107 *NOR/News The Old Republic
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The negotiations will be short.
Sadly, sometimes real life impacts the things we love the most. SwTOR is no stranger to this right now, and the negotiations are not short. If only we could send jedi to help facilitate and speed things along. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has been on strike since July 26, 2024. This has impacted the ability of Broadsword and EA to expand the ongoing storyline for SwTOR. One of the greatest things SwTOR is known for is the sheer amount of voice actors that have credits in this game. The number is staggering. The main hang up currently is AI and voice actors rights. I do not pretend to know every aspect of this but know there has been headway made on a number of issues. The one major issue revolves around AI.
In happier pastures that has not slowed down the New Outriders enjoyment of this game! We have developed new and interesting strategies for world bosses to include the Whee game, blowing up each other, and sabotaging the efforts of the SD-0 boss. I suspect it is only a matter of time before a spreadsheet gets made for tallies. These all have interesting mechanics with them, and we like to see who can make the most people pop into the air. It has almost become a science to see how close to failure we can come and still succeed.
Star Wars celebration was last week, and the folks at Broadsword have given us another floating pram pet (Grogu’s hover pod) that is available to all players that log in between April 17th and the 30th. There is a purple vulptila that can be obtained from the redeem section of the SwTOR website by using the code SWTORSWC25 before May 30th, and subscribers will get a special Naboo themed mount for being in an active subscription from April 17th to May 23.
Baron Gonzowill
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