Cartel Market

The Cartel Market is the in-game store of the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, published by BioWare. First announced in October 2012, it was added to the game in Game Update 1.5 on November 15 of that year, as part of the game's introduction of a Free-to-Play option.

The Cartel Market allows players to buy customization options, cosmetic gear, abilities, and items using the in-game currency, Cartel Coins. Its primary form of new content are Cartel Packs, which are lootcrate-style packs of cosmetic items pulled from the Pack's available items; these include new weapons, mounts, companion customizations, emotes, gear based on other Legends characters, and decorations for their Strongholds. Cartel Packs are grouped together in Shipments, of which there have been 10 to date, and are largely released around the time of the game's major updates. Prior to Shipment 8, each shipment consisted of 5 Cartel Packs, with the first two being released simultaneously.

Two additional sets of packs, the Nightlife and Dark vs Light packs, have also been released, and the game runs a weekly sale on rotating items. The Market has an in-game counterpart in the Cartel Bazaar, which is a location on both factions' main space station where Reputation vendors, trade terminals, and other event-related content can be found.

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