What to Expect in the 5.10 Jedi Under Siege Update!

Hello everyone!

I’m very excited to share with you all the news we’ve learned about the end-of-the-year Star Wars: The Old republic update which will be patch number 5.10 and will be called Jedi Under Seige and is slated to be released in December. This update will be focused around a new storyline that will be leading up to the next expansion, which we think will be released some time in 2019.

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New Storyline, Expansion & Companions

This next expansion will be focused around the war between the Republic and the Empire, and the new storyline kicking off in late 2018 will focus specifically on the ancient war between the Jedi and the Sith, on an ancient Jedi world that has been a part of Old Republic era stories in the past. Ravaged by a cataclysm centuries in the past, this beloved planet will be brought to life as a new Daily Area with separate Republic and Imperial storylines. If you’ve played the Iokath daily area, this new planet daily area ‘s story will be accounted for if you’ve supported the opposite faction in the past on Iokath, and players will be given some options moving forward because of their choice of faction in the past. The developers have described this new daily are as a big explorable area, where both factions will be doing their missions in a shared space, with worldbosses, a storyline that leads you into the daily area, and daily repeatable missions.

With this new planet, we will also see the return of several fan-favorite characters as well as the introduction of some exciting new characters including a powerful Jedi veteran who will join Republic players on their mission to protect a hidden Jedi base and a deadly commando who will aid Imperial players in their mission to destroy it.

The developers have been very coy, about the name of the new planet, but they did say it was featured in the the original Tales of the Jedi comic series, that it was ravaged by a cataclysm, and that players who were super savy on Old Republic lore could probably guess pretty accurately which plant it would be. There are multiple beloved planets mentioned and featured in the series, including Onderon, a planet tied to the ancient Sith Freedon Nadd’s story, Ryloth, the Twi’lek homeworld, and even planets we already have in Star Wars: The Old republic like Ziost, Korriban and Yavin 4. However, there’s only one planet that’s beloved due its lore, isn’t in the game yet, and suffered a great cataclysm in the past. That planet is called Ossus, which was an ancient homeworld of the Jedi. Update: It’s Ossus!

In addition to these fan-favourite and new  story characters, we’ll also be seeing more companions return in the story for characters who have started the Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion. These companions will be tied in to the new planet’s storyline, some more closely than others.

• In 5,10 Sith Warriors will be able to reunite with Dark or Light Jaesa.
• Jedi Knights will be able to reunite with the galaxy’s most lovable, charming, roguish, brilliant, skilled, and–above all—a handsome doctor.
• Jedi Consulars will be rejoined by their former Padawan Nadia, who has grown into a skilled Jedi Knight in her own right.
• For Jaesa, Doc and Nadia, you will be able to end your romance with any Knights of the Fallen Empire companions to resume your romance with your previous companion.
• There may be even more companions returning in 5.10, but the developers don’t want to announce them until they are 100% sure they will be returning, but they are “in the plans” for now.

Ossus – devastated by the Sith hundreds of years ago, it has become an inhospitable, radioactive wasteland. Enshrouded by the Cron Drift, a nebula of detritus and barren rock left over from the explosion of the Cron supernova. This will be the new planet we visit in SWTOR 5.10.

In the new storyline in SWTOR, a group of Jedi who survived the war against Zakuul have chosen the remote planet of Ossus several years ago to establish a hidden colony where many Jedi have been hiding, in an attempt to rebuild the Order and to find their center after many years of warfare, and to rediscover what it means to be a Jedi and refocus their efforts on what is true to them. They have had this colony for about 5 years, establishing farms, reclamation efforts on the planet, to make the planet more hospitable to themselves and they hope to support many more. Naturally, this is not something the Sith Empire will allow. especially now that we are on the brink of war between the Republic and the Sith Empire once again. Now that the Eternal Throne and Eternal Fleet are out of the picture, there’s no one to stop the Republic and the Empire from going back to war, waiting to see who will fire the first shot.

New character in the Jedi Under Siege update in 5.10 on the planet of Ossus! Her name is Tau Idair, her tattoo is an ancient symbol of the lightside.

 

Operation: Master Mode Gods from the Machine

For those who enjoy the most difficult operations in the game, the Master Mode for Gods from the Machine will be released with update 5.10. This is a bit of a surprise, as this operation mode was supposed to launch in the past, but was cancelled in favor of working on other content. Due to the difficulty of the story and veteran versions of this operation, hardcore players will likely enjoy the challenge it will bring. The team is also working to fix some of the bugs and issues in Story and Veteran mode Gods form the Machine.

