Weekly Patch Notes Update: May 18th, 2012

[Vigorous Q]

This week saw the deployment of patch 1.2.4. Some highlights from the patches include:

    Rebreather head slot items now appear on Sith Pureblood characters.
    Actions in the UI layout editor and chat window now prevent a player from being labeled as AFK.
    The Guard ability can now be reapplied if the player dies with it activated. Previously, players sometimes received an error indicating that their target was already guarded.

As our Game Director, James Ohlen, mentioned in this blog post, fixing issues is our priority and we will be making regular fixes on a consistent basis and emergency fixes as needed.

1.2.4 Patch Notes
5/15/2012
Classes and Combat

    General
        The Guard ability can now be reapplied if the player dies with it activated. Previously, players sometimes received an error indicating that their target was already guarded.
    Sith Inquisitor
        General
            Lightsaber Charge's audio effects no longer loop indefinitely.

Companion Characters

    Xalek
        Xalek now receives the correct amount of Shield Absorption from equipped gear.

Crew Skills

    Crafting Skills
        French and German tooltips now indicate the percentage chance for reverse engineering.

Flashpoints and Operations

    General
        Players who advance from level 49 to 50 while near an Operation phase gate now see the gate color change to indicate their eligibility to enter.
    Flashpoints
        Directive 7
            Players can no longer obtain the missions for Story and Hard Mode for this Flashpoint at the same time.
        Lost Island
            LR-5 Sentinel Droid now reliably activates his Plasma Coils during the encounter.
        The Battle of Ilum
            Players can no longer obtain the missions for Story and Hard Mode for this Flashpoint at the same time.
        The Black Talon
            An audio effect from the fusion cutter in this Flashpoint no longer loops indefinitely.
        The False Emperor
            Players can no longer obtain the missions for Story and Hard Mode for this Flashpoint at the same time.
    Operations
        Explosive Conflict
            General Vorgath's speech now features the correct voice modulation.

Items

    General
        Rebreather head slot items now appear on Sith Pureblood characters.
        Equipping a hooded robe in combination with certain head slot items no longer causes baldness.
        Players can no longer add color crystals to some items that did not appear to have color crystal slots, causing the crystals to become irretrievable.

Missions and NPCs

    Missions
        World Missions
            Belsavis
                Breakthrough: All members of the group now receive credit for completion of this mission.
            Ilum
                World Story missions on Ilum can no longer be abandoned.
            Taris
                No Escape: Republic Astromech Droids are no longer attacked by nearby friendly forces.
            Voss
                Players can no longer complete The Dark Hollow without first completing Primary Target. Completing these missions out of order could prevent players from completing Primary Target.
        Class Missions
            Jedi Knight
                Fate of the Jedi: The cinematic with the Jedi Council no longer takes much longer than intended to begin playing.
            Jedi Consular
                Automated Defense: Euphony Guard Droids now count towards this mission objective.
                Vivicar Awaits: This mission can no longer become blocked if a player logs out during the “Defeat the Ambush” step.
            Sith Inquisitor
                Into the Pit: The final conversation with Major Bessiker can no longer be repeated.
            Imperial Agent
                Shadow of the Dark Lord: Darth Zhorrid now follows through with her threat to torture a character in one of the dialogue paths in this mission.
            Trooper
                The Battle of Corellia: The Striker One Uplink can now be used from the mission tracker.

PvP

    General
        Mini-pets can no longer be summoned inside Warzones.
        A fix for some causes of players becoming stuck dead in Warzones has been implemented, though the issue may still rarely occur.
    Warzones
        Voidstar
            Characters that exit the protected spawn area before the match begins are now killed.

UI

    Guild Bank
        Crafted items stored in the Guild Bank now display their tooltips correctly.
    Social
        Closing the Add Friend dialogue no longer makes the Add Friend button on the friends list unusable.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

    Actions in the UI layout editor and chat window now prevent a player from being labeled as AFK.