Welcome

Greetings, salutations and welcome to the official homepage and blog for the “Orphans of Taris”. We are primarily a guild known by our name from the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic (Republic Faction). We also own extended sister guilds “Orphans of Treno” and “Orphans of Tor’qua” belonging to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Guild Wars 2 respectively. We also have a guild within the Empire faction of Star Wars: The Old Republic called “Infinite”.

Ask an Orphan – Exo (Orphan Legacy #07)

Ask me Anything The Ask an Orphan AMA (ask me anything) segment this month takes a look at Exo of the Orphans. Read the rest of this entry

Ask an Orphan – Tirtz (Orphan Legacy #06)

Ask me Anything

The Ask an Orphan AMA (ask me anything) segment this month takes a look at Tirtz of the Orphans. Read the rest of this entry

SWTOR Conquest Review (06/01/15 – 12/01/15)

General - Announcement

Conquer? I Hardly know her!

This week we got one of those rare occasions where the conquest for the week was Galactic Conquest, allowing us to have a chance of a leader board finish. I sent out the call for the Orphans to assemble and set the task of claiming a leader board finish and for once the Orphans actually rose to the occasion!+ Read the rest of this entry

The Orphans – 2015 Annual Review

General - The Orphan Legacy Newsletter
The Orphans – 2014 Annual Review

It’s been another year that the Orphans has been around. Let’s have a small look at what has happened over the last year and what we are looking to do in the future

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Ask an Orphan – Sanro (Orphan Legacy #05)

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The Ask an Orphan AMA (ask me anything) segment this month takes a look at Sanro of the Orphans. Read the rest of this entry

FFXIV FanFest London 2014

Article - FFXIV FanFest Review
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Review

 This may be a little late but here we go! It’s not so much a review but more of a summary of events with some pictures thrown in but I hope you enjoy it neither-the-less.

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How to be a Good MMO Player

Article - A Good MMO Player
What is a good MMO player?

When it’s about gaming, specifically multiplayer gaming, MMORPGs cover a larger area on the gaming universe than others. The amount of players spending their time every day on these kind of games –at least on the popular ones- are always mentioned with millions. For example popular MMORPG “World of Warcraft” had 100 million players [1] over the course of its life (BATTLE.net, 2014). Even though many people are stop playing these kind of games for various reasons every day, other’s start playing their first MMO ever. Moreover, they are all curious about the content, the satisfaction to receive from these games. After some point almost all new players start to wonder about how one can become a good MMO player?

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Planetary Conquest for Orphans

Article - Conquest for Dummies
Planetary Conquest for Dummies Orphans

 Planetary Conquest was introduced in patch 2.9 Galactic Strongholds. With Conquest you earn points by completing objectives with the goal to reach your personal Conquest milestone for the week.

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Ask an Orphan – Raph (Orphan Legacy #04)

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The Ask an Orphan AMA (ask me anything) segment this month takes a look at Raph of the Orphans. Read the rest of this entry

Topic of Interest – Final Fantasy III

Top of Interest - Final Fantasy 3

A light game review by Shuartzu Iakuoy

Continuing on the Topic of Interest series, we now visit the world of Final Fantasy III. For any true fans of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn end-game content, I’d definitely recommend picking this one up!

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