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Returning to Taris

Once home to a sprawling planet-wide city, Taris was razed long ago by the Sith Lord Darth Malak while seeking to eliminate the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan. Now, a post-apocalyptic Taris is being realized in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. After 300 years, Republic and Jedi leaders are moving forward with the efforts at colonization.

Watch insights from James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn, Scott Carpenter, and Mark How about the new environments – and adventures – awaiting players in our latest Developer Dispatch: Returning to Taris!

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Sun, 07/11/2010 - 04:27

Q&A: What would u rather walk on Taris or Corriban?
REPLY!!!!

Sat, 05/01/2010 - 14:56

Taris was one of my favorites, I like it.

Wed, 04/14/2010 - 14:13

i cannot wait to walk on taris!!!!!

Thu, 04/01/2010 - 13:40

Yeah, this could be greatest Star Wars game, especialy created by Bioware. Nice job Bioware.

Tue, 03/30/2010 - 00:18

Taris looks much better. You can actually see green. I hope the promised land is still there; it would be awesome to see what it looks like. Can't wait to play. Thanks, Bioware, for doing such an awesome job.

Mon, 03/22/2010 - 19:05

Hey! I hav'nt seen anyone talk about the promiseland.. Maybe the people there survived :O

Mon, 03/22/2010 - 03:20

I'm very much looking forward to checking out what happened on Taris since last time all of us KOTOR gamers visited it last and even though it was basically a tutorial, I for one actually enjoyed playing through it. It was one of the few tutorials that didn't make me bored as could be and praying it would just end already lol.

Sun, 03/21/2010 - 02:40

I hope they really make Taris much more interesting than it was in KotOR... I've never experienced such a long tutorial-like level in my life... mabey Taris won't be so monotone this ime.

Sat, 03/20/2010 - 15:59

Oh, I remember KotOR!

Sat, 03/20/2010 - 03:51

Taris was my favorite planet in kotor, so im glad your putting it in this game too!!!! keep up the good work

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 03:16

you think their will be rancors on taris. their was one in kotor

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 02:12

Ahhhhhh, nostalgia, I love it =)

I wonder just how big of an impact on the planet we will be able to leave in our storylines. I wonder if something along the lines of "phase shifting" will be used and to what extent.

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 20:36

It would be fun if you could get infected with the sicnes and turn into a raghul. :D

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 19:23

Been waiting for this, Great I was wondering after Kotor what was going to happen to the planet, is there anything you forget with this game. Fantastic work looks a aweseome game!

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 17:47

well i know where ill be spending my days. i loved taris my opinion best planet. i just hope their be alot of places to explore on it. that would be a let down.

Consolur Psyfid

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:22

i hope they have the people who are or at the Promised Land maybe u have to find them and help them or if u are a sith...well u kill them maybe... yes.....who know? they might not even be alive.

 
Thu, 03/18/2010 - 18:18

yea and i wander how the vulkar and other gangs r doing

 
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:01

i was thinkin the same thing!

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:24

Wow Taris is back, this will be great, now no sith roopers lol!

ya i hoped i get picked for beta testing

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:19

I'm new here and I loved the rpg feel that bioware gives to KOTOR and JADE EMPIRE!! Wanted to know if anyone here has been picked for the testing?
And when is this game to be released?

Thanks.... Tonab Bogen

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:32

Cool Taris is back

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 20:27

Taris was not my favorite world but i did like it. now maybe will see if any humans survived

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:19

...I guess Zelka never did get around to using the Rakghoul serum in time... considering Malak blew him up right before he could mass produced the antidote...
"Now I can start making more of this serum just time! Wait? Whats that sound? Ooooh Noooo!!!"
- Zelka Forn

 
Sun, 03/21/2010 - 02:44

Given the luck of us wonderful fans the only surviors will be Vulkars,Gammoreans, and Rakghouls.

 
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:24

Probably cleansed the entire planet clean, for the most part, killing out the rakghoul unless the undercity's crust was too thick to be penetrated.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:58

Can't wait to roam around Taris again, but It's hard to imagine Taris as anything other than either a thriving metropolis or smoldering wastes, so I'm very excited to see how the restoration project worked and to what extent.

 
Thu, 03/18/2010 - 17:50

its kinda funny. the stuck up ones on top who hated alians now live with them haha

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 22:35

This looks realy interresting. It was cool they tied in Darth Malack with Taris' history but i hope Darth sion will come in the history.

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 05:01

this is exciting cant wait to just explore and enjoy seeing Taris again maybe even run into the underworld people again maybe they survived the bombing since they r so far underground.

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 17:24

Will there be any piggies running around on Tarsis?

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 11:25

Taris Rulez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 03:40

Hmmm... Taris, I wasn't expecting that. This should be interesting. LET'S KILL US SOME RAKGHOULS.

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 22:22

i wonder when they will announcethe races you could be in the game

 
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:23

Ya I cant wait till we can see the races we will be able to pick from, i hope we will have a lot.

 
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 16:15

I hope I'll can be a Jawa Sith... :D

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 01:48

Wouldn't be surprised if the group that we helped get to the Promised Land (if you played good) were the only survivors.

I don't expect Taris to look the same, besides from structural damage, the landscape should have changed with all the Sith destruction.

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 20:42

If you can access the upper layers of the cities, this may be my favorite planet!

 
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 20:44

Also if you can find the "Promised Land" that you led the refugees to in the first game, that would be awesome.

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 02:52

Taris prepare for the one and only Sam_Valo!!!

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:04

Awesome job Bioware for setting the new bar for all MMOs... cant wait!

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 03:32

This game is looking real good and well fleshed out. Can not wait.

 
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:21

He is talking about the deceived trailer with guys that are dressed up like Revan.

 
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:41

which trailer?

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:53

Certainly a beautiful imagining. If the game looks like these videos we're really in for a treat, esp those of us with kick a$$ graphics cards.

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 05:18

i have a lot of experience with MMO's like SWG, EQ, EQ2 and this looks really good i hope it lives up to all that's expected

 
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 22:23

DarthNatrist: No, I think we can safely assume that Revan has not yet made an official appearance, since lucasarts and Bioware are both mum on his (or her, to those who prefer a female) eventual fate after Kotor 1.

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 01:44

Wait! Wasn't Taris reconstructed during Kotor 2: The Sith Lords? I mean "you" saved the planet and killed the Sith Lord with it didn't you?

 
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 03:36

KOTOR 2 did improve bits of gameplay but the story was terrible when compared to its predecessor showing once again that Bioware's focus on a good story really makes a game.

 
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:26

@DarthSheeth Naah, Bioware did have a hand there. Obsidian worked alot with them for Kotor2. But youre mainly right, Bioware would have made it alot better =P

 
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 07:32

and Kotor 2 was not made by bioware so in my mind it failed. and it did really, it was an incomplete game. Bioware would have made it 100X better than Obsidian did

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