Star Wars: The Old Republicis celebrating its 11th year online with a double XP bonus, discounts on cartel market items and strongholds, and a sale on character transfers. Meanwhile,Star Wars: The Old Republicis also running its annual Life Day holiday event which has players hugging Wookies across the galaxy and throwing snowballs at each other to earn rewards.
Essentially a sequel to theStar Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicRPGs by BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment,Star Wars: The Old Republiclaunched 11 years ago as an ambitious MMORPG that would replace the agingStar Wars: Galaxiesand bring masses of players into theOld Republic era. Unique among MMORPGs,Star Wars: The Old Republicfeatures distinct “class stories” full of moral dilemmas and important decisions that affect how each player’s story develops, from romances to irreversible character deaths. Over the years,Star Wars: The Old Republichas launched numerous expansions and has undergone a substantial number of updates that have changed the game in many ways.
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Following shortly after the recent release of the7.2 Showdown on Ruhnuk update,Star Wars: The Old Republicalso launched its annual Life Day holiday event. Both the Republic and Imperial fleets have been decorated with festive winter lights, and players can participate in some activities for special rewards during the event. To get started, players should head to the Galactic Trade Market section of their fleet and purchase Life Day Snowball Bombs from the Master of Ceremonies. Throwing snowballs at players and Life Day Droids has a chance of yielding Snow-Covered Parcels containing holiday-themed rewards. Hugging 10 Wookies also rewards parcels, and there are achievements for 1,000 and 1,500 Wookie hugs.
Although the game made some controversial changes in its last few major updates, it’s good to see BioWare continuing to switch things up and try new things with the 11-year-old MMO. The recent announcement of a64-bit client forStar Wars: The Old Republicis also welcome news for the game’s future.
Star Wars: The Old Republicis available on PC.
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