EA and Bioware’s Star Wars MMO The Old Republic now officially has a free to play option- and one deadly assassin droid.
It’s kind of surprising (for me anyway), but the F2P option is a pretty complete play experience. I was expecting something that was extremely limiting, which definitely isn’t the case as you’ll be able to play through the complete storylines for all 8 of the game’s classic Star Wars classes- all the way up to level 50.
“We want to give our players the freedom to enjoy Star Wars: The Old Republic when and how they want,” said Matthew Bromberg, General Manager of BioWare Austin. “There has never been a better time to start playing with us.”
And in addition to that news, Bioware has also released game update 1.5 for public consumption. The latest add-on for the online action/RPG includes a bunch of upgrades including a certain assassin droid who’s just itching to fight at your side.
- Get ready for an action-packed adventure to earn control of one of the galaxy’s most deadly Assassins, HK-51. Submerged beneath the icy surface of Belsavis lies a derelict ship and if you are brave enough to venture through the wreckage, you will embark on a mission that ultimately rewards you with a powerful new, yet familiar, ally: the ruthless Assassin Droid, HK-51.
- Explore Section X, a previously untouched area of the prison world of Belsavis. The Dread Masters’ servants are searching for a powerful and ancient weapon. Fly to Section X and secure the target of their search to be richly rewarded.
- Travel to Denova to take on Operation: Explosive Conflict – now with a Nightmare Mode! Teams who complete in this new mode can earn the final pieces of the Dread Guard gear set and a brand new mount that will be sure to cause tank envy!
I have friends trying to get me into this, and friends trying to get me into Guild Wars 2. I'm interested in both, but also terrified because I know how into my mmo's I got with games like World of Warcraft in the past. If I do either or both of these, you may not hear from me in 2013. 😛