Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG set long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. The online game stands strong after nearly 11 years, with seven expansions worth of action and epic lightsaber duels for those who picked the Jedi and Sith character classes. The expansions also told several deep, interweaving stories that beginners to the Star Wars MMORPG can enjoy.
Wars raged between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, dividing the Galaxy. This Great Galactic War lasted for decades until the Sith Lord Darth Malgus led a surprise attack on Coruscant, the Republic's capital world. As a result of his deadly invasion, both sides reluctantly signed the Treaty of Coruscant, establishing a period of uneasy peace between two competing factions. This is when the events of Star Wars: The Old Republic begin.
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The years that followed the treaty saw a steady increase in hostility between the Republic and the Empire. In spite of the Treaty of Coruscant, both sides continued to try to weaken the other, bringing about a cold war. While the Republic defended its capital planet and fought back against its ancient enemies, the Empire began to occupy several unclaimed worlds and urged others to openly abandon the Republic.
This is the journey that players follow through the Star Wars: The Old Republic player class stories. After twelve years of fragile peace, the Republic and the Empire once again went to war. Many people believed that the end of hostilities would come quickly and for good when it was believed that a Jedi managed to destroy the Sith Emperor Vitiate. Instead, competing factions within the Empire emerged to try to fill the power void, leading to more
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