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Starter Guide for New Players in “Star Wars: The Old Republic”

February 2, 2020February 2, 2024 Novara Skuara

Welcome to “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (SWTOR), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the rich universe of Star Wars. SWTOR offers an immersive experience that allows players to explore iconic locations, engage in epic battles, and shape their own stories within the Star Wars galaxy. This guide is designed to help new players navigate the early aspects of the game, covering classes, factions, starting planets, and basic gameplay mechanics. Factions In “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (SWTOR), the galaxy is divided between two major factions, each representing a side of the Force and holding its own ideals, goals, and moral compass. These factions are the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. The choice of faction not only influences your starting location and the storyline you’ll follow but also defines your allies and enemies within the game’s universe. Understanding the ethos, history, and objectives of these factions…

The Evolution Of Star Wars Games

December 21, 2019January 5, 2022 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars mania has swept the globe once again as fans head to cinemas to see how the latest trilogy concludes. The Rise of Skywalker has generated a tremendous buzz across social media channels, fan forums, newspapers, magazines and TV shows. It serves as a reminder of the saga’s enduing popularity among multiple generations, as it has captured a special place in millions of hearts. The Rise of Skywalker is the ninth film in the sequence, which has made billions of dollars for Lucasfilm and Disney over the years. Each movie has proved to be extremely lucrative, but Star Wars merchandise is even bigger business. You can buy everything from Darth Vader coffee mugs to Chewbacca bathrobes, along with Death Star waffle makers, Wookie crocs, a C-3PO tape dispenser, a Jar Jar Binks candy tongue and a lightsaber fishing rod, plus all manner of branded backpacks, coffee cups, purses, hats, T-shirts,…

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire – Chapter 2

November 8, 2019August 25, 2024 Lisa Clark

It’s fanfilm time again! If you’re a regular here, you know how much I love those. And if you’re not, well, I hope you stick around because we love writing about all things Star Wars and Star Wars gaming. Up today we have Part 2 of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire from DarthAngelus. I covered Part 1 for you back in June so if you missed that, go check it out first. Chapter 2 of Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn. Adapted into a short fanfilm. If you never read the Thrawn Trilogy, the whole trilogy of books is available via Amazon As the first three of many Star Wars spin-off novels, it marked the beginning of an era of rapid expansion of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The titles of the three books are: * Heir to the Empire * Dark Force Rising * The Last Command…

SWTOR: Game Update 6.0: Onslaught Patchnotes

October 22, 2019May 24, 2024 Soeren Kamper

Here are the patchnotes for Star Wars: The old republic game update 6.0 -Onslaught. Highlights New Storyline – The armies of the Galactic Republic rally to fend off the overwhelming forces of the Sith Empire as conflict reignites. Both sides are desperate to achieve victory. How far will you go to change the fate of the galaxy? New Planet: Onderon – On the ancient world of Onderon, untamed jungles and savage beasts hide a conspiracy that could shatter this planet’s ancient allegiance to the Republic forever. New Planet: Mek-sha – Built in a mined-out asteroid once controlled by the Hutts, Mek-Sha has become a crossroads for the entire galaxy: a lawless den of smugglers, pirates, mercenaries, traders, and refugees where opportunity and danger can be found in equal measure. New Flashpoint: Corellia – The dramatic finale of the expansion storyline takes place in an all-new area on the classic SWTOR planet Corellia, where the…

A Day in the Life of Juggernauts and Guardians: The 6.0 Experience Explained

October 21, 2019December 16, 2021 Soeren Kamper

The upcoming SWTOR Expansion – ‘Onslaught’ – will introduce a many changes for each Class in the game. Players will among other things experience new abilities, Set Bonuses, and Tactical items.To help explain it all, The developers over at BioWare are releasing a series of articles featuring each Advanced Class’s new ability, as well as new Set Bonuses and Tactical items. They will also present various combat scenarios to show how these changes will mesh together just like in our previous article covering Marauder and Sentinel In today’s article they are showcasing the Juggernaut and Guardian Advanced Classes! Juggernaut Let’s take a look at the new ability for Juggernauts! Furious Power – Converts all Furious Power ability charges into stacks to buff your next attack by 25%. Each attack consumes one stack. Furious Power has 4 ability charges and regenerates 1 charge every 30 seconds. Alongside a new ability, Juggernauts will receive a bevy…

Best Star Wars Games in 2019

October 19, 2019December 16, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars is one of the best epic space-opera to hit the screens in our modern times. Many people from around the world enjoy it a lot and are always eager to watch the new episodes. For gamblers, there are numerous action-packed video slot games available in both land-based and online UK casino sites offering great winning opportunities. Besides, there are also several video games that are inspired by the infamous TV series that can be played across many devices, including mobile, tablet, and personal computers. This article provides some of the best Star Wars-themed video games available in the market today and the features to expect from each one of them. Star Wars: Rebellion This is an impressive scale board game that lets you control the whole Galactic Empire arsenal. The Star Wards: Rebellion game has asynchronous gameplay since both the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance come with…

Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Developer Insights: General Skywalker

October 16, 2019December 16, 2021 Soeren Kamper

The guys over at Capital Games has posted a new developer insight. This time they are talking with the designers of General Skywalker and how they went about creating this iconic character from the Star Wars universe. Check i out Q: What makes General Skywalker special? Does he have any unique mechanics?CG_Prophet: Absolutely, Anakin Skywalker has been many things over the years; pod racer, droid builder, Jedi Padawan and even a legendary pilot, and now he’s coming to Galaxy of Heroes this week as General of the 501st! I’m super excited for him to finally come to the game. CG_ParkingInstructor: General Skywalker is unlike any other character players can get their hands in the game right now. He is an absolute boss, as he should be, and by that I mean he actually feels like playing a raid boss character in Galaxy of Heroes. He takes 2 actions per turn (like a raid boss)…

SWTOR patch notes: game update 5.10.4

July 15, 2019November 20, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Here are the patch notes for game update 5.10.4 Highlights Free-to-play and Preferred Status changes – More hotbars, increased credit caps, unlimited medical probes, and unlimited quick travel for all F2P and Preferred status players! ????? – There are reports of mysterious observers being spotted around the Odessen base… General Players can now move items within Guild Banks as intended. The fog of war has been lifted on Balmorra; Imperial and Republic forces will no longer appear to be fighting members of their own faction. Reduced the respawn timer for a number of the items required for the Dantooinian Culinarian Achievement. A Conqueror of Dantooine Achievement has been added. Imperial guard turrets on Ossus will no longer appear to hover above the ground. All turrets also now have stealth detection. The Achievement for defeating Izax on Master Mode difficulty now properly awards the Master Mode Trophy (was previously rewarding the Veteran Trophy)….

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire – Chapter 1 Fan Film

June 24, 2019November 20, 2021 Lisa Clark

Here we go! Another great Star Wars fan film to share with you today. This short comes in at just under 7 minutes so it’s a quick, easy watch when you’re on a break, or just looking for something fun to enjoy before you settle in to play your favorite Star Wars game. This one comes to us from DarthAngelus and it premiered on May 21st. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend it. Chapter 1 of Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn. Adapted into a short fanfilm. What’s it about? The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But…

SKYWALKER’S APPRENTICE (2019 Star Wars Fan Film)

June 5, 2019November 14, 2021 Lisa Clark

Ah, time for another fan film. You know how much I love these! We are getting some new Star Wars fan films in 2019 and some of them are pretty awesome. Here’s one that is truly a work of art. It’s a great story (Starwalker lives on!) and it’s really well done. Nice acting and effects, music and everything. All the elements that make for a good film are here. So, what’s it about? In the wake of the destruction of Starkiller Base, a young Jedi Knight, one of the few surviving pupils of Master Luke Skywalker, gathers his own Padawans for a learning lesson in the ways of the Force. However, this simple exercise soon turns dangerous when a sinister visitor, a Knight of Ren, comes looking for the Jedi’s legendary teacher. Check it out here: Give it a watch and let us know what you think in the…

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Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: update on Anakin’s performance

April 26, 2019November 8, 2021 Soeren Kamper

The Community Manager over at Star Wars: Galaxy of hereoes posted a small update on Anakin’s performance in the game. Some players think he is way to powerfull. Here is the news: April 25, 2019 6:14PM edited April 25 “Your focus determines your reality.” Hey Holotable Heroes, I wanted to give a quick update on our announcement last Friday that we were looking into Anakin’s performance and whether or not he is too powerful, particularly where we want him to sit in the meta versus some specific teams like Darth Malak/Darth Revan. Our initial investigation has yielded the following results: Since we released Jedi Knight Anakin’s rework, only 8,000 players have used Jedi Knight Anakin under a Jedi Knight Revan lead to fight against Darth Revan & Darth Malak. That represents less than 1% of the total battles fought by the entire community during this window. Of these battles, JKA is…

Star Wars Games: Top 5 Honourable Mentions

March 13, 2019November 8, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars games are like a fine wine – they only age better with time. But to be fair, the saga had its ups and downs throughout almost three decades of existence on the gaming market. Back in the mid-1990s and ‘00s, there have been more than two dozen Star Wars universe-themed games released explicitly for PC, and frankly, not every release fulfilled the developer expectations. Just like the movies, some games are remembered much more fondly than others. There’s even this common saying about the whole deal – for every beloved Star Wars game, there’s half-dozen of the ‘ehh’ ones. But today is not about the dark side of the Star Wars games industry. Today’s all about those all-time classics, amongst which, there’s even a game that, by some fans, is considered as being better than the entire film saga! Is the force still strong with such a bold…

