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Laura Shot Third: Cartel Market Prices
Now that Star Wars: The Old Republic has gone free to play, many players are questioning the worth of items on the Cartel Market. Does it really pay to be a subscriber? Darth Hater recently published an article where they have done a little math and come up with some real life cash value comparisons [...]
Laura Shot Third: What’s in a Legacy Name?
So, last week we got an interesting little note in SWTOR’s Patch Notes: “Legacy names are no longer unique. New Legacies that are created are now able to use a name that is already in use on the server. All players will be able to rename their Legacies once, at no cost, in a future [...]
Laura Shot Third: Memorable Character Lines – Republic Version
I’m sure that by now, we’ve all experienced lines from our characters that have made us laugh out loud and cheer them on, whether they’re punching bad guys, belittling good guys, or, well, just being charmingly clever and/or a goofball (often at the same time). I know I have. My Smuggler’s probably my favorite source [...]
Laura Shot Third: Memorable Character Lines – Empire Version
I’m sure that by now, we’ve all experienced lines from our characters that have made us laugh out loud and cheer them on, whether they’re punching bad guys, belittling good guys, or, well, just being charmingly clever and/or a goofball (often at the same time). I know I have. My Smuggler’s probably my favorite source [...]
Laura Shot Third: Amidst the Transfer Construction Zone
The SWTOR community has seen its fair share of crashing lumber and bent nails flying through the air this week while server transfers have been happening. Oh, yeah, and official forum drama. Lots of that. Always lots of that. Folks who were unhappy about logging in to empty servers are now unhappy about server queues, [...]
Laura Shot Third: One Step to Cleaning Up the SWTOR Community
Most of us by now are well aware of the negativity that hovers over the official SWTOR forum community. It’s difficult to avoid disgruntled fans while diving into any random forum topic these days. Many of the complaints these players bear are justified, of course, but there seems to be one common thread among most [...]
Laura Shot Third: SWTOR Under Fire
By now, we all are probably familiar with the rumors spreading mass amounts of doom and gloom about SWTOR across the MMORPG community. Practically every forum and review site has at least a handful of negative opinions regarding the game. The term “TOR-tanic” is often used, comparing SWTOR to both a legendary disaster and a [...]
Laura Shot Third: SWTOR and Those… Other Games
I’ve said it before and I’ll stay it again– Now’s a great time to be a gamer. Not only do we have multiple gaming platforms, systems, genres, and ways of interacting with fellow gamers, we have a huge variety when it comes to game choice. The MMO market, in particular, is huge right now, with [...]
Laura Shot Third: Pet Lover Resources
BioWare likes to surprise us at times, and throw in random ways to get cool toys. The developers like to toss in semi-long quest chains and encourage us to stumble along cliff sides to grab stuff that isn’t always announced upon release. They also like to attach cool drops to bosses where they appear quite [...]
Laura Shot Third: Next on SWTOR’s Most Wanted List
Now that 1.2 has been released and we’re currently in the middle of uh, tossing around rakgoul infections, it’s time to gaze up at the horizon and wonder what BioWare has in store for its fans next. Some players were happy with game update 1.2, and others found it lacking, but both types of players [...]
Laura Shot Third: Mergers and Transfers, Oh My
SWTOR’s in-game universe is intentionally vast. This vastness adds to the whole Star Wars experience, but it also leaves players a little out in the cold when paired with low server populations. Riding through the open, empty snowfields of Hoth seems desolate enough, but add in a quest session complete with two other Hoth players [...]
Laura Shot Third: Creating a Legacy
Among the coming update 1.2 changes, one of the additions currently most debated is the Legacy system. Many players are looking forward to the new fluff abilities and cool ways to approach alt leveling. Many others feel that BioWare should prioritize other things before new emotes, sparkly abilities, and character family trees. Both sides of [...]
Laura Shot Third: The Trouble with Repetition
As my pile of characters nearing level 50 grows, I’m beginning to notice a trend– my pile of pet peeves and frustrations about TOR is also growing. Alongside the characters, in fact. Don’t get me wrong. BioWare got a lot of things right, and will get many more things right come patch 1.2 and hopefully [...]
Laura Shot Third: Questing for Companion Story
I discuss story pretty often in these columns. It’s one of my gaming guilty pleasures, and BioWare just does it so dang well. It’s hard to not sit up and take notice from time to time, especially when the story standing out is in an MMO, 99% of which have the premises of Death and [...]
Laura Shot Third: Theorycrafting on Threat
Before anyone asks, let me get one thing out of the way ahead of time: I’m no theorycrafter. I am, however, pretty good at reading neat stuff around the internet. I’m also what most people would probably consider an experienced tank in MMOs who’s now gone quite casual. It leaves me more time to find [...]
Laura Shot Third: The Lasting Power of Small Things
As I’ve often discussed, I’m a gamer who thrives on exploration and world-building. It’s why my favorite games of all time tend to be RPGs, some of which are pretty old by now, and it’s why I tend to stray away from games that are pushed out hastily, are missing huge chunks of story-based content [...]
Laura Shot Third: Target Practice
Last week, BioWare hosted a pretty cool question and answer session on the official forums. Players were able to send in a bunch of questions. Some were chosen, then answered. Here are last Friday’s Q&As if you happened to miss them. Every week a new batch of questions will be answered. Some new information was [...]
Laura Shot Third: Adventures in Seeking Adventure
Many years ago, when I first tried World of Warcraft before Burning Crusade came out, my friends and guildmates were quick to tell me that upon hitting level 60, the game was just beginning. The notion boggled me and my MMO noob-ness at first. I was more familiar with single-player RPGs and the whole “the [...]
Laura Shot Third: A Few Notes on Replayability
Among avid MMO fans, there are various gaming personality traits we seem to exhibit. In fact, sites out there have organized some of the personality types and created tests that attempt to discern our gamer types. It’s all fun to think about, and it’s all common sense, really. We all have different gaming styles. Some [...]
Laura Shot Third: Traveling at the Speed of a Spaceport Jog
Like most MMOs, Star Wars: The Old Republic has its share of traveling. Traveling is required for a sense of immersion within the game’s world. It makes you feel like you’re actually there, and not just watching a movie that cuts out the boring parts. Besides, traveling is usually a cool way for game developers [...]
Laura Shot Third: Watching the Dust Settle
We’re now coming up on the first month that Star Wars: The Old Republic has been released. Many players are taking the time to decide whether or not the game is for them, and if it’s worth a recurring subscription. The official forums, unsurprisingly, are filled with an explosion of negativity, about everything from the [...]
Laura Shot Third: Community Response and the Future
On Wednesday, there was a Q&A session held over Reddit with Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Senior Community Manager, Stephen Reid. You can read the entire transcript here on FORCE Junkies or on Reddit. A wide range of topics was covered. Even though the interview didn’t reveal a lot of new information, there was one [...]
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