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SWTOR @ PAX 2010 | It all kicks off today!

5th September 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

SWTOR on TOR continues today with its final destination – PAX 2010. Always a popular stop for the gaming community, we can expect some exciting news to come out of the Penny Arcade expo this year. thegalacticstruggle/kotormmo.net will be bringing you an EXCLUSIVE community Q&A together with some exciting SWTOR related news during the event all over the weekend. So stay tuned!!

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KOTORMMO and thegalacticstruggle to merge

26th August 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

Two of the most popular Star Wars: The Old Republic fansites – kotormmo.net and thegalacticstruggle.com are to merge. Over the past couple of months, both sites have been in discussions to bring SWTOR fans the biggest site and the best news. KOTORMMO.net celebrates its first birthday next week and with this in mind, the new url for fans of both sites to visit will remain kotormmo.net. thegalacticstruggle will simply redirect to a totally BRAND NEW website that is currently under construction and we have an EXCLUSIVE glimpse below.

As if this brand new look wasnt enough, for the first time – users will be able to select their favourite faction skin – Republic, Sith or Netural. There is still alot of work to be done before the new site goes live but we hope to have it live by the middle of September 2010.

In light of this exciting news, kotormmo.net are currently looking for talented folk out there to help keep the content fresh, create articles and help report the latest offerings from around the SWTOR universe.

Where can you help?
PRESS/ARTICLE CREATORS
3 openings for press/article creators

LORE SPECIALIST
Love your lore? Why not help create the back stories for the classes and planets in The Old Republic.

CODERS
We need help to create our exciting desktop widget so fans can access the latest news and updates direct to their desktop and mobile phones

EVENT REPORTERS
Have the use of a video camera? Like to attend key SWTOR events? We are looking for people interested in attending PAX 2010 and future press days at LucasArts.(Must be USA based, over 18 and live close to either locations)

MEDIA MANAGERS
Love youtube? Love spreading the word? We need you! KOTORMMO.net are looking for a media specialist to help maintain our youtube channel with the latest videos from the official sources plus, fan made videos – making it THE hub for player made videos.

We are looking for reliable people who can spare a few hours a week/month to help keep one of the biggest SWTOR fansites, remain that way.

Interested? Drop me an email today!

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SWTOR low down on classes

21st August 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

During gamescom, details were given about all the classes and the advanced classes you can expect to see in The Old Republic. Although alot of detail was still vague, the official SWTOR website today updated us with the latest -

Trooper

Commando (Heavy Blaster Cannon,Grenades Ranged DPS)

Vanguard (Blaster Rifle,Energy Shields and Defense, Tank)

Smuggler

Scoundrel (Blaster ‘Shot Gun’,Stealth / Medicine, Burst ranged damage or Healing)

Gunslinger(Dual Pistols,Quickdraw / Fast Attacks,Ranged DPS)

Jedi Knight

Jedi Sentinel (Dual Wield Saber,Saber fighting specialist,Melee DPS)

Jedi Guardian (Single Saber / Heavy Armor, Leadership / Party Buffs,Tank)

Jedi Consular

Jedi Shadow (Double Bladed Saber,Stealth, Burst melee damage)

Jedi Wizard (Single Saber,Powerful Telekinesis / Healing ,Ranged Control / Damage or Healing)

THE SITH

Bounty Hunter

Powertech (Flamethrower,Defense / Energy Shields,Tank)

Mercenary (Dual Wield Guns,Missiles,Ranged DPS)

Sith Warrior

Sith Juggernaut (Single Saber / Heavy Armor,Fear and Darkside Auras, Tank)

Sith Marauder (Dual Wield Sabers / Armor ,Saber fighting specialist ,Melee DPS)

Imperial Agent

Operative (Blaster Rifle / Energy Blade,Stealth,Burst Ranged damage)

Sniper (Sniper Rifle,Cover, Ambush, Orbital Strikes,Ranged DPS)

Sith Inquisitor

Sith Sorcerer (Single Saber,Force Lightning / Force Drain,Ranged DPS or Healer)

Sith Assassin (Double Bladed Saber, Stealth, Burst Melee DPS)

Probably the one that has caused the biggest discussion on the forum has to be the announced ‘Jedi Wizard’ with many fans feeling VERY disappointed and this adds flames to the WoW comprassions

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SWTOR reveals first details on Starships

21st August 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

The official SWTOR website continued with its ‘space’ theme by revealing some more details (and media) for the starships you can use in The Old Republic. Revealing both ships that we have already seen – The Sith ‘Fury’ and Republic ‘Defender’ there are 4 more slots for additional reveals over the coming weeks.

Enjoy

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SWTOR @ Gamecom | German site shows trooper combat on ord mantell

19th August 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

German gaming site – gamestar.de managed to get some decent footage of The Old Republic. Complete with German accent – enjoy

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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Great Expectations

19th August 2010 | by DarthMaulUK

MMORPG’s Michael Bitton continues his look at Star Wars:The Old Republic and turns his attention to the recent space combat video and how Bioware are going to manage the communities great expectations.

With Gamescom now underway, Bioware has quickly followed up on their announcement of space combat by revealing a new Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer featuring space combat gameplay. I didn’t want to spend too much time discussing space combat this week, as it has been the subject of two articles thus far, but I simply can’t ignore this and it ties strongly into why I decided to discuss expectations this week in the first place. First, let me say outright that the video looked great, the action is heavy, the graphics were slick and if you’re a huge Star Wars nerd, there are many minute details in the short trailer for one to appreciate. Bioware’s attention to detail is in full force here, and it all looks like good fun.

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SWTOR @ GAMESCOM | Zabrak trooper confirmed!

Our friends over at swtor-station(German site but has UK translation button!) has managed to get some play time today. Amongst a detailed list of stuff, they confirmed that the Zabrak trooper was seen as a playable race. The big question is, did he have any boots?!

Here is what they saw

36 people can play at the booth at the same time.

The Jedi classes are not playable yet, but the remaining six classes are.

Character creation could not be seen, there are predefined characters.

We saw a Zabrak trooper. It looks like this species will also be available for this class to choose.

There are thin and big characters. It looks like body weight is going to be adjustable.

Voice.overs are completely in English at the booth.

The characters start right at the beginning and you can go as far as you can in 15 minutes.

If you open the map (via M) and continue walking the map becomes transparent so you can easily navigate to your next target

There are bonus quests which start automatically. If you reach a certain point on the map, a quest appears in your log. For example you have to kill K’lor slugs in the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban. Bonus quest give experience points once you finish them, you don’t have to bring them to an npc.

There are “Bind on Equip” items

There’s a system implemented, which allows you to bind you to a location to return quickly

There are class trainers, who allow you to buy new skills once you gain a certain level

Check out the rest by visiting their site

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