Star Wars TOR Game Update 1.1, Rise of the Rakghouls, is set for a release date of January 17, 2012. This is the first content update for the MMORPG Star Wars The Old Republic (TOR).
‘Rise of the Rakghouls’, Game Update 1.1 for Star Wars: The Old Republic, gives players the opportunity to experience brand new content, including a new Flashpoint and a vast expansion of the ‘Karagga’s Palace’ Operation.
This is the first content update on Star Wars TOR and it has only been officially released for a full month. This is definitely an ambitious schedule considering all of the current in game issues. However, if this content schedule is maintained it is sure to keep the hard core content grinders happy.
Here are the server down time notes for the Star Wars TOR Game Update 1.1 Rise of the Rakghouls.
Hello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing scheduled maintenance for eight hours on January 17th, 2012 from 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET) until 10AM CST (8AM PST/11AM EST/4PM GMT/5PM CET) in preparation for our first major game update, Rise of the Rakghouls! All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than eight hours, but could be extended.
Game Update 1.1, Rise of the Rakghouls, is the first of what will be many regularly-scheduled content updates for the game. With this update, expect a vast expansion to the Karagga’s Palace Operation, a brand new Flashpoint called “Kaon Under Siege”, and many more changes!
For more information, check out our Game Update 1.1 news article.
As a reminder, we are aiming to limit our scheduled maintenance period to once a week, on Tuesdays. We are aiming for this weekly maintenance period to take place in an off-peak time for both North American and European players. We are also aiming to inform players of the precise duration of any weekly maintenance period at least 24 hours before the maintenance begins.
For our new players, this weekly maintenance is done in order to make general improvements and to check performance of the game so that we can continue to provide a consistent, quality experience. Quite often (but not always) after a maintenance period there will a patch to download. Please be sure to update your launcher after any maintenance period.
Scheduled Maintenance
Date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Time: 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET) to 10AM CST (8AM PST/11AM EST/4PM GMT/5PM CET)
All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than eight hours.
Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™.
Here are some more details of the update that is being released tomorrow from the official Star Wars TOR website.
Flashpoint: Kaon Under Siege
A new Flashpoint introduced with Game Update 1.1, ‘Kaon Under Siege’ takes players to Kaon, a small world in a resource-rich sector of space known as the Tion Hegemony. A mysterious outbreak of the Rakghoul plague has ravaged the planet’s population, and those not lucky enough to be killed by the virus have mutated into twisted monstrosities. In the midst of the chaos a small group of survivors have been able fend off the seemingly endless waves of Rakghouls, but their time is running short. You, along with up to three of your Imperial or Republic allies, will have to travel to Kaon to rescue the survivors and discover the truth behind the release of the plague.
Operation: Karagga’s Palace, part II
Part II of the Karagga’s Palace Operation picks up where the first section ends. After you first confront Karagga and defeat the monsters in his beast pit, you and your allies will battle your way through Karagga’s palace before confronting the Hutt himself. You and your allies will have your skills and teamwork tested against Karagga’s private army of bounty hunters and Battle Droids, but your efforts will not go unrewarded. Defeating Karagga and his army will reward you with powerful weapons and armor, with even more exceptional rewards for players who conquer this Operation’s hard mode.
This looks like a great update to kick off the content update schedule for Star Wars TOR. I look forward to this one and many more to come!
Ack! This has been delayed. Boo! Here is the official news:
Hello everyone! Because we care about ensuring that Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ provides you with a consistent and quality game play experience, we will be postponing weekly maintenance this week. Downtime was originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 from 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET) to 10AM CST (8AM PST/11AM EST/4PM GMT/5PM CET) and will now occur at a later date due to issues requiring additional testing that have been discovered with the Game Update 1.1 content on the Public Test Server.
Looks as if they are planning to release this tomorrow, the 18th.