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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 MMO Book Club has opened another round of game voting

Bree Royce - June 6, 2017 15

Remember back in April when a group of Redditors decided to put together an MMO Book Club -- a community of MMO gamers who...

Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO dungeons

Justin Olivetti - June 2, 2017 30

It's hard to look at an MMORPG and imagine them without dungeons. For some people, these instances are the core of their game experience,...

Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist

Bree Royce - June 2, 2017 27

This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...

I'm still pleased with this shot, even though my glamour has changed.

Choose My Adventure: Exploring the purpose and plan of this community column

Eliot Lefebvre - June 1, 2017 20

You are no doubt staring at the title image above and thinking to yourself that it really does not look like a Neverwinter screenshot....

‘Summer of SWTOR’ brings back the MMORPG

Justin Olivetti - June 1, 2017 30

Squeaking in just under the wire for the dev team's promised May delivery date, Star Wars: The Old Republic published its (remaining) 2017 roadmap yesterday. The...

SWTOR’s development road map is coming this week

Justin Olivetti - May 29, 2017 15

It's the end of May, and Star Wars: The Old Republic players are still waiting for that promised road map about the game's development...

One Shots: Action arrested

Justin Olivetti - May 28, 2017 42

In tossing out a screenshot challenge last week revolving around combat action shots, you'd think that this would be a piece of cake. After...

The Stream Team: Dealings with SWTOR’s Dr Oggurobb

MJ Guthrie - May 24, 2017 0

After meeting with the rest of the alliance and building up the base, Massively OP’s Larry and MJ are set to do some tasks for...

Perfect Ten: Understanding MMORPG Warriors

Eliot Lefebvre - May 24, 2017 22

There is always a Warrior. Every game has a Warrior. No matter what other class options it has, a Warrior is in that list....

Global Chat: Saying goodbye to The Secret World

Justin Olivetti - May 23, 2017 28

With the move to put The Secret World in maintenance mode and shift focus to the rebooted Secret World Legends, one MMO blogger decided...

Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs

Bree Royce - May 18, 2017 144

Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...

Tamriel Infinium: Five things to do while waiting for Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind early access

Larry Everett - May 17, 2017 27

I have always found this part of the development cycle to be the worst part. Right now, we are sitting at the point in...

The Stream Team: Charging into KOTFE’s Chapter IX in SWTOR

MJ Guthrie - May 10, 2017 0

Massively OP's Larry and MJ wrapped up KOTFE's Chapter VIII and are charging right into Chapter IX as their Choose My Alignment adventure continues...

Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic

Andrew Ross - May 5, 2017 1

I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...

Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!

Justin Olivetti - May 3, 2017 0

With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...

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

Larry Everett - May 3, 2017 10

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...