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Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG created by BioWare and takes place in the Star Wars universe.
The gameplay is consistent with normal MMO sensibilities where the player progresses in a multiplayer world by completing quests and slowly leveling up their character and equipping better equipment.
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Pros
Pro Streamlined Leveling (4.0)
With game update 4.0, Knights of the Fallen Empire, and later, leveling has been streamlined to highlight quests that are relevant to your personal story, so it's easier to move forward rather than waste time on side quests. This includes on your Map, Minimap, quick travel and flight paths.
Pro Generic Kill Quests
While still present, they are not everything in SWTOR. If you are a subscriber you can actually skip most of these completely, focusing only on story quests. However, these quests are still implemented better than most MMOs. They appear as bonus quests in your quest log upon entering an area, and the players is rewarded the XP/credits upon completion without having to travel and turn them in to a random NPC.
Pro Free to Play
You can play the entire story for every class completely free. Bioware's excellent Story-telling is ready to be consumed. If you choose to spend real money or subscribe, your leveling experience is significantly increased, and there are other quality of life features, but they are not necessary to enjoy good content.
Pro Tells an impactful, personalized, well-delivered story
Offers a great role playing experience in that the game delivers a story that is personalized to the character and choices they make. The world reacts to what the player chooses to do which makes for a realistic environment that embodies the Star Wars universe.