SW:TOR Scheduled Maintenance: Update 2.9: Galactic Strongholds (Early Access)

I'm replicating the announcement here, as I had a little trouble finding it.

On August 19th, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be unavailable while we perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.9: Galactic Strongholds will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014
Duration: 5 hours
Time: 2AM PDT (9AM GMT) - 7AM PDT (2PM GMT)

During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on our Twitter account.

Original Maintenance Announcement on official forums

WOOT! :cheer:

Party at my Nar Shadda Sky Palace! I'm sorely tempted to bring my laptop to work with me tomorrow.

Ohhh my stronghold will be pretty bare to start, but it'll be mine...all mine ;)

So.. Do I log on as soon as I get home from work (4:40pm GMT) or do I replace my dishwasher heating element first?

Quote by ikkabar

So.. Do I log on as soon as I get home from work (4:40pm GMT) or do I replace my dishwasher heating element first?

1. launch patcher
2. use the Force to fix dishwasher
3. grab some om noms
4. sprint back to computer just as the patcher finishes
5. afterwards, put dirty dishes away in fixed dishwasher

No no no no no no. Dishwashers are completely superfluous when you have an ENTIRELY NEW SKY PALACE to mess up. There should be plenty of room to put your dirty dishes there. That will buy you much more time before having to replace that dishwasher. In addition, GALACTIC STRONGHOLDS.

That is all.

I would use The Force to repair the dishwasher, but I'm not sure that using a Force Choke or Crushing Darkness on it will help. I need to have it on its side with the water emptied out. I don't have a Jedi character yet, and my Sith Inquisitor doesn't have that kind of co-ordination.

I'm also running out of clean dishes and workspace to store the mucky ones on, as I absolutely loathe washing up by hand. My shuttle arrival may be slightly delayed...


[Edit - Maintenance is complete]

So excited. Just cooking dinner then I'll be online. I just finished the HK-51 quests so I'm going to have him great me at my stronghold entrance :)


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I moved in as SOON as they got finished patching this morning. Then I went to bed after working a night shift. Now, time to do more than just get the keys.

I brought my laptop to work and let it patch in the morning. I logged into it at lunch and played around my sky palace a bit. I'll give it a closer look tonight when I get home.