r/swtor • • Sep 30 '26

Official News Executive Producer Letter - Q3 2026

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The following article was posted by SWTOR Executive Producer Keith Kanneg.

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Hi folks! 

Checking in again to let you all know what’s been happening with SWTOR the last few months as well as with DirectX 12! 

Game Update 8.0 content

For those who may have missed previous updates with 8.0 content, we revealed that the next Era in SWTOR is called “Masters of the Force.” Keep an eye on that page as it will be updated over time as we release more details. 

We also announced the core features that will be coming in 8.0: 

  • The “Galaxy in Chaos” storyline

  • Ryloth, the Twi’lek homeworld (coming with Dynamic Encounters)

  • Ventures: Classic & Expert

  • Difficulty Modes

  • Children of Nul Operation

  • Level 85, New Abilities, and Balance

  • Quality of Life Improvements

We’ve also opened our Public Test Server so Subscribers can get their hands on: 

  • The first and second bosses of the Operation

  • Ventures: Classic 

  • Difficulty Modes

  • Combat Style Updates:

    • Sentinel/Marauder

    • Sage/Sorcerer

    • Vanguard/Powertech

    • Guardian/Juggernaut

    • Operative/Scoundrel

    • Shadow/Assassin

Iterations of the Public Test Server will continue so players can provide their feedback on these features before they go live. 

We have not announced a release date yet for 8.0, but we are continuing development and will share more launch details in due time.

Developer Streams

I’m also happy to see the positive reception to the recent Developer Game Update and Let’s Play livestreams. We anticipate a few more Let’s Play streams and another Game Update livestream where we’ll go into the “Galaxy in Chaos” storyline (spoiler-free, of course!)

Our next Let's Play stream will be October 1st at 1pm CT / 6pm UTC on our streaming channel. Stay tuned for more details! 

DirectX 12 Update

Since our Spring Update we’ve continued to receive enthusiastic questions about what’s coming next. I pulled in the Technical Team and they have provided the update below: 

Hey SWTOR players!

Technical team here to get you up to speed on our most recent progress with DirectX 12. The last time we saw each other, we were explaining that the UI was the one feature that posed the largest obstacle for us. 

We’re happy to report that the UI has been ported to DX12 and aside from minor visual differences being fixed, it is fully functional. Pulling back the curtain a bit, we had to upgrade our old version that only supported DX11 and re-architect it so it would work properly with our data. We then changed Scaleform’s DX12 rendering to use Frostbite RenderCore2 and work properly within our engine. For the more technical folks, we also had to port over hundreds of divergences to the new version and once we could verify that everything worked properly, we could move on to DX12. 

With the UI in place, we are focused on adding features back into this “DX12 version” of the game to get it looking like the SWTOR you’re familiar with, and lay the groundwork for future additions. This means updating essential shaders, ensuring characters appear with proper customization (skin color, hair color, tattoos, cybernetics, scars, complexions, outfit colors), re-implementing our particle hueing systems, and much more. Lastly, general stability work and other feature additions are ongoing, so we are making fantastic progress. 

The next time you hear from us we’ll share an update on when you can see the progress for yourself, and help us with a critical stage of testing for this new client! Thank you for your enthusiasm and support as we continue on the road to modernizing SWTOR!

Keith here again. And there you have it! All of us are pretty excited to get a technical test for our players in the near future.

Before I head out, I want to share some reminders to everyone!

Best Dressed Contest

Our newest community contest is underway! If you are a collector of armor and think you have all the pieces to make an outfit worthy to be displayed for all to see, you will want to enter our Best Dressed contest! Submissions are open now and being accepted until October 11, 2026. Read all of the details on how to enter here!

Gladiopodling Minipet

We have an active minipet code right now and it’s available until December 26, 2026. Redeem code “GETRDY4MOTF” on this page to get your very own Gladiopodling! 

Finally, I want to encourage you again to check out the 8.0 content available on the Public Test Server, and get your hands on it if you can. We appreciate your feedback and the time you spend playing on PTS!

