Gamers also get a number of new customization options

May 14, 2013 21:15 GMT  ·  By

The development team at BioWare in charge of Star Wars: The Old Republic announces that the 2.1 update for the MMO is now live on the game servers.

Players will get access to the new Cathar species, with its own unique abilities and skills, suited for an entirely new play style.

There are also new dye modules to use and more customization options for characters delivered via the Appearance Designer.

Most new game elements will be initially only be offered to players who are paying for the experience.

The 2.1 update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is designed to also add more balance changes to the game and fix all the problems that the community has written about on the official forums.

BioWare has announced that it plans to continue to deliver more content for the MMO all through 2013.