I remember the first time that I ever played World of Warcraft. My brother had the highest level he could have on his character (I can’t remember what kind) and he had to go to bed because of school and I was already off for Summer break. So, I played the game. He said to me to wake him up if I came across any gear in the raid that was purple because that was the best gear to get. I was think... more.

When I look at Star Wars, there are a few things that are absolutely certain. There is going to be some sort of a space battle, blasters galore are going to appear, and most importantly, there is going to be an epic lightsaber battle between a Jedi and a Sith. The Sith always has the name "Darth something." A quick recap of the movies, you've got: Darth Maul, Darth Tyrannus, Darth Sidious, Darth V... more.

MMORPG games take place on huge open terrains where the character is free to explore every inch of the digital world.  In World of Warcraft, the game takes place on a single planet, or through a portal to another dimension.  Star Wars, however, consists of an enormous galaxy with many star systems, each one containing a large number of planets.  In the MMORPG nature, many of these planets will... more.

A major part of all MMORPGs is the death and respawn system.  Each game has a somewhat unique take on being killed in its living, breathing world. For example, Star Wars Galaxies has a cloning system, where you die and then are cloned at the nearest town with somewhat damaged items and wound damage (damage that does not heal over time). World of Warcraft has a corpse running system.  When... more.

I have to admit that there is nothing more exciting than when BioWare releases some exciting concept art of what the game is going to look like. Alright, there are more exciting things than that…Such as a bloody release date. But, I will be fine with just some nice concept art. What we are gifted with today is a little bit of Nal Hutta or as they like to call it, Hutta. I’m not going to lie, b... more.

In an effort to create more hype for The Old Republic, BioWare has teamed up with Dark Horse to create a comic called Threat of Peace. Apparently, this comic takes place between the thirty years that the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire are at war with each other. The events lead up to the release of the game, or so we are hoping. According to the press release, they will be releasing a new e... more.

In addition to being a blog, TOR Universe also aims to become an active community for people to discuss the happenings in The Old Republic, and just the Star Wars universe as a whole. On behalf of the management here at TOR Universe.com (all two of us), I welcome you all to the TOR Universe forum, please feel free to sign up and post up your two cents. Although the forum is a bit dry at ... more.

The question most of us are probably asking as we sit in front of our computers, mind rolling with possibilities about what The Old Republic could give to usand Fan Friday making us go mad, is when the heck is the game going to be released. When can we expect to play the game and, furthermore, when can I finally be the all powerful Jedi who goes to war against all Sith? Yes...I want to be a Je... more.