Though it will come as no surprise to most gamers, EA and Bioware have announced today that they are planning to integrate afree-to-play (opens in new tab)system into the existing subscriber-based model of Star Wars: The Old Republic. They’ve said the change will be coming this Fall as The Old …
Read More »UI scaling, guild banks, Legacy updates, and new Warzones all teased in The Old Republic video
Vacation? Recreation? A developer craves not these things. Or… at least that’s what we’re guessing BioWare’s mantra is as it rolls past its first update and plans for the future of The Old Republic. In a video released today, the developer details some of the big changes coming to the …
Read More »The Old Republics Legacy system will make alts a family affair
If you’ve been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, you’ve likely unlocked the mysterious Legacy system feature after finishing chapter one of your main character’s story arc around level 30. Once unlocked, the system asks you to choose a surname and adds a new Legacy experience bar to the game’s …
Read More »BioWare focusing more on story-based Flashpoints for The Old Republic moving forward
Recently we had a chat with Gabe Amatangelo, Lead Flashpoint, Operation, and PvP Designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, about the upcoming 1.1 patch, which is due out next week. During the conversation we talked about the different between the Flashpoints – namely, that some were very story-based, while …
Read More »Recycled characters you see in every BioWare game
Before you get started with this article, we’d like to begin with a very sincere, simple statement: we love BioWare a whole squishy huggy bunch. Their narratives are usually awesome and we’ve spent an embarrassing number of hours playing their games. That said… with the recent release of Dragon Age …
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