What to expect in Update 7.6 Galactic Threads!

[@Farlas816]

Getting dyes as an unlock instead of a consumable would be a game changer. Manifesting

[@Swtorista]

would love that.

[@marceldubaj5760]

it would, but I'm afraid it would take away too much money from Developers considering for how expensive some of them are on Cartel Market

[@MindTrickedX24]

That, and being able to actually stack the (non-seasonal) dyes you have, which would be absolutely amazing.

[@Crea_TV]

@@marceldubaj5760 Depends, if they do it as a subscriber only feature, then it might be good for subs, some people have a lot of cc so grabbing dyes is easy for them BUT if that was no longer the "easiest" way of obtaining dyes, people will opt for convenience wherever they can in mmos.

[@xeridian]

Yeah, just like GUILD WARS 2.

[@Swtorista]

00:00 Intro 00:25 Story Delay 02:18 Teaser Cutscene 04:28 Dynamic Encounters 06:06 Companion Mounts 06:41 Meirm Cicada Mount Subscriber Reward 07:25 Remote Trading Post 08:41 Comlink 11:57 PvP Season 7 12:54 Changes to PvP Balancing 13:46 Cartel Market 14:52 Dye Sale and Changes 16:08 New Free Hair 16:30 Propagator Core XR-53 Lair Boss 16:59 New Augments 17:55 PTS Testing & Rewards 18:26 Master the Fight Bundle 19:18 Life Day 2024 19:48 Graphics Updates: Planets 20:16 Graphics Updates: Characters 21:12 Name Purge 21:41 Mac Launcher Update 22:20 Summary

[@RJcutler1999]

Thank you for the update in regards to the correlation between the voice actors strike/storyline update & cutscenes being delayed. That's an important piece of information to know that helps me (and other players) understand why voice acted cutscenes haven't been used in recent patches

[@Swtorista]

cheers! they didnt go into that during the livestream but I've been following the news so it was easy to line up.

[@OdaManjiro]

When I first played swtor I was surprised to see that the airspeeder taxis had two seats but your companion does not sit with you. Maybe one day....

[@goitidanielaser2167]

My opinion: good overall update (minus the story part). Imo, after they finish polishing the planets, they should focus on polishing all the armor available in the game and make it 3D + making the dyes go well with them. Also they should focus on story and pvp. If they do these things good next year, the game will be in a good state imo. Upgrading planets, character model and armors will give the game a fresh start (prolly will feel like a brand new SW game).

[@talesfromtheclassroom]

There's enough story. They should continue to polish and improve the existing game.

[@goitidanielaser2167]

@talesfromtheclassroom I agree to some extent but many people mainly play the game for story. If they dont make new story they risk loosing players.

[@talesfromtheclassroom]

@@goitidanielaser2167 you could add to existing story content (namely by adding choices/branching paths). Something that improves the base game, makes it more appealing for new players, while not having to allocate huge amounts of resources on a chunk of brand new story.

[@tTaseric]

I'm a massive fan of the comlink system. It looks so, so, so cool. This is probably not in the cards at the moment, but I hope it does mean that eventually we get some more companion content. The companion mails are so cool and we just barely get those anymore. The comlink system could be used as like, a "chat" for companions to keep them involved in the story without flooding us with mail but being easy to develop. A game called Honkai Star Rail has a very similar system and in that game, every day you can get a text from a randomly chosen companion with a small dialogue tree just to add some neat characterisation. Something like that would be neat for SWTOR imo.

[@Swtorista]

I hope so too!

[@talesfromtheclassroom]

Comm link system heralds a Pazaak game.

[@swtormadness]

Me already looking forward to driving around with Andronikos lounging next to me and our favourite fur baby at the back with us! It was always kind of silly that when you use speeder companions just disappeared. This provides some immersion to the game and is headcanon worthy.

[@Zivin]

The best thing they can do for dye packs is to have them be removable after slotting it (so you can reuse it) and being able to use the collections to get more of the cartel market dyes that are automatically bound to the legacy when retrieved.

[@pyratehyena1312]

love the comlink interface. a style that feels more "in universe" instead of just "game ui" is a grand step towards better immersion for me. it just feels a bit weird that there's no word about using it for older content or incorporating it into scenes that canonically use comlinks, but maybe (hopefully?) that can be added some time in the future.

