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

Quantic Foundry’s findings on WoW, SWTOR, and gender

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Quantic Foundry, the gaming analytics consulting firm we've been following since late 2015 thanks to its Gamer Motivation Model, has a new blog post...

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...

Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online renaissance

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As I peruse a hundred or so community blog posts every day, it's fascinating to me to see what games the MMO blogosphere as...
The moment again.

SWTOR bug drives enemy boss to commit suicide

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Any MMO dungeon boss knows that it is only a matter of time before he, she, or it will be slaughtered by a pack...

The Stream Team: At SWTOR’s Gravestone

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Last time, Massively OP's Larry and MJ stumbled across the Gravestone, an impressive ship from SWTOR's past. While MJ 's Chiss helped Lana get...

Jukebox Heroes: Six MMOs that need official soundtrack releases

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For an avid fan of video game soundtracks, and of MMO soundtracks in particular, the most frustrating aspect of collecting and listening to these...

The struggles and successes of SWTOR

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There's a new op-ed piece over at Gamasutra in which the author -- an occasional MMO player -- takes a critical look at Star...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the most intellectual MMORPG?

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We got a wonderful "deep thoughts" email from reader James earlier this week that serves as the backdrop for this morning's Daily Grind. "It could...

The Game Archaeologist: Hero’s Journey

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Fiction writers know well of Joseph Campbell's identification and outline of the monomyth, or "hero's journey," in many stories. The 12-step process starts with...
Anyway here's Wonderwall.

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and wishes for MMORPGs in the new year

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One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It's way...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: The best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2016 (that aren’t Legion)

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Sometimes you have to exclude something from a list. I could, for example, praise World of Warcraft: Legion for being a really good expansion...

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...
Great job.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 98: New year roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, Larry, and MJ sit for a roundtable podcast on the best MMOs of 2016, the 2017 outlook, our annual awards, and MMO resolutions.

The best Massively OP streams of 2016

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The number of games our wee little Stream Team covers in the span of a year is staggering. If you ever wanted to know...

Elite Dangerous is creating a Carrie Fisher outpost in memory

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Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the only sci-fi MMO that is paying tribute to the late Carrie Fisher this month. Following community entreaties...
Overpowered.

Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016

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Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...

The Stream Team: Catching up after the SWTOR getaway

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When you're frozen in carbonite in SWTOR for five years, much happens. And now that her Chiss Agent has been rescued, Massively OP's MJ...

Global Chat: Boobs and wrinkles edition

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Is the infamous "chainmail bikini" slowly disappearing from western RPGs and MMOs? Pete at Dragonchasers thinks that it is... and he kind of laments...
She is now one with the Force.

Star Wars: The Old Republic players pay tribute to Carrie Fisher

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The loss of Carrie Fisher, a celebrated author and the actress who played General Leia Organa, is an enormous blow to Star Wars fans...

Jukebox Heroes: The 2016 Online VGM Awards

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With all of the award madness going on at Massively OP this month, it's the perfect time to unveil the 2016 Online VGM Awards!...

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