I am both happy and sad at the same time about this news.  I am sad because the "BEST SERVER IN SWG INTREPID" is one of the servers being shut down.  Which I played from launch until about 6 months after NGE came out.  Might I remind everyone that INTREPID was where the FIRST JEDI came from.   I was online the day that happened.  I still get chills remembering seeing the message from Lord Vader of a disturbance in the force and to report anyone suspicious!!!! GREAT TIMES!!!!

If you asked me back in 2004 (and some people did in game) if I would ever quit the game I said no.  Then the horrendous NGE came along and ruined the game and the whole player population left. 

So yes I am sad to see this "ICONIC" server go (hey SOE is always using iconic so why can't I) but I am happy because that means this game is finally in it's sunset phase.  SOE has deserved what they've gotten with the low pops, they brought it on themselves by taking the greatest mmo ever made and making it suck.

Screw you SOE, you will never get my money again for an mmo.  Glad to see anything you do fail!

RIP INTREPID

Terran Hawkins "Jedi Master"  Master Lightsaber/Master Defender

 Any time an MMO loses half its server is never a good thing. SOE can spin it any way they want, but the end result is they know their will not be any growth in SWG to fill these server. Thus, why they are being cut. Definitely a slippery slope ahead.

 Love the pic.  Good call on saving it, most people don't even think of those things.

Sad to hear some galaxies are near their end.  I hate to be harsh, but the few people still playing on those extremely under-populated servers will hopefully transfer to the same server.  If not, in another six months, we'll see more servers closing.

When populated, it actually is a fun game.  Put aside the whole CU and NGE.  Its still Star Wars, and who wouldn't like to roleplay a storm trooper or a jedi every now and then.  Being able to do it with a bunch of other people is a must, as its no fun in an empty canteena.

I would move your characters before you cancel. Your characters will be deleted, if im not mistaken, if you dont transfer.

Edt: I missread, screw this game, all thats left are memories.

I haven't logged in for at least a year or so. I have "spied" and went back in on a trial account when they were doing that. This was my first MMO and I have not filled the void that NGE gave me. I started playing at around update 13 or 14, and I actually liked the CU. If they would of just left it alone after that I would have been able to get used to it. At least then it was just new colorful icons. And Pistoler actually worked! But they didn't. They had to be greedy and push that player base even younger to get more money.
I checked out the new Old Republic MMO, and I have to say I am not impressed. They are still going to that cartoony "kids" style. I just don't like. Maybe I am jaded by playing the original SWG but I still am looking for that great sandbox MMO.

Well..Ide have to Say...Its like part of my Life is Gone when I think about all the shards being dropped...My first MMO was Ultima Online....Pre-Trammel of corse...Or (Trammel= Care Bear Land) But Anyway...After UO I played SWG for Years and I have alot of fun Memories with alot of close friends on that game...I personally Quit when the Nerfed the whole game by letting people become Jedi without working for it like I did...But It does sadden me And I have to Tip my Hat to SOE...Yes they messed up a good MMO...But they did give me some of the best MMO memories Ive ever had....(Crys)

It's about time that this pathetic remnant of a once fine game wither and die.

Hate to break it to your guys, but the rest of the servers are thriving :p I know some of you want SWG to die so you can jump on its grave, but if you only check the development roadmap, you see SOE isnt going to pull the plug anytime soon. SOE keeps MMO's alive with even less players lol.

So no end to your bitterness any time soon, LOL

This video helps bring back memories. Animation is sped but its good. Best pvp outside of wizard magic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmXQMftIxk

Last time I played (early summer) it seemed like most people had transfered to Starsider. It still wasn't that crowded. Not like Coronet/Theed/Mining Outpost used to be.

I figure these servers being freed up will go towards the New Clone Wars MMO.  In other words, hardware investment by SOE for LA is still about the same.

Originally posted by nkryptik

All I really have to say is that it looks good on SOE the game that was massive and epic and they managed to kill it in one "New Game Experience", even after people closed accounts and they knew this was a big mistake, rather than be the big company and admit they were wrong and change it back they just took the old Smedly line of not being influenced by threats of accounts being closed.  Where is your big mouth now Mr. Smedly??? Before you speak take your foot out and I hope this is a lesson to other companies of WHAT NOT TO DO to your games fans.

