Star Wars th? Old Republic, ?ometim?s abbreviated ?s SWTOR, w?? just released ?n December 20th, 2011. The game h?? a?ready amassed o?er 1 million subscribed players officially making ?t the fastest growing MMO game ever. Many players ?r? s?ying that the game i? basically World ?f Warcraft w?th a Star Wars theme. But wh?t r???l? makes this game so entertaining ?nd wh? i? ?t being taken so w?l? b? th? PC gaming community?
SWTOR is set in a time period long b?fore th? days of the infamous Darth Vader ?r ?n? ?f th? well-known Star Wars characters for that matter. The Empire and th? Republic h??? signed an agreement, th? Treaty of Coruscant, ceasing ?l? war b?tw?en th? two fleets. Both sides, however, are b???m?ng m?re and m?re antsy ?nd hostility b?tween th? tw? ?? on the rise ?et again. It ?? alm??t ?ert?in th?t th? treaty is about t? be broken ?nd ?noth?r war w??? soon erupt.
This ?s h?w the game i? setup f?r the player. You ?re thrown into th? heat of things wher? ??u mu?t choose whi?h fleet y?u wi?h to side w?th f?r the upcoming war. Both the Empire ?nd the Republic hav? four main classes and two advanced class specializations for ea?h core class. The Imperial core classes include: Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, Imperial Agent and Sith Inquisitor. The Republic core classes, ?n the ?th?r hand, are: Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Knight and Jedi Consular.
As previously mentioned, ?a?h of the core classes ?s th?n broken d?wn ?nto tw? advanced classes. This ?n?? ha?p?n? once y?u reach level 10. Specialization classes ?r? generally more powerful ?nd h?ve unique abilities. To successfully select on? that wil? satisfy you, you w?ll ne?d to t?k? ?our playing style int? consideration ?long with what role ?ou'd l?ke to play on the battlefield. Some classes ar? built f?r primarily defensive purposes whil? oth?rs ?re designed for offensive or ev?n stealth operations. Your choice ?f class wi?l affect b?th h?w you ?re ab?e to play the game ?s w?ll ?? how the game progresses in story.
Star Wars th? Old Republic features many different game modes, p?r se, that ? player ??n partake in. There ?r? standard quests, flashpoints (more commonly known ?? raids to MMO players) ?nd player versus player (PvP) battles. All require d?ff?r?nt strategies and techniques to complete successfully. As th? player progresses thr?ugh th??e man? n?w armor pieces, weapons and oth?r us?fu? items wil? b?come available. At level 15 or ?? y?u wi?? ???n receive ??ur own starship th?t y?u can us? t? discover new planets and partake ?n interstellar battles.
Overall, SWTOR ?? a solid game. It h?? ???ry aspect ?f ? w?ll rounded MMO and is ??r??d? gaining th? attention ?f th? majority of the indsutry. Soon, th?? game ??uld ??ry w??l tak? ???r the top spot, surpassing the likes ?f World ?f Warcraft ?n subscribers ?nd popularity.
SWTOR is set in a time period long b?fore th? days of the infamous Darth Vader ?r ?n? ?f th? well-known Star Wars characters for that matter. The Empire and th? Republic h??? signed an agreement, th? Treaty of Coruscant, ceasing ?l? war b?tw?en th? two fleets. Both sides, however, are b???m?ng m?re and m?re antsy ?nd hostility b?tween th? tw? ?? on the rise ?et again. It ?? alm??t ?ert?in th?t th? treaty is about t? be broken ?nd ?noth?r war w??? soon erupt.
This ?s h?w the game i? setup f?r the player. You ?re thrown into th? heat of things wher? ??u mu?t choose whi?h fleet y?u wi?h to side w?th f?r the upcoming war. Both the Empire ?nd the Republic hav? four main classes and two advanced class specializations for ea?h core class. The Imperial core classes include: Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, Imperial Agent and Sith Inquisitor. The Republic core classes, ?n the ?th?r hand, are: Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Knight and Jedi Consular.
As previously mentioned, ?a?h of the core classes ?s th?n broken d?wn ?nto tw? advanced classes. This ?n?? ha?p?n? once y?u reach level 10. Specialization classes ?r? generally more powerful ?nd h?ve unique abilities. To successfully select on? that wil? satisfy you, you w?ll ne?d to t?k? ?our playing style int? consideration ?long with what role ?ou'd l?ke to play on the battlefield. Some classes ar? built f?r primarily defensive purposes whil? oth?rs ?re designed for offensive or ev?n stealth operations. Your choice ?f class wi?l affect b?th h?w you ?re ab?e to play the game ?s w?ll ?? how the game progresses in story.
Star Wars th? Old Republic features many different game modes, p?r se, that ? player ??n partake in. There ?r? standard quests, flashpoints (more commonly known ?? raids to MMO players) ?nd player versus player (PvP) battles. All require d?ff?r?nt strategies and techniques to complete successfully. As th? player progresses thr?ugh th??e man? n?w armor pieces, weapons and oth?r us?fu? items wil? b?come available. At level 15 or ?? y?u wi?? ???n receive ??ur own starship th?t y?u can us? t? discover new planets and partake ?n interstellar battles.
Overall, SWTOR ?? a solid game. It h?? ???ry aspect ?f ? w?ll rounded MMO and is ??r??d? gaining th? attention ?f th? majority of the indsutry. Soon, th?? game ??uld ??ry w??l tak? ???r the top spot, surpassing the likes ?f World ?f Warcraft ?n subscribers ?nd popularity.
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