Star Wars: The Old Republic - The 2020 Review

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

I'm still pissed we never got the remaining Timeline trailers :/

[@ummugulsumylmaz5602]

Hey umm why are u here

[@TheRealVolk]

Me too.

[@Hobbit0nCN]

Its nice to just randomly find you in the comments :)

[@shawnpendlebury5517]

I've been playing this game a lot this year due to everything going on.

[@Jnrose94]

It's a great game.

[@shawnpendlebury5517]

@@Jnrose94 Yeah, it is. I'm really enjoying my time with it

[@Jnrose94]

@@shawnpendlebury5517 I recommend playing all the class stories! They all add something new and interesting to the whole plot.

[@shawnpendlebury5517]

@@Jnrose94 I've finished the Jedi Knight story line and I am currently working through the Sith Warrior

[@dzobie]

Same here. I love/hate it but keep playing lol

[@ArcaneSorceror]

Me: "I can't get into playing 'evil' characters" Me (after playing Dark Side Inquisitor): *evil chuckle* "That was so delicious!"

[@petergohan]

same, i always try to go light side in every toon, except inquisitor, random shocks are cool. xD

[@timeless9820]

the dark side is more balanced if you want to become a gray person. a person with the morals and principals we have. While the light side, it is never like that. They go to the extreme side of the scale and must be totally evil to gain points or you must be "bad" things but you would consider it good but for the game is bad lol. it is so bad. I prefer to go to the dark side.

[@ghekor]

LS Inquisitor felt much more Palpatine and much less crazy nutjob that electrocutes people,by that i mean you are appear much more scheming and manipulative cus the DS choices are basically Death xd

[@barachiel212]

"Murder and mayhem await!"

[@ZrodyApo]

Funny enough, I think that the light side suits the Inquisitor better :D and you get the coolest title imo which is Darth Imperius

[@KayFabeMedia]

you read my mind I legit search Old Republic 2020 review last night.

[@Fithvial]

Matty, I would of highly suggested people play the Jedi Knight storyline as it has a greater sense of urgency and is designed to play like a classic KOTOR game

[@BlueDebut]

Yeah as someone who's done all chapter 1 stories for SWTOR I gotta say that JK has the best pacing of each class while IA has best story overall

[@Fithvial]

@@BlueDebut agreed!

[@jamesjones7526]

The game failed because the Jedi Knight storyline was NOT good enough. There wasn't much personal conflict, and the galaxy-level consequences didn't match the MMO format with hundreds of other Jedi Knight players running around. It kinda felt like KOTOR 3, but you weren't playing the story, just watching it through KZbin videos. Don't recommend Jedi Knight until they've gotten into the game through the Imperial Agent or Sith Warrior, much better MMO characters.

[@kevvvscience3389]

Reliquary87 the JK story fails so horribly compared to both kotor games

[@Fithvial]

@@kevvvscience3389 of course it does but if you want one that is the closest to that experience, it is it.

[@gamingdevil800]

My favourite mmo the game makes EA loads of cash but I wish they would do more story expansions. We got a short story dlc fall 2019 but we haven't got a full story expansion since 2017, only small story content updates throughout the years instead.

[@quantum_ogre]

The choice of narrative aside ( I didn't mind it), the Fallen Empire/Eternal Throne span of story content was really a return to form. I'm still disappointing they dropped that momentum to go back to their raids ( I just don't think it is a strength of their game).

[@Alex-yx5qh]

we are getting another story dlc in fall 2020 got pushed back due to covid

[@gamingdevil800]

@@Alex-yx5qh Hope so feels like we've been in limbo for awhile with The Alliance basically collapsing.

[@Alex-yx5qh]

@@gamingdevil800 it's confirmed the Devs said so in their livestream the other day

[@Sengg0]

people like you is exactly what is wrong with this game. This is an MMORPG, therefore its supposed to be oriented on endgame PvE and PvP. Yet after Revan expansion the focus is on linear boring af stories that have no place in a game like this (Smugger beating Arkann or Vaylin is a joke).

[@mudcrabmenace8534]

I really hope we get a modern single-player Star Wars RPG in the next few years, maybe set during the High Republic era if they are not going back to the Old Republic era

[@GreenWolf2k]

God no. Anything in Disney's Star Wars is bad. The few gems are from people who respect Star Wars and aren't trying to push some agenda or trying to subvert expectations for the sake of just subverting expectations.

[@xinzlo]

@@GreenWolf2k i thought the stand-a lone films weren't terrible. The sequels were really really bad tho lmfao.

[@xinzlo]

@@GreenWolf2k I thought mando was good.

[@GreenWolf2k]

@@xinzlo Solo was boring an didn't really need to exist, Rogue One was cool, and Mandalorian was great because they booted Kathleen out of production and let people who care about Star Wars make it.

[@xinzlo]

@@GreenWolf2k I agree, but I did actually kind of enjoy solo, even tho it was unnecessary.

[@Adudeinthewoodz]

PRO TIP: By default there are a lot of missions on each planet that are deactivated and hidden from your view. If you want a lot of lore and world flavor open up your map and at the bottom left side of the screen there is a box you can select that says something like "show exploration missions"..... you're welcome 🤘😄🤘 Also, important consideration.... the subscription model is awesome.... if you sub you get all expansion content and you can keep it after you unsub... even if you only sub'd for a month.

[@aayushdas19]

That's pretty neat. Will the game run well on a crappy machine, and what are some of the things that I can't do if I don't pay for the subscription after a month? I'd also like to do at least one of the class stories before subbing, is the restriction still there where you can't wear some quest reward items if you don't pay?

