Should You Play Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2024? (Is It Worth It?)
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Should you play SWOTR in 2024 as a new player or even a returning player? Is it worth it? First launched in 2011, Star Wars: The Old Republic is the longest-running Star Wars MMORPG still around, but the question for many is whether or not the game is still worth playing in 2024, especially after the transition from Bioware to Broadsword.
The good news is that SWTOR is a deep, richly immersive game, and so far Broadsword has been doing a great job of adding to the already massive Star Wars experience that Bioware built up over more than a decade of Star Wars: The Old Republic running as a live service.
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I started 3 weeks ago ( FFXIV player), and I'm loving every minute of it. I love that it's soloable and the story is SO good. The voice acting is great the combat is decent for it's age. I just love the game.
Couldn't agree more!
Only thing that is missing is that the leveling was way better back in the days. The companions are way to op. You will not face any challenges.
@@eternalgamingforum7562 I'm not here to play dark souls, I don't want a challenge, I just want good story
Fair and the story is the best thing about swtor. I am playing swtor since release, but it is a little goofy if you finally fight a big bad and he dies while you can make yourself a coffee and be afk. @@Renfail
@@eternalgamingforum7562 blatantly untrue
As I am a subscriber since day 1, I can only say: 'you are spot on!'
Thank you for speaking out my exact same thoughts about SWTOR.
It's worth to subscribe.
Cheers
Been playing it since December 2023 and I cannot get enough of this game's character class storylines. I have completed the Sith Warrior storyline first and I can confirm that I'm now a patriot of the Empire.
I also want to get into the mmorpg aspects of the game at some point ( I had always played rpgs and not as much mmorpgs except for AION and Tera online. ) However, I cannot see myself abandoning this game ever. I'm quite certain that with each story update I'll at least login and make sure that I don't have any lose ends to cover. The recent improvements regarding the cinematics ( camera angles, character stories and first person engagement )also make me super happy. Overall I feel that the team of SWTOR does make sure to pay attention to detail to best of their means.
To summarize, I only wish that I had known of this game sooner.
enjoy! there are a TON of layers here.
I been on and off since launch, really never leveled past 16 but about 3 days ago I got into, subscribed and not stopping. I come from WoW . Been playing wow since day 1 launch and never stopped and never will but since WoW classic came out, I’m now only classic exclusively. I’m really enjoying SWTOR . I’m a huge Star Wars fan since I first watched a new hope back in 1988, (I’m 41 and was about 6 years old in 88) and since then I’ve gotten both my daughters and my wife into it. Thank you for the great content.
cheers! Have fun :)
I’m excited to play this! Just started the download!
have fun!
Nice
remember playing this way back when and i've recently got back into it and ive been completely hooked, the character customisation in a star wars universe is so goood im surprised you dont see star wars games let you customise your own character more
it's a great game!
Great video! Swtor is an amazing game, played all classes but fell in love with The Sith Juggernaut & Sith Sorcerer! Lol and now with all these cosmetics i have the sorc in madness with Darth Nihilus Outfit & The Jugg as Darth Sion, took a few cartel coin purchases but couldn't be happier 😎
Cheer :)
Hell yeah! Jugg is my favorite.
Thank you Renfail; have never played this game so this was very helpful
Glad I could help!
Been playing since it launched, off and on. I've always loved this game. They've added a lot of really cool things, and I can't wait to see what comes next.
have fun!
I played in the beggining, when it wasn't free to play yet, and played for a little time, but then my computer at this time broke and I couldn't play for a long time and forget it. Now so much things changed in my life, and I remembered the game, wasn't sure if the game would still be alive (just like LOTRO is alive until today), or if it would die... and I started searching and found your video, and I'm SO HAPPY to know the game is living and playable!!!! I miss playing with my Sith Warrior
Enjoy :)
as a founder til 2016 & returnin vet goin on 4 years now, i am right there with you on continuing playing swtor, im enjoyin it still
have fun!
14:24 what a bunch of Pansy's 😂
Back in the game after a decent break, I’m pretty sure the Hutt expansion was the last time I played, I’m going through Trooper class as an operative, it’s a lot of fun, very rogue like but with trooper beef lol, I’ll be subscribing soon, I’m a sucker for cosmetics. Helps with RP immersion.
And there are SO MANY ways to make your toons look cool these days :) Plus Legacy banks and ways to share outfits across your characters. It's awesome.
