
• The free colour crystal you get with the Collectors Edition to change the colour of your LS or Blaster is a Gold/Yellow -Darth Hater
• You can respec your advanced class but it progressively gets more expensive - Ask A Jedi
• You will be able to customise the look of your companion but will NOT be able to change gender - Darth Hater
• Currently the colour of Lightsabers is limited to alignment. While a Jedi maybe able to get a Red Crystal they will not be able to use it in a Lightsaber unless they follow the darkside and obtain a vertain Darkside Rank. - Bioware
• The optional color matching uses the primary color of your chest piece as the color to apply elsewhere. - Darth Hater
• Character titles can be gained by your character. Some of these titles appear to be class dependent (Agent x) while others appear to be universal - Darth Hater
• Titles such as Darth etc are gained by completing story lines but: Quote: 'What may come as a surprise is that not everyone who completes a Sith or Jedi story will achieve them' - Bioware
• Quote: We have a large number of armor appearances for all classes, including robes and capes, so it will be possible to achieve many different looks even for heavily armored classes. Some might even look not that heavily armored at all -Bioware
• There are titles like Darth & Lord in game- Bioware
• Lightsaber colour is defined by the crystal in the weapon and not what class you play - Bioware
• When wearing mis-matching armour there is a system in place called "Colour matching" where it will try to make everything you have on look simliar. (3.30) - Public
• Darkside disfiguration is optional. - Darth Hater
• Scripting and Macros are listed high on Bioware's feature list but its still being worked on. - AskAJedi
• Implants do not change your apperance but you can customise your look - Darth Hater
• When talking about in game aesthetics: Quote: Not talking about it but will have something. The Return of the Jedi Slave Leia Outfit is in the game in some form. - Darth Hater
• Quote: The color of a blaster's bolts (and their sound, btw) is defined by the weapon model, not by faction. There's a bunch of them you'll be able to recognize from the appearance of their blaster bolts or sound alone. - Bioware
• So far you can include hyphens and apostrophes when creating your character names. - Bioware
• Quote: Georg Zoeller: There is a good variety of outfits available for Consular characters, including some non-robe outfits, but a Consular is not able to wear the armored outfits available to the Jedi Knight, so they will never be able to achieve the exact same look. - Torocast
• You can toggle your helmet/hat on and off. - Bioware
• Quote: Because you will see your character's face so frequently during conversations in the game, it's absolutely critical that you can look awesome and unique. We have plenty of face/head/body customization options just in character creation -Bioware
• Just like the movies if your character gets corrupted by the Darkside you will age and your look will move towards that of Palpatine - AskAJedi
• More examples of Facial hair, age, hair colour and body types shown during Dev. Video - Developer Video
• Each class seem to have multiple armour/cloth sets. At least 20+ per class noted in the recent Dev Dispatch (1.30) -Developer Video
• Facial Tatoos and hair available on Player Characters - Developer Video
• Full Body and Facial expressions while speaking - StarWarsMMO
• There is no customisation Tab for apperance in TOR at this present time (2.50) - MMORPG

• The graphic that indicates there is loot on a corpse now seems to change colour depending on the quality of loot. I saw this while playing the Origin worlds at GamesCom. If it was poor loot it was the normal loot colour but when there was a green class item the loot indicator was also green. - TheDarkKnight GamesCom
• You can share objects between same faction characters you have via maiboxes but there is no shared bank. -TenTonHammer
• Player map guides are so deatailed that they show up tables, chairs and everyday objects - Bioware
• The maps get broken down in to sections when you enter a questing zone, such as inside building, where you will get a smaller map indicating your quest objectives. You also get what is called breadcrumbs. If you have a quest outside of the map you are viewing an indicator on the side of the map shows you where to go and also wheat quest is that way. - Bioware
• If you are in a group and you check your map it will show you quests that you and your group have in common and the location. - Bioware
• No bag system, just one big inventory (You can purchase more inventory space) – separate tab for quest items - Ask A Jedi
• Quote: There will be no macros at launch. After that, we'd love to do them, but obviously that's not our primary concern at this point. - Bioware
• Current version of TOR's UI seen in Dev Blog - Bioware
• Quote: What we've said is, regarding the question 'Will there be addons at launch' is "no, not at launch". - Bioware
• Quote: Keybindings are in, and they support modifier keys like ALT and SHIFT - Bioware
• Quote: Ability icons can be dragged around to different quick slots; the bar can also be 'locked' to prevent accidental dragging - Bioware
• Quote: something we can't convey in screens is that we have subtle but (IMO) pleasing sound effects associated with the UI that really make the game experience feel more Star Wars-y - Bioware
• Currently you can have two Toolbars at the bottom of the screen and one on the left and right - Bioware
• The first look at an early Companion UI seen (Check out the image, not the videos) - Bioware
• The UI we are currently seeing is not the final product, there are big changes coming - AskAJedi
• Some settings seen while at PAX: Enable Color Blind Mode, Map fade while moving, map flashes red when attacked. - Darth Hater
• When you hover over yourself on the minimap you are given X, Y, and Z coordinate location. - Darth Hater
• If the map is open and you're moving, it becomes translucent - SWTOR-Station
• There is no customisation Tab for apperance in TOR at this present time (2.50) - MMORPG
• Quote from Darth Hater: The character creation screen was very similar to Dragon Age: Origins - Darth Hater
• Basic 12 Button UI with built in Radar, XP Bar, Player and Target Portraits - Developer Video
• During the recent Dev. Dispatch you could see extra toolbars being used by the game testers on top of the standard 12 (4.14) - Developer Video

• Buffs and current applied abilities show above the Health Bar of the Player - Developer Video
• Current available equipment slots are: Ear, Implant, two Relic slots, Waist, Wrists, Head, Chest, Legs, Feet, Main Weapon, and Secondary Weapon - Darth Hater
• Quote: There are two tabs of inventory space; the first item tab yields 48 slots, and the second item tab has 32 inventory slots plus one slot that is placed outside the grid without a label - Darth Hater
• Built in Quest Helper System, similar to Warhammer, in game. Points you in right direction for quests and indicates progress. - Darth Hater

Social/Interaction

• One of the reasons why cross faction communication, via chat channels, is not allowed was during testing they found that there was a lot of inappropriate mailing and chat and if it was like this during controlled testing it would be really bad when live - TenTonHammer
• There is no cross faction chat. You can walk up to opposite factions and use chat bubbles but you can not in General, PvP, Trade Chat etc talk to members of the opposite factions. - Darth Hater
• There is no limit to the amount of time you can play per day, but as SWTOR will support rested XP, you are rewarded for the time you spend not playing - Torocast
• Holocrons (Items that you find while exploring and give you stats) are not restricted by being in temporary locations, Flashpoints or phased areas - Bioware
• Valor (a PvP reward) is tracked like social points. Your Valor level supplies additional titles and other prestigious privileges (i.e. within a Warzone players with the highest Valor are the party leaders, can mark targets, etc). - Darth Hater
• There is no in-game feature for player to player marriage but player to companion is still being considered - Corellian Run Radio
• Currently side games like Pazzak are not in the version being tested but they are something that would like to be added 9.10 - Darth Hater
• There will be no references within TOR that are not Star Wars related. So no references to other media such as TV, Radio, Cartoons etc like you get in WoW for example - Darth Hater
• Banking terminals on capital worlds - Darth Hater
• Mailboxes seen in game. Can send items, credits, COD, text message - Darth Hater
• Lore Objects are throughout the world and give you a codex entry when clicked on. These also yield a small amount of experience upon gathering. - Darth Hater
• When you partake in multiplayer dialogue you accrue social points. These points can be spent on social items - Bioware
• Quote: Republic and Imperial players cannot meaningfully group or play with each other. For the most part, they have entirely different content and progression paths through their planets - Bioware
• If your an explorer you may find Datacrons which are an exploration reward. These give permanent stat boosts like +1 cunning - Bioware
• When talking about achivements: Quote: They’re a big part of MMOs. We are going to have achievements in the game, but the types will depend upon how many we can get in for launch. - AskAJedi
• Quote: To address your concerns, here's a small list of reasons for you to return to a social hub in TOR, and as a bonus, how we view each reason from a player perspective - Bioware
   
