Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Star Wars The Old Republic Gives A Whole New Dimension To The MMORPG.

By Tom Diete


It was when SWTOR was first mentioned, the game was accepted with open arms and excitement, which steadily grew as beautiful panorama shots, gameplay vids, and resources on SWTOR history and planet systems became available. The game takes place several millenia before Darth Vader's succesful uprising, during a time when tensions between the Empire and the Republic are at breaking point. Years before, the Republic came out as the winner when massively ambushed the Empire, but the following decades brought war and several hard defeats to the Republic. After many setbacks, treachery included and negotiations that ended in negative results, the Republic had no choice but to agree with the Treaty of Coruscant and accept the loss of territory to the Empire.

It is in the midst of such a chaotic time that players enter the game, and are immediately faced with one of the many decisions that will affect future gameplay - join the Republic or the Empire. Next, players must make the important decision of choosing a class within the side they choose to align with. The Republic offers the classes of Jedi Knight, Trooper, Jedi Knight, Smuggler and Jedi Consular, while the Empire has a Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, Imperial Agent, and Sith Inquisitor. Each class can have different capabilities and benefits and you most likely want to do some research before a decision is made.

You will find many new game features, one of which is the long time craved space combat. Utilizing starships that may be unique for each class, players navigate through the galaxy and face difficulties that come with space travel, such as hostile fighters and dangerous obstacle courses. places also become accessible and open to exploration with the help of your starship.

In addition, there are many questlines to be tackled and companions that can be acquired by completing them. Companions can be utilized as crew that is at your command, this will aid the player when he is unavailable and needs resources gathered or items crafted in their absence. PVP options are also featured in SWTOR, including a variety of warzones at which the Empire faces off against the Republic for various rewards. Team work is very important in PvP and the new flashpoints, which can be quite a difficulty without excellent communication and mutual understanding.

All these new features can be frustrating for any player, and SWTOR guides are a necessity with games as huge and rich in content as this one. Guides will be able to help those who are new to SWTOR and seasoned players because they hold such a wealth of information.

For you who just got started of, there is information about how to start of, which consists of class details and leveling tips. For you who have already started or are having trouble ending, SWTOR guides can help you with information about raids and flashpoints.




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