well i will wait a few days to make sure its working correctly this time.

So I was figuring out when maintenance was Aussie time now cause I know you Americans have just gone off daylight savings and according to timeanddate.com 3AM PST is 11AM GMT not 10AM.

 

Just thought I'd point that out so people don't get confused.

I would like to know if they will have the 50 percent off first purchase as well....looking forward to buying some coins if that is the case.

So another week of mainstat relics not working in warzones and stacking power relics...lovely.

So another week of mainstat relics not working in warzones and stacking power relics...lovely.

 

Not to mention Corbuggter Zero. >.>

On November 5th, all game servers will be unavailable while we perform maintenance. The In-Game Cartel Coin Purchase feature will be implemented during this downtime, and there will not be a new patch to download. Details are as follows:

 

Date: Tuesday November 5th, 2013

Duration: 2 hours

Time: 3AM PST (11AM GMT) - 5AM PST (1PM GMT)

 

Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™.

Apparently the Launcher forgot we're no longer on Daylight Savings Time. It lists the downtime as 3AM PDT - 5AM PDT, not PST...

While the extra cartel coins is nice where is the money being spent in the cartel market going?

 

It doesn't seem to be re-invested into the game, all the money people are spending the talk of the success of the cartel market the 6 months invested by the bioware team and yet all this but the game doesn't appear to be advancing. Its great that I have my eradicator armour set, my pets and vehicles and cool emotes and glowing eyes or whatever else I want to add a nice look to my characters and companions.

 

But all this seems a little pointless as I seldom see my companions outside of the ewok, no cut scenes and few dialogue options of late. With so much of the cartel market being cosmetic there needs to be more core game to make it noticeable. Such as companions round the holo terminal before landing on a planet when you can see them in their unique looks.

Apparently the Launcher forgot we're no longer on Daylight Savings Time. It lists the downtime as 3AM PDT - 5AM PDT, not PST...

 

Some of us never were on DST. I love Arizona.

So no fix this week for Spoil to the Victors quest on Hoth? That's pretty frustrating I cant finish Hoth off for ANOTHER week. Edited November 4, 2013 by Firol

Yeah same, I think I will just abandon it, but the time Hoth is fixed the xp will be worthless.

While the extra cartel coins is nice where is the money being spent in the cartel market going?

 

It doesn't seem to be re-invested into the game, all the money people are spending the talk of the success of the cartel market the 6 months invested by the bioware team and yet all this but the game doesn't appear to be advancing. Its great that I have my eradicator armour set, my pets and vehicles and cool emotes and glowing eyes or whatever else I want to add a nice look to my characters and companions.

 

But all this seems a little pointless as I seldom see my companions outside of the ewok, no cut scenes and few dialogue options of late. With so much of the cartel market being cosmetic there needs to be more core game to make it noticeable. Such as companions round the holo terminal before landing on a planet when you can see them in their unique looks.

Let's look at what's come out in just the past 3 months for a look at where the money's going and how the game has been advancing:

2 new Flashpoints (each with SM and HM): Czerka Corporate Labs and Czerka Core Meltdown

2 new Operations (each with SM and HM): Dread Fortress and Dread Palace

2 new Daily Areas: CZ-198 and Oricon

3 new Arena Warzones: Tatooine, Corellia and Orbital Station

1 new Companion Character: Treek

1 new Reoccurring Event: Bounty Contract Week

 

And in one month we're also going to get:

Subscriber access to a new mini-expansion/DLC, Galactic Starfighter, with a whole new game mode with its own progression system. (And another new Arena Warzone: Makeb.)

 

I happen to agree that it'd be great if we saw more of our companions and more story content in general (I'm pretty happy with how they worked story content into the new Daily Area on Oricon, so I hope they keep that up), but we've definitely been getting a decent amount of new game content so I don't know how you've come to the conclusion that CM money "doesn't seem to be re-invested into the game".

I would also add to that all of the new armor, mounts and pets added to the game as well.

To answer your questions:

 

Additionally, I noticed several folks in this thread discussing bug fixes, and I wanted to be sure to point out that this downtime will not include a patch at all, so there will be no bug fixes. This maintenance is being performed only to activate the In-Game Cartel Coin feature. The next patch is Game Update 2.4.3, which is currently scheduled for next Tuesday's normal maintenance time.

 

 

 

GREAT! Another week of BUGGED CORRUPTOR ZERO! GG Bioware!

 

Wish I can say I'm shocked, but just another *BW meh* not a priority - kind of like Sage/Sorc balancing.

Edited November 5, 2013 by dscount

Will there be a limit on how many cartel coins you can purchase on that first try that gets 50% off? Will I be limited to the maximum $39.95 package of 5,500 coins or can I buy multiples of that package all at once and get them *ALL* at 50% off?

 

If I can get more than 5,500 coins at 50% off I'm tempted to buy like 100K coins and not have to worry for a *LONG* time.

I personally don't see how this couldn't have waited until next week with the bug fixes like was originally planed, also nice going on implementing after the dye mods were up would have rather they were left there as a bonus to subs with the first purchase discounts but nvm, I'm just curious as to why they would implement without any patches seems like maintenance for the fun of it is all.

Will there be a limit on how many cartel coins you can purchase on that first try that gets 50% off? Will I be limited to the maximum $39.95 package of 5,500 coins or can I buy multiples of that package all at once and get them *ALL* at 50% off?

 

If I can get more than 5,500 coins at 50% off I'm tempted to buy like 100K coins and not have to worry for a *LONG* time.

 

To add onto this, couldn't you register multiple F2P accounts to take advantage of the 50% off 1st time and just mail the items over after 36hours?

L2 Read, they said subscribers only, means you had to be subscribed before the patch. Geez. But i think it might be possible, that you can purchase certain amount of coins through the game, or they might just make it so you can purchase certain items for certain amount of coins, which will be deducted from your payment option, but i doubt that. Edited November 5, 2013 by Nemesida

I know some people who managed to buy cartel coins (with the 50% discount) when it was briefly activated last time. Will they get a second bite at discounted coins?

 

Not that I'm jealous or anything...

So now you've taken the server off air earlier with no count down? Bioware on fire lately with maintenance....

Would have been nice to have a countdown before the servers went down.

This is one of those rare times I feel sorry for bio, its been on the site for a couple of days, its in the launcher they day of the downtime, there is time in game, yet people still ***** because there was no warning. Edited November 5, 2013 by AussieAlan