Star Wars: The Old Republic Holiday Numbers Revealed

Star Wars: The Old Republic off to a great start during the week of Christmas with over a million gamers spending the holidays in front of their PC

By Nathan Best

12/28/2011

Players flooded the Star Wars: The Old Republic servers during launch week, making Star Wars: The Old Republic the fastest-growing subscription MMO in history. Players spent over 5.5 million hours playing the game during launch week and the Christmas holiday weekend.

Other highlights revealed via EA and BioWare's recent press release include:

• Over 60 million in-game hours – roughly equivalent to watching all six Star Wars movies over 4 million times

• Over 850,000 Sith Warriors and over 810,000 Jedi Knights created

• Over 260 million quests completed

• Over 44 million PvP battles

• Over 9 million space combat missions completed

• Over 3 billion NPCs killed

About Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic is set thousands of years before the classic Star Wars movies, with the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire locked in the middle of an epic, galactic war. Players choose one of eight iconic Star Wars characters, including the Jedi Knight, Jedi Consular, Smuggler, Trooper, Sith Warrior, Sith Inquisitor, Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent, becoming the hero or villain of their own personal Star Wars saga. Players will team up with friends online, fighting in heroic battles reminiscent of the films, immersing themselves in a galaxy full of vibrant characters and planets, while experiencing visceral Star Wars combat.

Release Date: December 20, 2011
Publisher: LucasArts
ESRB Rating: Teen

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