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Refer your friends and collect new Battle Droid pets!
With a growing galaxy of exciting multiplayer adventures, there’s never been a better time to invite your friends to join or rejoin Star Wars™: The Old Republic™!
Our newly enhanced Friends of SWTOR program now offers more rewards and benefits for you and your friends:
Purchase Cartel Coins In-Game – Coming Soon!

Get ready to purchase Cartel Coins from inside the game! We’re working on a more convenient way for you to purchase Cartel Coins directly from the Cartel Market.
Plus, Subscribers will have a limited-time opportunity to save 50% on their first in-game purchase of Cartel Coins!
Check back for more details in the coming weeks and get ready for big savings!
Game Update 2.3: Titans of Industry Trailer
Explore the secrets of Czerka Corporation’s CZ-198 Labs, fight savage creations to recover deadly weapons, and earn exciting rewards in two brand new Level 55 Flashpoints – now live with Game Update 2.3: Titans of Industry!
Watch the Titans of Industry trailer now!
BREAKING NEWS: Tauntauns Tamed as Mounts on Hoth!
Determined efforts on Hoth have led to the domestication of the tauntaun, an indigenous species that is well-adapted to the harsh, icy conditions on the planet. Until recently, the animals have proven too ill-tempered to serve as reliable mounts, with even the most docile tauntauns bucking their harnesses and throwing their riders regularly.
The Gree are back with a new reward!
The ancient Gree starship, Gray Secant, returns to Ilum between July 23rd and August 6th bringing with it a brand new reward, the Red Sphere Transport Enclosure Vehicle!
Level 50+ players can join with friends for another chance to earn valuable Reputation and a host of other exclusive gear, vehicles, pets, weapons, and more.
Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station or Vaiken Spacedock to get started on your adventure!
KOTOR 10-year Anniversary
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Knights of the Old Republic™! (For our European friends, this is an early party as the game was released in the EU slightly later in September 2003, but that’s ok you are invited too!)
KOTOR is a game that is very much part of the DNA of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ and we know you love this franchise, so we thought we would mark the day with a pretty cool line up of special offers and giveaways!
Operation: Legions of Scum and Villainy (Nightmare Mode) – now live!
Operation Nightmare is back with Game Update 2.2.2! It is time to rally your guild again and prepare to face more supercharged bosses in Operation: Legions of Scum and Villainy, now in Nightmare Mode. Strike down your enemies for a chance to earn more elite Kell Dragon gear set and a brand new “Titan 6 Containment Mode” vehicle.
Celebrate KOTOR’s 10 Year Anniversary
We are happy to announce that on July 15th we will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Knights of the Old Republic™ from BioWare and LucasArts. To mark this celebration, we will be doing a couple of things both in-game, and out. Here are some of the things you can look forward to:
Double XP Weekends are back
By popular demand, Double XP Weekends are back this summer!
Whether you’re a new or experienced player, take advantage of Double XP and Legacy XP to level up your main character faster or to create an alternate character and enjoy a new class story and gameplay!
With the recent release of Nightmare Mode Operations in Game Update 2.2, now is also a great time to reinforce your guild ranks with higher level characters and new class characters!
Operation: Terror From Beyond (Nightmare Mode) Trailer
Nightmare has struck the planet of Asation! Fight through several supercharged bosses in Operation: Terror From Beyond, now in Nightmare Mode. Those who take on this nightmarish challenge will earn a brand new set of elite Kell Dragon gear and an exclusive Helix Hyperpod vehicle.