With E3 over it's back to fan Fridays for our weekly taste of The Old Republic. This week we get a look at some of the latest fan artwork submitted to SWTOR.com. Here's the Link.
I’ve got to be honest; during the weeks leading up to E3 The Old Republic was receding farther from the forefront of my thoughts. Not a lot of new information was coming out and the hope of a 2011 release was fading away. Well, needless to say those doubts have been put to bed and SWTOR has come rocketing back into my thoughts in its own personal starship.
It’s been known for awhile that each player would be equipped with their own ship but during E3 some more details came out regarding their use and features. In terms of function, the ships will be a base of operations for players, housing your crew and even allowing other players to come in and hang out (Space Chess?).
Customization of the ship does appear to be an option. In an interview with Joystiq executive producer Rich Vogel says, “We haven't talked much about customization. And the reason we [haven't] is because we haven't really implemented a lot of those systems in the game yet.” When asked about space travel and how it would work, Vogel replied “Think of the map in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.” This of course means some sort of galaxy map in which players select a destination and hyperspace to it. It’s not a lot to go on but the info released relating to...
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PVP has become a must have in any new MMO. It’s not enough for players to be able to battle NPC’s or complete quests, they want to test their mettle against each other. In World of Warcraft, battlegrounds and the arena are the options a player has. With The Old Republic it looks as though Warzones will initially be the sole source of PVP in the game; although in an interview with Joystiq, executive producer Rich Vogel did say that it is a “likely assumption” open PVP would probably be included.
Now that it is clear that a large scale team based PVP system is in the game; one has to wonder if an arena mode will be introduced. It was with that thought in mind that I went on a Google hunt to see what people thought of the idea.
From a few minutes of foraging through forums and blogs on The Old Republic it’s easy to see the divide between people who want Arenas and those who believe it will unbalance the game. To begin with, I will list a few of the reasons people think that they would make a welcome addition.
Their already a part of the lore: the coliseum on Geonosis and the Mandalorian arena’s would make great settings. A more intense experience: building strategies, a smaller scale, and each individual having a larger role adds to the rush of the match. It’s more Star Wars! Anything...
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What will be better than playing hours upon hours of the Old Republic? Doing it with a selection of high tech SWTOR themed peripherals. The gaming tools offered include a wireless mouse, mouse pad, headset and the most impressive, a keyboard with a full color multi-touch LCD panel. Each device will come with both Republic and Sith Empire signage as well as the keyboard and mouse having the ability to illuminate blue or red. By the looks of it these tasty morsels won't come cheap so if your interested,(of course your interested) start saving now. Take a look at the selection here SWTOR Peripherals.
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The folks at Bioware have just released a short video recapping all the game features shown at E3.
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I have to say I like what i saw in the tatooine game play trailer recently released by The Old Republic. For starters the interface looks very clean and uncluttered, having all the task bars, minimap and character panels neatly arranged at the bottom of the screen. The inventory continues this theme by providing entirely separate "bags" if you will for quest and inventory items.
Graphically the game looks pretty good with excellent environment and character details. The long shadows and barren landscape did a great job in conveying the tatooine climate. Lightsaber and blaster effects look pretty and the force lightning animation produces a satisfying "hand full of electricity" effect before being unleashed on enemies.
Questing appears as if it's going to be a breeze as each quest provides a marker of the general area where the item or person needed can be found. Add to that the ability to jump on a speeder bike and quick travel to a previously saved location and you'll be dinging in no time.
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No Seat?
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Developer walkthrough of a quest series on Tatooine.
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A trailer for the first announced raid for SWTOR titled "The Eternity Vault" is revealed in a G4TV interview.
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A look at the Progression of the Jedi Knight class.
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