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recycled
Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:59 pm
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Got Millennium Falcon?
There has been quite the buzz among gamers about the first Star Wars Galaxies™ add-on pack. Who hasn't dreamt of flying the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid belt or
dipping an X-wing through the trenches of the Deathstar.
Well those dreams may yet come true for you in Jump to Lightspeed™, as you strap into the seat of a vast array of star fighters and seek your fortune in the vast nebulas of space. Subscribers rejoice! You can now try it out for free for 10 days, just head right over here.
True or False Advertising?
Is there a Death Star trench you can fly though?
riotcontrol
Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:06 am
#2
recycled wrote:Got Millennium Falcon?There has been quite the buzz among gamers about the first Star Wars Galaxies™ add-on pack. Who hasn't dreamt of flying the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid belt ordipping an X-wing through the trenches of the Deathstar.Well those dreams may yet come true for you in Jump to Lightspeed™, as you strap into the seat of a vast array of star fighters and seek your fortune in the vast nebulas of space. Subscribers rejoice! You can now try it out for free for 10 days, just head right over here.True or False Advertising?Is there a Death Star trench you can fly though?
Where does it state there is a Death Star trench you can fly through? It simply invites people who have dreamt of such things to try out JTL, since it might be their cup of tea.
recycled
Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:12 am
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We'll simply becuase its written to assume you can do this my friend. Just like how reviews with IGN stated you can be Jedi right off the bat before the Jedi even exisited on the servers.
It's this simple. Less "dreaming" and more actual game facts of the game would be nice, rather than explaining to my friends on Teamspeak that
"NO, there is no death star trench you can fly an X wing into "
How many people will read that article and think they can before they realize, they cant? 
Anyways...
My question was.... Is there even part of the Death Star trench you can fly through?
Message Edited by recycled on 12-21-2004 11:21 PM
KaylBreinhar
Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:19 am
#4
This is very disreputable.
Of course, it's not like other games haven't done this already.
Of course, it's not like other games haven't done this already.
Draklaa
Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:18 am
#5
It's called "fluff" people. And for the love of God, the game itself has enough bugs...do we really have to go hunting for things wrong with the advertising? 
Rhu
Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:36 pm
#6
I'm sure a couple of the random power converters, armor segments, turret housings and such that bounce off your shields as you fly through the final resting place of the first Death Star may very well have been from one of the many trenches on the battlestation's surface.
I know it isn't the answer you wanted, but there are chunks of the Death Star that you can fly through in the Yavin system.
Frogmorton76
Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:32 pm
#7
recycled wrote:
Well those dreams may yet come true for you
I think it's the "may yet" part that gets around "false advertising". Now if that sentence read "Those dreams will come true..." then I think you'd have more of a case. 
Frogmorton
Geral_Corasjo
Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:06 pm
#8
fixed for the ground game
recycled wrote:
Got Star Wars?
There has been quite the buzz among gamers about Star Wars Galaxies™. Who hasn't dreamt ofbeing fully immersed in the Star Wars universe or changing the tide of battle for your faction.Well those dreams may yet come true for you in Star Wars Galaxies™, as you strap into the seat of a vast array ofproffesions and seek your fortune in the vastwastelands of planets. Subscribers rejoice! You can now try it out for free for 10 days, just head right over here.
True or False Advertising?
Is there aStar Wars to beimmersed?
Lomier
Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:16 pm
#9
I really hate it when SOE blatently exaggerates SWG like this.Thisreally is not the ethical thing to do.SOE did this sort of thing long before JTL, by puttingads out on the web andthings on theSWG website that made it seem that featureslike the battlefields with AT-ATs wereplayable all along andgiving the impression that everyone can bea Jedirelatively easily sincethey made it seem that nearly everyone on SWG was enjoying their Jedi and playing in the great GCW. Of coursemuch oftheactualreal gameplay was not mentioned but those wonderfully graphic adsas well asthe vagueand misleading comments no doubt helped reel in some sales. It'sreally too bad that SOE has to rely on smoke and mirrorsto sell SWG rather than being able tosell the product on its own merits.
Message Edited by Lomier on 12-22-2004 03:17 PM
Rishathra
Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:23 pm
#10
I admit, that caught my eye too. Its nothing special, standard business practice really, but I'm always irked when I see it in SWG related stuff. I always think to myself, 'sigh...more vague and broken promises about this game.'
Yeah, I'm bitter, hehe. 
But I'm still playing, so I can't be too bitter I guess! 
But I'm still playing, so I can't be too bitter I guess!
Lomier
Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:22 pm
#11
Rishathra wrote:
Yeah, I'm bitter, hehe.
I hear you on that. I am a bitupsetover a number ofissues on SWG but I am not quite ready to call it quits just yet.
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