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LUCASARTS ANNOUNCES NEW STAR WARS GALAXIES EXPANSION PACK AS FRANCHISE UNIT SALES SURPASS ONE MILLIONStar Wars Galaxies : Trials of Obi-Wan heats things up - literally! -with all new mustafar content inspired by Star Wars : Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Leipzig Games Convention - Leipzig , Germany - August 19, 2005 - LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Inc. ( SOE ) today unveiled Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan to the cheers of Star Wars Galaxies enthusiasts gathered for a fan breakfast at the 2005 Games Convention in Leipzig , Germany. This third expansion to the popular immersive online game is scheduled for release on November 1st, alongside the Star Wars : Episode III Revenge of the Sith theatrical DVD and Star Wars Battlefront II video game. The companies also revealed that more than 1 million units of the Star Wars Galaxies franchise have now been sold, a testament to its ongoing popularity.
Like Obi-Wan Kenobi after his death, Star Wars Galaxies has become "more powerful than you can possibly imagine." Appropriately, Trials of Obi-Wan allows players to better understand the meaning of these final words spoken by Luke Skywalker's mentor, as they embark upon missions delivered directly from the spirit of the revered Jedi Master himself. From the very shores of molten lava where he defeated Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan guides players on quests that span the planet Mustafar - some of which might even convert devotees of the dark side over to a more virtuous path. This expansion features many new high-level quest rewards, including the ability to find a fiery red crystal found only on the volcanic planet that creates a lava-like lightsaber for the lucky owner. Players who fulfill all of Obi-Wan's directives will also receive a rich reward.
Mustafar colonists present many exciting trials of their own, too, as Trials of Obi-Wan includes more than 50 new quests for the galaxy's bravest adventurers, from rescue missions to the exploration of a crashed Republic cruiser. Many quests also revolve around a prominent figure from Star Wars ® : Knights of the Old Republic ® who returns 4,000 years after his prime with one simple mission in mind: Eliminate all meatbags.
"With Trials of Obi-Wan being an expansion set for release via digital download the same day as the Episode III DVD, we can't think of a better planet to add to Star Wars Galaxies than Mustafar," said Julio Torres, Producer at LucasArts. "Meanwhile, including the spirit of Obi-Wan nicely bridges the prequel era and the more classic-oriented time period depicted in the game. We're really excited about continuing mythology established by other LucasArts games, as well."
The release of Trials of Obi-Wan will provide a significant boost to a franchise that has already sold more than 1 million units worldwide. In recent months, interest and subscriptions in Star Wars Galaxies has grown, fueled by recent game additions, as well as the connection of the game content to Star Wars : Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
"A lot of positive changes have taken effect since Star Wars Galaxies first launched," said Nancy MacIntyre, LucasArts' Senior Director for the game. "We've picked up quite a few new fans and reintroduced many others to the game, especially since the Rage of the Wookiees expansion in May. Trials of Obi-Wan will only further this positive momentum."
For more information on Trials of Obi-Wan and the entire Star Wars Galaxies experience, please visit www.starwarsgalaxies.com
*faints*
Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
{from the minds of both Archangel and me}
And it also sounds like they have no intention of reworking the game after all the recent changes that have soured it for me. Man, I loved SWG initially, too.
I like HK-47 as much as anyone else who played the KOTOR games, but the fact that one of the central features they have to tout in an official expansion pack is "HK-47 IS IN IT" seems to rather highlight the complete and utter lack of imagination of the devs. Considering that they have the entire freakin' Star Wars universe to work with, it's somewhat disappointing.
Obi Wan!
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
Maybe they'll put in all the content that was missing from KOTOR 2.
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Arttemis had this to say about Duck Tales:
HK-47... wow. And here I thought bringing back Grevious was bad.
Atleast this one is a bit more believable, but hey I wonder if he have Mustafar to lookward to in Kotor 3
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and New Age Bane was all like:
Atleast this one is a bit more believable, but hey I wonder if he have Mustafar to lookward to in Kotor 3
Like Arttemis said, I wonder if they'll get around to finishing KotOR II first..... 
Who snagged the rights to fallout anyways?
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How.... Y.O.T.C.... uughhhhhh:
Who snagged the rights to fallout anyways?
I want to say Bethesda
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Gadani impressed everyone with:
I want to say Bethesda
You would be correct. I'm really really hoping they don't go the Morrowind route with it.
Jackman trials of the obvious 
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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This insanity brought to you by Lyinar Ka`Bael:
But-but-Obi Wan!
More like undead Obi Wan.
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Nobody really understood why Tarquinn wrote:
More like undead Obi Wan.
Zombie Wan.
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Arttemis said:
HK-47... wow. And here I thought bringing back Grevious was bad.
I've been looking more closely at Grevious in SWG, and I believe I've come up with an explaination. I've seen a closeup of his face and he has purely robotic eyes, plus he doesn't say a word while you fight him. I think the rogue engineer found his shell and simply outfitted it. Some of Grevious' brain may have already been artificial and survived.
Let me know if these don't load or something and I'll stick them on my webspace. I can't tell since they're saved in my cache and I don't know if LucasArts allows offsite linking.
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while JooJooFlop gently hums:
The great thing about Morrowind was that there was so much that you could do. The bad thing about Morrowind was that all of it was boring.
The only thing Morrowind needed to be perfect were better graphics and a tougher main plot.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about Duck Tales:
The only thing Morrowind needed to be perfect were better graphics and a tougher main plot.
Compressing the world a little bit so there wasn't as much vacant plodding through the wilderness would have helped a bit too. That's the thing that really got to me. Travel was like being in an MMO but without being able to chat with people on the way.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
I have to note, by the way, an addendum to what I was bitching about last night: if you have an HK-47 with no voice acting, isn't half the point gone?
Thank you.
Some people are like Slinkys... Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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A sleep deprived Jackman stammered:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a HK-47?Thank you.
A character from both knights of the old republic games.
A fan favourite.
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Leopold said:
I have to note, by the way, an addendum to what I was bitching about last night: if you have an HK-47 with no voice acting, isn't half the point gone?
Might have. They added roaring to the Wookiee NPC's in the last expansion so who knows.
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Mortious spewed forth this undeniable truth:
"Yes, Kavol, I'm not kidding that you need to suck ghost cock to become a Dark Jedi Master."
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Liam had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Oh good, a planet from the 3rd movie, a character which shouldn't be around, and obi wan chilling out on aforementioned planet.
People were discussing continuity in early beta and found out SoE wasn't going to listen. Continuity has been missing from SWG ever since.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Mortious wrote:
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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From the book of Bloodsage, chapter 3, verse 16:
Does it seem to anyone else that Obi-Wan's skirt is poking out in ways that can't be accounted for by a knee?
Thus why mooj posted that.
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael thought about the meaning of life:
I think Lyinar bookmarked that pic of Obi-Wan's ghost. She periodically goes "squeeeeee!" when I'm not looking, and when I look over, she has that pic up.
*Chuckles* see now I can't get the mental image of Hamster Lyinar out of my noggin
I don't think RoTW was ever released on a cd seperately...
