STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Best View in SWTOR contest! Out of thousands of entries that were submitted for the Best View in SWTOR contest, ten incredible winners were selected by the development team.

Hutta Winner: [Meifanus/Tulak Hord]


Korriban Winner: [Tessthemess/Star Forge]


Makeb Winner: [Evabor/Star Forge]


Mek-Sha Winner: [Critic/The Leviathan]


Ord Mantell Winner: [Aeryn-solaris/The Leviathan]


Ossus Winner: [Urthenom/Tulak Hord]


Tatooine Winner: [Âvaya/Star Forge]


Tython Winner: [Mietra/Satele Shan]


Yavin IV Winner: [Ohrora/Star Forge]


Zakuul Winner: [Rurokar/Darth Malgus]


Beginning with the 10-year Anniversary event later in December, each screenshot will be implemented into the game as framed decorations that can be purchased for your Strongholds. Around the same time, the lucky winners shall receive special gilded versions of their winning screenshot via in-game mail.



(Gilded version awarded to winners of the contest.)

Fun facts about the contest!

Korriban had the most entries.

• The Tatooine Balloon made an appearance in over 10% of the submissions for Tatooine.
  
• Valley of the Dark Lords statues made an appearance in over 50% of the submissions for Korriban.
  
• The exterior of the Jedi Temple made an appearance in over 30% of the submissions for Tython.
  

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you all for sharing your favorite views of SWTOR!

The end of Ranked PvP Season 14 is scheduled for December 14th, the launch of Game Update 7.0, Legacy of the Sith! You only have a few weeks left to play matches and climb the highest tier of Ranked PvP. As this season wraps up, let’s look at the ratings breakdown and what rewards players can expect to earn.

Rating Breakdown

Bronze Tier Solo Requirements: 1225 - 1299 rating and 20 wins.
Group Requirements: 1250 - 1399 rating and 20 wins.

• Bronze Season 14 Flair
  
• Bronze Season 14 Battle Flag
  
• Bronze Season 14 Decoration
  
• Bronze Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Distinguished
  
• 37,500 Ranked Tokens
  

Silver Tier Solo Requirements: 1300 - 1499 rating and 40 wins.
Group Requirements: 1400 - 1599 rating and 40 wins.

• Silver Season 14 Flair
  
• Silver Season 14 Battle Flag
  
• Silver Season 14 Decoration
  
• Silver Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Elite
  
• Bronze Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Distinguished
  
• 75,000 Ranked Tokens
  

Gold Tier Solo Requirements: 1500+ rating and 80 wins.
Group Requirements: 1600+ rating and 80 wins.

• Gold Season 14 Flair
  
• Gold Season 14 Battle Flag
  
• Gold Season 14 Decoration
  
• Gold Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Supreme
  
• Silver Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Elite
  
• Bronze Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] The Distinguished
  
• 150,000 Ranked Tokens
  

Platinum Tier - Top 96 (Top 3 of each Advanced Class on the leaderboard)
Solo Requirements: 160 wins
Group Requirements: 160 wins

• Platinum Season 14 Flair
  
• Platinum Season 14 Title – [PlayerName] the Peerless [AdvancedClass]
  
• Ex: [PlayerName] the Peerless Sentinel
  
• 225,000 Ranked Tokens
  
• All previous tier rewards (not including token grants)
  

New Rewards

While competing during the Ranked Season, players earned tokens that can be traded for rewards. Tokens are not season specific, so if there’s an expensive reward you really have your eye on, you can save up across multiple seasons.

This Season’s reward includes the Unrivaled Guardsman Weapon Set. This new Weapon Set from Season 14 will be offered at a discounted price of 50,000 Tokens until the end of the next Ranked Season.



Similar to last season, the Replica rewards from past Ranked Seasons will be available to purchase from the PvP vendor. These items look and function the same as the originals, but are branded “Replica” to maintain the prestige of the original Season rewards. Don’t wait too long as these rewards will no longer be available for purchase when the next PvP Season starts.

What’s Next

For those who are already looking ahead to the next season, we have big changes for PvP coming next year in Game Update 7.2. Stay tuned for more details!

That’s it for the Ranked Season 14 recap! We’ve broken down ratings and revealed the upcoming rewards. There’s a few weeks left of the current season, so get in those final games while you can!

Our Legacy of the Sith Story Livestream was jam-packed with information! If you were unable to watch--or if you want a recap of everything we showed--we have you covered! Read on for a breakdown of what we showed, including links to everything so you can watch what you missed.

Our Livestream pre-show started with a pre-recorded interview of Enuka Okuma, the voice of Tau Idair, hosted by Charles Boyd and Eric Musco!

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To celebrate the upcoming launch of the new SWTOR expansion, Legacy of the Sith, use the code LotsofTau on this page to get your own Tau Idair Stronghold decoration. Don’t wait too long, as this code can only be used for a limited time.



The Livestream, hosted by Community Manager Jackie Ko and Creative Director Charles Boyd, started with more insight into the new expansion’s story, including a presentation of the new locations you will explore. From the underwater facilities of Manaan to the ruined Sith fortress on Elom to the R-4 Anomaly (coming early 2022). We also learned more about returning characters and some new ones who will team up with you in your fight.

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We are happy to reveal the official key art for Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith.



We closed the Story Livestream with a guest appearance from Keith Kanneg, our Lead Producer, to introduce one last surprise!

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Game Update 7.0, “Legacy of the Sith,” launches free to all subscribers on February 15th, 2022! Keep an eye on our social platforms and website for more Legacy of the Sith updates at www.swtor.com/LegacyoftheSith.

Hello everyone!

We invite you to join our next Legacy of the Sith livestream on November 18 at 2:00 PM CT (8:00 PM UTC) with a pre-show starting at 1:45 PM CT (7:45 PM UTC).

The stream will be hosted on our Twitch channel and will be a bit more focused on the story and characters for LotS.

If you are unable to join the stream itself, we will be livetweeting information here as well.

See you there!

Players can now test and give initial feedback on the Veteran Mode for the Elom Flashpoint. We invite players to go through the Flashpoint and provide feedback here.

As a reminder, the following content is available on PTS for players to experience.

Combat Styles:

• Guardian
  
• Sentinel
  
• Sniper
  
• Operative
  
• Assassin
  
• Sorcerer
  
• Mercenary
  
• Powertech
  
• Juggernaut
  
• Marauder
  
• Sage
  
• Scoundrel
  
• Vanguard
  

Other:

• Level 80 Game Scaling
  
• Legendary Items
  

For more details on what is currently available on PTS, check out our Legacy of the Sith Status Update forum post.

For details on how to access PTS and to leave feedback, read here.

Please note that PTS is provided in English only.