Star Wars: The Old Republic Articles
Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting ready to celebrate the May the 4th (be with you...) holiday by giving its players a nifty M4-Y7 Astromech Droid just for logging in by May 7th. In addition, anyone who is or becomes a Premium Player by May 31st will take home the TF-4 Rampage Speeder. Lastly, from May 1-10, all players will earn Double XP, Double Command XP and Double Starfighter Requisitions.
During an interview with Star Wars: The Old Republic Central, BioWare's Eric Musco and Charles Boyd confirmed that the 6.0 expansion is in the works and, in fact, already has a release date, though he would not specify when. However, Boyd did mention this: "We're definitely going to be getting back to a Republic vs Empire core storyline getting back to that war, revitalizing it into the core original SWTOR conflict".
Star Wars: The Old Republic was recently updated with 5.8 "Command Authority". The latest content addition brings "the last and largest of the dangerous droid superweapons of Iokath" to life and no one is better suited to "reign in its terrifying power" than the player and their Alliance.
During the #SWTORCompanionChaos Celebration, players are asked to evaluate a number of companion pairs and cast Loyalty votes. Votes can be cast on the Star Wars: The Old Republic Facebook or Twitter pages using the provided hashtag. So who's in the running? Keep reading!
BioWare developers were on hand yesterday to live stream a bunch of new content coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in Update 5. The team showed off conquests, the return of the Ashara and Vector, as well as Izax background and gameplay.
BioWare's Eric Musco has posted a lengthy look at changes coming to the Conquest System in Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Update 5.8. Players will see big alterations via the reworked UI, with separate tabs for Solo and Guild Conquests with clear progression through each. In addition, Conquest objectives have been retooled to provide different types of rewards, as well as a rebalance of point values for all objectives.
BioWare is running a special event from now through the end of the month in Star Wars: The Old Republic. During the Share Your Love of SWTOR promotion, players can hand out a special referral link to friends. Those who use the link will be treated to 30-days free game time and players will earn Cartel Coins, Battle Droids and more. Premium players will also receive the Chiss Talon Interceptor Airspeeder and the Force Veteran's Armor set on March 1st.
Keith Kanneg has posted a brief note on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forum to let players know that the 2018 Roadmap is a work in progress and that it should appear sometime in mid-February which should provide a peek into the 90-days following its publication. In addition, Kanneg mentions that summer events are planned and that 6.0 is coming too.
Star Wars: The Old Republic was a massive MMORPG launch back in 2011. The game is often called one of the last great MMOs to come out of that era. It was steeped in Bioware storytelling with huge plotlines to follow. Factions between the Sith and the Republic, along with Light and Dark side Force choices made for your character. Over time, SWTOR continued to see a lot of success. However, rumors circulate that Bioware Austin may be moving on to new projects. Is it time for the republic to end?
Star Wars: The Old Republic is turning six years old with presents for players. All that is required is to get to the Republic or Imperial Fleet in order to claim the prizes. In addition, players can move to Coruscant and Dromund Kaas Strongholds for only SIX credits (instead of 5000)!
Star Wars: The Old Republic devs will be hosting a special Facebook live stream on Thursday, December 7th with author Timothy Zahn. Zahn most recently "contributed to the crafting of the latest storyline in "A Traitor Among the Chiss". In addition, Zahn has authored nearly a dozen Star Wars novels including Star Wars: Thrawn, a Chiss warrior from the Galactic Empire.
Star Wars: The Old Republic has been updated with a new story addition called "A Traitor Among the Chiss". Players will "embark on a daring new story-driven Flashpoint in pursuit of a rogue agent". The action takes place on Copero where the job is to discover the traitor and his plans. Up to four players or a single player with companions can play through the Flashpoint.
Earlier this fall, BioWare wrote in its roadmap about a number of utility changes coming to all Star Wars: The Old Republic classes. In a change from earlier class balance tweaks, the team has decided to "deliver all of them to you at once". In a new post on the SWTOR forums, Eric Musco reveals all of the changes coming to each class.
From now through November 6th, anyone with a Star Wars: The Old Republic account can try out a pair of expansions for free through November 6th. Both Rise of the Hutt Cartel and Shadow of Revan are free to try out by entering a special code on the SWTOR site to unlock them. This provides players the opportunity to raise a character from 1-60 for free.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic site has been updated with a long post laying out the development roadmap for the balance of 2017. Included is the first information about big changes coming to multiplayer starting with the deployment of the United Forces Campaign in November. Some components of United Forces, mostly of the quality of life ilk, will be coming in October including an extended maintenance period on October 24th and the full campaign coming on November 8th.
