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

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs better the second time you play them?

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Whenever someone makes a statement like "video games are better the second time you play them," my gut reaction is "nuh-uh!" That's exactly the...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG collector’s editions worth the money?

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I have a confession to make: I pretty much never buy collector's editions of anything, especially MMORPGs. Call me cheap, I guess, but there's...
I mean, nothing is real.

Crowfall’s Raph Koster and Thomas Blair on the challenges of MMORPG harvesting

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Harvesting in an MMORPG is just the boring gruntwork you have to trudge through before you can get to the glory of crafting --...
The notes are there, but not the music.

DragonCon 2016: Garriott expounds on Shroud of the Avatar’s farming, food, and fancy footwork

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Many people look at a game for its combat, however, there are many who also want a game with a variety of non-combat features....

Massively Overthinking: Prestige systems in MMORPGs

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Last week, an interesting question dropped into our team inbox. It was from a game developer -- I don't know for which game --...
Yes, money.

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG housing have login and maintenance rules?

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A Massively OP reader named MrPoolaty recently wrote in to us to talk about the resumption of Final Fantasy XIV's housing demolition timers. See,...

The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar

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If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...

Divergence Online returns to Indiegogo to raise funds for the ‘mechapocalypse’

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Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie MMORPG Divergence Online is back with another crowdfunding campaign. If we've done our math right, this'll make the game's fourth...

Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0

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If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be. Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...

Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight

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The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....

One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug

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Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...

The Game Archaeologist: Highlander Online

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One of the things that I love about Massively Overpowered's readership is how fans often bring games to my attention that I never knew...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks

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MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...
Bingpot.

The Daily Grind: How much does your MMORPG character’s appearance matter to your gameplay?

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I like to think of myself as the kind of person who doesn't care all that much about aesthetics as long as a game...

Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us: "If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...
Let the crows fall, let them tumble.

The Daily Grind: Do you think of yourself as an MMO PvPer?

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Whether I've consciously realized it or not, I've been a PvPer since my first FFA PvP sandbox, Ultima Online, in 1997. Since then, I've...

Massively Overthinking: The golden age of MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking is a serious one from our dear Patreon patron Duane. Here's the jumping off point for his topic: "There has lately...

Perfect Ten: Older PC games that would make for great MMOs

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Video games had a huge impact on my childhood and teenage years, imprinting themselves onto my psyche for all of the struggles and elation...

The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs

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When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...

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