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ArcheAge Debuts New Siege Warfare Video; RipTen Adds Helpful Commentary

Jensen Walker — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:23 +0000

While the western release date for ArcheAge still remains unknown, the official Youtube page has today been updated with a four minute video featuring the MMO’s siege warfare mechanics.

The catch is that the video is narrated in Korean, which means those of us who lack Korean comprehension skills have to create our own commentary to accompany the visuals.

Accordingly, I’ve made the following notations for the video below.

0:16 – Many letters dance on the screen, and a flower makes you feel happy.

0:23 – Everything is on fire. Hiding in a tower ends badly.

0:40 – Not to worry, some enterprising young architect has built many more towers!

0:53 – “We’re stuck in the mud, aren’t we? Again.”

1:26: – “Guys, really? I just built all these towers like 50 seconds ago.”

1:47 – “Seriously, you’re all vandals.”

2:05 – “Out of the mud now, sir!”

2:28 – Free paragliding lessons for all.

3:25 – “Everyone, follow that guy. He looks like he knows where he’s going.”

3:45 – The true definition of love is sacking someone’s city.

Enlightening! For more information about the game, you can check out the official website.

Prepare to be Wed: Trion Releases RIFT Wedding Trailer

Jensen Walker — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:51 +0000

A few weeks back we reported on Trion’s attempt to secure a world record for the Most In-Game Marriages in a 24-Hour Period on February 14th.

Today, Trion released a trailer for RIFT’s new Ascended Weddings feature which showcases what players can expect in Update 1.7.

You can view the new video below, and be sure to click on the link above for more details on how to participate in the world record attempt.

Keyboard and Mouse Control a Lock for DUST 514

Jensen Walker — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:06 +0000

While DUST 514 currently remains a Playstation 3 only release, CCP recently confirmed on Twitter that the game will launch with USB mouse and keyboard control capability.

Executive Producer Brandon Laurino made the following post on his Twitter account late last night:

@EONmagazine and those asking for an “official statement”: DUST 514 *will* support keyboard and mouse on PS3

Good news for those who prefer more traditional PC peripherals.

DUST 514 is a PS3 exclusive persistent shooter focused on intense infantry combat augmented by powerful vehicles. The game is set in and connected to the player driven universe of EVE Online for added interconnectivity.

En Masse Investigating TERA Pre-Order Issues

Jensen Walker — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:34 +0000

In something of a snag, many folks who have purchased a pre-order copy of TERA from a brick-and-mortar retailer haven’t received their pre-order codes which grant access to the first closed beta test.

According to En Masse Entertainment, the codes were only recently delivered to retailers, and thus have not yet been delivered to stores to be handed out to gamers. En Masse summed up the situation succinctly:

Yeah, well, that really sucks on all levels. We are definitely sorry about this issue, and we are going to fix it.

The publisher is currently communicating directly with retailers to facilitate the process of having the codes delivered, and will provide an update regarding the pre-order availability of the physical collector’s edition and which retailers will be stocking it soon.

For the full post, click here.

BioWare Acclimatizing New Players to SWTOR With Tutorial Video Series

Jensen Walker — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:26 +0000

If you’re new to MMO’s, learning the ropes can be a difficult and daunting task. BioWare has set out to make players’ initial experience in Star Wars: The Old Republic as smooth and enjoyable as possible with a new series of tutorial videos.

The first video in this series is titled ‘Begin Your Journey‘ and covers the process of logging in to SWTOR for the first time, including selecting a server type, creating your first character and navigating your character’s opening conversation, narrated by Social Media Coordinator Eric Musco.

If you happen to be an old hat at MMO’s, you may still pick up a few tips over the course of the series.

You can view the first offering below, and find more information at the official site.

SWTOR: PvP Rewards Update and Crew Skills Changes to Come in Patch 1.1.2

Jensen Walker — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:30:56 +0000

Ah, Biochem. No crew skill has been more contentious. You were the little crew skill that could, and because you were so plucky, you were swiftly embraced by the raiding masses.

And then you were nerfed.

The masses cried out in thoughtful despair: “WTF BioWare, Rakata Medpacs are useless now!”

