Today we celebrate in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Because the unofficial Star Wars Day “May the 4th” is happening again and brings you free goodies and more experience points in Bioware’s online role-playing game.
The 4th of May has been considered the unofficial Star Wars holiday since at least 2011 and has been celebrated every year by many fans worldwide. Naturally, this year the 4th of May will also be celebrated in Star Wars: The Old Republic with gifts and events.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Free Droids and XP Boost for Star Wars Day
For the holiday, SWTOR is giving you a free little astromech droid as a mini-pet. Log in by May 8 at the latest to receive the little rascal. Additionally, until May 14, you will receive a huge experience points booster that will grant you double XP.
SWTOR – Patch 5.2.1 is here
If you prefer to complete raids and missions, you can also be happy. Because Bioware has fixed various bugs and issues with Patch 5.2.1 that have plagued the game since the Iokath Update.
You can now correctly recruit the companions Quinn and Dorne, and there is now better loot for daily Iokath missions. Additionally, there are loot improvements in veteran and master flashpoints in the level 51 to 64 range, alongside bug fixes in the new raid.
Why is May 4th actually the Star Wars Day?
Fun facts about Star Wars Day: The 4th of May was chosen because the British Conservative Party booked an advertisement in a newspaper on May 4, 1979, for the electoral victory of “The Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher and printed the pun “May the 4th be with you, Maggie. Congratulations!”
In the German-speaking area, an unsuspecting interpreter made people laugh in 2005 during the release of Episode 3 by mistakenly translating George Lucas’s greeting “May the Force be with you” as “On the fourth of May, we are with them”. However, the day has only been celebrated worldwide since 2011. Less known is the “evil brother” of Star Wars Day, “Revenge of the 5th,” on May 5…
Also interesting: Star Wars: The Old Republic – The Story so far