[@darknessapproaching7772]

@@aayushdas19 check out swtorista she has heaps of tips and tricks videos also game works fine on my standard laptop just lower graphics is all

[@Adudeinthewoodz]

@@aayushdas19 Yeah I have to agree with the idea that you should check out the Swtorista KZbin channel. She is really great and super informative. On the note of graphics.... you should be fine as the game is exceptionally well optimized and there are a load of graphical settings you can play with to help things along. On the note of restrictions and gear etc... As I originally purchased the game (when that was still a thing) I also subscribed and now when no longer subscribed have what's referred to as "preferred status" (if memory serves correctly) where I still have access to some perks that aren't available to players who have never spent money on the game. Yes there will be certain classifications/grades of gear unavailable to you BUT with their abundance of loot I wouldn't concern myself too much with that. PRO TIP: If you've been playing the game for a while and maybe even have a couple of characters where you've maxed out the amount of money you're allowed to have in your bank..... if you subscribe during that time and pool your money you can often find on the in-game auction "account-wide unlocks" for various things like the option to wear all clsssification/grades of gear. If you do this like I have on many different things you can strategically shrink the gap between the free2play player experience vs. the subscribed player experience 🤘😄🤘

[@sexygo6onatora]

@@aayushdas19 after you unsub you keep all the dlc content and have some perks that free players dont have. Also, if you plan on subbing for one month only and are a first time sub, make sure to ask in the general chat for a referral link. People usually pay a few million credits to first time subs for clicking on their link. If you do, you get an extra week of the subscription and a box of useful unlocks for when you unsub (like extra inventory slots, the ability to display your ingame surname, etc).

[@aayushdas19]

Gosho can I spam multiple referrals? Seems kinda op.

[@Dravakar]

I highly recommend the imperial agent story. It is, in my opinion, one of the best Star wars Stories out there. It's great. For those who are looking for a semi Kotor 3 Story, jedi knight and sith warrior are the way to go.

[@bman296]

Honestly, Swtor is interesting because we see the sith side of things. we get to experience the trials of the sith, explore Korriban, and to me, that is the most interesting part of it. I play sith warrior as my main and to me force choking people to death, constantly dealing with betrayal, and being elevated to that status at the end of just the base story always gets my blood flowing.

[@Loxias1989]

I agree. Empire stories are amazing. I loved all of them.

[@bar7381]

Force choking droids is my favorite thing to do

[@purefoldnz3070]

How and why? I played this for five minutes and couldn't take another second. Feels very dated and the world is dead.

[@Kaiservondonau]

@@purefoldnz3070 you played smuggler or jedi conciliar storyline right? Becouse i played all storylines and these two are just boring

[@beerasaurus]

The best part is if you decide to sub you can do it through steam with out having to go through the awful website. Sub once for the premium perks and then the preferred status you'll have after your sub lapses is good enough to play all the other classes for free for their stories, then resub again to do the newest content. You don't have to spend a great deal of money to experience most of this game which is nice.

[@godot1785]

I wish that would be true but thats bullshit mate.yes its true that you can have all dlcs.but you are still not allowed too have specific items.your chat is still restricted.and still alot more restrictions

[@abtelion4449]

I would not sub right now , since the subs that you buy in steam does not put it in your account and many many people are having this problem... still it blows my mind that no one is talking about it yet in youtube or in twitter...

[@beerasaurus]

@@abtelion4449 Of course it's expected EA's outdated website and under staffed web teams are having issues with the bridging of steam purchases and the player accounts.

[@nissansilvia]

yup literally $15 every expansion. its mint.

[@Fedaygin]

@@nissansilvia Yeah kinda so & for all lost sheep (newcomers) to this Badly Treated Big IP semi Mmo to know that many Expansions in Swtor aren't really Expansions, but more like mini mini dlc's. Swtor's Skeleton Dev Crew's current leader Keith (who looks like drunken homeless) is good at writing repetitive blog posts & adding lies about expansions. Hope some day swtor's game-engine a.k.a core is updated so could use DX12 & to use x64 instead of x32 that it still uses. Even Lord of the Rings Online & some other Mmo's use x64. That explains clunky controls, Stiffy animations, lack of world pvp & glitchy cutscenes no matter the rig user has. Swtor puts load more to Cpu than to Gpu thanks to Eaware's crap decision. World of Warcraft received nice graphical updates in past few years for characters & on world gfx. It looks sweet w gfx settings at top & doesn't eat Rig's entrails. #waitingsubworthynews #waitingreloginworthynews #nicecashinwithbigip

[@quantum_ogre]

"A holiday game" is a perfect way to describe SWTOR. For anyone who likes Star Wars and RPGs, it is really worth a single month of subscription to pick up all the expansions. The game unfortunately doesn't push out much content for story these days, but what they have built up over nine years is pretty nice.

[@deeber3960]

Agree; I haven't been around for years (in SWTOR) but your comment hits the mark, from what I've seen.

[@ether2275]

The amount of story content they have with all the expansions so far is insane as it is. You have 8 class stories, a bunch of side quests and planet quests, you have all the expansions from hutt cartel up to ziost story and the entire story of zakuul with the chapters. Not to mention there is a bit of story content even after that and you could play all of these in different ways depending on your character. I'd say the game is pretty damn good when it comes to story content.

[@cambo5854]

Start of video - “In 2011 swtor was released, while you were playing Skyrim, I was playin swtor.” End if video “I only subscribed once, when I first started playing in 2017”

[@katmannsson]

also its been f2p since 2012/2013

[@violentlylazy]

As someone who’s played this since launch day, super interesting to see the comments and review

[@ASmartNameForMe]

Wow, you're prehistoric history pal

[@paulleach3612]

Ditto, but less and less these last couple of years. (Back in my day you actually had to consider which companion to use, level, and equip...)

[@alise1973]

FYI about the Agent story. It was written by Alexander Freed who has written multiple Star Wars books including Alphabet Squadron and the novelization of Rogue One

[@Lasseboss]

I started playing today, and I love it.

[@Loxias1989]

welcome to SWTOR ! What's your first character?

[@Lasseboss]

@@Loxias1989 Thanks! I started as a Sith Assassin under the Sith Inquisitor role. :)

[@Loxias1989]

@@Lasseboss nice choice ! many start as Sith Inquisitor and assassin has a nice and powerful style

[@Lasseboss]

@@Loxias1989 yep, it really does. And the story is so good!

