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Welcome to Monday Morning everyone! As you all know Monday is never a big day for TOR news to be released and as such I’ve decided to start a new feature- What We Know! This feature is designed to be a short and sweet bit of information that has already been released you might have [...]

On the Bioware side of things it’s been an interesting fortnight. Last week it was the announcement of Hoth as one of SWTOR’s planets. The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive and rightly so – it’s one of those iconic planets that deserves some in-game love. How can you beat a desolate, cold planet with starship [...]

Hey! This week we got a super update. We furthered our knowledge on advanced classes and companion characters! Also a neat video on Sith Warriors (in which they through us a little bone with the swoop bike ).

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I started this week episode with companions. Companions are looking even better and better. We know that we will start with one, which came as a shock to me, and that they will be fully intractable. I also brought up the theory that perhaps only humans will be playable and that companions will be how we experience the more exotic races of the galaxy. I hope this isn’t whats going to happen, but its a possibility. We know that the Sith Warriors get to choose a twielek named Vette, a young smuggler from Nar Shada. It’s very likely that her family will play a big role in her side quests should you choose to peruse them.

A relationship between a bloodthirsty Trandoshan hunter and a Jedi is remarkable but Jedi pride themselves on being open minded.

As for Advanced classes we got the Juggernaut (which the episode was named after) and the Sith Marauder. Your jug heads will be tanks and marauders will be damage. One thing to note is that these are two totally different classes. When talking about them in the future we will have to clarify that what type of sith warrior, since a sith warrior wont only be known for tanking but for supreme damage. Its easy to assume that Sith Inquisitor will heal, although its also very possible that any of the classes can heal. For the Republic Troopers seem like the best choice for a tank, which means trooper = sith warrior maybe, HOW COOL IS THAT. I never expected them to so eloquently make a force wielder equal to a non-force wielder. This game is getting goodddddd.

Protecting his allies and punishing his adversaries, the Juggernaut charges into the thick of the fray, and takes the brunt of the assault.

The video was nothing much other then a bunch of in game footage, although it was good in game footage.The best part was the swoop bike sneak peak .

Sith Warrior on swoop! (Click for Bigger Image)

Also we took a poll. Turns out most people want Mini-Jawa for a non combat pet . Well see what the poll says at the end of the week!

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This week we bring you the latest & greatest news regarding The Old Republic, we also add a new section to the line up called Speculation Station!

As I’m sure you’re all well aware by now the Friday Updates consisted of the Companion Characters update and the Sith Warrior Update that announced the Juggernaut (tank) and Marauder (dps). What you’re probably not aware of is the fact that I still need questions to ask at E3. I’ve started a thread on the [...]

Most of what this Friday update brings has already been revealed over the last day by other sites (particularly IGN and GameSpot), but it’s nice the see on the official site regardless. And with a few new snippets here and there (such as a new biography page).

First there is another game system update as they explain Companion Characters. Here is the official news:

Every Star Wars™ hero needs a companion. Han has Chewie, Luke has R2-D2 — even Jabba has the cackling monkey lizard Salacious B. Crumb. These characters will complement your strengths or weaknesses, and provide company for the epic journey you will inevitably undertake. Whether they’re combative, friendly, flirtatious, or even just good for a laugh, they always contribute to your development and serve as a sounding board for your choices. In Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, a variety of these Companion Characters will join your cause.

Learn more about Companion Characters and how they can shape and enhance your game play by visiting the Game Systems section!

The text is, as far as I can tell, the same as the text in IGN’s article so there’s not really much new there.

Second is an update to the the Sith Warrior class, now officially including the two advanced classes for the class (namely the Juggernaut and the Marauder). It also adds a “known associates” tab (listing a companion for the class) and the new movie and screenshots have been added to the site as well. Here is the official news:

Wondering how you will be able to customize the Sith Warrior to fit your specific play style? We are excited to confirm the two Advanced Classes for the Sith Warrior: The Juggernaut and the Marauder! Whether you want to charge into the fray as a Juggernaut, punishing your adversaries while protecting your allies, or slice through enemy ranks with two Lightsabers and unmatched aggression, the Advanced Classes system in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ will give you the power to match your play style.

In conjunction with the Companion Character section released today, we present you with one of the Sith Warrior’s Companions – Vette! You can learn more about this known associate on the Sith Warrior page or by accessing Vette’s biography.

