Galactic Season 8, titled “Rising Powers”, has come to a close in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it brought more than just flashy cosmetics and a weekly checklist. It was a shakeup in both structure and storytelling, centered around Lane Vizla—the not-quite-heroic Mandalorian—and her deadly droid, B3-S1. So how did it all land? Was it a bounty hunter’s dream season or just another grind in disguise? Let’s break it down. A Strong Character Anchor: Lane Vizla Steps Forward SWTOR has been using Galactic Seasons as a vehicle for light narrative threads lately, and Season 8 doubled down on that with Lane Vizla. Her story was gritty, morally ambiguous, and had just enough narrative weight to carry the seasonal theme. For players following the Mandalorian arcs since Chains in the Dark, this felt like a natural progression. Dialogues were delivered through holocalls (a standard budget-friendly format at this point), and…
