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Why So Many Guild Leaders Play Tank Roles
May 13th
Sometimes gaming is like business and leaders must emerge
Here’s a good MMO topic to ponder. It’s something I had noticed before but put less thought into until I attended the 2012 SWTOR Guild Summit in Austin. As we were mingling and meeting other guild leaders, it occurred to me that More >
Florida Family vs SWTOR on LGBT Characters and Storyline
Mar 24th
While many fans of SWTOR are anticipating the upcoming changes to the storyline that allow for some same-sex relationship arcs, there are others who are not so pleased with the decision BioWare has made to add these options to the game.
Florida Family says, “Will the makers of Star Wars video games More >
New Issue of Pro Tips: The Huttball Void
Nov 15th
With so many options for PvP revealed in Star Wars: The Old Republic, I can see how Steve might get a little confused from match to match. I think Steve and I share a love for Huttball. We're the kind of guys that dig deep, get down and dirty, formulate plans and More >
Lore Update: Ithorian
Nov 14th
One the most memorable scenes in any of the Star Wars movies is the Mos Eisley cantina from Episode IV: A New Hope. As the camera pans the wide variety of species in the bar, it catches an Ithorian, a brown-skinned alien with a head shape reminiscent of a hammerhead shark's. The More >
Lore Update: Selkath
Nov 9th
Casualties are commonplace in the Star Wars galaxy, and the means to quickly return combatants to the battlefield as cheaply as possible is an absolute necessity. Kolto is the substance that filled this role during the Old Republic era, serving as a cheap alternative to the newly emerging bacta. Kolto is More >
New Issue of Pro Tips: Swim Free
Nov 7th
The whole immersion aspect of RPGs is a thin line. If you stay the course, and play the game as intended, without thinking of things that aren't directly presented to you by the game's creators, it's almost like living another life, like being another person. The minute you step off More >
Lore Update: Jawas
Nov 7th
Exotic aliens are par for the course in Star Wars: The Old Republic, but even in a Mos Eisley Cantina of diversity, Jawas stand out from the crowd. Most readers will be at least somewhat familiar with Jawas as the droid traders who sell R2-D2 and C-3PO to Luke's uncle More >
Lore Update: Gamorreans
Nov 2nd
Gamorreans have a certain reputation throughout the galaxy. Most people see them simply as large brutes with small brains. Unfortunately for the Gamorreans, this is not just a stereotype; it is reality. One of their green, thickset hunters summed it up best when he told another Gamorrean, You too stupid More >
PGW 2011: Round Table Discussion with French Gamers
Nov 1st
The Star Wars: The Old Republic community is a global community. Darth Hater had a chance to sit down and talk with several members of the French gaming community at Paris Games Week. Topics discussed include playstyles, preferred SWTOR classes, MMORPGs in general and things that make the French gaming More >
Lore Update: Voss
Nov 1st
Of all the currently confirmed NPCs, the Voss belong to a very special club in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Voss are one of two species designed by BioWare specifically for the game. Although the planet Voss already existed in the Expanded Universe, BioWare used the planets obscurity as a blank More >