• Various vendors. Positive: I get to buy stuff.
• Crafting benches. Positive: I get to make stuff.
• Banking access. Positive: I don't pay bills there?
• Trainers. Positive: I get to learn new stuff.
• Quests / Follow-up quests. Positive: I get rewards.
• Meeting friends (much easier at a known location than randomly in a snowstorm on Hoth). Positive: I meet friends.
• Spaceport access. Neutral.
• Medcenters. Neutral, arguably negative (I failed).
• Speeder Transportation Service. Neutral.
• Your inventory still fills up with items, so it's not like you never have to return to town. Probably Neutral: since I get a lot of credits for the non gray stuff.
• Confirmed that planets will have multiple social hubs - Bioware
• Quote: Each planet has chat channels that allows you to communicate with other players on the same planet. Yes, we have different channels for general, pvp, trade, etc. You will be able to turn off the channel - Bioware
• Chat is available even when your making group dialog choices, if you need to you can discuss as a group what your going to reply - Bioware
• Quote: We currently don't have any global channels that cover the whole game. General rule of thumb in an MMO is that if your chat channel has more than a certain number of participants, it becomes spammy and unusable - Bioware
• Just like in other MMOs you can help friends with a lower level, but you get less experience since the enemies will probably be weaker. - SWTOR-Station
• Each class gets their own ship to be used as a hub, store items and to get between planets - IGN
• Quote :"There is exploration, there is combat, it is a wide-open world" - MMOGamer
• Quote: "Going to have crafting and harvesting, going to have guilds and social activities" - MMOGamer
• Quote:" “Hey, if I’m really into more the crafting, harvesting, auction house type of gameplay, are you going to support that?” "Absolutely" - MMOGamer

Guilds

Guild FAQ

Pre- Launch Guild Program
To find yourself a Guild or start a new one go to the
Guild Headquaters Page

Guild Testing has started read here

• Most likely there will NOT be a Guild Progression system at launch 18.05 - Darth Hater
• The Guild system in TOR is the traditional type you see in other MMOs, not something revolutionary. (7.28) - Mos Eisley
• There is now an in-game guild creator, which was introduced in that latest build - AskAJedi
• Guild capital ships is a hot topic amongst the designers if it's not in at launch it will be at some point down the line -AskAJedi
• You are able to create one guild at a time per account. If you abdicate your leadership and leave the guild, you may create another guild. - Guild FAQ
• A guild in Star Wars: The Old Republic can have 500 individual characters enlisted at a time. - Guild FAQ
• You can join one guild per each Star Wars: The Old Republic website account using the Pre-Launch facility - Guild FAQ
• Guild members are organized into three ranks: member, officer, and guild leader. - Guild FAQ

LIFEFORMS

Playable Species

The Playable Species known in game so far are listed here (Click the race for information) followed by the classes the race can play.

Note: Classes vs Species will be updated as more information is released.

Legend:

 TR - Trooper, SM - Smuggler, JK - Jedi Knight, JC - Jedi Consular

BH - Bount Hunter, IA - Imperial Agent, SW - Sith Warrior, SI - Sith Inquisitor.

• Human - ALL
• Mirialans - JC SM TR - Trooper seen in Esseles Video from Bioware
• Miraluka - JK JC
• Twi'lek - SM JC SI JK - Stephen Reid
• Sith Pureblood - SW
• Zabraks - TR JK SI BH JC - BH Zabrak in current build but not confirmed by Bioware - Jedi Consular seen in Esseles Video from Bioware
• Rattataki - BH SI
• Chiss - IA BH - As seen in this Video
• An unannounced feature may get you access to different species/class combos - Ask A Jedi
• There will not be a PureBlood Sith Inquisitor at launch as it does not fit in to the story line. - Darth Hater
• There are Twi'leks on the Imperial/Sith side just that we do not know the classes they can play yet. - Bioware
• Evocii Model seen in game for the first time - Darth Hater
• There will probably be a system, which allows to transfer some of the playable species to other classes, which were not available for those species before. - SWTOR-Station
• James Ohlen: Not every class can play every race. Each class has a selection of races to choose from. - Gamespot
• Quote: When I ask about others (Races), I'm given an entertainingly evasive answer that they'd only be using humanoid races because love scenes get weird with blobs. - Eurogamer
  
  
  
  Inhabitants and Backgrounds
  
   
• HK-47 is in the game. Not confirmed if he is a companion yet. - Here
• To see who or what you could meet in TOR click: HERE!
• To Learn about some of the background of the key players in the game click: HERE!

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 COMPANIONS 

Companions Overview

The following is a known list of the companions, some of these are yet to be shown on the offical fourm list but have been mentioned in interviews and hands on by media:

• Jedi Knight
• T7-01 - Droid - Surveillance, cartography and data slicing
• Ability: Electric jolt that helps generate threat for the Knight
• Kira Carsen - Human (possible Jedi Knight companion)

• Jedi Consular
• Qyzen Fess - Trandoshan - Melee DPS/Tank
  Ability: Charge:: Ignites his jet pack and flys fist first to target - Torocast
• Nadia - Human Female - Darth Hater

• Smuggler
• Bowdaar - Wookiee - DPS/Tank
• Corso Riggs - N/A - N/A

• Trooper
• M1-4X - Assault Droid - Melee DPS
• Tanno-Vik - Weequay - DPS (Demolitions)

• Sith Warrior
• Vette - Twi'lek - DPS/Support
  Lieutenant Pierce - Human - Imperial Trooper - Darth Hater

• Sith Inquisitor
• Khem Val - Dashade - Tank
  Ability: Khem Val seen has a charge ability
• Xalek - Kaleesh - DPS

Very nicely done Whilan, we need to get this stickied.

• Bounty Hunter
• Mako - Human - Mako starts with a Healing Mode and Concussion Round Kit (deals damage, knocks down lower tier enemies). - Darth Hater
  Mako has a minor bonus to Cybertech and significant bonus to Slicing - Darth Hater
• Skadge - Houk - N/A
• 2V-R8 - Droid - N/A
• PO-12 - Droid - Mentioned as another companion for BH
• Blizz - Jawa - DPS - Ask A Jedi

• Imperial Agent
• Kaliyo Djannis - Rattataki - Kaliyo starts with a Plasma Round Mode and Grenade Kit (deals AOE damage). - Darth Hater
• Scorpio - Mech - Cold and hates the Imperial Agent player character - Darth Hater

