Star Wars: The Outdated Republic has revealed the modifications gamers can anticipate in its upcoming updates, with weapons, armor, mounts, new overworld missions, and continued graphical upgrades coming in December’s 7.6 replace, whereas the continuation of The Outdated Republic’s 12-year ongoing story appears due in early 2025.
First developed by BioWare earlier than new caretaker Broadsword On-line took over in early 2023, TOR has at all times been a uniquely story-heavy MMO, with cinematic cutscenes, dialogue choices, and romancable companions. The truth that this story, with its branching paths and comparatively excessive manufacturing values —playable Jedi Knights, for instance, are voiced by Stable Snake actor David Hayter—continues to be being informed all these years later is extraordinarily spectacular.
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A teaser for TOR’s subsequent story continuation, Galactic Threads, reveals a tense assembly between a Jedi Knight participant character and a Sith admiral from a previous storyline. Notably, Broadsword has said that Galactic Threads will probably be popping out later than the primary physique of Replace 7.6: “Whereas the “Galactic Threads” story chapter is properly into manufacturing, the SWTOR Narrative workforce doesn’t at present have all of the parts wanted to ship high-quality story content material that adheres to the workforce’s requirements, in addition to participant expectations for story. The discharge date for “Galactic Threads” is at present delayed till this content material may be accomplished.”
Replace 7.6 will see the anticipated addition of recent premium store objects, in addition to three extra main inclusions. A brand new lair boss is coming to Hoth, whereas some worlds will see the rollout of “Dynamic Encounters,” a brand new sort of world occasion the workforce hopes will “breathe life into the planets they inhabit, giving gamers a way that one thing is at all times occurring at any given time.
“As gamers discover planets, they’ll naturally come throughout Dynamic Encounters or they’ll discover energetic Encounters on their map. Missions can vary from taking out Hidden Chain forces to herding escaped Banthas operating amok in an area port. These Encounters will debut on Hoth and Tattoine with 7.6.”
The final main change is an replace to TOR’s graphics, with texture and lighting tweaks coming to environments and characters all through the sport. A comparability video from Broadsword reveals off earlier than and after footage highlighting the upcoming modifications.
Replace 7.6 is about to reach in The Outdated Republic originally of December. I at all times loved TOR again within the day, and it is heartening to see it get continued assist all these years later. I’ve considered dipping a toe again in, however MMOs have a method of pulling you in deep it doesn’t matter what.