SWTOR Guild Info

Some new info coming out of Bioware about Guilds in SWTOR. The first bit is simple, in preparation for launch guilds are being marked as to whether or not they will qualify to be pre-created on a server. This is a minor thing, but a good sign that we are getting closer to launch. It’s unclear when the guild server creation will happen, but presumably it happen for Early Access and not just at Launch. Still no idea when Early Access will begin.

The next bit of news is details on the different server types.

PvE (Player vs Environment) – Players will have to manually flag themselves if they wish to engage in PvP outside of designated Warzones and Open World PvP areas.

PvP (Player vs Player) – Players are automatically flagged for PvP outside of the designated ‘safe’ areas (such as Origin Worlds, Capital Worlds, and the Republic/Imperial Fleets; see below for more info).

RP-PvE – Players are encouraged to roleplay and act ‘in-character’ while playing on an RP-PvE server. Players must manually flag themselves if they wish to engage in PvP outside of designated Warzones and Open World PvP areas.

RP-PvP – Players are encouraged to roleplay and act ‘in-character’ while playing on an RP-PvP server. Players are automatically flagged for PvP outside of the designated ‘safe’ areas (such as Origin Worlds, Capital Worlds, and the Republic/Imperial Fleets; see below for more info).

Currently, there are only 3 choices for server type on the Guild page:  PVE, PVP, and RP. It looks like RP will be put onto RP-PVE servers and if you want to create a RP-PVP guild, you need to do that manually after launch.

The PVP rule set seems simple enough. There are safezones, primarily starter planets and capitals, but most other places are “Red=Dead” friendly. This can be fun, but I have no interest in that for a main game play. Especially in a game like SWTOR. The purpose of the game is story, which is hard to follow if you have to worry about getting ganked. It’s nice having the option to flag yourself if you are in the mood for PVP>

The Republic Sentinels will be playing a good old fashioned PVE server. We like some RP and some PVP but as side things, not our main focus. I wouldn’t mind a RP-PVE, but it’s easier find some people interested in RP within a medium sized PVE guild, than it is to get a RP heavy group ready to tackle a raid.