TOR Beta Impressions

My original plan for the Thanksgiving day beta test was to try out multiple classes and get a feel for all of them. That plan fell by the wayside the moment I started playing my Sith Inquisitor. The flow of the story and the sheer fun of gameplay caused me to play my Sith Inquisitor all the way to level 26. I was online 10 minutes before the servers shut down because I was trying to complete my class story for Tatooine. TOR is shaping up to be a highly addictive and excellent game. The little touches (area looting, crew skills, companion missions) are what make the game engaging and give it a "can't put it down" quality.

Ryan Hanenburg is channeling his UNLIMITED POWER!

Voidstar

This weeks Friday update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is an update on the Warzones available for PvP. The highlight is the Voidstar where players must battle for control of an ancient warship. The attackers must use demolition charges to blow open doors and the defenders can access the defense systems of the ship to discourage attackers. It looks to be a new take on base capture mechanics and it looks like it'll be tons of fun! Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK19tHqyFUI&feature=player_embedded or at swtor.com

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SWTOR Classes

Here's a YouTube video of me commentating on the various classes of Star Wars: The Old Republic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDawrk-T9BA&feature=channel_video_title

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Signs of War

A new gameplay trailer has appeared on the Star Wars: The Old Republic website titled "Signs of War". Along with this trailer also came the news that the release date for TOR has been made global and is now December 20 for all countries. This is a change from the previous date which was Dec 20 for US and Dec 22 for Europe.
Check out the new trailer at http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20111014
Ryan Hanenburg is looking for signs of beta.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Date

At EuroGamer developers Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be released on December 20, 2011 in the US and December 22, 2011 in Europe. The announcement came out of nowhere and shocked fans worldwide. SWTOR is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year and the news that it would launch within the year was celebrated by all fans.

If you're looking to gain early access you should pre-order now as release copies are limited and early access is based on the order in which pre-order codes are registered. For the official release check out http://www.swtor.com/news/press-release/20110924

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Beta Weekend Re-invites

Stephen Reid, Community Manager of Bioware recently announced on the forums that those who participated in the first beta weekend for Star Wars: The Old Republic would be invited back for the next weekend. Reid said that the reason for this was that unexpected hardware issues caused testers to have an unsatisfying experience and that it would be more beneficial to have them experience a more complete client.

The entire forum thread can be found here: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=489789

Ryan Hanenburg is refreshing his mailbox hoping for a beta invite.