BioWare announced the SWTOR 5.9.3 Release Date. Fame and Fortune brings the Vandin Warzone Map. A new Double XP event is coming next month too!
UPDATE | September 26 | BioWare delayed the release of 5.9.3 with one week. The new date is October 2. Original text follows.
Game Update 5.9.3 – Fame and Fortune – is what seems to be the final addition to the Summer of PvP for Star Wars: The Old Republic. It brings a brand new Huttball Warzone PvP map located on Vandin. The delayed from 5.9.2 Tank Shielding changes should also be included here as they were already tested on PTS before it closed down last week. Fame and Fortune launches on September 26th.
I just wanted to ensure that all of you saw our announcement yesterday on Twitter. Game Update 5.9.3 will be going live next Wednesday, Sep 26. One additional timing of note is double XP. The event will not be starting right away on launch day. Instead it will start one week later and run for a week. The dates are:
- 9/26: Game Update 5.9.3
- 10/2 – 10/9: Double XP
Thanks everyone.
It has become a tradition lately each major game update to be accompanied with a Double XP event. Last time the event was a bit shorter due to technical difficulties and the developers promised to bring it as soon as possible. There wont be one with the launch of 5.9.3, though. Instead the next Double XP event will start on October 2nd and will end on October 9th.
You may have noticed that Eric Musco called it “Double XP”, instead of “Double Rewards”. It’s been a long time since the event has been transformed into a “Double Rewards”, meaning this one probably will be too, despite the minor typo from the Community Manager.
Just in case you are not aware of the differences:
- Double XP – Boosts your character XP earnings per mission completed and/or enemies defeated.
- Double Rewards – Boosts also your Command XP (for level 70 characters)
As stated in the Roadmap, the next focus for the team will be the beginning of a new narrative. In Game Update 5.10 – Jedi Under Siege, which is expected some time in late November or early December (not officially announced yet), the events will take us to a brand new for SWTOR planet. While the name is still kept in secret, plenty of hints have been provided and this planet should be Ossus. The new story will be similar in style to what we got in Game Update 5.2 – The War for Iokath, but with different missions for Empire and Republic players.
