star wars the old republic

Official Site: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Hyperspace Beacon: Should you resub for SWTOR: Disavowed?

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Hello, friends. I hope you don’t mind my calling you that. I do respect my readers. Thankfully, most of you are rational and thoughtful....

SWTOR posts storyline trailer for KOTFE: Disavowed

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest Knights of the Fallen Empire chapter, Disavowed, went live for regular players this week, and now BioWare has...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild DLC is that ex you keep coming back to

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Dang it, Elder Scrolls Online, just when I’m about to give up on you again, you pull me back in. I really didn’t mind your...
Remember, if we meet any primitive cultures on this planet, I'm the god. Unless they're one of those cultures that kills their gods, in which case Bradley is the god.

Star Wars: The Old Republic developers expound on Eternal Championship and companion delays

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Another month has arrived, another story chapter has gone live for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and another producer's livestream has happened. You can...

SWTOR Chapter 11: Disavowed is here, and Aric Jorgan has returned

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Players' companion rosters in Star Wars: The Old Republic will be getting one stronger tomorrow, as Trooper companion Aric Jorgan joins the alliance for Chapter...

One Shots: Hook, line, and sinker

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Personally, I don't get the appeal of fishing in MMOs, mostly because I get super-fidgety if I have to stand still in-game for long...

Hyperspace Beacon: How to run a roleplay event in spite of SWTOR’s mechanics

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I have mentioned before that my community and I roleplay in spite of the game mechanics of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s not...
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The Daily Grind: Is MMORPG voiceover/voiceacting worth the cost?

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Last week, Justin and I answered a podcast listener question about voiceover localization in MMORPGs, and I thought it dovetailed nicely with a question Massively...

The Game Archaeologist: Meridian 59

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A colony founded through a magical nexus, Meridian 59 had it all going on -- until, that is, the portal to the colony collapsed...

Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs

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Dear BioWare, First off, it might be unfair that I’m addressing this open letter to the whole staff of BioWare when I really should center...

Rumor: SWTOR datamining leads to megaserver speculation

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According to the Star Wars: The Old Republic player-run datamining site TOR Community, the current "PvE and PvP servers are being replaced with PvE and PvP...

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall loses game designer Tully Ackland

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Crowfall is losing a key game designer in the form of Tully Ackland, who told Twitter about his last day earlier this week. https://twitter.com/TullyAckland/status/700072169661857796 Ackland didn't...

Trooper companion headlines SWTOR’s Chapter 11: Disavowed, due March 10th

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BioWare has announced that since the launch of Knights of the Fallen Empire, players have logged over 900 million minutes of Star Wars: The Old...

The Stream Team: Moving past Makeb in SWTOR’s story

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SWTOR keeps adding new chapters to the story, but MassivelyOP's MJ can't experience them yet because she still hasn't made it to the KOTFE...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 51: Unsavory deeds

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Justin and Bree discuss V-Day, MMO finances, Blade & Soul, The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, The Secret World, Ultima Online, and Devilian, with mailbag questions on IP blocking frustrations and MMO innovation.

Hyperspace Beacon: What SWTOR’s latest chapter, Anarchy in Paradise, is really about

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If you think that SWTOR’s chapter 10 Anarchy in Paradise is about Kaliyo Djannis, you’re wrong. Kaliyo stars in the chapter, and she can...

The mystery of BioWare’s new online IP

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The studio behind Star Wars: The Old Republic is working on a brand-new IP -- and everyone is dying to know what it is. A...
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How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made

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The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...

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