Archive for December, 2012
2012 In Review: The 10 Most Viewed Articles Of The Year
As 2012 comes to a close and we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look back at the articles Darth Hater has published over the past year and see which ones were the most popular. Browsing the articles that have had the most [...]
[Highlights of 2012] Social Media: Get amongst it!
Social media and networking sites have taken the world by storm. Millions upon millions of people spill their emotions and hatred of almost anything and everything onto the news feeds of Read More…
Crowd Control: Cartel Market Survey Results
Last week we asked players to provide feedback about their experiences with the Cartel Market. This week we take an initial look at the results. As expected, the vast majority of respondents are still subscribers to Star Wars: The Old Republic. Almost 90% of the nearly 2500 people who responded to the survey said they [...]
Guide: Terminology
New and old players alike are certain to at some point come across the unique lingo of the Read More…
Open Forum: The Holidays
This week’s Open Forum focuses on the holidays. Holidays typically are reserved for families but with the modern lifestyle, gaming tends to creep into it if even just a little bit. So in this special week, we want to know how you spend the holidays in gaming. How much do you typically play games during [...]
Sorcerers: PVE Hybrid Build
If I had to choose one class to play, and I tank mostly mind you, I would be hard pressed to not choose the Advanced Class Sorcerer. The potential for controlling the field of battle is unmatched for Sorcerers in PvE content. It’s this control, and damage potential, that would have me pause if made [...]
90 Cartel Packs Opened at a cost of $240!
Remamian from the Swtor Forums shows us why it not a good Idea to get Cartel Packs: So its getting that time of year when i normally have an extra flow of cash laying around, just so happens i have something to spend them on now. So i figured hey! I had nearly 3000 cartel coins [...]
Repeatable Heroic Space Mission Bug
Over the weekend, some players noticed a bug with the weekly mission for completing Heroic Space Missions. This issue doesn’t seem to be affecting all players, nor every set of missions, but for those who have experienced the bug, the repeatable missions simply stop becoming available. BioWare issued a response on the official forums yesterday [...]
Happy Holidays from SWTOR-RP!
It is that jolly time of year again. The market districts and cantinas are abuzz, credit chips are depleted of all funds, and the nerd-herding family gathers around to celebrate the festive season. Yep, real jolly. Read More…
TNN Special Report: The Hidden History of Tatooine
Imagine a lush, vibrant planet, teeming with bright fauna and sentient lifeforms. Tatooine doesn’t exactly spring to mind, does it? Well, xenosociologists are now saying that Jawas and Sand People may be the link to an ancient species that holds the key Tatooine’s greener past: the Kumumgah. Although the Jawas and the Sand People aren’t [...]
Over Exposure: Welcome to Hoth, The Coolest Haven for Piracy
This is Over Exposure, an investigative look at the galaxy around us to find out what is really going on behind those closed blast doors. For the next few weeks, you HoloSeekers are going to want to bundle up so as try not to become icicles traversing the frozen wasteland of Hoth, ’cause we’re in [...]
Free To Play Preview Video Part 3
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Free to Play model is live. BioWare posted a Read More…
CBNS Report: The Face of the Enemy
This is a special CBNS report taking an inside look at one of the most notorious figures within the Sith Empire. The man pictured above is none other than Darth Malgus! Little is known about this Sith, but since the return of the Sith Empire, Malgus has led numerous attacks against the Galactic Republic including [...]
Force Reflection: Freeflow or Scripted?
So, as the title says: freeflow or scripted? I think that pretty much sums up the two ways that role-play can go. Either something that is free flowing and spontaneous, you don’t know how things will turn out and anything goes. Or there is scripted, something that loosely follows a preconceived Read More…
Dev Tracker Roundup: More Expansion Details!
After this week’s exciting news about the first SWTOR expansion headed our way in Spring 2013, the official forums were abuzz yesterday with questions, concerns, and a fair bit of fun speculation. Allison Berryman took the time to respond to various threads, adding a bit of developer insight on matters such as the lore and [...]
BioWare Details New Expansion
In an onslaught of DevTracker activity, BioWare detailed a few of the changes coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic with the new expansion Rise of the Hutt Cartel. The developers discuss everything from the new skill points coming with the increased level cap, the story behind Makeb, and the size of the planet. For [...]
Crowd Control: I’d Buy That For A Dollar!
Welcome to another edition of Crowd Control, a statistical analysis of Read More…
Rise of the Hutt Cartel Expansion: Spring 2013
Big news was announced yesterday from BioWare! In Spring 2013, Star Wars: The Old Republic will see its first digital expansion, which is being called Rise of the Hutt Cartel. This expansion will include the new planet Makeb and 5 additional levels of fully-voiced story to play through. Rise of the Hutt Cartel is now [...]
Force Reflection: Will Your Character Celebrate Life Day?
Well, It’s that time of year again! Read More…
BioWare announces First Digital Expansion for SWTOR
Speculation has been rife about BioWare’s plans for Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Read More…
Column: PvP (12/18/12)
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current content that [...]
1.6.1 Patch Notes 12/18/2012
Cartel Market New Items The Valiant Jedi and Sith Raider armor sets are now available for 1,440 Cartel Coins each. Discounts 35% Discount on Life Day Bundle (Limited Time Offer) Cost: 2400 Cartel Coins 10% discount on Black Market Cartel Packs. Cost: 162 Cartel Coins. 10% discount on Crime Lord Cartel Packs. Cost: 330 Cartel [...]
Pre-Order Rise of the Hutt Cartel Expansion Today
This morning, visitors to the Star Wars: The Old Republic Official Website found a new addition to the swtor.com/buy page, most notably, a pre-order section for the new expansion — Rise of the Hutt Cartel. The page reveals details regarding price, content, and how to pre-order. For those that do not care to visit it [...]
Patch Notes: 1.6.1 12/18/12
After servers came back online this morning, a new patch became available for players of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Included in the patch are some changes and additions to the Cartel Market, a few bug fixes including PvP, and some corrections of mission text. For the patch notes in full, hit the jump. Read [...]
SWTOR’s First Digital Expansion Rise of the Hutt Cartel
Coming in Spring 2013 Continue your Star Wars™ saga with a new level cap of 55. Experience new epic story content with fully-voiced cinematic conversations. New Planet: Makeb – Explore a vibrant alien landscape. it will be $19.99 or $9.99 for Subscribers.. That’s all we know just yet more info to come soon! Check it out [...]
Force Reflection: What’s your RP hotspot?
From the start of the pen and paper tradition of roleplaying games, the archetypical meeting place is an inn or tavern. The Old Republic has at least one cantina on each planet (of various types) to keep the tradition alive. Of course, beautifully rendered vistas allow for limitless gathering points beyond the cantina hubs.So what [...]
Column: OpsCom (12/17/12)
This is OpsCom, where we bring you a weekly dose of Operations-related content from the world of Star Wars: The Old Republic. This column will serve as an inside scoop on new content, developer feedback and community gossip. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, and we will keep you up to date on all the [...]
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