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Massive Star Wars Galaxies Revamp
Shockeye writes "Over at f13.net we have posted an on-site report on the upcoming Star Wars Galaxies overhaul. SOE and LucasArts are changing the entire core of the game in order to make things more fun and make you feel like you really are a part of the Star Wars Universe." Indeed, F13 has the goods, and a lot of analysis in their forums. Available elsewhere is the community letter that unveiled the changes, commentary from Aggro Me, and a breakdown of what exactly is happening. From F13: "I don't know how else to explain it other than SOE has done the right thing. They've revitalized combat in an MMOG. It's a huge step in the right direction. Do I think they'll perfect it here? No. But it's by far the most interesting thing a studio has done. They've taken a gamble, and from what I've seen it's paid off. In other words, they've added the 'Wars' back to Star Wars. It's been in the works for over a year now. In fact, the expansions could probably be called smokescreens for the launch of the real game. It'll shake things up."
Of course you can't, you would never make it past level 1...
You shoot purple lightning bolts out your fingertips, just like the emperor of the entire galaxy!
You damage a bounty hunter for 3 points of damage!
** A bounty hunter flamethrowers YOU for 1273 points of damage!
** You have died!
(-1: Post disagrees with my already-settled worldview) is not a valid mod option.
I played SWG for a l-o-n-g time. My main beef was combat was just too boring. I gave up. Star Wars fans dont watch the movies for the dancing or the crafting. Episode V is called "Empire Strikes Back" not "Empire grinds out a stimpack".
I will play again from the sounds of these cahnges.