So this has been a pretty dry week, actually it’s the second straight fairly dry week with updates from our friends at Bioware about The Old Republic. I’d sat down early this week to churn out a hard hitting, and yet humorous piece about companions and the role they play in The Old Republic. (Any Star Wars piece I can work in an Elvis reference to Lonesome Tonight is by definition humorous.) At the last minute I put the brakes on and decided to go in a different direction. After all, the roles ...
Updated 04-22-2011 at 10:49 PM by Hengist
Sith are evil, that’s just the way we roll, and that’s one of the big reasons that the Sith Empire is a far more interesting “playground” than that of the Galactic Republic. This isn’t just the radical statement to draw people in (although it is to a degree) I genuinely believe that the Sith “Evil Empire” makes for a far more rewarding, and interesting style of play. Talk about a tough sell around here! Many RPG’s subscribe to the “White Knight” formula, where ...
Updated 04-16-2011 at 12:42 AM by Hengist
Since I put up my first blog in the SWTOR series, the question that has really cropped up, is: “So how close to World of Warcraft is The Old Republic anyhow?” It is inevitable that The Old Republic is going to be compared to World of Warcraft. WoW is simply the benchmark game in the genre that most people have played, and just about everyone knows at least something about. Detractors are going to look at a game like The Old Republic, and call it “WoW in space.” And one of ...
Updated 04-07-2011 at 09:02 PM by Hengist
Disclaimer: Min/maxing ahead. There has been a hot mess of a debate going on in the Rift warrior forums over here regarding post-patch 1.1 damage specs. I managed to slog through the entirety of that monster of a post and, sadly, come up with very few competitive dps specs. Even after the nerf to BM, it still looks like having a pet is mandatory for pulling the best dps, but 1 or 2 other specs may be close. (note: BM gains a lot of buffs by itself that other specs only obtain ...
I've heard a lot of people complain "Oh my god, I have so many abilities that I don't know what to use and when!" Considering that your average spec has approximately 20-30 abilities that can be used (note that I don't say should be used), managing them can become a problem. Luckily for us, Trion included a built-in macro feature much like WoW's to help us out. At the end of the combat macros section I will post a few other useful macros that everyone should check out. ...
Updated 04-06-2011 at 02:54 PM by Kiylie
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