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		Star Wars: TOR takes a bold progressive leap into the 21st century by allowing same-sex relationships as long as they stay on the 'gay' planet (ibtimes.co.uk)		112
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Voiceofreason01		2013-01-14 10:17:57 AM

Bioware: completely missing the farking point since 2007(at least)

Cythraul		2013-01-14 10:31:48 AM

Subby, this sounds like more of a limitation of their budget and game design choices than some form of evil discrimination.

They probably don't want to get all the voice actors from the other worlds together to record new dialogue options for the areas of the game that have been available since launch.

UberDave		2013-01-14 10:41:13 AM

Ahh yes. Nothing like auto-play music that you can't control.

Gay characters are the least of my concerns with SWTOR. I haven't signed on in months. I leveled to 50 then got pissed that the armor and weapons that I meticulously crafted and looted was suddenly out stripped by the lvl50 armor set that they just give you. That along with no environment variables with respect to combat and group aggro every freaking time just got old. I may check back in soon...the wall hackers and aim-botters in BO2 are getting old.

LesserEvil		2013-01-14 11:54:12 AM

Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

Drewdad		2013-01-14 01:36:50 PM

New content has same-sex romantic options.

This was the only planet added this time.

This is a non-story.

kevinatilusa		2013-01-14 01:37:19 PM

In the imperial navy,
yes you can sail the galaxies
In the imperial navy...

dualplains		2013-01-14 01:38:37 PM

LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

mcgreggers99		2013-01-14 01:40:39 PM

To be fair, this would have been a MASSIVE undertaking to implement into the game post release. But they shot themselves in the foot ad promised same sex relationships after they released the game without really calculating what it would take to put that into place. They had to deliver something after making that promise and this is the compromise. Damned if they did, and damned if they didn't. That has been the story for Bioware for the last 2 years.

Dingleberry Dickwad		2013-01-14 01:41:11 PM

People still play SW:TOR? I foolishly pre-ordered it and while it was fun for a while it got old 6 months after launch and it was dying already.

Lt. Cheese Weasel		2013-01-14 01:41:25 PM

Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'Han shot first.' don't it?

cgraves67		2013-01-14 01:41:26 PM

Drewdad: New content has same-sex romantic options.

This was the only planet added this time.

This is a non-story.

That's what I'm getting from this as well. New content available in new areas only. Big shocker there. It sounds like someone is beating the scandal drum in the marketing department.

Not that I plan to go out and resubscribe, but now I'm curious about what they are adding to the game. I got about 5 characters to the max level and lost interest because I don't want to spend the entire end game doing the same dungeons and same PvP scenarios over and over.

Bondith		2013-01-14 01:41:35 PM

.dualplains: LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

You came in that thing? You've braver than I thought

Arn_Dee		2013-01-14 01:42:10 PM

So Uranus?

Spanky_McFarksalot		2013-01-14 01:42:47 PM

this game pisses me off to no end. I played, stop playing and when they announced free to play tried to back, but it won't let me unless I sign up for a monthly plan.

fffffffffffffffuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Giltric		2013-01-14 01:43:39 PM

UO was doing this in 1932

PrivateCaboose		2013-01-14 01:44:33 PM

This is lame. Fable had same sex relationships in 2004.

gingerjet		2013-01-14 01:45:01 PM

My sith bounty hunter with the heart of gold can finally be an honest man.

/at least on one planet
//and this has been in works for a while now
///cue the right wing outrage in 3...2...

dualplains		2013-01-14 01:45:35 PM

Dingleberry Dickwad: People still play SW:TOR? I foolishly pre-ordered it and while it was fun for a while it got old 6 months after launch and it was dying already.

I still play it. I love the character/story driven aspect to it. I've got NO interest in the MMO part, though.

gingerjet		2013-01-14 01:46:01 PM

Dingleberry Dickwad: People still play SW:TOR? I foolishly pre-ordered it and while it was fun for a while it got old 6 months after launch and it was dying already.

They've made some significant changes and consolidated servers. I started playing again and its improved quite a bit.

buttery_shame_cave		2013-01-14 01:46:45 PM

honestly, it's seemed to me like bioware's essentially pulled the main plug on TOR already, what with the whole massive hemmorrage of players and going F2P/PTW.

so now they're simply devoting enough to keep the faithful and the mouthbreathing attached and pumping quarters into the slot.

dualplains: LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

you two fancy bastards got me both times. bravo.

cgraves67		2013-01-14 01:46:49 PM

cgraves67: Drewdad: New content has same-sex romantic options.

This was the only planet added this time.

This is a non-story.

That's what I'm getting from this as well. New content available in new areas only. Big shocker there. It sounds like someone is beating the scandal drum in the marketing department.

Not that I plan to go out and resubscribe, but now I'm curious about what they are adding to the game. I got about 5 characters to the max level and lost interest because I don't want to spend the entire end game doing the same dungeons and same PvP scenarios over and over.