New Gear Tier

For players who enjoy chasing the very best of the best when it comes to gear, or who are looking for a boost when it comes to the new operation or for getting through older ones, there will be a new tier of gear available. This Tier 5 Gear will only be available through crafting from rare schematics and new crafting materials. The intention of this gear is to receive it as a reward for participating in Master Mode operations, or working towards defeating master mode operations. The Galactic Command system will not be expanded in this update – it will still be capped at Tier 4 and Command Level 300, but it may be expanded in the future. Existing operations will not be returned to match this new tier of gear – this new gear tier is intended for progression players, but if you get ahold of Tier 5 gear it will make past operations easier to run. There will also be no class balance changes planned for the immediate future.

PvP: New Huttball Match on Vandin – the Skyshredder

PvP players should keep their eyes open for the new Huttball match set on the industrial world of Vandin, which will be called the Skyshredder. This new pvp match will actually be released in update 5.9.3, before the big Jedi Under Siege update. (Update: It’s out!)

Roleplay: Stronghold Disguises

Players who enjoy spending time in their stronghold, especially roleplayers, will appreciate a new type of decoration being added to the game in update 5.10. These new holo disguise terminal decorations will allow players who interact with them to change your overall appearance of your character to look like a different type of character. These disguises can include fairly normal things like Republic soldiers or Imperial agent type of looks, or even more outlandish disguises like a hutt or an astromech droid. This update may come as early, as patch 5.9.3 with the new huttball map. These disguises are limited to strongholds, and are intended specifically for roleplayers in the game to broaden their options.

Guild Updates

Players in guilds can now rejoice about the new guild updates coming in 5.10. These changes are something I am personally very excited about, and are part of the Developer team’s goal to add quality of life changes to every update.

Some of the guild changes and improvements coming in this update include:

• A new guild Progression System that allows active guilds to customize and improve their experience the more they play, giving guilds something to pursue together as a guild, and having all the activities you do contribute to a larger goal
• A Guild Heraldry system, giving some customaization options that you can display
• A PVP Challenge System, where guilds can create custom warzones, arenas, and Galactic Starfighter skirmish to challenge other guilds in through private invitations, and track your record against other guilds
• Conquest improvements that will support and tie in to the new guild progression system
• Management/Communication Improvements:
  • Inspect Tool – Potential members can review guild profile and information and learn about another player’s guild by clicking on another player, what information is shown about your guild is controllable, and the team is working on features past 5.10 for putting your guild out there for people who are looking to join
  • Logging – logs and displays a wide variety of guild member activity, for example, possibly logging conquest and each player’s contribution to that week’s conquest even after it has ended
  • Member Mail – Easy way to send a message to the whole guild as a guild leader and share guild-wide messages quickly
  • Member Ban by Legacy –Allows removal of members based on their Legacy, this feature will help keep problem players out of your guild on all their characters in their account, not just the ones you know of. Even if the problem player changes their legacy name, they will still be banned.
  • Increased Rank Cap –The number of guild ranks will be increased. For example, my guild is able to display a player is an officer or assistant, but we don’t have enough ranks to give them more details. With the upgraded number of ranks, we will be able to mark someone as a PvP Officer or Crafting Officer in the guild panel.

Player Feedback & Public Test Server

With all these updates starting in mid 2018, the team has had a renewed focus on communication about what is coming up in the game as well as allowing more player testing on the Public Test server. The team did a fantastic job taking and enacting feedback in the last update for the Rishi Stronghold and Mandalorian Battle Ring PvP Arena, and it sounds like the team would like to provide this type of player feedback collection and changes in the future, especially for many of the upcoming changes. If you are a player who is subscribed to the game, you can download the Public Test Server, and will be able to provide feedback for updates like the new Vandin Huttball arena, the Gods from the Machine master mode, and the new guild progression system. If you’d like to help test the new content and provide feedback before it goes live, I’ve added a link for how to access the public test server and the link to the forum to provide feedback on in the description of this video.

Summary

And that’s everything that’s coming to the 5.10 Jedi Under Seige update! I’m very excited for the new storyline that should be on the planet of Ossus, and I’m looking forward to seeing the new guild changes, the new huttball map, the new master mode operation and of course the fun roleplay disguises. I’ll see you all ingame for update 5.10 as we work our way towards the expansion, and as always, may the force be with you!