The Bad Feeling Podcast

We're just a few scant weeks away from the launch date for 6.0 of Star Wars The Old Republic! Our friends at Bioware have been hard at work on the PTS making lots of changes to the gearing system, fine tuning the new operation and listening to testers' feedback! Let's take a quick dive in to what we've seen lately...

 I've forgotten how to write show notes! We're back after another grueling month in the summer heat of Austin. The Bioware folks have given us a firm launch date for Onslaught. Its not in September, but we'll be happy to have it in front of us. Let's look at some of the updates that have come to the PTS and see what we can uncover! 

Let's talk about the June PVP report! Mike B has been hard at work hunting and punishing cheaters, and he took time out of his day to drop some knowledge on trolls! We also take a very brief look at the short-lived PTS. If you blinked, you probably missed it, but there's some good stuff in there!

Hi friends! We've got a fresh podcast for you! Its been a little while, and we'll fill you in on what's kept us away for a bit. Our buddy Musco gave us the gift of show prep this week with some Dev Tracker gold!June doesn't mean what we think it means! Listen for more randomness...

Its summer time and the time is right for swtor in the streets! In years past, we've had mid-summer events to keep us engaged with Star Wars The Old Republic. This year we take it up a notch with the Bad Feeling Summer Camp!

This week, our friends over at Bioware put on a Live Stream like no other! We learned so much from the crew that it requires an entire podcast to decipher and react to all the information!We learned about changes coming in Onslaught, that may sound familiar! Ding!This week's outro music: Star Wars Finger Style by Kelly Valleau

We've learned a lot more about the new in game event for Star Wars The Old Republic! When we travel to Dantooine, we'll find more pirates and different sets of missions depending on when you visit.With all the new changes we've seen in the game, why has crafting been largely ignored? Brian has a list of wants for crafting to make that aspect of the game better than ever!

The cameras are back! Not that you podcast listeners should care, but we're back on Twitch. So... yay? In addition, there's been a handful of things to discuss with Star Wars the Old Republic. SWTOR has been tagged with a case of the Fake News! Reports of its death are greatly overrated. Our friend Mike Bradley posted the April PVP update and an explanation of something called "Death Volumes" They go to eleven. There's been some discussion about the HK subscriber reward chapter. Should it come back? How should it come back? And finally, we discuss Dantooine. The pirates are on Dantooine. This week's outro music: https://badfeelingpodcast.com/index.php/audio-listing/music/156-8-bit-cantina-band

There's a new contest! Guild heraldry is a thing, and we need guild logos! Head over to https://swtor.jedipedia.net and try out the Guild Banner Designer. Craft us a sweet logo and you could win a 30-day subscription code courtesy of Swtorista! We know a few more details about the gear changes coming to Star Wars The Old Republic when Expansion 6.0 drops in September. Onslaught will include changes to how your gear and stats work. There will be new pieces to chase called 'Tactical Items'. We don't know much about them, but we will go ahead and draw some wild conclusions anyway. Last week, Kathleen Kennedy, president of LucasFilm, set our hair on fire by possibly stating there might be something relating to Knights of the Old Republic coming soon. It also may be pure fluff and marketing jargon. Let's listen to the quote and dissect it! This week's outro music: Cantina Band by Tyron Hapi

So much to talk about after Star Wars Celebration! Let's discuss the Episode 9 trailer and the SWTOR 6.0 announcement!

We're back after a long recovery following our South by SWTOR event! Let's go over all the fun things we learned there, including the identities of some more nefarious players around The Old Republic. If you've watched the Dev Tracker, you'll see that the first sweep of win traders has taken place. Listen to learn more! There are a lot of great things happening in the community, especially leading up to Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. Be on the look out for info regarding the SWTOR Fan Community booth and all the cool things happening there. You may have also gotten under the hood with some of the dev tools that go into making SWTOR. Is this a good thing? Is the mug of blue milk half empty or half full? You decide!

