Archive for the ‘Beta’ Category

TORWars Podcast #59: The Early Access Show

This is certainly an exciting week for fans of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Why? Because early access begins this week, that’s why! In fact, on Tuesday, December 13th, players who have pre-ordered the game will begin to be allowed to log in and play. Personally, I feel like that time when I was a [...]

The Quick and Dirty Guide to SWTOR Crew Skills

Today, I’ve got a brief overview of the Star Wars The Old Republic Crew Skills system. This is basic information intended to give you a foundation to start from, it is not meant to be an exhaustive guide to the system. **Bear in mind that this information is based on my experiences in the Beta [...]

Space Combat Video: Balosar Outpost

In the last hours of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta I was feverishly playing and recording Space Combat missions which translates to having a blast(-er)! This time I sought out the Balosar Outpost Space Combat mission which is one of the longer runs. It is a Republic side mission (My previous article was [...]

Open TOR Policy: Of Sandparks and Themeboxes

Greetings, fellow TORwarriors, I’m Doug Bonderud and welcome to what I’m calling “Open TOR policy”, where I’ll examine some of the challenges BioWare’s flagship MMO faces on its road to super-stardom. First up: the great sandbox debate. Tusken Raiders in the Sandbox If you ever choose to visit the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums [...]

Beta Faces – The Last Curtain Call

I promised last week that I would run another wall of beta faces to celebrate and wave off the end of the very last beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Years from now we will still be referring to these days with a mix of glowy fondness and, unavoidably of relief that the bad old [...]

SWTOR Beta Client: To Uninstall or Patch, That is the Question

In recent days, many people have been scouring the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums looking for clarification on whether they will need to uninstall their SWTOR Beta Test client or simply “patch it” up to retail status when the official game is released. Many Beta testers have received an email asking them to uninstall the client, which has [...]

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