MMO Reporter Episode 90 – Free SWTOR!

In this episode Chris, Harry and I discuss The Old Republic going free to play, Guild Wars Hall of Monuments, Star Trek Online season 6 and more!

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What we did this week

Bill
Dungeon Blitz
Rift
LOTRO
Minecraft
Diablo III
Orcs Must Die 2

Harry
Mario Tennis
Banjo Kazooi: nuts and bolts
Peggle
Secret World
(MMO Reporter Review: http://mmoreporter.com/2012/07/31/secret-world-review/)

Chris
LOTRO
Rift – Ding 50 on my Rogue
TOR
Orcs must Die! 2

News

SWTOR going F2P
http://www.swtor.com/free
http://www.swtor.com/free/features
http://www.swtor.com/support/helpcenter/6449 – most annoying FAQ I’ve ever seen (pop out windows for each question!)

End of Nations Lore primer
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/25/end-of-nations-dev-diary-explains-lore/

Guild Wars 2 explains the Hall of Monuments
http://www.arena.net/blog/john-stummes-guide-to-the-hall-of-monuments

Star Trek Online Update 6 live; Foundry running again
http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=625951

Family Guy Online beta is live – review by Massively
http://www.familyguyonline.com/
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/29/rise-and-shiny-family-guy-online/

Hindu group protests MOBA Smite
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/hindu-group-continues-to-protest-smite-asks-quakecon-to-pull-th/

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SaksMan

Seriously! I am listening to this podcast and I am astonished at the amount of hate, doom and gloom Bill and the other guy has over SWTOR. The Game still has probably the second most subs of any MMO and a loyal fan base. Guild Wars 2 will be a great game, I have played every beta, but I am still turning in quests, killing ten rats(they hide the number behind a status bar) and doing the standard MMO stuff I have been doing for years. I do like the dynamic events, they are a blast!

My point is about the comments about SWTOR having nothing to do at End game. Have you even played SWTOR at end game? This is what I do…. and Chris I know you play alts so…
1. PVP war zones = 4 so far and more coming, they have been applauded for their maps
2. Ranked War zones
3. 3 Operations(Raids) of varying degrees, they have story modes for easy accessibility.
3a. Flash points Tier 1 and tier 2
4. Social leveling
5. Light side / Dark side leveling
6. Holocron hunting
7. World Boss and transport achievements
8. Companion Quests…. OMG you get Legacy perks if you finish all their quests and story arcs
9. Dailies
10. RP’ing
11. Crafting
12. Legacy leveling….. which is cross faction and shared with alts :)
P.s 13. Role alts on other faction

Seriously I truly hope all games can launch with this much to do at cap.
Thanks Saks