New things are on the way for Star Wars The Old Republic! Guild Heraldry is a thing. We prefer the term 'space logo'. Our friends at Bioware announced that with game update 5.10.2 we'll see space logos. Also some other fun tweaks to the preview window and more. Did you know win trading was still a thing? There are also still exploits happening. Bioware dev Mike Bradley is prepared to bring down the hammer. Finally, you may know that we complain about gear. A lot. Dicks in boxes. Boxes of dicks. We answer a listener question about what we'd like to see done differently regarding the gearing process. This week's outro music: Bogg at the Cantina

Someone's been naughty! This week there was a screen cap of a post that originated on a set of forums under NDA. The influencer program has been in place for a while now, so let's discuss what's going on!

Five dot Ten dot One dot What dot Thing has been deployed! It brings the end of Ranked Season 10 and the lair boss with the Hive of the Mountain Queen. And some bugs. And a bug queen. And another currency! Remember when Bioware told us there were too many currencies so they scrapped most of them? Ossus Farms remembers. Let's take a look at what's going on here. Ranked season 10 rewards are also different. No weapon set! No mount! No idea why! Older rewards will also be available for purchase as 'replica' models. This is a good thing? This week's outro music: Imperial March Classical by Epica

Hello friends! Let's talk about Star Wars video games! There's been a few items in the press lately about EA. They scrapped one Star Wars game; there's another Star Wars game supposedly coming out; Disney likes EA making Star Wars games. All the while, our beloved Old Republic gets the stepchild treatment. What gives?!? What would we like to see? Here's the petition that Robert started if you want to make your voice heard! This week's outro music:

There's new gear to be had on Ossus! What does it take to get it? Who wins, and who loses (hint: GSF always finishes last) There have also been more and more Star Wars Fan Films. Vader: Shards of the Past has been getting a lot of great reviews, and has also attracted the attention of our overlords at Disney. Look out creators everywhere!

Welcome back from break! Let's discuss some of the fun that has taken place since we've been gone. There have been some more bug fixes and some more bugs. Most notably has been a conquest week of Total Galactic War. We declare: Shenanigans! It seems like not everything is above board!

How long since we did The Bad Feeling Buvette? Its only been a week, so let's discuss! Then we'll talk about all the things that we saw in Star Wars: The Old Republic in the year 2018. Some good, some not so good, and a whole lot of...

Star Wars The Old Republic has released game update 5.10! There's a lot to unpack here -- difficult mobs, group content, bugs bugs bugs and more! Listen to our thoughts on all on the non-spoilery things

Star Wars: The Old Republic is bringing another new system into the game. Now we're going to see Guild levelling and guild perks. What does that mean? Let's dive in to see how perky we can get! This week's outro music: Star Wars Medley by Taylor Davis

When Star Wars: The Old Republic introduces a new tier of gear, there's always some discussion about how it will affect the rest of the game. The same is true this time around. When iLevel 252 and 258 gear becomes available, it appears that PVP players will be at a disadvantage. We have a solution that we believe will work for all players and solve a lot of problems at the same time: Let's get Naked! This week's outro music: Imperial Hip Hop by Grand Jedi Master 7860

Hey gang! Since the last time we talked to you, there's been a lot of information dumped on us about the next SWTOR game update. 5.10 brings us the Jedi Under Siege! There's a lot to unpack in there, so we discuss the guild improvements, the new daily area, the operation, the PTS and much much more!

We're closing out Guest-Tember with one of the senior voices of the Swtor community. Its R3dn4. You know him from Ootinicast, Its a Trap Podcast, and most recently, The Council We explore some of the issues surrounding Swtor and Star Wars. We discuss the cancellation of an official cantina event during New York Comic Con, the slow down of Star Wars theatrical releases and bring it home with an update about SWTOR:Unite -- a group podcast and live stream coming in November! This week's outro music: Ska Wars by Rico Rodriguez

This week for Guest-tember, we welcome famous Twitch streamer, Snave! We discuss lots of PVP things from class balances, the new warzones, PTS to match making! Join us as we take a spirited romp with our PVPness! Catch Snave's Twitch channel here: twitch.tv/snave This week's outro musicLapti Nek by Meco

Week 2 of Guest-tember brings our discussion with Marcus from Working Class Nerds. We discuss how the community in Star Wars: The Old Republic makes the game more than just a solo romp. Bioware is introducing many more features to guilds which should also increase the value and longevity of groups and player made content. What else do we expect to see from Bioware? How will these changes impact how players stay engaged? Let's find out!

