Many players interested in Commando Expertise, Spy Expertise and Medic Expertise are eagerly awaiting Chapter 4. This exclusive will bring you something else that will be introduced with the new chapter.

Keep in mind this doesn't have anything to do with what the future could include in regard to the 'In Concept' discussions. If what Helios has posted comes to light, it will not interfere with this matter.

Now, without further delay and with my gratitude to Grant Rogue_5 McDaniel of SWG/SOE and Amy Stojsavljevic of Lucas Arts for the exclusive, click any of the following links to view the introduction of Holo-Pets! QuickTime is needed to view these videos and they may take a bit to load, please be patient!



* Squall
* Jax
* Slice Hound
* Rancor
* Ewok



There will be 10 Holo-pets altogether, four of which are more rare than the others. The Ewok and the Rancor are two of the rares. As you may have noticed, only 5 pets are shown in the videos. The remaining pets will be revealed in Thunderheart’s Friday Feature on the 17th.

Players will receive one holo-pet emitter and a data cube package. The data cubes determine which pet you receive. And, you may trade the data cubes if you wish. So, although you won’t be able to choose your initial pet, you can trade with others to collect the ones you want.

These are not pets in the traditional sense of the game, they are only going to be “house-pets,” that exist in the house or structure in which you place the emitter. In other words, they will not take up space in your datapad.

The holo-pet will stay in the room where you put the emitter but you can move the emitter around your house or structure.

These pets will not make any sounds. Certain pets may know a few tricks but you have to be observant to catch them at it. And, just so you know, you can rename your pet, watch Naming Pets to see how it's done.

The pets are permanent, and you can turn the emitter on and off.

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