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SWTOR Briefs (Update 7.8 Cycle)

Briefs is a stream of ultra-short news, announcements, and updates about everything related to SWTOR Update 7.8

SWTOR December 2025 Events List and Schedule: Double XP returns!

December is, as usual, full of events in SWTOR. This year we have two of the recurring events, a seasonal event – Life Day, the 14th Anniversary and Double XP.

SWTOR Briefs (Update 7.7.1 Cycle)

Briefs is a stream of ultra-short news, announcements, and updates about everything related to SWTOR Update 7.7.1

SWTOR Dantooine Stronghold: Unlocking, Layout and Rooms Overview

The Dantooine Farmstead is SWTOR’s newest Stronghold. It’s coming with Update 7.8 “Pursuit of Ruin” in December, but it’s now on the PTS and is mostly finished.

SWTOR 7.8 Combat Balance Changes Explained and Analysis [UPDATED]

As part of the 7.8 PTS, Broadsword has announced and included some mostly good balance changes for some of the most problematic issues facing combat today in SWTOR.

SWTOR 7.8 “Pursuit of Ruins” Announced, Livestream Recap

Broadsword announced Game Update 7.8 “Pursuit of Ruins” via official Twitch livestream with a bevy of new story and gameplay content, balance changes, and rewards.

SWTOR 7.8 Announced, Wreckage on Dantooine First Look

Broadsword released a video showcasing a brand-new type of content coming to SWTOR with 7.8 “Wreckage on Dantooine”.

SWTOR Enter the Fight Bundle Overview

The Enter the Fight SWTOR Bundle comes with a good chunk of useful things for old and new SWTOR players alike.

SWTOR Q3 2025 Producer Letter: Update 7.8, New Story, and Dantooine’s Dynamic Changes

Keith Kanneg, SWTOR’s Executive Producer, released his Q3 2025 Executive Producer Letter. In it, he recaps the recent updates and hints at Dantooine getting Dynamic Encounters in Update 7.8.

SWTOR Update 7.7.1c Changes Overview

Another larger-than-usual hotfix is coming to SWTOR. Update 7.7.1c fixes some issues with Subscriber Login Event and a glitch with Artifact Authorization among other bugfixes.

SWTOR Update 7.7.1b Changes Overview

An unusually large for a lettered hotfix Update 7.7.1b to SWTOR brings Subscriber Only Log In Rewards, Mission and UI fixes and various other bug fixes.

SWTOR Known Issues and Unrecognized Bugs Lists

Broadsword maintains a forum post with known issues, but it’s only related to the current patch, and there are many, many bugs that exist in the game from prior updates that have gone unfixed and we’re trying to record them all!

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