When will new characters for GL Leia be available to farm?

Expect Drogan to not even go f2p farmable until 6+ weeks after the Leia event goes live. This is the price we pay for them removing the gear crunch. Really sucks as 7+ year f2p vet who had no problem gearing characters before the gear changes. Now instead of getting the newest gl 6 weeks after launch we have to wait 3-4 months. And don't even get me started about the 40-50k crystals it would have taken to unlock Jedi Cal the first time around. I love catchup mechanics!