To these voices rose the clamor of others who had not experienced Biochem’s sweet embrace, but envied it nonetheless. “Needs to be nerfed even more,” said they.

And thus it was.

In the latest upcoming patch notes for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Biochem unique Rakata stims and adrenals have been reduced in power, now equivalent to their Energized counterparts. The offset is that Energized and Exotech stims and adrenals are no longer bound to Biochemists, meaning they can be transferred and most importantly sold to other players. While this change isn’t likely to please everyone, it does position enterprising Biochemists for a windfall of credits in the weeks following patch 1.1.2.

Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller also confirmed that other crew skills would be tinkered with in the future to make them as attractive at end-game as Biochem has been. Zoeller has had a busy day on the forums, elaborating on the following patch note which caused some controversy:

The number of commendations in Champion and Battlemaster Bags has been greatly increased, and the direct item trade tokens appear less frequently in Champion Bags. This change allows players to obtain PvP gear at a steady and significantly more predictable rate with an occasional bonus.

The patch note left many wondering how this would be an improvement when it came to gearing up for PvP, as Champion bags currently only reward Centurion commendations which a chance at a random piece of Champion gear. The prospect of a reduced chance at the superior Champion gear left players up in arms. Fortunately, Zoeller stepped in to clarify.

It’s obvious from comments here that the patch note is not specific enough, so we’ll get it updated before the patch goes to the live servers. Here are some specifics:

Champion Bags now always contain 15 Centurion Commendations AND 7 Champion Commendations. Battlemaster Bags now always contain 15 Champion Commendations. So Centurion gearing up progression for new level 50s is increased significantly and Champion gearing up progression will be steady.

The cost of Champion and Centurion items are NOT changing.

This is a great change, as it will make gearing for PvP considerably less frustrating and time consuming. Further changes, including extractable base mods from purple items, ranked Warzones, critical crafting successes on orange outfits, more bind-on-equip schematic drops for artifice and other professions, increased relevance of augments and a better reverse engineering chance are currently planned for the next major content patch in Game Update 1.2.

For the full patch notes and other developer comments, visit the SWTOR forums.

World of Tanks Launches Content Salvo in Update 7.2

Jensen Walker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:46 +0000

Wargaming.net today revealed the details on the upcoming patch for World of Tanks, offering players a glimpse into the future for the popular warfare MMO.

Update 7.2 will add a number of features to the game, including 2 new maps, updates to two top tier American tanks and tank destroyers with rotating turrets. Crew skills will also be undergoing an overhaul, with more than 2o new skills available and each crew member having a personal set of skills to enhance vehicle performance.

The update will also introduce an integrated tutorial to aid new players in familiarizing themselves with the game’s mechanics.

“We are always happy to introduce new features and game content to our community,” said World of Tanks Lead game designer Mike Zhivets. “Many more new exciting features are on their way and will be introduced in the nearest updates.”

You can view the trailer for the next update below. For more information, visit the official site.

BioWare Announces Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit

Jensen Walker — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:35 +0000

BioWare will be hosting the first ever Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit in Austin, Texas from March 4th – 6th 2012. Guild leaders from around the world will be invited to discuss the state of the game with developers and participate in Q&A sessions and roundtable feedback discussions.

While a good number of Guild Leaders have already been invited, space remains available for others to attend. End-game, PvP and Role Playing guilds are all to be represented, and if you fancy the chance to attend yourself, you’ll need to visit the SWTOR website and follow the link provided to submit an application.

While invitations are open to guild leaders all over the world, the summit will be conducted entirely in English. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend and are responsible for all your travel, food, and lodging expenses.

Applications close 11:59PM CST (GMT -6) on February 10th. Good luck!

BioWare Explains how Bugs and Exploits are Handled in SWTOR

Jensen Walker — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:30:26 +0000

In the latest developer blog for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Executive Producer Rich Vogel details the process of locating and fixing bugs, as well as preventing exploits.

BioWare employs a dedicated Live Support team consisting of of on-call engineers, designers, artists, and producers, who are available 24/7 to work on and resolve issues that crop up in SWTOR. Additionally, their in-game metrics tools allow the development team to pinpoint exploiters and determine the steps required to counter game-breaking problems.

