Shintar
@shintar.bsky.social
Avid MMO gamer and long-time blogger. Star Wars: The Old Republic is my main game, but I'm also a casual World of Warcraft player.
My SWTOR blog: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/
My WoW blog: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/
My SWTOR blog: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/
My WoW blog: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/
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SOTOR Podcast - "Episode 139: Galactic Threads Story Review" is now available. Enjoy! #swtor
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Episode 139: Galactic Threads Story Review - State Of The Old Republic Podcast
This week, I’m diving deep into the Galactic Threads story in Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s a tale with big ambitions, and I’ll be breaking down what worked, what didn’t, and the moments that…
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January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
SOTOR Podcast - "Episode 139: Galactic Threads Story Review" is now available. Enjoy! #swtor
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More about my WoW patch day experience:
Midnight Pre-Patch Impressions
The Midnight pre-patch landed this week, and I feel like I approach this kind of update with more and more trepidation as time goes by. Wher...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
More about my WoW patch day experience:
Fired up WoW for the first time since the patch and already my favourite thing is that thanks to the transmog revamp, all my characters look hideous on the character selection screen.
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Fired up WoW for the first time since the patch and already my favourite thing is that thanks to the transmog revamp, all my characters look hideous on the character selection screen.
Last week was also Total Galactic War in #SWTOR once again, so I was no-lifeing that a bit. I don't have an exciting tale of Conquest to tell about it this time, but I thought I'd share some tips for other people interested in the subject:
My Total Galactic War Routine
Last week was Total Galactic War again - my first after successfully conquering the galaxy with my guild last June . I was kind of wondering...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Last week was also Total Galactic War in #SWTOR once again, so I was no-lifeing that a bit. I don't have an exciting tale of Conquest to tell about it this time, but I thought I'd share some tips for other people interested in the subject:
Farewell, Legion Remix! As someone who didn't play Legion back in the day, it's been quite an adventure.
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Farewell, Legion Remix! As someone who didn't play Legion back in the day, it's been quite an adventure.
I thought that I'd be done with MoP Classic by now, but I've found myself weirdly engaged with it over the past few weeks: #WorldofWarcraft
MoP Classic: Still the Better Housing
I expected that I'd be dropping Mists of Pandaria Classic the moment I finished my " Project Vale ", but surprisingly, this has not been the...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I thought that I'd be done with MoP Classic by now, but I've found myself weirdly engaged with it over the past few weeks: #WorldofWarcraft
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With Legion Remix coming to a close, Blizzard has announced one final send-off for Legion Remix, including how to earn the Cloudy With a Chance of Infernals achievement and what you need to know about Timerunner transfers.
#warcraft
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#warcraft
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Embrace the Chaos of the Final Weekend of Legion Remix
With Legion Remix coming to a close, Blizzard has announced one final send-off for Legion Remix, including how to earn the Cloudy With a Chance of Infernals achievement and what you need to know about...
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January 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM
With Legion Remix coming to a close, Blizzard has announced one final send-off for Legion Remix, including how to earn the Cloudy With a Chance of Infernals achievement and what you need to know about Timerunner transfers.
#warcraft
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#warcraft
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Congrats to SWTOR, the recipient of MOP's lifetime achievement award for 2025!
🏆 massivelyop.com/2026/01/10/m...
#MMORPG #SWTOR
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#MMORPG #SWTOR
MassivelyOP’s 2025 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award | Massively Overpowered
Welcome back to MassivelyOP’s annual awards for one more special honoree. Readers will remember that a few years ago, we decided to institute a lifetime achievement award specifically to honor an…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Congrats to SWTOR, the recipient of MOP's lifetime achievement award for 2025!
🏆 massivelyop.com/2026/01/10/m...
#MMORPG #SWTOR
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#MMORPG #SWTOR
I bet you've all been waiting for my review of SWTOR's 7.8 story update, haven't you? (Let's pretend, OK?) Well, here it is:
Galactic Threads: Things Are Starting to Come Together
With more than 18 months having passed since the last story update, my anticipation for 7.8's Galactic Threads was high, and I'm happy to sa...
swtorcommando.blogspot.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I bet you've all been waiting for my review of SWTOR's 7.8 story update, haven't you? (Let's pretend, OK?) Well, here it is:
With #WorldofWarcraft 's Legion Remix wrapping up soon, I had some thoughts on the overall experience (of doing ALL THE THINGS in this mode):
Bringing Order to the Isles
There's a little more than a week left in Legion Remix, and a few days ago I finished my last achievement for this special mode. According t...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
With #WorldofWarcraft 's Legion Remix wrapping up soon, I had some thoughts on the overall experience (of doing ALL THE THINGS in this mode):
I finished my last Galactic Seasons objectives this weekend! Time to finally take a look back at GS9 and what I thought of it: #SWTOR
Galactic Season 9 in Review
It's finally done! I completed all Galactic Season 9 meta achievements on all servers. I didn't have to wait with writing this until that w...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I finished my last Galactic Seasons objectives this weekend! Time to finally take a look back at GS9 and what I thought of it: #SWTOR
Today I wrote about the entire reason I decided to level up in MoP Classic, even though I wasn't that interested in actually playing its content:
The Original Vale of Eternal Blossoms
The original Vale of Eternal Blossoms has, strangely, turned out to be WoW's most short-lived and exclusive zone. Some of us may have been s...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today I wrote about the entire reason I decided to level up in MoP Classic, even though I wasn't that interested in actually playing its content:
A good start to my 2026 in #SWTOR:
Legacy Level 50 on Satele Shan
Back in September I posted about hitting legacy level 50 on Shae Vizla , and at the end of that post I noted about the three remaining serve...
swtorcommando.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A good start to my 2026 in #SWTOR:
Y'all checked out your Bluesky Wrapped yet? I saw some people posting it but without the link; it can be found here: madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
I quite enjoyed seeing my own stats.