• Companion kits that were used to give your companions special abilities have been removed from the game because of the newer control system they are putting in place. - Bioware
• Bioware are working on the ability to allow you to control your companions more. Maybe similar to other Bioware games. -TorWars
• You will be able to customise the look of your companion but will NOT be able to change gender - Darth Hater
• Companions will talk to you as you run around the gaming world. -Bioware
• Confirmed that currently you can only have a total of 5 companions plus the droid that comes with your personal ship. -Bioware
• Companions instantly go into stealth when the player goes into stealth - Darth Hater
• There are no Ewoks of any sort in game as Endor has not been discovered yet - Ask A Jedi
• Currently, not finalised, companions can do damage 'within the ball park' of the player characters 4mins - Mos Eisley Radio
• A companion could equal about 60% of a player character in a Flashpoint if not micro managed - Darth Hater
• Companion Affection can also be increased by giving the companions gifts. This system was described as similar to the system seen in Dragon Age. - Darth Hater
• Companion Affection Points are added or subtracted during cutscenes depending on your choices. Notification pops up in a small blue box on the bottom of the screen. - Darth Hater
• When a companion wants to speak with you, a small dialogue bubble will appear above their picture on the companion ability bar. You can only talk with the companions in private areas like your ship and special cantina rooms - Darth Hater
• Some items are only equipable by companion characters. Kaliyo's Jacket is acquired during a class quest and can only be equiped by Kaliyo - Darth Hater
• Companion characters will taunt you if they get close to death with unique lines of dialogue. - Darth Hater
• Companions have different stances like heal, dps, etc - Darth Hater
• During a play through with media it was noted companions are 'Almost as strong as other players' during leveling, not known how good they are at end game. - Darth Hater
• Companions not in Warzones but are in Flashpoints but the group size can not exceed 4. - UK Community Night
• Currently Companions are not being alowed in to End Game raids,(5.10) - Public
• Like in other Bioware games you can romance some of your companions but it is totally optional - AskAJedi
• You gain your companions via your main class story line. So if you follow that you should not miss any - Bioware
• By talking to your companions, just like in other Bioware games, you gain rewards for both you and your party that may not be found anywhere else in the game - Bioware
• Quote: You won't be able to directly control companions (e.g. no RTS point and click), they run their own AI and you won't be able to fully script them like in Dragon Age - Bioware
• Companions seem to be able to have four abilities, three of which are equiped when you first meet. Attack, Follow & Use special ability were default. - Torocast
• Companions have their own leveling system, and appear to remain one level behind their controlling player. - Darth Hater
• Quote: In TOR, you indeed have the option to command your faithful (or scornful) companion to make a trip to the nearest market to lighten your backpack and fatten your wallet by selling objects of purely monetary value - Bioware
• Companions do not draw aggro until they perform an action that generates threat, such as attacking or using a special ability - Darth Hater
• Quote: You have to consider companions separately from your class, so they aren't heavily impacted by the Advanced Class you take. - Darth Hater
• Alex Freed: Can customize companion via equipment similar to Mass Effect; one companion out at a time, and your player name is in your companion's nameplate - Gamespot
• Note: All classes have companions but you do not have to use them if you do not wish too. - Bioware/Holonet
• The game combat assumes that you wil be using your Companions, you will be at a disadvantage if you do not use. But you do not have to. - AskaJedi
• Companions are summoned and dismissed at will using the 'Summon Companion' command - Darth Hater
• Quote: 'each class has a completely unique set to of Companions'- IGN
• The companions are designed to compliment each class they are associated with. - IGN
• Quote: 'Companion Characters may act as your conscience, and try to influence your decisions. In turn, you will influence them, and change how they develop as the story progresses.' - IGN
• Your companions, as you progress through the game, will open up unique series of quests and rewards - IGN
• Quote James Ohlen: Players can change his companion's attitudes and sometimes even his moral leaning. - IGN
• Quote: James Ohlen: Companions add a lot to a player's combat capabilities. Each companion has a specific role, whether it be additional DPS, tanking, healing or crowd control - IGN
• Quote: James Ohlen: Players can also equip items to his companion character. This includes standard gear such as armor and weapons. Additionally, what a player equips to his companion can change the companion's behavior - IGN
• If grouped with friends, their companions will also interact with you during dialogue scenes as you talk to others - PC Gamer UK April 2010
• If you play a Force class you can get a companion as an Apprentice - Darth Hater
• You can NOT allocate your companions abilities or talent points - PC Games

• There are no more planets to be revealed. There are space stations and asteroids to visit - UK Community Night
• There will be no Day/Night cycles - Darth Hater
• Phasing is used to ensure pivotal plot points are immersive. No lines to fight bosses - Darth Hater
• Quote: For the average planet, I'd say that 85+% of space is located in open, non phased areas - Bioware
• Quote: There are certain planets within the galaxy that are only available to one allegiance or the other, but the majority of planets are open to the Republic and the Empire - Bioware
• Quote: It was revealed to me by Daniel Erickson, that early on they made the choice to build everything in real scale. This means no walking into a small shack where the inside of it is larger than could actually fit into that building and vise versa -Torocast
• Quote: On most planets, there are hangars for each class, with an elevator leading to each one. The phase door is at the elevator entrance, meaning there might be a stream of other troopers heading to your elevator, but your hangar is your own. - Bioware
• It seems as though there is no collision detection (you can walk through NPCs etc), as seen at 18.33 - Gamespot
• Quote: Based on your actions you get to determine what happens on 'Taris' and it will be refected in game@ 4.38mins -Developer Video

• When asked about how many planets: Quote: 17 major ones. An indeterminate amount of minor ones. Back to hundreds of planets - Darth Hater
• Because this is Science Fantasy alot of your wanderings can take you inside buildings, compounds, space ships, space stations and so on. Nowhere is this truer than on the city worlds of Nar Shaddaa and Corellia which, from a map sense, are closer to a dungeon you might find in another MMO, than an open world zone. - Bioware
• Quote: Alderaan is 7-8 World of Warcraft Zones in size. - Darth Hater
• Quote: We built a world big enough to feel expansive, but still not so large that we couldn’t ensure that all of the content was handcrafted up to a BioWare level of quality - Bioware
• You will have reasons to go back to starter world, they are not just there for low levels - Bioware
• Quote: What we try to do is be sure that our zones are big enough to feel expansive and big but small enough to feel like when you communicate you are communicating with other people - Darth Hater
• Quote: Sean: At the moment I believe you’re allowed to visit some planets, others you can’t visit. - SWTOR-Onlinewelton
• Quote James Olhen: Our game is very open. We’ve developed several worlds, and each of those worlds is wide open, huge worlds with many square kilometers and you’re able to explore those worlds any way you want - TenTonHammer
• After talking about the smaller starter planet of Hutta: Quote: "It took a little under an hour to roam from one end of Hutta to the next, but that was on pretty much a straight line with only a couple little side ventures."- Darth Hater
• Quote: The vast majority of our worlds are public spaces. So basically, when you arrive at Coruscant it is a public space for everyone to be running around in. - AskaJedi
• The origin or starter worlds are small compared to the others - Darth Hater
• Daniel could not say in Km how large the planets are as they vary, as some are on levels and others are single plains -Darth Hater
• Quote from Daniel Erickson: One of the differences with our world design is that our environments are not undulating repeated planes - all hand crafted - Edge
• Quote From Daniel Erickson: "One of the real things we wanted to show at GDC this year is that our worlds are huge, actually. They are giant, you can explore. They are massive. You can just wander off one direction and go forever." - Darth Hater
• Quote from James Olhen: "Our public areas are one contiguous world", "Not just our cities - 90% of the game, actually, will be areas where you can run into other players" - PC Gamer UK April 2010
• Tiered Maps are in game. Your mini-map and world map change to reflect what level your on- Darth Hater
• You can zoom out on a Map but only to the zone you are in, so while on a planet you can not zoom out to see other regions or a system map - Darth Hater
• Minimap constantly shows your x,y,z location. It also displays the coordinates of the cursor when you mouse-over the minimap - Darth Hater
• Quest objectives, bonus objectives, detailed information about the quest and who in group has the quest all shown on mini maps - Darth Hater

 VEHICLES AND SHIPS 

Space

Space combat video by Torocast

Image of the Galaxy Map 


Galaxy Map zones seen, so far:

• Hutt Space
• Nar Shaddaa, Quesh & Voss

• Distant Outer Rim
• Belsavis, Hoth & Tattooine

• Coreward Worlds
• Alderaan, Balmorra, Corellia, Coruscant, Ord Mantell, Tyhon & Transit Outpost.

WTF, where do you people find the time? Thanks for the info.

• Seat of the Empire
• Taris & The Telos

• At launch you can add weapons and rockets as mods to your ship but you will NOT be able to customise the interior of the ship with items like paintings etc. - Ask A Jedi
• Player ship hangars are separated by class. For example, there's one for Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, etc. It should also be noted that the hangars appear on Dromund Kaas - Darth Hater
• You will get your own spaceship on you factions capital world after the end of a storyline (quest) and be able to travel freely through the galaxy, via the galaxy map on your ship - Darth Hater
• Quote: Even though it doesn't make any sense, your starship follows you around. So if I fly with you over to Corellia, I'm not stranded - Bioware
• There is, currently, a fuel cost to move around the galaxy map. (1.49min) - Darth Hater
• Space combat missions are along the lines of Escort missions, Attacking space stations or just trying to survive - Darth Hater
• Your companions on board your ship will make comments, be sarcastic about your flying and give advice while playing space combat. - Darth Hater
• By playing space combat you can gain XP, Credits and get upgrades for your ship - Darth Hater
• Movement around space such as planet to planet is done via a Galaxy map, similar to other games such as Mass Effect and Kotor - Darth Hater
• Space combat missions take place in "Hotspots," and you will gain space combat-related rewards for completing the missions - Darth Hater
• Another use for your ship is travelling from planet to planet: Quote: So, when he gets on his starship, he can choose which planets he wants to go to using a beautiful galaxy map that allows him to travel from star system to star system - Darth Hater
• Space Combat is NOT a simulator with free form flight - PC Gamer
• Space Combat is a guided fight. You are lead along your path but you still have limited control over movement - PC Gamer
• Quote Jake Neri: "We never set out to make a full go anywhere Space Game" - PC Gamer
• Each Space Battle lasts between two and five mins - PC Gamer
• You do not get a ship from the start: Quote: 'You know, you think of the ships as something you have to earn. It's a tent pole moment; a key moment of achievement inside each class.' - VideoGamer
  
