Star Wars: The Old Republic - Official Thread

[Fuse]

that's awesome... PICS!

[Tecknik]

Everyone is signed up here (http://www.swtor.com/tester), right?

[Tbone]

Yes, I should be signed up as TheTbone (thetbone@gmail.com).

Dude if you could get a few of us in for a sneak peak and to help improve the game, that would be so awesome! I'll try not to keep my hopes up, but keep us updated!

[Manic Velocity]

Everyone is signed up here (http://www.swtor.com/tester), right?

Wtf?  How long has that been there?

I'll sign up as soon as I get home.

EDIT: Nevermind. I'm retarded. I signed up for testing the day I made my account.  :\

[Subb]

Everyone is signed up here (http://www.swtor.com/tester), right?

Wtf?  How long has that been there?

I'll sign up as soon as I get home.

EDIT: Nevermind. I'm retarded. I signed up for testing the day I made my account.  :\

I was about to say - I was like WHAT?! when I read this comment pre-edit. I was going to backhand you all the way to Christmas. Think I signed up a day after the server came back up.

[Manic Velocity]

Massively's hands-on review from GDC:

http://i.massively.com/2010/03/15/gdc10-hands-on-with-star-wars-the-old-republic/

[Subb]

I hate reading hands on previews... it gets me all excited

[Anamodiel]

Kotaku:

http://kotaku.com/5493607/trooping-through-the-oblivious-enemies-of-the-old-republic

[Subb]

*Cough*

[Subb]

Not really a game update, but I've been writing an RP piece to occupy the MMO void on my behalf (without wasting mohlah) and inbetween social life and FA history research time

The Battle of Dathomir << Part One of my 'The Brothers, T'orr' chronicles.

Oh and if you haven't clicked the link above then do so now for a heart warming suprise that got me excited

[Subb]

Lol. April fools me thinks ;P

[Subb]

New planet revealed! Voss


This game is gonna be bloody huge!

[TinCanHitMan]

Games radar article with a hands on of the writer with The Old Republic, its incredibly promising.
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/star-wars-the-old-republic/preview/hands-on-with-the-old-republic/a-20100413111258258050/g-20081021163120143024
His analysis seemed to be despite the narrative elements (voice actors ect.) it is, boiled down, an MMO in the most traditional sense, when it comes to some of the missions he played. The combat seems to get the flow down nicely (something that playing a Mage in WOW always stunk to high heaven, kill a monster, sit, eat, drink, rinse and repeat). In its current state it doesn't seem to really shatter the MMO mold but at the same time this is a early very limited view of the game. To be honest in my personal opinion with the fundamentals down pat, the game has alot of time to experiment with by adding new elements to the combat and structuring the missions so that they don't feel as MMOish.
The goal to make an MMO that doesn't feel like the MMOs of the past is great in itself though at least with the hardcore players their is a potential for a bit of a whip-lash that this may not be the second coming of Jesus.

Jesus might just be too busy when super street fighter 4 comes out.

[NoCry]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-combat-star-wars/64688?type=flv

[Ragnarok]

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