Just started playing again and loving it.
Awesome.
Appreciate the review man, and SICK beard btw
Cheers
I'm an old republic guy, and this is still my favorite Star Wars game. If I had one wish, it would be for Legacy portability across any server because playing a new character on your server is just too painful. ;)
Dude, for real. I would LOVE Legacies to be cross-server too.
right there with you... legacy account wide! same time it is a double edge sword when you can farm and grind for the CC achievements again. cant say no to that 😆...yet wish the CC rewards were more than just 20, you know🤷
I’m in the minority here I guess. I like spinning up a new alt on a new server and running through things like holocrons again. It makes me feel like I did when I first played.
I started today! I am playing Sith Assassin. I tried to do a couple of the first "side missions" but the it seemed like the necessary items objects were not present (explosives to blow up eggs in first tomb). Not sure if I have to come back to it later or not. I finished the first mission! Got the sword out of the tomb and went back to the Sith Academy. I'll check your other content before asking any questions.
have fun!
I figured it out! I went into the wrong chamber. I was able to complete both side missions in that tomb. I'm looking forward to playing some more.
I think f2p gets level capped at 60 and story capped after Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Even if you sub for one month the current level and all the story expansions up to that point are unlocked for you forever.
If you are bad at remembering to cancel subscriptions the two month subscription option is a one time non recurring payment.
Unless something has changed in recent years, there is no story or level cap. I've personally played F2P in 2023 and leveled up a character through to the end of the Revan expansion without issues.
@@Renfail I believe that the Revan expansion is the end of the Free-to-Play story and you need to subscribe to continue past that. When your subscription ends, you retain access to all expansion story content available on the last day of your subscription.
I started a few days ago, and my only regret is why I didnt start playing earlier. So far I love the story and the entire classic Star Wars universe. The story is really immersive from voice acting to NPC and character personalities, its like being in the movies!
This!
Awesome review I played on and off since launch on the American server stopped playing in 2013 or 14 came back here and there for a month just to buy and sell on the gtn but now Australia has a server I subbed 2 months and really enjoying the no lag factor sure iam not a billionaire like on the American server this time iam building all my characters to max
Have fun!
I still remember logging on for the first time a few days after the game launched. It was so much fun and it was nice to find some missions and areas that were easter eggs to KOTOR and KOTOR II. The game died for me when they went down the Emperor Valkorion storyline though. I logged onto my account last year for the first time in years, I wanted to see Dantooine because it was always one of my favourite KOTOR planets. I quickly realised how long it had been and came to the conclusion that the game was no longer for me. It's mad to think this game came out in 2011, I really am getting old lol
yes...yes you are =P I feel that pain
Do you know how I can find a guild or something? I want to play but I would like to have some sort of community. Also, is there any class updated guides and gameplay guides or is there only old versions?
Forums. I have not updated my guides since 2023, so not on my end.
Started a week ago, I'm enjoying myself quite nicely in the game.
awesome!
Greetings! i started again 4 days ago and i'm enjoying every minute! i love my sith assassin, excellent soundtrack - and they've implemented some very good stuff in general!
f2p is good for someone who wants to get a first impression, for playing i prefer a subscription!
have fun!
Is there a way to see what quests or stories you may have missed?
No; there are way too many quests for them to realistically track them. There are planet quests, world quests, class quests, so many quests.
Im playing this game every day..my favourite mmorpg and star wars game
Nice
I’m new to MMOs. I’ve always wanted to play WoW, but feel that I’ve missed the boat on playing through and experiencing everything the game has to offer, such as expansions and major story plots. Are you able to play all of the base game and follow up expansions in order in The Old Republic?
Yep!
@@Renfail Thanks! Going to give it a shot!
I not much of a MMORPG player, but would like to play as a solo player. Is this one of those that a person can play solo or will I have a hard time doing so?
it's solo @@CharlesBurleigh
I should continue my Sith Sorcerer playthrough. Haven't gone through all the expansions yet..
you should! The story is SUPER fun all the way through
Are their multiplayer raids and how would you rate the difficulty on those if there are?
As mentioned in the video, Operations (raids). Difficulty depends on the gear level of the peeps and whether or not they work well together. No different than WOW or FFXIV.
