star wars galaxies

Official Site: Star Wars Galaxies
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: June 26, 2003
Sunset Date: December 15, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Sandbox
Business Model: Subscription
Platform: PC

Massively OP Podcast Episode 351: There are no bad Star Wars jokes in this show

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR's delay, Lost Ark's launch date, the Nightingale reveal, unionization efforts at Activision-Blizzard, the new Warhammer MMO, and the future of Crowfall, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, plus a voicemail on SWTOR and a mailbag topic on going big with MMO expansions.

The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2021?

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As a SWG Legends player, I was thrilled to see the launch of Bespin to a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server this year. Not...
A long time ago, in a galaxy... oh, you know.

SWGemu rogue server group launches a new Star Wars Galaxies test server

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What would be a better Life Day gift this season than to get a brand-new server from the good folks that brought you the...

Star Wars Galaxies shut down almost a decade ago, and one rogue server is commemorating the occasion

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If you've ever been there for the last hours and minutes of an MMORPG that's sunsetting, you probably don't want to think about it...

Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends updates Smuggler slicing and weapon ‘freedom of skin’ system

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Smugglers, if SWG Legends' last slicing update didn't do it for you, well then I'm not even sure why you're a Smuggler. But in...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 349: Make mine Marvel

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Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Marvel MMO, LOTRO's console future, DCUO's expansion, the EverQuest franchise, RIFT's planned update, DDO, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on New World's rookie mistakes and Lost Ark's genderlocking.

Global Chat: Wrapping up FFXIV’s Shadowbringers

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As Final Fantasy XIV players are on the cusp of leaping into Endwalker, MMO blogger Gnomecore wrapped up a final look at Shadowbringers. It's...
Oops.

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer advocates for game preservation through emulators

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You have probably noticed by now that we here at Massively OP are proponents of game emulators for MMOs that have been decommissioned. Rogue...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 346: Endwalker, ArcheAge, Lost Ark, and New World

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's Endwalker delay, WoW's financials and player council, ArcheAge's new publisher, Gamigo's new MMORPG, Lost Ark's beta, New World's state, DDO update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, Harry Potter Wizard Unite's sunset, and Crowfall's freemium update, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, and Star Wars Galaxies, plus a mailbag topic on worry about the future of the genre.
Please listen.

Massively Overthinking: What are your most on-brand MMORPG class archetypes?

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A while back in MOP's work chat, we were chatting about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons and how its elite specs line up...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Charles Boyd on BioWare, newbie acquisition, economy, and beyond

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So it’s been two years since I wrote a piece on Star Wars: The Old Republic. I’m sorry. You’ll have to tell me what...
Oh look,

17-year-old World of Warcraft announces a ‘community council’ for diverse player feedback

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Player councils in MMORPGs are a pretty old concept, prominent in games like EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Star Wars Galaxies....
There was so much potential.

The Daily Grind: Which dead MMOs do you hope will come back some day?

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Last week, Fallen Earth returned to service, which delighted me to no end. When you have favorite MMOs that end up being shuttered or...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition

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Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...

The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever bought in an MMO?

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There are two types of MMORPG players: the type who spends game currency like there's no tomorrow because it's a video game and why...
Well, then, nope.

Indie sandbox MMO Galaxies of Eden talks crafting and economy, shares a pre-alpha housing test

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Looking for Star Wars Galaxies without playing Star Wars Galaxies? Then you probably have your eyes on Galaxies of Eden, the ambitious indie sandbox...

The Daily Grind: Do you play humans or non-humans in most MMOs?

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A while back, I saw a thread on Reddit about how most MMO players pick humans, and questions like this always startle me because...

SWG Legends has brought back the Galactic Moon Festival for Halloween – with new stuff

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Halloween has returned to Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends, though of course, there's much more to it than the original SOE festival...

Global Chat: The good, the bad, and the ugly of New World

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There is no shortage of opinions on the recently launched New World -- and no shortage of drama either. On top of all of...
Not the point.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gatherers?

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My husband is usually not the kind of person who gets obsessed with crafter-centric MMORPGs, but New World has turned him into a gatherer:...

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