I quite enjoyed seeing my own stats.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Y'all checked out your Bluesky Wrapped yet? I saw some people posting it but without the link; it can be found here: madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
I quite enjoyed seeing my own stats.
I quite enjoyed seeing my own stats.
And just in time before the new year (at least in my time zone), part 2 of my look back at my year in #WorldofWarcraft, this one focused on what I got up to in War Within:
Retail WoW & Me in 2025
What with the 80/20 split in play time mentioned in my previous post , it seems hard to deny that I'm more of a retail player now, even if i...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And just in time before the new year (at least in my time zone), part 2 of my look back at my year in #WorldofWarcraft, this one focused on what I got up to in War Within:
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Is there enough time for you to finish the #SWTOR Galactic Season and get all the rewards?
I made a little calculator 🙂 Make a copy, type in how many points you have and how many days are left in the season + useful info!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I made a little calculator 🙂 Make a copy, type in how many points you have and how many days are left in the season + useful info!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Is there enough time for you to finish the #SWTOR Galactic Season and get all the rewards?
I made a little calculator 🙂 Make a copy, type in how many points you have and how many days are left in the season + useful info!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I made a little calculator 🙂 Make a copy, type in how many points you have and how many days are left in the season + useful info!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Another one of my traditions at the end of the year is to look back at my year in #WorldofWarcraft in two parts - one dedicated to Classic and one to retail. Today, here's part one about my year in Classic:
Classic WoW & Me in 2025
2025 has been another unexciting year for WoW Classic and me, as my play time dropped even further year on year. Based on ManicTime 's numbe...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Another one of my traditions at the end of the year is to look back at my year in #WorldofWarcraft in two parts - one dedicated to Classic and one to retail. Today, here's part one about my year in Classic:
As 2025 is coming to an end, I wanted to take a closer look at Keith's road map for 2026 that he posted a bit over a week ago - exciting things are afoot, but context matters. #SWTOR
What to Expect from SWTOR in 2026
I mentioned briefly in my 2025 in review post that Keith dropped a Producer's Letter for Q4 shortly before Christmas. I appreciate that he...
swtorcommando.blogspot.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
As 2025 is coming to an end, I wanted to take a closer look at Keith's road map for 2026 that he posted a bit over a week ago - exciting things are afoot, but context matters. #SWTOR
Oh hey, I logged into Mists of Pandaria Classic again for the first time in a few months! That place is weird.
Level 90 in MoP Classic: What Is This Place?
The other night I felt like playing a little bit of Lemix before bedtime but for some reason all the retail servers were down. I heard mutte...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Oh hey, I logged into Mists of Pandaria Classic again for the first time in a few months! That place is weird.
I haven't posted about WoW in a bit - but when I've been playing, I've been working on Lemix achievements. An update post: #WorldofWarcraft
Starting to Wrap Up Legion Remix
Legion Remix has less than four weeks left to run, and I'm slowly starting to think about how to wrap things up. The phased approach Blizzar...
priestwithacause.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I haven't posted about WoW in a bit - but when I've been playing, I've been working on Lemix achievements. An update post: #WorldofWarcraft
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The SWTOR developers sit down and have a chat with @samanthabeart.bsky.social, the voice behind the mysterious Darth Nul. Galactic Threads is now available with Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin"! youtu.be/I6Jx8aX99ss
Interview with Samantha Béart (voice of Darth Nul)
YouTube video by swtheoldrepublic
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The SWTOR developers sit down and have a chat with @samanthabeart.bsky.social, the voice behind the mysterious Darth Nul. Galactic Threads is now available with Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin"! youtu.be/I6Jx8aX99ss
Moderating custom feeds is weird work. My Warcraft Text Posts feed keeps running into spam bots that spam names and pictures of sex toys (without even linking to a store or anything) and tag them with #Warcraft - just why 😅
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Moderating custom feeds is weird work. My Warcraft Text Posts feed keeps running into spam bots that spam names and pictures of sex toys (without even linking to a store or anything) and tag them with #Warcraft - just why 😅
Doing my usual year in review on my SWTOR blog, I found that I didn't do too well in terms of output! I talk about why I think that is, and the things I still DID get done in 2025:
The Blog's 14th Year Was a Bit of a Dud
Last year I made a big song and dance about how prolific I'd been on the blog (more than 100 posts written for the first time since 2019!),...
swtorcommando.blogspot.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Doing my usual year in review on my SWTOR blog, I found that I didn't do too well in terms of output! I talk about why I think that is, and the things I still DID get done in 2025:
I don't get why people were so gung-ho about enforced solo queues for Legion Assaults. Just had an alt fail at the last step because she's too weak to solo it and when trying to queue in a group with another person it said that wasn't allowed. What a waste of time.
December 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I don't get why people were so gung-ho about enforced solo queues for Legion Assaults. Just had an alt fail at the last step because she's too weak to solo it and when trying to queue in a group with another person it said that wasn't allowed. What a waste of time.
My favourite MMO turns 14 today! Like every year, I put down some thoughts on what kind of year it has been for SWTOR:
Happy 14th Birthday, SWTOR!
Back in my birthday post from 2023 , I said that "the one thing that seems to be a constant with this game is that nothing is constant; that...
swtorcommando.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
My favourite MMO turns 14 today! Like every year, I put down some thoughts on what kind of year it has been for SWTOR: