Star Wars: The Old Republic has its first "Digital Expansion" in the form of the 'Rise of the Hutt Cartel' add-on, which is due to hit the game in its many forms in Spring of next year.The official line is that, "Subscribers can Pre-Order the Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel for only $9.99, 50% of the regular price. Free-to-Play Players can purchase the Digital Expansion for $19.99. Any player who pre-orders before January 7, 2013 will receive five days of Early Access to the new fully-voiced story-driven content."
The action takes place on the planet Makeb, and will include five new levels that will raise the level cap to 55.
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Bioware