Game Update 1.5 PTS Patch Notes 10/29/2012 y3533

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BioWare have patch notes:

The patch notes published for the release notes will be provided in English, French, and German when the content is moved to live servers.

Cartel Market and Free-to-Play

  • Prices on some Cartel Market Items have been adjusted as we continue to review .
  • Conversations now display the proper number of Social Points rewarded when Social Boost is active.
  • Players can no longer become AFK while viewing the Cartel Market.
  • Free-to-Play players now have access to a second quickslot bar for abilities.
  • The tooltip for the Guild Bank Unlock now indicates that guilds must already have a Guild Bank to use the item.
  • Players now see the correct text when confirming purchases of items with multiple options.
  • Descriptions of the Species unlock items in the Cartel Market now more clearly reflect that the item unlocks the corresponding Species for the Legacy.
  • Subscribers, Preferred Status, and Free-to-Play players now see the correct unbind timers for Preferred Status Players see an unbind time of 48 hours for newly-purchased Cartel Market items.
  • Cartel Market items now display cooldown information in tooltips where appropriate.
  • Tooltips now inform players that subscribers have full access to the unlocks given by Weekly items.
  • Tooltips in the Cartel Market now properly display for players who have already purchased items they are viewing.

Items

  • The Slate Mouse Horranth mini-pet now has the correct appearance.
  • The Cartel Market item “Legacy Perk: Improved Speeder Piloting III” now properly states its Level 35 requirement.
  • When using a Weekly : Operations from the Cartel Market, the timer now displays as intended in the Lockouts Tab.
  • Players who use a Weekly : Operations now see the correct error message if they attempt to enter an Operation instance alone.
  • The Major Warzone Experience Boost and Minor Warzone Experience Boost now display a buff on characters when active.
  • The tooltips for the Major and Minor Exploration Experience Boosts in the Cartel Market no longer incorrectly state that the player will receive increased class mission experience.
  • Black Market Cartel Packs are now bound to players upon purchase.
  • The Crime Lord’s Cartel Pack no longer contains relics.
  • The item names for the Sablefur and Ruddyscale Kowakian Monkey-lizard items are no longer interchanged.
  • Armor sets and weapons from Cartel Packs now have the Cartel Market symbol on their icons.

Classes and Combat

Companion Characters

Crew Skills

  • Crew Skills missions now grant the correct rewards.
  • Free-to-Play Players will find a reduced advancement rate for crafting an Orange, Yellow, or Green difficulty schematic. Subscribers will see no change to the advancement rate for crafting the same items.
  • The cost of adding an augment slot to an item has been increased for Free-to-Play Players.

Legacy

  • Each rank of the Legacy perks is still 30% in each category.

PvP

UI

  • Mini-pets now display properly in the item preview window the first time it is opened.
  • The Unify Colors to Chest option now functions as intended.
  • Characters displayed in the Legacy window no longer take on the appearance of the currently logged in character.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

  • Corrected an issue that could prevent players from grouping with one another for instanced content.
  • The shuttle from the Ilum daily area now properly transport players to Section X.
  • Several typos and instances of incorrect text have been corrected in all languages.
  • Dark Side Eyes and Light Side Eyes now display as brightly as intended when the camera is zoomed in on the character’s face.
  • Players no longer crash to desktop when attempting to preview vehicles while mounted.

The following are issues known to exist on the current 1.5 build on the PTS: 

Cartel Market and Free-to-Play

  • The Cartel Market tutorial currently incorrectly informs players that there is a “Refund All” button.
  • Cartel Market Items do not display properly when searched for on the GTN.
  • The Cartel Market images improperly display some English text in the French and English versions.
  • The new welcome screen has text that is not final and may contain errors.
  • The Gauntlet of Tulak Hord, Revan’s Cowl, and Bastila’s Sash activate, but the apparitions currently do not attack.
  • Some gear appearances in the Cartel Market may not match the store icon.
  • Some Cartel Market items may not display the Cartel Market overlay on their icons.
  • Using the Carbonite Chamber from the Cartel Market does not restore the player’s energy as intended.
  • Limitations on Weekly loot rolls are not working as intended for Free-to-Play Players.
  • Players do not retain the correct authorization for Orange items with Artifact (purple) quality modifications installed they owned before becoming a Free-to-Play player.
  • Free-to-Play and Cartel Market tutorials may not display text properly in the French and German versions.

Flashpoints and Operations

  • Several issues with Operations Bosses will prevent Operations from being completed as intended. It is not recommended that Operations be tested on this PTS build.
  • In Explosive Conflict, nameplates currently display for Kephess’ Saturation Fire ability. These nameplates should not be visible.

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Group Finder

  • The “ Queue” button is not disabled as intended for Free-to-Play players.

UI

  • Gear may not appear to be properly lit when viewing gear in the preview window in some circumstances.

Miscellaneous

  • Vehicles currently use incorrect low-resolution textures in the preview window.