[@paulmunoz6216]

Me too I also started as the sith assassin for the sith inquisitor ! I love it so far

[@duberdurm]

I actually love this game, but they need to come off that $15/mo sub fee. The game just isn't updated enough to justify that. The graphics and gameplay still hold up for me. It feels like pre-Ion WoW.

[@minidonut827]

I personally think it should be cheaper. 9.99$ for 1 month and 19.99$ for 2 months.

[@BrandonHasAChannel]

The only reason to subscribe is too avoid having to do all the sidequests to level. Or to get 500 cartel coins a month, it's not necessary but it's worth it every once and a while imho

[@AudoMado]

Yeah there was an analytics from the first year they went F2P and they made nearly 200mil in revenue and only like 30mil was from subs; not the exact numbers but roughly. I don't get why the sub is still there.

[@cruxofthesubject1402]

@@AudoMado they sub is mainly there as a way for people to get free expacs. it's a brilliant business model honestly. they know it has become a seasonal sort of game for people, and they update it with at least 1-2 expacs every year. so when people come, they can pay 1 sub fee a year and play through all the content. you even get to keep the expacs after the sub runs out. i play F2P now but next expac i will sub again for 1 month. i've played every class story and a little bit into the expacs as most classes on F2P

[@johnwoosley2342]

I loved this game at first, until they nerfed everything and made it ridiculously easy. Broke my heart!

[@Tordenelgen]

Agree 100%. I still miss it

[@eh6194]

I want to like this game but leveling is a joke and the engine makes everything so choppy in group content

[@johnwoosley2342]

@@eh6194 if only they would add a difficulty level. As the game is now, it plays itself.

[@jupiterrising887]

What he didn't mention was how this game doesn't fight you on looking cool. In WoW you run around forever looking like a fashion victim but in SWTOR you look awesome and every player looks unique because there are so many options. But the value for money you get in SWTOR is ridiculous, if you want to play an online MMO this is currently the best on the market. For the price of what you'd spend on a trip to Taco Bell once a month you get an enormous world and a heck of a lot of fun. What you get for absolutely nothing at all is more than what any other game is offering, but that speaks to how confident they are in SWTOR sucking you in, because it will.

[@JorgeGarcia-lr3vk]

For those that like building relationships with their followers I recommend playing the Sith Warrior, the Bounty Hunter, and the Smuggler classes. They all have great characters from differing backstories to delve into, and you get close to most of them as you play the story.

[@richardshiflett5181]

Grey Aligned Bounty Hunter with an honor code is so well written.

[@lordplague3555]

I started playing this game again when it got released on steam (YAY!) and I am addicted. Easily on my top 5 games list. I myself am a completely PvE player though I really hope they will add more story, quests and PvE content for this game

[@JackCooper243]

I love SWTOR but I don’t play it much anymore. If you want you should download the game and buy the cheapest subscription then cancel it. This way you get all the dlcs for a very low price. If you are going to play any classes for the story I definitely recommend the Sith warrior, Sith Inquisitor, imp agent and Jedi Knight. (btw Sith Juggernaut discipline for warrior very good)

[@idiotnoob751]

Sith assassin ?

[@lknoni-gami2330]

Have been playing this game for years with shitty PCs and now that i have a decent one been playing it for close to a year and a half, finished my first character and made seven more.

[@titan_d9795]

Jedi Consular no. Not for new players, Sith Warrior yes.

[@jacobcash8942]

Haven't played this game before...BUT HOLY SHIT... Sith Juggernaut with Vette have more chemistry in their relationship than the Last of Us 2's Ellie and Dina. The writing and voice acting are so on point in this game!

[@MaPleWoRlDOrder]

@@jacobcash8942 They spent like 250 million making this game when it first came out. A LOT of effort was put into the voices and story

[@ReyOfLight]

Jedi Consular was the first class I finished as in leveling a character from lvl 1 to 75 and doing the class story. I’m “stuck” at A traitor among the Chiss on my Telekinesis Sage, I much prefer the Sage type skills vs knight or even Sith Warrior, and I like the Inquisitor (lightning sorcerer) more than Sith Warrior even though my Juggernaut is pretty fun, gotta love the scream they have hehe

[@richardshiflett5181]

@@jacobcash8942 Sith Warrior with Jaesa is better.

[@TheBlaze22b]

@@richardshiflett5181 light side jaesa

[@foreignuser_]

look at this handsome gamer boy growing up. proud of you fighting through all of your personal demons and continuing to provide excellent content on your channel. i'd be proud to have you as my son and have thoroughly enjoyed being a sub on your channel ever since i discovered you as a fan of ACG. it's obvious you are a good person and that comes through somehow in your base content as well as in the more discrete online presence you hold. keep on keeping on, my man.

[@resmarted]

weird comment

[@doomeddoomer2896]

Bro I love Matty too but this is weird and kinda overpersonal... is this translated from another language? If so disregard

[@merovekh]

Foreign User, look at your wholesome comment bringing brightness and sunshine into a dark world. You are an inspiration to all of us, and I would be honoured to accept you as the father that never loved me. From the moment I read your comment I have been dreaming of you coming to my basketball games, my recitals, my graduation - but it is not to be. It is obvious you, too, are extraordinarily wonderful and you make the world a better place. Live long and prosper, you magnificent stallion.

[@justdog5506]

"I would be proud to have you as a son" is a very weird thing to say to a guy you only know through youtube videos

[@doomeddoomer2896]

@@merovekh reddit tier comment right here, sorry bud i dont have any reddit gold to give you

[@maxis5793]

I'd love to play it, but I can't find a single available username

[@KD-637]

You have a lot of opinions for someone whos played a fraction of the class stories, let alone game.

[@obhave1997]

That's what I was thinking when he said "I reached level 30 once"

[@mccrie407]

@@obhave1997 I've played every class to completion and all the expansions. If they released new material more than once a year I might come back. But it's been dead for years aside from more cash grabs from the store.

[@N3LI415]

@@mccrie407 exactly, the last "expansion" had like 5 hours worth of story content, it's dead

[@loganross1861]

Cornelia what if you’ve never played it at all?

