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DXWarlock
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 Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:01 Post subject: SWG going offline. |
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seems SoE is getting rid of SWG...goodbye a once great game to wander off into the history of MMOs that once was
| Quote: | Dear Star Wars Galaxies™ Community Member,
We write to you today to inform you that on December 15, 2011, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and LucasArts will end all services (MMO and Trading Card Game) for Star Wars Galaxies (SWG). The shutdown of SWG is a very difficult decision, but SOE and LucasArts have mutually agreed that the end of 2011 is the appropriate time to end the game.
We are extremely grateful to all of the SWG fans. We have had the rare opportunity to host one of the most dedicated and passionate online gaming communities and we truly appreciate the support we've received from each and every one of you over the course of the past eight years.
In recognition of your incredible loyalty, we are extending special Fan Appreciation offers to the current SWG community. We also plan to go out with a bang with a galaxy-ending in-game event in December and hope to see you all there. The details relating to these offers and events as well as the timeline and specifics regarding the discontinuation of the service, are provided below.
Again, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our player community for making SWG one of the best online communities in gaming history.
Sincerely,
Sony Online Entertainment & LucasArts
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:13 Post subject: |
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Too bad, I still remember the great pre-CU times
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DXWarlock
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:15 Post subject: |
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yea it was still to this day the best MMO (pre-cu) as far as complexity, player housing options, and the player interaction with the cantina/dancers and the way player shops worked..
it will be missed, it was on a limping leg for years..but sad to see it finally die.
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zmed
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:28 Post subject: |
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Well, as long as they don't start fucking with swg-emu, I have no problems seeing the official service go. In fact, it would be only sensible to release the server files for the swgemu guys. But that won't happen. It never happens, no matter how logical it would be.
Still. It reeks of "no competition for TOR". I play the 45 free days they gave after the hacks, and the moderately populated Farstar server has a quite numerous playerbase. Mos eisley is always packed with activity, the more popular questing zones always have players cruising around, and it's an overall lively place.
Sure, not quite pre-CU Coronet levels of a clusterfuck, but by the looks of it, it's still a popular MMO with a steady playerbase. But I guess a WoW clone with StarWars skin over it might suffer if a more complex sandbox MMO is out there with the much more popular 'oringal-trilogy' setting going on.
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DXWarlock
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:38 Post subject: |
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First it was the combat upgrade (CU) which overhauled the character classes and combat, and that caused a stir but it wasn't nearly as bad as the NGE (new gaming experience or what was it called).
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DXWarlock
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:39 Post subject: |
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| BearishSun wrote: | | First it was the combat upgrade (CU) which overhauled the character classes and combat, and that caused a stir but it wasn't nearly as bad as the NGE (new gaming experience or what was it called). |
yea the NGE was the biggest "this games going to die" patch..think within a month it lost most players..and just kinda hobbled along for years.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:40 Post subject: |
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Ah, I see. Also, this may reveal a potential release date for SWTOR. Since, obviously, they are shutting SWG for SWTOR, so that more players get attracted to it and switch over. Perhaps they'll release SWTOR between November - January maybe?
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zmed
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:48 Post subject: |
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Who carezzzzz
User was banned for this.
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DXWarlock
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 00:51 Post subject: |
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| Theescapist wrote: | | Who carezzzzz |
we do obviously, your lack of interest in the subject you do realize has no reflection of overall opinion of others..
or unless that was a legitimate question...then I can only speak for myself. and I say "me".
so that's at least one that cares, the others you will have to survey on your own time to draw a conclusion to your question.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 01:54 Post subject: |
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my first MMO beta tested JTL and then they ruined it with the NGE. combat upgrade, I agree was bearable to an extent but when the NGE hit, i do not think an online game has ever witnessed such a mass exodus.
Thank god for SWGEMU
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crossmr
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 02:24 Post subject: |
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Considering how long sony has kept everquest and things like infantry going, you'd think they never shut down anything at all.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 02:28 Post subject: |
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wouldnt it make more sense to sell it off to another company to run it as a f2p supported by microtransactions? seems to be what all the cool kids are doing... and also from a money-making point of view makes sense as well... f2p usually brings in a large new player base...
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 02:31 Post subject: |
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The population was, last time I checked.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 02:42 Post subject: |
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Second MMO fucked by SOE.
I miss MxO beta days. I loved MxO - interlock combat was great, and very fresh at that time. Reactive, not that "kill your enemie's health bar before he kills yours". You actually had to react to your opponent, and outsmart him in PvP. Button mashing was a no go, Also, it was the fucking Matrix man!
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 03:38 Post subject: |
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Never played SWG but if the patch caused them to lose so many players, why didnt they just roll it back to how it previously was?
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 03:41 Post subject: |
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| Theescapist wrote: | | Who carezzzzz |
User was banned for this. |
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 06:00 Post subject: |
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Sad to hear but not entirely unexpected. I'm surprised it was still around for as long as it was though. I also had loads of fun on this. Farseer(?) server with my guild United Anarchy. The majority of the players I was playing with also moved on before the combat update. I did too and started playing city of heroes instead.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 06:44 Post subject: |
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It was certainly the only MMO I ever enjoyed and haven't done any others since.Its sad to see it go.
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Sin317
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 06:45 Post subject: |
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swg is a great example of how derping a complex game does not make it automaticly a good game or a game bought by the masses. I loved it pre-cu, the totally player driven economy, housing, exploring (come on, didnt you LOVE to have some joyrides on tatooine ? ^^) .
RIP ..
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 08:27 Post subject: |
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| Theescapist wrote: | Who carezzzzz
User was banned for this. |
Banned for saying who cares???
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 12:50 Post subject: |
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Well, there goes my thought of getting back into it :/
Here's to hoping that a bunch of GOOD private servers will pop up now.
Though I gotta admit that I'm not really intersted in TOR and I can't quite explain why.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jun 2011 12:52 Post subject: |
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@Twinny
SWGEmu *is* a private server, mate =)
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