  Personal Class Ships are:
• Jedi - Corellian Defender-Class Light Corvette
• Smuggler - Corellian XS Stock Light Freighter
• Trooper - Rendili Hyperworks BT-7 Thunderclap
   
• Sith - Fury-Class Imperial Interceptor
• Imperial Agent - X-70b-Phantom Prototype
• Bounty Hunter - D5-Mantis

• There will be speeder bikes and landspeeders in TOR, in response to feedback - Ask A Jedi
• There are no Multi-Passenger Personal Vehicles (mounts) in TOR - Ask A Jedi
• Currently there is no customization for personal vehicles - Ask A Jedi
• There are no Atmospheric vehicles in TOR only the normal hover types - Ask A Jedi
• Currently you obtain your first vehicle mount around level 25 - Ask A Jedi
• Quote: Initially, we're just going with vehicles instead of animal mounts, although we definitely hope to get to the animals post-launch - Gamespot
• There are multiple versions of the vehicle mounts and they are not solely faction spesific - Ask A Jedi
• There are various speeds and looks to personal vehicle mounts - Ask A Jedi
• Speeder bike transport system confirmed and used by Member of Tor-Aid during a hands on (not personal mounts) -Torocast
• The taxi system was similar to World of Warcraft's gryphons. You pay a small fee and are transported from Station A to Station B. - Darth Hater
• One of the ways to cover large distances in Cities is by using a Taxi - Fan Friday 23rd April
• Quick Travel, similar to other MMOs return to home abilities, replaced Call Shuttle; the casting time remains 10s and the cooldown is still 30m - Darth Hater
• It seems you need to perform certain tasks before you can leave the starter world. When trying to access one early on the Darth Hater team kept getting "The Shuttle is not currently in service" - Darth Hater

 CRAFTING 

• Quote: 'We go to a lot of work to be sure that at times crafted gear is the best stuff'. - Mos Eisley Radio
• You can break down items found to use as resources to make other items - Ask A Jedi
• Quote: As a general rule recipes are not class or faction bound - Ask A Jedi
• You do not need special workbenches to make items but resources maybe hard to aquire - Ask A Jedi
• Lightsaber Enhancement, Armor Enhancement, and other Stations/Benches seen on Hutta - Darth Hater
• Quote: I will confirm that crafting crits are in the game right now. We're still working on exactly how powerful they are balance-wise, and we'll talk more about them once we feel comfortable with our answer. - Bioware
• The perception of many that social aspects like crafting and banking are limited only to your ship is wrong. There are a very small number of things that are ship based only activities. -Bioware
• Quote: A crafting bench isn't just on your ship, but also in various areas on Tython - Darth Hater
• Currently any crafted items/resources just get placed in your standard inventory - AskAJedi
• Only Jedi/Sith craft Ligtsabers, not the companions - Bioware
• Quote Daniel: The general approach is that once you learn a recipe, you know it. There may be exceptions - Darth Hater
• Some resources may be only available on certain planets - Darth Hater
• Quote Daniel: The part that is not terribly exciting is standing in one spot and watching a progress bar over and over and over again. And that's literally all that we removed - Massively
• If you are either a Solo'er or in a large guild you can become a top Master Crafter, but of course the person in the large guild has a lot of help - Massively
• Crafting is based on time invested more than XP level. Do not expect to decide to become a Master Crafter over a weekend, it will not happen - Torocast
• Master Crafters will be able to craft some of the best items in game - Torocast
• Some recipes will be limited per server to make them rare - Torocast
• You will be able to brand your crafted items so people know who made it. - Torocast
• Quote: "No, you the player cannot craft currently - which is to say you cannot choose to watch the progress bar fill up yourself". You tell your companions to do it and they will - Dev Comment
• Quote from Damion: "It's worth noting that we really want the system to support the casual crafter (the guy who is taking crafting largely to outfit himself while levelling up) and the devoted crafter (the guy who wants to be known as the best Armormech in the galaxy)" - Dev Comment
• You, via your crew skills, can have a maximum of three skills only one of which can be crafting. So you could have a mission skill, gathering and crafting or two gathering and one crafting etc - Dev Comment
• If you wish to do the harvesting/gathering yourself you can. Its not limited to your companions - Crafting Video
• The skills your companions will have will be split into three groups: Gathering, Crafting, and Missions. - Darth Hater
• Crafting missons can take between 5mins to 24hrs long there is a cost to do each misson. - ChronicReload
• Quote: I will just say there are some mechanics to it that will allow players who are more involved in crafting to really get deeply involved in crafting and be appropriately rewarded for it." - Darth Hater
• Quote Blaine: It doesn't make sense for Darth Vader to skin womp rats for a new pair of boots in between conquering worlds "You are the hero," says Christine. "You make your crew work for you." - Gamespot

• Crafting in TOR will use a Crew, Companion, Skill crafting system. Using their ship as a base of operations, players will be able to send their companions on crafting tasks - Darth Hater
• All crew skill trainers are available at the Capital worlds. - AskAJedi
• The majority of crew skill missions are accessed from a pool of random missions but some are unlocked when you find rare items which give better rewards. - AskAJedi
• There are no limitations on what class does what type of crafting - AskAJedi
• Each companion has a minor crafting skill bonus based on their background, but its not enough to warrant you leaving them only to do crafting - AskAJedi
• Companions can not die while on Crafting missions but they can fail. If it fails the lost incured is the credits it cost you to send your companion on the mission - AskAJedi
• For a companion to go on a resource collection mission you the player do not have to visit the area first. - AskAJedi
• Quote: We want crafters to be primarily playing a social game, not spending hours doing stuff they don’t want to do -AskAJedi
• If you found two gathering nodes near each other you could harvest one and your companion could do the other at the same time - Darth Hater
• Your crew does not have skills themselves. The crew skills they can use are based on the crafting skills your main character has. - Darth Hater
• The maximum number of crew that can perform any crafting skill, at one time, is 5. Any others spare could be doing missons, gathering or travelling with the main character - Darth Hater
• Certain companions will be better at some crafting group than others, for example Vette, a pirate and companion to the Sith Warrior, will excel at Treasure Hunting. - Darth Hater
• Your companions can also be given missions on the fly, and even while players are away from their ship. They can also operate while your offline - Darth Hater
• Only companions you have left on board your ship can perform any crafting actions. The ones you group with to fight etc can only perform gathering tasks - Darth Hater
• While out adventuring if you see a crafting node instead of player character going to mine it you can send your companion to do it for you - Darth Hater
• Quote: Currently, you can recall your companion at any time from a mission. You lose any progress he has made, as well as any upfront costs, but he returns immediately - Bioware
• Quote: You can also have a companion stop crafting an item at any time. In that case, you lose no materials (but all progress will be lost). - Bioware
• Quote: Players who choose Armstech as their crafting skill will be able to create a wide range of blaster pistols, blaster rifles, sniper rifles, and assault cannons. - Bioware
• Quote: Players can issue crafting orders to up to five companions at a time, and each companion can add up to five crafting tasks to their queue. - Bioware

Wow, nice job. Heh, I see you thought of copying the info compilation list of TheDarkKnight to here?

Yellow marked is the new info bits that came from the news released this week, right?

• Quote: Companions with high affection will have their ability to perform crafting tasks greatly improved. For example, a companion with high affection can craft items faster - Bioware
• Quote: "Though companions are vital to The Old Republic and the Crew Skills system, we do know that some players want to be the primary crafter for all their crafted items", "It is worth noting players will definitely need to be directly involved in the process when learning rare schematics - Bioware

• Gathering Skills include:
• Bioanalysis – The practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
• Scavenging – The art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
• Slicing – A skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics
• Archeology - The ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts

• Crafting Skills include:
• Armormech – The ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
• Armstech - Armstech is the ability to work with hard metals, alloys, and synthetic materials to craft blasters. 
• Cybertech - The technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
• Synthweaving - The art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities
• Biochem – The engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
• Artifice – The delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
• Artifice is not limited to just Force users - AskAJedi

• Mission Skills include:
• Diplomacy – The art of conducting and managing negotiations 
• Treasure Hunting – The ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues.
• Underworld Trading - Expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services
• Investigation Mission - The skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets

There are three quality levels for crafted blasters:

• Quality - Crafting Requirements Premium Gathered resources and common items sold on vendors
• Prototype - Rare gathered resources and other valuable items
• Artifact - Rare resources (gathered or otherwise) and other valuable items – possibly acquired from other players.

