Star Wars: The Old Republic – Galactic Starfighter Preview

The next Digital Expansion coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic, has been long awaited.  Galactic Starfighter brings open world space instead of on the rails flight.  Now this is currently only for PvP it looks like but it is a step in the right direction.

SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

BEGINS: DECEMBER 3, 2013

Subscriber Early Access Rewards

(December 3, 2013 – January 13, 2014)

  • Early Access Starting on December 3
  • Exclusive Gunship “Daring” Pain Jobs with Early Gunship Role Unlock Only Available to Subscribers who were also Subscribers on November 1, 2013
  • Strike Fighter “Valiant” Paint Jobs
  • Imperial Battle Ace and Republic Squadron Commander Pilot Suits
  • In-Game Titles: “First Galactic Starfighter” and “Test Pilot”
  • Maximum leveling and progression

PREFERRED EARLY ACCESS

BEGINS: JANUARY 14, 2014

Preferred Status Early Access Rewards

(January 14, 2014 – February 3, 2014)

  • Early Access Starting January 14
  • Imperial Ace Pilot Suit
  • Republic Squadron Commander Pilot Suit
  • In-Game Title: “Test Pilot”
  • Also available to Subscribers during this period.

FREE-TO-PLAY ACCESS

BEGINS: FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Free-to-Play Access Rewards

(February 4, 2014 – Ongoing)

  • Imperial Ace Pilot Suit
  • Republic Squadron Commander Pilot Suit
  • Available to all players with a SWTOR account during this period.

Features


FIGHT IN MULTIPLE BATTLE ZONES

Travel to multiple space locations and fight through exciting battles with different gameplay modes.

THE LOST SHIPYARDS

Defend or attack this critical Imperial starship construction and repair yard, hidden away in an uncharted asteroid field.

KUAT MESAS

Battle for valuable resources in this massive ore mining and shipping complex located in a high-altitude region of cliffs and mesas.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR STARFIGHTER

Choose from a variety of unique ships and unlock an abundant set of new weapons, powers and abilities as you advance!

EARN REQUISITION

Advance and earn valuable requisition, a new type of experience points that you can use to unlock new weapons, powers, abilities, and more.

VARIANTS

Specialize your ship role by unlocking variants with different components and abilities that further define your role in battle.

SHIP COMPONENTS

Customize your starfighter with various components including engines and weapons that offer a wide range of exciting abilities, maneuvers and appearances.

PREMIUM SHIPS

Purchase premium ships for a completely unique visual look for your ship variants and gain a boost in requisition as you battle.

BLASTER AND ENGINE TRAIL COLORS

Make your starfighter stand out with new paint jobs, blaster colors, and engine trail colors available in the Cartel Market!

MASTER A VARIETY OF SHIP ROLES

From a Scout to a Gunship, master various ship roles that suit your combat style.

GUNSHIP

As the heavy firepower of a starfighter squadron, gunships dispatch enemy vessels at extreme range before they can retaliate.

SCOUT

Fast and agile, scouts are designed to quickly investigate contested regions and capture critical objectives before the enemy can react.

STRIKE FIGHTER

Whether dogfighting or targeting large mission objectives, strike fighters use a wide array of powerful weapons to eliminate their foes and are built for one purpose: direct combat.


ASSIGN COMPANIONS AND CREW

“Assign up to four crew members and take advantage of their special abilities in battle.

CREW MEMBERS

Fight with your ground game companions (unlocked by character) or choose new crew members available as part of Galactic Starfighter, each with their own unique set of abilities.

COPILOT AND SUPPORT CREW

Assign one of your crew members to be a copilot to leverage their active abilities. The remaining members are your Support Crew and provide passive ability bonuses much like a stat boost.

EARN GROUND GAME REWARDS

ADDITIONAL XP AND CREDITS

Gain additional XP and Credits that give your ground game characters a boost.

JUMPSTART YOUR PROGRESSION

Jumpstart your progression with the following items:

FLEET REQUISITION

Requisition gained from one starship can be made available to other ships in your fleet by converting your starship requisition into fleet requisition using Cartel Coins.

STARFIGHTER PASSES

As a Preferred Status Player or a Free-to-Play player, you can purchase weekly or monthly Starfighter Passes from the Cartel Market for faster leveling and progression beginning January 14, 2014. For Subscribers, maximum leveling and progression is included as a Subscriber benefit.

MY TAKE ON THIS

This is an expansion that has been needed for sometime.  However it should be not just PvP (Player vs Player) it should also include a PvE (Player vs Environment) for the non PvP population.  The fact that you don’t have to pay for this digital expansion is a plus for the free-to-play community.  For those who are subscribers, you get early access beginning the week after thanksgiving, so get ready for some possible epic PvP Battle or an Epic Bust!

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About Kenneth Schuetz

Rane is the Co-Founder of MstSage Entertainment. He started MstSage Entertainment in 2005 along with Rek MstSage while they were in high school. In 2007 the site went on a short hiatus while Rane was in the Army. He now enjoys writing articles, playing games, and streaming. You can follow him @RaneMstSage on Twitter.

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