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Many years ago, I could provide you with hard subscriber facts because companies were actually able to reveal them. Today, thanks to investors and “trade secrets,” we generally have to settle for vague statements of growth, decline, or breaking even. Actually, these days World of Warcraft is one of the few developers left that come [...]
Archive for the ‘The Old Republic’ Category
[Humor] Bioware Permaban Over Meme Misunderstanding
January 21st, 2012 
Omali Memes somehow end up being far funnier when the people who perpetuate them end up in trouble by people who don’t “get it.” Take, for instance, the user who was banned from The Old Republic (including the game) for using the meme on the forums “I’m 12 and what is this.” Like any other company [...]
Slideshow of the ___: A Disturbance In The Force
January 19th, 2012 Omali I’m confused about The Old Republic. On one hand, I’ve seen players complaining of over instancing on Ilum, but if Bioware was truly instance-heavy, the least they could do is balance out the population on the open world PvP planets. Granted, if Bioware had introduced the third Vulcan faction as I had suggested back in [...]
Falling Out #6: Everyone’s An Analyst
January 18th, 2012 Omali I’ve often said that when Black Mage becomes the voice of reason, the rest of us are doomed. Every day it seems another financial institution is predicting how much The Old Republic cost to develop, has sold, and expects to retain in subscribers, which Bioware has not officially released, and the numbers are getting more [...]
The Second Month Of The Old Republic Approacheth.
January 10th, 2012 Omali Bioware early adopters, have you made your plans for the upcoming 20th of January? Odds are you are in the process of deciding whether or not you want to continue that Old Republic subscription past the first month. Was it as good for you as it was for them? Do you see yourself playing a [...]
Picture of the ____: The Old Republic /breakdown
January 4th, 2012 Omali Leave it up to the internet to find even more humor in an already humorous bug. In The Old Republic, players discovered that using the emote /getdown causes your enemies to be unable to target you properly. Bioware has stated that no one has been banned or warned for this, so dance to your heart’s [...]
The Old Republic: Banned For Unbalancing The Economy?
January 2nd, 2012 Omali Color me intrigued. There’s a bit of a hubbub going on around The Old Republic over an issue I can’t quite wrap my head around. If you haven’t been following the blogosphere, a few players pointed out to the press that they were temporarily banned from The Old Republic for looting chests on high level [...]
Why Aren’t You Playing: Star Wars: The Old Republic
January 1st, 2012 Omali Too many colons in the title! During the time Bioware wasn’t busy absorbing every sub-developer of Electronic Arts, the company was busy working away at their first and arguably one of the most risky entrances into the MMO genre. The Old Republic is the labor of love of a company that has never put out [...]
The Old Republic Coming To Australia, New Zealand
December 20th, 2011 Omali It’s been a while since anything was said about The Old Republic’s launch in Australia and New Zealand, or for that matter the lack of a launch in either territory. Luckily, Senior Lead Community Manager Stephen Reid announced on the official forums today that Bioware is aiming for a Spring 2012 launch, around March 1st. [...]
Sorry, The Old Republic Means Repetition In Media
December 18th, 2011 Omali A journalist in gaming will express a distrust in mainstream media. After all, whenever someone in Korea dies from dehydration after a week long Starcraft binge, or a sadist in Vermont murders his child because her crying interrupted his Call of Duty kill streak, the rest of us are painted equally as unsociable psychopaths just [...]
