093*NOR/news The Old Republic
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Let’s start with the biggest news out of the gate. EA is splitting properties into EA Sports and EA Entertainment. But wait you say, how does this impact swToR? Oh gentle reader let me regale you with the tale.
Bioware (developer of SWTOR) is being realigned to focus more on their single player titles like Dragon Age and Mass Effect. That is having the effect of trickling down to swToR as an MMO property that now needs to be moved to somewhere that will be able to help direct the flow of swToR. But wait you say, does that mean the game is being retired? Well, at first glance one would say yes, but if we consider really closely the direction of the game and the latest advances (like being upgraded to 64 bit, and the announcement recently that the game is going to be upgraded to Direct X 12. EA is looking for an independent company to manage swToR and rumor has it that Broadsword Online Gaming is being looked at to take over management. Currently it is looking like the majority of the swToR team will be migrating to the new company as well. For those that do not know, Broadsword currently maintains Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.
With all of that said, 2 updates have dropped since last month. Update 7.3 old wounds with new story content “Old Wounds”, and new flashpoint “Shrine of Silence”, a new explorable area on the planet Voss, gearing simplifications, PVP season 3 is in the works and the return of Nar Shaddaa nightlife to please all the scoundrels. Many bug fixes happened in this patch to include come corrections with colorblind mode and currency changes. Update 7.3b dropped on June 21, and has some bug fixes and changes to taxes to help battle in-game inflation.
The road for SWTOR is sure to be interesting over the next few months as the shake up at EA continues, but the *NOR/ guild is still as strong as always. We raid regularly and keep up to date on what is happening. We will be having an upcoming scoundrel event happening within the next couple of months. If you ever wanted to play as Han Solo, Qi’ra or Lando Calrissian, then there has never been a better time to try. Friendly shenanigans are bound to happen between guild leaders and guildies are all welcome to join in the fun!!
Baron Gonzowill
*NOR/BA-swToR