I have not playing rhis game on 7 years are my characters still there or i need play up new char
Should be
@Renfail Look, I played back in Beta all the way up to the major nerf to how the leveling system used to be, it used to be three trees and you could take anything in those trees, they nerfed that and changed it to a strict path rather than a tree, took away powers every time they did a level cap increase and moved them to higher tiers, so you once again had to work to gain levels to get abilities you already had. I also quit because they took away some of the fantastic looking animations away and replaced them with some very bland, generic and obtuse animations in the name of "balance." I simply was not having it and split. There were other reasons, such as the ridiculous crystals they started coming out with for Lightsabers, but those were very secondary reasons I left. Were any of those nerfs reversed, or does the game still feel like it was changed so that 5 year olds can play it?
I'm happy with the changes. You can go sulk if you want :)
@@Renfail Well that answers that. Not sure if I will "sulk" but I simply won't play the game. Thanks for reply, my man.
I miss the old abilities, but I love the wacky saber colours.
Edgy Sith boys need black saber crystals.
Still my favourite MMO to play. Lets see what the new company will bring to us.
Already brought great things in 2023 and more to come in 2024!
Hey Ren do you suggest subscribing to the game would give a better experience or playing f2p is decent?
If you can afford it, go VIP from the start to get the maximum quality of life features. Or play F2P until you cross the threshold of more than five hours a week IMO; if you are playing it more than that, it's totally worth having a monthly sub.
This sure has changed since it was released!
Just a bit!
I’d love play this game looks unreal big Star Wars fan. I been console gamer all my life couldn’t justify buying pc play also wouldn’t have clue how game with keyboard and mouse
Lots of console Star Wars games that don't come to PC also :)
@@Renfail nothing like swtor though
@@bigcstevens187 can steam deck be connected to a tv?
My favorite class is Bounty Hunter Mercenary. It is fun and funny to play
yep!
I stopped playing years ago when the cap was still 65. Should I be coming back and rolling up a new character? I have 8 that wound up on Star Forge.
Why not? It's a fun game.
@@Renfail well, I was looking for some commentary on how (if at all) graphics have been updated, QoL changes for the better, etc since 2017 when my last subsciption ended, that sort of thing.
I would say try it out for free. Star Forge and Malgus I hear have the most players. If xou like it you can sub, if not you haven't lost money.
@@balazsvarga1823 I'm already back in with a 2 month sub...and glad I came back.
Played for years since 2011, then several years back, 2016-17 maybe I stopped playing regularly. Never knew Bioware no longer ran it. In 2018 dipped my toe in it again, it was OK but I couldn't justify playing it anymore so gave all my money and characters to my nephew. Only hear as just interested in what's happened to it. I put up a vid on my channel the other day that I'd found on my backups, of us at the end of BETA all dancing until the server went off.
As you're now saying its no longer an MMO, surely, before its closed, could they not switch it to offline mode so people that own the original, can play it offline?
Play now. It's fun.
I’ve been playing mmorpg since the original Guild Wars was first released and I’ve been trying different ones ever since. I’ve tried this a few years ago and this is by far my favorite with being a huge fan of Bioware from Kotor to Dragon Age to Mass Effect.
It's a great game :)
Mass Effect, ty. I was already thinkinh this game had some similar things going on, but I couldn't recall the name. Also been hooked on GW1 and have switched to wow for ages (gw2 felt too streamlined). Lately I have been hooked on SW lore and decided to try SWTOR since just a week, loving it.
happy late holidays
cheers
I wish they would do a version of this on console like a dc universe online with updated graphics.
It's stylized
What's the population in EU or how could one know?
No idea
Just started playing today as a bounty hunter. 23 and struggling to keep my love for gaming going since I’ve moved out and became a full adult. This game really feels like I’m 15 again picking up a new game from GameStop
Enjoy!
I'm 33 man there is no age limit for enjoying games. I view games like I do movies, there are some for adults and some for kids. They are just entertainment like any other kind of entertainment.
I'm 70 started playing SWTOR 12 yrs ago when the game came out. Have had a sub since day 1. This is still my favorite game.
Holy sith, that BEARD!
That's what your mom said last night too!
@@Renfail Knowing my mom, that what you'd say to her too)
Still, mad envy for the beard, mate!
@@artexgrey6266 cheers 🍻
i left swtor after the major update(where a lot of veteran players quit the game). So did that major update made the gameplay easier than before ?
