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Star Wars: Galaxies Preview

Posted by Hemos on from the will-it-be-worth-the-money dept.

LukeG writes "Ferrago.co.uk has just gone live with a brand new preview of Lucas Arts' upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars: Galaxies. This game represents what could turn out to be the most popular online universe ever-created, especially if Everquest creators Verant can deliver the goods as fans hope. "

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  1. This is gonna be ugly . . . by StefanJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Think of the viscious fights over who gets to be the first to kill Jar-Jar Binks.

    1. Re:This is gonna be ugly . . . by The+Cat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Someone will probably record a demo of it too:

      "Click here for a 3 minute third-person MPEG of Jar-Jar being chased across an open 400-acre field by 7,620 Galaxies players and a fleet of 281 ships"

  2. I can see it now by The+Cat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Screaming hordes of Jedi apprentices and Boba Fetts roaming from planet to planet. Storms of rocks and packing crates darkening the skies as thousands practice their telekinetic skills. Every conversation being conducted with constant frantic hand-waving. A light-sabre enhanced melee over the one Millenium Falcon ship that lasts 24-hours a day for months.

    Oh, yay.

  3. Bounty Hunter Deflation effect by StefanJ · · Score: 5, Funny
    I predict that about one in three characters will look like Boba Fett, and a hell of a lot of others will be bounty hunters of various sorts.

    As a result, bounty hunting will be an incredibly low-wage job. The streets will be thicker with desperate BHs than San Francisco is with pinkslipped web designers . . . begging for a chance to work, perhaps even carrying around WILL KILL FOR FOOD or WILL CAPTURE FOE FOR ROCKET PACK FUEL signs.

    -- Stefan Jones

  4. A long time ago, on an internet far, far away... by Adolatra · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is a period of civil war. Rebel hackers, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Verant Empire and it's horrific Everquest. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the STAR WARS MMORPG, a new and more powerful form of digital crack with enough power to enslave an entire planet. Pursued by Verant's sinister agents across the EQ serves, Princess CowboyNeal races home aboard her...er...his avatar, custodian of the stolen beta that can save his nerds and restore freedom to the galaxy...

  5. Complete with New Business Model! by dbretton · · Score: 4, Funny

    In an effort to curb the usage of LucasArts (tm) intellectual property, the following payment scheme will be enforced for Star Wars: Galaxies:

    writing the word: lightsaber 0.10
    writing the words: Use the Force 0.25
    using the force: 2.00
    acquiriing an At-At: 0.50
    using the word: Lucas 0.05
    using the words: Lucas sucks 15.95
    creating a Character named -
    Hans 5.95
    Luke 10.95
    Leia 11.95
    Lei-me 25.95
    Puke 25.95
    LucasSucks 89.95
    StarBalz 1,000,000.00
    KillMeImJarJar 0.02