STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ News

Legacy of the Sith kicks off a year-long celebration full of galactic intrigue, conflict, and mystery, all to commemorate the 10th anniversary of SWTOR!

Celebrate the return of a legendary Sith Lord with the Darth Malgus-inspired Legacy of the Sith Digital Collector’s Edition. With this bundle, players can continue their journey in the Old Republic in Darth Malgus’s Command Chamber Mount, wield his master’s dualsaber, or have a loyal droid minipet by their side.

This bundle includes:

• 30 days of subscription time. Subscriptions include access to all expansions, including Legacy of the Sith
  
• 2400 Cartel Coins
  
• Malgus’s Command Chamber Mount
  
• Darth Vindican’s Dualsaber
  
• MD-CH1 Droid Minipet
  

This bundle will be available on SWTOR.com and Steam for $39.99 USD alongside Legacy of the Sith’s launch on February 15th. This offer will be available for a limited time, so check the respective purchase pages for details.

FAQ

Can anyone purchase this offer?
Yes! Whether you are a new or existing player this is available for purchase. Note that you can only purchase this offer once per account.

How will I receive the items after purchase?
The subscription time and cartel coins will be automatically added to your account. The 3 digital items will be waiting for you in your character’s in-game mailbox. These items will be available on all of the characters on the account where the purchase was made.

Are there any restrictions on the items?
All bundles and their items are non-tradeable and non-transferable.

Does this Collector’s Edition have any relation to previous Collector’s Editions?
It does not. You will only receive the offerings listed above. Ex: You will not gain access to the Collector’s Edition vendor from the Classic CE.

Next up in our Cosplay Kit series is Satele Shan! We recently announced that we are building out cosplay kits for our community members who want to bring SWTOR characters to life. There has always been a strong cosplay presence in the SWTOR community, and we wanted to take the opportunity in providing this part of our community with these kits prepared by our Art team. Whether you have been cosplaying for several years or just starting out, these kits will be helpful in building your creations. These kits will focus on several different details on the build of each character including close up high resolution images, a 360 turnaround, references for materials, and color palettes.

Special note: In this kit, Satele Shan is presented as she is currently in-game and not in her original outfit when she is initially introduced.

A little bit more about Satele Shan:

Grand Master of the Jedi Order and leader of the Jedi Council, Satele Shan was born on the Core World of Brentaal Four and is descended from legendary Jedi Bastila Shan. Both a gifted warrior and wise teacher, Satele was personally responsible for rediscovering Tython and its hyperspace route. Ever since, she has devoted herself to the Jedi resettlement of Tython and the revitalization of the order.

Satele has played a key role in recent galactic history in other ways, as well. She fought on the front lines of several major battles--including the battles of Alderaan and Rhen Var--and was present as a Padawan during the Imperial retaking of Korriban, the first modern contact between the Sith Empire and the Republic. She is greatly respected by certain members of the Republic military, and her advice is often sought by the Supreme Chancellor. In person, Satele's strength in the Force is matched with a keen intelligence and a subtle sense of humor.

Cosplayers and players alike can find the Satele Shan - KotET Cosplay Kit here. Stay tuned for more kits on the horizon!

Relics of the Gree Date: February 8th - February 15th, 2022 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 50+

Explore Ilum's contested area in the Western Ice Shelf to uncover the mysterious purpose of the Gray Secant, an enormous ancient Gree starship. Get ready to face a powerful opponent that awaits you at the center of this ancient vessel. Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station in the Republic fleet or Vaiken Spacedock in the Imperial fleet to get started on your adventure!

FEATURED REWARDS:

• Reputation with the Gree Enclave
  
• Gree Digitization Cube
  
• White, Red, and Blue Scalene Armor
  
• Gray Helix Weapons
  
• L1-L Defender, L1-L Scout, and Miniature Gray Secant Mini-pets
  
• Cyan Sphere, Blue Sphere and Red Sphere Vehicles
  
• …and more!
  

Pirate Incursion Date: February 22nd - March 1st, 2022 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Level 20+

The remote planet Dantooine has been thrust into the center of escalating hostilities between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Spurred on in secret by covert Imperial forces, the Nova Blade pirates have staged an all-out attack on the pastoral Republic world. As the Republic scrambles to defend this key territory at the edge of Imperial space, the Empire plans to capitalize on the chaos and deal a major blow to the longtime Republic bastion.

