Tangent on Star Wars Galaxy...

[shazbot85]

I played SWG from release until the CU, it was my first MMO and it was awesome. There was no over population of epic heroes, the skills system had nearly infinite possibilities for customization, the economy was engaging and fun, basically it was a big sandbox.

I like sandbox games, scripted games lose their appeal quickly, if they manage an appeal at all. PotBS is a fail by my judgement. I expect realistic sailing and naval combat in the age of sail genre and it doesn't deliver.

My two main characters in SWG was a master doctor and a master fencer on Bria and Gorath. I started an armorsmith, but didn't get far.

 

[Cylon13]

SWG? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> What's that? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh" border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> Star Wars Galaxies? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> I have read about that. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> I wanted it once but I had crappy rig back then. Don't know if it runs even on this rig. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> What are the system requirements and is it free, I mean can you play it without paying? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

Nope, it's pay to play Deep One. Even now I like to play it sometimes on trials for for a month and i find it fun, but pre-cu it really was awesome. Sure, buggy as hell but just the openless possibilities but still feeling like you were doing something was awesome. There are some Emu servers being worked on that ill probably jump on sometime.

What are your specs Deep One? i can tell you if it'll run and how well.

 

[Cylon13]

I looked its system requirements allready and can tell that it'll work but if it's pay to play then I want nothing to do with it because I don't have that stinking credit card and other paying methods are just balls to me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="ko.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

>_< Look's like you're out of luck then. Worth trying one of the Emu servers though if and when they get up and running.

 

[Cylon13]

Emu servers? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> Are those free? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

Yep. They're run by people who do it for fun or to make it the way people want. Usually not many people on them but the people running it usually listen to the people who play on their servers. Some think its illegal, but it actually isn't.

 

[Cylon13]

So it is a private server? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> By the way does SWG has need to type cd keys in to play the game? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> And how is the combat in that game? Click-and-watch or is it manual like in Jedi Academy? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

Needs CD Keys, but only if you pay-to-play. The combat is a mixture of click and watch and JA type. You can click and watch but you still need to aim at the enemy and execute all your various attacks. You can also be dancers or singers, or tailors or architects. Its awesome <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

 

[Cylon13]

Bah, this kind of combat is not fer me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="no.gif" /> Just looked from the videos that they have to hit a stormtrooper many times even with a light saber before it dies. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="ko.gif" /> That's just not realistic.. a light saber should be able to kill that stormtrooper with one hit. And this whole Star wars thing is missing persons with bodybuilder look.. what a shame. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Stargate at least has Teal'c who is close thing to a bodybuilder. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

 

[shazbot85]

I think the lightsabers were unofficially dubbed light-batons in the game

I liked the space combat and the economy part of the game, and the community was great. It's a dead game now as far as I know.

btw who named this Tangent on SWG? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[Cylon13]

<!--quoteo(post=280082:date=Sep 29 2008, 10:25 PM:name=Dr. Maturin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr. Maturin @ Sep 29 2008, 10:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=280082"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think the lightsabers where unofficially dubbed light-batons in the game <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="24.gif" />

 

[Fred Bob]

<!--quoteo(post=280082:date=Sep 29 2008, 02:25 PM:name=Dr. Maturin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr. Maturin @ Sep 29 2008, 02:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=280082"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->btw who named this Tangent on SWG? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mebbe ol' Fred Bob perchance? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Gunner]

If you're on the Bria or Starsider server the game is certainly not dead. A few others have so-so population, but then there are just like... 20 with only 200 players o_o