Article preview: BioWare is no stranger to making great RPGs, with an impressive catalog of games including the unmissable Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire and Mass Effect – to name a handful. Few developers can boast an incredible ability to craft stories that capture the hearts of their audience and build the game play to support them, but BioWare is definitely one of them. So when one of the biggest RPG developers announced its plans to make an MMO based on one of the most iconic sagas in history, many jaws dropped, mine included. However, before we talk about the game itself, we have to look at the history of the world in which it exists...
From Xfire: "Gear is everything in MMOs - well, almost everything - and grinding out the best stats in the endgame after you hit the maximum level can be a struggle if you don't know the best methods and tactics. Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare's successful massively multiplayer RPG, is no different, and here we'll teach you how to hit the coveted Item Rating of 306."
Developers go to great lengths to create mmo immersion for their players. MMO-Play offers their list of the top five immersive mmo games.
With May the Fourth approaching at light speed, Steam and PSN have started off the celebration in advance with massive Star Wars game sales.