FEATURED REWARDS:

• Nova Blade and Dantooine Homesteader Armor Sets
  
• Ugnaught Companion
  
• Walker Mount
  
• Kath Hound Mount
  
• Kath Hound Mini-pet
  
• Dantooine-inspired Stronghold Decorations
  
• …and more!
  
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Ten Year Anniversary Date: December 14th, 2021 - January, 2023 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 12:00PM GMT)
Requirement: Levels 10+

We are happy to celebrate out 10th anniversary on December 20th! With this being a huge milestone, we are going to celebrate the anniversary all year long! To mark this occasion, a special “Anniversary Personnel” vendor can be found on the fleet with new Class Ship Stronghold Decorations. All previous anniversary rewards will also be available during this limited time as well. Alongside this, both the Coruscant and Dromund Kaas Strongholds will be available for only ten credits each! Note: the new items that are planned for this event won't be added until the launch of 'Legacy of the Sith' in February 2022.

FEATURED REWARDS:

• Faction-based fireworks
  
• Commemorative Statues of HK-51, Valkorian, and Malgus
  
• Senya Holo-statue
  
• Fireworks Celebratory Backpack
  
• Several Stronghold Decoration posters
  
• Class Ship Stronghold Decorations
  
• … and more!
  

Our players have given us incredibly valuable feedback on key changes and updates coming to the next chapter in Star Wars: The Old Republic. With Legacy of the Sith (7.0) right around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to thank our players who provided vital feedback on updates expected to come with 7.0 via our Public Test Server (PTS). We opened up PTS in July 2021 giving players a first look into the highly anticipated Combat Styles system beginning with the Jedi Guardian. Since then, we have rolled out testing phases for:

• All Combat Styles. Throughout the PTS cycles, we have made adjustments based on player feedback, which can be found in the PTS changelog.
  
• Legendary Items
  
• The new Flashpoint: Elom
  
• Galactic Seasons 2: ‘Shadows of the Underworld’
  
• Itemization and Gearing
  
• Loadouts
  
• Character Creation UI
  
• Level 80
  

Since PTS opened, the team has dedicated their efforts to reviewing, testing, and processing the input coming from our players. In December 2021, we announced the delay of Legacy of the Sith until February 2022. Not only would this give us more time with internal testing, but this also gave players an opportunity to provide us with more input from their experiences on the PTS while it it remained open.

We anticipated receiving a lot of feedback over the holiday break, so we introduced a list of rewards that players could earn if they achieved certain requirements while playing on the PTS. The quality feedback that came in over those weeks helped us identify player sentiments with Gearing and the Weekly Repeatable Missions. Thanks to that input, we have adjusted items such as fixing the hotbar ability assignments for Loadouts, rebalancing PvP gearing costs, gear drops for solo players, and clarifying how the Weekly Repeatable Missions work. There are many 7.0 related dev posts that we have made in the forums, so to make those communications easier to find, we have we have consolidated all 7.0 related threads in this post!

Though PTS will be closing soon and we are honing in on launching 7.0, the work on these changes certainly does not stop here! Post launch, we intend on continuing to monitor and review player feedback for the following:

• Flashpoint balance
  
• 7.0 Gearing path
  
• Itemization
  
• Player experience utilizing Combat Styles and Loadouts in various parts of the game
  

Additionally, we will be creating a thread in our Classes sub-forum to keep players updated on any changes that will be coming to Combat Styles and to monitor feedback that players may have regarding Abilities and Passives performance and their effectiveness in live servers.

Thank you again to all of our players who dove into PTS, answered our questions, and sent in constructive feedback. Your input has been valuable in shaping Legacy of the Sith, and it will continue to shape the future of Star Wars: The Old Republic.

The war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire spreads to new worlds! Dangerous threats rise in the dark corners of the galaxy ​and Darth Malgus pursues an unknown plan… Unravel these mysteries and more as your choices continue to shape the galaxy when the 'Legacy of the Sith' expansion launches on February 15th, 2022!

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Full details on 'Legacy of the Sith' expansion: https://www.swtor.com/legacyofthesith
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