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|publisher=[[LucasArts]]
 
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|released= December 2010
 
|genre=[[MMORPG]]
 
|genre=[[MMORPG]]
 
|timeline=[[Old Republic]] era
 
|timeline=[[Old Republic]] era
 
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'''''Star Wars: The Old Republic''''', abbreviated to '''''TOR''''', is an upcoming [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] in development for [[LucasArts]] by [[BioWare]].
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'''''Star Wars: The Old Republic''''', abbreviated to '''''TOR''''', is an [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] created by [[LucasArts]] and [[BioWare]].
'''Star Wars the Old Republic''' is a massive online multiplayer game in the star wars universe. The game is set 300 years after the events in '''Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2''', and over 3,000 years before the rise of Darth Vader. Bioware has confirmed a projected Spring 2011 release date for the game.
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The game is set 300 years after the events in '''Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2''', and over 3,000 years before the rise of Darth Vader. It was released on December 31 2011.
 
==Classes==
 
 
*[[Smuggler]]
 
===Appearances===
 
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====Classes====
 
 
 
*Smuggler
 
 
 
*[[Bounty hunter]]
 
*[[Bounty hunter]]
* Trooper
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*[[http://Trooper%7CTrooper]]
 
*[[Jedi|Jedi Knight ]]
 
*[[Jedi|Jedi Knight ]]
 
*[[Sith|Sith Warrior ]]
 
*[[Sith|Sith Warrior ]]
*Sith Inquisitor
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*[[Sith|Sith Inquisitor]]
*Jedi Consular
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*[[Jedi Consular]]
*Imperial Agent
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*[[Imperial|Imperial Agent]]
 
====Creatures====
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/K%27lor%27slug K'lor'slug]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Terentatek Terentatek]
 
   
 
==   Creatures==
====Droid Models====
 
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*[[Terentatek]]
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*[[Wampa]]
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*[[Rakgoul]]
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*[[Acklay]]
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*[[Bantha]]
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*[[Tauntaun]]
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*[[Rancor]]
 
==    Droid Models==
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_droid Assassin droids]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_droid Assassin droids]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/HK-series_assassin_droid HK-series assassin droid]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/HK-series_assassin_droid HK-series assassin droid]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_droid Medical Droids]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_droid Medical Droids]
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*[[Protocol droid]]
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*[[Astromech droid]]
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*[[Battle Droid]]
   
====Planets====
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==Planets==
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Alderaan Alderaan]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Alderaan Alderaan]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant]
*Hoth
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*[[Hoth]]
 
*[[Tatooine]]
*Hutta
 
 
*[[Taris]]
*Tatooine
 
 
*[[Nar Shaddaa]]
*Dromund Kaas
 
*Voss
 
*Belsavis
 
*Taris
 
*Nar Shaddaa
 
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Korriban Korriban]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Korriban Korriban]
*Balmorra
 
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tython Tython]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tython Tython]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ord_Mantell Ord Mantell]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ord_Mantell Ord Mantell]
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*[[Corellia]]
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*[[Ilum]]
   
====Places====
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===   Places===
*Jedi Temple on Tython
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*[[Jedi Temple on Tython|Jedi Temple on Tython]]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_Academy_(Korriban) Sith Academy on Korriban]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_Academy_(Korriban) Sith Academy on Korriban]
====Organizations====
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==Organizations==
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Republic Galactic Republic]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Republic Galactic Republic]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Republic_Special_Forces Republic Special Forces]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Republic_Special_Forces Republic Special Forces]
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**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Council Emperor's Dark Council]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Council Emperor's Dark Council]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_Lord Sith Lord]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_Lord Sith Lord]
====Playable Species====
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==Playable Species==
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Human Human]
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*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Human Human, All clases]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Twi%27lek Twi'lek]
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*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Twi%27lek Twi'lek,Smugller]
*Rattataki
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*Rattataki,Bounty Hunter
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*Sith Pureblood,Sith Warrior
*Chiss
 
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*Miraluka,Jedi Knight
====Vehicles====
 
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*Mirilan,Jedi Consulars
Bioware has announced that every player will recieve his or her own Starship.
 
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*Zabrack,Sith Inquisiters
====Weapons====
 
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*Chiss,Imperial Agent
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==Vehicles==
 
Every player recieves his or her own Starship.
 
