Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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
Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
The Stream Team: Looking for SWTOR’s Lady of Sorrows
Senya went off to do some "work," leaving Massively OP's MJ and Larry to skulk about SWTOR's Old World of Zakuul to learn more...
Hyperspace Beacon: If you’re not playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, why are you still subbed?
Let me start this article by answering my own headline: It's partly because I'm an idiot and cannot let go of this IP.
Star Wars:...
Tamriel Infinium: Battlegrounds will change Elder Scrolls Online PvP forever
I've read all the impressions from the PAX East show that I could find, and they were all overwhelmingly mild -- including ours. As you...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #24-19
What are the best and most popular MMO theme songs of all time? A couple of weeks ago I posed this question to the...
The Soapbox: Everyone’s being dumb about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s lightsaber
A couple of years ago, The Force Awakens introduced us to (among other things) a lightsaber that looks poorly made, like a little kid...
The Stream Team: Senya’s secret is out in SWTOR
Massively OP's MJ has made it through the trials, and now SWTOR's Scions of Zakuul have agreed to help her and Larry as they...
Star Wars: The Old Republic opens up direct sales of the Unstable Arbiter’s Lightsaber
When Star Wars: The Old Republic first introduced the Unstable Arbiter's Lightsaber with one of its random item packs, players were unhappy about it....
Hyperspace Beacon: Why I’m taking a break from Star Wars: The Old Republic
I've been considering writing this for awhile now, but I've not been sure how to broach the subject. I've not been playing Star Wars:...
SWTOR buffs CXP gains from operations, weekly missions, and flashpoints
Now that there's another hundred joyous galactic command levels to grind out in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you may feel a little overwhelmed...
SWTOR is adding another 100 galactic command levels to grind
Remember all the hoopla and hate around Star Wars: The Old Republic's galactic command experience system last fall? Remember how almost no one actually liked...
The Daily Grind: How might your favorite MMO capitalize on nostalgia?
It would be an understatement for me to say that I'm stupidly excited to see Morrowind come to The Elder Scrolls Online this summer....
One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish
An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that help you get your spaceship on
Sometimes even the most die-hard MMORPG player finds him or herself a little tired of constantly looking at the back of a head and...
The Stream Team: Playing in SWTOR’s Asylum with Senya
A long leisurely stay in the Asylum. That sounds like the perfect way for Massively OP's Larry and MJ to spend their day in...
One Shots: I am no man!
The big screenshot challenge last week was to capture action, not just still shots, in MMORPGs. This is tricker than it sounds, because you...
Here’s what’s in Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy lockboxes
One of the many content chunks and upgrades landing in Neverwinter when Cloaked Ascendancy launches next week is... lockboxes. In fact, PWE put out...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?
Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers.
"I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s latest raid might be a too little too late
When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was champing at the bit for raids. Then when I heard about the launch bugs from...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the sports-themed MMORPGs?
On those rare occasions when we mention EA's FIFA series, usually relating to court cases over online gambling, I'm always struck again by how...
Global Chat: Get over the lockbox debate already
One of the largest and most enduring arguments of the MMO genre is the purpose, legality, and profitability of so-called lockboxes in games. We've...
