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Game Update 1.7 will introduce Galactic Reputation to all players. This is a new way for your character to advance in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In a time of widespread conflict and political strife, disparate organizations throughout the galaxy seek allies in the struggle for peace... or conquest. Reputation measures how your character is perceived by these organizations it reflects the prestige you've earned through your heroic contributions to each cause.

Welcome to Meet the Developers! For this installment, we interviewed Rob Hinkle, Sr. Systems Designer for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In each “Meet the Developers,” we introduce a developer and ask them questions about their background, what they’re working on, and what they do for the team. After the interview, we will set up a thread on the forums so you can ask our featured developer further questions. Here’s our interview with Rob:

“I signed on to fight Imperials. Anything else I did was career dressing.”

Hello again everyone!

It has been an amazing couple of months since my last State of the Game blog. It feels like a good time to jump in again and give you a brief rundown on how we are doing, what is coming up next, and to tackle some issues head on. Let’s start with some comments about now and the future:

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the Guild Spotlight!

As we explained in our introduction, in each Guild Spotlight we will feature one guild from Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ and invite them to tell their story. In this spotlight we sit down with Ben, the Guild Leader of Hope’s Light. Hope’s Light has a special fondness for cookies and their own unique story to tell…

Hi everyone,

On November 15th we launched one of the biggest initiatives in our game since we opened the doors back in December of last year. Our new Free-to-Play option has allowed for many brand new and returning players to check out the changes that we’ve made to the game over the past year.

Welcome to Meet the Developers! For this installment, we interviewed Jonathan Crow, Gameplay Analyst for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In each “Meet the Developers,” we introduce a developer and ask them questions about their background, what they’re working on, and what they do for the team. After the interview, we will set up a thread on the forums so you can ask our featured developer further questions. Here’s our interview with Jonathan:

“Me and my buddy, the Sith. Nobody’s going to pick on me at school!”

The vastness of space. Mostly unexplored, yet teeming with life and possibilities.