==Weapons==
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber Lightsaber]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber Lightsaber]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Blaster Blaster]
 
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Blaster Blaster]
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**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Blaster_rifle Blaster Rifle]
 
**[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Blaster_rifle Blaster Rifle]
   
===Behind the Scenes===
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==Behind the Scenes==
 
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BioWare began development on The Old Republic in December 2005[7] at a satellite studio in Austin, Texas constructed primarily for the project.[8][9] By January 7, 2007, Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, in a move motivated by hopes of expanding into the MMO genre of video games.[10][11] In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare[12] and LucasArts[13] and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic"[14] and "The Old Republic"[15] as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the MMO would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games.[16] On October 7, Lucasarts and Bioware released an invitation to the press to attend an event on October 21 about "the game that has been rumoured about for years."[17] At the event, the official press release was finally published.[5]
 
BioWare began development on The Old Republic in December 2005[7] at a satellite studio in Austin, Texas constructed primarily for the project.[8][9] By January 7, 2007, Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, in a move motivated by hopes of expanding into the MMO genre of video games.[10][11] In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare[12] and LucasArts[13] and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic"[14] and "The Old Republic"[15] as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the MMO would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games.[16] On October 7, Lucasarts and Bioware released an invitation to the press to attend an event on October 21 about "the game that has been rumoured about for years."[17] At the event, the official press release was finally published.[5]
===Note and References===
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==Note and References==
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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.swtor.com/news/article/press-release-001
 
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.swtor.com/news/article/press-release-001
   
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17. ↑ BioWare MMO Teaser Image - Star Wars: KOTOR? Judge for Yourself
 
17. ↑ BioWare MMO Teaser Image - Star Wars: KOTOR? Judge for Yourself
   
===External Links===
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====    External Links====
 
* Star Wars: The Old Republic official website
 
* Star Wars: The Old Republic official website
 
* StarWars.com Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
 
* StarWars.com Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)

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Categorization

SWTOR
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Developer(s)

BioWare

Publisher(s)

LucasArts

Release date

December 2010

Genre

MMORPG

Timeline

Old Republic era

Rating(s)

T for Teens

Platform(s)

PC

Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated to TOR, is an massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by LucasArts and BioWare. The game is set 300 years after the events in Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, and over 3,000 years before the rise of Darth Vader. It was released on December 31 2011.

Classes

   Creatures

    Droid Models

Planets

   Places

Organizations

Playable Species

  • Human, All clases
  • Twi'lek,Smugller
  • Rattataki,Bounty Hunter
  • Sith Pureblood,Sith Warrior
  • Miraluka,Jedi Knight
  • Mirilan,Jedi Consulars
  • Zabrack,Sith Inquisiters
  • Chiss,Imperial Agent

Vehicles

Every player recieves his or her own Starship.

Weapons

Behind the Scenes


BioWare began development on The Old Republic in December 2005[7] at a satellite studio in Austin, Texas constructed primarily for the project.[8][9] By January 7, 2007, Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, in a move motivated by hopes of expanding into the MMO genre of video games.[10][11] In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare[12] and LucasArts[13] and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic"[14] and "The Old Republic"[15] as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the MMO would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games.[16] On October 7, Lucasarts and Bioware released an invitation to the press to attend an event on October 21 about "the game that has been rumoured about for years."[17] At the event, the official press release was finally published.[5]

Note and References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.swtor.com/news/article/press-release-001

2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic official website

3. ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic First Detail

4. ↑ Lucasarts and BioWare to develop ground-breaking interactive entertainment product

5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic

6. ↑ Sue Rostini on the StarWars.com message boards

7. ↑ More evidence for KotOR MMO

8. ↑ BioWare unveils Texas MMORPG studio

9. ↑ E3 2008: EA CEO confirms KOTOR MMO

10. ↑ EA Completes Acquisition of VG Holding Corp.

11. ↑ EA buying BioWare/Pandemic for $860M

12. ↑ BioWare's Upcoming MMO Based in KOTOR Universe

13. ↑ Ex-Lucasarts Employee claims BioWare MMO is Kotor3

14. ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office

15. ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office

16. ↑ EA chief executive John Riccitiello confirm EA & BioWare new Star Wars MMORPG

17. ↑ BioWare MMO Teaser Image - Star Wars: KOTOR? Judge for Yourself

    External Links

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic official website
  • StarWars.com Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
  • Lucasarts and Bioware To Develop Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product at LucasArtsBioWare.com
  • Official site
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic on Wookieepedia