Keith Kanneg from Star Wars: The Old Republic brings us his second Executive Producer Letter of the year, for Q2 2026 and gives us an insight into what we can expect from the finale of Legacy of the Sith, the 15th anniversary celebrations and plenty more besides. Over to Keith.
The Legacy of the Sith Finale
Since December, the team has released back to back to back story updates beginning with Game Update 7.8 “Pursuit of Ruin”, followed by 7.8.1 “Master’s Enigma” in March, and most recently in June, 7.9 “Legacy Reborn”. Everything comes to a head in “Legacy Reborn”, the finale to Legacy of the Sith!
If you’re not caught up on the story yet, you’ll want to skip down to the 15 Year Anniversary Update Check-In section below just in case!
If you have not yet read the short story “Last Road to Khar Shian”, I highly recommend it as it covers Darth Malgus and Shae Vizla’s uneasy alliance as they make way for Khar Shian.
All of the paths that have formed since 7.0 have converged on Khar Shian, and the siege upon Naga Sadow’s Hidden Fortress is where the events of Legacy Reborn takes place. And it’s quite a roller coaster of emotions! We know we left you with more to come, but we are excited so many of you realized the end of a variety of storylines while still making you wonder what’s going to happen to the Galaxy. Many of you have caught the nods to the Deceived novel that were referenced in the update and we had a great time reading the reactions to them. Of course, the most natural question to ask is “what comes next?”
15 Year Anniversary Update Check-In
Following the launch of Legacy Reborn, we are now fully focused on developing content for 8.0.
We are actively preparing for our first Public Test Server (PTS) phase. PTS is planned to kick off in the coming weeks with the first boss of the new Operation along with level 85 available for select Classes including Sentinel, Vanguard, Sage, and their Imperial mirrors.We anticipate a months-long PTS cycle to help us gather feedback across all the new features arriving with Game Update 8.0. We are excited to share a closer look in our next developer stream, which is coming up soon! Keep an eye on our social channels and the Developer Tracker so you know exactly when we will be hosting the livestream.
What else is happening?
Nar Shaddaa Nightlife has just returned! We have added two new decorations that can be earned while the event is active. Read more information about them here!
PvP Season 10 “Honor in Battle” is well underway, and we have new armors, decorations, and flairs for players to earn.
As we head toward the end of July, Galactic Season 10 “Secrets of the Syndicate” will be drawing to a close. This season was a great opportunity to bring back some of the highly requested rewards from Seasons 1 and 3, and the clock is ticking to secure them. As we are quickly approaching Galactic Season 11, “Light and Shadow”, I would hate for you to miss out on the cool rewards so grab them now before they’re gone.
