A new Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 1.2 was announced yesterday by EA, BioWare and LucasArts to be headed for PC next month. Dubbed Legend, this update is all set to infuse the MMORPG with new traits that span high level group content, community-requested features as well as improvements to the game’s Legacy system.
Fans of this title will be delighted to know that PvP Warzone Rankings and Guild Banks too will be included in the update. The Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 1.2 will also introduce improved UI customization, gameplay fixes and the latest optimizations to combat balance. Furthermore, BioWare has gone on to announce a new ‘Friends Trial’ program, which provides subscribers with the liberty to invite three of their friends for a seven-day free game trial.
Greg Zeschuk, General Manager of the BioWare Label’s MMO Business Unit and Co-Founder of BioWare, commented, “Prior to release, our main priority for Star Wars: The Old Republic was to deliver a high quality game and service, right from day one. Now that we’ve achieved that, we have shifted our focus to adding more content to the game and improving and refining the experience for our fans. Legacy is our biggest update yet and a great example of the kind of content players can expect for the months and years ahead.”
Through the fresh additions to the Legacy system, players will be able to link different characters into a single family tree, thus proffering them with the power to unlock and share special Legacy-only abilities. Moreover, they can even customize new characters by unlocking different species from any class in their family tree. The new high-level content that’s kicked in by this update is highlighted by Flashpoint: Lost Island, Operation: Explosive Conflict and Warzone: Novare Coast.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 1.2 will go live in April, 2012, while the ‘Friends Trial’ program has already commenced worldwide.