Star Wars Galaxies - is it good?

I've looked at the website, and I think it looks brilliant. But the critics give it a really bad review - who should I listen to? Oh and how much does it cost to play and can you download it instead of buying the disks? If you could help I would be very grateful.

Thanks

DD:twisted:

and removed player bounties.
foxhound_fox

Those were reintroduced a while ago.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] and removed player bounties.
TIE_Elite_Pilot

Those were reintroduced a while ago.

But the game is still bad.

I used to play SWG a lot before the upgrade. But after the upgrade, I uninstalled it like everyone else did. It went from a very good mmo to the worst.

NO this game has gone from the top all way to the depths of hell, in terms of the fun factor and gameplay experience. They destroyed the game and turned it into a pathetic little WoW clone. Do not even look at this game. I played the trial and it was so horrible it made my eyes bleed.RawTechnique

SWG was a great game, The first year was really a lot of fun. One of the best if not the best MMORPG I've played. It had incredible character development and you could pretty much make your character into whatever you wanted. Unfortunately, SONY tossed out the skills based system for a generic EQ level based one and what's left is a mediocre, by-the-book, MMO in space. What a waste of potential.

The only thing SWG really needed to fix was the combat which was a little lackluster. Once SONY introduced the holo-grind the game slowly began to go down hill. The NGE and CU were just the final nails.

Sadly, with the success of WoW I don't think we'll ever see another original skill based, open-eneded, MMORPG like SWG. With a few notable exceptions, every MMORPG out today is the same shade of vanilla. They're all pretty much identical mind-numbing grinds with slightly different coats of paint. This genre had so much potential but now it's just filled with clones and also-rans looking to make a quick buck. How very sad.

The only problem is, I've never played it, just looked at it, and I'm not a die-hard Star Wars fan so I guess I won't mind a few glitches, but I kinda want it to be good. I'd actually just love to play anything star wars related, but I think this would be best. devildanny

Just wait for the KotOR MMO then. You sound like no matter what we say, you just want to play this game. Well go for it, but Im telling you, you will be dissapointed.

as ojne of the biggest most die-hard SW fans around, and playing SWG from Beta 1 through the NGE, i can say:

NO

it's not good. it was...but then it got changed to a really bad game. and a peice of me died a little.

"Sadly, with the success of WoW I don't think we'll ever see another original skill based, open-eneded, MMORPG like SWG."

well, there is EVE-Online, the only real sand-box style sci-fi MMO that's still growing in numbers.

I've looked at the website, and I think it looks brilliant. But the critics give it a really bad review - who should I listen to? Oh and how much does it cost to play and can you download it instead of buying the disks? If you could help I would be very grateful.

Thanks

DD:twisted:

devildanny

Horrible game now forever destroyed by the "Combat Upgrade" and "New Game Enhancements". It used to be a profession based game. You trained in skills. Then they converted it into a cookie cutter MMO with Classes, and just ruined the entire thing. I sincerely hope this game dies a painful death when Bioware finishes KOTOR Online.

If you really want a Star Wars themed MMO, I seriously suggest just holding out until KOTOR Online is finished, as SWG will most likely kick the bucket when that is launched.

I enjoy it, but then again, I have a Station all-access pass.

Look for a free trial, and find out for yourself.

SWG was a great game, The first year was really a lot of fun. One of the best if not the best MMORPG I've played. It had incredible character development and you could pretty much make your character into whatever you wanted. Unfortunately, SONY tossed out the skills based system for a generic EQ level based one and what's left is a mediocre, by-the-book, MMO in space. What a waste of potential.

The only thing SWG really needed to fix was the combat which was a little lackluster. Once SONY introduced the holo-grind the game slowly began to go down hill. The NGE and CU were just the final nails.

Sadly, with the success of WoW I don't think we'll ever see another original skill based, open-eneded, MMORPG like SWG. With a few notable exceptions, every MMORPG out today is the same shade of vanilla. They're all pretty much identical mind-numbing grinds with slightly different coats of paint. This genre had so much potential but now it's just filled with clones and also-rans looking to make a quick buck. How very sad.

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