Certain bugs can be harder to replicate than others, meaning those bugs which are more commonly experienced are likely to be addressed swiftly, while the more obscure or rare instances require a greater amount of effort to solve. In regards to response time, Vogel has the following to say:

Please remember, if we don’t respond publicly to a bug that does not mean we are not going to fix it. We want to make sure we provide a good playing experience to our players. That is why we have a large team of people working every day to bug fix and remove exploits from the game.

The blog is a fairly lengthy one, and you can read it in its entirety here.

DDO’s Web of Chaos Update Coming Soon

Jensen Walker — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:54 +0000

Turbine is preparing to whet appetites for Dungeons & Dragons Online’s upcoming Menace of the Underdark expansion by releasing a prequel – Update 13: Web of Chaos.

The update will add three new free quests to the game, new items, the ability to unlock level 7 veteran status and more.

The full list of features is listed below. For more information, head over to the official website.

3 new free quests:

The Lords of Dust: The Silver Flame must now contend with an uprising cult! Controlled by the Rakshasas, the cult of the Lords of Dust have one priority- free the ancient demons trapped in Khyber.

Servants of the Overlord: Venture deep down into Khyber and fight resistance as you attempt to thwart the Rakshasas from freeing the imprisoned “Spinner of Shadows”!

The Spinner of Shadows: Engage in an ambitious battle as you fight to hold off the release of the Spinner of Shadows! Though beware of thinking your task is over, for a menacing journey awaits…

Veteran Status (7)

Now start your new character at level 7 and gain a head start! Earn through favor or purchase in the DDO Store!

New Items Available

Use the Omnispell Dust and Omnispell Stone in place of the material component of any magic spell. Free up inventory space!

New to the DDO Store:

Cloak of Resistance- Aid yourself in the defense of magic attacks and traps!

Necklace of Protection-Increase your armor class by 1!

+1 Elemental Touch Weapons: A full suite of level 1 weapons are now available!

EverQuest Transitions to Free-to-Play in March 2012

Jensen Walker — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:30:19 +0000

In an official announcement from Sony Online Entertainment, EverQuest Producer Thom Terrazas has confirmed that the long lasting MMO will be switching to a F2P model in March 2012.

The MMO will soon offer recurring subscriptions, non-recurring subscriptions, Silver and Free memberships designed to provide flexibility for players old and new.

Come March, players can expect the following changes:

On Friday, March 16th, EverQuest becomes a teenager: 13 years old!!! We will be having some extra added events in the game starting that week leading up to that Friday and we’re introducing some new items within POK to let you know what’s in store.

With the free-to-play launch, a renovated everquest.com website will be unveiled and after that, we will bring you upgraded EQPlayers pages.

We have improved the functionality of our Map system! Some improvements include being able to view appropriate level content for your character on the map, allowing you to find zone lines much easier; and also showing you your wisps on the map to help navigate to where you want to go!

Following the F2P launch, all players will also receive a Welcome Pack containing various items designed to improve your gaming experience.

Having originally launched in 1997, EverQuest has seen the release of 18 expansions over the past 15 years, and with its upcoming transformation to free-to-play the developers are undoubtedly looking forward to providing more quality content for their loyal, long standing player base as well as those who may return or pick up the title for the first time.

For more information on the new subscription structures, visit the official site.

Age of Conan to Focus on Systems Improvements for First Half 2012

Jensen Walker — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:30:16 +0000

In the latest monthly development update from the team at Funcom, the developers have outlined Age of Conan’s battle plan for 2012, with some shuffling taking place to the planned release schedule.

With the intent of catering to player requests, the development team will be adopting a more systems driven focus for the first half of the year.

Revamping trade skills is first on the list of intended updates, as the devs intend to redesign the system to be engaging and interesting with plenty of depth. The new trade skills system will attempt to emulate the more complex systems of first gen MMO’s rather than the point and click mechanics of the current generation.

Additionally, several quality of life improvements have been bumped up the schedule for a first half 2012 release. These include a “bank space increase, the stamina changes, the new dual-specification system, as well as the balancing and class ability changes.”

Once these projects are complete, AoC will shift gears to content production for the second half of the year.

