Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Star Wars The Old Republic, the new mmo being developed by Bioware. This game will take place 300 years after the events of the first knights of the old republic game, and about 3,500 years before the movies.

The Old Republic trailer<-- watch this first.

E3 2010: Hope of Alderaan Cinematic Trailer HD

Here is what we know so far:
Allegiances, there will be two sides The Galactic Republic and The Sith Empire.

Check out this forum page where information on the game is being gathered.
TOR Forums - Information gathered on The Old Republic so far!

Classes
They have announced 8 classes 4 for each side.

(click class picture to link to the SWTOR website class page)

Republic:


Trooper is the Heavy Weapons specialist as well as using Heavy Armour, The big gun is his friend.
Mentioned by a Dev during a Q&A that the Trooper is a Ranged Tanking class.

- Hinted that the two paths a Trooper can take are either a Crowd Control or all out DPS branch - Destructoid GDC 2010
- Trooper is the Heavy Weapons specialist as well as using Heavy Armour, The big gun is his friend - Official Site
- Updated Trooper Abilities: Hammer Shot, Rifle Grenade, Full Auto, Sticky Grenade and Stock Strike - Darth Hater GDC 2010 Trooper
- Recharge & Reload ability is the Troopers Out of Combat self heal - Darth Hater GDC 2010 Trooper
- Mentioned by a Dev during the Q&A that the Trooper is a Ranged Tanking class - Darth Hater Q&A PAX Day3



Sometimes luck is more important than skill, but it never hurts to have both.
In a gameplay demo video the smuggler class will have a cover system. where he will game defence bonuses.

- Abilities seen during the live demo at Pax include: Groin kick, Headshot, Triple Rocket, Flash Grenade, Cover shot and Barrage - GamesSpot Pax Day1
- The subclasses for Smuggler are Gunslinger and Scoundrel - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Scoundrel: Short Ranged, Stealth based Damage and Medicine - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Gunslinger: Long Range, Dual Pistols and Persuade - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Cover system shown working, Smuggler can select from a Silhouette of the PC to move to cover- VO Video
- Smuggler is the only class that can shoot while running away - Multiple Reviews
- When using cover the Smuggler gains a defence bonus, this is show on the mob that he is hiding from by a green symbol above the targets head - Developer Walkthrough



The Jedi Knight is all about getting up close with the lightsaber and doing some heavy damage.
He will have abilities like Force Push, Saber Throw, Impale and Blaster Deflection.

- Based on 'Mace Windu' and 'Anakin Skywalker'. Lightsaber focused with some Force powers - Bioware
- Abilities include: Force Push, Saber Throw, Impale and Blaster Deflection - Holonet
- Jedi Knight uses force points similar to that of the Sith Warrior to charge up the special moves - PC Gamer Jan 2010
- Quote: The Jedi knight can fill a couple of roles in combat. In one-on-one combat, the Jedi knight is practically unmatched in melee power - Gamespot "Jedi Knight"
- Players who enjoy fast melee combat will identify with this class - Gamespot "Jedi Knight"
- Quote: At its core, the Jedi knight is about getting into battle as quickly as possible, dominating the fight and protecting allies - Gamespot "Jedi Knight"
- Double Bladed Lightsabers shown on Holonet for Jedi. - Holonet (Outfitting)



The Jedi Consular is the ranged force power/ healer class.
Consular is a rear line support fighter not a front line melee.

- Quote: "The key element of the Consular’s story is mystery, using intelligence and courage to seek the truth." - Dev Blog (finding balance in the force)
- Quote: "We wanted to capture the journey of Obi-Wan Kenobi – someone who begins with unusual insight and talent, but who is still growing into those powers" - Dev Blog (finding balance in the force)
- Quote: A Jedi Consular must sometimes accept the grayer path, the less perfect choice - Dev Blog (finding balance in the force)
- Quote: From what we were shown, this class is far from being a simple caster. Part melee, part puppeteer, part healer; the Jedi Consular could end up filling multiple play styles - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Quote: "The Jedi consular is more based in telekinetics" - Gamespot Dec 3rd
- Abilities seem to include Mind Maze, Force Pull, Force Slam, Benevolence, Meditation, Clear casting & Force Repulse - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Consular is a rear line support fighter not a front line melee. - PCGames Translation
- Consulars can use the doublebladed Lightsaber - Holonet
- Consular is the Ranged DPS/CC/Healer class - PCGames Translation


Sith Empire:


Boba Fett type class
Bounty Hunters Story Arc is called The Great Hunt .
Technology is the main weapon for the Bounty Hunter, using gadgets like rockets, flamethrowers, and grenades.

- Bounty Hunters Story Arc is called 'The Great Hunt' - SifiWire
- Technology is the main weapon for the Bounty Hunter, using all the latest gadgets to catch his mark - Official Site
- Abilities seen in demo vids at pax inc: 'Death from above', Flamethrower, Electro Dart, Grenade and Rockets - GamesSpot Pax Day1



Same type of thing with the Jedi Knight the Sith Warrior is lightsaber based melee class.

- Based on Darth Vader. Lightsaber focused with some Force powers - Bioware
- Can use a Single, 2 Handed or Dual wield Lightsabers - Designing the Darkside
- Sith Warrior can spec in to either DPS or deflecting front line fire - GamesSpot (GamesCom)
- Sith Ability of 'Channelled Hatred' Shown as a Out of Combat self heal - EuroGamer HO (GamesCom)
- Sith Warrior abilities seen during demo at Pax include: Force Leap, Slash, PowerSlash, Impale, Smash and Force Choke - GamesSpot Pax Day1



The Sith Inquisitor will be the dark side force power ranged DPS / healer.