• Quote Richard Vogel: It will not be to the extent of some of the games out there, like [Star Wars] Galaxies. It will be very similar to what WoW has. - Massively
• Quote: We are going to have crafting, because that's a big part of MMOs. We're going to implement crafting in a way that 'feels' right for Star Wars. - Massively
• Quote: We’ve spent quite a bit of time discussing how to ensure that crafters – true dedicated crafters – can make a name for themselves and be important in their community. - Developer Blog

 ENDGAME 

General

• Solo players have an entire endgame planet to themselves - Ask A Jedi
• Quote from Daniel Erickson: Subject Solo'ing: "There will be content you never see, but you can play from first level to last level solo." - G4TV
• Map doesn't show Flashpoint goals initially, but then shows a goal in the form of a green arrow - Darth Hater
• Quote: "We're looking at classic [endgame] systems, but we're also doing something brand new that hasn't been done in an MMO before - CVG
• If you just focus on your main quest line, not doing side quests, you can leave Tython (with your lightsaber), at around level 7 to go to your next destination but if you do other quests you leave at around 10 - Torocast
• Looks like there will be repeatable, maybe daily, quests which are related to the war effort. - Torocast
• Quote: You can experience your whole class story entirely solo, as well as many of the world arcs. - Bioware
• Quote: Our gear now is settling in a pretty good state, in my opinion. We've taken the coolest and most emblematic armor, first off, and made it class only. For the rest of the armor, we are following a reasonably standard RPG model of heavy, medium and light. - Bioware

 PVP 

Revealed Warzones:

• Alderaan - Game Play Video
• Type: Objective based 8 vs 8
• Goal:To control the planetary defences and destroy the other teams drop ship.

• Voidstar
• Type: Conquest
• Goal: One team plays as a boarding party attempting to make their way to the bridge of the ship finding a way from room to room. The other team defends the ship, attempting to prevent the invaders from progressing. - StatePress

• HuttBall
• Type: Carry the Flag/Ball
• Goal: To score goals in the opposing sides area. Two teams clash for the amusement of the masses and to win favor with the famed Giradda the Hutt.

• There is NO auto facing in PvP only PvE - Torocast
• There is NO player collision in PvP - Darth Hater
• Any queuing for Warzones is restricted to the server you are playing on. - Darth Hater
• On PvP servers, there is nothing to stop higher-level players from returning to lower-level planets (except starter/capital) and ganking lower-level players. The guards in the various safe areas on all planets are universally high level, to provide at least some protection for those levelling - Torocast
• Quote: Players of opposing factions can almost always fight each other out in the open world, so long as they toggle their PVP flag. This flag will automatically be toggled "on" in designated PVP areas on a PVE server and in most areas on a PVP server - Gamespot
• Quote: The one thing that stood out to me more than any other is the pacing of combat. For anyone who hated WoW's "I 3-shot you" PvP, I introduce you to SWTOR. The PvP in this game has a much slower pace than any WoW player may be used to yet what is great is that it still felt very action packed - Torocast
• Do not expect TOR PvP to be short one shot kills. Its more tatical and requires multiple shot/hits as well as planning. If you make a mistake you have time to correct - Ask A Jedi
• If you fulfill a role type in a Warzone such as Healer or Tank your abilities actually benefit your side. You gain Badges such as absorbing damage etc, Taunt abilities from a Tank are useful as you pull damage off others. The more badges you earn by filling a role the more tokens you get to spend - IGN
• Currently access to PvP Start after the origin worlds around level 10 - IGN
• Even on PvE servers there will be open world zones of conflict (PvP) that you can enter 5.30 - Gamespot
• There is a matchmaking system that pits similar groups against each other. Premades vs Premades, class to class etc 4.20 - Ask A Jedi
• The way PvP has been designed is that gear has its place but the better skilled player will have the edge. 4.12 - Ask A Jedi
• Each player is allowed to assign one commendation at the end of the match to any teammate. These commendations increase the rewards acquired by that player - Darth Hater
• All classes gain Resolve bars while in PvP. These bars are a visual representation of diminishing returns that show a characters susceptibility to crowd control - Darth Hater
• You can receive at least four different rewards for PvP: Valor, Tokens, Experience, and Credits - Darth Hater
• You can earn bdages that have specific names relating to the accomplishment (i.e. guardian badge). You get them for things like absorbing 10k damage with guard without dying, reaching 100k damage overall, defending three objectives, etc - Darth Hater
• Depending on the type of Warzone the battle maps will not always be symmetrical - Darth Hater
• Some planets will have contested areas where both factions will fight for control - Darth Hater
• Quote: For players who wish to play a cover dependent spec in PVP, there are abilities that give them some pretty significant bonuses to mitigate the fact that they are stationary. There are also abilities that help keep enemies out of melee range while in cover - Bioware
• Quote: every Advanced Class has at least one spec that has its place in competitive PvP. - Bioware
• When asked if a group can queue for a Warzone the reply was: Quote: "Yes! You can queue solo or in an existing group and our dynamic matchmaking system will do its best to find suitable opponents accordingly" - Bioware
• Quote: You can level up just by doing PvP - Bioware
• Quote from Gabe: "As far as whether or not companions will be in PvP -- honestly, we're going through testing and we'll determine that later" - Darth Hater
• When asked if companions count towards 8vs8 Warzones the reply was quote: "No. They don't count towards that 8v8." -Darth Hater
• The 8 players in a warzone could be, as with other MMOs, a mix of premade, premade + individuals or 8 individuals - Darth Hater
• You will not see a HP bar as the objective is attacked but you will see flames, debris and smoke to indicate damage. If you die you respawn on the ship and you will see damage and hear klaxxons inside as well. - Massively
• Quote: No, you can't heal your ship back up. It's an effective timer. Those guns start firing and you just want to make sure they're firing the right direction most of the time for your side to win. - Massively
• You can gain XP rewards while PvP'ing - Darth Hater
• The other Warzone they are working on is based on a Starship - Darth Hater
• Each Warzone will have different mechanics - Darth Hater
• Quote from Gabe Amatangelo: They wanted Warzones to fit in with the story element of the game. When they looked at PvP, they decided that banners, flags and points were "too game-y. - Darth Hater
• Quote: There will be "Open World PvP" in terms of meeting members of other factions on planets as Tatooine being able to decide if you want to attack them or not. -SWTOR-Station
• Confirmed by Greg Zeschuk that there will be Open World PvP in appropriate areas within TOR - Interview
• The designers from Warhammer are working on the PvP for TOR. - SWTOR-Station
• While there is no Space Combat PvP at launch it, and Co-Op, will be added at a later date - PC Gamer
• Warzones were presented as distinct zones that are separate from the persistent Alderaan world map. - Darth Hater
• Quote: We’ve explored a lot of those endgame PvP mechanics and that is another area where I think people will be excited - VG247
• Quote: Yes, we have anti-twink measures. Yes, high level players get shut out if they kill creatures too far below them. - XP Damion Schubert
• Quote: We don’t support the high level character killing the low level player, but it’s safe to say that we’re going to make sure that that does not happen. - VG247
• Quote from James Olhen: "We're going to have open world PvP, As for the more structured PvP, I can't going into details but we will have it" - PC Gamer UK April 2010
• Small amount of PvP action shown between 3 players during Dev. Video (4.00) - Developer Video
• Confirmed that you do NOT have to PvP in TOR, its an option if you want too - IGN
• Loot sets also seem to be in game, possible mutliple PvP sets mentioned - Gamespot

Oh, I meant the articles about the 6hr demo playsessions, not the weekly friday update. All the yellow marked is from those articles?