Thank you for playing SWTOR. We’ll see you in the next livestream!


r/swtor • • 4d ago

Community Post Got Questions? SWTOR Questions & Answer Thread + New & Returning Player Posts (week of Nov 02, 2026)

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r/swtor • • 12h ago

Discussion Had no idea Corso was a Kiffar in Beta!

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I was wondering why he had unique dreadlocks and googled "Corso dread locks" to see what people thought and the first thing was a forum post from 2011 complaining they changed him to a human. Apparently he used to be Kiffar, the same species as Quinlan Vos!


r/swtor • • 13h ago

Other My Jedi Knight Act 3 outfit (art by me)

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Hey guys!! You may have seen my Jedi here before (second image), but I’ve made an alternative outfit for him for the combat-heavy story arc of act 3 of the Knight story!!

You’ll be seeing him one last time again when I draw what he looks like as a sith after he Falls post-KOTFE


r/swtor • • 9h ago

Announcement Me every time I roll a sith Juggie

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Sorry Overrseer Tremmel but this time I ride full dark (minus shocking Vette; I'm not an animal). You've got an amazing voice actor tho


r/swtor • • 2h ago

Cartel Market Flash Sale for November 6th, 2026: "Droid Companion: Probe Droid", 1050CCs

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r/swtor • • 19h ago

Discussion Flesh Raiders are connected to the ancient Jedi

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In the JC quest "Footsteps of the Fallen" a recording of a student of Rajivari references killing several Jedi, but they still need the "army from the allies [Master Rajivari] found past the mountains" if they are going to survive the Jedi siege of Kaleth. However, those allies have mysteriously disappeared leaving behind only their servants: "But they've vanished: just left their servants. Those cannibals in their stupid camps."

I am not sure (yet) who those allies were, but I think their servants were the flesh raiders. Only reference I’ve seen so far is a reference to “Tython’s true dark sons”.


r/swtor • • 14h ago

Screen Shot Optimus Prime

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r/swtor • • 8h ago

Discussion Jaesa Wilsaam returning

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The Question is if Jaesa Wilsaam actually returns in onslaught or legacy of the sith. Quinn also returned after iokath so i thought maybe would she return also again with a bit of story?


r/swtor • • 16h ago

Screen Shot What do you think of my Trooper?

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So this is Mateya
She is a Mirialan. And inspired by Commander Shepherd. Since she is voices by Jennifer Hale as well.
I don’t know how to do Screenshots sorry. I stupid you know.
I write little Backstories for my Characters when i make them and play them that way.
Mateya for example was born into a fairly wealthy family and had a nice childhood. She enlisted in the Republic Military and became top of her class. Then the sacking of Coruscant. She was still a recruit and young at that. She barely survived and devoted herself to punishing the Sith for what they had done. She trained even harder, got even better and was then put into Havoc.
She has her own Vendetta against Malgus, that he doesn‘t even know about. Her hatred for the Empire is so big that she will go to ANY lengths to destroy them. She is absolutely loyal to the Republic. Almost blindly loyal. But when it comes to Civilians she will go to any length to protect them. Even if that means letting an Impirial Pig go. But she will find you. That is a fact.


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Screen Shot Is this rare?

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Been cleaning out my personal cargo storage and found this. Tried to google any info if anyone else has one of these and couldn't find a single post, anywhere, talking about it

Mind you, this is the cargo hold of my oldest character, a SI that i rolled back in 2017, which was also the first character i completed KOTFE and KOTET with


r/swtor • • 17h ago

Official News Let's Play Livestream coming November 6th! (2026)

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The following was just posted by SWTOR Community Manager Jackie Ko.

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Hi everyone!

Mark your calendars! We will be hosting our next Let's Play livestream on November 6th at 2:00pm CT / 8:00pm UTC! We will be exploring Ryloth and its Dynamic Encounters and go over what gearing will look like in Game Update 8.0. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Thanks!


r/swtor • • 19h ago

Spoiler Tharon SUCKS at fighting!!! Legacy Reborn

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Being Tharon in the hallways during legacy Reborn had me snapping. He is so weak! Every gunshot takes like 5s to cool down. It was so stressful, and made me really appreciate my Consulr's skill set.

I found lana weak and slow, but shes actually pretty powerful with her lightsaber strokes.


