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

Actually developing a title to not be a boring slog is a skill some developers have yet to master.

Perfect Ten: The 10 types of skill in MMOs

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Everyone has a very strong opinion about player skill in MMOs. This is understandable. Furthermore, I've met a lot of different people with different...
Spooooooopy

Massively OP Podcast Episode 192: Tricks and treats

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MJ, Justin, and Bree discuss Trion's acquisition, Aion's Awakened Legacy, MMO Halloween, Black Desert's Russian un-fiasco, SWTOR, MapleStory 2, and ZeniMax's new maybe-MMO.

The MOP Up: Mutant Year Zero breaks down the barriers

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I think a lot of us unfamiliar with the IP might be giving Funcom's upcoming Mutant Year Zero a wary look and a wide...

LOTRO Legendarium: Wait a minute, LOTRO, you lost me

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If WildStar will go down in gaming history as the MMO with the consistently shortest quest text, then Lord of the Rings Online has...

Star Wars: The Old Republic is giving players its first two story expansions for free

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Mobile game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has recently introduced a number of characters from the acclaimed Star Wars RPG Knights of the Old...

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

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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...

The Stream Team: Betrayer’s remorse as the SWTOR hunt continues

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Was that a hint of remorse Massively OP's Larry and MJ saw last time? Could it be that a favorite companion can be redeemed...
Boldly gone.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 191: It’s looking a little patchy around here

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Star Trek Online, SWTOR, New World, and Black Desert, with reader mail about forging social connections in MMOs.

One Shots: Filtered to perfection

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I don't usually spend a lot of time running pictures through filters, but it's pretty cool when I see someone doing this that knows...

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

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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...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Ten MMO systems that encourage alts

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Here's how much I like having alts: I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI. Two games which are built on...

The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO user interface?

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The other day I logged into Star Wars: The Old Republic for the first time in a while, and I once again felt jarred...
Have a free sword! Wait.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 190: SWTOR Unite!

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Justin and Bree discuss Mike Morhaime's exit from Blizzard, the launches of Lineage 2 Classic and MapleStory 2, Legends of Aria's early access, and Bless Online's F2P plans, plus MMO guilds, how WoW might someday end, what the #SWTORunite community effort is all about.

The Stream Team: After the SWTOR betrayal

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As much as she wanted it to be someone -- almost anyone -- else, Massively OP's MJ had to face that the betrayer in...

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

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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...
If you look to your left, you will see a sad person.

Massively OP Podcast episode 189: Time traveling to 2004

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, WildStar, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Maplestory 2, Age of Conan, Fallout 76, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and Trove, with mailbag questions on SWTOR, starting as a true newbie in WoW, and power imbalances in MMOs.

SWTOR has (finally) launched its Fame and Fortune update

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After a one-week delay due to quality control concerns, Star Wars: The Old Republic's Game Update 5.9.3 is finally coming to the live servers...
Goes boom and stuff.

The Daily Grind: What MMO still needs legacy servers?

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2018 has seemed like the year of the legacy/vanilla MMO server, thanks to not just World of Warcraft but RIFT and Age of Conan...

One Shots: Concept art showcase

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In last week's edition of One Shots, I issued perhaps my most peculiar challenge yet. I asked readers (for once) not to submit any...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR, a roleplay community divided

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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...

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