• Eternity Vault- A Prison where a powerful force user is detained - Eternity Vault Game Play
• The Eternity Vault operation begins outside in a Hoth-like environment and transitions indoors as you progress through the instance/
• Enemies include automated defense turrets, very large battle droids, as well as humanoids wielding a variety of weapons
• The current reset time for the Eternity Vault is one week. - Darth Hater
• In response to the puzzle element in the operation: Quote: idea is that the puzzle is a very RPG element. At the same time, I wanted to do it as a puzzle with co-op 8 to 16-player mode, and just take it in that direction to see how players responded to it and explore more with it - Darth Hater

• There are hard modes for both the 8 man and 16 man versions of the Operations. - Darth Hater
• When asked if when comparing Flashpoints to Operation are they scalable based on classes. So if you need 2 tanks, 2 healers and 4 dps for an 8 man do you need double of each for 16: The answer: Quote: roughly, the answer is yes, but Op group comp can be somewhat flexible - AskAJedi
• 16 man Operations will give almost double the loot to a 8 man. But the quality of loot will be similar. For better loot you would need to do Heroic modes. - Darth Hater
• When asked if there are only two modes for Operations Gabe said: Quote: Yes, we're in the process of working on additional difficulty modes for Operations. - Darth Hater
• Quote: Operations will be epic, multi-group events with settings and immersive gameplay inspired by scenes in the Star Wars movies - Gamespot
• Quote: No you will not be having raid-group sized multiplayer conversations. That would be terrible, terrible terrible - Darth Hater
• Quote: We know there are eight-mans, and we know there are more than eight-man raids. We do not know the max size yet; it is really a thing of testing and checks - Darth Hater
• The story aspects in regards to Operations is normally contained outside, before or after, the raid and not during so as not to slow down the gameplay - Darth Hater
• Confirmed that Compaions are not in raids as the AI for raiding can't match a human - Darth Hater
• Operations can be formed at any time but before level 50 it is only normally to take down World bosses. - Torocast
• Instanced Operations becomes available once you hit current level cap of 50 - Gamespot
• Quote: There will be varying difficulty modes, much like what is found in other BioWare games. The challenge, mechanics, and rewards will vary with the modes - Gamespot
• Dev blog shows 'Raid Lockouts' in game (2nd picture) - Bioware
• End Game Content like Raiding is available if players do not want to re roll- MMOGAMER

• Quote: It shouldn't take an average player more than five to seven hours to finish the origin stories on Tython and continue to the next planet - Darth Hater
• Like in other MMOs quest givers are indicated by symbols over their heads. A broken triangle equals a new quest and solid triangle equals a quest to be handed in - Darth Hater
• Quote: Heroic quests are of higher difficulty than normal quests, potentially require a group, and might be phased areas -Darth Hater
• Quote: While in a group and entering a green portal, it designates which group member owns the story - Darth Hater
• Quote from Daniel regarding class quests on planets: On the Origin worlds it's about 60% Class Quests, dropping to about 40% on the Capital worlds and then even lower for the rest of the game. - Dev. Post
• Quote: So the game very purposefully starts with more single player content and then moves strongly towards content that can be played multiplayer. - Dev. Post
• If your grouped and on a quest, in an instance, with another person, who is not on the same quest, once the quest holder enters the instance it allows the none quest person to enter - Torocast
  
  Quest Info from - Gamespot
• Class Quests – Fully solo able but can still be grouped if wished. Only your decisions count. Enough to get you to level cap if you do not want to do anything else.
• World Quests – These are your standard MMO/RPG quests that you can pick up as you perform other tasks either in group or solo.
• World Arcs – These are grand far reaching quests designed to be done in a group but can also be solo'd.
• Flashpoints (or dungeons) - Designed to be done as a group.
• Bonus Quests - You do not ask/find these they happen automatically. For example if you kill a certain creature you may get a quest to say kill 10 of them, it gives various rewards. - Torocast
• Group Quests: Group Quests are quests of higher difficulty that provide a challenge to groups, There 2+ group quests which can be done with 2 players and their companions and group quests with 4 players in mind. - Bioware
• Group Quests can be located in the open world or instances (or both), it depends on the quest. - Bioware

• The Esseles - Republic Only
• Goal: Defend the ship from attacking/boarding Imperials

• The Black Talon - Empire Only
• Goal: When a Captain of an Imperial Transport refuses an order you must take command and follow it through.

• Taral V - Approx length 90 to 120mins - Level 32+ - Republic Only
• Goal:To infiltrate the hidden Imperial fortress on Taral V and help a important captured Jedi Escape.

• Boarding Party - Empire Only
• Goal: When a high-level Republic prisoner escapes from an Imperial prison, your team must track down the target and prevent an attack on the Empire.

• Directive 7 - Both Republic & Empire
• Goal: Mutinous droids on a remote moon develop a technology that could lead to massive destruction for both the Republic and the Empire

• Quote: Inside some of the Flashpoints you're going to find things. For example, if you have Archaeology, then you might find a secret door or a secret lever for another hallway wrapping around in a Flashpoint. If you have Slicing, then you might find a broken droid that you can slice and it can then assist you farther in the dungeon. Basically, as far as like the puzzle mechanic and these other elements go, the idea is wanting to inject as much of the familiar RPG nostalgic element into the MMO game play setting - Darth Hater
• When asked if any of the Flashpoints have a heroic/hard mode Gabe said: Quote: Yes, there will be a 'hard mode' for some early level Flashpoints which sets them to level 50. - Darth Hater
• Currently they are looking at making some lower end Flashpoints be available as Heroic for higher level players - Darth Hater
• When asked if Flashpoints are repeatable and can you farm Lightside/Darkside points the answer was probably 4.20 . -Darth Hater
• Quote: You’ll encounter your first Flashpoint after your Origin World - Bioware
• Quote: Depending on the flashpoint there are often two or more endings or wrinkles that terribly complicate those endings. You will absolutely see different bosses on different paths - Bioware
• When asked if you can use less than four players in a Flaspoint the answer: Quote: For early Flashpoints, you can certainly try, but as you get deeper into the game, you will need a full group of four players to have a reasonable chance of surviving the challenges - Bioware
• When asked on class roles in Flashpoints: Quote: While boss fights often require traditional tank and healer roles, some sections of Flashpoints are paced in such a way that healers can switch into damage roles and tanks can get a bit more reckless. - Bioware
• Once you kill something in a Flashpoint it stays dead, no respawns - Bioware
• If your group wipes in a Flashpoint you do not loose any progress made, just run back to where you died. Unless you leave the Flashpoint where there is a reset timer. - Bioware
• Optional/Bonus mobs/bosses in Flashpoints are not just there for show. They will give bonus XP as well as extra loot drops. - Darth Hater
• Confirmation again that Flashpoints are designed, currently, to be only group based instances - Bioware
• Flashpoints are not always linear. Dialogue choices and performing bonus objectives open up other aspects of the instance such as more bosses and more ways to achive Victory - Bioware
• Quote: We try to avoid the design pitfall of filling areas with ‘yard trash.’ Fighting through legions of enemies is part of what makes the cooperative gameplay feel heroic, but we find it helps if your enemies do more than just stand around waiting to be attacked - Bioware
• Quote: We aim to tightly integrate the story with the types of enemies the Flashpoint calls for, their AI behavior and their abilities, creating unique scenarios seen nowhere else in the game - Bioware
• Quote: : Flashpoints are repeatable by design, and we strive to include elements that keep them fresh for multiple play-throughs - Gamespot
• To keep repeating Flashpoints fresh 'you might explore the area and discover a secret that changes the mechanics of a boss fight. Or you might make a story decision that alters the course of the gameplay'. - Gamespot
• The higher level flashpoint regarding Revan is called 'Darth Revan's Complex' - Darth Hater
• If you repeat a flashpoint, your last story decision will count for later events. Former decisions of yours in that flashpoint will be "erased". - SWTOR-Station
• There are repeatable Flashpoints and General Content in game - Darth Hater
• Choices in Flashpoints can change the course of the instance. Kill a NPC and 'A' happens.. do not kill and 'B' happens. -Bioware/Holonet
• Mentioned that during a solo Flashpoint (dungeons) friends can be invited at anypoint while doing quests- GamesRadar
• When grouping the only time someone else can alter your dialogue choice is when performing a World quest. If you are on your own personal class quest only your Dialogue choices count, even when grouped - Gamespot

