You have have noticed some changes to the site over the past few days, well it is getting to the point where I’m close to satisfied with how the site is laid out now. Now, rather than having the front page as a portal to the various sections of the site, you are brought straight to news. Another advantage to this new layout is that now virtually every page on the site should now be able to be navigated to in two clicks or less.

We also have updated our categorizing system, and now use tags rather than categories to keep track of our content. If you’re looking for posts on a certain topic, rather than wading through many posts inside of a general category, you can visit the archive page to get a listing of all topics on the site, as well as the historical archives that used to be in our news sidebar.

You might also notice a couple sections of the site we previously had are not around anymore. These would be the features and community sections. For our site features such as interviews, we will be implementing a new way to display those amongst our news posts so that they are highlighted. The rest of our features section consisted of the various trailers and videos released by the official site, and these now have their own home on the trailers page. As for the community section, it never became the section I wanted it to be and was really just a listing of links. These will all be a part of the site in some other form.

Look for more changes to be implemented soon. The site will be continuously updated not only with new content but the way you, the readers, navigate and use the site to give you the best experience possible.

Lastly, new media has been added to both the screenshots and concept art sections. We now have large galleries of screen captures from the developer walkthrough, as well as captures from the cinematic trailer. Enjoy!

I would love to hear feedback of any kind on the updates, as well as ideas for new features you’d like to see implemented. Make sure to leave a comment below!

Better late than never! Let’s take a gander at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please do!

The Diverse Worlds of The Old Republic

A new official Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s worth it for the in game footage and sightings of such words as Korriban and Ord Mandell!

What’s your MMO game psychology?

Jae Onasi graces us with a link to a survey that will divine numerically your MMO game psychology. Are you an explorer? Socializer? hardcore level grinder? Find out!

What are you watching/reading now?

maverick187 kicks things off in our brand new anime forum, Section 9, by inquiring as to what anime his fellow SWTOR fans are watching. What are you waiting for? Join in!

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Until next time, leave us any questions or comments in the comments for the main site or leave them in the Feedback forum. Head on over to the Mandalorian Outpost if you want to join a guild, Section 9 to discuss anime, or Hutta Hangout to talk about just about anything!

Join me as we look at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please do!

Mechanics

Pastrimix wonders what the mechanics behind Star Wars: The Old Republic will be. Will it take on the characteristics of a traditional RPG or will it be more action oriented? Forum Super Moderator Darth Moeller thinks that it “will have similar combat to other MMORPGs, with realtime action-based combat but still have skill trees similar to that in Diablo or WoW and have different feats  that you can use in combat.” tommycat and miltiades both hypothesize that it will resemble Bioware’s Mass Effect.

Four Classes Per Side

With the recent reveal of the Bounty Hunter as not only an official class, but one that will be exclusive to the Sith, tommycat wonders if SWTOR will be balanced at 4 classes each. While some speculate that there will be a balanced number of classes, the idea that there will be 8 is not officially confirmed. Newcomer TheRogueForums thinks that perhaps some classes between the two sides will be shared. Regardless of the number, Miltiades points out that the class and choices the player makes will greatly impact the outcome of the story of the game.

Section 9!

We recently welcomed a new section on the Star Wars: The Old Republic boards, Section 9! Section 9 is the place to go to discuss all thngs anime with your fellow SWTOR fans.

Feedback

Until next time, leave us any questions or comments in the comments for the main site or leave them in the Feedback forum. Head on over to the Mandalorian Outpost if you want to join a guild, Section 9 to discuss anime, or Hutta Hangout to talk about just about anything!

Another week flies by! Today as usual we will be looking at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please do!

Will TOR have the Bioware punchline?

DAWUSS wonders if Star Wars: The Old Republic will have another mind blowing KOTOR style twist. Will Bioware pull another “You ARE Revan” style twist? “No”, says forumgoer Miltiades who thinks that instead Bioware will try something new with a “great revelation, big secret somehow, somewhere, in the game. Whether it will center around your character, or around one of the major NPC’s in the game” he is not sure. PastrimiX humorously quips that he is sure Bioware will have “the Generic Soldier, the Gooddoer Neophyte, and BioWare’s other standard NPC archetypes.”

