About

TOROZ (short for ‘The Old Republic – Australia’ is a site devoted to covering the Massive Multiplayer Online game Star Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) . Launched in May 2009, TOROZ is a sister site to The Metaverse Journal.

David Holloway – Founder and Editor

David Holloway has been involved with gaming and virtual worlds since heavy use of a MOO in 1993 – he even admits to having owned a Vic 20 and used it heavily to play cassette-based roleplaying games.

As far as Star Wars goes, he still owns his original set of Star Wars figures and can vouch for the fact that a 1978 Stormtrooper can be blown to bits by shooting it with a slug gun from a distance. He’s also played Star Wars games as far back as the Super Nintendo console and to this day is devastated by the accidental erasure of all his progress on Lego Star Wars on the Wii.

David refuses to confirm or deny that he’s also a Level 80 Mage in World of Warcraft.

Contact David via our contact form, or drop a line via Twitter.

Phillip Street – Senior Writer

Phillip has been gaming for well over a decade and recalls fond memories of when he finally convinced his parents to buy him the Sega Master System 2 in 1991. Following that, many of his younger years in high school were spent learning the finer arts of MUSH coding and Tinyfugue client scripting.

Phillip is familiar with the Star Wars universe primarily through the major films, having seen the first three films mainly on television and VCR followed by watching the more recent trilogy at the cinemas (he’s also a proud owner of the DVD collection).

To be honest, he’s still somewhat of a noob when it comes to the mythos and lore of the Star Wars universe and is only familiar with what took place in the films, but is really looking forward to being a part of the online multiplayer experience that will be “StarWars: The Old Republic”.

Contact Phillip via our contact form

The Metaverse Journal is a publication of Creative Shed Services, Wollongong NSW Australia. ABN: 64 969 281 861