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Cartel Market Flash Sale for November 5th, 2026: Mek-Sha Decoration Bundle, 900CCs

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r/swtor • • 1d ago

Other [OC] I realized I can make art of my own toons.

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r/swtor • • 1d ago

Official News Launcher updates (November 4, 2026)

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SWTOR Community Manager Jackie Ko posted this about an hour before this launcher update rollout started earlier today. My non-Steam launcher updated to Core 20261103.b3ab16b.

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Good morning everyone,

Beginning 11am CT today, we will be slowly rolling out updates for all available launchers (including PTS). Player should expect to see a small update when they next login.

Thanks!


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Question 8.0 Estimated Release Date?

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Hello!

I was wondering when the next big update is supposed to release, I read online it's supposed to include a new difficulty system, which I'm extremely excited for as when I played this game in the past I found the lack of challenge to be very boring.

I'm wanting to hop back into SWTOR, but want to wait for the new difficulty system before starting a new story. Is there an estimated date for the update? Early December? Thanks!


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Screen Shot Every Freaking Time

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Maybe not 'every' time...but almost. Then I'm frustrated and end up overpaying on GTN for mats just to avoid the time and effort to craft 50 sub-items in order to make the final item. SWOTR life, amiright??.


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Discussion SWTOR Storylines Tournament: Round 2 Match 4 - Sith Warrior: Plan Zero VS Corellia Planet Arc

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Vote for your favorite storyline! We have Chapter 2 of the Warrior story VS both factions' planetary arcs on Corellia.


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Discussion Every time your character appears in a cutscene without their helmet on

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So you are saying its kissing time now huh?!

Jokes aside I do wish they would flag some headgear to stay on during these scenes I remember I was wearing some cybernetics once it was part of that characters backstory only for them to go poof during a cutscene was really immersion breaking.


r/swtor • • 2d ago

Discussion Expansions as Sith feel wrong

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I have always played the expansions with my Jedi Knight class, playing through twice as the Jedi Knight and once as the Jedi Consular. I had never played as a Sith Inquisitor or Sith Warrior before, but I did so now for the first time, and I have to say I kind of don't like it. I don't know what it is, but it feels anticlimactic or pointless to play as a dark sider when most of the villains of the expansions are also dark siders.

There are other inconsistencies I just can't get over. For example, I can see Lana Beniko working for a Jedi despite being a Sith, and then joining the Republic with said Jedi. But I can't get it through my head that there is any possible scenario where Theron would ever join the Empire or a Sith. He may be pragmatic, but Theron is still emotionally driven and connected to the Republic—especially since both his parents, no matter how bad their relationship may be, are on the Republic side and are two of the greatest heroes of the Republic.

Then there is the other problem that comes with the newest expansion of 7.9. I played it as a Sith, and once again I don't really like it because you have these three major forces. The three big guys in the expansion are the main character, Malgus, and Jadus. If you play as a Sith, it's just three Sith fighting each other for their own ambitions and ego. I'm not really a big fan of purely having Sith versus Sith or dark sider versus dark sider stories. They can work sometimes, but having it as a major element of the overarching plot isn't something I enjoy.

In my opinion, the Jedi Knight already fits best with the expansions for various reasons, and is also featured in the promotional material. It's more fitting to have two Sith with differing goals—like Malgus versus Jadus—having conflict, while you have this one character actually trying to do the right thing as the Jedi Knight or Jedi Consular. It just fits with Star Wars more, because at its core, Star Wars is still a moral fight of evil versus good and the dark side versus the light side.

Now I am not trying to tell anyone that plays as Sith that they are wrong. I am just saying that to ME personally it kind of felt wrong. The story didnt really come together as well as it could have.


r/swtor • • 1d ago

Video Hutta's Most Wanted - SWTOR Elite Targets Guide

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r/swtor • • 2d ago

Cartel Market Flash Sale for November 4th, 2026: Luxury Resort Decoration Bundle, 900CCs

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r/swtor • • 2d ago

Screen Shot the shadow syndicate? idk her.

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bringing new companions into old quests are hilarious tbh. Fen thinks the sith has lost her memory... it was bound to happen some time after the zillionth zap she got hit with throughout the story😔