The trinity of tank, healing, and damage may seem second nature to me and some of you, but it’s not something that all the players will be considering. Given that it’s Star Wars I expect that many people who end up getting the game are not going to be familiar with MMO’s in a general sense. My worry is how new players will deal with choosing their specializations.
Lightsabers: Best weapon featured in any MMO ever I like the approach of getting your feet wet with a general play style then choosing something more specific. Mousing over a player will reflect your specialization class, so basically the more important choice of class occurs at level 10 and not at character creation. This included a tanking skill set, which to you MMO veterans out there, know is the key to getting in groups quickly. This unlocked his three talent trees, two of which were not available to the other choice: Maurader. My Sith warrior for example chose the path of Juggernaut. I spent my time playing as a pure blood Sith, who appear to be red skinned humans.Ĭharacter classes are interesting in the sense that while initially there appear to only be four choices (Jedi Knight, Jedi Consular, Smuggler, Trooper for the Republic and Sith Warrior, Sith Inquisitor, Agent, Bounty Hunter for the Empire) the specializations learned at level 10 effectively doubles this number. It seems like a missed opportunity not to have an abundance of races. I’m not saying they needed Ewoks, but Wookies seem like an obvious missing choice to me. This is Star Wars, there are more races than I can count that have been seen in various movies/books/comics/games. There are only nine races to choose from and one of those is cyborg, which look exactly like humans but have bits of electronics on their face. However I can say that the game truly impressed me in some ways…and had me greatly concerned in others.Ĭharacter creation starts things off of course, but I was expecting a bit more. Obviously, I can’t answer that question based off my limited play time.
The power of the Star Wars license is strong and will draw many to the game, but the real question is whether or not it has the staying power to keep people playing once the allure of having playing around in the Star Wars universe starts to fade. Last I checked there are already over 2.5 million pre orders for this game, with many calling it the MMO that will finally beat World of Warcraft. I was hoping for more, but I managed to get a few hours in over thanksgiving weekend while working retail. And by grant me access I mean I could play the game for three days. However, we do know that it will be dropping sometime during the upcoming 2021 holiday season and continue running throughout 2022 with plenty of new content, events, and updates.So Bioware was nice enough to grant me beta access to their biggest game ever Star Wars MMO The Old Republic. There's no official release date yet for the Star Wars: The Old Republic's Legacy of the Sith expansion.
The expansion will also streamline the itemization and loadout experience, as well as class design.
For anyone who wants to spin up a new alt, you'll be able to do so with the refactored character creation system. Players can choose whatever class story they want and also combine it with any ability set from any other related tech or force-wielding class. It comes with some huge quality of life upgrades, as well as options for customizing your character like never before.
The "Combat Styles" feature will be a huge upgrade for anyone and everyone who loves character creation. RELATED: 'Bloodshot' Director Dave Wilson Talks Vin Diesel and a Potential 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' Adaptation