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.
half elf, you're misinformed.
ok the beta isn't technically over, but it's being released to stores on the 26th or whatever. they have to print cds and have boxes with those cds inside them in the stores on that day.
they can't do that overnight...so have to have already finished the release version of the game.
"Yeah there is a bunch of open area with not much to do but random mobs, but hey look at EQ when it came out, and look at it today.
Not to mention Player Vehicles and Player Starship coming soon as well. "
i'm tired of companies releasing games based on content that is "coming soon" or releasing buggy software that they intend to patch after release...it's one thing to not know about a bug...and it's another thing to release knowingly buggy software.
of course all MMO games will have post-release features...but they shouldn't be features like vehicles...or "things to do"
seriously...if i wanted to team up with a bunch of players and beat on mobs, i don't have to play SWG to do it. it takes entirely too long to get into the more fun parts of the game...and even then it's not that great.
i respect that companies set lofty goals...but they should be careful about it. in this case...galaxies was announced sooooo long ago...and even now it's coming out missing key features.
that's just my opinion...i'm sure many ppl find SWG fun...but not me :\
ok the beta isn't technically over, but it's being released to stores on the 26th or whatever. they have to print cds and have boxes with those cds inside them in the stores on that day.
they can't do that overnight...so have to have already finished the release version of the game.
"Yeah there is a bunch of open area with not much to do but random mobs, but hey look at EQ when it came out, and look at it today.
Not to mention Player Vehicles and Player Starship coming soon as well. "
i'm tired of companies releasing games based on content that is "coming soon" or releasing buggy software that they intend to patch after release...it's one thing to not know about a bug...and it's another thing to release knowingly buggy software.
of course all MMO games will have post-release features...but they shouldn't be features like vehicles...or "things to do"
seriously...if i wanted to team up with a bunch of players and beat on mobs, i don't have to play SWG to do it. it takes entirely too long to get into the more fun parts of the game...and even then it's not that great.
i respect that companies set lofty goals...but they should be careful about it. in this case...galaxies was announced sooooo long ago...and even now it's coming out missing key features.
that's just my opinion...i'm sure many ppl find SWG fun...but not me :\
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