The Star Wars: The Old Republic website has details on a new version 2.4 patch that will go live on October 1st, and the new Dread War multiplayer mode. They also now offer the game's first expansion as part of their free-to-play component: "Players can look forward to many gameplay additions including Game Update 2.4: The Dread War coming out on October 1, which will introduce new 4v4 Player-vs-Player (PvP) Warzone Arenas into the game. And starting today, new and previous subscribers who join or re-join the fight as a subscriber, will automatically receive the game’s first Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel for free*."