Group Contracts and World Events

[In Testing] Group Contracts and World Events are running on the Test and Experimental servers. They are not yet on Live, and nothing here is a promise of when they will arrive. Details can still change.

What's New

Group quests: groups of 2 to 8 players can do dynamic quests together. Each member gets their own entry in the Quest Journal under "Group Quests", and progress on shared tasks is shared by the whole group.
Group contracts on the City Contract Boards: Mos Eisley, Coronet and Theed boards have a new Group tab with harder contracts built for a team. Each board offers 6 daily and 3 weekly group contracts.
World event: Dune Cartel Raid on Mos Eisley: when enough players are on Tatooine, the Dune Cartel attacks Mos Eisley in four waves. Join the defense, fight alongside other players and earn a reward.

Group quests

Groups of 2 to 8 players.
To get credit, stay within 128 m of the action and stay active. Contribute to the kills to be paid.
Joining mid-quest: you start at the group's current task.
Leaving: your own entry for that quest is abandoned.
Leader leaves: a new leader takes over automatically.

Group contracts

Form a group of 2 to 4 players.
The group leader opens a City Contract Board and chooses the Group tab.
The leader selects a contract and presses Accept. Only the leader can accept.
Track it in your Quest Journal (Ctrl+J) under "Group Quests".

Rule	Value
Listings per board	6 daily and 3 weekly group contracts
Group size	2 to 4 players
Your limits	5 daily and 2 weekly group completions, 3 group contracts at once
Solo limits	Separate. Group contracts do not count against your solo contracts
Credits and XP	1.5 times the matching solo contract, for each member
City standing	2 times the matching solo contract, into the same city reputation
Reward chest	None
Per listing	One character per account per listing per rotation

[NOTE] There are 30 group contract templates in total, 10 for each city, so the lists change from rotation to rotation.

World event: Dune Cartel Raid

How it starts: automatically when at least 5 different accounts are on Tatooine, with a long wait between raids. A game master can also start one.
What happens: a planet-wide announcement and a prompt asking if you want to join (level 12 and up). The raid has 4 waves, 38 raiders (Jabba's thugs and enforcers and Dune Stalkers) and lasts 20 minutes.
Tracking: joining adds an entry under "World Events" in your Quest Journal, and a tracker window shows the current wave, kills and time left.
Reward: players who join and land kills receive 8,000 credits, 3,000 combat XP and +60 Mos Eisley standing, once per account.
If the raid fails: the Mos Eisley contract boards close for 30 minutes with the message "closed during the raid". While a raid is running, the boards show an Active Event line.

FAQ

Do I need to join the raid prompt? Yes. Only players who join and land kills are paid.

Can I do group contracts alone? No. The group must be 2 to 4 players and the leader accepts.

Do group contracts use up my solo contract limits? No, they are counted separately.

Where can I try this? On the Test and Experimental servers. It is not on Live yet.

Do I need a new client? Yes. Update through the launcher to see the Group tab and the raid tracker.