- Based on Palpatine. Forced ranged class with some melee - Bioware
- They can use at least either Doublebladed or Two Handed Lightsabers - Holonet
- Quote: The Sith Inquisitor’s ability to manipulate electricity is unmatched among force users - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Quote: "lightly armoured, acrobatic, and uses lots of lightning abilities and telekinetics" - Gamespot Dec 3rd
- Abilities include Vicious Saber, Electrocute, Backlash, Overload, Wirlwind and Discharge - Designing the Darkside
- More abilities include: Lightning Drain, Dark Gift and Dark Meditation - Darth Hater Extravaganza
- Inquisitor is a rear line support fighter not a front line melee. - PCGames Translation



The Imperial Agent is a more of a tatical class that an all guns blazing one.
They can use a stealth and cover.

- Imperial Agents work behind the scenes to get the work of the Empire done - Darth Hater IA
- Abilities include Toxic Dart, Shiv, Sleep Darts, Laze Target (air strikes) and Explosive Probe Droid - Jake Neri Interview DH
- Agents can use cover also they can stealth - Jake Neri Interview DH
- 'Shiv' is close range Vibroblade attack. - Darth Hater IA Walkthrough
- IA is more of a tatical class than an all guns blazing one - Darth Hater IA Walkthrough

We also know that many different planets to visit and some of the classes will start on different planets.

The Holonet

Classes Page

Allegiances and Factions

Here is a list of the planets

Galactic Timeline

Check out the Biographies page, for information on important characters in the TOR universe.

Biographies

The galaxy is teeming with life. This archive contains summaries of several of the galaxy’s inhabitants, organized for convenience into three categories - humanoids, creatures, or droids.

Inhabitants

If your interested in comics take a look at the TOR Webcomics

Threat of Peace Webcomic

Blood of the Empire Webcomic

April Fools day:

Sarlacc Enforcer

Companions

Advanced-Classes Overview

Here are the videos and trailers:

Timeline Trailer 1

Timeline Trailer 2

Timeline Trailer 3

Timeline Trailer 4

Timeline Trailer 5

Timeline Trailer 6

Timeline Trailer 7

Timeline Trailer 8

GC 09: 20 Minute Developer Walkthrough

The Voice of The Old Republic Featurette

Developer Dispatch: Returning to Taris

Developer Dispatch: The Making of Tython

Developer Dispatch: Diverse Worlds

Developer Dispatch: Designing the Dark Side

Developer Dispatch: The Republic Trooper

E3 09: Story and Smuggler Class Interview

PAX 09: Coruscant Revealed

Video Documentary

Vid Doc: The Story and Setting

Combat Developer Diary

Sith Warrior Trailer

[Nvader]

Well I'm probably going to buy this. Its looks like there will be more content than i originally thought, so i think it will be fun(especially if you guys get it too). I'm not sure what class I'm going to play the the word is the dark side is where its at.


Thanks for the post Impaler.

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Thanks for the post Impaler.

You're welcome.

Regarding what class i would like to play, i think the bounty hunter would be alot of fun. That means siding with the Sith Empire.

[Slayer]

The Kotor RPGs were great. If they can bring the depth of story to the mmorpg space than I'm in.

I'm undecided for Sith Warrior or Inquisitor. I dont see myself playing the mage type roll but I want force powers.

One thing needs to be clear we play on the same side on the same server. Its looking like we will play Sith.

[NPC]

now i was never really a big star wars fan, but this game looks interesting and since it is being developed by bioware that show a lot of promise as well. Now i signed up for the beta testing so hopefully i will get in to that so i can try it out

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I did some more digging around and it sounds like each class will have a sub-class to go into. I also found out that if you join the Sith Empire it doesn't mean your dark side and same goes for the Republic. When you play your character regardless for what faction you chose, you can still make light side or dark side decisions.

[NPC]

wow that is pretty cool being a dark side jedi would be fun too. the more i hear the more depth this game seems to have. i would love to see more gameplay on it though i wasnt too impressed by the fighting and moving animations from the original videos.

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An update just came out on the TOR website. They have added a biographies section on the Holonet. There are 3 different groups of bios. The Empire, Independents, and The Republic will have bios on important characters in the TOR universe.

Biographies

I'll keep posting updates as they come.

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Sarlacc Enforcer

Funny little update on the swtor website. make sure you watch the combat tactics

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Update on the Holonet
They have added a new planet call Voss

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Update
Timeline Trailer 7
Peace for the Republic?

EDIT:

I have added some more information based on multiple sources. Also check out this forum page where information on the game is being gathered.
TOR Forums - Information gathered on The Old Republic so far!

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Update: A new video documentary just came out.
Combat Developer Diary

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The Biographies have been updated adding 3 more profiles of the most influential people in The Old Republic

Biographies

Also an Inhabitants page has been added to the Holonet.
For now they have added three categories - humanoids, creatures, or droids.

Inhabitants

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Thirty years ago today Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back opened in movie theaters. In honor of this day The Old Republic team revealed the ice world Hoth as a planet to explore.

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Here are a few updates.

Companions

Advanced-Classes Overview

also check out the Sith Warrior Trailer