[@ajshdhenskaka]

@@loganross1861 It's still five hours of content.

[@LADetective255]

Jedi Knight's storyline is the closest to a KOTOR 3, and is the most "Star Wars" type of story

[@kevvvscience3389]

Its the closest, but it practically fails as a kotor 3

[@alice9762]

I took a five year hiatus and came back to find out it was a lot better than when launched

[@ThorntonWillie]

Love this game the story telling is what makes it great and the expansion's are well worth the one time sub fee to get them.

[@michaelcestero3168]

I love this game but it is ridiculously easy now. You will be over leveled the entire game and don't even need to play side quest. Just go into the game for the story and MMO feel and you'll enjoy it plenty.

[@neonsolace2748]

A game with a beautiful concept art and music, an interactive space opera - fantasy setting with knights and swords and shit and space marines hybird A freaking massive mmo and helpful fanbase, is this the dream sci-fi experience i've been looking for ? If this is a dream then don't pinch me, Sorry but for me artstyle is everything in a game and personally my fav game artstyle and setting is obviously destiny 1 and the og halo trilogy and this game resembles that aestethic so well, i think this will be my new world

[@toxicgoose4651]

So me and my dad have been playing since 1st beta, coming from SW Galaxies and LOTRO. The game had definitely grown but the game at times feels very lack luster unless. Finding a guild definitely helps and actively participating with the guild to make friends also helps to because the rinse and repeat dailies and weeklies become very monotonous. As a original beta player and such, I'd give it a 7/10 due to the game definitely hasn't aged the best compared to other Star Wars games out there but the Old Republic feeling is always the best.

[@anders5757]

He played this game only for story, then I do hope he got higher than lvl 30. He did not mention the later story expansion where story is in chapters, so I guess he did not do those either.

[@7gamex]

My biggest thing was I remember playing this game when it first came out. Starts off like any other MMO, pretty easy going and fun. Story was good. Then suddenly, I get to a quest in my story and boom, I have zero way of winning because my character was too weak. How?! Why?!

[@sandydesantis8527]

The game isn't hard at all. My 7 year old plays it and can easily progress. I would assume maybe you aren't doing enough side missions so you aren't leveled up enough to complete that specific quest or you aren't using your moves properly (you can not win by button mashing 1-3. Organise your moves on all of your bars and maybe try googling the class your playing and try specific combos so your moves light up more). Otherwise, maybe your gear is too low leveled. Upgrade parts or find/buy better armor.

[@7gamex]

@@sandydesantis8527 uh huh

[@narc440]

Skylah DeSantis When the game first came out it was very very difficult

[@SWCentral]

This game really is amazing for any new player. Some of the limits do suck if you care about your characters appearance. But you can alleviate some of that using one of your friends referral links which will get you some unlocks to start you off. Also, a big tip for all you new players coming from Steam, if you purchase the cheapest amount of cartel coins for the game, roughly 1.99. It will make you preferred status in game, a level above free to play. This includes a ton of restriction lifts for you without needing to sub. Such as the credit cap, crew skills and hot bar quantity. Enjoy the game!

[@HandsomeMainVods]

Honestly I played this a ton and loved it, but I stopped as soon as I saw what they did with revan. Should’ve never messed with them

[@stevenv.2386]

Played the game for 6 years, still enjoying it today with or without sub, there is so much hidden stuff in this game I haven't discovered yet

[@Xxbte96xX]

I've tried to play this game multiple times over the years since it has been out. I was super hyped for it at launch due to Kotor 1 and 2 being my favorite childhood games. But I never really got into it. I only ever made it to like level 35 I think, but it never truly reeled me in. MMO's in general don't get me too excited tbh.

[@doomeddoomer2896]

Same.. even though i really enjoyed the rpg and story aspecr of it

[@runnre]

I remember seeing the trailers back in the day, never ended up playing but just a few days I started playing and I love it.

[@9-b_b-9]

As someone who has played the game on and off for a while you can play all of the classes unique stories and get tons of enjoyment out of a free account if that's what you are looking for. SWTOR certainly shines when it comes to story the gameplay is standard WoW style and that can be a turn off to alot of people if they are looking for high quality gameplay. But if you want cool story's that are tied, how ever adjacently, to the first 2 KOTOR games then it can definitely be worth your while. The new expansions are really good but certain parts feel weird due to the "chosen one" direction that happens in the later expansions that don't make sense if you aren't a Jedi character.

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

I played TOR at launch (or maybe a beta?) and what I remembered was queues to fight the bosses and a bunch of people jumping around. Once I got into a mission it was good, but the general world just felt like an MMO, not like the KOTOR 3 I wanted.

[@willl676]

I've been playing it since the closed beta days of 2010 and I can tell the game was way too overhyped. When people heard it was one of the top 10 games (back in the day) with the largest budgets, folk started expecting all sorts of things and it didn't help Bioware was unwilling to speak in a straightforward manner so as not to break the hype.

[@A_state_of_PJ]

The abilities always threw me off. There’s just so many abilities and after a bit some of them just seem so pointless because I’m just using the same ones over and over because I don’t understand why I have that many.

[@OB1Jacoby]

If you pay for the $15 month subscription and then cancel you’ll get all of the dlc and benefits permanently

[@thegenericpanda2628]

Really???

[@deeber3960]

@@thegenericpanda2628 If you cancel, you won't get a refund (your paid time will still be functioning, it just means the game won't automatically charge you for the next month and future months). You then become a 'preferred player' (a tier between full Subscriber and F2P) and you'll have fewer limitations than a completely F2P player (who never subscribed even once), but still some significant limitations compared to a Subscriber. But yes, if you subscribe even once, you'll get all current expansions unlocked (for that player account) permanently.

[@cawmen]

Sadly, the engine is always going to hold this game back from real MMO consideration.

[@gamesmaster1060]

?

