Quelle: https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/3cb7lm/beyond_the_stars_podcast_e3_michael_backus/

bstr413, Jung-Ma

Lots of reiteration of stuff that we heard before, but some new stuff:

•Fresh level 60's will get gear, abilities, and skills.
•Chapter 1 is set up as a story-driven tutorial to remind people how to play or teach new level 60's.
•Free character slot for subs for your 1 free instant level 60. (Dev post from before stated that we will get 2 free character slots for subs.)
•Reiteration of this expansion is only for subs: no way to buy expansion.
•This expansion is "Season 1:" the 16 chapters through July 2016. "Season 2" will start a little while later. Similar to how Guild Wars 2 releases content.
•Core game is being revamped: this includes rewards, companions, and crafting. •Not sure if this includes stuff from previous expansions: they didn't understand this question.
•Chapter 1 and 2 will be before the Zakull Empire takes over. The demo they showed at E3 was Chapter 3.
•There will be new "MMO stuff:" PvP, Flashpoints, ect. No specifics announced yet: they are focusing on the story aspect of the expansion right now since that appeals to the majority of gamers and is the biggest change.
•Crafting cap is being raised in the expansion.
•Expansion will have new quest mechanics. Cameras will move in dialog.
•They are continually making engine improvements: they will make more with the new expansion, but not a total revamp. The 2 people being interviewed don't know when or if they will upgrade to DirectX 12: it is being covered by a different department. They are happy with the improvements made in the last few patches. (They are still going to make more.)


Persönliches Highlight: Crafting cap is being raised in the expansion.

Verwirrend (zumindest für mich): Free character slot for subs for your 1 free instant level 60. (Dev post from before stated that we will get 2 free character slots for subs.)

Ein Gratis-Charakterslot? Lese ich das richtig? Klingt praktisch umsetzbar, wenn man Abonnenten in 4.0 ungeachtet ihrer freigeschalteten Anzahl an gekauften und belegten Charakterslots (egal ob 12, 16 oder 22) einfach einen Extra-Slot schenkt, auf dem sie dann ihren Gratis-60er erstellen können. Anstatt 22 hätte ich dann 23 Slots und wer bisher nur 16 hatte hätte auf einmal 17 und wer bisher auf seine 12 kostenlosen Slots setze bräuchte für Nummer 13 auch nichts dafür zu bezahlen. Worauf sich der Nachsatz über die 2 Gratis-Charakterslots bezieht ist wohl das Statement, dass man versuchen möchte das Maximum für Abonnenten von 22 auf 24 zu erhöhen. Der Dev-Post: http://pfannenstiel.blogger.de/stories/2510394/