Category: Star Wars: The Old Republic News

Star Wars: The Old Republic has been updated with v5.1 Defend the Throne. Players can take part in five new uprisings and try to hold the throne against all comers. Master Mode difficulty is also live for all twenty five chapters of Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne.

Star Wars: The Old Republic has been updated with the latest patch that brings five new uprisings into the game. Players can also try out the new master difficulty along with new achievements in both Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne. Lastly, a number of Galactic Command gear updates have been applied, including new ways to earn Command Tokens, new unassembled gear pieces and much more.

A lovely look at the Star Wars: The Old Republic player tribute to Carrie Fisher. Get a tissue. You’ll need it.

Today marks a sad day for fans of all things Star Wars with the passing of Carrie Fisher, most famously known for her portrayal of Leia Organa, a princess, rebel and general. Fisher suffered a cardiac arrest on December 23rd and succumbed earlier today. Players in Star Wars: The Old Republic are gathering on Alderaan, the location of the Organa estate. Imgur Bericurra has posted lots of images and a Reddit thread has opened for players to post other gatherings.

Happy birthday, Star Wars: The Old Republic! It’s hard to believe that Bioware’s flagship MMO is turning half a decade old today. Not ones to let a good anniversary opportunity go by, Bioware’s Ben Irving has posted a great post celebrating the game and its community. To kick off the day, a special character portrait collage representing some of the 87M unique character created over the course of five years has been released.

Star Wars: The Old Republic expanded recently with Knights of the Eternal Throne. Bioware has put together a nice accolades tribute to KotET to show off some of why our own Mike Bitton said, “If you’ve been waiting around for Bioware to put together a KOTOR III, you may want to take a look at SWTOR. Bioware Austin has essentially been building it under our noses in SWTOR.”

Those who have yet to give the newest expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic a try will have a chance to try a portion of it between now and January 3rd. Players should have at one time been a Preferred player attained either through the purchase of Cartel Coins or due to having been a subscriber at one point in the past. Agreeing to receive the SWTOR newsletter is also required. Becoming a Premium subscriber prior to January 3rd will yield 500 Cartel Coins.

Star Wars: The Old Republic just put out it’s newest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne. So grab your lightsaber, pick up some power converters, and join TheHiveLeader as he forces his way through it. Puns.

Bioware and the Star Wars: The Old Republic team are celebrating the game’s fifth anniversary with some nifty presents for players including a Celebration Jawa, a Senya-inspired Holotrainer and a “breathtaking 7-piece poster art collection” perfect for decorating the walls of your personal stronghold. In addition, both Coruscant and Dromund Kaas strongholds are on a whopping good sale for only five credits instead of the usual 5,000!

Bioware and EA have announced that the latest expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic has launched for all players. New and Veteran players join Premium players in a quest to become the leader of the known galaxy. Players will face difficult choices in order to get the throne and to keep it.