[@НААТ]

the running around all the time is also a hold back

[@bboyg1]

@@gamesmaster1060 how it looks man..smh

[@mlk4life]

the game still looks relatively good. I suppose it depends on your pc hardware.

[@raizox6134]

+60fps even ni the republic fleet and other social hubs. check your hardware.

[@JonborgVA]

Unfortunately I don't like how big buildings and spaces are made just for mmo padding thats all I really have issue with to be honest

[@EmperorEredin]

true man but still I think they just create that star wars feel because of the art style

[@PenheartKings]

It's alright, nothin good compared to eso but it's good, here is my list of musts for ANY mmo to be worth batting an eye. 1. Gameplay: Time Limit for all content, for free players must be equal to paying players. 2. Pay for convienence, not to win or to play, at most it's okay for an mmo to make it's mint via cosmetics, nothing more. 3. Extensive customization, wether you're paying or not. Swtor though doesn't support these ideals COMPLETELY, it is possible for a premium account to obtain pretty much all things in the gtn, just gotta reach your cap of credits ehhh 200 billion times by placing all your capped wealth in legacy hold each time then get a friend who is subbed then trade them 1mill repeatedly till they reach the amount required for the item that you desire in gtn, or get a security key and not login for ehhh 20 years, finally the last method utilize a refer from a friend and have 7 days free sub which I prefer to use when I am planning on spending my accumalated credits and leveling all my toons to cap, lvl wise and gear score wise.

[@Loronline]

Great video Matty, I've been making SWTOR content for a few years now, and I honestly think you hit the nail on the head with this one! It's nice to see external youtubers come into the game and try it out. I love how you take such a positive approach to the game, and how you further choose to compare the game to both KOTOR and other MMOs, rather than other Star Wars titles. Thank you so much for the video and for helping out the SWTOR community!

[@EvanYoungMusic]

I just started playing again... TODAY. After not playing since 2012.

[@jakecahail6218]

Same actually. The nostalgia of playing a Jedi on tython is real.

[@Perturabo-h7c]

Protip: if you want more than the vanilla storylines and want to have the expansion storylines without spending massive amounts of money on the game, pay for a one month subscription (its like some 10 euros or so) and then end your subscription after like two weeks. You get twice if not more times the story time and content as if you wouldn't have subscribed for a relatively small price, plus you get to keep the expansion storylines and contents that you got with the subscription and you get a "preferred" status after you gave up on your subscription, that has additional benefits over the "free-to-player" status.

[@Perturabo-h7c]

@Seventh Taco The point is getting the expansion content without getting a monthly message on whether you want to keep the subscription or not.

[@Lasseboss]

So, as I see in the comments of many SWTOR videos, many complain about the trailer, not being like the game. It may seem like that, but just because the graphics in the game aren’t like in the trailers, the experience definitely is better than the trailer, and I totally forget that this is a 2011 game.

[@SweetHeart-yz7vb]

Dude I loved this game sooooo much. I used to play it all the time. The story is so great, and there are so many mini stories. I was sad I couldnt play it because my computer broke a year or two ago, and I'm now getting a new one, and I cant wait. I live the stories to things, and this story just continues. AAH. I really cant wait to play it again.

[@lukefrederiks5906]

As a small note, Sprint is unlocked at level 10 which is about an hr into your playthrough at the most.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Fantastic stuff Matty

[@ARose6915]

I played for a few years after it opened. Then dropped it for a while. I’m back now and loving it. Finishing up my agent and bounty hunter to round out my classes. I have about 30 characters. My fav class is the agent and agree it’s the most interesting. Making your agent Chiss is kind of a must. It adds to the story. I noticed the game has been busier recently I was wondering why. I hope everyone joins us. The later planets get quiet.

[@NinjaGrimm666]

I wish i could play one of the stories of this game with no memory of it. They were really fun.

[@stealth1195]

I’m thinking of getting it tmrw should I? Because it sounds really fun

[@eg6243]

As someone who's played all the stories multiple times, playing: Male Imperial Agent Female Sith Inquisitor Male Smuggler and Female Bounty Hunter were the most fun stories for me :D

[@alexcomer63]

Sith inquisitor: learn about sith force ghosts and the ancient sith on the surface of korriban as well as force alchemy stuff and force rituals through the eyes of a force prodigy newly freed from their life of slavery Jedi Consular: learn the history of the sith and jedi back to when the order split for the first time and become a excruciatingly powerful force user with the highest title in the jedi order (And learn a few obscure lightside force powers along the way) Sith Warrior: (really awesome male voice actor and very cool companions) this story centers around your character accumulating both political and physical power as you slowly earn your place as the emperor's wrath aka the dude who gets shit done without the bureaucracy directly for the emperor, you choose how to accumulate that power, wether through causing harm and taking things for yourself or helping others in order to help yourself and make your name known Smuggler: Pretty fun romp around the galaxy with a colorful cast of characters but more than anything the silver tongued smuggler dialogue options might be the best in the game, very enjoyable to go around gambling, stealing, charming, and blasting your way through the galaxy also everyone calls you captain so that's cool Bounty Hunter: a low end merc at first works his/her way up through the seedy underbelly of the galaxy working for anyone with enough credits until you start getting noticed by the mandalorians and the hunter's guild also another amazing male voice performance here, your character sounds like he's a true grizzled badass (considering this character is one of the few who's more than likely to where a helmet at all times his voice is only improved by the helmets audio filter) are the most well written and interesting playthroughs if you like star wars for lightsabers, intrigue, fun characters, exploring the galaxy, and force mysteries. If you wanna play a really shitty spy sim you can play imperial agent (super boring from a writing/narrative perspective, but that's up to you), or a really really boring republic commando playthrough where you just shoot shit and walk forward, Jedi Knight is a super contrived chosen one storyline really lame all said and done. Keep in mind all of my playthroughs were light side (light side sith playthroughs are really really awesome, when you play the jedi knight playthrough light side it almost feels like you're just doing what the jedi order thinks is right when you do something good, whereas when you do a good or light sided choice playing in a sith playthrough they frame it as you choosing to grant mercy where you could've easily caused harm and it'll show that while a sith is lightside he isn't a pacifist or pseudo pacifist in the way a jedi knight is, you can make only lightsided choices the whole game as a sith and feel like a truly good character while still feeling like a powerful and skilled force user, it's my favorite way to play tbh). Now with all of that said and done, the best part of the game is when you get to play the character of your choice with the voice, playstyle, and alignment you like most in the eternal empire DLCs and after, those DLCs added so much amazing writing to the game and after you finish all of the chapters in those DLCs (Just as many as in the base game 20+ I think so they doubled the games size with them) you get to start collecting followers and the only reason I bring this up at all besides the fact that it's cool to have like 50 different followers is that when playing through the side content to get them they remove the voice acting for dialogue and give you more dialogue options as well as reworking the dialogue UI to look like the old Kotor dialogue menu, the game is good guys. You can doubt me on the writing of the later DLCs if you want, but they are extremely good. The DLCs up to the one about revan are all pretty sparse and gameplay/dungeon focused so they are really boring and the interesting dialogue is few and far between but all the DLCs after that focussed on good boss fights and interesting battles sure but the main focus was the dialogue and narrative and it really shows.

