The Old Republic Collectors Edition

If this isn't your first MMO like me, you might remember back to some of your past MMO's and remember the great days of being a newbie. When everything seemed liked a adventure, your would team up with people and feel like a king! You would then run in to some one who had a Collectors edition and they would be showing off their cool sun glasses in SWG or awesome mini pet in WOW. You would ask them how you could get this awesome item and they would tell you to get a collectors edition. Then you would run on to e-bay and find out it costs half a grand! But when it first came out it was only a few extra hours at work.

Well this time it won't be me who misses out! That it one of the reasons why I have pre ordered the collectors edition. If SWTOR is going to be as awesome as it is meant to be, it will be a great investment. If it flops it won't be great but this is the risk in the MMO industry now days. In all honesty I have not played a MMO for at least 2 years now after hearing about SWTOR and due to this I am willing to risk it. Plus BioWare and StarWars cannot be a bad combination.

So the The Old Republic Collectors Edition costs £129 or $150 which is a horrible exchange rate for us Brits! Wishing I could buy a US version.... But never mind that!

You get the standard game in costing £40
Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue which has rumored to be valued at around £60
Already you can see you have £100 worth of value.

Custom Security Authentication key - The amount of times I was hacked as a WOW player... or friend would use my account when I didn't say they could and mess everything up. Stopping this from happening has to be worth it's weight in credits.

Old republic Galaxy map - This would be nice to have a good look at and maybe turn into a poster above my computer, so I can use it as inspiration when leveling!

The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural - This will be interesting to read and gain more background knowledge on what is being said here.

Music of Star Wars : The Old Republic CD - I always like a good bit a classical music to chill me out and as it relates to StarWars even better, this is going on my Iphone for sure!

I will be honest the Map, Journal, Music plus state doesn't really interest me but I can always stick these back on e-bay and get some money back. Hopefully quite a bit if demand is short in the future. (All depending on if SWTOR is a hit or not)

Lastly we have the in game items, both Mouse Droid and Collectors Edition store.

Back when I played WOW I collected mini pets and not being able to get hold of a mini pet for my collection sucked really bad. After looking up the some of the WOW collectors editions and being out raged at the price in which people extort the supply and demand. I will never miss out on a Collectors Edition again!

The in-game store may be only Vanity items but it might be a supply of the most awesome stuff, or it could be full of really useful items, we will have to wait a find out.

In my opinion the CE is well worth the extra cash you have to pay. A few months down the line people may as me were I got my awesome mini pet (Maybe the only one in-game!?!) and they will have missed their chance.

You can find the collections edition at Amazon

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived

Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinous—something Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.

Her name is Aryn Leneer—and the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she’s going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book. - Paul S. Kemp

This book portrays the love affair of ones of the most Evil Sith lords ever named Darth Malgus. Even those with no passion may find them selves passionate about something.... The book also shows the rage in which a single Jedi might seek revenge, switching the norm of Sith and Jedi roles and how desperate even the most daring smugglers in the universe can get when the old acquaintances team up and try to get onto the planet of Coruscant which at the time is under heavy Sith control. The book is set in the Old republic time line and is a must read for any one who find them selves wanting to play the old republic. If this interests you, you can find this book on Amazon.

Starwars: Fatel alliance

Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that’s drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic’s elite  Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic’s envoy is not what he seems, the Empire’s delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone.
                                                
None of these guests—invited or uninvited—have any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.

But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they’ve never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy. - Sean Williams

At first I was not sure if I would enjoy this book or not, but I wanted to learn more lore before starting to play The Old Republic due to this I force my self into reading this book. I must say that I that I glad I did as it was a really enjoyable.

This is very different to other Starwars movies and highly recommended, you can find the book on Amazon.

SWTOR background

A lot of games now day want to know much more information about whats going on in the storyline of games they play. The same can be said for SWTOR.

I really recommend reading these comics as they give so good background to SWTOR and also they are a good read and give the characters more depth. Click here to read them.

Also if your really getting into the comics and want more information  Click here but these ones you have to buy but well worth it for the small amount it costs.

Starwars MMO

The main reason I am such a massive fan of this MMO is for two main reasons.

Firstly, because of the fact that it is StarWars. This just gives the game this amazing lore that I have loved since a kid. Every Starwars game that I have ever played I have had a obsession with for a good while, especially StarWars Galaxies(SWG) now that was a good game! I remember working hard to unlock my Jedi on that... So many hours poored into that game, the PVP in that game was brilliant, especially with the Bounty hunter system, something I think should be in SWTOR (Please bioware if your reading do it!)...

Secondly, KOTOR and KOTOR2 were in my eyes the best console games I have ever played, I played those games though atleast 5 times each. At the time the graphic and game play was amazing and It had such a good story! Usually when playing a game i skip though all the story but with these two I wanted to know more and more! Any one considering playing SWTOR please do your self a favour and buy Knights of the old republic (KOTOR) and Knights of the old republic 2 (KOTOR2). They will give you a great background to what the game is like and they are just brilliant games within their selves.

When I was playing SWG I remember playing KOTOR on the side and I was loving it, I kept thinking to my self I wish this was a MMO that I could play with my friends... Finally that dream is coming true!

For any of you that have not played SWG or KOTOR and KOTOR2 I hightly recommend them, althought SWG is no where near as good as it used to be... As they changed the game play for it and ruined their own game (Millions of subscribers went down to thosands)

“Do or do not... there is no try.” Yoda

YOu can find both Star wars galaxies and Kotor at Amazon.

Star wars chick

As the release date for SWTOR gets closer and closer, it seemed a fitting time for me to introduce the Star Wars to my girlfriend. She actually really enjoyed it, she seemed to think the ewoks were "Cute" which I guess they are!

These are some of the issue you might come across if you introduce your beloved Star Wars to your girlfriend.

She thought the originals were lame compared to the prequels... I will have to educate her more about that! 

Also she now thinks if were to plan our wedding I would make it Star Wars themed... I do love Star Wars but not quite to the extent that I would get married in a Darth Vader costume! 

On the bright side apparently shes ordered me a dressing gown which is styled as Jedi robes.

I think I am going to force my girlfriend to watch the clone wars next!

Shes still cannot understand why I am obsessed by Star Wars... But to be quite honest I don't even think i know why... If you had any similar experience introducing some one to Star Wars then please share it with us.

Oh and for all you Ewok lovers out there!