SWG – MMO Fallout

Star Wars Galaxies Memoir Book

Star Wars Galaxies shut down a week ago, but it already feels like a lifetime. Whether you are a long time fan of the MMO, played a little now and then, or never had a chance to dive in, the crew over at Sony want to give you a chance to relive some fond moments. If you head over to the Galaxies website, Sony has uploaded a memory book full of screenshots and snippets from Galaxies.

This is no light reading, either. The book itself is 250 pages thick and covers all of Galaxies from launch to its shuttering last Thursday. I should warn those with slow internet connections: This is a 252 page PDF document.

(Source: Star Wars Galaxies Memory Book)

How High Can I Get? Star Wars Galaxies Edition

I did this back when Tabula Rasa announced that it was shutting down, and wanted to do the same with Chronicles of Spellborn but never managed to download the proper client in time. When Star Wars Galaxies announced that it would be shutting down this December, I took it upon myself to start up an entirely new character, no aid from others, and see how far I could level it before that time. Those of you who know me will know I am notoriously slow at leveling in any MMO, so the idea that I might not get to 90 in the course of six months is a very real proposition.

My character, a Twi’Lek smuggler class, is currently at level 13, and I will be posting updates on my progress in the weekly “Week in Review” section. Hopefully I won’t have my usual distraction from the handful of games going free to play this summer-oh hey Hellgate and Age of Conan!

Play Star Wars Galaxies Free This Week

What does Star Wars and Indiana Jones have in common? If you answered Harrison Ford, you would be correct. And if you want to be your own Indiana Solo and rescue Princess Belloq (kudos if you know who that is off-hand), from the evil Toht The Hutt-I’m just going to stop merging names. If you’d like a hat and whip of your own, you are cordially invited back to Star Wars Galaxies this week, while subscribers will receive the items as wearable cosmetics.

Sony is also offering a free to play week, which technically started two days ago (the 23rd) and goes until the 30th of November. During this period, you can pick up your fedora and whip, while after the period ends those who subscribed or stayed subscribed can turn the items into wearables. Otherwise, they’re really only good for displaying in your house.

So there is no confusion, the whip is cosmetic and does not act as a weapon. For those of you thinking of checking out Star Wars: Galaxies, the link above has a nice list of new updates you may have missed.