Bioware is implementing final patch with changes to the SWTOR PTS for Game Update 5.9.2. The last focus tests will be on the Rishi Stronghold and the Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena
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This patch should be applied to the PTS either later tonight or tomorrow (Saturday). Here are the patch notes:
General
- Level 10 relics will no longer Bolster incorrectly.
- All items that require a Cartel Market Reputation should now properly check that requirement against the players Underworld Exchange Reputation.
Warzone
- The announcement text in Voidstar will now properly say it is a training session.
- Scoreboard colors should now only show one color per team.
- The text in chat when acquiring a medal now states the correct values.
- There will no longer be a stationary ship in the intro cinematic for the Voidstar.
- Giradda the Hutt has decided to take mercy on all those who would partake in Huttball. A “mercy rule” has been added, if a team is in the lead by 6 points the game will end.
- Voidstar defender spawn shields now have an uptime of 24 seconds and a downtime of 6 seconds (Changed from 30 up and 5 down).
- Voidstar defending players who are not put on the speeder at the start of the match now have a speeder they can click on instead.
- Using interactable objects in Ancient Hypergates and Voidstar will now break stealth automatically.
Arena
- Players will no longer randomly die when using traversal abilities in the Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena.
- There are now 2 jump pads in the Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena that jump the player from the ground level to the top of the platform in the center.
Stronghold
- Exiting the camera bot will no longer remove sprint from your character.
- The camera bot has had its movement speed increased.
- The camera bot now has a toggle to turn the blue overlay on and off.
- The camera bot has been upgraded with new functionality, jumping.
- The camera bot can no longer be pulled into combat with players.
- Players are untargeted when they take control of a camera bot.
- A Bolster terminal has been added to the training room.
- More hooks can be found throughout the Rishi Hideout.
- A new walkway has been added to connect the beach to the landing platform in the Rishi hideout.
- Players can now access the awning on the Skydeck.
- There is some new sand on the beach in the Rishi Cove.
- Bind points have been added to the Rishi Hideout. Changing your bind point changes where you enter the Stronghold.
- The resolve bar will now show on the character portrait in the Rishi Hideout.
- Using the Skydeck elevator will now play a transition cinematic.
Galactic Starfighter
- The scorecard at the top of the UI will now display as intended.
Reminder: SWTOR PTS is only available for certain test periods. It is an unstable testing environment and is not meant for you to play your stories on it and develop long term plans. The server will likely be closed shortly before the launch of 5.9.2, which is scheduled for 31st of July 2018.
