SWTOR servers to go down in a few hours. Patch 1.3 is coming

The long awaited patch 1.3 is coming to Star Wars The Old Republic today and I say "long awaited" only because they will finally be incorporating the group finder to the game. This special feature allows you to sit back, relax and let the game form up a team for you to do your hard mode flashpoints. No more shouting on LFG, no more having to look around manually for a group to get things started. From the looks of screenshots and videos, it appears Ops will also be available in this group finder.

Furthermore, players will be able to add augments to all gear that they possess. This allows for one to place additional stats to make you awesome in PvE and PvP. Rated battlegrounds is expected to be in this patch as well, so do look out for that and thank the stars that PvP will finally have a purpose now. Patch is expected to last pretty long, so perhaps it is a good idea to prepare for a big patch download as well. May the Force be with us all. 

For a full rundown of the updates click this link: http://www.swtor.com/gameupdates/1.3-allies