Smuggler Archive
Thread: Hope for a better Star Wars Galaxies?
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Nerro
Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:03 pm
#1
Perhaps we have hope for a better Star Wars Galaxies where Smugglers will actually have a role? Pinch me, I hope this isn't a dream.
nullieGem wrote:
i heard this today, can anyone confirm this?
tlucasart is going to take over, maby its just bs, have anyone else heard this?
maby things is starting to look brighter if mr lucas takes over things 
tacwraith wrote:
From VNboards SWG general discussions
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I know I should not be greasing the gossip wheels after all Rumor is a nasty beast that leads Past The swamps of heresay, through the forest of tittle-tattle to the Dark Castle of Speculation, and pretty soon your in the Lost Dungeons of assumption blindly flailing about for the lost chalice of Scandal......err anyway.
Okay I have a good acquaintance that is a semi-regular contributor to the Force.Net, and has even had a couple articles in Star Wars gamer, and Star Wars Insider. He told me this evening that He has it on good authority that SOE and Lucasarts are about to end their relationship. He said that the New SWG and JTLS sites on LA's homepage are the first hint of this, Apparently Lucasarts is less than happy with SOE, because SOE has drifted too far from Raph Kosters original Vision of SWG and wants to go solo. (No Not Han silly) SOE from what I have heard is more than willing to say adios because Lucasarts has been less than willing to let them Drive so to speak. (Which I think is insane because Lucasarts has basically been there in name only since Beta) and SOE
But wait there’s more... He said that The day after JTLS is Live they will announce Expansion pack II, and Thank SOE for all of there hard work, and announce that the Game is going to be handled form hence forth by Lucasarts, they will give a schedule about Billing changes, and server Migration, and that will probably include some server consolidation.
Okay is it real or fantasy…at this point who knows, I have as have many other fans heard that at Some Point Lucasarts will go solo with SWG, it is no small secret that they are considering another MMORPG, and a Premium game service, and I have to say that my friend is not given to flights of fancy (Except for that long weekend in Dublin with the Tibetan Contortionist, and her Twin sister ) Personally I think that while the timeline is a bit suspect the over all story has some foundation. How do you think this would effect the game?
Raph Koster originally wanted RPG to actually mean something in SWG, in fact his “Vision” was a computerized version of the SW Role Playing game with no Player Character Jedi. It has been said that George Lucas is not happy with the product, and that at first he was very excited about the potential of the game. True or not the whole concept is interesting to say the least. I must admit I do not know what SWG would be like without SOE. But it looks like we may be finding out.
There is also a job posting on the Lucasarts site for a new Senior Director for SWG. It may be something to keep an eye on.
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Message Edited by tacwraith on 09-30-2004 07:28 PM
ZarrnOrion
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:04 pm
#3
What is the release date for it now? Did they finally realize that it won't be finished by the end of October? 
TeiLinn
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:05 pm
#4
The release date is tentatively the same, but the forced the beta discs back to mid october and the representative quoted to me I could still look forward to at least a month of Beta...so they havent officially pushed the game back but that is the feel.
Del
Greedik
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:25 pm
#5
lol There was a thread like this on the Infinity server board, and it was slapped by a CSR!
Its amazing how they run around and have the time to lock posts, yet they lack the time to actually help players in game...
/sigh
We should havegot a CH to try and tame this rare CSR while they were about...
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Infinity&message.id=34296
Johnycat
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:31 pm
#6
sweet info m8 - let's see how long this one last before it's blasted?
J
TeiLinn
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:33 pm
#7
T Minus 5 Minutes and counting to Dev nuclear strike on this thread.....
LOL
Del
Selko
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:35 pm
#9
I don't believe that Lucas Arts is taking over,but I do believe they are takingmuch keener interest. They have been getting feedback from the fans that is probably a bit unexpected. While the numbers for the game are decenteven good, a number of consumers are fed up.The more SOE is circumvented in the complaint department, the more L.A. getsnegativefeed back the more interestLucas will take. Actuallyit's a testament to the popularity of the universe that people will continue to play when things aren't to their liking.
Personally I think this game has huge potential, but I also believe that the developers are focusing on aspects of the game that are frivilous. They are catering to the few and ignoring the majority. You all know exavtly what section of the community I speak of. Do I think that SOE is in danger of loosing control, No. L.A.has been involved in the game from the begging. Everything that gets put in has to go through them for approval first. Read some of the devs posts about pushing code to L.A. and waiting for approval.
Remember good ole George keeps a very tight reign on his creation, every book, every game, every toy has approval by him or a representative. He also reserve the right to muck it up, but thats another rant that I don't feel like getting into.
Selko
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:37 pm
#10
TeiLinn wrote:
T Minus 5 Minutes and counting to Dev nuclear strike on this thread.....
LOL
Del
Heh you know this message is safe in here, the devs never visit this hell hole.
TeiLinn
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:40 pm
#11
Well as said earlier and quoted by the one fan I know hangs with GL personally, SuperShadow. The Great One said this was a horrendous breach of continuity and even sighted some things he would rather have never been given face value in his, as he puts it, Grand Unified Vision Of Star Wars.
Selko
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:50 pm
#12
TeiLinn wrote:
Well as said earlier and quoted by the one fan I know hangs with GL personally, SuperShadow. The Great One said this was a horrendous breach of continuity and even sighted some things he would rather have never been given face value in his, as he puts it, Grand Unified Vision Of Star Wars.
I hear you, and I can only hope.
My aunt is an employee at Skywalker ranch but she don't know nothing. Or so she tells me.
Greedik
Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:58 pm
#13
If LA are getting negative feedback then we can hope that they'll take a tighter hold on the game and maybe kick the SOE dev's into some decent action...
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