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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Star Wars: The Old Republic unveils art from its players and developers]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fan-art/" rel="tag">Fan art</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="tag">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dev-diaries/" rel="tag">Dev Diaries</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110114"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/fan-friday-header.jpg" /></a></div>
In watching any of the documentaries or behind-the-scenes interviews, you will notice that art plays a huge role in any Star Wars-related project. In <a href="http://swtor.com"><em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em></a>, the developers and community team like to showcase not only the artistic skills of the designers but the illustrations of the fans, too. This week, we are lucky enough to have both.<br />
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The <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/"><em>SWTOR</em></a> <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110114">Studio Insider</a> is written today by two artists: Senior Concept Artist Ryan Dening and Senior Environment Artist Christopher Reeves. These two creators dive deep into the design process of creating the Agent starship. "<em>For the first time, we were making these ships exist in real space and giving the players the experience of owning their own Starship</em>," Dening said in regard to the difference in designing for <em>SWTOR</em> vs. <a href="http://www.bioware.com/games/knights_old_republic/"><em>Knights of the Old Republic</em></a>.<br />
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The community is not without its talent as well, and the community team is quick to acknowledge this. Greighson and Crypticgrrl of the official forums had their work displayed in <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110114-0">this week's Fan Friday</a>. Grieghson designed propaganda posters for the Empire, and Crypticgrrl displayed her fine art talent. We have placed their works in the gallery below.<br />
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In another announcement, the development team confirmed that it will be at <a href="http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php">PAX East</a> in Boston, Massachusetts, from March 11th to March 13th. Rest assured Massively will be there to catch the latest.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/">SWTOR Fan Friday</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/#4233261"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/20110617db01800x450_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/#4233262"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/20110617db02800x450_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/#4233263"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/20110617db03800x450_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/#4233264"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/20110617db04800x450_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/swtor-fan-friday/#4233268"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/ca20110617corelliafull_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/">Star Wars: The Old Republic unveils art from its players and developers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19801552/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-unveils-art-from-its-players-and-dev/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BioWare</category><category>Christopher-Reeves</category><category>concept-art</category><category>EA</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>environmental-art</category><category>fan-art</category><category>LucasArts</category><category>Ryan-Dening</category><category>space-ship</category><category>Star-Wars</category><category>star-wars-the-old-republic</category><category>starship</category><category>SWTOR</category><category>the-old-republic</category><category>tor</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Everett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly "smuggled" information from Star Wars: The Old Republic]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/professions/" rel="tag">Professions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="tag">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100924"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/09/smuggler.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Just when we think there isn't anything more that can be revealed about the smuggler class, <a href="http://bioware">BioWare</a> proves us wrong. <a href="http://swtor.com"><em>The Old Republic</em></a> website just launched a slew of screenshots, advanced class data, and videos about <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/smuggler">Han Solo's favorite Republic class</a>. Let's see if we can break this down into bite-sized pieces.<br />
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First, we know the smuggler's duck-and-cover combat techniques are not new, but we now have an <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/smuggler">official breakdown</a> of the advanced classes. The scoundrel advanced class is all about sneaking in, hitting hard, then getting out before anyone notices. The stealth belt, med pack, and single blaster are his equipment of choice. The gunslinger advanced class controls the enemies' movement as well as packing a nice DPS punch. All the gunslinger needs is two blasters and perfect aim -- if you bust an enemy's knees or blindshot him, he ain't gonna move.<br />
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Secondly, we have one of the smuggler's companions: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/biographies/bowdaar">Bowdaar</a>. This <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookiee">Wookiee</a> is most likely picked up on the Smuggler's Moon, <a href="http://swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/nar-shaddaa">Nar Shaddaa</a>, since he is a gladiator in the arenas there. Although he uses few -- if any -- weapons, this strong-armed companion has never been defeated in battle. This sets him up well to be the tank to the smuggler's healer or crowd control role. Plus, what's a smuggler without a Wookiee partner, right?<br />
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Lastly, what would a smuggler be without a starship? The <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/xs-stock-light">Corellian XS Stock Light Freighter</a> serves at the smuggler's transportation of choice. As with most <a href="http://swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/corellia">Corellian</a>-designed vessels, the XS Stock Light is perfect for cargo transportation, crew accommodation, and pirate defense. Everything your smuggler will need to find consistent work throughout the galaxy, plus a few added features to hide not-so-legal items.<br />
