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Hyperspace Beacon: First impressions of SWTOR 5.10 ‘Jedi Under Siege’

Larry Everett - December 13, 2018 21

Faith in BioWare products has been waning as of late, but Star Wars: The Old Republic seemed to always maintain a core fan base....

Hyperspace Beacon: Why PVPers are abandoning SWTOR – again

Larry Everett - December 6, 2018 28

I don't usually like to jump into the PvE-v-PvP debate because no one wins, but I have started to see an exodus of PvPers...

Hyperspace Beacon: We have the Star Wars The Old Republic story all wrong

Larry Everett - November 29, 2018 7

I have been buried in Star Wars: The Old Republic lore for about 8 years now, and it pains me to admit this, but...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five things you need to do before SWTOR’s 5.10 update

Larry Everett - November 21, 2018 7

Update 5.10 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is coming very soon, possibly next week, but more likely the week after. That's not a...

Hyperspace Beacon: Everything you need to know about Star Wars The Old Republic’s guild changes

Larry Everett - November 15, 2018 5

Since the launch of the game, guilds have been a real weakness for Star Wars: The Old Republic. For the longest time, I have...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five tools to up your roleplay game in SWTOR

Larry Everett - November 1, 2018 4

As you all know, I like to roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In fact, creating characters and creating struggles for them within...

Hyperspace Beacon: Obtaining the Masterwork armor in SWTOR Update 5.10

Larry Everett - October 25, 2018 7

I'm torn on this new armor achievement system in Star Wars: The Old Republic. On the one hand, everyone can get the armor eventually....

Hyperspace Beacon: Old characters, rumors, and nostalgia in Star Wars The Old Republic

Larry Everett - October 18, 2018 8

I believe a game has hit an unusual place when players get nostalgic pangs for a game within the game itself. We see that kind...

Here’s a run-down of everything coming to SWTOR in the next month and a half

Larry Everett - October 12, 2018 25

There is no eloquent way to explain everything that is coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic from now until December. So let's just throw...

Hyperspace Beacon: First impressions of SWTOR’s new Huttball map

Larry Everett - October 3, 2018 2

Yesterday, Star Wars: The Old Republic released its latest update called Fame and Fortune. I'm not exactly sure why BioWare called it "Fame and...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR, a roleplay community divided

Larry Everett - September 27, 2018 9

Much praise and hatred have been tossed at Star Wars: The Old Republic for its decision to focus more heavily on the single-player aspects...

Hyperspace Beacon: What will we see on SWTOR’s ‘ancient Jedi world’?

Larry Everett - September 19, 2018 16

Producer Keith Kanneg wrote, "[T]he next phase of the SWTOR storyline will kick off with a bang on the ancient Jedi world." Let's look at the clues that let us know exactly which Jedi world that is, why I am excited to see that world, and what we will likely see on that planet. I don't think I have to mention it at this point, but I will: Possible spoilers ahead, but only if I am right.