{"id":25368,"date":"2022-08-30T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=25368"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:25:56","slug":"upcoming-strongholds-pvp-revamp-7-2-tacticals-legendary-items-balancing-and-galactic-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/upcoming-strongholds-pvp-revamp-7-2-tacticals-legendary-items-balancing-and-galactic-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Strongholds, Galactic Seasons (7.1.1), PvP Revamp (7.2), Tacticals, Legendary Items, and Balancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we don’t know much about what’s coming up after Update 7.1, the developers have dropped hints about what’s coming up in the future.<\/p>\n

Strongholds<\/h2>\n

While we don’t have a date for Galactic Season season 3, we’ll be hearing more about it soon! Galactic Season season 4 is also slated for next year, and may come with a new stronghold to unlock.<\/p>\n

\nAh yes, new Stronghold! So, this is something we have been chatting about recently as well so I can speak a bit to what is and isn’t planned. First off, you should not expect a new Stronghold this year. I know there was another thread a couple of weeks asking about a possible new SH with Galactic Season 3, we will be talking in the coming weeks about the GS3 rewards but a new SH is not one of them.<\/p>\n

That said, we are tentatively looking to add a new SH with GS4 next year. Take that statement with dump trucks of salt as we are still early in reward planning for GS4 and a lot can change between now and then. There has also been some chatter about a new non-GS Stronghold but nothing concrete on the schedule right now. I know you will be very curious regarding possible locations but since this all early days and tentative I am not gonna speak to that now.<\/p>\n

Thanks all.<\/p>\n

-eric (Forums<\/a>, August 30, 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Galactic Seasons<\/h2>\n
\nGalactic Season 3 will be coming in our next game update which we are calling 7.1.1. We’re finalizing the details right now, so I don’t have more to share at this time, but I can at least confirm that GS3 will be coming in the next update. \"\"<\/p>\n

Jackie (Forums<\/a>, August 30, 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

PvP Revamp<\/h2>\n

While we know very, very little about the PvP Revamp, we know it’s coming. It was first hinted at as a bullet point at the end of the 7.0 announcement stream, and has been brought up again by the developers.<\/p>\n

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“We’ve got some really cool revamps coming to PvP.” – Charles Boyd (Former Creative Director, Developer 7.1 Livestream<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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I will say for right now and I have to
\npreface this that it could change because game development but
\nwe’re we’re thinking that 7.2 will also include the pvp revamp (both hosts say: whoah!)
\nso all right I can’t give you more than that though
\n– Jackie (Community Manager, 1:23:54 Working Class Nerds Podcast Interview<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Tacticals, Legendary Items<\/h2>\n

We’ve already seen a few new tacticals and balancing fixes in 7.1, and more are to come.<\/p>\n

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You can look forward to
\nthings like new tacticals are coming
\ngeneral balance passes
\nspecific call out for healer and tank
\nnew legendary items
\n– Jackie (Community Manager, 1:23:37 Working Class Nerds Podcast Interview<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Balancing<\/h2>\n
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MAJOR class balance changes for #SWTOR<\/a> update 7.1.1, focused on:<\/p>\n

\u2022 healer balance
\u2022 survivability
\u2022 narrowing the DPS gap
\u2022 quality of life improvements
\u2022 new Tacticals<\/p>\n

No PTS, so give feedback on forums! https:\/\/t.co\/vJ0GBYYwJq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jebin21eSD<\/a><\/p>\n

— Swtorista (@swtorista) August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n