Summary: <br> <br> Two chock-full Friday Updates and a Comic Con panel made for lots of discussion.<br> <br> Fact or Fiction? (2:05) Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s host challenge concerns faction change, <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pazaak">pazaak</a>, and the <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cathar">Cathar</a>.<br> <br> From the Newsnet & Beyond (3:45) Roundup of the most important announcements and news:<br> <br> * (4:03) Fan Art. From Vitellius, a 3-D animated <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7chcb2DIGqg">video</a> featuring Darth Rasp. From Tanq, <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=139736">pretty pictures</a>. From Ash/Oxyjin, a painting, “<a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=163568">Sith’s Little Helper</a>.”<br> * (6:00) Updates to the <a href="http://www.swtor.com/user/fansite">Fan Site Kit</a>, including new avatars.<br> * (6:30) Concept art: <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cathar">Cathar</a> race from the Developer’s Corner of the <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100723_002">7/23 Fri Update</a>. Remember Jedi <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Juhani">Juhani</a> from <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kotor">KOTOR</a>? She was a Cathar.<br> * (7:40) Fatal Alliance spotlight. Chapter one <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100723_001-0">excerpt</a> posted on official forums. Carla liked it. Kathy recommended the audio version.<br> * (12:21) <a href="http://comic-con.gamespot.com/video/6270912/" target="_blank"> Comic Con panel</a>, “Beyond Solo: Crafting the Multiplayer Story.” Hosted by Morgan Webb. Lead Designer James Ohlen and writers Drew Karpyshyn and Alexander Freed answer questions about TOR. Topics: Space combat, developing character storylines, House Thul, new companion(?), For full forty-nine minute panel, watch Gamespot’s video <a href="http://comic-con.gamespot.com/video/6270912/">here</a>.<br> * (28:26) <a href="http://www.swtor.com/media/webcomics/blood-of-the-empire/act2?comicpage=22" target="_blank">Blood of the Empire #8</a>. Exal Kressh shows Teneb Kel a thing or two.<br> * (29:34) <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/nar-shaddaa" target="_blank">Nar Shaddaa</a> revealed as playable world. Neon! Pleasure palaces! What happens in Nar Shaddaa stays in Nar Shaddaa. Teeny but awesome <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/nar-shaddaa#flythrough">video</a> here, history and art <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/nar-shaddaa">here</a>.<br> <br> Sith or Jedi? (32:57) Carla and Kathy find out which path they walk in real life with The Test of the Seat Hog. Take the full test <a href="../podcast-2/sith-or-jedi/">here</a>. Don't be surprised if you ever see Carla's picture <a href="http://www.seathogs.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> Community Buzz (38:00) <br> <br> * Micro-transactions (38:20). EA Games <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2010/07/live_gamer_powers_electronic_arts_microtransactions.html">announced</a> that Live Gamer will handle their micro-transactions. Carla and Kathy argue over the definition of a micro-transaction and find they are on basically on the same side of the fence.<br> * End Game worries (45:32) This <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=175231">thread</a> (70+ pages) on the official forums gets the usual mix of freaking out, reasonable response, jumping to conclusions, and, let’s not forget, whining.<br> * MaxLiao's take on the Trinity (48:00) Read his post <a href="http://corellianrun.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=64" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