We do not pay you to give us the middle finger that is out job when you mess up.

agree!

12 down, 13 more to go!  You'd think SOE would have loaded a pre-CU server by now to see how response was...  Then again, the would be a "smart" move.

Originally posted by Draccan

Why is this even making me sad?

Heh yeah I wonder too. I felt a deep sadness, tho I never return for sure and left long ago. And even it might be a good thing. But seeing a game decline who once was so great and fun for me... sad. :/

I doubt that what they are aming for is improving player experience, what they are doing is cutting expenses, 12 less servers to maintaing.

Originally posted by someforumguy

Hate to break it to your guys, but the rest of the servers are thriving :p I know some of you want SWG to die so you can jump on its grave, but if you only check the development roadmap, you see SOE isnt going to pull the plug anytime soon. SOE keeps MMO's alive with even less players lol.

So no end to your bitterness any time soon, LOL

I hate to break this to you, but a good portion of the destination servers are having serious low population problems (go check the /FCTS Gorath Thread on the O-boards) . I doubt there are many players left on the servers being closed to make a signifcant change to any servers when they trasnfer. The exception to that maybe Starsider where any increase will just add more to the lag and server crash problems.

I don't want to see anyone's game cancelled, but I do see the situation for what it is, as do most other vets and current SWG players.

''thriving'' , That is a good one. I cancelled the day the nge went live and i went back a few months ago and it was so sad and  dead on bria.

Thriving. Heheh. Yeah, that's like those towns out west where everyone is leaving. This causes a majority of the stores to close down and the one or two remaining are perceived as "thriving".  Pointing out the side effects does not indicate a solution has been found to the problem. Logically, it makes no sense to even present it as an argument.

1. SWG subs are down.

2. The servers with low subs for an extended amount of time that have also went through the character transfers and the myraid of free trials - are being closed down.

3. Remaining fragments of players are then forced to go to another server.

4. Server populations for certain servers are then unnaturally inflated.

In the end, its like having 4 pennies in 4 cups. You can still move all 4 into one cup but in the end, you have 4 cents and not enough to buy a cup of coffee.

It's surprising that it took so long, to be honest.

Die!  DIE!  DIIIEEEE!!!

God, I wish that wasn't my reaction, but it was like finding out someone you hated all your life because they were a horrible person was diagnosed with some painful wasting disease.

MY only regret is that I don't get to personally destroy these servers in some physical way.  Like a hammer.  Or a flamethrower.  Fueled by my disappointment with this game's entire sordid history in liquid form.

12 down, only 13 more to go...

 Its only lasted this long because of the $OE Station pass.. for 5 more bucks u get all game subs..

In any other cooperation who failed this miserably; management would have been fired long ago.

I know my boss would cut my head off if my great ideas cost us a 90 % client cancellation.

Originally posted by someforumguy

Hate to break it to your guys, but the rest of the servers are thriving :p I know some of you want SWG to die so you can jump on its grave, but if you only check the development roadmap, you see SOE isnt going to pull the plug anytime soon. SOE keeps MMO's alive with even less players lol.

So no end to your bitterness any time soon, LOL

Hate to break it to YOU, but the time of soe keeping low population games alive through the life support system known as station pass may be coming to an end.  They've already canceled Matrix Online and may do some more cutting to make room for their upcoming mmo's like The Agency and DC Online.  And your idea of thriving and mine must be vastly different because to me a game with one server out of 25 that has a decent pre-cu level population isn't exactly thriving.  Unless of course you one of those people who believe that swg has more players than ever, then theres no hope for you.

RIP Intrepid

I feel sad that my old server Kettemoor has gone to a status of being closed.  I had many good adventures on this server back pre-CU and although I feel satisfied that they have finally acknoledged the fact that the servers are dying by closing those who at one time were strong servers.  I am still sad at the fact that it is going to be gone in less than a month.

Kettemoor, our adventures were great, and our attempts to pacify the rebellion although difficult and at times, completely useless, were still fun.  Thank you for all the memories.

SOE...... (edited for obscenities)

And to all my friends who played on kettemoor and other servers, our adventures were great and our journey toward the darkside remains incomplete, but I'll always have my T-21.

Thanks for the memories,

Dalt Novastar, Imperial Army, Kettemoor server.

SaphireDragon - Kauri

.... guess thats it.