The venerable MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has a big update coming in December that will add a pile of new weapons, armor, mounts, overworld missions, and some big visual updates to boot. It looks like it could be a good reason for lapsed players to jump back in, but if you’re part of that crowd you might want to make your return before the update goes live, or you could end up losing your character name.

Electronic Arts announced on Steam that it will release inactive character names when the 7.6 update goes live. Paid subscribers won’t be impacted, but anyone with a free-to-play or “preferred” account who hasn’t logged in since January 1, 2024 will have their character names released into an “unreserved pool,” where they can be claimed by other players. If your name gets swiped by someone else as a result, you’ll be able to rename your character for free the next time you log in.





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