Star Wars: The Old Republicis approaching its ten year anniversary, and as a part of the celebration of the milestone, it was planning on releasing its sixth full expansion pack,Legacy of the Sith, on December 14th. Unfortunately,The Old Republicrecently announced it would have to push back the launch ofLegacy of the Sithby two months.
The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sithis an ambitious expansion pack will include new story, battle content, and systems. One of these new systems inLegacy of the Sithis a complete overhaul of the character creation system, which includes the separation of a character’s story from their combat style and discipline.
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The Bioware team responsible forThe Old Republichas said their primary reason for the delay is to focus on the areas of the game being changed inLegacy of the Sith. Between the character customization options, secondary discipline choices, andlinear gear progression coming inLegacy of the Sith, there are a lot of places where unoptimized and unfinished details could ruin the game experience. Having two additional months for public testing and fine-tuning these areas will hopefully ensure a smoother launch and endgame experience.
However, one has to wonder if the current MMORPG market has something to do with the delay as well.Final Fantasy 14is seeing unprecedented success withEndwalker, and its two-week delay put its launch only a week beforeLegacy of the Sith’soriginal launch. While the delay will give a buffer between the hype surroundingFF14’slaunch,The Old Republicwill instead have to compete withGuild Wars 2, which is planning its launch ofEnd of Dragons, its third full expansion, in late February, and possibly withWorld of Warcraft’s Eternity’s Endpatch, though the latter will likely arrive in spring or summer.
Fan reception to delays is always mixed, but the community is largely pleased by the delay. While no one is happy to wait longer, most players understand delayed games usually mean better games. With all of thefeatures coming inLegacy of the Sith, a few more months to iron out details means a better experience in the long run, and most players understand that.
On the other hand, there are plenty of players who are disappointed. With a week remaining until its original planned launch, manylong-timeSWTORfansalready have their PTO squared away, and have already bought their 60-day subscriptions to access the expansion, which will now unfortunately fall off right before launch, meaning they’ll have to purchase another two-month pay period to play. Players will have to hopeThe Old Republic’sextra time to refineLegacy of the Sithpays off so it is worth the extra subscription time.
Star Wars: The Old Republicis available for PC.Legacy of the Sithlaunches on June 29, 2025.
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