And now I've looked at it. For $20 dollars you get a whole 5 additional levels on a new planet with new class story lines. I'm underwhelmed. No new classes. No new races. Meh meh meh.

Cythraul		2013-01-14 01:47:19 PM

Dingleberry Dickwad: People still play SW:TOR? I foolishly pre-ordered it and while it was fun for a while it got old 6 months after launch and it was dying already.

I pre-ordered the super-duper-mega-box-ultimate-collector's edition. And I played it for about two weeks. I'll never pre-order an MMO ever again.

dualplains		2013-01-14 01:49:30 PM

cgraves67: Drewdad: New content has same-sex romantic options.

This was the only planet added this time.

This is a non-story.

That's what I'm getting from this as well. New content available in new areas only. Big shocker there. It sounds like someone is beating the scandal drum in the marketing department.

Not that I plan to go out and resubscribe, but now I'm curious about what they are adding to the game. I got about 5 characters to the max level and lost interest because I don't want to spend the entire end game doing the same dungeons and same PvP scenarios over and over.

I guess I just don't have the time to commit. I've been playing since pre-order and only have one 50.

dualplains		2013-01-14 01:52:55 PM

Bondith: .dualplains: LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

You came in that thing? You've braver than I thought

"Oh, this oil bath is going to feel SOO good!"

Duck_of_Doom		2013-01-14 01:54:39 PM

Someone whined and was quoted in TFA: Star Wars is a family-based story with nothing to do with SGR

Are people really this inured to violence? Torturing a slave, having antisocial personality disorder, killing, lying, backstabbing - all family-friendly family values. Flirting with a same-gendered being on one planet that is gated by a paywall - ruining the game.

Come to think of it, sex and relationships have nothing to do with Star Wars. In 6 movies, only 2 relationships are ever shown - one a dysfunctional secret marriage, the other a couple going from flirtation to "true undying eternal love" with barely a kiss. Including them ruined the game!

Nightenstaff		2013-01-14 01:54:53 PM

That is one of the most misleading article headlines I've seen for a while.

/I miss journalism

Mikey1969		2013-01-14 01:58:42 PM

However, the article also features excerpts from BioWare's official forums, where fans of The Old Republic have complained about the addition of same-sex relationships to the game.

"Star Wars is a family-based story with nothing to do with SGR," wrote one user. "Please, please, please Bioware do not allow SGR in Star Wars The Old Republic. It will ruin the game and make a lot of people leave it."

Another user wrote: "Got to agree with some of the posts on the SGR. If you can't get it right in the real world then don't stick it in the game, way too hot a topic to draw that kind of attention. I foresee thousands of parents deleting this game from their kid's computers and others because their church told them to. Why go there? Is it really worth it?"

What the fark? Even more than in the real world, how will the fact that this option exists impact ANYONE who doesn't want it? How is having this OPTION in the game going to "ruin" it? I don't play the game myself, but if someone chooses to have a gay partner, how does this change the experience for everyone else?

neritz		2013-01-14 01:58:48 PM

dualplains: cgraves67: Drewdad: New content has same-sex romantic options.

This was the only planet added this time.

This is a non-story.

That's what I'm getting from this as well. New content available in new areas only. Big shocker there. It sounds like someone is beating the scandal drum in the marketing department.

Not that I plan to go out and resubscribe, but now I'm curious about what they are adding to the game. I got about 5 characters to the max level and lost interest because I don't want to spend the entire end game doing the same dungeons and same PvP scenarios over and over.

I guess I just don't have the time to commit. I've been playing since pre-order and only have one 50.

Same here. I just started a second character last week.

QT_3.14159		2013-01-14 01:59:19 PM

I really enjoyed the time I spent in SWTOR, but I haven't had time to do anything with it for months. But now that I finally replaced my Naga mouse, it may be time to sign on and play some huttball! The biggest problem with pvp, is that I can't play huttball every round. :(

Bondith		2013-01-14 01:59:42 PM

Duck_of_Doom: Come to think of it, sex and relationships have nothing to do with Star Wars. In 6 movies, only 2 relationships are ever shown - one a dysfunctional secret marriage, the other a couple going from flirtation to "true undying eternal love" with barely a kiss. Including them ruined the game!

Don't forget the incest.

dualplains: Bondith: .dualplains: LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

You came in that thing? You've braver than I thought

"Oh, this oil bath is going to feel SOO good!"

I'm suddenly looking at that torture device Vader strapped Han in a whole new light.

/I figured Vader would be into kinky stuff, but I never saw Han as the type to enjoy bondage and electroplay

doomjesse		2013-01-14 02:01:30 PM

is the gay planet called San Francisco by any chance?

/drtfa

Parthenogenetic		2013-01-14 02:04:23 PM

LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

dualplains: LesserEvil: Be careful when entering the Blue Oyster Cantina.... it's hard to refuse when a Wookie in a leather motorcycle cap wants to dance with you.

