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Star Wars: TOR Is About To Get An Update

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LucasArts, EA, and BioWare are wrapping up production on the first major update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. This new patch, called “Rise of the Rakghouls,” will be available for download on January 17th, and will include a “new, higher level group content, game feature additions and continued balancing and bug fixes.”

“A month ago when we launched the Early Game Access program for Star Wars: The Old Republic, we promised our fans that this would just be the beginning of our journey together,” said Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Co-Founder of BioWare. “Rise of the Rakghouls adds a lot of the things our community has been asking for—additional higher level group content, features like anti-aliasing, PvP bracketing, and more. In the future, game updates will be even more substantial, as we promise to continue to not only add to The Old Republic, but to also improve and refine the experience with the full Legacy System and new Guild features.”



The game also includes Flashpoint, a new game mode, and a swanky new Operation. Here’s the breakdown:

  • Flashpoint: Kaon Under Siege is a completely new and unique group combat experience located on Kaon, a planet in the Tion Hegemony, a strategically important sector of the galaxy that has remained neutral, groups of up to four Republic or Imperial players must race to Kaon to eliminate the Rakghouls outbreak, securing the allegiance of the Tion Hegemony for their respective sides. This Flashpoint will be available for level 50 characters only and will feature Normal and Heroic modes.

  • Operation: Karagga’s Palace is a continuation of the game’s second launch Operation. In the Operation, teams of 8 or 16 players will face off against Karagga and the Hutt Cartel after the Hutts abandon their famous neutrality and breach agreements with both the Republic and Empire. Concerned by the threat of another combatant in the war for galactic control, both factions send teams of their most powerful heroes to confront Karagga and determine his intentions. This Operation will feature Normal, Heroic, and Nightmare difficulty modes.

    Normally, I would advise people to write Rise of the Rakghouls’ release date on your calendar, but since you’re all going to be playing The Old Republic anyway, there’s no real reason to.

    By Josh Engen

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