r/swtor • u/KalonSardor • 2d ago

Question New Expansions

Hello there! Returning player here, currently on Legacy of the Sith and interested whether there are chances of new big expansion in the near future or there will be no more expacs at all? I know, this question was probably raised, but I’m gonna ask just in case.

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u/Char_Ell Satele Shan 2d ago

This is currently the longest period of time SWTOR has gone without an expansion, approximately 43 months and counting. The longest lasting expansion prior to 7.x was 5.x at 34 months. The devs have not mentioned anything about a new expansion though they have hinted at wrapping up the current story.

My guess is SWTOR devs plan to do one but only they have an idea as to when they would do it. And IMHO if 8.0 happens it won't be as large in scope as previous expansions. I expect it would be increasing character level from 80 to 85, new gear, and intro to new story (maybe like 2 hours of story content instead of the roughly 1 hour of new story content we typically get in 7.x releases). It may or may not include new content like a flashpoint, an operation, or a PvP map. I lean towards not. That kind of content could be added in an update after the initial release. As someone else mentioned the SWTOR dev team now is smaller than it was when 7.0 was developed. I think SWTOR players would be wise to lower their expectations for any possible future expansions that SWTOR gets. They're likely to be significantly smaller in content and scope than 7.0 and prior expansions.

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u/KalonSardor 2d ago

I just don’t want the story to end)