Low Expectations or High Hopes?

Perhaps the greatest lurker of all time, pyros rose from the dead to voice his concerns that the incredible roleplaying world crafted by Bioware and Obsidian may become tainted by the stereotypical “MMO Gamer”. He closes with this thought: “I really hope i’m being too harsh on the community I really hope that with the Bioware take and the amazing storylines and quest arcs that people will want to “live” the game not beat the game.” Wise words, pyros. User adamqd echoes his concerns by saying, “I want it to be great, I just hope Bioware can make a game that is as much for people who have investment in KotOR, as well as for those who will play this because they want a grindy, “Day in the Life”, casual fan, sandbox”.

BioShock 2

The Star Wars: The Old Republic community is still buzzing about Bioshock 2. If you want to talk about something else, start a new thread!

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That’s all for now, TOR fans! Remember to leave us any questions or comments in the comments for the main site or leave them in the Feedback forum. Head on over to the Mandalorian Outpost if you want to join a guild or to Hutta Hangout to talk about just about anything!

Greetings! Welcome to another week of This Week in the Forums. Today we will be looking at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please be sure to do so!

Rumored Planets?

Forum vet Xirion teased everyone with an image that depicts a supposed galaxy map from SWTOR with planets divided between the Republic and those under Sith control. Forumite adamqd claims that the picture does not line up with EU and KotoR planet locations and hypothesizes that ” it was just drawn (Minus names) for the Time-line and isn’t actually scaled/matched to a current Map.” To answer these raised questions, forum user Hallucination humorously responded that “The planets moved”. Tommycat sums up the debate by stating “More or less, I want to know where they got their information. I won’t trust it until there’s proof.”

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Well TOR fans, it’s time again.Time for “This Week in the Forums”, a weekly recap of the topics users are buzzing about in our forums. Once again, if you haven’t registered already please do so! We want an accurate count of the Star Wars: The Old Republic fans out there!

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Hello again TOR fans, it’s time again for “This Week in the Forums”, a weekly recap we like to do highlighting some of the more popular threads in our forums. Once again, if you haven’t registered already please do! Let’s dive in!

Lightsaber Hilts

User Pwnzor326 wonders if the large “2 liter bottle” lightsaber hilts that are prevalent in the official SWTOR screenshots “bother anyone else but [him]“. Our forumites answered with a resounding “YES!” and proceeded to tear the designs apart. Forumgoer SW01 even went as far to say as “They are hideous. And ridiculous looking.” Ouch! I hope someone from Bioware is reading this! Speaking of Bioware’s community involvement, Miltiades included a very interesting link in which Bioware official forum moderator and lead writer Rob Chestney claims that “BioWare is strongly committed to its community and we look at all the issues brought up consistently in the forums, including the size of the lightsabers”. Interestingly enough, Bioware does pay attention to forum posts! Don’t sit on the sidelines for this one folks, join the discussion!

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Hey TOR fans! I’m excited to announce our new weekly “What’s what” section focusing on our forums! If you haven’t already, please register! We already have a great community going and could use as many members as we can get. This new segment will highlight some of the most popular topics in our forums and cover any community-affected TOR updates. Let’s get started, shall we?

PC Creation:

Forum user cooksey wants to know what fans are looking forward to in the creation and customization of their own Playable Character (PC).While some players are only mildly interested in this part of the TOR experience, other users like JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan are hoping for “as much customization as humanly possible.”

Join the discussion!

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PC.IGN has gotten Sean Dahlberg, Community Manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic to discuss the aspects of community management and how it has changed over the years and become a pivotal position in the development and continued support of an MMO. The position is often overlooked so it is interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes that really makes a community manager a vital part of the team.

“It will be interesting to see where we go. While the field has evolved since its inception, it is still in its infancy. Companies are increasingly learning how beneficial it can be to their products to have strong, healthy communities.”

Head over to IGN to read the full article.

Make sure to check out LFNetwork’s latest project, LucasCast. The cast comprises of LucasForums veterans including your favorite starwarsmmo.net staff member and one of the topics we discuss in the debut episode is The Old Republic so it’s definitely something you’ll want to listen to. You can listen to the first episode here or subscribe to our RSS feed here. Look for iTunes support in the future.