10 Star Wars Games You’ll Get to Play

November 25, 2018November 5, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars is arguably the king of sci-fi epics. But when it comes to video games, they aren’t exactly that big. However, it does not mean there we don’t have some great Star Wars games out there. It doesn’t matter if you love playing web casino games our not, we are sure you would love playing Star Wars games too. The Ten Best Star Wars Games You Will Love to Play Here is a look at 10 of the best Star Wars Video Games that you should never miss out. Episode One: Battle for Naboo. The Battle for Naboo was an unfairly underrated gem, perhaps because it was based in Episode 1. First released in November 2000, the game was ship shooter released on the N64 and PC. It included land, water and aerial combats. Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader This game allowed you to join the most daring pilots…

Star Wars – Know the Unknown Facts

November 14, 2018November 5, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Hollywood’s excellent Star Wars movie series is the most iconic space epic genre for more than two decades. Winning the hearts of millions of fans all over the world, Star Wars has set many records not only in the box office collections but also in the retail merchandise products as well. Right from a Star War character toys to your favourite star war characters T-shirts or stationeries, they yield profitable revenue from these consumer products as well. According to statista.com, the global box office revenue of the Star Wars movies as on July 2018 is 340 million U.S dollars. This article is for the Star Wars hard-core fans that are regularly following up with the Star-War movie series. The ghostly version of Obi-Wan played by Alec initially refused the movie offer. Sir Alec initially had some frictions with the Star Wars production team because he did not want to get…

The 10 Best Star Wars Video Games, Officially Ranked

October 28, 2018November 5, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars is arguably the king of sci-fi epics. But when it comes to video well they aren’t exactly “king”. This, however, does not mean there ain’t some good video games out there which revolutionized the gaming world. Just like the popular roulette games out there, you will find some great Star Wars video games. Here is a look at 10 of the best Star Wars Video Games. Episode One: Battle for Naboo. The Battle for Naboo was an unfairly underrated gem. This might be because it was based in Episode 1. It was first released in November 2000. The game was ship shooter released on the N64 and PC. It included land, water and aerial combats. Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader This game allowed you to join the most daring pilots of Star Wars including Luke Skywalker. It lets you join in the cockpit as you and other pilots…

Concept Art for Revan: The Legend, the Hero, the Cash-grabber, the Whale-friend.

October 13, 2018June 9, 2024 Soeren Kamper

Last Friday the Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes developers revealed that Jedi Knight Revan will be joining the Holotable. Here is a behind the scenes look a few SWGOH developers share the process of how we created Jedi Knight Revan – a character you may have played embodied in Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) DESIGN INTENT – CG_TopHat (Live Producer) Revan is one of the characters most often requested by players, so this was definitely an exciting but also serious challenge for the team. The most important thing about developing Jedi Knight Revan is to make a character that lives up to the idea of who the character was to fans of KotOR. As KotOR enthusiasts know, in the classic game, players could make decisions over the course of KotOR that resulted in their version of Revan becoming a Jedi Knight. How do we capture that feeling? How do…

Star Wars Battlefront 2 – Event Calendar – OCTOBER

October 8, 2018November 4, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Here is a list of some of the upcoming events for October in Star Wars: Star Wars Battlefront II Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have 16 Star Wars™ heroes and villains fighting on the same battlefront, at the same time? Well, either way, you’ll find out soon! A few weeks back, we piloted the initiative of in-game special events with the Vehicle Weekend, temporarily reducing the Battle Points needed for vehicles. Moving into October, we’ve done some additional back-end fiddling and twiddling, opening up even more possibilities and Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II extravaganza! Let’s dig in to the special events you can look forward to in October. October 5-7: Battle Point Event – Heroes Unleashed In Galactic Assault, the amount of heroes is normally locked at two per team in the first phase, and four per team for the following phases. In the Heroes Unleashed event, we’re removing…

SWTOR: Fall Roadmap 2018

September 6, 2018November 3, 2021 Soeren Kamper

The Lead Game Producer for SWTOR over at BioWare Austine, has has published the fall roadmap for 2018, detailing Game Update 5.10. Check it out: Hi everyone- This Roadmap introduces the next major storyline as well as exciting new gameplay, guild-focused improvements and more coming this Fall in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! SUMMER of PvP UPDATE Over the past few months, you had been asking for increased interaction with the development team. So, in our ramp to Game Update 5.9.2 – Galactic Legend, we revitalized our Public Test Server (PTS) process and made significant changes based on your feedback. Your participation was a key part of the update, which includes a new 4v4 Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena and a new Rishi Hideout Stronghold where you can now host your own PvP battles. We’ve been enjoying watching all the creative ways you have been using, and fighting in, your Rishi Hideout Strongholds! We’ve also…

Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: The Road Ahead: July, 2018

July 6, 2018December 16, 2025 Soeren Kamper

It’s time again for the quarterly Road Ahead, where the game devs over at Star Wars: Galaxy of heroes reveal some of what the team is planning to accomplish in the upcoming months for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and give insight into the development process, as well as what you can expect to see from the team in that time for some of our larger updates. Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic This July marks the 15th anniversary of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Created by BioWare, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic delivered a deep, compelling role-playing experience filled with exciting new characters that were introduced into the Star Wars™ universe. To celebrate the anniversary, we are thrilled to be bringing some more beloved characters from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, including…

Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Content Update 6/21/2018

June 21, 2018November 2, 2021 Soeren Kamper

While last week may have seemed relatively quiet from the surface, The SW:GoH team has been working to bring you lots of interesting new content in this week’s update. Check out the notes below for information about everything included in this update, scheduled for today. FLEET BATTLES TABLE The Ships PvE table, Fleet Battles, has finally arrived! Unlock Fleet Battles at Level 60 to start earning Ship blueprints, Reinforcement Materials, and even Ship Omega Ability Materials! With a new energy dedicated exclusively to ship combat, the Fleet Battles table is a great place to test out new strategies and collect your favorite Star Wars ships and characters. GEAR 12+ Gear Tier 12 has been expanded to include the 4th and 5th slots with an all new set of Gear pieces. Equip these brand new items and strengthen the Galactic Power of your collection! These pieces will be available exclusively in the…

How The Lord Of Hunger DARTH NIHILUS – The Force Draining Sith Lord Came To Be

April 18, 2018October 22, 2021 Lisa Clark

Who is your favorite Darth? There’s a conversation we’ve had here a few times before. There are some great Sith to choose from and one popular Darth on many fans’ list is Darth Nihilus. How much do you really know about him? Where was he from? How did he turn to the Dark side and what made him so popular? If you want to learn more about Darth Nihilus, here’s a great video that will break it all down for you. It’s short – under 7 minutes – and very thorough and interesting. In this recently posted video from 20-BitWill, you can learn how the Lord of Hunger, Darth Nihilus came to be. See for yourself here: The Darth Nihilus Story – A Brief Explanation Of How Darth Nihilus Came To Be (Star Wars) 👽Well here we are discussing the powerful Darth Nihilus. In this video you will learn about…

SWTOR Utility Changes in Game Update 5.9

April 6, 2018October 12, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Following the damage adjustments we made last year, we have been monitoring each Class’s performance to see where additional changes would be needed. Right now, we are quite close (but not perfect) on the overall damage output of each Class. One thing that has come to forefront after these changes is the lack of survivability for some of our Disciplines. Imperial Agent Sniper Virulence In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Operative Lethality In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Smuggler Gunslinger Dirty Fighting In addition to its other effects, Concussion now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Defense Screen collapses or expires Scoundrel Ruffian In addition to its…

The Best Star Wars Games on PC

January 9, 2018September 6, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Star Wars series is undoubtedly one of the most popular and celebrated space sagas. Created by George Lucas, this series is about adventures of various characters in galaxies far away. Several PC games based on this super-hit space series have been released. But there is a different sense of enjoyment in indulging in games based on super-hit series like Star Wars. The UK Casino offers quite a lot of casino games online to relish. Here are the most popular Star Wars games for PC. Republic Commando Republic Commando is one of the most enjoyable FPS games in the Star Wars series. It is light and tactical. Republic Commando is probably the best game to start the series with. It has a perfect blend of adult tone and lightness to it. Republic Commando is the apt opening sequence, where one can see one’s clone captain in the first person. They can…

SWTOR Server Merges Information

November 9, 2017September 4, 2021 Soeren Kamper

Yesterday the SWTOR servers was merged into 5 new servers. Below information is from reddit: Why are the servers being merged? There are not as many players actively playing as there were years ago. Players have requested server merges for years to help boost queue times for group activities and to make it easier for players to more easily find others to play with. The population of the servers had also become extremely unbalanced – some servers like the Harbinger and the Red Eclipse had extremely high populations, many others had “ok” populations, but there were a few servers including Jung Ma and Prophecy of the Five that had very few players logging in to play on them. Server merges will ensure that new and returning players won’t accidentally wind up on “dead” servers, and should help queue times for those who enjoy group content including flashpoints, operations, PvP and GSF….