You can read the full developer blog over at the official site.

PlanetSide 2 Webcast Answers Community Questions

Jensen Walker — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:30:38 +0000

If you’ve been following the development cycle of Sony Online Entertainment’s forthcoming MMOFPS PlanetSide 2, you’re in for a treat. Today, SOE released a 30-minute long video in which Creative Director Matt Higby chats with Game Designer Kevin Moyer and Senior Art Director Tramell Isaac about Nanite Systems Vehicles, as well as answering questions submitted via Twitter.

The team also discusses vehicle customization and reveals information about the Sunderer, the Lightening, the Liberator, and the Galaxy.

The full 30-minute video can be found below for your viewing pleasure. For more information about the game, head over to the official website.

State of SWTOR: January Edition

Jensen Walker — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:30:36 +0000

It’s been a little over a month since the official launch of BioWare’s much anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, which means the time is right for a retrospective look at how the game has performed following its release.

I currently play a level 50 Smuggler on the Republic side of the fence, with a level 43 Consular slowly climbing towards 50 as well. Sadly, when it comes to the Empire faction, I haven’t had the time to get any character beyond level 13.

As far as the leveling process goes in SWTOR, it is hands down the best MMORPG currently on the market. While certain character stories are (subjectively) better than others, and they do hit a lull on certain planets, the roleplaying narrative does a good job of keeping you engaged in the story and the game. I could tell you ‘why’ I did the things I did on my Smuggler, whereas I’d be hard pressed to remember what I achieved in most World of Warcraft zones.

One of the more interesting facets of leveling in SWTOR is the increase in difficulty which comes at higher levels. I died quite a lot before securing my healing companion, and I kept dying afterwards. As a Gunslinger Smuggler, I wasn’t exactly able to take much of a beating or heal myself at all, so I imagine certain classes have an easier time of it, but certain planets (*cough* Belsavis *cough*) forced me to utilise every trick I had to win through solo content at times. While my list of deaths is long, I have to say I preferred taking my lumps as opposed to breezing through the content with ease.

Once I hit 50 I began to run my dailies, which take around 2 hours a day if you’re completing them all. Some of the Republic daily quests are poorly designed, requiring the deaths of certain mobs which are in limited supply, and this will become immensely frustrating as more and more players reach 50. Thankfully I’ll no longer have any need to run dailies after this week.

Daily quests are all good and well, but at 50 you’re able to leap into end-game content. I haven’t. Not out of a lack of desire, but instead a lack of guildmates and players at the appropriate level. Admittedly, I rushed ahead of the leveling curve on my server, and I’m fine with that. What I’ve read and heard suggests that SWTOR’s end-game is lacking for those interested in particularly difficult content. While this concerns a small portion of the total player base, it doesn’t really affect me or those still working towards max level. I’ll be running normal mode operations and hard mode flashpoints come February, and being able to see the areas and the story interests me far more than running the same operation on three different difficulty levels.

High end flashpoints and end-game operations were also plagued with bugs following SWTOR’s launch, and while that isn’t great, another benefit of tackling this content belatedly is that most of the issues will be rectified. If you’ve actually sampled the current end-game content, I’d welcome your thoughts in the comments below.

Instead of end-game PvE, I’ve been tackling level 50 PvP. The recent Ability Delay bugfix has made playing a cover class less frustrating in PvP, as now my blaster bolts will actually fire off when I press the corresponding hotkey, as opposed to my character crouching and doing very little. As I play on one of the few servers where there isn’t a giant faction imbalance between Imperial and Republic players, I’ve played a decent mix of all three warzones. Huttball and the Alderaan Civil War are usually enjoyable, but the Voidstar can be an exercise in pure frustration if your team lacks coherency or co-ordination. It’s certainly the warzone I like to see least.

CC/stuns are my other source of PvP frustration. You can and will be stunned often and repeatedly in SWTOR, and ten seconds of standing still is usually enough to guarantee your doom, unless you happen to be a tank or a healer. As a Gunslinger, I generally try to avoid being anywhere near heavy combat, but there are times (mainly in Huttball) where that is unavoidable. On the other hand, I quite enjoy knock backs. I have a few of my own, and being tossed off a ledge or thrown backwards isn’t as much of a death sentence unless you happen to land in a Huttball hazard or go flying off a Voidstar bridge. Both of these tend to involve a degree of precision, and I’ve killed a lot more people with my 360 degree knock back than have killed me. In fact, throwing people off ledges is probably the action I enjoy most.