September is here and its time for "Guestember"! We kick off the month by welcoming our friend Ted from The State of the Old Republic podcast to talk about the recently released SWTOR Fall Roadmap. What did we like? What was unexpected? What was displeasing? Find out! We also take a minute to bid farewell to the MMO known as Wildstar. While none of us on the show ever played, we understand that many people enjoyed it very much, and we want to invite any former Wildstar players back to Star Wars The Old Republic! Have you seen the trailer for Star Wars Resistance?! It looks new and interesting. We have mixed reactions and mixed expectations for what the latest installment on Disney XD will bring. This week's outro music: Star Wars Dubstep by AJE Find the State of the Old Republic podcast here: sotorpodcast.com

This week's Bad Feeling Podcast brings a discussion recap of last week's PVPness interview with our friends at Bioware. We move on to some things that we haven't heard from those folks: A Fall Roadmap. We've reached the end of the summer map, and haven't heard any rumblings of a follow-up. The back half of the show is a discussion about Legos! The Star Wars branded Legos have traditionally fallen into two categories: cheap sets or very expensive sets. Now there is a new line of sets in the $20 to $30 range that really hits the sweet spot of pricing. Crafters rejoice! This week's outro music:Star Wars Banga by Zobian

We're back in the studio with our Bioware friends! This time, we talk to David Demaree and Brett Hoffman. Alongside Eric Musco, we go all in on PVP! We discuss PTS playing, PVP changes, the new huttball map and more! Enjoy all the things!

Look at that! Game update 5.9.2 has dropped and it brought so much more than expected! There are more achievements, more lag, more bugs, more deaths and more fun! Let's discuss what we're seeing in game and hopefully what will be fixed soon. We've gotten some words handed down from Musco regarding win trading during ranked PVP. Be gone foul cheaters! You shall be smited with the ban hammer! Casey Hudson, General Manager for Bioware delivered a summer update that mentions our beloved SWTOR! The Old Republic got one whole sentence from the studio, and it suggests good things are coming! We're not invisible anymore! In the back half of the show, we discuss something that no one wants: Star Wars fatigue. Back in the day, Star Wars was so scarce, we had to revel in any piece of content we could find. Now that Star Wars is a large part of the world wide popular culture, we're becoming saturated. What does this mean? Who is this good for? Is there more to it than just a cash grab from the suits at Disney? This week's outro music: Ookay Star Wars

More PTS goodness for all! There's going to be more fun PVPness and another whole room added to the Rishi stronghold. Unfortunately, this means the launch of game update will be delayed at least a week. Last weekend at San Diego Comic Con, it was announced that there will be another season of the Clone Wars. Chuck and Brian are not excited. Why is this happening and what would we rather see?

Hi friends! The Play Test Server is available for all! Join in the warzone testing fun and experience the majesty that is the new Rishi stronghold! There are more exciting changes coming to ranked PVP seasons. You probably heard about them a few months back when we first put the ideas out there. If you like the ranked changes, you're welcome. 2018 is the 15th anniversary of the original Knights of the Old Republic. Our beloved KOTOR has led to what we know as SWTOR. Do you feel like the legacy of Revan has been properly realized? We've gone through the original class stories, the Shadow of Revan expanion, and the Knights of expansions. All are loosely tied to the original KOTOR storyline.

