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

[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.