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 Overthinking: MMO server merge horror stories

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Whether you call them server transitions, evolutions, consolidations, megaservers, or connected realms, server merges are a thing that affects most MMORPGs at some point...

Divergence Online adds consensual PvP server stretch goal

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Yesterday, we published a detailed interview with Ethan Casner, one of the devs behind Star Wars Galaxies-inspired Divergence Online. The response was more or...

Divergence Online’s Ethan Casner on SWG 2.0, open PvP, and edgelords

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Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie sandbox Divergence Online busted out its third alpha and third crowdfunding campaign last week, prompting many of Massively OP's readers...

The Daily Grind: What’s the grindiest MMO?

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Allow me to butcher a phrase: MMO grind is in the eye of the beholder. A few hundred architect entertainment missions in City of...

EverQuesting: EverQuest franchise expansion announcements erode more trust

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Is it just me, or is Daybreak actively trying to make me dislike it? To force me abandon all hope when I enter? Because...

MMO Burnout: Star Wars Uprising

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When I heard that Disney's first foray into the new Star Wars gaming universe was a mobile-only RPG, it made me sort of angry....

Gloria Victis name drops SWG for crafting inspiration

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Gloria Victis developers have been working on a "massive gameplay overhaul" for a few weeks now, and today's website update says that alpha players...

The Daily Grind: What makes a good MMO spiritual successor?

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News of Divergence Online's third crowdfunding campaign sparked a bit of discussion about MMO spiritual sequels earlier this week. Stained Glass Llama's sci-fi sandbox purports...

‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign

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If Divergence Online sounds familiar, that's because it's been in pre-launch testing for a few years already. This week, it's entered its third alpha and launched...

Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...

Ask Mo: The state of Massively Overpowered

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Ask Mo is back, and today Mo and I are answering a few meta questions about Massively OP itself. Our first question is from long-time...

Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates

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Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...

The Soapbox: The fun and frustration of SWTOR’s housing system

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When I was a kid, I had far too many Star Wars action figures, vehicles, and playsets. And when I say kid, I actually...

Massively Overthinking: Making MMOs more social from the inside out

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic from an anonymous Kickstarter donor asks us to set aside our criticisms of the social environment of MMOs and...

The Game Archaeologist: Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE

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It became one of the most infamous moments in MMO history -- and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. For all that the MMO community...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs that need VR

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Man, our Kickstarter backers are fixated on virtual reality. It's almost as if you guys are really tech-savvy and into gaming immersion or something! Today's Massively Overthinking question...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR datamining and guild building

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Usually, I don't combine two topics into one article, but these two things are important and I don't want to go another week without...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?

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Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...

Chaos Theory: I’d fund The Secret World for Funcom if I could

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Funcom is in trouble? Say it isn't so! No, seriously -- giving it words feels like personally putting a nail in the coffin, as...

Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?

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Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs. "Back in my World of Warcraft days, I mentioned to a friend that I would...

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