From Pixel Apocalypse...
"The announcement that Sony and Lucasarts will be shutting down SWG on December 15th has had me doing quite a bit of reminiscing over the last week or so. I’ve thought a lot about those early days in the game, the people I met, the amazing amounts of fun we had, and all of the frustration we shared."
Star Wars Galaxies was not just a sandbox MMO. It was one of the clearest examples of Star Wars becoming a world players could truly inhabit.
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration has set a new player record, with 2,516 unique accounts logging in and pushing the fan project to a new milestone.
Cool. But Star Wars Galaxies has already been playable for free for years on swglegends
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration is launching its Shatterpoint update with a revamped Galactic Civil War, new PvP systems, prestige progression, and dynamic sandbox gameplay.
i really wanted to play this awhile back....
I would have liked to hear why and how SOE screwed everything up. Good read though and good article!