[@wasgehtlol7097]

For me the comlink seems like a cheap replacement of voice actors. Yeah it looks cool but you have to see the bigger picture. In the beginning of swtor everyone was voiced, then only the npc and not our character, now it seems like they’re introducing all-text communication

[@shadosnake]

@@wasgehtlol7097 I mean that's part of it it's a ten year old game with a small development team, not peak Bioware with EA's focus to pump out a hit like back in the day, so they have to be careful with how they add story; it's expensive to maintain an MMO If it came out back then, it would just be a cool added layer (it still is though)

[@wasgehtlol7097]

@@shadosnake Yeah you’re right, its just a little sad to see

[@TS90111]

Thanks so much for all your videos. Popping back into SWTOR after a couple years away. Feels like home again.

[@KipcreateGaming]

What I really want to see is the feature that allows for cloning of Decorations for Guild Strongholds/Flagships be made available for Personal Strongholds. It's such a pain when you need a specific item for a build, but it's something that isn't on the Cartel Market, isn't from a vendor, and only pops up every once in a while on the GTN for 1bil credits. I think making that feature available for Personal SHs would be a reasonable credit sink, and I don't think it'd hurt CM revenue much since you still need to purchase the CM decos in the first place to unlock them.

[@Strategic_Warlord]

Replayable class-story and planet quests at different difficulties, similar to KoTFE, would go a long way towards keeping me playing my favorite character. Rather than having to make endless alts to keep playing anything other than FPs, OPs, daily-Heroics.

[@AnotherGuy24]

I knew about the graphic updates but had not seen the comparison, that was something! great summary thumbs up well earned

[@Swtorista]

Fun fact: changes for the character faces have already happened on the test server, not in this video! :)

[@reapersritehand]

Thanks for the vid/info, been thinking of jumping back in since the "save your name" email, as usual when im feeling the itch to get back in youre here to push me over the edge

[@ricardomarquez7730]

Man this is awesome I just hope the story will be out soon. As for the strike I just hope there is a solution where everyone works things out.

[@MishraArtificer]

That Comlink UI gives me such massive KOTOR II vibes, it's unreal... I almost want to get that Plumed PVP set, dye it yellow, and put it on a Cathar named Sylvester. I'd put money on the devs separating the Primary and Secondary dye slots on armor...and didn't they mention adding dye slots to weapons at one point? ...I wonder if they'll update old two-seater mounts and taxis to allow Companions...

[@StevePalpy]

Dynamic encounters sounds cool! Hopefully it'll make the combat a bit more interesting.

[@jedibateman9452]

They sound a bit childish mission wise but will give them a go before I decide not to bother with them

[@abmong]

I hope the dye system will be reworked to add the ability for us to mix-match our own dye modules. A guy on the swtor forum worked out that based on 11 colors, 5 shades variants each, there are 3135 possible dye combos to be had. Only a faction on that have been added to the game and at the rate new dye modules are released we'll be waiting forever to get a particular combo we want. What I want to see is single primary and single secondary dyes be added to the Cartel Market. We can them buy those and create our own dye module by combining them. There'll need to add a new dye station for this, maybe repurpose the appearance modifier station for it since it's currently defunct since we can change appearance directly in the character window. This would mean that there would be no need to add a second dye slot to the armor piece windows and the current dye modules are still usable. They can continue to sell the two color combo dye modules along side the new single color dyes added to the Cartel Market. Going forward the premade two color combo dye modules would be of colors with shades and textures not yet available as single dyes. Price it correctly and they won't lose out on revenue. Like currently Black/Black dye cost 1500cc so just price the single primary/secondary black dye at 750cc. That way if a player wants to create black/black dye module we'd just buy two black dyes to combine. If that makes sense. Like I've wanted a Deep Red/Deep Red dye module (which currently isn't in game). So I would by two of these single slot Deep Red dyes, take it to the Dye Module Creator Station, drop them in and create a Deep Red/Deep Red dye module. Then stamp it to an armor piece as usual.

[@Xyloxa]

This is getting my hyped to play again, I hope they just change a bit of the way the combat works and add overhead text/speech bubbles!

[@TheWriterBrothers]

Great breakdown!!! I just recently got back into the game and haven't felt this optimistic since Onslaught and all these updates seem like we're getting some good content, but also building blocks for some potentially amazing expansions to come. The new dialogue feature in particular looks great! -PD

[@Swtorista]

Welcome back to the game!

