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.
Can anyone tell me if there are any good attributes to this game? Is it fun to play at any level?
Sorry Im posting so much, but its a slow day at work.
Yes, some good points to this game.
1. Interface. Simply the best interface of any MMORPG. You can customize a TON.
2. Graphics. If you have played anything like AO you get sick of the lame player graphics, the cloths, armor, whatever have no "depth". Its just a difrent skin put on the same model. In SWG The graphics are well done, a little bland but otherwise nice. For instance the collar on a armor chest peice protrudes with your neck sunk into it, like it would really look.
3. Chat. Personally I like the "word bubbles". It keeps your attention on the screen and away form the chat log. It ties who is saying what so if someone is acting like an idiot on chat you dont have to look up and try to match the name to see who the hell it is.
4. Skill based. This can be argued either way, but I prefer having a Skill based system vs a level based one. A prefrence left over from the old UO days I guess. There is no "level 10 brawler" it's just a brawler.
As far as fun? well I was hoping for alot more on release, but we will have to see. Personally when I played I did alot of running around to missions, and there was very little "action" to be had. So for me, it was no fun.
Sorry Im posting so much, but its a slow day at work.
Yes, some good points to this game.
1. Interface. Simply the best interface of any MMORPG. You can customize a TON.
2. Graphics. If you have played anything like AO you get sick of the lame player graphics, the cloths, armor, whatever have no "depth". Its just a difrent skin put on the same model. In SWG The graphics are well done, a little bland but otherwise nice. For instance the collar on a armor chest peice protrudes with your neck sunk into it, like it would really look.
3. Chat. Personally I like the "word bubbles". It keeps your attention on the screen and away form the chat log. It ties who is saying what so if someone is acting like an idiot on chat you dont have to look up and try to match the name to see who the hell it is.
4. Skill based. This can be argued either way, but I prefer having a Skill based system vs a level based one. A prefrence left over from the old UO days I guess. There is no "level 10 brawler" it's just a brawler.
As far as fun? well I was hoping for alot more on release, but we will have to see. Personally when I played I did alot of running around to missions, and there was very little "action" to be had. So for me, it was no fun.
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