Recent posts from the SWGOH community summarized for quick reading. Source links to Reddit, Capital Games developer accounts, and Discord channels are always preserved on each item.
Today's update includes the release of CROSSHAIR and marks the start of Era of the Cavalry Season 3. It also addresses several bug fixes, including issues with Gamorrean Guard, Mace Windu, Omega, Learn By Watching, and Ezra Bridger (Exile).
A new Light Side Attacker, Crosshair (Scarred), is announced for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. He is designed as the final piece of a new Bad Batch squad and his kit revolves around managing stacks of a debuff called Shaken. His Marquee event begins March 11th, requiring Omega (Fugitive), Batcher, Hunter (Mercenary), and Wrecker (Mercenary).
The Galactic Relic Mastery Vault II will be available on the Webstore this weekend, offering various relic materials and credits. A discount code is provided for $25 off. Players can enter a giveaway by commenting with a Star Wars character not currently in-game and their Ally code.
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Capital Games investigated an issue causing infinite spinning in specific game environments. The root cause was identified, and a new build was prepared. A hotfix has been deployed to address the problem.
This update introduces Wrecker (Mercenary) Batcher to Chromium packs and Shipments, and makes Captain Tarpals and Gungan Boomadier Accelerated Characters. Several bugs were fixed, including issues with Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, Ben Solo, and JKR's Leader ability. Additionally, Zaalbar's Omicron ability received an update with new functionality.
Players are experiencing an issue where the last free tier of Conquest Ascension cannot be claimed. A temporary workaround has been provided while the development team investigates a fix for the problem.
Wrecker (Mercenary) is revealed as a new Light Side Tank character for the Bad Batch faction, also with the Mercenary tag. His kit focuses on dispelling buffs, Turn Meter manipulation, and gaining defensive stats through his Soldier of Fortune unique. Wrecker's Marquee event begins February 25, 2025.
A new Community Milestone Event is available, focused on earning rewards by spending Conquest Energy. The event features character shards for Darth Malgus, Maul, Queen Amidala, Luthen Rael, and the new Conquest character Jocasta Nu, along with Datacrons, Data-cache Currency, and Deboss materials across five milestones.
This post answers player questions about the upcoming Conquest character, Jocasta Nu. Key points covered include her role as a "lifter" unit, her three omicrons (active in Grand Arenas), interactions with protection and debuffs, and details on her transformation mechanics.
All players who 7-starred Hunter (Mercenary) will receive the Hunter (Mercenary) Datacron in a future update. Those who already earned the Datacron will receive a second copy.
The team is investigating the Kessel Run issue. Players affected will receive missed rewards and additional compensation for the inconvenience.
Today's update added Saw Gerrera to Cantina Holotable Battle 4-F and fixed the "Go" button for Hunter's Character Quest. Boss Nass is now an Accelerated Character. Galactic Legend Ahsoka Tier 1 was fixed, and a bug with summoned ships in the Corellia space mission was resolved. Details for Episode 2 - Era of the Cavalry Free Track and Episode Pass rewards were also released.
Capital Games is aware that some players are experiencing an infinite loading screen when attempting to access the Galactic Legend Ahsoka Tano event. They have identified the issue and plan to implement a fix in the next game release, targeted for next week.
This update introduces the February event calendar, new kits for Jocasta Nu and Hunter, and makes General Syndulla's shards farmable. It includes fixes for several bugs, such as Grand Inquisitor's instant defeat ability in Territory Wars and TIE Dagger's self-damage. Known issues for Hunter and the new Datacron are also noted.
A new Light Side Support character, Hunter (Mercenary), is introduced with a Marquee event on February 11. He supports the Bad Batch and Mercenary factions by Marking enemies, which enables various team benefits, cooldown reductions, and debuffs on opponents. His kit focuses on synergizing with Attackers and building stacks to empower his special abilities, especially "This Will Hurt."
Jocasta Nu, a new Galactic Republic Jedi Attacker, is revealed as a Conquest lifter. She transforms into Jocasta Nu (Rifle) and features a new Jedi Vanguard faction tag, along with unique abilities like a rifle throw for a last-ditch effort and setting enemy health to 65.
Players who donated to the Extra Life Charity fundraiser will now find their incentives delivered to their in-game inbox. Capital Games thanked the community for a successful drive.
Capital Games is investigating an issue where two specific store packages are incorrectly granting Crystals instead of their advertised contents. The affected packages are the Supreme Energy Bundle and Signal Data Mastery II. Further updates will be provided.
A hotfix was released on January 23, 2025, to address an issue where Omega (Fugitive) and Batcher were not being defeated when starting a second battle Captive and without allies, which was contrary to their intended mechanics. The fix adds a check at the start of battle to prevent this.