Latest walkthrough demo dissected

The dynamos over at Darth Hater have posted a brilliant pic by pic dissection of the recent demo walkthrough released. Here’s a tiny sample:

The walkthrough video is obviously the most detailed look at SWTOR to date and at this early stage, things continue to look promising. Not that BioWare are likely to intentionally release unpromising [...]

WoW Cataclysm: why it adds strength to SWTOR

The big MMO news to come out of this weekend is the trailer for the next World of Warcraft expansion, called Cataclysm. Before I start talking about it, have a look for yourself if you haven’t already:

As a WoW player, I have mixed feelings about well known areas in the game having their appearance changed [...]

View from the newcomer: what I want in Star Wars The Old Republic

I’m really pleased to introduce Phillip, who’s going to play a key role at TOROZ as a senior writer. As a veteran gamer who wasn’t born when the first Star Wars film was released, he’ll bring a different perspective to 2010’s biggest MMO launch. He’s also new to SWTOR, which provides some insights that may [...]

The gaming challenge for SWTOR

This post by Xaelyn, originally written for the SWTOR discussion boards, is simply brilliant.
It’s a comprehensive, waffle-free thesis on how World of Warcraft has kept its hooks in players, and how SWTOR needs to do things a lot differently.
As a WoW player myself, there’s essentially nothing I disagree with, and like most I [...]