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SWTOR’s Patch 1.7 gets a snazzy video

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Myko

Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting hit with Patch 1.7 tomorrow. The patch is bringing with it the newGalactic Reputation system and a new event. The event, Relics of the Gree, will send players to unravel the mystery of the ancient Gree. … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Old Republic drops patch 1.7 on Tuesday

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Myko

It’s almost time to see what you can do about your reputation in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Patch 1.7is bringing the new reputation system as well as the new Relics of the Gree event to the live servers on Tuesday, February 12th. … Continue reading →

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BioWare details SWTOR’s Galactic Reputation system

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Myko

If your Star Wars: The Old Republic avatars are tapped out in terms of advancement opportunities, take heart! The game’s 1.7 patch will introduce a new Galactic Reputation system and associated reward items to keep you busy. The latest BioWare dev blog has all the details, including … Continue reading →

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SWTOR fan site posts cartel market poll results

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Myko

Following BioWare’s promise that the studio’s made substantial changes to its Cartel Market in Star Wars: The Old Republic, fan site Darth Hater polled over 2500 players about how they use the item shop (if at all). The results are quite fascinating. Most of those polled (89%) … Continue reading →

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SWTOR plans to tweak endgame PvP balance

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Myko

In an interview with fansite TORWars released last night, Senior Designer Rob Hinkle explained that one of the ways BioWare will attempt to make endgame PvP more fun in Star Wars: The Old Republic is by making the PvP stat (Expertise) equal across all sets of PvP armor. … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Old Republic transmits free-to-play video

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Myko

The race toward free-to-play is gaining momentum for Star Wars: The Old Republic. BioWare’s been talking the transition up quite a bit lately, and has just released a new video giving players an overview of the differences once the change is made. While most of it … Continue reading →

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GDC Online 2012: SWTOR, Diablo III, Koster honored in GDC Online awards

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Myko

Wednesday night saw the Game Developers Choice Online awards being handed out to MMO, social, mobile, and free-to-play games. Star Wars: The Old Republic came away with the awards for best online game design, best online visual arts, best online technology, and best new … Continue reading →

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BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announce retirement

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Myko

The doctors… are out. BioWare announced that Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, co-founders of the studio, are retiring from the gaming biz. The two have been instrumental in the creation of many hit RPGs, from Baldur’s Gate to Mass Effect. For us MMO fans, they’re best-known for … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Old Republic previews Terror From Beyond

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Myko

If you can’t wait for the next tier of Operations in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you’ll be happy to know that the newest tier is being added in update 1.4. You may be slightly less happy to know that the new … Continue reading →

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SWTOR demoing Ancient Hypergates warzone at Gamescom

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Myko

If you happen to be heading to Cologne for Gamescom this month and are a fan of Star Wars PvP, you might want to swing by ol’ booth B-082 to get your mitts on the Ancient Hypergates warzone. BioWarestated that this upcoming Star Wars: The … Continue reading →

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