Will Star Wars: The Old Republic go the route of DC Universe Online and implement large capacity 'mega servers' to address the game's population issues? What are the implications for the game if they do? We discuss it all in this week's SWTOR column.
Reported on May 29, 2012One of the most compelling features that shipped with the Star Wars: The Old Republic v1.2 patch was the Legacy System. We had the chance to catch up with Daniel Erickson to talk about the Legacy System and other topics around v1.2 and upcoming v1.3 and also a bit about what comes next. Check it out!
Reported on May 23, 2012Between the announcement of Update 1.3: Allies and BioWare Austin's 'restructuring,' one might say it's been a bittersweet week for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We discuss both of these major events in this week's SWTOR column.
Reported on May 23, 2012Game Director James Ohlen highlights some of the new content coming up in Game Update 1.3 for Star Wars: The Old Republic. He also peers into the future and looks at other things that will be coming including a fully-featured Group Finder, a Character Transfer System, and several new Legacy Perks that allow you to customize your experience.
Reported on May 22, 2012According to a new forum post on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic site, Bioware, developers of SWTOR, is in "restructuring" mode, usually PR-speak for employees losing their jobs. The actual number of redundancies is not given.
Reported on May 22, 2012How should BioWare handle the server population issues plaguing Star Wars: The Old Republic? We weigh a number of options in this week's SWTOR column.
Reported on May 16, 2012BioWare and the Star Wars: The Old Republic team have announced that the next Weekend Pass event will take place beginning May 17th and ending May 21st. Anyone interested in playing will be able to access the game for free during the event.
Reported on May 15, 2012In this week's Star Wars: The Old Republic column we examine the neat stuff coming to the game in Update 1.3.
Reported on May 09, 2012In this week's Star Wars: The Old Republic column we discuss whether or not SWTOR should make the switch to the free-to-play business model.
Reported on May 02, 2012Our team will be on hand from 9:30-11:30 p.m. EDT TONIGHT to bring you live streaming actin from Star Wars: The Old Republic. You'll be able to check out all of the action in the MMORPG.com Live Stream channel!
Reported on Apr 30, 2012As part of this week's The List, we took a look at five of the most awesome aspects of Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 1.2: Legacy. Today, we'll be taking a look at the opposite side of the coin and highlight a few of the worst aspects of the update.
Reported on Apr 26, 2012Bioware has published and extensive list of new nations where Star Wars: The Old Republic has been released. The countries include many eastern European nations as well as an extensive list of Middle Eastern countries.
Reported on Apr 26, 2012This week on Make Me Fight! we will finally be getting off this rock and on to more exciting worlds in Star Wars: The Old Republic! Also, help Justin pick our Trooper's class specialization and crew skills!" The show will be running in the MMORPG.com Live Stream Channel from 3:30 to 4:30 EDT (2:30 CDT, 1:30 MDT, 12:30 PDT).
Reported on Apr 24, 2012BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic Lead Designer Daniel Erickson has denied recent claims that the number of subscribers to SWTOR are in decline. Last week, financial analyst Cowen & Company projected that SWTOR's subscriber base would likely be reduced by the end of fiscal March 2013. Erickson, however, says that this is not true.
Reported on Apr 24, 2012Update 1.2: Legacy has turned out to be a massive update for Star Wars: The Old Republic and frankly there are too many awesome things in the update to list them all. Instead, we're picking five of our favorite additions and changes from 'Legacy' to highlight as part of The List this week.
Reported on Apr 23, 2012According to a new report from Cowan and Company, subscription numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic are in decline. According to the report, subscriptions peaked in February with 1.7 million subscribers. At the end of Q1 of fiscal year 2013, the analyst group is predicting a fall in subscriptions to 1.25 million.
Reported on Apr 19, 2012BioWare recently introduced their first event to Star Wars: The Old Republic with the 'Rakghoul Pandemic'. We discuss the new event in this week's column and offer our take on how these sorts of events can improve the overall game.
Reported on Apr 18, 2012Bioware is letting customers in the Asia-Pacific regions know that they can now transfer their Star Wars: The Old Republic to locally hosted servers from now through April 24th.
Reported on Apr 18, 2012Join Jason on Make Me Fight as he journeys through Star Wars: The Old Republic! Today Jason delves further into the Trooper storyline and the interesting mix of playing a Dark character as a member of the Republic! Jason will be kicking off the live stream at 3:30 p.m. EDT (2:30 CDT, 1:30 MDT, 12:30 PDT). Join in on the fun in the MMORPG.com Live Stream channel.
Reported on Apr 17, 2012During PAX East, our team managed to get their hands on the new Star Wars: The Old Republic warzone, Novare Coast. After playing through Novare Coast, they've got some impressions to share so keep reading!
Reported on Apr 13, 2012