By Jeff on June 12th, 2010 | Comment
GameSpot has an exclusive pre-E3 hands on preview of The Old Republic where they got to play as 6 out of the 8 playable classes and gave their thoughts on each of them. The article also confirms the first playable alien race, Twi’lek. I suggest you head on over to GameSpot to check out the preview as it is quite lengthy and worth the read.
By Jeff on December 12th, 2009 | Comment
The holonet entry for the last revealed class in The Old Republic, the Sith Inquisitor, has been added to the official site, as well as some new media. Check out new screenshots, concept art, and wallpapers and read up on the lore side of the Inquisitor.
By Jeff on November 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Member GGDonner of the official forums has translated an interview with James Ohlen, the lead designer on The Old Republic, from the 8-page TOR article in the December issue of German magazine PC Games. Here is an excerpt:
PCGames: Whats the main difference between jedi-knight and jedi-consular / sith-warrior and sith-inquisitor?
James Ohlen: The jedi knight is a warrior, whose abilities are all based on lightsaber melee combat. The consular on the other hand is a supporter. He stands in the background and tries to deal damage from there or to crowd control enemies. As an example, he can lift them up into the air to smash them on the ground afterwards or just to throw them around.
PCGames: So you are bound with your class choice to one specific gameplay style? Or are there ways to play your class differently?
James Ohlen: All classes in SW:TOR can move into another direction from one point in the game. So you can chose between two different ways: One of these ways as a consular is to heal. If you want to play an old-fashioned healer class, the consular is your choice. Of course you don’t have to go that way, but as an consular you have the option to do that.
There are a few things confirmed in the interview. First, there are two different paths for each class. These will probably be similar to WoW specializations, except it sounds like once you choose one way, you can’t go back.
Companion characters will level up with your character, but you do not choose their skills. You do not directly control them, but they can be fairly easily influenced by your PC.
Lastly, Luke Skywalker was a “little jedi boy”.
PCG Interview with James Ohlen [The Old Republic Forums]
By Jeff on November 23rd, 2009 | 20 Comments
In the December issue of PC Games magazine in Germany, which features TOR on it’s cover, the remaining two classes have been revealed for the game: The Sith Inquisitor and the Jedi Consular. This may come as a surprise to many who were not expecting the final classes in the game to be Force-using classes. Details on the two classes are below.
By Jeff on November 13th, 2009 | Comment
We already knew the Imperial Agent was the next official class in The Old Republic, first from some leaked images, and then from an official confirmation last week on the official community forums. This week the official site made it, well, even more official, adding a holonet entry for the class as well as all new concept art and wallpapers. Learn all about the newest playable class now!
By Jeff on November 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment
This week Senior Writer Drew Karpyshyn, who you may be familiar with as the lead writer of the original Knights of the Old Republic, blogs about what went in to writing the Jedi Knight class. Check out the entire blog to read what he has to say.
We are also treated to the latest episode of Threat of Peace this week, as the third chapter begins with issue 19. Followers of the webcomic may be pleased to know that it will be published as a graphic novel. Look forward to that in May 2010. In the meantime, check out the latest episode now.
Lastly, a relatively surprising reveal is given to us this week as the Imperial Agent class is officially confirmed, just one week after learning about the Jedi Knight class.
For those of you who may have attended or read reviews from the Electronic Arts European Press Tour that happened earlier this week, you already know the answer to this. It’s the Imperial Agent!
The Imperial Agent is heavily inspired by several classic Star Wars characters such as Zam Wessel and Grand Moff Tarkin. Imperial Agents work behind the scenes to get the work of the Empire done. Specializing in high-tech gear, the Imperial Agent always has the right tools at the right time. They use abilities of subversion and subterfuge to infiltrate and assassinate enemies of the Sith Empire with deadly efficiency. Players who choose to be Imperial Agents in The Old Republic (TOR) will see the underbelly of the Empire in a whole new light.
Look forward to screenshots to be added to the site later today!
UPDATE: Check out the screenshots below or in our gallery!
By Jeff on October 30th, 2009 | Comment
Today BioWare officially revealed the next class in Star Wars: The Old Republic: the Jedi Knight. The Jedi Knights are the most iconic warriors in the Republic, with amazing displays of lightsaber combat and brilliant knowledge of the Force.
The Jedi Knight is the fifth announced class in The Old Republic, leaving one remaining class for the Republic and two for the Sith Empire. Learn more about the Jedi Knight class in The Old Republic in our classes section, and check out all new media for the Jedi Knight in our screenshots and concept art galleries.
By Jeff on October 28th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Members of the official forums have done some digging and found several assets that confirm that the Jedi Knight will be one of the upcoming class announcements. We have known a Jedi class would be in the game since day 1, but we have not heard any details previously, nor what the class would be officially called, similar to how the Sith Class became the Sith Warrior.
The first site assets found were the Holonet entry for the Jedi Knight bringing up an “unauthorized” message. When you type in other URLs under the holonet, you don’t receive a message. Two concept art pages have also been found, jedi-knight-1 and jedi-knight-2.
Next, a Jedi Knight image was found to go along with the other images on the official site’s classes page:
A class forum icon was also found for what looks like the Jedi Knight:
Lastly, the flash animation for the Jedi Knight class page has been uncovered.
You can view the full animation here.
Convinced? Look forward to a possible announcement this Friday.
Update: BioWare has since taken down the flash animation for the Jedi Knight holonet entry.
Update 2: Check out the animation uploaded to YouTube. Thanks to reader Pinio!
By Jeff on October 24th, 2009 | Comment
Responding to fan speculation from the newest episode of Threat of Peace, developer Rob Chestney has responded on the official forums with some interesting insight.
The weapon in question here is actually a supercharged Imperial vibroblade. It’s shorter than the traditional vibroblade–designed for one-shot stealth attacks. The blade’s powercell releases one massive jolt of energy when the weapon hits its target, rendering it largely useless afterward, but usually, of course, the target is in pretty much the same state.
Will you get to wield these weapons in the game? I can neither confirm nor deny that. Suffice to say, if you do, don’t bother trying it against Baras. Electricity is practically running through his veins in the first place. You don’t want to wind up like the would-be assassin the comic. Maybe if you try two? (Source)
SW:TOR blog DarthHater has gone in-depth with the latest ToP issue plus the above developer posting and put together pretty convincing evidence that an upcoming announcement could be the Imperial Agent class. Check out everything he has to say at the DarthHater blog.
By Jeff on August 28th, 2009 | Comment
We knew it was coming after its unofficial reveal at GamesCom this past week, but now it is official as BioWare has announced the Sith Warrior to be the next playable class in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
You can read all about the Sith Warrior in our classes section, and expect to see some screenshots and videos up soon.