Hey guys! There are more pvp changes incoming! Huttball movement, time and scoring will be different. There will also be another change to tanking stats in PVP. Let's discuss! If you've paid any attention to the Star Wars universe as a whole, you've surely noticed there is a lot of criticism of the latest movies and the company's direction. When does criticism cross the line into toxicity? There are people wanting to re-make The Last Jedi, and an Internet proclamation decrying the removal of Kathleen Kennedy.....um, what? This week's outro music: Cantina Band by The Saltine Ramblers

Prepare your ear holes for 66 minutes of Bad Feeling Badness! To celebrate our 200th episode, we take the easy way out and do a look back at how we got started, what brought us to the game, and podcasting. We answer your questions in this AMA style! And we apologize to you listeners for the torture we've inflicted. Good luck to us all!

We bring you Episode 199! We're not sure if that's a milestone, but this will serve as a reminder that we need some ideas for what to do on Episode 200. Hit us up if you've got something we should do to celebrate! Our friends at Bioware have released some details about the changes coming to Warzones! We'll talk through the changes and what we think the effects will be This week's outro music: Cantina Band Remix by Noize Tanks

Hey everybody, there's a new roadmap! No announcement, no preview, we just got slapped in the face with the new roadmap. There are so many PVP things covered, we have to thank ourselves for putting the ideas into the minds of Bioware's developers. We are claiming credit for PvP inception. Let's discuss all the wonderful tidbits we can uncover in the Summer 2018 roadmap!

Let's do this! Brian has short-timer's disease as he's getting ready to head out of town. We're recording on May 1st, the first post-poned date for Game Update 5.9. But now its been postponed again! 5.9 will be available just in time for our favorite holiday. MAY THE FOURTH! In addition, players will receive some goodies and there is a new subscriber reward! There's also a new exploit! Watch out and don't put yourself on the naughty list. Springtime brings with it the desire to clean things out and get a breath of fresh air. What a great time to clean out those over-filled cargo holds. What's a player to do with all this crap?!!? We also want to shout out to our friend Sir Salisbury who needs help to get home! Take a look at his page here I also want to put the call out for someone to run guild things in the guild! Let me know if you're interested! This week's outro music: Main Theme Ukukulele by Anna UK

And we're back! Its been a few weeks since we put out a podcast. Many apologies for keeping y'all hanging like that. Let's dive into what's been going on for us since then. First, we announce the winner of 500 MILLION CREDITS in our Izax giveaway contest. Our friend Sir Salisbury needs our help! Please see here and help if you can - https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/83FT81aa3e Its been a tough week for the guys. After a friend and colleague passed away, our gaming and Swtor habits have changed. Let's discuss. Brian also guested on the new podcast Working Class Nerds. Check them out, and feel free to haze them as the new podcast on the block. This week's outro music: Ookay Star Wars

Time is running out! Have you killed Izax, the final boss in Gods from the Machine operation? If so, make sure you email those screen shots to be entered to win 500 MILLION CREDITS! We're being spoon fed incremental updates about the new conquest system. Let's beat this dead horse! In SWTOR_Central's interview with Musco and Charles, we learned that the Bioware team wants to focus on bringing PVP things to the PVPers. Chuck has a few things to say about this! This week's outro music: Duel of the Fates by The One Nils

More conquest changes! Hooray? Are they upgrades, or just updates? There's going to be another cartel market sale with the entire (almost) catalog available for direct purchase. Great idea! And subscribers are going to receive the Nico Okarr and Shae Vizla companions....again... or maybe not. Don't forget about our Izax contest. Kill the giant robot to be entered to win 500 million credits! This week's outro music: Binary Suns by Coyote Kisses

There's a new operations boss that means there's a new contest! Kill Izax for the biggest give away we've ever done -- thanks to our sponsor preferred-til-newops ! There have been new changes to the conquest system. They are not awesome. Brian got frustrated and spouted gibberish. Literally.

Did you miss South by SWTOR?!? If so, you missed out. We'll recap some of the fun things we learned from devs when you ply them with alcohol. We saw a dev stream on Twitch this week. Charles and Musco showed us a few of the additions we can expect with game update 5.8 Conquest improvements look nice, but the question of participation remains. Will the rewards make people want to play? Izax is coming as well. From the promo shots we've seen, he looks quite impressive... and maybe he transforms into a sweet spaceship ?

