Star Wars: The Old Republic will fly to the cloud and get a patch

Soon MMORPG in the universe of "Star Wars" will get a big changes. Publishers from Electronic Arts decided to move the game's servers to cloud services - work in this direction will begin on the 15th of this month. Also announced update with the number 7.3.1, the release of which will take place between the end of August and early September. In it, gamers will get another chapter of the story, as well as meet familiar characters. Among them is the droid 3V-1L.

With the release of the update, the fifth galactic season called Confidence in Power will begin. Users will be able to enjoy a new story about the wars in a distant galaxy, and at the same time will get a redesigned interface, armor and weapon sets, unexpected encounters with different characters. The already mentioned 3V-1L, for example, will lead your hero through a series of trials to give you a reward at the end. Advancing through the stages of the story will also test your strength, because you will have to collect special points to discover new adventures. As for the UI improvements, they will primarily concern the interaction with maps - both large and miniature.

But even before the update is released, the developers will start experimenting with bringing the game to cloud services. The first thing they will do is to take the Leviathan server - it will be sent to the cloud on August 15. After a series of tests, the same fate will befall the other components of SWTOR. Thus, the authors of MMORPG want to increase the stability of their project and make the user experience more pleasant. But it is worth bearing in mind that during the technical work may arise difficulties - it is better to just put up with them and wait for the completion of the process.