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Check out more information about this sneaky class on <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100924">the official site</a>, and don't forget to visit <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/">our gallery</a> for some awesome screenshots.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/">Smuggler Class</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/#3398960"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/smuggler-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/#3398961"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/smuggler-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/#3398962"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/smuggler-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/#3398963"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/smuggler-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/smuggler-class/#3398964"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/smuggler-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/">Newly "smuggled" information from Star Wars: The Old Republic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100924>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19647469/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/24/newly-smuggled-information-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BioWare</category><category>Bowdaar</category><category>classes</category><category>companions</category><category>Corellian</category><category>ea</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>gunslinger</category><category>LucasArts</category><category>professions</category><category>scoundrel</category><category>smuggler</category><category>space-ship</category><category>spaceship</category><category>star-ship</category><category>Star-Wars</category><category>star-wars-the-old-republic</category><category>starship</category><category>swtor</category><category>the-old-republic</category><category>tor</category><category>wookiee</category><category>XS-stock-light-freighter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Everett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space combat has been confirmed for SWTOR! [Updated]]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="tag">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=173964"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/ships.jpg" /></a><span style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pc_games/Space_combat_has_been_comfirmed_for_SWTOR'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span></div>
While at <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/">Comic-Con</a>, the fan site <a href="http://moseisleyradio.com">Mos Eisley Radio</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/moseisleyradio/status/19365631503">tweeted a rumor</a> that there will be space combat in <a href="http://swtor.com"><em>SWTOR</em></a>. Space combat has been strongly suspected since the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/bioware-discuss-swtor-player-ships-group-gameplay-and-pvp-at-e3/">announcement of player ships at E3</a>, but there was nothing to confirm our suspicions. According to the folks at Mos Eisley Radio, James Ohlen said that each ship will be customizable, and, of course, that the player will be able to use this ship in space combat.<br />
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Not moments later, this rumor was <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=173964">completely confirmed</a> by <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/"><em>SWTOR</em></a>'s community manager, Sean Dahlberg, on the official forum. He confesses in his announcement, "<em>While we didn't quite make the numbers [of Facebook and Twitter followers], we definitely saw how excited the community is about this and how everyone came together. After all of that, there's no way we could hold back with our special reveal at Comic-Con!</em>" So it seems the devs did not <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/cats-invade-star-wars-the-old-republic-in-this-weeks-fan-frida/">punish the fans</a> for not reaching the social media goal after all. He reveals that further details will be available in the October edition of <a href="http://www.pcgamer.com/category/magazine/">PC Gamer</a>.<br />
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[Thank you, <a href="http://moseisleyradio.com/">Mos Eisley Radio</a>, for keeping your ears open!]<br />
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[<strong>Editor's Note</strong>: Brooks from Mos Eisley Radio just mailed us to say that all of his information is coming from <a href="http://darthhater.com/2010/07/23/darth-hater-at-sdcc/">Darth Hater's liveblog</a>, so props to Darth Hater, and thanks for letting us know, Brooks! ~Sera]<br type="_moz" /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/">Space combat has been confirmed for SWTOR! [Updated]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=173964>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19566754/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/23/space-combat-has-been-comfirmed-for-swtor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BioWare</category><category>breaking</category><category>comic-con</category><category>comic-con-2010</category><category>EA</category><category>ea-bioware</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>james-ohlen</category><category>LucasArts</category><category>Mos-Eisley-Radio</category><category>OMG-pew-pew-in-space</category><category>PC-gamer</category><category>sean-dahlberg</category><category>space-combat</category><category>space-ship</category><category>space-ships</category><category>Star-Wars</category><category>star-wars-the-old-republic</category><category>swtor</category><category>tor</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Everett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Digital Continuum: Pondering Star Trek Online]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/" rel="tag">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-digital-continuum/" rel="tag">The Digital Continuum</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/snapshot20080816060903.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
As a kid, I grew up on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mostly because my parents watched it constantly, but also because I found that I enjoyed the show. Another staple of my nerd-influenced upbringing was a steady diet of Star Trek movies. Since those formative years I've also watched Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5, Voyager and more recently Battlestar Galactica. So it's safe to say I'm at least a casual sci-fi and space nerd. In fact, when I'm not entrenched in some form of entertainment, I tend to spend my extra time over at the official website of <a href="http://research.amnh.org/~tyson/">Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson</a>. <br /><br />Of course Star Trek has never been purely about Science. It's always been -- to me, at least -- a mixture of social-political issues, engaging drama and several degrees of actual science. Different writers and directors have, over several decades, writ large their envisioned versions of Star Trek, with varying amounts of the three critical factors that make up a Star Trek experience. So, obviously, I now find myself wondering what <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Cryptic">Cryptic Studio's</a> massively multiplayer online version is going to be like.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Digital Continuum: Pondering Star Trek Online</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/">The Digital Continuum: Pondering Star Trek Online</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1286273/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/the-digital-continuum-pondering-star-trek-online/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>andorian</category><category>babylon-5</category><category>battlestar-galactica</category><category>captain</category><category>ccp</category><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>deep-space-nine</category><category>doctor</category><category>engineer</category><category>eve-online</category><category>featured</category><category>gorn</category><category>human</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>klingon</category><category>neil-degrasse-tyson</category><category>orion</category><category>science-officer</category><category>space-ship</category><category>star-trek</category><category>star-trek-nemesis</category><category>star-trek-online</category><category>sto</category><category>tactical-officer</category><category>voyager</category><category>vulcan</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