[@willie1027]

I wonder if the companion mounts will allow the companions to communicate while riding. That’s something I miss from back in the day when I was running across planets.

[@Swtorista]

Oh! Like to hear their ambient dialogue about say Coruscant or Taris? good question!!!

[@desdemone1978]

I hope they retroactively apply the Comlink interface to some of the older interactions.

[@Swtorista]

There's definitely some interfaces that could use it LOL.

[@aedendan382]

Will you be able to hear your companion dialogue when free roaming for the new mount? I really hope so. It definitely helps with immersion

[@Swtorista]

good question another player was wondering that too!

[@Raffalius]

I'm hoping to see a option in settings to turn off light side / dark side points. So that i can choose for example the dialogue option that gives light side points, without gaining light side points.

[@syn4pineapple]

I just jumped back on and subbed to SWTOR, I have not played in a while and my character/s are behind in story but looking forward to the update especially graphics wise. I am currently playing my Republic Trooper and having fun

[@kyzit8458]

Yay, that nihil inspired set from the high republic looks good. Really like both the old and the high republic

[@KoPT01]

Dyes should really just be part of collections. Consumable dyes just feels bad, IMO. I know it would be less of a money-maker for them if you could just buy a dye once and be done, but I would rather have dyes be collection unlocks even if it meant a higher initial purchase price.

[@Swtorista]

We can only hope!

[@santisoza1364]

Solidarity with the voice actors who are fighting for proper protections against AI! Hopefully the game studios stop holding the industry hostage by bargaining in good faith and meeting the needs of the workers

[@yannickbamona1164]

waw... Broadsword has done in 2 years more than Bioware in 12 😂

[@CombatGrunt2Fast4u]

Many Rishi died to bring us those armors

[@NordpeakConsulting]

super exciting update !

[@nonamegiven202]

more hairs nice. now the question is did they ever fix that shaggy hair where the inside was see thru, would be my favorite one if not for that.

[@ZeonRemnants]

love that nihl armor from the dynamic ecounters event. i have a female twilek that basically wear nihl armor and having more options is great! yayyyy

[@Savaater]

The old :PST Titles will be rewards for the Dynamic Encounters also they said in their Livestream

[@Swtorista]

oh nice!

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

15:16 I think what’s need is yes lunlock able dyes for say for low to bronze but also more variety in vanilla dye combinations

[@INCONFORMADOX]

I dont even play anymore, but love your videos. Good work!

[@Swtorista]

thanks and enjoy following along!

[@grahamalanhancock5597]

Not coming back until they hear out the voice actors

[@Fluid_Genius]

Omg I have to get one of those companion mounts.

[@frosty231]

I just got back into the game! I’m completely starting over from level zero I’m going to try and get legendary. Your videos help me out so much thank you!

[@anunsolicitedproduction4138]

In order to buy the new 6 month bundle subscription to you have to cancel your recurring subscription of how does that work? Thx

[@jonathanmirhige2880]

No you do not It just delays your next bulling date until the 6mo from the pack is finished.

[@anunsolicitedproduction4138]

@@jonathanmirhige2880 Ty

[@Swtorista]

No you do not need to cancel, it just stacks on :)

[@transposestudios]

I like the idea of adding content for endgame. Doing the same thing for years now is kinda meh.... I like the Season stuff but having different/new types of world quests or something like that would be awesome.

[@Swtorista]

yes the Dynamic Encounters seem to be like world quests!

[@sunmaw108]

Yay, swtorista!!!

[@Martynus7]

Can someone tell me which armor is used at the dye preview icons?

[@Swtorista]

Ah! It's a mix nd match but Sinister Warrior is the chest.

[@Martynus7]

@@Swtorista Thank you! I saw a very nice artwork about a Sith woman, but mainly purple colored. I believe once we'll have metallic purple dyes I can properly recreate it.

[@ALPHAOMEGA1500]

Hard to Believe Eric Musco is the new Game Director. I remember him for His SWTOR Podcast Torocast back in 2008. My God that is over 16 years ago. Wow, Just Wow. Someone should ask him how he got hired for SWTOR. I bet it is quite a story.

[@bravozero6]

Was a founder of SWTOR and have been watching your content forever 😅 just wanna say thanks for being consitent!

[@ericstutzman1190]

Is that the reason for the text boxes used in the last portion instead of our characters speaking though it? I have kept a subscription up in support since relese, though, honestly, I play SWTOR in the month of December for the new content. Thanks for the update.

