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

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Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere

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Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
HAPPY CELEBRATIONS

Star Wars The Old Republic talks up its presence at this year’s in-person Star Wars Celebration

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There's going to be another in-person event happening - specifically Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center on May 26th through the 29th...

PSA: Get your free original SWTOR mech today on Star Wars Day

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It's been the longest of all running jokes that Star Wars: The Old Republic loves to trot out the same astromech pet for a...

Global Chat: Who gets to decide what is ‘fun’ in MMORPGs?

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In a thought-provoking essay, MMO blog Parallel Context wrestled with the question, "Who gets to decide what is fun in multiplayer games?" This is...

Star Wars: The Old Republic adds cosmetic weapon customization in today’s update

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Game Update 7.0.2 is rolling out today for Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing with it some changes to currency names and functions, minor...
A new road has begun.

Global Chat: Is FFXIV the perfect solo MMORPG?

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Kicking off this week's roundup of MMO blog posts, we'll hop over to Dragonchasers where Pete is ecstatic to share the revelation that Final...

Star Wars The Old Republic will add weapons to outfitter and increase currency rewards in update 7.0.2

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While most players of Star Wars: The Old Republic are likely waiting for the content features to arrive in update 7.1, the next patch...

The Stream Team: Becoming a nerf herder in SWTOR

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Who wants to be a scruffy nerf herder? Massively OP's MJ does! There's an achievement in SWTOR all about finding pets throughout the galaxy,...
Faces and offs.

Vague Patch Notes: When MMOs pit their playerbase against itself

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Today's Vague Patch Notes is about something weird that I feel like someone should definitely done something about a long time before now. It's...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?

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A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
HAPPY CELEBRATIONS

SWTOR lays out April’s galactic season objectives and in-game events

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A Jedi's work is never done -- and neither is a Sith's. Even with February's expansion in the rear-view mirror at this point, Star...

Rakghoul Resurgence and Relics of the Gree return as Star Wars The Old Republic’s events for April

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I'll go ahead and make the obvious joke now before the comments section does: The list of events awaiting players in Star Wars: The...

Global Chat: Why is Guild Wars 2 so addictive?

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I am always a huge fan of both writing and reading essays about why people simply love an MMORPG. Over at Tales from the...

The Stream Team: Finishing SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith

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It turns out, SWTOR's LOTS doesn't have lots to it. In fact, Massively OP's Larry is set to finish the Legacy of the Sith...

Massively Overthinking: How long should MMO expansions be?

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Star Wars The Old Republic's Legacy of the Sith struggled for many reasons, but the one I've seen echoed over and over is that...

Perfect Ten: Obnoxious MMO buzzwords found in press releases

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So say that you write for MassivelyOP. Or say that you work for another news site while wistfully refreshing MassivelyOP's front page hoping to...

SWTOR’s GU 7.0.1 rolls out today with updates to artifact gear and combat styles

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It's patch day for Star Wars The Old Republic as GU 7.0.1 is now underway. The patch includes a hefty hodgepodge of tweaks and...
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Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs

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So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...

The Stream Team: Starting SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith for real

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It's Massively OP's Larry to the rescue! MJ's Chiss is left behind as Larry moves on to show off the new Legacy of the...

The Soapbox: SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith is bad, but not for the reasons you’ve heard

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I've never been a big Star Wars fan, but I am a big BioWare fan, and after many failed attempts to get into the...

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