Friday Update: Fan Friday + Studio Insider

Another Friday is upon us, and you know what that means – another Friday Update of course! And what an update – there is literally a parsec’s worth of new stuff (sorry, I’ve always wanted to use the word parsec improperly.)

This week, we’re treated to a brand new edition of the Studio Insider, where Senior Concept Artist Ryan Dening gives us some insight on the process for creating the starships we’ll all be piloting around the galaxy:

The first stage for all the player ships was a document from the design team that contained the gameplay goals for the ships and listed all the rooms and access points that each needed.

Anatomy of a Starship

Also part of the Studio Insider is the Community Q&A (which BioWare has now also opened up on their Facebook page.) This time around, Blaine Christine handles the duties:

Q: Can you miss acquiring a companion without realizing it during the game? (asked by DarthPrecious)

A: Generally speaking, these opportunities are all pretty obvious to the player, as they occur along the main path of your Class Quests. We do, however, reserve the right to put some goodies out there for the particularly ambitious player to find.

Click to read the full Q&A.

Last but not least is a great new Fan Friday complete with all of the extras that entails: concept art, polls, Trandoshan smilies, avatars and more!

A big announcement that came out of the Fan Friday was the presence of Star Wars: The Old Republic at PAX East in Boston, this coming March!

Here are today’s polls:

What Fan Site is your favorite to regularly visit?

What’s your favorite part of being in a guild?

Head on over to SWTOR.com and check out the full Fan Friday!

Dromund Kaas

Tatooine