Star Wars Galaxies Date & Subscriptions [Jun 17, 2003, 2:45 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A press release
on The Star Wars Galaxies Website (thanks Jody Overstreet and SWG
Warcry) has a release date for the Star Wars MMORPG as well as a description
of the game's subscription plans. Here's a bit:
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, the highly anticipated initial installment of the first Star Wars massively multiplayer online (MMO) game series, will release June 26, 2003. The Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided online fan community now exceeds more than 500,000 registered members.
At launch Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided will offer four subscription plan options: Month-to-month - $14.99; three months - $14.00 per month; six months - $13.00 per month; and 12 months - $12.00 per month. By subscribing to any of the latter three plans, players can expect savings of up to 20 percent over the month-to-month rate. Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided has a suggested retail price of $49.95, and includes a 30-day subscription to the game. A special collector's edition, which includes a book of game-related art, in-game wearables, pewter figurine, lapel pin and patch, and a signed manual, will be available for a suggested retail price of $79.95.
When I first heard of the game I thought to myself, self, this is the big one, the game you have been waiting for, finally a StarWars game where you can actually play as one of the many characters in the movies. Then I heard it wasn't going to be set in the traditional Starwars universe and I was disappointed, but still, I can be an R2 unit!! Then I heard that you won't be able to play as a droid and I again was disappointed, but alas I said at least I can fly spaceships from solar system to solar system, and alas I was disappointed yet again. Hmm.. I never was much for paying monthly fees on top of an outrageous 70-80 dollar game at launch (I am Canadian), and beta testing games like Asherons Call2 and DAOC was thrilling but IMO not worth 14-16 dollars (Canadian) a month for. Starwars on the other hand had me set and ready to change all that. I was going to break down and pay 12 of my hard dollars a month for being able to become a part of a universe that once I dreamed of. Screenshots of the game had me thinking the worlds seem a little bare, and the as for mentioned disappointments even more scepticle.. But now they also want almost 20 dollars a month to join? Bah.. and from what it sounds, it's not even that good. I think I will wait for a review of the game now intstead. Already cancelled my preorder and it looks like I will have to wait for Warcraft, which looks alot better then SWG does, before I decide to take the plunge into MMORPG's. Galaxies maybe a great game down the road, but if it's not great when it's released, then what's the point of paying so much for it now? They should charge less til it's a great game and then maybe people will be willing to pay more..
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