Dubbed "the third element," Principle Lead Systems Designer Damion Schubert stresses the importance of community in MMOs

It's Friday, and you know what that means! That's right, the Star Wars: The Old Republic website has another addition up! This week, Principle Lead Systems Designer Damion Schubert took the reigns to discuss what the SW:TOR calls the "third element:" community. Interestingly, Schubert notes that "The Old Republic is in every way shape and form an MMO, though if a player desires to, they can solo all the way to max level – they'll be missing some great content, but we don’t want players to feel they have to group. But we really want them to want to." As well, Schubert lightly addresses the synergy between crafting and communities in The Old Republic, stating that the TOR team has spent quite a bit of time discussing how to ensure that the really dedicated crafters can feel truly important in their communities.

You can check out the full Dev Blog at the Star Wars: The Old Republic website!