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Hyperspace Beacon is a Star Wars: The Old Republic column by Larry Everett. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]

Hyperspace Beacon: Outside-the-box features to look for in a SWTOR guild (or any MMO guild)

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On my server in Star Wars: The Old Republic, there are more guild advertisements than chatter in the general channel on the starter planets...

Hyperspace Beacon: The 10 best places to find SWTOR content outside the game

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Just this week, a long-running Star Wars: The Old Republic fan-made website mentioned that it was shutting down, one among many that have come...

Hyperspace Beacon: A happy accident in Star Wars The Old Republic gives us hope for the future of CXP

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The last couple of weeks have been really rough week for Star Wars: The Old Republic from a technical standpoint. The Umbara update itself...

Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara update

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I questioned BioWare's delay of the latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. According to a post on the official forums, the team...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Umbara is shrouded in darkness

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Have you heard of the planet Umbara before? The Star Wars fan who has seen only the movies will likely say no, and even...

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s Uncle Owen problem

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When Star Wars: The Old Republic first released, an old Star Wars Galaxies argument popped up, and the crux of that argument was this:...

Hyperspace Beacon: The sexual harassment problem in SWTOR

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As most of our readers probably know, I consider myself a member of the roleplay community in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I have been...

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s mid-term report card

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You would probably expect me to cover the new Star Wars: The Old Republic Manaan stronghold because it just released yesterday, and indeed, I will be...

Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to all roleplayers in MMORPGs

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I really hate when non-RPers get their kicks out of making light of what roleplayers are doing to have fun. Many times, the roleplayer...

Hyperspace Beacon: A three-step guide to conquering SWTOR’s Nightlife event

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Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic brought back the Nightlife event on Nar Shaddaa. In a nutshell, it's a gambling event. After all,...

Hyperspace Beacon: The three key problems with SWTOR’s War for Iokath

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Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...

Video: Story vs. lore, Star Wars: The Old Republic vs. The Elder Scrolls Online

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In the ultimate battle for your dollar in the MMO industry, two MMOs with rabid fan bases duke it out by serving you a...

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic will finally allow us to switch factions

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Long-time players of Star Wars: The Old Republic: In the next update 5.2: The War for Iokath, you will finally be able to switch...

Hyperspace Beacon: If you’re not playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, why are you still subbed?

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Let me start this article by answering my own headline: It's partly because I'm an idiot and cannot let go of this IP. Star Wars:...

Hyperspace Beacon: Why I’m taking a break from Star Wars: The Old Republic

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I've been considering writing this for awhile now, but I've not been sure how to broach the subject. I've not been playing Star Wars:...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s latest raid might be a too little too late

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When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was champing at the bit for raids. Then when I heard about the launch bugs from...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Creative Director on Uprisings and Update 5.1

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We are a couple days early with the Hyperspace Beacon this week for a reason you're going to love: We had an exclusive conversation...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Creative director discusses a ‘new adversary’

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For the last five years and more, Star War: The Old Republic told the story of Tenebrae, a Sith of humble origins who rose...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR predictions for 2017

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Here we are again. Star Wars: The Old Republic survived another year despite those who predicted five years ago that it would shut down...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 2016 Report Card

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It's that time of year again where we reflect on the year gone by and consider Star Wars: The Old Republic as a whole....

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