Four years ago today, Star Wars: The Old Republic launched Game Update 7.1, Digging Deeper. Released on August 2, 2022, the update arrived only months after Legacy of the Sith and had an important job: give players more endgame content, continue the Darth Malgus storyline, and restore some momentum after an expansion launch that had left the community wanting considerably more. It brought the R-4 Anomaly Operation, a new Manaan daily area, additional story content, gearing changes, interface improvements, and the return of Nar Shaddaa Nightlife. Four years later, some parts of 7.1 remain far more important than others. R-4 Anomaly Became the Update’s Lasting Centrepiece The biggest addition was the R-4 Anomaly Operation. Set aboard a mysterious research station, the Operation introduced a group of rogue Sith known as the Unmasked Regulators and gave endgame groups a fresh set of bosses to learn, wipe against, and eventually blame on…
