Archive for the ‘Newbie’s Guides – Guild Leaders’ Category

Social Points: Get ready for server transfers!

At last! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here, and today the transfers start. Say goodbye to empty fleets, waiting all night to get into a Warzone and skipping heroics because there’s no one to group with! I’ve been through directed server transfers in other games, and I always enjoy them. Deserted [...]

Social Points: Dodging the loot drama

MMOs like Star Wars: The Old Republic can be tricky to work out, and I’m not just talking boss fights here. Like any social experience, they are full of little pitfalls to ensnare the unwary gamer, and navigating the ‘multiplayer’ side of a MMO can be confusing even for experienced players. Unsurprisingly, one of the things that can [...]

Social Points: Time for a change?

The news that BioWare will be implementing server transfers this summer was music to the ears of many a player, but for some that just isn’t soon enough. They are coming, but they won’t all be free, and they won’t be for a while yet. In the community Q&A on April 27th, Bioware’s Dallas Dickinson had [...]

Social Points: Life In The Fast Lane

The 1.2 patch has seen server numbers increase this week, as players taking a pre-patch break come back to enjoy their free month of play time. For leaders of guilds that have made it this far and are still expanding, it’s a busy time. The guild pre-launch programme saw a huge number of guilds joining [...]

Social Points – Changes that will make GMs smile!

The 1.2 patch is finally here, bringing with it some features that will really benefit guilds and group players. Raiding guilds will already have noticed a satisfying increase in content difficulty, which bodes well for the future of the game. The patch notes are a little on the lengthy side, so here are a few of my [...]

Social Points: When Things Go Quiet

Almost every MMO has a quiet patch a few months in. The initial hype wears off a bit once everyone gets to the thumb twiddling stage between getting to level 50 and the first major content patch coming out, and servers start to look a little quieter. This is bad news for guild leaders in [...]

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