[@moshpit89]

this wall of text is trumps wet dream

[@Kekkeri59]

Please use some spacing this thing was a nightmare to read

[@alexcomer63]

@@Kekkeri59 Best you're going to get, if the info isn't worth it to you then don't read it.

[@adamaj74]

Oh NO you can NOT play this comfortably for free.

[@fukalkrystaleponociach6966]

why not ?

[@adamaj74]

@@fukalkrystaleponociach6966 Because they restrict so much and basically make your life miserable (on purpose, I believe) until you give in and buy a sub or something. If they made the game tolerable for free then nobody would buy anything and they wouldn't make money.

[@zatoichigoemon9548]

This just sounds opinionated

[@clous081]

Yes TOR shoutout!!! The only Star Wars game that has allowed me to play an imperial agent like I was born to do

[@clous081]

I oc was a KOTOR fanboy too, but Thrawn is my all time favorite character. I also leveled a new character from 1-75 in about two weeks of quarantine, compared to the maybe two months of play it took me before with time constraints.

[@ParadiceLost]

Sith Inquisitor storyline is excellent. Seeing the mysteries of the darkside that we dont really see in the movies or shows is extremely interesting.

[@ihavefreekids1924]

I want to be sith inquisitor but I don't want a red lightsaber can u get other colors

[@Cynane27]

I've finished everything in this game and have been playing since launch. AMA

[@Cynane27]

@Alvin Gonzales This game is enjoyed best when you have a lot of time. At the same time if you wish to just enjoy the class story, it is definitely fun to progress everyday after work. The game has an overwhelming amount of content but you can enjoy it at your own pace.

[@iLLFaith.]

Another tip. If you get bored after finishing a republic character do a imperial one and not another republic one

[@SapphiR3_]

Its really awesome. Started playing it after I finished the movies and tv series

[@doomblackdragon]

hot bar combat? Really different term. I have always heard tab target combat. Yes some games try to hide their tab target combat where abilities now have a small frontal cone or a some aoe. At the end of the day. You still have a tab button that can select a mob and you still hit 1234 to kill it.

[@ether2275]

You should try the later stories that came with the expansions like kotfe and shadow of revan. See if anything's different from the base game cause personally I felt very different when playing those compared to the classic swtor class stories. The PVE aspects of the game are greatly highlighted in kotfe.

[@dropkickpherby6994]

How much do the expansions cost?

[@ghostrider2214]

@@dropkickpherby6994 Just sub for one month and you get all xpacs & preferred status when that month runs out if you don't want to continue the sub. Extremely worth it imo.

[@sitordan]

Believe it or not I still play SWOTOR and I have been doing so FOR FREE for many years. If you're going for the PVE content and quests the game is great and the quests are, for the most part, well written. It's the game that best scratches my KOTOR itch.

[@acejedi11]

I was a Bata tester for it and still love playing it is the best game for someone who loves starwars and mmo games

[@its____vision1434]

That game looks shot for this time, we need a new multiplayer open world game where you get to choose how your life goes by starting out with nothing

[@Azriel884]

I love this game. Just downloaded it a month ago. Cant wait for my next playthrough as a sith

[@justcallmetere3435]

I've been playing since 2011, beta and I can't finish the Imp Agent story at all. I've tried many, many times and always delete them. Now smuggler is great fun.

[@deeber3960]

This is the great thing about having eight unique base class quests/stories; every player is different, and while the Imperial Agent story seems to be considered 'the best' overall, it's not going to be to everyone's tastes. (So I can understand why you and others might not enjoy the IA story.) I've finished the base Trooper and IA stories. The IA story was (in my opinion) better written and more intriguing ... but I enjoyed the Trooper story more ("Havoc Squad: open fire!") ... :)

[@thenemosix6835]

Great content! Do you think this will ever come to console?

[@safariman6416]

Thank you so much for this review. I had played SWTOR back a while with information from people that preferred the PVP and the Raids and Missions and such and I went in and didn't care for it too much. You provided tips for the story and such which is what I had wanted but couldn't find.

[@slipknotpurity00]

Playing though the class storylines and planet storylines is totally worth it. Fun game.

[@redjupiter2236]

ive been playing SWTOR for a year, and I haven't even touched the expansions, I'm still on the base game

[@honeybadgerwitcher]

I started playing this game today but im not planning to buy the expansions or subscribe to anything will i still enjoy the ftp end game?

[@CaptainNoFace]

Unless you're a big fan of Star Wars it isn't worth it, I've seen all the old movies and I used to be a "fan" just never a massive one. I was always more engrossed in the video games than movies, Battlefront, Outcast hell I even really enjoy Clone Wars on the Gamecube and beat it multiple times. I pre-ordered and played this on day one and have a lvl 40 (from day 1 standards it took over 100 hours to get to that point) since then the game hasn't aged well at all and recently has this feeling of "EA could take this down any minute if it doesn't turn profit" which is why I imagine it's on Steam now. Never really makes you feel like putting in hundreds of hours into it. I imagine a current fan of Star Wars would look at this with a much higher regard than what I'm capable of. But as someone who's tried out plenty of MMO's and has put in a lot of time into the ones I enjoyed. I'd say stay clear of it unless you're a fan, because their are plenty of other MMO's that do everything this game does but better.

