system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Wars] I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan, and have read fairly extensively into EU, but something still eludes me: How, other than aesthetics, has technology changed since the Old Republic era?

It just seems like ships go from sleek and sexy, to bulky and square, then back to sexy again, but what changes have actually happened?

Quicker warp speeds? Better weaponry? Are lightsabers still exactly the same as they always were?
gpt
Most of the advancements take place under the hood these days. This makes them much less noticeable unless you're a technician that keeps up with them. Think if it this way. Everybody noticed when the Jedi went from using traditional bladed weapons to lightsabers. It's not as noticeable when the power cell inside that lightsaber is made 40% more efficient. You'll notice when militaries start using blaster rifles instead of slug throwers, but you don't notice so much an innovation that allows newer model repeaters to fire more accurately and efficiently.