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

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense

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With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names

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Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...

LOTRO Legendarium: A new Lord of the Rings MMO enters the One Ring

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It's a tale as old as time: Whenever an MMO starts getting up there in years and starting to show signs of age, you...

The Stream Team: Fighting the Empire on Iokath in SWTOR

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The audience has spoken! In a slightly surprising decision, the viewers voted for Massively OP's Larry and MJ to fight with the Republic against...

PAX West 2018: How to win and lose at Dauntless

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People actually lined up for Dauntless at PAX West 2018. I don't know if it was the placement of the booth, if people liked...

The Soapbox: I have a bad feeling about Anthem

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As I watched Nick Tarabay stand on stage hype up the audience in the Main Theater for PAX West 2018, I thought it was...

Star Wars The Old Republic announces massive fall update, Jedi Under Siege

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I feel so much better about an MMO's longevity when its studio is putting out regular updates and roadmaps heralding those updates. That's exactly...

Standing Stone says that new LOTR MMO will have no impact on Lord of the Rings Online

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Are you concerned over the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG? Welp, you're not alone. As we covered yesterday, Leyou Technologies,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 185: PAX West crud

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Larry, Justin, and Bree talk PAX West, Elder Scrolls Online, Rend, Dauntless, Torchlight Frontiers, Blades, Neverwinter, Anthem, Star Citizen, Runes of Magic, Wizard101, FFXIV, PlanetSide 2, SWTOR, WoW, and Star Wars Galaxies, with a mailbag email on how MMOs can facilitate roleplaying.

Star Wars: The Old Republic tests its Fame and Fortune update

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Who's ready for some HUTTTTBALLLLL? You. You are ready. And since you're so ready to engage in Star Wars: The Old Republic's quirky PvP mode,...

Hyperspace Beacon: How BioWare could get SWTOR back on track

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If you have yet to experience the conclusion to the traitor storyline from the latest story update to Star Wars: The Old Republic and...
Gotta protect that shoulder.

Check out a short documentary on designing armor in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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There's a certain look required to make Star Wars: The Old Republic characters come to life. It has to be memorable, yes, but it...

Global Chat: Why roleplaying in MMOs matters

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If you haven't visited Psychochild's Blog -- the brainchild of former Meridian 59 and Storybricks dev Brian Green -- lately, you are missing out...

Hyperspace Beacon: Why SWTOR failed EA

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Some have called Star Wars: The Old Republic a failure. And if former Lead Designer Daniel Erickson is correct, then EA is one of...

The Stream Team: All eyes on SWTOR’s big Iokath cliffhanger

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If you watched the Choose My Alignment last week, you were treated to the most intense cliffhanger! Massively OP's Larry and MJ are on...

Former SWTOR lead Daniel Erickson shares behind-the-scenes secrets

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As you fight off another wave of the Rakghoul Plague (will it ever be cured?) in Star Wars: The Old Republic this week, you...

Tamriel Infinium: Three key takeaways from the Elder Scrolls Online Murkmire teaser

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Hopefully, everyone saw the Elder Scrolls Online presentation at Quakecon. If not, I'll have that whole video just past the break. Game Director Matt...

The Stream Team: What comes after SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne?

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Now that Massively OP's Larry and MJ finished SWTOR's KOTET story, what's next? MJ has no idea really. Surely the story must go on...

Global Chat: Is it worth your time to alpha test MMOs?

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Taugrim raises a very interesting question this week on his blog. Namely, is it really worth your time to alpha test MMOs these days?...

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