SWTOR…and I’m Done (Sort of Review)

Posted on Feb 02, 2012

I was planning on writing a full review for SWTOR, but Pherephassa did such a great write-up on her SWTOR reivew, that I figured I’d skip mine and get straight to my likes and gripes. I’ll give you a hint, it’s going to be mostly gripes. Undoubtedly the best part of game is the journey to endgame, after

YASWTORR: Yet Another SWTOR Review :)

Posted on Jan 31, 2012

It’s been a little over a month since the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic, I have multiple characters at level 50, have seen all 4 empire stories, and the string of colds and flu that have been kicking my ass since the holidays is finally on its last legs, so it’s time for me

SWTOR First Impression Review

Posted on Dec 20, 2011

Now that SWTOR has officially launched, I figured it would be a good time to give my first impression review for Star Wars: The Old Republic. While I had the opportunity to get into the last two beta weekends, I wasn’t able to due to other obligations, so my first real taste of the game was

EA Responds to Declining SWTOR Subscription Numbers

Posted on May 08, 2012

The first stage of grief is denial, which seems to be where EA is headed after it released its financial report yesterday revealing that subscription numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic dropped 23.5% from its peak last quarter. Active subscribers dropped from 1.7 million to 1.3 million, to which President of EA Labels, Frank

SWTOR Server Mergers Possibly on the Horizon

Posted on Apr 24, 2012

In an interview with Gamasutra, BioWare lead writer Daniel Erickson tried to put on a positive spin to the recent report that subscription numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic have been declining. Daniel stated that “subscriptions are not dropping“, yet in the same interview stated that “the number of concurrent users at peak times has declined. Those

LoreHound Crier: The Week at a Glance

Posted on Apr 20, 2012

It’s been another great week here at LoreHound. More PAX interviews have appeared, we’ve had a few exclusives, and there’s even been some game industry mudslinging. I was terribly excited to see news about Torchlight 2, and I’m sure there’s even more excitement about Diablo 3. I won’t be playing either game as I’ve got

SWTOR Subscription Numbers in Decline says Analyst Group

Posted on Apr 19, 2012

Cowen and Company, an analyst group, has released a new report that states, subscription numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic have already peaked in February and the game is currently in decline. The reports states that from the game’s peak of 1.7 million subscribers, it has declined to about 1.25 million at the end of March,

Another Free SWTOR Weekend Pass Announced

Posted on Apr 17, 2012

Since announcing the free Weekend Pass five weeks ago, BioWare has hosted three free weekends and has just announced the fourth, making this 4 out of the last 6 weekends. Actually calling them free “weekends” isn’t very accurate since each event lasts for three and a half days, so really they should be called “free

SWTOR: Free Game-time for Everyone…Mostly

Posted on Apr 12, 2012

To help celebrate update 1.2, BioWare is giving all current and previous Star Wars: The Old Republic players some free game-time. Current players, who have a level 50 character, get 30 free days added to to their accounts. The 30 free days begins as soon as their current subscriptions expires, but be careful, because it will automatically

SWTOR Update 1.2 Now Live + Explosive Conflict Trailer

Posted on Apr 12, 2012

BioWare just announced that update 1.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is now live on servers, although without Ranked Warzones, as was announced yesterday. Also released today is a trailer for the new operation, Explosive Conflict. On the small planet of Denova, the legendary warlord Kephess, who was hired by the Republic to defeat the Imperials,  has

SWTOR: Ranked Warzones Delayed in Update 1.2

Posted on Apr 11, 2012

BioWare just announced that one of the key features, Ranked Warzones, and really the only big PvP addition that was to be included in update 1.2, has been delayed. Lead Game Designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Daniel Erickson, stated the following on the BioWare website: It is with great reluctance that I have to announce Ranked Warzones

SWTOR: The Legacy System

Posted on Mar 22, 2012

Today BioWare released a new developer video, giving us a glimpse of the new Legacy System in-game.  The video mostly reiterates information we learned during the Guild Summit, but shows a lot more in-game footage of the system, the unique race combos that can be created and of course some of the legacy abilities that open up.

Second SWTOR Free Weekend Announced

Posted on Mar 20, 2012

Today BioWare announced that it will host a second free weekend for players to try out Star Wars: The Old Republic, and is only good for new SWTOR players. Those that already took advantage of the last free weekend will not be able to do so this time around without creating a new account. As before, players