[@itachiuchiha9621]

Appreciate the years of content but love and stay for the voice ❤😅

[@MartuDaArtist]

Interesting time to return to the game! I love your videos soo much!

[@stephenfergerson]

Looks like i picked a good time to come back. I haven't played since 2016 and not only is there a lot of content to catch up on, there loads lot more coming soon! This is and probably always will be one of my favorite games to come back to...... and this is always the first place I look when I do lol

[@Kiss535]

Me and my friends haven't played SWTOR since 7.1 dropped, if the game keeps going along like this we're def coming back.

[@PhantomKnight37]

I heard there will be a “Rename: Character Name Consumable item will be 99%” do you know when is that happening?

[@Swtorista]

yeah! 90% off i think? I assume at 7.6 launch.

[@PhantomKnight37]

@@Swtoristaok thank you so much!!!

[@brennan1703]

Hey what would the best server to transfer to if I'm going to be living in Japan for the next few years? Would still like to play the game when I have some time

[@Swtorista]

I would wait till you move and then check out the Fleet on a north american and euro server during the time when you plan to play, to see what the population is like in YOUR preferred play time in japan :)

[@brennan1703]

@Swtorista thank you!

[@SpookyBits]

THE NAMES SHALL BE PURGED

[@storm7586]

The ONLY reason I have a sub right now -- so mine won't be purged - after that the sub is on notice

[@blktauna]

Anything high republic is a no, so my wallet is happy. I like the comlink option alot. I also like so much is gettable in game.

[@Swtorista]

me too, like earning stuff in game!

[@rhufnagel]

Any suggestions where to begin for returning players who have not played in 1-2 years?

[@unruly_ronin]

Yaay! I'm so excited

[@jedibateman9452]

Companion mount is cool. Hopefully they add like a speeder bike that will let them sit on the back

[@KirbyPoyo1992-y7g]

Hey, One Question.. I really love Vulptilla Mounts and the Pruple One is very cute and Beautyful. What to need to do to get that cute Mount?

[@yessirkii9795]

im definitely coming back now after 3 month

[@venkugin8154]

I hope to live to see Swtor for PS5 🙏

[@ThomasMariuszPrusznal]

I've been with this game from the very beginning and if it's Broadsword and Musco together this game will be the same as Acolyte and the movies with Rey in the main role, she's a good actress but not Star Wars and this character without a proper story and script writing is pathetic. And a caricature itself.

[@7F0X7]

The only thing I need to get back in the game are new animations. New graphics are nice, but the underlying movement animations are too stiff and archaic.

[@sarahskies3568]

Okay but how do you get the purple vulptilla mount?

[@dantepeterson556]

This sounds like a lot of reinvesting into the longevity of the game? Do you see this game continuing on strong for new players?

[@Venolevaticus]

Woot woot you’re still making content let’s go

[@ItsNoidd]

Dynamic Encounters sound like WoW's world quest system.

[@NarutoOnDope]

SWTORISTA MUWAH

[@Zachary_s]

I really hope that one day they fix the neck seems on all the twi'lek characters one of these updates.

[@Swtorista]

ten year problem haha

[@Zachary_s]

@Swtorista And here's to another 10. Still can't even get the ability to reorder the main menu characters without logging in to each one manually.

[@PWReviews]

Ive had the game since launch and have been on and off for the last 10years. Im going to try and get the legendary status ive got two stories remaining. I'm somone who likes focusing on one character. I have only done two or three OPS and only on story mode. Plus never geared full ti the max gear score or never collected all the datacrons. So im going to focus on all these things going forward. Im not happy about the slow progress and the absolute focus on the cartel market going on in SWTOR but its got to make money. Saying this Ive come back and resubscribed as its the only way to fully enjoy the game and I love Star Wars. I really look forward to the dynamic encounters too. 😊 Plus its nice to switch between this and New World at the moment. Both enjoyable and cozy mmos to play 😊

[@danielshorrock8271]

Really mounts that allow your companion and pets I just might start playing again lol that said since I started my new job I've not had time to play so much 😂

[@shadowqueen1701]

When are the mounts out to see?

[@MdPrT99]

I wish they would do a remake of this game

[@megalopath]

As a creative writer, I'm with the voice actors on this one. I'm not against AI, but I *AM* against data laundering and non-consensual theft of people's works and likenesses for AI training.

