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Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Staff Roundtable Review
Dec 27th
As should be expected, more than a few of the MMORPG.com staff members are playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. We've put together several key first-impressions type reviews for your reading pleasure which will (hopefully) tide you over until our official and comprehensive review comes out at a later date. Read on and see if you agree.
The following is just a snapshot of what many of us staffers here at MMORPG.com are thinking of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic so far. It’s not indicative of our final review, which will be written by Mike Bitton. Rather, it’s a way for each of us to convey to you how we feel right now about SWTOR. It seems we all agree on at least one thing: the story is the jawa’s knees. You be sure to tell us your own thoughts in the comments below!
Read more of our Star Wars: The Old Republic – The Staff Roundtable Review.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Maintaining that "BioWare" Experience
Dec 26th
The fourth pillar of story is alive and well in the launch product of Star Wars: The Old Republic, but will this continue with the same quality post-launch? Join us in this week's Star Wars: The Old Republic column as we offer some thoughts on the subject.
I’ve played several games with two (or more) very distinct factions, and the notion of creating unique content for both sides has never worked out. The most blatant example of this being City of Villains, which very quickly fell to the wayside when it came to creating villain specific content. BioWare has basically promised gamers two fully unique experiences when playing through the Empire and Republic sides and even this was compromised on a bit before the game even went live.
Read more of Michael Bitton's Star Wars: The Old Republic: Maintaining that "BioWare" Experience.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Mobile Security App Released
Dec 21st
EA and the Bioware team have announced that the mobile security app is now available for Droid and iOS devices. It can be downloaded in the Droid Marketplace or the Apple App Store for free and later tied to a player's account.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Mobile Security Key app is an optional program that will allow you to apply an additional layer of protection to your Star Wars: The Old Republic account by generating a unique, one-time passcode that you can use in addition to your regular password. By using the Star Wars: The Old Republic Mobile Security Key app your account is now more secure from hackers, Trojans and other unauthorized users.
Read more on the Star Wars: The Old Republic Marketplace page or the App Store page.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Greg Zeschuk – The Launch Interview
Dec 20th
Star Wars: The Old Republic launched officially at 12:00 a.m. EST across the globe. In New York City, the game's launch was celebrated by members of the BioWare team and not just a few Imperial Storm Troopers. We had the privilege to chat with Dr. Greg Zeschuk about SWTOR. Check out what we discovered and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Last night in New York we got the chance to sit down and talk with Greg Zeschuk, Co-Founder of Bioware about Star Wars: The Old Republic. The great thing about the Good Doctors, as they are known throughout the industry, is that most execs you meet cannot talk in depth about the games their company is working on. Greg and Ray are very different. They will get right in there like the top devs and discuss level design, game mechanics, PvP, and all the goodies we love to hear about. I had some big questions for Greg about Star Wars, and more importantly about MMOs in general.
Read more of Garrett Fuller's Greg Zeschuk – The Launch Interview.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Launch Day!
Dec 19th
Join us in this week's Star Wars: The Old Republic column as we discuss our experiences with the game so far and its long-awaited launch.
So far, all things considered, I’d say things have been going fairly smoothly. While Early Game Access kicked off with a lot of frustration as many pre-order customers weren’t too happy about the staggered invite system BioWare decided to go with, you’d be hard pressed to say things went poorly. Server stability has been great, server lag, at least for me, has been a complete non-issue, and the game is running just fine. Sure, the queues are long on many servers (though they have been improving), but these are just typical launch woes for a popular game. Of course, there are still some issues. Some users are experiencing technical issues stopping them from connecting or staying connected to the game, there were a number of reports of users receiving everything but their game codes in their Collector’s Edition boxes (trololol?), and even speculation that some users were exploiting their way to high-level.
Read more of Michael Bitton's Star Wars: The Old Republic: Launch Day!
Star Wars: The Old Republic: More Star Wars!
Dec 15th
As if there haven't been enough articles about Star Wars: The Old Republic on the internet this week, we've decided to add one more to the fray. From the storylines, to the Bounty Hunter and the Head Start access waves, we offer a few thoughts on each.
I know it seems like our site is in a deluge of Star Wars: The Old Republic content lately, but can you blame us? We did the same thing with DCUO, Rift, and we’ll do the same thing with every other new big launch in the future. Because that’s when the fever-pitch for a game’s info is at its highest and that’s when all of us (media and players alike) can’t get enough of whatever hot new thing is on the market. Plus, have we mentioned? It’s F**KING STAR WARS.
Read the rest of Bill Murphy's Star Wars: The Old Republic – More Star Wars!
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Top 10 Reasons to Play SWTOR – Part 3
Dec 15th
In the final part of a three part series, Pokket details the last of her top ten reasons why she will be playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. Pokket starts with Number 4 and continues the downward until we know her number one reason to dig into SWTOR. Check out Game Face #14: Top 10 Reasons to Play SWTOR Pt. 3.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Wait is (Sort Of) Over!
Dec 13th
With day one of Early Access behind us, this week's Star Wars: The Old Republic column looks back at the past 24 hours and even offers a farewell to one venerable Star Wars MMO.
In October 2008, BioWare teased the unveiling of Star Wars: The Old Republic by triumphantly announcing (along with a giant and now ironic graphic) that “THE WAIT IS OVER.” Oh, but it had only just begun. What’s more, with Early Access kicking off yesterday, many are still waiting (sometimes impatiently) for their golden ticket into the game.
Full disclosure: I got into the game yesterday in the first wave at 7AM. Take a moment to spew your hatred at me. It’s OK, I’ll wait.
Read more of Michael Bitton's Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Wait is (Sort Of) Over!
Star Wars: The Old Republic: On Regional Restrictions & SWTOR
Dec 13th
In today's Devil's Advocate column, we take a look at the increasingly annoying regional restrictions that many MMOs today employ including *gasps* Star Wars: The Old Republic. See if we're on the mark with this and then let us know what you think in the comments.
Regional restrictions, such as region-locking the sale of a game or disallowing certain IP addresses from specific countries from a given version of a game, are somewhat common in the MMO and MOBA markets. For instance, League of Legends has licensed regional clients in some Asian countries, with IP locks preventing people from those countries with regional clients from accessing the US version of the game. Certain MMOs and specific games on digital distribution services like Steam and Impulse (now Gamestop), such as Aion, Final Fantasy XI, and Dead Rising 2, are also region-locked.
Read more of Victor Barreiro Jr.'s The Devil's Advocate: On Regional Restrictions & SWTOR.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Early Access Begins
Dec 13th
Players who preordered Star Wars: The Old Republic will be able to begin accessing the game as of today, Tuesday, December 13th. According to a press release, players will be admitted to the game in 'waves' after receiving an email giving them the go-ahead to get started.
“Our Beta testers have told us we have truly captured the magic of the Star Wars™ universe and changed what they expect from an MMO. The Old Republic team is incredibly excited, honored and humbled to provide early access to our pre-order customers today. This is just the beginning of a grand adventure together!”
Bioware is anticipating millions of players logging in. By allowing the early access for preorders, the team hopes to ensure server stability and a smooth, event-free Day 1 launch on December 20th.
Find out more about Star Wars: The Old Republic.