The Old Republic - WOW Destroyer?

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By Adam Morgan


The Star Wars universe is beloved by many, and the new game Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) takes place in its expansive universe. There is so much beauty in this game, as it takes its cues from several games, such as Mass Effect, for the color scheme and style. You will truly feel as if you've stepped through a portal into the Star Wars universe as as soon as you've logged into the game.

Incredible in its scope and ambition, SWTOR is a hot new MMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing games) for the PC. Star Wars: The Old Republic breaks new ground by incorporating a massive, choice-based story line into the game, thus moving away completely from the traditional MMO.

In The Old Republic, each player will truly experience a different game and story, unlike WOW and most other MMOs, in which all players get essentially the same situations again and again.

And if the $15 monthly subscription fee has been holding you back, you'll be glad to hear that it is going away. That's right, SWTOR is going Free to Play. If you've wanted to live at least part of your day in the Star Wars Universe, acting out your fantasies there with or without your friends, you'll be able to do so while saving money on the subscription fees. You'll be able to play all the way to Level 50 for free. To make it an even better deal, the price of the game is dropping to $15, so you'll save even more money and on top of that you also get a free month of premium access with your purchase.

New content is constantly being added, so you'll never run out of things to do. You'll soon be able to unlock new game items and get new features with Cartel Coins.

While still quite new, SWTOR is old enough to have matured significantly since it's release in December 2011. This means the annoying bugs, and annoying people, are now gone. The players that remain are dedicated and welcoming to all newcomers.

The Old Republic is massive, with dozens of planets to explore and space combat mini games. That part is unfortunately not as fleshed out as many had hoped. Still, even with that minor downside there is a whole lot to like about this game.

You get to choose from 8 different character classes. You can choose to fight for the Republic or the Empire. If you ever wanted to be a Jedi or a Sith and dance around with a lightsaber, slashing creatures left and right then this is most definitely the game for you. Once you reach Level 10, you will be able to specialize into one of 16 advanced classes. The choice of advanced class you get depends on what your original character class selection was.

You will start the game on a different planet and with different sets of powers and abilities, depending on whether you chose the Republic or the Empire. You will have a blast exploring this massive and dangerous world, whichever side you choose. After you've played a few hours of Star Wars: The Old Republic, you will never look at MMOs the same way again.




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