Veterans like myself have enjoyed the game over the course of its entire lifespan, and will continue to do so until it sunsets. People who quit on it aren't part of the equation.
@@Renfail oh man i just got back to the game and join the shae vizla server since im from APAC. Feels so good. Thank for the video man im interested in playing again
@@LeCoffeeMonster😅
its been around 8 years since I have played
kewl
Yes, the game is great. The story is very good, the solo parts are fun and interesting. Also if you prefer the Expanded Universe over Disney-era Star Wars the game is a must have. PvP is good too. The only real con of the game that high end PvE endgame (harder Veteran and Master operations) are kinda unavailable for most players. Only small elitist groups do them and you will never be invited into it. You need to have connections to do the content you want to. It's like real world nepotism. That's the only thing that I really dislike in the game, and Broadsword should address it somehow, even tough I have no idea how that's possible. But if you are not interested in that content, you will love the game.
Get gud and problem solved 👌 but seriously guilds are easy to find and join so that's a non issue
The game should still reward veteran players if they bring new ones with them. Like getting double loot from bosses if there are 2-3 teammates who don't have the achievement. Or something like that.@@Renfail
Just for the story. YES
Indeed.
The only reason I stopped playing SWTOR was the battle pass system, is that still a thing as it does cheapen many games
It's up to you how you view battlepass systems. They have zero impact on my enjoyment of any game. That's a you problem, not a me problem :)
True, I suppose I should look at it another way. I do miss my Sith characters maybe I will give it another shot. 😊
Love playing but not see mote than 5 players on a planet so far whick is sad
doesn't bother me at all. I'm not here for that. I'm here for the single player RPG experience. I'll do matchmaking if I want other people for Flashpoints.
Can I use my PS4 controller
if you play via steam, sure
Via Steam, yes
@@Renfail
Awesome
I'm downloading it now
I was a huge KOTOR player
I remember hearing great things about this game but I never cared for MM's
But you have convinced me to finally Google give it a try
Shit i got it not long after it was released and its still installed was my first MMORPG😮 uninstall in it would be like loosing a child...
it's fun
With only a passing knowledge of Star Wars, how enjoyable will this game be?
extremely
I’m just nervous the game is going to get shutdown in a year or two, and I really don’t mean to be that guys because I have been playing this game on and off for years. I just got back into it heavier than I ever have and I don’t want to sub just for it to get shutdown.
why worry about it? If you are getting your enjoyment, do it. Do'nt let other people's opinions ruin your good time. They are years away from shutting down.
@@Renfail It not even the opinions of others. I just want to hear some reassurance from Broadsword that they will keep the game alive for at least 4-5 more years.
@@DaWashki04 play it. Who cares? Go have fun
I love swtor
tis a good game.
I quit last year because its impossible to find people for endgame.
Nah, just gotta find a good guild.
Disclaimer: Best MMO I've ever played. Just understand it's fully voiced until level 50. After that with all the additions your character doesn't talk any more. Which stinks and for me wasn't as fun. Also as much I've played over the years, it's been awhile though, the game is just too easy. You don't even need a companion it's that easy. They dumbed it down big time. The housing is cool though, I enjoyed that.
If I want challenging gameplay I'll go play Dark Souls
@@Renfail I get it. I had many great times playing just making a point for others who might want a little challenge. Because this isn't it.
Star wars Galaxies just seems more attractive. Can you get R2 Droids and fly ships n stuff?
Star Wars Galaxies has been dead and gone for a very, very long time. This is the only live service Star Wars MMORPG active today, and yes you can get droids and ships and fly and stuff. Do some due diligence :)
@@Renfail Actually SWG was remade by fans and has multiple iterations playable online as of now. This video was my due diligence as I was interested in playing this game instead.
Remade by fans does not = officially licensed or approved game. I do not support illegal operations that break copyright and trademark law. @@wenator20j
@@Renfailit's a very corporate opinion to think people shouldn't be able to host a private version of a game they paid for in the past that some gaming capitalists bought and changed. You don't support people gaming in little communities of old games they can't play anywhere else? So that microtransaction gaming companies can make more off a property they neither love nor developed. Your technically correct in a legal sense but goddamm that a pretty corporate opinion bro. People hosting themselves an old version of a game so other like minded gamers can play with them. Seems punk rock. The gaming industry has no respect for its fans it's weird to have that opinion at the same time as that beard. This video was an ad and I can only imagine what would come out of my mouth for a paycheck. So I understand it. But it's very transparent. The cajoling into paying for it not just trying it. Fuck I wish I was in a position to cash cheques to say shit about a game for a company. Jealous bro. Max love.