While warzone PvP is fine for the most part, open world PvP is a mess. The problems with Ilum are well documented, and to be honest I never go there as there’s little point. I run my six PvE dailies and return to my ship. I have no doubt BioWare will properly incentivise Ilum in time, but at the moment, at least on my server, it’s a ghost town.

Finally, BioWare has rolled out series of bug fixing patches and the Rise of the Rakghouls content patch since launch, responding to various issues which have cropped up. For the most part, my play experience has been devoid of any crippling bugs. The only bug I regularly deal with is one which causes mobs to evade and reset. Others haven’t been so lucky. One of my guildmates recently ended up stuck inside her own spaceship, with the exit door refusing to function, and her emergency fleet pass on cooldown. Others were affected by the extremely frustrating party/guild chat bug, which caused them to be unable to see or type in those channels.

BioWare has been fairly proactive in countering these issues, and I expect that to continue over the coming months. As far as the recent content patch is concerned, I’m happy with what was added. It might not be enough for high-end guilds, but the majority of players have yet to even reach 50. February will see level 50 characters become the norm, and in a month’s time we’ll have a better idea of how end-game content and PvP is holding up.

Until then, enjoy SWTOR if you’re currently playing, and if you’re not, you are at the very least missing out on an enjoyable story-focused romp from level 1-50.

Rift to Launch World Record Attempt for Most In-Game Marriages

Jensen Walker — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:06 +0000

To celebrate the forthcoming addition of Rift’s Ascended Weddings feature, Trion will be attempting to secure a world record for the Most In-Game Marriages in a 24-Hour Period.

Any players who get hitched between 9am PST on Feb 14th and 9am PST on Feb 15th will be logged by the Guinness Book of World Records (although you must still be married by the end of the event to be counted). All those who participate will also receive an exclusive in-game title of ‘Tier of Knots’.

Rift GM’s will also be performing impromptu ceremonies during the attempt, with players able to petition them for that personal touch.

Additionally, Trion is running a competition for real life couples, the winners of which will be treated to a V.I.P. wedding service from Community Manager Elrar, and earn a personalized in-game broadcast following the completion of the ceremony.

To enter, couples need to in 300 words or less tell Trion how online games play a role in your relationship no later than Monday, February 6th at 10am PDT.

For full details on the record attempt and competition, you’ll need to read the official posting.

SWTOR Ability Delay Issue Resolved in Latest Patch

Jensen Walker — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:18 +0000

Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller took to the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums earlier today to confirm the first of a series of combat improvements was rolled out to live servers in last night’s patch.

Feedback from players seems to indicate that the changes BioWare made have had a dramatic and positive effect on combat responsiveness.

Georg mentioned that further improvements to combat are in the pipeline, including:

As mentioned in my blog a few days ago, there are some additional fixes currently on our public test server as part of patch 1.1.1, which will roll out as soon as we’re satisfied with that patch.

We’ve heard your mixed feedback regarding the new cooldown animation that was part of patch 1.1, and we have improvements to the readability of that UI coming down the pipe.

We’re looking into improving the accuracy of cast bars. Their behavior should already be significantly improved with today’s patch, but we believe there is still room to improve.

We’re also working on improvements to the responsiveness of individual ability animations, including faction specific timing differences and issues where shortening an ability activation time does not properly shorten it’s animation.

You can read the entire post here.

Additionally, several other minor fixed were rolled out in patch 1.1.0b, and you can find them all below.

General

Implemented optimizations to improve performance on Republic and Imperial Fleets.

Classes and Combat

Significantly improved the delay when activating player abilities, particularly when in lower framerate situations. This allows for improved ability responsiveness in hectic combat situations.

Operations
General

Operations will no longer allow more than 16 Operations Group members to enter concurrently.

Karagga’s Palace

G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator will no longer respawn more than once if players have not defeated Karagga.

