TOR and canon

Because many would like that fake universe to be one fake universe and not multiple fake universes. Some are really into SW, as they are into Star Trek, Dr. Who, etc. They want anything that's written in any of those fake universes to be consistent, otherwise the fantasy kind of falls apart.

but the star wars universe was fractured by various comics, cartoons, books, a holiday special, and ewok movies that dont match up and were already badly retconned before this game or kotor ever existed, this want for a unified timeline just isnt obtainable and hasnt been since 1983

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Canon is about as relevant as what I had to eat last night.

Chicken and waffles for those of you who might be interested.

Because many would like that fake universe to be one fake universe and not multiple fake universes. Some are really into SW, as they are into Star Trek, Dr. Who, etc. They want anything that's written in any of those fake universes to be consistent, otherwise the fantasy kind of falls apart.

So, no, SWTOR isn't canon, as it doesn't have the weight to force other works to adhere to its story. However, the close interaction with LSG gives it a higher level of authenticity and applicability to the official lore than, say, the vast majority of the EU books. The point here isn't to add another level of "canonicity", but to try to reassure those who care about such things, that SWTOR is going to be tied closer to the canon story than the stuff that was specifically targeted under the Legends category.

I don't understand how Star Wars is 'canon' at all. Isn't canon used to refer to legit scriptures or other sacred writings? The word translates from law, after all. Like the Bible, or the Quran; those are canon. Star Wars is some story some dude made up, this one time. Even if all are fiction, SW is the only one presented as fiction. Doesn't that disqualify it from ever calling itself canon, ever? So really, the whole thing is legends; they can change it however they want to.

Plus as someone mentioned, they already began going the route of Marvel, where a bunch of books by other random dudes have come out, and some of them contradict, but they're all 'official,' so that continuity ship sailed in the 80s.

Because many would like that fake universe to be one fake universe and not multiple fake universes. Some are really into SW, as they are into Star Trek, Dr. Who, etc. They want anything that's written in any of those fake universes to be consistent, otherwise the fantasy kind of falls apart.