Patch Notes 1.0.2 Patch Notes - Live on 01/4/12

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General

• Guilds that are currently leaderless will have an Officer chosen and
  promoted to Guild Leader.

Classes and
Combat

Sith Inquisitor

General

• The Darth title is now properly granted to Sith Inquisitors.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected an issue that could prevent players from taking cover when
  targeting large NPCs.
• Fixed a bug that caused some abilities with activation times to be
  interrupted when used from cover.

Flashpoints
and Operations

Flashpoints

Taral V

• General Edikar now has the correct loot in Hard Mode and no longer enrages
  in Normal Mode.

Operations

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause choosing Nightmare Mode to not set enemies
  to Nightmare difficulty.

Items

General

• PvP lockboxes now cost 70 commendations, contain more consumables, and
  always contain an item.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected several PvP items that were Bind on Equip. They are now Bind on
  Pickup.
• PvP vendors on Capital Planets now offer the correct PvP items.
• Commendations received via in-game mail are now correctly added to the
  Currency tab.

Missions and NPCs

Missions

Imperial

• Number One with a Bullet: Players who choose dark side options now correctly
  receive the mission First Strike after completing this mission.
• First Strike: Players who did not receive this mission will now receive it
  upon entering their personal starships.

Republic

• Death Cloud: Players can now complete the "Toxic Waste" bonus objective
  regardless of how quickly they complete this mission.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected mission steps on several planets that could cause client
  instability.
• Fixed issues with some missions that could prevent pending rewards from
  being accepted.

Space Combat

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused a client crash if a space station was destroyed
  in Space Combat.

UI

Maps

• Group members no longer appear on all planets on the Galaxy Map.
• Corrected an issue that could cause map notes to disappear after logging out
  and back into the game.
• Corrected some map notes that referenced the incorrect map.
• Updated map notes for "travel to planet" steps in class missions on Nar
  Shaddaa, Hoth, and Belsavis to indicate the planet's space station.

Bug Fixes

• Players now receive the appropriate message if they attempt to create more
  characters than are permitted per account.
• Group members outside of a player's phase are no longer prompted to roll on
  items.
• The In-Game Customer Service Portal no longer appears to hang while the
  "updating" message is displayed.
• The Guild interface now properly displays the guild member list when it is
  sorted.
• The "Show Sith Corruption" option no longer toggles off when transitioning
  between areas.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Taxi rides are no longer occasionally interrupted, causing the player to be
  dropped from the taxi.
• Using the /dismiss command now correctly dismisses a vanity pet.
• Corrected some issues that could cause players to become stuck on the
  loading screen when logging into a character.
• Players can now use emotes while riding a vehicle.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some text-only mail messages from being received.
• Graphics preferences in settings files are now consistent with actual
  settings in use.
• Being in Do Not Disturb mode no longer prevents characters from being logged
  out for being away.
• Corrected an issue that caused poor performance on some machines in indoor
  areas with shadows enabled.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent players from being logged out for
  inactivity.