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/3mr3vi5u46k2gI've been playing SWTOR since launch and only today did I discover that on Korriban, you don't HAVE to go through the Tomb of Ajunta Pall every time; there's a lift to just go up to the next level. I can't believe I missed that for this long. 🤣20 Jul 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3vi5u46k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqzwzvfn222wI seem to be going through a phase right now where I'm really enjoying looking at numbers and stats. Today's question I set out to answer: How many times have I completed each class story in #SWTOR? https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/class-story-counting.html19 Jul 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzwzvfn222whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqwh3pcwyc2vI noticed I rarely seem to have to fight people for the slot machines whenever I go for my daily spin in SWTOR now. Are they less popular by now or is there some new hangout other than the Nar Shaddaa casinos and the VIP lounge on the fleet?18 Jul 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwh3pcwyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqob2tewi22aWith the Worldsoul Saga being a trilogy and Midnight being part two of three, Blizzard added a "recap" of War Within for returning players. I played through it out of curiosity and while it was a nice refresher in some ways, in other parts it was... odd. https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-war-within-recap.html15 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqob2tewi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqk6qnoync25Today I invite you to look deeply into my soul... by analysing my SWTOR play time over the last seven years and what it says about my relationship with Galactic Seasons: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/where-has-all-manictime-gone.html13 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk6qnoync25https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqcqz4gvuk25Today's random niche topic that fascinated me enough to write a blog post about it: fishing in WoW Midnight #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/why-is-fishing-so-weird-now.html10 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcqz4gvuk25https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mpyxqj6qhc2gIn today's blog post I talk about why it is... https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-good-time-to-come-back-to-swtor.html06 Jul 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyxqj6qhc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mpu3vz237c2kHave you ever been annoyed by something and unable to find even a single person who agreed with you? A rare situation in the #WorldofWarcraft but it recently happened to me: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/that-infernal-blue-dot.html04 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu3vz237c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mpjvy6dfw22lToday on the #SWTOR blog, I tell a rambly anecdote that I haven't been able to get out of my head for months: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/06/new-player-meets-old-player-meets.html30 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjvy6dfw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mperlwcpf22tHad a very wholesome afternoon in #WorldofWarcraft today - #trollrun2026 https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/midsummer-darkspear-dashing.html28 Jun 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mperlwcpf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3moxfnwjqrs2oWe interrupt our already very irregular posting for a bit of news (of the kind that you likely won't see on the major news sites due to its questionable sources, but I still think it's something fun to talk about) #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/project-camelot-and-other-crazy.html23 Jun 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxfnwjqrs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3movwa5dlbc2kPvP is one of those things I don't talk about much, even though I still do it reasonably often: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/06/pvp-season-10-ponderings.html22 Jun 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3movwa5dlbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mov2rwok6c2k@blueskyfeedcreator.com Hi, one of my feeds hasn't captured any posts in a week - any idea what's going on?22 Jun 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov2rwok6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3monzp5scws2oToday on the blog: a sequel nobody asked for: #WorldofWarcraft #WoWClassic https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/my-raiding-history-part-5-wow-classic.html19 Jun 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3monzp5scws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3molr3zdsw22wI kinda don't love how WoW is now announcing the details of the next patch before I've even had time to log in and play the patch that was literally released (in my region) yesterday.18 Jun 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3molr3zdsw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3moe4ia55p22cNo matter how much people complain about #WorldofWarcraft sometimes, everyone can agree that its environments are gorgeous. Still, not all zones are created equal, which is the subject of today's post on my WoW blog: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-zones-of-midnight.html15 Jun 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe4ia55p22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mo7daceigs2uSo that thing that happened at the end of Legacy Reborn... am I the only one thinking about this? (Contains spoilers for 7.9's ending): #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/06/legacy-reborns-potential-gameplay.html13 Jun 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7daceigs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mo3e42cqr22hLove the detail on this, you can tell right away that it's (at least based on) a SWTOR character! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3e42cqr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mnyw2rgbwk2jAfter the shutdown of Turtle WoW, I've had #WoWClassic on the brain lately: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/wow-classic-blizzcon-ponderings.html11 Jun 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyw2rgbwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mnwas6i2ys2kJust got the strangest spam comment I've seen on my blog yet. Someone clearly asked ChatGPT to write a comment praising my post (which was longer than the post itself) and then inserted a casual mention of some casino site into it somewhere in the middle.10 Jun 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwas6i2ys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mnq23r6nf22qConfessions of a recovering... seasonolic? #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/06/galactic-season-10-review-gs-11-plans.html07 Jun 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnq23r6nf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mnjqnwueik2nMeanwhile, over in #WorldofWarcraft: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/06/why-i-like-midnight-professions.html05 Jun 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjqnwueik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mndiqf5di22zBrief first impressions (I'll start with the less spoilery stuff, so if you saw this by accident, don't go any further into replies!): Great update. I laughed, I was sad, I went "that's so cool" many times - what more can you ask of anything Star Wars?! #swtor7.9 #swtor7.9spoilers02 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndiqf5di22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mmvquoiqek2xI fully expected 7.9 to drop this week, but I wasn't too disappointed by the delay as it gave me a few more days to finally finish my review of Master's Engima before Legacy of the Sith concludes. Maybe you, too, would like a refresher before diving into the next update? #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/05/masters-enigma-prepares-us-for-big.html28 May 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvquoiqek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mmomo5mawc2tA random bit of #SWTOR positivity for the day: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/05/swtor-does-currencies-well.html25 May 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmomo5mawc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mmjeok5bes2eI said there was one more post about #TurtleWoW that I wanted to write, even after its shutdown - here it is: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/05/turtle-wows-version-of-gilneas.html23 May 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjeok5bes2e