SWTOR Chains in the Dark: The Five Biggest Things We Are Looking Forward To
06.11.2023 - 19:53
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Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Public Test Servers are now live following the recent developer livestream, and if you want to check out some of the new content that will arrive in update 7.4, you can participate in the test right now.
The Chains in the Dark storyline will see us help Rass Ordo investigate Heta Kol’s whereabouts. The premise of the new storyline is all about the Hidden Chain targeting various locations across the galaxy, and one of the targeted locations is the Republic world of Ord Mantell.
We will be heading to Ord Mantell in the new questline, where we will be trying to find information about Kol, and it will lead us to a new explorable area called Kessan’s Landing. The new location is supposed to be under the control of the Republic military. However, the place was abandoned amidst the war with the Mentellian separatist movement, and the Republic has been ignoring it for a while now.
While Ord Mantell has a closely-knit community where people rely on each other for survival, it is hostile to strangers. Their trust in the Republic is waning, and we are sure to interact with some interesting NPCs during our playthrough. The locals are the key to helping us locate the Hidden Chain, and earning their trust will not be easy.
Rass Ordo will likely be the primary NPC who helps us figure out the location of the Hidden Chain. Republic players will be joined by Arn Peralun who will help you investigate Kessan’s landing.
Darth Krovos will be joining the Imperials and is looking to turn the tides in the war between the Empire and the Republic. Captain Blyes will also return as he tries to negotiate between the Republic and Mantellian force. Other characters who will be making it to the game are Gimzel Gam from Ord Mantell and Petra Nihrum from Kessin’s Landing.
We are getting an item ceiling increase of up to 344, and to match the new increase, we will also be getting a bump to legendary Implants. Non-legendary implants will no longer drop from bosses or be given upgrade crates above item rating 336.
Rakata Gear will be earnable “no matter what you play.” The devs did not elaborate on this further, and it looks like there will be multiple ways to get the new gear as part of the game’s itemization changes. We were promised more information as we got closer to the release of the new update.
We are also getting Hyde and Zeek mods that will be accessible at item rating 340. You need to talk to Hyde on the fleet to begin a new mission that will get you the new mods once the update drops. Purple gear will also become more accessible, and the devs will reveal more information as we get closer to the update.
A new PvP season will kick off on November 7. Not much is known about the balance changes