STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

As announced in Keith Kanneg’s letter, the Legacy of the Sith expansion has been delayed to February 15, 2022.

We value the feedback our players have provided us, as it has helped shape Star Wars: The Old Republic these past ten years. We have opened our Public Test Server (PTS) once again so players will have the opportunity to give us feedback on all that 7.0 has to offer, with the exception of story-related content to avoid spoilers. As with previous instances, PTS leading up to launch will be updated in phases.

For this week, players will be able to give initial feedback on Loadouts and the new Character creation experience, in addition to changes and updates we have made since the most recent phase of PTS. We invite players to interact with these features and provide feedback here.

We will be updating our forums with new PTS updates as they happen, so we encourage all players interested in participating in the PTS to keep an eye on our Public Test Server sub-forums and the dev tracker.

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

All Combat Styles
Special note: Commando, Shadow, and Gunslinger have been added
Level 80 Game Scaling
Legendary Items
Elom Flashpoint - Veteran Mode
Please note that the Manaan storyline and Solo-Story Mode of the Elom Flashpoint are not available on PTS to avoid Story spoilers.

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

Please note that PTS is provided in English only.

Steam PTS
When PTS is available, there will be a new prompt on our storefront page. Clicking the link there will start the process to getting the PTS installed!

We have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Legacy of the Sith to February 15, 2022.

Like many of you reading this, I personally cannot wait for the launch of our next expansion. I've greatly enjoyed my time exploring the depths of Manaan, testing out new story and ability combinations with Combat Styles, and more during internal playtests.

Legacy of the Sith is something the team has been hard at work on for quite a while but as we get ever closer to launch, it is clear that we need a bit more time. We’re focusing additional testing on the many areas we have changed throughout the game to deliver the experience we want, and one that you deserve.

In addition, during our public test server (PTS) your feedback was invaluable in helping us to shape this expansion. Outside of story content (to avoid spoilers) the majority of the expansion and its features will be returning to the PTS for all subscribers this week.

We're thrilled to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic with all of you over the next year with Legacy of the Sith and more!

Thank you,

Keith Kanneg
Project Director

Please consider SWTOR for the Labor of Love Category in the Steam Awards. Submit your nomination by Dec 1st at 10am PT.

Submit all your nominations here.

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!