The future plans for SWTOR have been revealed. The SciFi MMORPG has a lot in store for the coming months.
Currently, the developers of Star Wars: The Old Republic are talking a lot about the future of the game. They have now presented the “roadmap” for the autumn – more precisely defined what is supposed to happen in SWTOR in the coming months.
The biggest step in October and November is the server merger. The currently 17 servers will be reduced to 5 servers. This is intended to significantly reduce waiting times for group activities and increase participation in PvP skirmishes.
On November 28, the major Update 5.6 titled “Betrayal Among the Chiss” will follow. The alliance has been betrayed and the plans of the perpetrator are gradually being revealed. According to promises, this is the “largest content patch in 2017” and has something for all players. There will be a new story chapter, a Flashpoint, the 3rd boss in “Gods from the Machine”, and even a new map for the Galactic Starfighter.
Little is revealed about the time afterward, but there are promises of bringing back even more old companions to the game. Many still miss some beloved companions from the “classic” campaign that vanished with the Eternal Throne.
Galactic Command Revised Again
The Galactic Command will also be significantly revised in the coming months. There will be primarily 4 changes:
- Command crates will receive a new slot. This can contain a modification/improvement, a luck die, a KEP buff, or a KEP consumable
- There is a legacy benefit that increases the received KEP (Command Experience Points). Each character at Command Rank 300 increases the received KEP by 25%, up to a maximum of 100%
- All gameplay areas are supposed to grant more KEP, they will be revised
- The disintegration mechanic no longer grants KEP; instead, there will be components for armor and weapons. These are bound to the legacy and can be sent to other characters.
Lastly, there is a small outlook for early 2018; however, the statements here are still quite vague.
- Conclusion of the current story chapter
- The final bosses of the “Gods from the Machine” operation will appear
- The conquest system will be revised
- A new system for daily activities with “great rewards”
- More multiplayer experiences for PvE and PvP
Many fans hope that there will soon be a truly “large” addon again – but so far, no word on that.
More about the United Forces Campaign and the server merger of SWTOR can be found in this article.
