Recently I’ve had the opportunity to play the beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Since I’m a huge fan of the franchise, I was excited to see an MMO for it. I’d never played Star Wars Galaxies, mainly because I never had the chance, but seeing its sordid history I’m glad I wasn’t tainted by it. SWtOR (as I and some friends refer to it) is set 3,500 years before the films, and 300 years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic. You choose between either Republic or Empire as far as factions go. The Empire is the “evil” faction of course and the Republic the “good.”