• When you complete a key encounter, kill a boss, on an 'Operation'/Raid everyone in the raid will get, what is currently called, a Loot Container. This will give you a chance to get given a random piece of loot that's specific to your class or a token that can then be traded to purchase gear. - Bioware
• They have/or looking at a way in which not to make Opertaion/raids turn in to a gear war/gear based. - Darth Hater
• No “autoloot”, but you can right click to take all - Ask A Jedi
• Quote: We have thousands of different armor/outfit combinations planned for the players and are currently still building this list and will continue to do so even after we launch. That being said, there will be millions of players, so there will be some crossover in their looks. - Bioware
• Quote: Our main concern is that each player looks specific to their chosen class and has enough variation to allow the player to feel as unique as possible - Bioware
• PVP gear will come with a "PVP Stat." This stat will increase a character's damage, damage absorption, and healing effectiveness specifically in PVP - Darth Hater
• It was stated that PVP gear will be, at most, 10% better for PVP then comparable PVE gear. This limit is in place to give PVP focused players a boost while still letting non-PVPers compete. - Darth Hater
• Lightsaber Enhancement, Armor Enhancement, and other Stations/Benches seen on Hutta - Darth Hater
• Quote: About the quality of the objects we have so far shown the following: Low quality (gray), standard (bronze, a sort of dull orange), premium (green), prototype (blue) and artifact (purple) - Bioware
• Quote: Knights and Troopers both chase heavy, for example, but care about different stats. Armor with Knight-favored stats looks a closer to the Jedi ideal, whereas armor with Trooper stats looks more like the Troopers we know and love. -Bioware
• When asked if dialogue choices etc effect loot the answer was: We avoid associating key rewards with story choices. We want you to be free to roleplay. - Bioware
• Quote: Loot is distributed according to need/greed rules with a quality threshold set by the group leader. Players will also accumulate commendations that can be traded for special gear - Bioware
• Quote: Armor takes damage during gameplay, but still offers full benefits until such time that it is completely broken. Armor can be repaired for credits. No, we are not looking at permanently destroying items. - Bioware
• Quote: We have more class specific gear than most MMOs have loot total (3.18) - GirlGamer
• Multiple quests and strong mobs drop adrenals. These are single use items that will increase a single stat for one hour. Only one adrenal buff can be used at a single time. - Darth Hater
• You can acquire Commendations as random drops from mobs or as quest rewards. These function as badge currency for the Artifact and Quartermaster vendors - Darth Hater
• Inplants are not a visible item and function just like Rings and Amulets work in fantasy style games - Bioware

• Possible cybernetics in game:: When talking about implants vs Cybernetics in game Daniel said: 'They are not the same as the visible cybernetics you're occasionally seeing on player characters. Being a cyborg is different and a very specific choice - Bioware
• Light armor seems to have 75 durability, Medium Armor 100, and Heavy Armor 200 maximum. - Darth Hater
• Examples of some loot seen during PAX 2010 - Darth Hater
• During the Pax 2010 Star Wars presentation Daniel mentioned that 'Lightsabers will be offered a broad spectrum of colours' - Darth Hater
• There will be a wide variety of higher level armour so that not everyone will look the same, but it is possible. - Massively
• There will be different loot depending on if you PvP, Raid or just quest. You will be able to tell a PvP player from a Raider just based on what they wear - Massively
• Currently there is no option to use a Apperance Tab in game but its something they make look at later on - MMORPG
• Unlike games such as WoW where classes can start to look the same TOR has been designed so that from 1 to level cap you will always look correct for your class - Darth Hater
• Quote: in our game, when you are a Smuggler, you will in one form or another look like a Smuggler all the way through your game unless you purposely mismatch or go off the beaten track. - Darth Hater
• Quote:There is plenty of gear, we can be the same level and look totally different, but we're both Troopers. - Darth Hater
• Possible Durability in game: Quote: I noticed at one point in my character sheet there was a green bar that displayed my armor was 90%.. not sure what that means though, Samm thinks it could be durability - Torocast
• Even though gear/loot is modular the advantage to trying to get sets is both look and stat bonues - Angry Joe
• Quote: The top-tier bounty hunter gear is the stuff that looks like Mandalorian Battle Armor - 1up
• The game is based on standard MMO loot collection. In regards to Lightsabers it seems that you will gain new lightsabers rather than improving an exisiting one - Massively
• TOR does seem to be item/stat based game, LightSaber picked up in game shown with Stats on - Developer Video
• Loot seems to be based on Light/Darkside as well as class. - Bioware/Holonet

Hi Whilan,

Just so you know the Yellow is the newest and the orange is any information that came out prior to the yellow, it may be a few days old etc.

TDK

• Role-Playing (RP) servers use the standard PvE rule set, but are identified as great places for players who enjoy acting out their characters in the game world to congregate and find other like-minded players.

• Quote from James Olhen: "The number of players per server will be comparable to WoW" - PC Gamer

Acknowledgements


To my new friend & Trooper bodygaurd Lauren May the Force be with you! 

 

The following are a few of the sites I regularly visit to get information for this thread. Without their diligence we would still all be in the dark, so thanks to them.

 

• Ask A Jedi
• Darth Hater
• Corellian Run Radio
• Gamespot
• G4TV
• IGN
• SWTOR-Station
• TenTonHammer
• The Galactic Struggle
• Torocast

 

Contributors

Also a thank you to the following who have helped me when I have missed something.

• Altyrell
• CitizenSith
• Conqubine
• Dimbo
• Engrey
• Hett
• Kourage
• Lord Paladin
• Pangscar
• ShavedEwok

If I have missed anyone I say thank you too for any help you have given. 

Other Languages:

Italian Version of this post Thanks to Hett

Russian Version of this post Thanks to Darth Klimius

Spanish Version of this post Thanks to Raetor

Spanish Version of this post (2) Thanks to Xpawn

Turkish Version of this post Thanks to Katsuna

Polish Version of this post Thanks to Toperz

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Archiving

October 2008

Gamespot TOR 2008

Massively TOR 2008

June 2009

E3 1UP 2009

E3 2009 Arstechnica

E3 2009 Destructoid

E3 2009 EuroGamer

E3 2009 G4

E3 2009 Gamespot

E3 Gamespot 2009 Smuggler Article

E3 2009 Gamespot Video

E3 Gamespot 2009 (2)

E3 2009 GamesRadar

E3 2009 GameSutra

E3 2009 Giant Bomb Video

E3 2009 Gophn

E3 2009 IGN

E3 2009 Joystiq

E3 2009 Kotaku

E3 2009 Machinima

E3 2009 MMOGAMER

E3 2009 SiFiWire

E3 2009 StarWarsMMO

E3 2009 StarWarsMMO Demo Review

E3 2009 TenTonHammer

E3 2009 TenTonHammer Video

E3 2009 ZAM

July 2009

Comic Con IGN Q & A 2009

Comic Con MMORPG 2009

Comic Con TenTonHammer 2009' 

August 2009

GamesCom 2009 Eurogamer

GamesCom 2009 EuroGamer Hands on 

GamesCom 2009 G4

GamesCom 2009 Games Reactor 

GamesCom 2009 G4 (DE)

GamesCom 2009 GamesSpot 

GamesCom 2009 Goha

Games Com 2009 Swtor-station Hands on 

GamesCom 2009 SWTOR-Station Sean Interview

GamesCom 2009 SWTOR.onlinewelten

September 2009

PAX 2009 Gamespot Stage Video

PAX 2009 Darth Hater Q&A 

PAX 2009 Darth Hater Q&A Day 3

PAX 2009 Darth Hater Dissection

PAX 2009 GamesSpot Day 1 

PAX 2009 Massively

PAX 2009 TheNoNews.com Video

September 2009

GDC 2009 Sean Interview 

October 2009

MMOGamer Oct 2009 - Blaine Christine 

Gamespot Oct 2009 - "Jedi Knight"

November 2009

Darth Hater Nov 2009 - Imperial Agent

Darth Hater Nov 2009 - Jake Neri Interview

Darth Hater Nov 2009 - Imperial Agent Walkthrough

NowGamer Nov 2009 - Imperial Agent

PCGames Nov 2009 - Translation 

December 2009

Darth Hater Dec 2009 - Extravaganza 

Videogamer.com Dec 2009

Eurogamer Dec 2009 

Destructoid Dec 2009 

Giantbomb Dec 2009 Video 

Gamespot Dec 2009

Gamespot Dec 2009 (2)

