Summary: Jason and Heather look back over their past week or so in SWTOR. Double XP was an "explosive success!" We check the news and discuss what has the community buzzing. We talk about the new series on SWTOR’s Twitch channel that is all about Galactic Strongholds. We welcome The Drunk Tanks, in the debut of our new audio guild segment, Guild Ready Check!<br> <br> All that & more in this week’s podcast…<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Newsnet and Beyond<br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7498607#edit7498607" target="_blank">Hilary Nicole aka “Pokket” becomes new Community Coordinator at BioWare Austin</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20140702" target="_blank">Jesse Sky’s Dev Blog: Introduction to Galactic Strongholds</a><br> <br> <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2014/05/09/holonet-links-142/nar-shaddaa-sky-palace1/" rel="attachment wp-att-21426"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Tatooine Homestead video<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20140520" target="_blank">Community Cantina San Diego</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20140520" target="_blank">Friday, July 25th, 2014</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20140703" target="_blank">Community Cantina Germany</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20140703" target="_blank">Friday, August 15th, 2014</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7513345#edit7513345" target="_blank">Top 3 questions Snipers/Gunslingers</a><br> “In the expansion after Galactic Strongholds, we intend to give all of the damage dealers some utility, such that operation group leaders will want some utility or another from every damage dealer. At that time, we intend to make the damage output closer between each damage dealing specialization as well. But we cannot do this in a regular game update, because it is a massive overhaul to our existing systems and design philosophies, and it takes a significant amount of time to implement (longer than the typical 4-8 weeks that a normal update might take).”<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Community Buzz<br> <br> First Look at Decorating System – Our thoughts on the first live stream for Galactic Strongholds<br> <br> <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/swtor/b/543896026">http://www.twitch.tv/swtor/b/543896026</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Guild Ready Check – The Drunk Tanks<br> Guild website: <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404834108329_4199" href="http://thedrunktanks.enjin.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">thedrunktanks.enjin.com</a><br> In Game Character: Buck-eye<br> Twitter: @swtorbuckeye<br> <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2014/07/08/episode-121-galactic-strongholds-more/the-drunk-tanks-banner/" rel="attachment wp-att-21666"></a><br> <br> <br> QUICK MENTIONS:<br> We are looking to highlight guilds in our Community Checkpoint article. Let the SWTOR Community learn more about your guild and help generate interest in potential new recruits.<br> <br> <br> <br> Want your guild highlighted in an article? Just email us <a href="mailto:corellianrun@gmail.com">corellianrun@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:jason@corellianrun.com">jason@corellianrun.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> If you are a guild leader and looking to get your guild noticed,
