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Star Wars Galaxies

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a civil war rages between forces of the resolute Rebel Alliance and the formidable Galactic Empire as a result of galactic-wide trade disputes. The plans to a space station being built buy the Empire, called a “Death Star”, is stolen by the resourceful Rebels. This Death Star possess the capability to destroy entire planets, but with its blueprints in hand, the Rebel Alliance is able to pinpoint a structural weakness and destroy the unfinished planet killer. This action will not go unpunished and the Empire will Strike Back!

Star Wars Galaxies is a sci-fi MMORPG initially released as Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. This MMOG’s world consists of ten different planets, each one a 16 km x 16 km map and borrowed from the known fictional Star Wars universe with a timeline set between the Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back movies. Star Wars Galaxies features content both mentioned and not mentioned in various Star Wars media. During character creation, players may choose from ten different species and nine different primary professions, all of which are mentioned in various Star Wars media.

As with many MMOs, players of Star Wars Galaxies can use their character’s skills and special abilities to attack targets, complete quests/missions, craft useful items, and/or entertain other players. During their adventures throughout the galaxy, characters will have the opportunity to meet famous Star Wars NPCs, travel in their own landspeeders, speeder bikes or swoops, control economies, earn fame and fortune (or infamy and notoriety), obtain rare items, artifacts and trinkets, and build, own and decorate their own structures, including houses, cantinas and guild halls. These structures can even be organized into entire cities run by players. There have been three expansions since Star Wars Galaxies’ initial release (Jump to Lightspeed, Rage of the Wookies, and Trials of Obi-Wan), all of which have added additional features to the main game.

Latest Features

Game Update 9 Journal - Housing Updates
Jaskell from Sony Online Entertainment's Star Wars Galaxies writes this developer journal looking at housing updates in the game's Update 9.
Dev Journals created on 5/15/09

Imperial Flight Guide, Part Two
MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent Thomas Allegood writes this helpful guide for up and coming Imperial pilots in the SOE MMO based on the popular sci-fi franchise.
Guide created on 3/13/09

Imperial Flight Guide, Part One
MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent writes this helpful guide for up and coming Imperial pilots in the SOE MMO based on the popular sci-fi franchise
Guide created on 3/3/09

A newbie's guide to the Jedi Profession
Star Wars Galaxies correspondent Thomas Allegood takes us from Padawan Learner to Jedi Master in this guide to Jedi in SWG.
Guide created on 2/24/09

Collections of Note
MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent RJ hubbard writes this interesting piece on various collections found in SOE's Star Wars Galaxies.
General Article created on 12/10/08

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How is the server population currently?
7/5/09 @ 1:53PM by Harleyrider in General Discussion

How would you have handled the inflation problem in SWG?
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Pre-CU advice needed
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So SWG is getting... ZOMBIES...
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SWG is better than ever.
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original swg vet pondering return ???
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The Star Wars Galaxies 6th Anniversary/Empire Day re-entitlement promotion
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Exclusive interview with Christopher Field, the Producer on Star Wars Galaxies.
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Latest Star Wars Galaxies News

Game Update 10 Patch Notes

SOE has posted the patch notes for Game Update 10 which went live in Star Wars Galaxies today.

Jun 02, 2009

Galactic Call to Arms Fan Art Contest

The folks at Star Wars Galaxies have announced that they are holding a Galactic Call to Arms Fan Art Contest as part of the 6th anniversary celebration for their game.