Digital Spy Dec 2009 - James Ohlen 

Darth Hater Dec 2009 - The Audio of TOR

March 2010

CVG March 2010

Darth Hater GDC 2010 DE 

Darth Hater GDC 2010 Trooper 

MMORPG GDC 2010

G4TV GDC 2010

Destructoid GDC 2010

VG247 MArch 2010

TenTon March 2010

April 2010

PC Gamer UK April 2010

May 2010

Eurogamer May 2010

Galactic Struggle May 2010 

Eurogamer May 2010 - Adv Trees

Edge May 2010 

Videogamer May 2010 - HOTH

IGN May 2010 

June 2010

Industry Gamer June 2010 

E3 2010 (Pre) Gamespot

E3 2010 IGN

E3 2010 1up

E3 2010 Massively

E3 2010 Darth Hater (A)

E3 2010 Darth Hater (B)

E3 2010 Darth Hater (C)

E3 2010 Darth Hater (D)

E3 2010 Darth Hater - DE Video

E3 2010 AskaJedi

E3 2010 Torocast (A)

E3 2010 Torocast (B)

E3 2010 VG247

E3 2010 Girl Gamer - Daniel Interview

E3 2010 Angry Joe

E3 2010 MMORPG
E3 2010 TenTonHammer
E3 2010 VideoGamer
E3 2010 Gamereactor


July 2010

CVG July 2010
Comic Con 2010 Darth Hater
Comic Con 2010 Gamespot - Dev Panel


August 2010

Star Wars Celerbration V 2010 Darth Hater - Day 2
Star Wars Celerbration V 2010 Darth Hater - Arnie Interview
GamesCom 2010 Darth Hater - Day 1
GamesCom 2010 SWTOR-Station
GamesCom 2010 SWTOR-Station - Ohlen
GamesCom 2010 - Greg Zeschuk
GamesCom 2010 Wiki - Daniel

September 2010

Pax 2010 Torocast - Blaine
Pax 2010 Torocast - Hands on
Pax 2010 Torocast - Presentation
Pax 2010 Darth Hater - Presentation
Pax 2010 Darth Hater - Blaine
Pax 2010 Darth Hater - Presentation Videos
Pax 2010 Darth Hater - Class Abilities
PAX 2010 Darth Hater - General
PAX 2010 Darth Hater - General Information Seen
Pax 2010 AskaJedi - Interviews
Pax 2010 TheGalacticStruggle - Daniel 
Pax 2010 Massively - Blaine
Darth Hater - Smuggler Video

October 2010

Daniel post about quests
Darth Hater GDC - Damion Schubert
AskAjedi - Insider Magazine 

November 2010

EA Winter Showcase - Darth Hater 
EA Winter Showcase - Gamespot
EA Winter Showcase - ChronicReload - Daniel Interview 
Torocast - Daniel Interview
Massively - Daniel and Gabe interview
AskAjedi - Translated French Handson
Darth Hater - Daniel Interview 1
Darth Hater - Daniel Interview 2

December 2010

Darth Hater - EA Media and Communication Conf. 
G4TV - DE Interview Crafting & PvP 
Gamespot - 5 Hours Hands on
IGN - 5 Hours Hands on
EuroGamer - 5 Hours Hands on
Darth Hater - 5 Hours Hands on - General Information
Darth Hater - 5 Hours Hands on - Jedi Knight Impressions
Darth Hater - 5 Hours Hands on - Jedi Consular Impressions
Darth Hater - 5 Hours Hands on - Daniel Interview
Darth Hater - 5 Hours Hands on - Gabe Interview
Torocast - 5 Hours Hands on - Brandon: Tython to Coruscant
Torocast - 5 Hours Hands on - Video Interview with Daniel
Torocast - 5 Hours Hands on - Stat Analyzation
TenTonHammer - 5 Hours hands on

January 2011

Torocast - Georg Zoeller interview
Gamespot - Flashpoints

February 2011

AskAJedi - Damion Schubert Crew Skills Interview

March 2011

IGN - Bounty Hunter
Pax East AskAJedi - Hall Hood Interview
Pax East AskAJedi - James Ohlen Interview 
Pax East AskAJedi - Trooper Taral V Flashpoint Gameplay 
Pax East Corellian Run Radio - Cory Butler Interview
Pax East Corellian Run Radio - Daniel Erickon Interview
Pax East Corellian Run Radio - Hall Hood Interview 
Pax East Corellian Run Radio - James Ohlen Interview 
Pax East Darth Hater - Space Demo 
Pax East Darth Hater - Daniel Interview
Pax East Darth Hater - James Ohlen Interview
Pax East Darth Hater - Dev/Writer Q & A 
Pax East Darth Hater - Hall Hood Interview
Pax East Darth Hater - Jedi Knight Taral V Flashpoint Gameplay
Pax East Mos Eisley - Daniel Erickson Interview 
Pax East Mos Eisley - Hall Hood Interview 
Pax East Mos Eisley - Stephen Reid Interview 
Pax East Torocast - Space combat video 
Pax East Torocast - James Ohlen Interview 
Pax East Torocast - Hall Hood Interview 
Pax East Torocast - Stephen Reid Interview 
Pax East Torocast - Cory Butler Interview 
Pax East Torocast - Daniel Erickson Interview 
Pax East Torocast - David Bass Interview 
Pax East Massively - Taral V Review 

April 2011

Tor-Talk - Daniel Interview
Darth Hater - Corey Butler Interview 
State Press 
Fan Site Summit Ask A Jedi - Damion Interview
Fan Site Summit Ask A Jedi - Developer Q & As 
Fan Site Summit Corellian Run Radio - Writers Q & A notes
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - General Summary
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Black Talon
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Bounty Hunter
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Imperial Agent 
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Georg Zoeller Q & A
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Blaine Christine and Daniel Erickson 
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Damion Schubert 
Fan Site Summit Torocast - Podcast with Bounty Hunter & IA review 
Fan Site Summit Torocast - General Impressions 
Fan Site Summit Torocast - Imperial Agent 
Fan Site Summit Torocast - Georg Zoeller 
Fan Site Summit Tor-Talk - Georg Zoeller

May 2011

Fan Site Summit Ask A Jedi - PvP Impressions
Fan Site Summit Ask A Jedi - Q & A with Gabe
Fan Site Summit Ask A Jedi - PvP Hands on
Fan Site Summit Corellian Run Radio - Georg Interview
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - Gabe Amatanglo
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - PvP Impressions
Fan Site Summit Darth Hater - PvP Information
Fan Site Summit Mos Eisley Radio - Damion Schubert Interview 
Fan Site Summit Torocast - PvP General Information
Gamespot - PvP Interview
IGN - PvP Review 
Gamespot - Sith Inquisitor Review 

June 2011

MMORPG - Advanced Classes
E3 Gamespot - Pre E3 TOR Reveals 
E3 Ask A Jedi - Live Demo Notes
E3 Ask A Jedi - Sith Warrior on Tatooine Video 
E3 Corellian Run Radio - Live Demo Video 
E3 Darth Hater - General information Learnt
E3 Darth Hater - Daniel Erickson Interview
E3 Gamespot - Stage Demo Tatooine
E3 Torocast - Live Demo Video & Notes 
E3 Torocast - Gabe Amatangelo & Operations (Notes)
E3 Torocast - Daniel Erickson
E3 Torocast - E3 Final Day Recap 

July 2011

Comic Con Ask A Jedi - TOR Panel 
Comic Con Ask A Jedi - Cory Butler Interview 
Comic Con Darth Hater - TOR Panel 
Comic Con Darth Hater - Dallas Dickinson Interview
Comic Con Darth Hater - Bioware Base Q & A 
Comic Con Darth Hater - Stephen Reid Pre Orders 
Comic Con TorWars - Stephen Reid Interview Pt 1 
Comic Con TorWars - Stephen Reid Interview Pt 2 
Comic Con TorWars - TOR Panel
Comic Con Community Interview - James Ohlen 

August 2011

Ten Ton Hammer - James Ohlen Interview 
GamesCom AskAJedi - Gabe Q & A - <---- New
GamesCom Darth Hater - Cory Butler Interview - <---- New
GamesCom Darth Hater - Gabe Twitter - <---- New
GamesCom Darth Hater - Greg & Ray onstage Q & A - <---- New
GamesCom Darth Hater - Gabe Interview <---- New






Other:

Sean's Post from GamesCom
Darrell Rodriguez Interview
Toms Hardware
XP Damion Schubert