Instead of running dungeons and raids, in the Star Wars universe we will be delving into Flashpoints and Operations. They will be held within their own instance in the game, the same as any other MMO. The group size for Operations is the purpose of this post. As posted on the SW:TOR website:

Operations in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ are large-scale multi-group missions where you will join your Republic or Imperial allies to confront the most dangerous threats in the galaxy. Each story-driven Operation is available to both factions and is designed to challenge groups of either eight or sixteen players to use their skills, wits, and teamwork to ensure that they successfully complete the mission while still being accessible to newcomers to the genre.

Personally, I like the idea of 8 or 16 people. Things may change before launch, or even after launch. WoW went from 40-man raids in Vanilla down to 10-man by Wrath’s launch. I’m a big fan of smaller sized raids myself. I like the idea that Operations will be available with a minimum of 8 people, as it is pretty easy to find 7 others that might want to run something with you. 16 people in the larger versions seems good as well. A few more than 10 but less than 25 seems like it will be easily manageable and easy to find enough people to fill slots. In a smaller-sized guild, such as we have been involved in, I look forward to hopefully being able to actually complete some end-game content when it’s still new!

Each version of the operations has multiple difficulties as well, which will most likely mean better loot for the harder versions. All in all, it seems like a good idea to me, though it will be interesting to see how it all pans out at launch.

Well, it was bound to happen eventually.

My apologies to our 3 readers for the lack of the BBQ Blog for the past many months. As the crew slowly gave up WoW posts obviously dwindled. I also checked the blog less and less, then not at all. The funds ran out, and my webhost doesn’t keep files for unpaid hosting accounts, thus destroying the past iteration of the BBQ Blog.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, we have risen once more (I hope!) . I got the chance to take part in a weekend testing phase of Starwars: The Old Republic, and I must say I was impressed by the game at this stage of development. It was really fun, slightly addictive, and better yet… it’s something I can actually see myself playing.

I’m a casual gamer by necessity; real-life commitments always come first for me, and unfortunately this lften leaves me with little time to fuel my gaming habit. With the few hours I did get to put into testing the game, I was entertained and immersed in a great game environment. I actually cared about the quests I was given. It wasn’t the hunt-and-fetch style that I was used to, and that is one thing I hated about WoW… I hated the grind. SW:TOR didn’t feel grindy at all to start off with, and it was really quite fun. After the weekend I made sure to pre-order so I could ensure that I get in on the action once it starts up. I understand that it will still be full of bugs and balance issues, especially in its first year or so, but I’m willing to give it a shot and stick with it for a while to see it through to end-game.

So here’s to Anarac in Space, swinging lightsabers, rolling With A Bad Feeling about this!

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