My first Toon: The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter class has aligned itself with the Sith in the Old Republic, although as mercenaries, they will always take their pay from the highest bidder. The base weapon of the Bounty hunter will always be his trusty blaster. He will star the game with one and he will upgrade it to different models as the game progresses. Because the Old Republic is not out yet, the information on the weapons that will be available is somewhat limited. Bioware will take some from the weapons from the soon to be defunct Star Wars Galaxies and the Knights of the Old Repuclic. The bounty hunter will use a variety of heavy and light weapons. They will not be the same as those available in Sony Online Entertainment’s game, but they will be similar.The Bounty Hunter, an advanced class, can specialize in two methods. He can go the mercenary route and use a variety of interesting and deadly weapons whose names Bioware has not yet released or he can go with the Powertech specialization. The Powertech specialization lets the bounty hunter take the slower, but often safer, route of using shields and power armor to relentlessly pursue his mark.
The Bounty hunter is a force to be reckoned with throughout the Star Wars universe. Boba Fett, a character who was not supposed to have a following, became one of the most popular characters from the original trilogy. Letting people play the Bounty Hunter role is part of any Star Wars experience. As more information for the game becomes available, there will be more information on specific weapons. The eventual guides can even tell a well-prepared player how to be a threat to the ever-troublesome Jedi Knights.

Launch Day!

Ok so the game has gone live and let me tell you....IT'S GONE MAD around here. The servers went down the night before for maintenance, so every able-bodied Star Wars player was itching to get on when launch day came.... 1 hour wait times, 100's of people in every zone running around like a chicken with there head cut off.  I have not seen craze like this since WoW: BC launched. Madness. Simply madness..... Which brings me to my question of the day.

Will Star Wars:TOR replace WoW as the MMO King? (That was a boat load of acronyms!)

-Will.I.Am

Eary Game access: Inside info you'll want to know

I got early access on the 15th of December, so far there is lots to talk about. The excitement of a new MMO (not to mention a Star Wars one!)... And the frustration of a new title launch.

What you will need to get started:
1.) Make sure your system will run the game, or you'll be running to Bestbuy to upgrade your graphics card! System Requirements Lab is a good place to start if you need help.

2.) Make sure you allow time to download the game and patches. Nothing like a 2 hour patch to kill that about-to-get-epic feeling.

3.) Some energy drinks and friends!

Ok now that your ready to roll I'll give you a brief look at the good, bad and ugly.

The Good, The story line in this game is unbelievably good. I'm not big on questing in MMO's but game changes it for the better. Graphics are amazing even on low settings and while the UI is totally different that World of Warcraft, Bioware was not afraid to keep the things that just worked well in WOW.

The BAD, So far the good news is that all of my early gripes are things that can easily be adjusted in future patches. The Auction House (AH) is horrendous. You really have to work to find what you want. There are several glitches(as to be expected) such as my companion fighting under a bridge while the action is on top of it...ect. No big deal as stated before fixes will come.

The Ugly. As with all new games the lag and frame rate (fps) is harsh. While this is expected, it is never welcome. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F to display the FPS in the bottom left corner of your game. The good news is once you get out of the starting area, it does get a little better.

I will post another blog with tips on setting up UI and graphics shortly.

-Will.I.AM