[@rpgs6218]

The comlink is amazzzijnnnnnnng. I gotta redownload the gamw

[@michicrazy1333]

There will be a 50-80% off for mounts and armours in december? thanks for the content like always!

[@AnaCarolinaGarcia-ny7wc]

I want all wolf mounts 😢

[@GreyStubblefield]

what armor is Scya wearing?

[@wolfnite59]

i was playing this back then of 2011 that playing my account 14 years old now do to the key logger battery was dead i called support i got my account back

[@mikehernandez5900]

Oh man, didn't know the video game strike was still ongoing. Its been like half a year now? Broadsword doing an admirable job keeping the game chugging along.

[@Swtorista]

This one started in July 2024. Different than the other actors for movies/tv one.

[@jedibateman9452]

Im hoping they actually have more voice acting next time. Rather than just reading a screen and then not hearing your character speak

[@maynorlopez1541]

Did I miss the name purge ?

[@Dr_Snakez_2224]

So how is this game now? I heard it was in a rough patch

[@leomurga6856]

Does this mean the genosian queen will be solo mode ?

[@storm7586]

Not until.the story comes out -- forget it till then - just forget it

[@BrotherAzrael]

Let's hope they'll do this name wipe every year, affecting players who haven't logged in for a year and are not Subscribers.

[@handyandy1100]

Life day thats 1 ingame event i've not played through for a few years now lol

[@lordramuel1082]

Bruh. I hate the fact that these strikes are happening man. EA needs to get their act together and reach a compromise.

[@badgsdgaming3451]

The strike is a guild strike, not related to EA or any other company specifically from my understanding. This affects more than the game industry.

[@optimusmorton]

there is no real content to play anymore unless you want to grind the same old ops day in day out, the game needs a real change in direction as its heading to the trash heap fast.

[@ConnioJudah]

There’s plenty of new games to play mmos are dying anyways

[@gavelkynde4837]

Agree with everything except final word.

[@GalenMarekOfficial]

Not so sure about "fast" since the game has been around since 2011...

[@RelaunchAfter30]

@@ConnioJudahmmos are dying because studios don’t have the time, patience, skill, money, or passion to create them anymore

[@gopher697]

As a casual fan since the day the game released, I think you are too deep into the active play to notice the reality. The game reached it's lifespan years ago. The fact they keep improving, polishing, and even adding to the story, is just plain awesome! Be happy they are even still working on this game at the same level of passion and energy as day 1. Too many game companies usually give up at release these days!

[@horsewhisperer5027]

1:21 Sounds to me like there was someone who does not like video games.

[@Thenewtakeova]

Love this game

[@BenWillock]

Can't wait to stick on that plumed armor and go hunt She who Greedily Devours again. Caw-caw! 🐔

[@eshbena-e7d]

Wait.... they are bringing back crafting as a useful skill? >cries in joy

[@Swtorista]

No changes to crafting other than new augments. Crafting has always been useful for that :)

[@Stafos-g2i]

what voice they havent give voice to the characters in years

[@michelliepe3020]

I would always come back to SWTOR if i could finally manage to get it lagfree..

[@MichalNekkro]

This feather-poor lookin-set is based on armor from Dragon Age Veilguard it seems, no inspiration, nope.

[@badgsdgaming3451]

I’ve had companions die exiting the new Mount more than once 😂

[@SoulxReaper9522]

I think the best update would be to get rid of the current team working on this game they are incredibly toxic and incompetent Probably gonna get blocked for saying that though

[@balditohashshashin2058]

No fix fps in pvp yet? :(

[@lThellRockl]

A few things that would make this game much much better would be combat system. I'm a pve heavily player so I don't really care for pvp so anyway. Graphic lighting update is okay. New graphic system would be amazing but lighting is a step towards it I guess. New weapons is cool but at the same time, weapons are hardly being seen at the moment so this is nothing exciting about. Free mounts and all that is cool and new companion is alright but they're just as useless as self heal. I think humanoid companion should be able to carry quest item like lifting chest or heavy stuffs while we protect them is a much better idea. Like for example in skyrim you can command a companion to go there, loot that, pick this kill this for you. I think that's more immersive than just help you heal, attack when you attack it kind of way. I have tons more ideas but these are just a scratch. This game badly needs graphical update and its combat system is super outdated. Also New class would be amazing

[@Absaalookemensch]

Poor Bessie is ignored.