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Although I most admit this change is a step in the right direction, it is not enough to bring me back to the game I once loved so much. I will be keeping my eyes on it in the next few months though.

I agree with the majority of posters on this thread that this crafting change is all in vain.  SWG died when the NGE came out.  Now the SWG Emulators are closing to launching a lot of old pre CU vets are looking to play that(for free for the good pre cu  version of the game, unless you make a donation) and with the devolpment of KOTORO I dont see this making ANY difference at all in this game.  So the answer to the OP, does it matter....perhaps if the game was flurishing, but it's been dead since the NGE so no it doesnt matter at all!!!

Originally posted by BigBlackWook

This sight has a swg correspondent? Did you just pick names out of a hat?

Let me spell it out for you, anyone possessing the knowledge neccessary to really give you an in depth insiders perspective concerning anything in star wars galaxies quit playing this game years ago.

Eh, sorry, but that's incorrect. I've been playing since beta, and have likely forgotten more about the game than the quitters ever knew.  Thanks for your keen insight though. 

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As far as me keeping a flame thread going, that's not my intention at all. I joined this site a couple of years ago because I enjoy forum discussions, which is all that is going on here. Sure some people are venting their Sony anger, that's to be expected, but I've not taken offense to anything said, and I hope no one else has either.

Additionally, you guys who are claiming that SWG is 'dead' are off the mark. Is it in good health? Who knows, Sony doesn't publish subscriber numbers (and Woodcock's numbers are guesses). However, many thousands of people still play it, and so if the powers that be decide its worthy of coverage, who are you to suggest otherwise?

Yeah the Bioware game is coming, and I'll obviously be playing that as well, but SWG continues to be one of a very few mmo's that has sandbox elements, in addition to being the only current SW game, and it will therefore keep its niche audience until they decide to close down the servers, regardless of whether or not angry former players claim that it is dead.  If it doesn't appeal to you anymore, I totally respect that, but don't assume your opinion carries weight with anyone other than you.

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A better title for this news discussion should have been:

Star Wars Galaxies: Correspondent - Does SWG really matter?

Answer:

No.

Nothing to see here, move along.....

Originally posted by jedijef
<snip> Fortunately, the developer(s) responsible for this crafting dumb-down have moved on <snip>

Sadly so have the people with real passion and creative flare that created the basis for this game.  What is left is a small team that can only clone concepts from other games and rehash small bits of game play when they are able to figure out how it works. 

Also there is nothing I see as commendable from SOE even if the team is a group of interns making the best of a dead situation.  It is still just a group of people giving false hope.

"it's not great now but we plan to make it better" was the games theme since SWG launched too early.

"it's not great now but we plan to make it better" was the games theme when the CU was announced.

"it's not great now but we plan to make it better" was the games theme when the NGE dropped.

"it's not great now but they plan to make it better" has been the overall theme of this FIVE year old game since day ONE.

It comes as no surprise that a SWG correspondent has typed something which should of been titled ""it's not great now but they plan to make it better"

So... crafting is almost back to where it was three years ago? Huh. I guess that's something.

Originally posted by Tolkemec

So... crafting is almost back to where it was three years ago? Huh. I guess that's something.

And what's worse is it is heralded as some kind of triumph!

This game has been nothing but 10 steps back and one forward, all the while a handful of people singing in chorus "the game is getting better every day". I suppose that by some miracle the game returned to what it was 3+ years ago the same people would still be singing the same tune - only this time they'd be right   ; )