"I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

So... "wookiee" is the Star Wars universe's equivalent of "bear" in our culture. Got it.

Valacirca		2013-01-14 02:06:04 PM

TORtanic never stops being hilariously awful.

andrewagill		2013-01-14 02:06:54 PM

Sci-Fi sucks at getting sex right. All gay people live on Makeb. All misogynistic farks live on Gor. Could be worse. Could be packed into one spaceship:

I recall that the book featured incest, gerontophilia, and pedophilia, but I can't remember if it was all three at the same time.

Aaaand it probably wasn't the best foray into non-kids' books. ``Oh,'' said I as a 13-year-old, ``All grown-up books must have things like anal beads in them.''

gingerjet		2013-01-14 02:08:58 PM

dualplains: "I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

Considering R2's relationship with the twink droid - I always pegged R2 as the top.

andrewagill		2013-01-14 02:09:18 PM

Oh, and I think I misread TOR in the headline. Not Tor Books, then?

EngineerAU		2013-01-14 02:11:58 PM

Dear International Business Times,

Multiple videos on the same page set to autoplay?

Not cool dudes, not cool at all.

Sincerely,

Humanity
(yes, even that one guy living in a cave eating blind crickets)

neuroflare		2013-01-14 02:15:19 PM

I stopped playing SWTOR because of how hobbled the F2P system was and decided to play KOTOR an KOTOR2 for the first time, still playing 2 and they're farking awesome.

Duck_of_Doom		2013-01-14 02:16:30 PM

gingerjet: dualplains: "I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee top."

Considering R2's relationship with the twink droid - I always pegged R2 as the top.

He does have those great onboard tools and that shiny round dome. R2's also a slut, hooking up to every socket he can fit his widget into. How many droids can say they've done the Death Star?

/besides your mom

jimmiejaz		2013-01-14 02:17:16 PM

I still play almost everyday, subscriber since BETA and I still find it fun. I have 16 lvl 50 characters, but unfortunately, missed the pre-order for RotHC

Fano		2013-01-14 02:17:19 PM

Lesbonia 69?

meat0918		2013-01-14 02:18:19 PM

TOR FTP is ok, but damn, if you're trying to get people into the anemic endgame and the barren PVP battlegrounds, don't block to FTP players from even accessing endgame and limit them so harshly on the battlegrounds.

And you have to pay to hide your head item slot. Seriously EA. WTF?

That's my only real complaint, the rest I accept as the cost of playing the game FTP. I'll probably drop the $5 to become a "preferred" player or whatever, just to access my bank vault and open up the send mail option.

KingsleyZisou		2013-01-14 02:20:25 PM

Valacirca: TORtanic never stops being hilariously awful.

I would steak that awesome phrase, but all my friends and coworkers stopped talking about this game months ago.

/even that lame guy in marketing who didn't hit 50 till 9 months after he subbed
//got 3 to 50 and couldn't take the repetition anymore

Yuri Futanari		2013-01-14 02:21:49 PM

Leveled a couple characters to 50 and had a generally good time (though after playing GW2/Tera I need a bit more activity in my MMO combat now). I'll come back if you ever implement some SGR arcs for existing characters since there were some alts I wanted to make, but it sounds like that won't be for a long time, if ever.

limeyfellow		2013-01-14 02:23:19 PM

KingsleyZisou		2013-01-14 02:24:11 PM

meat0918: TOR FTP is ok, but damn, if you're trying to get people into the anemic endgame and the barren PVP battlegrounds, don't block to FTP players from even accessing endgame and limit them so harshly on the battlegrounds.

And you have to pay to hide your head item slot. Seriously EA. WTF?

That's my only real complaint, the rest I accept as the cost of playing the game FTP. I'll probably drop the $5 to become a "preferred" player or whatever, just to access my bank vault and open up the send mail option.

In addition to all that, you don't think the missing two ability bars and single crafting profession gimp f2p horribly?

/you're braver than I thought

moothemagiccow		2013-01-14 02:24:18 PM

Cythraul: Subby, this sounds like more of a limitation of their budget and game design choices than some form of evil discrimination.

They probably don't want to get all the voice actors from the other worlds together to record new dialogue options for the areas of the game that have been available since launch.

So they'll just hire one guy who can do a good lisp?

Current Resident		2013-01-14 02:30:27 PM

"Gay" planet?

Is it called Mantooine?

Mog32Kupo		2013-01-14 02:33:35 PM

I'm in the "Played for 6 months, got to 50, got bored, moved on' boat.

Currently playing a Guardian in GW2 and am finding it REALLY entertaining. I thought WoW kinda killed it for me for fantasy MMO, but GW2 really has brought me back.

I like the fact that its a lot more open, you have things constantly going on, and you really only have one questline...and that's your story quest. Everything else is just dinking around at your own pace.