Just one month after launching the fastest growing subscription MMO in
history, EA, BioWare and LucasArts are prepared to release the first
game update for the critically-acclaimed Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Launching next week on
Tuesday, January 17, Rise of the Rakghouls will introduce new, higher
level group content, game feature additions and continued balancing and
bug fixes. As part of the commitment to the community, BioWare will
continue to release game updates to subscribers throughout the year on a
regular cadence. The next update is planned for March 2012 and will
include new Flashpoints, Operations, WarZones and new game systems.
"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, General Manager of the BioWare Label's MMO Business Unit and
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."
Rise of the Rakghouls features a new Flashpoint and a
new Operation as well as a number of changes made throughout the entire
game, including level 50 bracketing for PvP WarZones, the addition of
anti-aliasing and changes to Open World PvP on Ilum.
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.
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.
For more information on Game Update 1.1: Rise of the Rakghouls, please visit www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com for the full details.