If you think it was an advert, you're not that bright. Ain't no disclosure, cuz there ain't no ad. Nice try with your conspiracy B.S.@@TheDjlethal88
This was an ad right? Like i came here because im already intrigued... but i just watched an ad right?
If it were an advertisement, there would have been a disclamor. Sometimes, if you just let yourself relax, you can ACTUALLY enjoy and recommend games to other people without it being an advert.
I loved SWTOR and played it intensively after it was released, always hoping that a Mac client would be released at some point. Unfortunately, that never happened and the cumbersome option of playing SWTOR via Bootcamp has also been exhausted since Apple Silicon. Unfortunately, Bioware has ignored Mac users and using expensive virtualisations like Parallels just to play the game is out of the question for me. I would like to continue my subscription, but Bioware doesn't seem to be interested in Mac users. Too bad.
The reality is that Mac users make up less than a single percentile of the playerbase. It's not worth it from an engineering standpoint.
@@Renfail Very sad, however, other studios do not have an issue with that. Look at Blizzard (WoW) or "No man's Sky", which is available as a native mac version, Baldurs Gate 3 recently, too. Today, it's not.a big effort or issue to compile a game to a native mac app. Apple has provided tools for metal that more or less translate the source code with almost no effort. I still believe, it's more a "political" desicion the developers have to follow, considering the consolisation of the two main gaming fractions: Microsoft/X-Box/PC and Playstation/Sony.
It is a VERY big effort, and not every studio has the budget. The fact that you think it isn't shows a lack of education on the subject. I've been in game dev for 10 years, and I would personally NEVER approve a feature on a project when it has single digit percentile amount of players compared to our target audience. It's man hours, and has NOTHING to do with politics. Such misinformation; ugh. @@SFAutor
I tried to gte back into SWTOR ovre Xmas... I couldn't even buy 1 month's worth of subscription, the website wouldn't let me! And I have no interest in playing as a Preferred Player, I can't use my top-level gear. I asked for help and got no where. So I just didn't bother and bought another game entirely. Disappointing.
Sounds like user error to me.
@@Renfail I wish that was true.
I’ve been casually playing for the past 4 years. I resubbed to wow for the first time in that period of time and holy cow, SWTOR has me spoiled.
WoW is just as grindy as it ever was, the business model sucks (I don’t think it’s right to make customers pay for an expansion on top of a subscription).
I won’t be going back to wow.
some people are just cheap.
big correction to the statement that you dont have to pay to play all of it, YOU SHOULD PAY, the story moves so slowly when you are not a sub that the game will become very boring and youll quickly forget it
Yah no that's not the reason you sub. You sub because you want to support the team to make more, not to simply "go faster". Ugh, today's mindset......
@@Renfaili wanna support the team, i played this a lot, but i know that if going from level 20 to 30 takes you a month, or more, then the game just becomes tedious, if i want somthing like like, i just work lol
to be clear, you pay not to go faster, but to have the entire exp to level up and the xp of playing the game
no one is going to be interested in reaching chapter 3 if finishing chapter 1 takes two months of flaspoints just to have the right level
wrong :) Many people are interested in just that, an immersion world they can spend years in...not get bored after a month chasing some form of dopamine addiction@@redscul129
of course we all want an inmersive world, dam i tried 5 different mmo looking for that and swtor was the best, BUT, it tottally cuts the inmersion when the player cant go far, we basically have to pay monthly for the entire experience, saying that we dont have to, is completly ignoring a month of grinding flashpoints just to reach the basic level, remember that xp is cut in half so yeah, every 2 days counts as 1 day, if people have no problem with the same FPs for a month, then yeah we dont have to pay, but don't ignore reality@@Renfail
Dude, you got paid to make this video? Because you look like a guy who got paird to talk about the game.
Herp derp
Yeah, because the fact he plays this game a lot for sure can't mean he enjoys it........
@donl6895 obviously I'm only playing it since launch because I'm paid 🤪 eyeroll facepalm
Play the story...uninstall
What an insignificant existence.
Does anyone know when you unlock the saber throw and force choke abilities for a sith warrior?
Later