Galactic Season 5 begins in Star Wars: The Old Republic with the arrival of update 7.3.1. The new season features a few big changes, and the update also brings map improvements, balance changes, fixes, and Ahsoka and Thrawn-inspired armor sets.
The new season’s story, “Confidence in Power”, takes on a new format this time. Instead of the usual storyline where you take on missions with a brand new companion, this new update changes things about Galactic Seasons to make story progression part of the rewards track. You’ll continue unlocking new story missions as you progress through the rewards track, gaining the final Story Mission at season level 40.
There is a new character to keep you on your toes, though, the astromech 3V-1L. We'll meet the droid, who serves a mystery Master. 3V-1L will test you through a series of dark trials to see if you’re worthy of being taught dark side lessons by the Master. Maybe it’s real, or maybe not, but the season storyline will fill you in some more.
With the changes to story and the rewards track, you’ll also find that there are new objectives for all players, with additional ones for subscribers/Preferred members.These objectives will feature companions who are set to specific roles, operations, space missions, and more.
The update also improves a couple of things, including various improvements to the UI/UX in the in-game map system and HUD. Changes include a clearer quick travel ability, a magnifying cursor, and the addition of exploration missions to map filters.
The team has additional changes in their ongoing credit economy initiative overhaul, including a change that makes quick travel costs scale with player level and tweaks to GTN fees.
The Cartel Market also has some new armor sets and lightsabers inspired by the characters of Ahsoka and Grand Admiral Thrawn, featured in the Ahsoka Disney+ series.
See the patch notes at Star Wars: The Old Republic for full details.