[@deeber3960]

I've come to SWTOR with relatively little experience in MMOs, and being a SW fan, took to SWTOR quickly. Genuine question, out of interest: which MMOs would be your picks as great MMOs?

[@CaptainNoFace]

@@deeber3960 It's hard to say what my "favourite" one's are so bare that in mind, mainly because MMO can be applied to completely different gameplay concepts. FF14 by far the best MMO I've been playing for over a year now that really excels in world building due to the amount of things you can do no entirely gameplay related that add to a living world. has the best expansions in any MMO I've played for story content. Guild Wars 2 - Has great action combat, good expansions, uses buy to play still but the base game these days and max lvl are totally free. Warframe - Technically an MMOLite or Shoot loot hub MMO's but movement in this game is bliss, that being said there's not much to do outside of the grind, however some people can create INSANELY powerful frames and builds in that game that make you want to try and get to that point because of how cool it looks. Runescape Classic - This is DEFINITELY an acquired taste and unless you have some nostalgia for older games it might be much harder to get into this, but if you like grinding, Runescape is the grindiest MMO I've played but also one of the most unique art and gameplay wise. PSOBB- I'm just really nostalgic for PSO because it was my first online game when I was a kid and had a dreamcast. It's hub based, janky, old and made by Sonic Team... BUT it is also one of the pioneers in this sort of gameplay and online interactions. Stands as a totally free MMO these days on a fan server called Ephinea I would without a doubt say that if SWTOR is up your alley because it's star wars related then keep going right ahead because half of what is going to keep you playing an MMO is whether or not you love the world that it takes place in interests you. Just because I say there are better MMO's, their settings and themes or even gameplay might not agree with you. If I had to recommend any game out of the ones I just listed for a star wars fan it would Warframe for people who like Modern games and PSO for those who like classic since they both have heavy themes of sci-fi and PSO has full on lightsabers.

[@deeber3960]

@@CaptainNoFace Thanks for the detailed reply. I've heard of some of those, but not all. I thought I'd take to mediaeval fantasy-themed MMOs, but that wasn't the case (so far), then I found SWTOR and have enjoyed it these past months. I'll check some of those MMOs out when I move from SWTOR. :)

[@CaptainNoFace]

@@deeber3960 I'd without hesitation recommend Warframe or Destiny then, just because they're very sci-fi and have theme's and ideals you find in Star Wars all over the place, but they're different enough in their execution that they will be completely different MMO experiences to what you've had on SWTOR. And if you're in for Nostalgia or older games try Ephinea PSOBB for similar reasons. But if SWTOR is a genuinely fun experience for you don't let someone like me deter you for it for an opinion, you play whatever you get genuine fun out of :) I'd even give Elite Dangerous a go if you're willing to try something VERY different (It's basically Euro Truck Simulator in space with a massive persistent galaxy in which everyone shares the same server, if you like space battles give it a look very open ended gameplay)

[@deeber3960]

@@CaptainNoFace Thanks; no, not deterred at all, just willing to try things. It will be quite a while before SWTOR gets old for me. Haha, Elite (in various versions) is easily my most-played game ever, and I played Elite Dangerous a lot when it was first released. :)

[@lupercalrising2208]

@Mrmattyplays it's also worth mentioning that the Jedi Knight storyline is basically KOTOR 3. Great vid Matty, keep em comin!!!

[@DatManJB]

If anyone is still watching don’t do the Consular story that is by far the worst story as a force user. My favorite is the sith warrior story but for light side the Jedi Knight is also really good. The sith inquisitor story is also really good don’t get me wrong but it is just I love being a tanky boy.

[@malwair7417]

I played this game hardcore for about 4 years straight. Got like 20 tunes at level 65. Many of which were leveled through pvp. I learned a lot about hotbar games through this one, starting out as a clicker playing on a laptop. Then I finally got a dent rig and learned about key bindings. Might have to fire up the old account and see if the warzones get much action.

[@aliberry5510]

I watched my friend play this years ago on their laptop and I didn't really know what an MMO was (besides WOW), and I'm a huge star wars fan and never got to experience gameplay. I'ts been a whole decade and I now have a Gaming PC, I cant wait for it to finish downloading.

[@Yes_Fantasy_419]

MrMattyPlays: My favorite shirt! I love Bastila Shan and Revan! Revan Novel, Star Wars The Old Republic, Bioware, and EA: I see you've chosen DEATH!

[@larryblack3877]

Something people need to understand is the reason there are fewer NPC's in the leveling area's it was done to minimize the aggravation of constant combat that used to be a normal experience in the original design. All of the more interesting content and interesting game play is now in the expansions lvl 50 - 75 there is a lot of well developed story content and character interaction new worlds and challenging battles. For a free to play game this one has a huge amount of content and is still a very popular game worth spending some time with and i will add 1 suggestion you can improve your account to Prefered by activating a sub for 1 month there is a nice step up from free to play when doing this allowing for a lot more access.

[@clint7247]

My gripes about SWTOR are that it feels like you're running through a giant painting meaning that the game is pretty, but the world feels static and dead. I also wish that there was a lot more polish. Finally, back when the devs greatly reduced the number of servers, I basically lost two thirds of my characters despite the fact that I was literally the third person on my server seven days before launch. Aside from those issues, SWTOR is a great MMO with great story telling and solid gameplay.

[@ascetic3312]

I heard the Sith Warrior story is the best. Or, even if it isn't the best, if you're interested in the KotOR story, you'll get your fix playing the Sith Warrior story.

