So my man of the hour, Keith Kannig, released the lastest roadmap for Star Wars: The Old Republic on Monday. I'm one that will mull over things and see what other people are saying before I start throwing out opinions. Hence the few days delay in my own review.
The future is quite beefy for the next couple of months. The meat and potatoes of it all is the United Forces updates, starting with some major updates with the release of game update 5.5 on October 10, 2017. The official release date for United Forces is November 8, 2017 where we will see some very juicy changes.
The first change is the most important and informs all the other exciting changes coming up. Yes, we are seeing server merges this year! On November 8, 2017, SWTOR will be consolidating what servers they have currently to the following:
There is a huge article regarding the mergers and how it should impact or not impact your characters, legacy, guilds and GTN. For the sake of time, I'll refer you there.
With the new servers established, they have finally decided to implement a system people have been enjoying for a while in World of Warcraft - cross-server queuing. This is not just for PvP or Flashpoints, this affects everything! Uprisings, Ops, GSF are all included. And if you haven't figured it out yet, this means shorter queue times because you have a bigger pool of people to pull from. Unfortunately this will not affect the quality of the player one would queue up with, and they weren't exactly clear if the group organizing algorithm sets up a balanced group (tank, heals, dps), or its same ol', whatever-we-can-get group. Regardless, the mere fact that queue times will be shorter is always a reason to celebrate.
Now on to the highlights! And when I say meaty, I meant it!
-- Starting on November 8, 2017, they will be bringing back the double CXP/EXP bonus through November 14, 2017.
-- Be a subscriber from November 8 through November 27 and you will earn a new mini-pet, Mini Mogul (Karraga the Unyielding), to be delivered to your mailbox on November 28.
-- At the same time, you also have the ability to earn a new companion, Darth Hexid, by completing Group Finder PvE or PvP instances. He, too, will be sent to you by mail on November 28.
-- United Forces PvE and PvP group finder achievements.
-- New Legacy perks - for every character you have at 300 galactic command level, you give your Legacy a 25% bonus cxp boost, up too 100%. Apparently, you have to buy the first 25%, but then the other levels are free. Even better -- these perks are retroactive!!
Now a word about Galactic Command Crates. We are getting an additional crate slot which is meant to give an improved higher tier item drop rate. This also includes a chance at Unassembled Components. They are also planning on changing the way Disintegrate works. Instead of command experience, it awards Unassembled Components. This might be disappointing except for the fact they are making UC Legacy bound, making tiering up alts a lot easier. People had been asking about a new gear tier. There will not be one, though the roadmap did say they planned on making an upgraded augment available.
One of the more interesting parts is the new flashpoint "A Traitor Among the Chiss". Ensign Temple will be returning, and we find out how what happened in "Crisis on Umbara" is directly linked to what the Traitor may be up to and why. This flashpoint's release is scheduled to coincide with the United Forces release date of November 28.
And last but not least (in my opinion), the highlight of the roadmap. They mentioned they will be allowing Legacy banks to hold credits. Thank you!! Toon hopping to find wayward credits gets really old, really fast.
So with all that said, what is your favorite part of the roadmap? What are you looking forward to most?
Remember to join me tonight at 9pm MST for the continuation of my Veteran Mode Eternal Empire chapters, starting with my favorite chapter - Chapter XIV: Mandalore's Revenge. You can find me at www.twitch.tv/scrappywheelz.
See you then!
~~~ Scrappywheelz ~~~
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