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The About text says allies face bosses in Flashpoints and Operations.","release_date":"The page shows 20 Dec, 2011, the original launch. Steam's appdetails gives 2020-07-21, the day it reached Steam.","genres":"The page calls it a massively multiplayer online game and lists RPG."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=1286830&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","release_status","release_date","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"release_status":"Steam lists the game as released.","release_date":"Steam lists Jul 21, 2020, the day the game reached Steam. The maker's launch date of 2011-12-20 is used, as for other long-running online games in the catalog.","platforms":"Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.","free_to_play":"Steam marks the game free to play, with a subscription and in-game purchases on the side."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=1286830&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737308","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","release_date","genres"],"notes":{"release_date":"P577 is 2011-12-20 for North America and Europe, and 2012-03-01 for Australasia.","genres":"P136 is massively multiplayer online role-playing game."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/holonet/group-missions","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The maker describes story missions for groups of four to sixteen players.","max_players_online":"Operations are made for groups of eight or sixteen. Flashpoints sit below that."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/info/overview","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Calls Flashpoints and Operations multi-player content.","free_to_play":"Says the story up to a level cap can be played for free with some restrictions."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/free/features","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["free_to_play","free_coop_setups"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The free column gives full rewards from three Flashpoints a week, or a paid weekly pass lifts that limit. Operations need a paid weekly pass. Subscribers get unlimited access.","free_coop_setups":"Flashpoints are open to free accounts with that weekly reward limit. Operations are left out because they need a pass."}},{"url":"https://help.ea.com/en/articles/star-wars/star-wars-the-old-republic/how-to-play-swtor-free/","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"EA says free-to-play means playing without any payment, with limits. This page gives a higher free level cap than swtor.com, which does not change the fact."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["platforms"],"notes":{"platforms":"The PC installer needs Windows 10 or later. The Mac installer is an open beta test, so macOS is left out."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/info/news/press-release/20111220","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"EA's press release dated December 20, 2011 says the game goes live that day."}},{"url":"https://www.swtor.com/blog/operations-and-flashpoints-fallen-empire","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["free_coop_setups","max_players_online"],"notes":{"free_coop_setups":"The 2015 post calls them 4-player Flashpoints, and the harder ones need a full 4-player group.","max_players_online":"The same post lists Operations for 8 and 16 players."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}