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Legacy of the Sith expansion announced for Star Wars: The Old Republic

Today BioWare announced a new expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, dubbed Legacy of the Sith, scheduled to launch this holiday season. This new expansion will also kick off the 10-year anniversary celebration for the long-running MMO that promises new content, events, additional updates, and more.

In addition to brand new story content involving Darth Malgus, the expansion will also contain the new Combat Styles feature, adding additional player options and quality of life improvements.

Check out the full press release below along with some additional screenshots from the upcoming expansion.

In honor of the upcoming 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare has unveiled Legacy of the Sith, the next major expansion which marks the beginning of an exciting new time for the critically acclaimed MMORPG. Legacy of the Sith will continue to build upon Star Wars: The Old Republic?s dynamic Star Wars storyline, sending players on a military campaign to secure a vital planet for their faction as they uncover the ultimate plan of the renegade Sith, Darth Malgus. The expansion also features enhancements to SWTOR?s player experience with the new feature, Combat Styles, that expand player options and an array of quality of life upgrades. Star Wars fans will have an opportunity to rediscover the award-winning story of Star Wars: The Old Republic in Legacy of the Sith this Holiday season on PC via SWTOR.com and Steam, kicking off the 10th anniversary celebration which will run throughout 2022 and introduce new content, events, updates and more.

Legacy of the Sith will take players on an adventure to the far reaches of the galaxy including the aquatic planet of Manaan in pursuit of Darth Malgus. The major update will increase the maximum number of levels players can achieve by 5 to level 80. The toughest challenges yet Star Wars: The Old Republic will also be introduced with new collaborative missions including a Flashpoint set in a mountaintop tomb on the remote planet Elom, as well as an Operation in the remains of a deep space research station.

The latest expansion will introduce the new Combat Styles feature which further expands on the deep custom Star Wars experience of SWTOR. Combat Styles will allow players to fulfill their ultimate Star Wars fantasy, independently choosing a specific class story and combining it with ability sets from other related tech or force wielding classes. Existing, returning and new players can look forward to improvements in creating their next Star Wars character through a refactored character creation system. In addition, updates to itemization and loadout experiences as well as streamlined class design further enhances the Star Wars: The Old Republic experience for new, returning and existing players.

For more information about Star Wars: The Old Republic – Legacy of the Sith please visit www.swtor.com and join the conversation on Twitter.

Dustin Chadwell

Reviews Manager, Staff Writer

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