SWTOR Patch Notes and Technical Updates

SWTOR Game Update 5.8a Patch Notes

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On 27th of March 2018 Bioware releases Game Update 5.8a to Star Wars: The Old Republic. Below you will find the full list of all patch notes.

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GENERAL


  • Planetary Yield targets for Guild Invasions have been reduced for all sizes:
    • Small is now 200,000 (down from 460,000)
    • Medium is now 550,000 (down from 1,380,000)
    • Large is now 1,130,000 (down from 2,530,000)
  • The Personal Conquest target is now 15,000 (down from 20,000).
  • The following Conquest Objectives have been added to all Conquests:
    • Completing a Warzone
    • Winning a Warzone
    • Completing a Galactic Starfighter Match
    • Winning a Galactic Starfighter Match
  • The Conquest Objective “Starfighter: Dominate the Stars” has been moved to a daily repeatable Objective and had it’s point value increased to 330 (up from 85).
  • The “Rampage” Conquest objectives now require killing 100 enemies (down from 250).

Learn more about Conquest from the updated: SWTOR Conquest and Guild Invasions Guide


GROUP CONTENT


Operations
  • Reduced the damage of the Energy and Amplifier Drones for the 16-player Story Mode Izax encounter.
  • Corrected an issue which was causing the “Par Three” Achievement to reset.
  • The Omega Protocol Droid’s reflect shield in the Scyva encounter now reflects ranged damage as intended (previously it was reflecting melee damage).

WARZONES


Solo Ranked PvP Missions have had their rewards restored to the reflect the changes made in Game Update 5.7:

  • The following changes are being made to the Solo PvP Ranked Daily Mission:
    • Mission will reward 40 Unassembled Components (up from 30)
    • Mission will reward 150 Ranked Season 9 Tokens as intended (up from 0)
  • The following changes are being made to the Solo PvP Ranked Weekly Mission:
    • Mission will reward 250 Unassembled Components (up from 200)
    • Mission will reward 1,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens as intended (up from 0)
    • Mission now also rewards 3 Charged Matter Transubstantiators
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