Star Wars Galaxies - Release Date Announced

DCookie writes "It's official! The highly-anticipated PC MMORPG, Star Wars Galaxies, is set to hit the shelves on June 26th. The NDA for the Beta will most likely be lifted in the next few days as well, so be prepared for more info about the game soon!" The press release also has info on the subscription plans, which range from $12.00 to $14.99 monthly, depending on how many months you buy at once - the game will retail for $49.95 and include one free month's play.

Comments

Don't buy! not for the first few months anyways

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm in beta, and the game is really unfinished. There needs to be a lot of tweaking done before it is ready. Give it a few months and it'll get there and be enjoyable. But right now it's only slightly better than AO was at launch.

Re:Don't buy! not for the first few months anyways

[FroMan]

Don't believe this guy. I'm not in the beta, but have played EQ. If you don't get in early with MMORPGs you might as well not play. Otherwise by the time you actually get in the economy is ruined and all the uber folks are camping a level 20 mob with their level 50 character cause they can sell for cash.

I dunno. This guy might be right. But that is one of my major disappointments of EQ was economy trashing and uber folks camping low level mobs with high level characters.

Re:Will it be Buggy?

[Anonymous Coward]

Get this though. You won't be able to run around and hack things up with a light saber. Not unless you're willing to put in the time and dedication (read: money) into opening up the jedi slot. The devs claim this will take about 6 months to accomplish.

Re:Don't buy! not for the first few months anyways

[Jahf]

Sounds like the early days of Anarchy Online ... actually, sounds like the later days of AO, too.

I gave on on AO after making repeated bug reports only to have the bug forums wiped not once but twice. After reposting I folded and retired. It was a real shame ... I enjoyed the game enough to work on hacks like skinning the interface and making a better in-game map. But the bugs that were in the final beta never got fixed and it made travel and such a royal pain.

I got a free month awhile back and logged in to see if anything had changed ... nope. Not to completely badmouth, they did add quite a bit, but the core issues were still there. I got another free month recently and asked around before reinstalling the software and ... yep ... still bugged maps and travel. Not worth the reinstall.

Here's hoping SW:Galaxies learned from those lessons. The Star Wars material is not enough to survive on alone. Especially after Episode I and II having been such a disappointment.

Re:Don't buy! not for the first few months anyways

[tx_mgm]

I guess I am skeptical that Verrent (SOE, whoever they are now) just simpley wouldn't make a game about combat.

I probably shouldn't touch on this one too much as the NDA is still in effect for a bit longer...but I'll tell you this: you can become extremely successful, respected and well-known across your galaxy WITHOUT engaging in any combat....ever (if you choose).
just wait and see.....the people planning on "power-gaming" in SWG are in for a change of world-view, and I'll be enjoying every minute of it. And from what it sounds like in your post, you will too. =)

Re:Does anyone realize just how AWFUL this will be

[tx_mgm]

Read the site. You can be a jedi

read the constitution. You can be president.