The Dev Roadmap for 2017 has been released.  This is purportedly part of a new initiative to keep the players more informed about future plans, which I’m 100% okay with.  One thing that has my lovely gaming partner and I both excited is the incoming ability to outfit our new companions from the new storylines, so prepare yourself now for the flood of Lana Benikos and Senya Tiralls running around the fleet station wearing metal bikinis.  This, I’m told, is progress.

The only other thing that really jumps out at me is the cryptic note that there’s finally a new stronghold coming, with “a great view of the Ocean.”

That frelling figures.  I just one week ago finally decided no new Strongholds were incoming, and I was free to spend a few million credits opening up some rooms in my Tatooine farm.  Spent ten millions credits on new decorations and rooms, and then immediately afterwards I have to decide if I’m going to keep Tatooine or give it up in exchange for this new one.

See, dataminers have been claiming they found evidence of a new stronghold for quite a while, but it was supposed to be a Zakuul palace.  The little description from the dev roadmap makes it pretty darn clear it’s more likely to be Manaan.  And that’s awesome for me, since I’ve been wishing for a Manaan stronghold ever since the planet was added to the game and really don’t think much of the whole Zakuul thing.

Seriously, Manaan makes more sense.  That planet’s been part of the Old Republic mythos since the very first KOTOR way back in 2003.  And the scenery is tons better.  We can only hope, I suppose.

Oh, and the Iokath expansion is really great… I hear.  Since I can’t find an Op group to save my life, I can’t really progress the story and see for myself.  Sticking a 16-player mission in the middle of a single-player expansion just… really ticks me off.  What the hell?