Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
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- "War is coming. Conflict on a scale we've never seen. Revan has forged an army with a single purpose—to change the galaxy forever. Empire. Republic. We must unite, or fall."
- ―Announcement trailer[7]
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan is the fourth Digital Expansion for theBioWare MMORPGStar Wars: The Old Republic. Early Access to the expansion was released onDecember 2,2014 as part of Game Update 3.0, and full release followed onDecember 9. The Digital Expansion was first mentioned onFebruary 3, 2014, in the producers' "Road Map" for 2014, and was described as being similar in scale toThe Old Republic's first Digital Expansion,Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel.Shadow of Revan introduces two new worlds,Rishi andYavin 4, as well as two new Flashpoints, two new Operations, and four Hard Mode Flashpoints. It focuses on theSith Empire and theGalactic Republic's joint efforts to defeat theOrder of Revan and the returnedRevan, whose plans affect the entire galaxy.
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A Digital Expansion forStar Wars: The Old Republic,Shadow of Revan is digital content that can be added onto the primary game and is only accessible to players who have purchased the Digital Expansion.Shadow of Revan raises the level cap to 60 and adds two newplanets to the game:Rishi, a tropicalpirate haven at the edge ofthe galaxy, and the junglemoon ofYavin 4. Two new Tactical Flashpoints and two new Operations are added in the expansion, as well as four Hard Modes for existing Flashpoints.[2] Unlike previous expansions,Shadow of Revan also includes eight class-exclusive missions, one for each class, that tie into the expansion's primary faction storylines.[8]
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Promotional art forShadow of Revan
Shadow of Revan was first announced onFebruary 3,2014 in the "Producer's Road Map" for 2014 as a then-unnamed Digital Expansion on par with the earlierRise of the Hutt Cartel.[1] It was later hinted at during the promotion of the "Forged Alliances" storyline, which was stated to tie into the upcoming expansion.[9] The short teaser entitled "A Deadly Force Returns" was released onSeptember 16 and featured the returnedRevan;[10] a full announcement was expected by the end ofSeptember[11] after a brief trailer entitled "Revan Returns" was released onSeptember 16, but was delayed untilOctober 6. As withRise of the Hutt Cartel,Shadow of Revan will be preceded by a number of pre-order bonuses, and it will be released alongside Game Update 3.0 onDecember 2. The actual expansion will be released to the public onDecember 9, though players who pre-orderShadow of Revan prior toNovember 2 will receive a week of Early Access starting on December 2, in addition to an exclusive Grand Statue of Revan and theRise of Hutt Cartel expansion for free. Players who purchase before December 1 will also receive the statue andRise of the Hutt Cartel, and subscribers who pre-order the expansion will receive a Class Experience Boost that rewards players with a 12x boost to experience gained in class missions; the boost is effective from the moment the expansion is purchased until December 1.[2]
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Producer's Road Map 2014 onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)- The Story of SWTOR, 2014 onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- "A Deadly Force Returns" Teaser onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- Shadow of Revan onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- THE SAGA CONTINUES INStar Wars: THE OLD REPUBLIC WITH SHADOW OF REVAN, AN ALL-NEW DIGITAL EXPANSION onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- New "Revan Returns" Trailer onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- Welcome to Shadow of Revan Early Access! onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- "Launch Pad" —Star Wars Insider 154
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- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6
Producer's Road Map 2014 onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link) - ↑2.02.12.22.3 Shadow of Revan onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
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Developer Profiles: Star Wars: The Old Republic onwww.heroengine.com (backup link archived onJanuary 24,2012) - ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic – Shadow of Revan [Online Game Code] onAmazon.com(backup link)
- ↑According to Forums: Dear Story Team, What Year Are We Currently In? onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link),Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel takes place from early to mid3638 BBY, and further Game Updates that were released in2013 take place in the latter half of thatyear. The post also states that Game Updates released in2014 can be placed in early and mid3637 BBY,Shadow of Revan takes place near the end of that year, and that the events of Game Updates 3.1 through 3.3 can be placed in early and mid3636 BBY. Therefore, the events of Game Update 3.0 and the Digital ExpansionShadow of Revan can be placed near the end of 3637BBY.
- ↑ EA's E3 2015 Press Conference to Be Broadcast Live June 15 on ea.com onElectronic Arts'official website(backup link)
- ↑ SWTOR Shadow of Revan Expansion Announcement Trailer on the officialStar Wars: The Old RepublicYouTube channel(backup link)
- ↑ Eric Musco on "Eric, with respect, could we get an answer on this, please?" onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- ↑ The Story of SWTOR, 2014 onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- ↑ "A Deadly Force Returns" Teaser onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)
- ↑ SWTOR Expansion Announcement Delayed by a couple of weeks by Dulfy ondulfy.net (September 29,2014) (backup link archived onMay 11,2020)
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