[@kubrick5073]

I didn't find the early game that interesting when i started playing but it started getting better and better the more i played. Especially the late game story expansions are really cool compared to the early game. I love all the PvP and PvE content as well, Uprisings, Master Flashpoints, Operations, Galactic Starfighter, Warzones and Arena PvP. I recommend playing all of it, don't miss out on anything, it would be a great shame if you did.

[@gothiclozer9346]

I've played for years since beta and ill give some pro tips for new players: 1. If you subscribe for one month you get all the expansions even after you unsub 2. The mirotransactions (cartel coins/market)for the most part can be bought on the auction house (or galactic trade network) be warned they are pricey 3. You can solo the whole game aside from pvp (which is a group finder activity) and operations (which are like raids from wow but lower player count) but the events quests heroics and Flashpoints (dungeons) can all be soloed And lastly have fun you want a jedi with red sabers and sith clothing do it or a sith thats light side or even a bounty hunter that runs around in there underwear you can just have fun there is plenty to do for even type of player free or subed

[@yurrien8305]

Best game i evet played, playing it for around 8 years now still not bored

[@TheKMB787]

I remember liking this game when I originally played it, but when I came back years ago they made it way to easy. I don't need to have really difficult gameplay, but this was so easy that I could go AFK in combat and be completely fine. And this was without any grinding for exp or gear, and going by instinct build wise. The story may have been able to carry it, but as an MMO it doesn't respect your time so there are just so many long boring sections between plot progression. I would recommend watching a video of the plots instead.

[@rubenchavez6650]

You definitely can’t go afk and be fine in flash points or operations

[@Dass_Jennir]

I tried it early this year, as someone who loves both Kotor games, I wanted to see what happened next although I knew I wouldn’t like Shadow Of Revan. Was surprised tho, as I was really digging the Jedi Knight storyline at first (as I heard it was basically Kotor 3 for some), but after many hours and passing the level 30 milestone, the story didn’t seem to go anywhere and the missions became really repetitive. What ultimately made me quit was not being allowed to continue the story due to not having enough exp. It kinda saddens me nevertheless, as I look back at the first hours pretty fondly, I’m thinking of reinstalling it just to finish the Job, but I’m afraid the mission design might wear me off again.

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

I played SWTOR from around 2012-2016. I loved the Bounty Hunter. Oddly enough, I agree with you about it being a winter game. It feels much better to play SWTOR in the winter.

[@bacd-nn2lg]

This game has a huge thing that none of DisneyStar Wats movies have. It's a good story, and fantastic expanded SW universe.

[@lastwolflord]

I used to love this game. I remember beating it with my Jedi Knight. And Of course I banged the female Jedi in my party. But then they started adding way to much stuff after beating the sith emperor and got to be to much for me. I mean they would have better gear coming out every few months to the extent that great gear would be crap fast.

[@Mephilis78]

I switched to steam so I can keep track of time in game. It's one of my favorite steam features.

[@jfbeland690]

SWTOR's F2P model is mostly a free trial tho, playing for free feels VERY restrictive and some people with get annoyed by those restrictions fast. It really is a sub based game if you wanna play it as a MMO and not an offline RPG.

[@nat040496]

The only MMOs i know of that dont have typical “hotbar combat” are Black Desert, Blade and Soul and Tera. But all of them are lacking in real content and story. Personally i feel like MMOs SHOULD have hotbar-based combat. When i play an MMO i want that kinda thing

[@MyAmvList]

thenicly they have hot bar stuff to but you can use mouse to its like play how you want

[@cobrakingofeart]

does ESO count as an MMO that fits his desired qualities?

[@nat040496]

My Gaming Corner yeah but they dont feel like hotbar combat

[@nat040496]

cobrakingofeart matty specifically mentioned eso as having hotbar combat

[@cobrakingofeart]

@@nat040496 *shrug* i play on console where it doesn't

[@PraetorianAU]

If you havn't played Black Desert Online, check that one out. IMO one of the best combat systems in a MMO with the combo system they created. Great pve experience up until end game where it's all PVP after that. But there is no shortage of PVE content with all the crafting systems, workers you can hire, horse taming and breeding....lots of fun content.

[@Ninosai]

The bounty hunter is super fun as well. And the Sith Warrior has, in my opinion, the best story amongst the lightsaber wielding classes! I don't want to spoil too much but the simple fact there is a scene where you can convince a Jedi Master to kill an unarmed opponent who posed a future threat and then, leave them alive to return and teach students (though there's never something that comes from it in the story afterward but it's still pretty fun). It's up there with the Imperial Agent, really. I don't know, however, how well it holds up after the main story of the game is done as I haven't played the expansions.

[@NostalgiaVivec]

I have maybe 2k hours in this game. not really a PVP guy however my main toon being a sith warrior (my favourite class that I have completed) was a guild master of a guild of like 150 people. id honestly recommend starters play either Jedi knight or sith warrior. my first was sith warrior it really drew me in because we so often see the Jedi side so seeing the sith side is interesting to me. its quite similar to mass effect and dragon age with its relationship system and obviously its combat is MMO as hell. my one main recommendation to people who are just getting into the game is because the side quests on each planet are faction based not class-based (meaning every side quest you do with a sith empire toon is the same and every side quest for the republic is the same) you should play in a zig-zag pattern of one republic character then one empire character to limit burnout. another thing I recommend to people with the game is either ask your friends to see if you know an experienced player or fine an experienced player in-game (the community is friendly at least on the English European server however empire players tend to shitpost more so dromund kaas is entertaining) also i do have to disagree with matty on the Jedi consular, it is nowhere near as good as the other force using stories. most people consider either sith warrior or sith inquisitor the best stories for force users. however as matty said imperial agent is regarded as the best by almost anyone I've met who has played all the stories with republic trooper or smuggler being last.

[@emanueltwr]

Where did you purchase that Bastila shirt?

[@themrnails]

One thing this guy does not do a good job of is talk about the subscription model. It is recommended that you sub for at least 1 month. By doing so you unlock ALL the DLC up to that point forever. You can then unsub and you still have the DLC.

[@christofthedead]

isn't that clearly explained in the game?