SWTOR: My Saga has Begun

I got a pretty sweet birthday gift from Bioware this week; my early access invite to Star Wars: The Old Republic! WOOHOO!

What I’m excited about is how even though I was in the beta, I didn’t get a lot of time to do anything except check out Character Creation and the basics, so I’m letting the game do its thing and taking it all in on my first main character as a noob. It’s refreshing to be in a new (but still somewhat familiar) world and immerse myself in the story. I love all of the cut scenes and storyline sequences because it makes the game feel more real; all of the choices I have to make along the way helps shape my story and for the first time since SWG, I feel like the quests are an important part of my storyline, and they’re actually engaging so far. It’s like a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but in the Star Wars universe, and with other players to interact with.

But let’s be honest – with a 5.5 month old, a full time job, and my small geeky soapmaking business on the side, my game time will be limited. The last couple of nights I’ve logged in after the baby has gone to bed, but because I get up so early, I only play for an hour or two before going to bed myself. There will be a lot of sneaking time in when I can and little windows of gaming opportunity, but I’ve accepted that I won’t be playing as much as I used to, and thus not leveling as quickly as most of my guildmates. But that’s ok – I’m back in a Star Wars game with old SWG friends, which makes me happy.

Speaking of guildmates, here are the particulars. As a nod to my old SWG pink Rodian character from Flurry, my SWTOR character is named Amethyst. She’s a zabrak Sith Inquisitor on the Port Nowhere shard, guilded with some of SWG-Flurry and the Emperor’s finest Imperials… the Durmanhoth Clan. I also have the alts Ame’thyst (Bounty Hunter) and A’methyst (Imperial Agent), who are also Imperials in DC. Be sure to say hi if you see me online!

Hope to see you in-game! :)