As we know, Bioware has a track record of delaying things. Game updates, patches, roadmaps -- these have all been delayed. So it should come as no surprise that game updates 5.8 and 5.9 are also to be delayed. We'd rather see quality instead of timeliness, but of course the haters are gonna hate hate hate. After our interview with Keith last week, there have been another round of doom and gloom posts and videos. Let's discuss and see where the goals of us players and the goals for the business can coalesce. Maybe there's something like daily rewards that works for everyone? This week's outro music: Imperial March by Empire Jazz

We travel to the Bioware mothership once again! This time we tracked down Lead Producer Keith Kanneg and force him to answer questions. The interrogation droid we used was quite effective. Listen as we discuss the roadmap, a 6.0 expansion, Anthem, and more! This week's outro music: Star Wars Meets Metal by 331erock

Last week, Brian had to put the brakes on Chuck when he was about to dive down a worm hole regarding subscriber rewards. Now the brakes are off! Chuck will let us know what he thinks about sub rewards and educate us about something called the Liberator. Its not what you think. In the back half of the show, we look at the reddit and discuss a post from SWTOR_VEGA. What if the cartel market were a giant catalog that you could always purchase things from? We put some spins on this idea and run with them!

The. Best. Roadmap. Ever! Keith has released this quarter's roadmap and there are some thing in it. But who cares? MAKO IS RETURNING! We're all aflutter with excitement to know when we can reunite with our beloved. The roadmap also contains information about future updates, including conquests, companion influence, new augments, a hint of 6.0 and more! This week's outro music: Star Wars Medley by Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens

Chuck has returned from the high seas to bring his tales of wonder! Star Wars the Old Republic celebrates as the Return of the Gree returns! Enjoy killing players on Ilum until the next time it returns. And the time after that, and after that, and after that..zzZzzz. The 3 recurring events in Swtor come around every month, and they're starting to get a little stale. Would it be better to have them on all the time instead of monthly? What if occurred less frequently? What incentivizes players to participate? This week's outro music: Binary Sunset by DJ AC

Star Wars the Old Republic has released game update 5.7. There some fun stuff in the new boss encounter! The Bridge Boss is real! There's also been another article published about the demise of Swtor at the hands of the evil corporate overlords known as Electronic Arts. The article is mostly speculation, so let's dig into it! This week's outro music: Star Wars Metal by Cheyeguy

If you ever look around the Internet for information about Star Wars the Old Republic, two things will become apparent.  A) People are passionate about the game B) No one has a clear idea of what the state of the game actually is Many folks have been saying that SWtor is in 'Maintenance Mode'. Why do they say this? What is maintenance mode? What should we do to prevent it? Is now a good time to start playing? Is it okay to come back to the game? What should new and returning players expect?  Let's discuss! This week's outro music: Star Wars dubstep by AJE

Let's start off 2018 with a bang.... or a dud... or something! This week, we take a listen back to last year's resolutions. How did we do? About as well as you'd expect. Then, we set our sights to predictions for the coming year. What will we seen in Star Wars The Old Republic? Definitely some new companions, but they won't be available to all characters. Is this a bad thing? This week's outro music: Cantina Band by Tyron Hapi

Holy crap! Its already been a full year of bad feeling podcasts! Brian was able to bribe Bioware employees with cookies to get them to tell us a little bit about what they worked on this year. In game news, the Copero flashpoint has undergone some changes to make it quicker and more accessible. How much flashpoint is too much? How much story is too little? This is the last one for the year, so we'll see you in 2018!

Its been another exciting week in the Galaxy of Star Wars The Old Republic! Game update 5.6 brought lots of fun things including a new operations boss, a new flashpoint, CXP updates, the activity finder and more! Also included in this update: Another credit generating exploit. This is bad news for those of us that like the use the GTN to buy and sell goods. Are the exploiters going too far or is this part of a greater conspiracy? This week's Outro Music: Imperial March Tujamo by NashtyD