SWTOR Game Update 5.5.1 Patch Notes

United Forces is going live with Patch 5.5.1 to Star Wars The Old Republic. These are the changes coming with today’s maintenance (extended one, remember?):

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Highlights

United Forces is now live! With this update we’ve united players on five new servers, expanding your connection to our galactic-sized community. This allows players to discover new Guilds, new friends, and jump into multiplayer content more easily.
Login between 11/8 and 11/27 to earn the “Mini Mogul NM-1” mini-pet. This item will be delivered to all eligible players on 11/28.
Earn the merciless Darth Hexid Companion by completing three PvE activities in Group Finder or three PvP Warzone matches. Darth Hexid will be delivered to all eligible players on 11/28.

General

The default character slots per server has changed for all players:
- Free to play: Now 4 characters per server (up from 2)
- Preferred: Now 12 characters per server (up from 6)
- Subscriber: Now 24 characters per server (up from 12)
All Legacy Family Trees have been reset.
The maximum amount of character slots a player can have via paid slot unlocks has been increased to 100 (up from 52)
If having multiple Legacies combined would cause a player’s Legacy Storage to become full, they may now access the Legacy Storage Overflow stash. This interface can have items removed from it, but no new items may be placed inside.
Players may now begin earning progress towards the “United Forces Group Recon” Achievement. This Achievement requires completing three PvE activities through Group Finder.
Players may now begin earning progress towards the “United Forces Warzone Recon” Achievement. This Achievement requires completing three Warzones matches.
Reminder: Please review the United Forces FAQ for any questions following today’s update.