TOR Patch 2.4 Live today

So... I want to play the patch, that means I'm basically copying and pasting the Highlights from the Patch Notes. Here you go:

• New Story Mission Area: Oricon! Located in an uncharted system well off the Hydian Way, Oricon is a remote moon that is immeasurably strong with the dark side – a perfect home for the feared Dread Masters! Begin the Oricon journey by talking to O6-D5 on the Republic Fleet or D5-F3 on the Imperial Fleet.
• Warzone Arenas! 4v4 Warzone Arenas are now active for Unranked, Ranked Solo, and Ranked Team play!
• New Level 55 Daily Missions! Explore the ship-strewn, mysterious landscape of Oricon as you battle the deadly Dread Guard and their minions. The Dread Masters are bent on destroying both the Empire and Republic and they’re using their every resource to do so!
• New Operation: Dread Fortress! Begin your assault of the Dread Masters lair, an ancient fortress claimed by the Dread Masters soon after arriving on Oricon.
• New Operation: Dread Palace! Make your way beyond the Dread Fortress to the foreboding palace of the Dread Masters –and battle towards the final confrontation with the galaxy’s greatest threat.
• New Galactic Reputation Organization! A new organization has been added: Strike Team Oricon (Republic) (Republic)/Dread Executioners (Imperial).
• New Gear Sets! Three new sets of gear have been added: Dread Forged (new tier), Oriconian (new PvE Commendation gear) and Obroan (new PvP tier).
• New Vehicles and Mount! The Praxon Pyroclast, Gurian Volcano, and Strike Force Tauntaun have been added!

They also have a pretty cool live action commercial that you should check out if you're bored.

Diablo 3 Expansion announced!

Earlier this month Blizzard announced that they would be releasing a Diablo 3 Expansion sometime in 2014. Its called "Reaper of Souls" and (like Diablo 2's expansion) adds a fifth act to the game, along with a new character class. The Crusader will be introduced as the new class, only a small amount of information is available so far on it. Basically they will have a class specific shield, and have a Passive ability that will allow them to weild a 2 handed weapon in one hand (I assume so they can use a sweet shield on their offhand).

Check out the intro cinematic for the Diablo 3 Expansion as well, Blizzard always does a really nice job on their videos.

-Val