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[Update] First Game Update For The Old Republic Delayed
[Update]
The much-anticipated "Rise of the Rakghouls" update for BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic was supposed to launch today. However, it has now been delayed to an unspecified "later date" due to issues in the update that will require further testing.
While fans will obviously be disappointed in having to wait, the delay is actually being done for a good reason. In this post on the game's official site, BioWare credited fans from the game's Public Test Server Forums for catching numerous bugs in the update that will be fixed. Also, it doesn't sound like you'll have to wait long, according to the post:
"The maintenance window for Game Update 1.1 will be rescheduled for some time within the next few days, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. When there’s a definite time, we will post here on the Community Blog as well as on the Official Forums. Please keep your eye out for updates, and we will provide information as soon as it’s available."
For more on The Old Republic Update 1.1, read our original story below.
[Original Story]
BioWare plans to release the first game update for Star Wars: The Old Republic next week, January 17.
The update, titled "Rise of the Rakghouls," introduces new, higher level group content, game feature additions, and balancing and bug fixes. Additionally, it features a new Flashpoint and a new Operation as well as "a number of changes made throughout the entire game, including level 50 bracketing for PvP WarZones, the addition of anti-aliasing and changes to Open World PvP on Ilum." Below are the details:
- Flashpoint: Kaon Under Siege is a completely new and unique group combat experience located on Kaon, a planet in the Tion Hegemony, a strategically important sector of the galaxy that has remained neutral, groups of up to four Republic or Imperial players must race to Kaon to eliminate the Rakghouls outbreak, securing the allegiance of the Tion Hegemony for their respective sides. This Flashpoint will be available for level 50 characters only and will feature Normal and Heroic modes.
- Operation: Karagga’s Palace, is a continuation of the game’s second launch Operation. In the Operation, teams of 8 or 16 players will face off against Karagga and the Hutt Cartel after the Hutts abandon their famous neutrality and breach agreements with both the Republic and Empire. Concerned by the threat of another combatant in the war for galactic control, both factions send teams of their most powerful heroes to confront Karagga and determine his intentions. This Operation will feature Normal, Heroic and Nightmare difficulty modes.
The next update is planned for March 2012 and will include new Flashpoints, Operations, WarZones and new game systems.
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