Check out the newly updated HoloNet to get details about the Advanced Classes available to the Sith Warrior. Also be sure to visit the media section for a new video featuring the Sith Warrior as well as some screenshots showing the Juggernaut and Marauder in action!

What connects the two updates is a new biography entry, that of the Sith Warrior’s Companion character Vette. Here’s the description from her HoloNet entry:

Slave, Treasure Hunter, Survivor

Few people have seen as much of the galaxy as Vette and few have had as little control of their destiny. Born a slave on the occupied world of Ryloth, Vette was separated from her family at an early age and sold to a series of minor crime lords. When legendary pirate lord Nok Drayen utterly destroyed her latest owner’s holdings, Vette and the other slaves were given their choice of freedom or joining up with Nok. Vette became a pirate, travelling the known worlds and learning to get in and out of places she wasn’t allowed.

Years later Nok Drayen mysteriously and suddenly released all of his people from service. Vette was left on Nar Shaddaa where she joined up with other young, idealistic Twi’leks and used her criminal abilities to rob and ruin those who exploited Ryloth’s cultural artifacts and people. An unquenchable spark, Vette is older than her years but far from mature, delighting in silly pranks and always ready to laugh at people who think too much of themselves.

She sounds like an interesting character. And I think that this, these companions each unique to the classes, help show what sets The Old Republic apart from other MMOs and help it feel like something truly special.

On that note ComputerAndVideoGames has a short article up quoting some comments by BioWare designer and writing director Daniel Erickson on just that; how The Old Republic hopes to bring something to MMOs that before has been exclusive to single player games. Here’s an excerpt:

“We’ve always had that thought in the back of our heads: That Old Republic should be all the things we thought an MMO would be in the first place – which is all the parts of an RPG. Which means – and this is the most radical idea – it should just be fun. Like, just fun to play. You shouldn’t be trying to ignore all of the content to get to the end as fast as possible.”

Well, here’s keeping my fingers crossed. If I can just play the game and enjoy it instead of feeling the constant drive to get to some mythical place where the game’s fun supposedly truly starts (and I’ve been there, and it doesn’t) then it’ll have succeeded in my book.

[link] to article at CVG.

The Starwars: The Old Republic official site has posted a new update to the Sith Warrior. Quote from the official site: How will you customize your Sith Warrior in STAR WARS: The Old Republic? Wondering how you will be able to customize the Sith Warrior to fit your specific play style? We are excited to confirm the two Advanced Classes for the Sith Warrior: The Juggernaut and the Marauder! Whether you want to charge into the fray as a Juggernaut, punishing your adversaries while protecting your allies, or slice through enemy ranks with two Lightsabers and unmatched aggression, the Advanced Classes system in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ will give you the power to match your play style.

In conjunction with the Companion Character section released today, we present you with one of the Sith Warrior’s Companions – Vette! You can learn more about this known associate on the Sith Warrior page or by accessing Vette’s biography.

We have an outstanding video that I will get added to our site as soon as possible. You can read the entire article on the official site here. And make sure you head over to the Holonet section for the Sith Warrior here.

The Starwars: The Old Republic official site has posted a new section in the Game Systems section of the web site. This time we have the official information release about Companions Characters. There are many of us that have been waiting for this for quite awhile. It looks as though it was well worth the wait. Quote from the official site: Companion Characters are fully developed personalities that can help enhance your game play and play style!Every Star Wars™ hero needs a companion. Han has Chewie, Luke has R2-D2 — even Jabba has the cackling monkey lizard Salacious B. Crumb. These characters will complement your strengths or weaknesses, and provide company for the epic journey you will inevitably undertake. Whether they’re combative, friendly, flirtatious, or even just good for a laugh, they always contribute to your development and serve as a sounding board for your choices. In Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, a variety of these Companion Characters will join your cause.

We have added this to our Game Systems section. You can read the entire article on the official site here. And make sure you head over to the official Games Systems and check out the Companion Characters section here.

What comes to mind when a person says the words ‘Star Wars’? Is it the lightsabers, the starfighters, the aliens, the epic battles? Not to me. In my mind the single thing that says Star Wars more than anything else is the music. Tell me you are not thrilled every time you hear the Main [...]