SWTOR's Latest PTS Lets Players Give Eras Window, New Dynamic Encounters, And Combat Changes A Whirl

Some nifty features and updates are up for tests on Star Wars: The Old Republic, including the Eras window, Relentless Replication Master Mode, and more. 

A highly-anticipated addition by the SWTOR team is the Eras window announced as part of 7.7, which lets players see story missions dating back to the very beginning. As this spans across the game, the developers are asking those who have extra characters throughout many points in the story to import their Live characters to give it a whirl. 

Also coming for those more active throughout the SWTOR universe are Dynamic Encounters. The PTS is testing new ones on seven new planets: Tython, Korriban, Ord Mantell, Hutta, Dromund Kaas, Coruscant, and Ilum. 

Returning for another round of testing is the Relentless Replication Master Mode, which was introduced in the last go. Also, it seems that they’ve adjusted several level requirements for certain combat abilities; the changes are listed in a feedback thread and include a pretty hefty number of classes. 

Plus, there are a few quality of life changes, including UX/UI for the Mission Log and World Map, as well as some adjustments for the Character Modernization initiative. 

Yet to come, as announced previously, is a further update to the SWTOR story; the full set of PTS updates are available on the official site.