Star Wars: The Old Republic will be undergoing routine maintenance on Tuesday Dec. 11 for approximately six hours, but could take longer. The maintenance will take place from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern Time and will bring the 1.6 update to the game.
Here's the full statement from Bioware regarding the maintenance and Game update 1.6:
"Hello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing scheduled maintenance for six hours on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 from 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET/7PM AEDT) until 8AM CST (6AM PST/9AM EST/2PM GMT/3PM CET/1AM AEDT). All game servers will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than six hours, but could be extended.
Game Update 1.6 introduces a new Warzone, Ancient Hypergate, where you can team up with other players to fight for control of powerful energy pylons to unleash the power of the ancient Gree hypergate against your enemies. Six new Heroic Space Missions are also available for each faction. These missions will be a challenge even for the greatest pilots in the galaxy!
Please Note: PvP Warzones and Space Missions are available to Subscribers at no additional cost. Players without a subscription have limited free access per week and may purchase additional access in the Cartel Market.
After this maintenance is over, restart the game launcher to patch to Game Update 1.6: Ancient Hypergate.
All game servers will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than six hours.
Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars: The Old Republic."
Here is what the Game Update 1.6 brings to Star Wars: The Old Republic:
"Team up with other players in an all new 8v8 Player-vs-Player Warzone to take control of powerful energy pylons and earn control of the Hypergate for your faction. Be the first team to open your portal and unleash deadly reinforcements to defeat enemy players!
PvP Warzones and Space Missions are available to Subscribers at no additional cost. Players without a subscription have limited free access per week and may purchase additional access in the Cartel Market."
Player Vs Player Warzone:
Ancient Hypergate: Fight to take control of two powerful energy pylons and power up your faction's portal
Discharge more energy into your gate by defeating more enemy forces
Release deadly reinforcements by fully activating your portal first and wipe out your enemies!
Heroic Space Combat Missions:
Fly your ship to victory in six (6) exciting new Level 50 space missions per faction
Tougher enemies and objectives will challenge the greatest pilots in the galaxy!
Earn Black Hole Commendations to spend on vanity items, ship upgrades, and impressive high level gear!
What will you be doing during the maintenance? How has the switch to free-to-play gone in your opinion? Watch the game's trailer below and comment in the section below...
