‘Loot containers’ (name is still a work in progress!) do indeed exist and are designed to alleviate the frustration some feel around high-level loot drops. As it’s currently implemented, at the end of a key encounter within an Operation, upon … Continue reading
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By now there is a good chance you’ve seen the Trooper Armor Progression Video: Over the weekend Furiel and I were talking about it as we both intend to play troopers. What struck me as amazing was they showed four … Continue reading
Waiting for a game is sometimes really hard. Star Wars the Old Republic was announced two and half years ago, and we still don’t have a release date. The best estimates say this fall, but we shall see. In the … Continue reading
Recently I was directed to David Bass, Senior Community Coordinator at Bioware for the SW:TOR team. His job is largely based on trying to assist guilds looking to form up for SWTOR and asked me the following question. We haven’t … Continue reading
Listening to Mos Eisley Radio Episode 29 Forum Assault, Zach and Brooks briefly discussed the issue about whether at some point down the road whether players would be able to change their spec or even their advanced class choice. They … Continue reading
By now most people have seen the new Trooper video put out by Bioware. What I love is the action sequence starting about 55 seconds into this video. We see some kind of Sith force user getting ready for the … Continue reading
SW:Tor is still a good ways off. We don’t even have a definite launch date yet, but that doesn’t stop people from laying plans for what they and their friends should do once it launches. But this excitement is full … Continue reading
In what has become a yearly tradition, Dood came to Austin during the holidays to visit the Alvians who live here. It was a lot of fun to catch up. We learned that Dood’s solution to any problem is to … Continue reading
Darth Hater has an interview with SWTOR Lead Writer Daniel Erickson in which he better flushes out how crafting will work. The minigame seems considerably less grindy than what is currently available in WoW, and reminds me a bit of … Continue reading
Games are a universal part of human culture. People from every part of the world play some form of game whether it is a simple game of tag between kids or a sophisticated MMO among adults. Games have two broad … Continue reading