Fixed an exploit that would allow players to repeatedly loot the chest after defeating Jarg and Sorno.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause graphical inconsistencies, which most often manifested as random screen “flickering.”

EVE Online’s Crucible 1.1 Update Now Live

Jensen Walker — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:30:30 +0000

Today marks the release of the first update for EVE Online’s Crucible expansion. The 1.1 patch includes a long list of fixes and improvements, including:

Customizable Neocom

Tech 2 Module tweaks

Blaster ammo balancing

Enhanced chat and fleet features

Simplified module naming conventions

New shield modules and adjustments to capital ship module requirements

Crucible was designed to evolve the graphics, interface and game mechanics of EVE, with updated and improved features based on feedback and challenges put forth by the player base. From the look of the 1.1 update, it seems CCP are determined to keep responding to players needs and requests.

For the full list of features, check out the features page at the official site.

Blizzard to Include Product Placement in Next MMO?

Jensen Walker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:30:49 +0000

An eagle eyed user of the NeoGAF forums recently posted a job listing for a franchise development producer for Blizzard’s secrecy shrouded future MMO (code named Titan) which has set tongues wagging.

The listing indicates that the position would require the following:

-Work with major consumer brands to facilitate product placement and licensing within the world of Blizzard Entertainment’s next-gen MMO that enhances the gameplay experience.

While next to nothing remains known about Blizzard’s Titan project, the above does suggest that a) the setting for the MMO may be modern or contemporary, and b) that it may contain advertisements or product placement opportunities.

The position advertised does mention the need for brand extension covering a wide range of markets, including books and novels, action figures, comics, apparel and short movies, so jumping to conclusions about what this may mean for Titan is likely premature. Regardless, I think it’s safe to assume that product advertising in any game is never looked upon fondly by consumers (indeed, advertisements are facing challenges in traditional industries such as television with the advent of technology which allows them to be entirely avoided).

What this news does prove, however, is that gamers are eager for any news about Titan – even when it’s not really news at all.

Guild Wars 2 Beta Testing to Ramp Up in Preparation for 2012 Release

Jensen Walker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:00:36 +0000

Earlier today, ArenaNet Founder and President Mike O’Brien confirmed that Guild Wars 2 is scheduled for release later this year. While this this may not necessarily come as much of a revelation, it’s the first concrete statement regarding a release date for the eagerly awaited MMO.

To herald its coming, Arenanet will begin larger closed beta tests from February onwards, beginning with select members of the press. In March and April, members of the general public will have the chance to explore the world of Tyria and provide their feedback.

Guild Wars 2 does away with traditional MMO combat and questing, and requires no monthly fee to play, all of which adds up to make the game a highly anticipated title. Not to mention the beautiful visuals.

You can read the blog entry in full here, or visit the official Guild Wars 2 site for more details.

BioWare Posts Updates on SWTOR Ability Delay and Ilum PvP Situation

Jensen Walker — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:01:26 +0000

In a series of blog posts on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic site today, Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller and Executive Producer of Live Services Jeff Hickman set about informing the community on steps being taken to address two current hotbed issues.

First up, Zoeller addressed the Ability Delay problem which has been plaguing players since launch. A number of issues which have been causing unresponsive behavior have been isolated, with two of three fixes scheduled to roll out in the next update. Identified issues include abilities which display as being on global cooldown actually being usable, instant abilities failing to trigger in frantic combat situations and general input delay most often encountered in but not exclusive to PvP.

Next, Hickman weighed in on the Ilum PvP situation which transpired following the patch earlier this week. While a number of players were able to gain disproportionate amounts of Valor due to exploiting Ilum’s mechanics (which admittedly was brought about by BioWare’s implementation), BioWare has decided not to initiate a mass rollback of Valor points as this would unfairly punish players who did not take part in the poor behavior encountered on Ilum post patch. Instead, anyone who is ‘found to have exploited the situation to an unreasonable degree will be investigated and actions taken as needed.’

Hickman goes on to assure players that BioWare’s in-game metrics are able to report precise details on where players were, what they were doing and what rewards they gained.

You can read the blogs in full over at the official site.