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Star Wars Galaxies has had a pretty tough path through the world of MMOs. Launched with about as much hype as any game could have, the title quickly fell victim to forced complexity, ridiculous imbalances, and a Jedi path that couldn’t be deciphered by a CIA code breaker. Things only got worse from there, with each patch or fix applied by SOE landing more player complaints and fewer paying customers.
However, there is a small core of gamers out there that loved Galaxies and the new twist it brought to the world of MMOs, and those gamers are unfortunately losing a big part of their pastime tonight. With The Old Republic essentially on shelves early and millions of players heading in its direction, keeping Galaxies online just isn’t a profitable venture.
If you love Galaxies and are sad to see it go, there are some cool things going on around the web. You can log in and say goodbye to your old friends and favorite locations, or jump in on the Massively livestream tonight as they broadcast the last hour of the game.
Galaxies taught us quite a bit about what an MMO can and can’t be, and will be missed (even as the butt of jokes). Seeing an MMO shut down is somewhat sad – you invest so much time into your items, characters and achievements and then they all vanish into the night. Bummer. So, thanks for everything, Galaxies.
Did you say goodbye to Star Wars Galaxies? Or did you never get around to saying hello?
[Massively]
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