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/https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mydpbdphus2yThanks to @thisweekinaurebesh.bsky.social for bringing to my attention that character slots are 40% off right now! This is an item that doesn't get reduced often, so if you feel you could use a couple of extra slots in preparation for 8.0, this might be a good time to grab them. 👀20 Oct 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydpbdphus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3my5xgddofc2jI know I'm about six months late to the subject of "levelling without flying" but it was still fun to do! Shout-out to @farorasf.bsky.social for the inspiration. #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/10/midnight-on-foot.html18 Oct 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5xgddofc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3my2w6wcxf224I've spent a lot of time talking about Legacy of the Sith's story in the last couple of months, but I also wanted to review it as an expansion with MMO content and features. Here's what I came up with: #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/10/legacy-of-sith-as-expansion.html17 Oct 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2w6wcxf224https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxufqwyvxk2bWhen you're thinking about WoW Forever but not (yet) playing it: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/10/waiting-for-forever.html14 Oct 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxufqwyvxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxkdqsokkc26This Carbot Animation about WoW Forever had me laughing out loud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kslJtHL89G410 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkdqsokkc26https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxhzafqt6k2dRandom Friday night musings about what it means that there are now three versions of World of Warcraft and how they (and their communities) interact with each other: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/10/three-worlds-of-warcraft.html09 Oct 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhzafqt6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxfbntwqhs2aLooks like my WoW Forever collector's edition will actually arrive before the Republic trooper and Satele Shan figures I ordered back in May. A bit surprising, but not unwelcome. https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/b6/f3/SeDweBCe.gif?hh=211&ww=498&mp4=f6rrNY9eRqkbf7RLw0&webm=ZHRCsCHwwknQmSe4BBo08 Oct 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfbntwqhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxdqjnmeyc2kAll my blogs as well as every other Blogger/blogspot blog I know appear to be down this morning. Thanks, Google.08 Oct 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdqjnmeyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mxcybgevyc2vToday I have a bit of fun with /played in SWTOR, something I hadn't done in a while: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/10/my-most-played-characters.html07 Oct 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcybgevyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mx3hnusa3s2jWoW Forever is taking a different approach to character names than other versions of World of Warcraft - I have some thoughts on that: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/10/first-and-last-names-in-wow-forever.html04 Oct 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3hnusa3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mww6ahrouk2tI haven't expressed any opinions on non-gaming Star Wars media in a while... so here's a round-up of a few mini reviews: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/10/star-wars-stuff-ive-been-watching-on.html02 Oct 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww6ahrouk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mwtsahrzak2aFellow SWTOR blogger @thisweekinaurebesh.bsky.social celebrates a big anniversary today! So happy to share this space with him, what a great guy. ❤️ Plus his blog is really fun for learning about weird niche Star Wars topics! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtsahrzak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mwm6ohkf4c2qLet's take a break from all the hype around WoW Forever for a moment and instead talk about... Brewfest: #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/one-more-for-sausages.html28 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm6ohkf4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mwj2hj23vc2wDid you know that in Masters of the Force, SWTOR's character creator will regain its background? Just a fun tidbit from the PTS: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/09/return-of-character-creation-hangar.html27 Sep 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj2hj23vc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mweemh2cdc2gWhile I'm very excited about #WoWForever, one of the things I'm the most excited about it also something I worry about - some musings on the subject: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/my-forever-social-conundrum.html25 Sep 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweemh2cdc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mw7sijsphk2jToday I celebrated a little milestone on my #SWTOR blog, publishing my 1500th post there. As I've done on previous occasions, I use this as a bit of a dump for random blog facts: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/09/1500-posts-about-swtor.html23 Sep 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7sijsphk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvzyj3rtzc2wA collection of some World of Warcraft Forever reactions that I found amusing: #WoWForever https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/meme-monday-wow-forever-memes.html21 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzyj3rtzc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvx3eu7sbk2pA post that I've been working on for a while, looking back at #SWTOR 's most recent era in its entirety: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-legacy-of-legacy-of-siths-story.html20 Sep 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvx3eu7sbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvrypd5pac2hI couldn't resist taking at least a brief look - no talk about new content or anything like that, just some observations about graphics and user interface: #WoWForever https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/taking-peek-at-forever-beta.html18 Sep 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrypd5pac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvnpgy4nps2fAlso, I made a feed for World of Warcraft Forever because I wanted to see more people's reactions to it: #WoWForever [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpgy4nps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvnpchcets2fThe one reaction to Classic+ I didn't expect: confusion. An attempt to clear things up for anyone who's still wondering: #WoWForever https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/why-wow-forever-let-me-explain.html16 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpchcets2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvlmyobecc2rIn #SWTOR, I'm still doing testing on the PTS, and wanted to write another post about why I love the new difficulty toggle so damn much. Here it is: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/09/i-was-wrong-about-levelling-difficulty.html15 Sep 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlmyobecc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvigp55b6c2yAs I finally calm down a bit about the WoW Forever announcement, it's time to get "controversial" instead: I think sky elves are totally fine, actually. https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/09/skyborne-are-fine.html14 Sep 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvigp55b6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mvf4k3bnhk24Both of my MMOs are doing things I love; I feel so spoiled right now. ❤️13 Sep 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf4k3bnhk24