Star Wars : The Old Republic : Knights of the Fallen Empire Star Wars : The Old Republic : Knights of the Fallen Empire is the fifth Digital Expansion to the BioWare MMORPG " " . First announced on June 12 , 2015 in advance of Electronic Arts ' s official presentations at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 15 , " Knights of the Fallen Empire " features a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling , as well as new worlds , new companions , and a dynamic story that is affected by the choices players make . The expansion was first hinted at in the Community Cantina Tour held in Anaheim , California on April 18 ; wristbands were given out that featured the hashtag # FallenEmpire and the date " 06 . 15 . 15 , " and a secret image featuring a throne and the hashtag was hidden in the files given to attendees and later posted online . " Knights of the Fallen Empire " focuses on the new threat of the Eternal Empire and its leader , the Emperor of the Eternal Throne . At Level 60 , the player ' s character is frozen in carbonite and awakens five years later to find that the Eternal Empire has become the dominant force in the galaxy . The player becomes the " Outlander " and builds an alliance to wage war against the Eternal Empire . Plot summary . Sometime after the Invasion of Ziost , the Eternal Empire of Emperor Valkorion enters into the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire , and led by its new emperor , Arcann , the Eternal Empire decimates both the Republic and the Sith . Players awake from carbonite five years after the galaxy has fallen to the Eternal Empire , with the Republic and the Sith Empire having all but collapsed , and must gather new and old companions and take the fight to the Eternal Empire as an " Outlander . " Gameplay . " Star Wars : The Old Republic : Knights of the Fallen Empire " is a Digital Expansion for the video game " " , and raises the level cap of the game from 60 to 65 . " Knights of the Fallen Empire " has been described as having " a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling , " and introduces " new worlds to explore , new companions to recruit into your alliance , and a dynamic story that players will be able to shape based on the choices they make . " The original eight class stories are also enhanced to make them more immersive and engaging . Single - player story arcs , the game ' s end - game Operations , and other content were also upgraded to levels 60 and above . Players are able to create one level 60 character in order to experience the " Knights of the Fallen Empire " storyline without having to play through the existing game . The story of " Knights of the Fallen Empire " will be told and released in smaller " chapters , " the first nine of which were released at launch . Sixteen chapters , the last five of which are unnamed at the moment , are listed on the game ' s website , and the chapters are said to be released monthly after launch . Any subscriber , regardless of when they subscribe , will have access to all of the " Fallen Empire " chapters that have been released up until that point . " Knights of the Fallen Empire " is set five years after the events of the existing game , and will introduce new companions , as well as reintroduce some of the existing companions in the new timeframe . A total of five new companions will be added , including Lana Beniko from the Forged Alliances storyline and the previous expansion , " " . The new level cap will allow for a focus on " increased mobility and action - packed combat , " and the expansion ' s focus on single - player story will result in restrictions on grouping during story missions and arcs . Development . " Knights of the Fallen Empire " was first hinted at in the Community Cantina Tour in Anaheim , California on April 18 , 2015 . Attendees received wristbands with the hashtag # FallenEmpire and the date " 06 . 15 . 15 , " and the flash drive of files given out to attendees also included a secret image , featuring the hashtag and the Eternal Throne , which was later posted online . The Digital Expansion was officially announced during Electronic Arts ' presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 15 , 2015 , though the name was released on June 12 in the schedule of Electronic Arts ' presentation . The game ' s announcement took the form of " Sacrifice " , a cinematic trailer developed by Blur Studio like the game ' s previous trailers , and the full - length trailer was released afterwards online . As with other expansions , " Knights of the Fallen Empire " was preceded by a number of subscriber rewards . Players who subscribed by August 10 received Nico Okarr , the smuggler who appeared in the " Return " cinematic trailer , as a companion , and those subscribed by August 31 received an exclusive set of blasters for Okarr . September 30 saw subscribers receive Nico Okarr ' s duster coat , and subscribers by October 19 received a swoop bike in " " . The Epic Story Boost , which rewards subscribers with 12 times the standard experience for class missions , remained in effect until October 19 . Alexander Freed wrote Chapter 10 of " Knights of the Fallen Empire " , entitled " Anarchy in Paradise . "