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LUCASARTS ANNOUNCES NEW STAR WARS GALAXIES EXPANSION PACK AS FRANCHISE UNIT SALES SURPASS ONE MILLION
Star 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 .
I was surprised a thread about this hasn't popped up yet. So, yeah, they be pumpin' out another expansion it seems. With a new planet. And... Obi-wan's ghost giving thousands of players quests. What a torturous afterlife. Mr. Parcelan fucked around with this message on 08-20-2005 at 12:58 AM.
I uh, can't delete this though. Parce, help!
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Cobalt Katze had this to say about Tron:
Apparently
I uh, can't delete this though. Parce, help!
I shall help you.
HELP YOU TO DIE!
Sony needs to get out of the MMOG business entirely. They no longer own it and they just keep ruining it.
EQ2 was never very good, SWG is just another golden roll of money toilet paper for LucasArts, and they've gotten so desperate as to put Rob Schneider ads in their game.
No one has any chance of defeating WoW until it's long old and boring (I don't care if you say it is now, the sheer numbers beg to differ).
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Mr. Parcelan had this to say about Knight Rider:
No one has any chance of defeating WoW until it's long old and boring (I don't care if you say it is now, the sheer numbers beg to differ).
It is now. Sheer numbers mean NOTHING.
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Gadani wrote this stupid crap:
It is now. Sheer numbers mean NOTHING.
Listen.
WoW is like Jesus.
Sony is like the evil terrorist Allah.
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ACES! Another post by Gadani:
It is now. Sheer numbers mean NOTHING.
..Sheer numbers mean everything, what the fuck are you smoking?
It doesn't matter if Runescape is the greatest thing to ever be written to a hard drive; WoW still has more than four times the subscribers.
It's not something people hear about.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Leopold wrote:
At risk of breaking my reputation for being pleasant
Wait, what? 
It's not something people hear about.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Sean was all like:
Wait, what?
It sounded better than "at risk of breaking my reputation for not swearing very often."
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There was much rejoicing when Sean said this:
..Sheer numbers mean everything, what the fuck are you smoking?
I wasn't being serious...
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Leopold had this to say about John Romero:
At risk of breaking my reputation for being pleasant, Sony can and in all likelihood should suck my fucking cock. If a business in almost any other medium was as inept and completely ignorant as they've been in the past eight years, they would likely have ceased to exist in short order.
....I used to work for a pretty poorly ran company, if they didn't have such an old name and huge national retail chain to hold them up. I mean, the year PRS did better then Sears Retail, What does the high managment decide? to Make PRS more like retail, I mean WTFY? yYu have a divison that shouldn't really be trurning much of a profit turning a good profit, and one that should be turning a huge profit come in the red at the end of the yearm and you decided to make the formor more like the latter?
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How.... Gork.... uughhhhhh:
God bless there being a Flame thread on this shit expansion... I want nothing more than to gear up and kill tons of jedi in SWG right now, Its too bad us Bounty Hunters cant really thin the jedi Population. so much that is wrong with SWG is as a result of Jedi issues.
It isn't a Flame thread. Or it wasn't. Had an SWG tag earlier.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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So quoth Lyinar Ka`Bael:
It isn't a Flame thread. Or it wasn't. Had an SWG tag earlier.
It is now!
Rather than deleting it, I decided to make it a flame thread and turn it into a contributive member of society.
Plus, any badmouthing of Sony tends to piss you off, so everybody wins!
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Mr. Parcelan obviously shouldn't have said:
No one has any chance of defeating WoW until it's long old and boring (I don't care if you say it is now, the sheer numbers beg to differ).
Vanguard has a chance to defeat WoW, I'd think. Might not beat WoW in subscribers (original EQ didn't have as many subscribers), but might be a better MMO.
It looks like a true EQ sequel, unlike the piece of shit SOE released.
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ACES! Another post by Willias:
Vanguard has a chance to defeat WoW, I'd think. Might not beat WoW in subscribers (original EQ didn't have as many subscribers), but might be a better MMO.It looks like a true EQ sequel, unlike the piece of shit SOE released.
Vangaurd won't come close to WoW. Its system requirements will be higher than that of EQ2, which knocks off a good deal of subscribers. There won't be any sort of PvP, even duels, which will also knock off subscribers. It'll be group focused and you'll have a hard time soloing, which knocks off a ton more subscribers. Don't expect it to come close to WoW.
Yes, it will be something of an EQ sequel; Carebears in Space. Don't expect it to be a good game though, or even come close to EQ.
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Talonus had this to say about Captain Planet:
Vangaurd won't come close to WoW. Its system requirements will be higher than that of EQ2, which knocks off a good deal of subscribers. There won't be any sort of PvP, even duels, which will also knock off subscribers. It'll be group focused and you'll have a hard time soloing, which knocks off a ton more subscribers. Don't expect it to come close to WoW.Yes, it will be something of an EQ sequel; Carebears in Space. Don't expect it to be a good game though, or even come close to EQ.
Those are some pretty hefty prophecies for a game that isn't even in beta yet.
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Talonus's account was hax0red to write:
Carebears in Space.
Some of us like PvE exclusively 
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Cobalt Katze don't surf!
Some of us like PvE exclusively
Then why are you on Deathwing?
It's not something people hear about.
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So quoth Sean:
Then why are you on Deathwing?
My server isn't listed to choose from, so I picked a random one 
It's not something people hear about.
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Noxhil2 thought about the meaning of life:
Those are some pretty hefty prophecies for a game that isn't even in beta yet.
Prophecies? Its already been stated that there won't be PvP and that it will be group focused with harder soloing by the devs. Hell, its being sold as catering to the carebear catass crowd who thought WoW was too easy. The hardware thing? Leaks have pointed to that. I'll concede that may change though, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Oh, I was wrong with my EQ in space comment though. I confused it with Tabula Rasa for a second there. Woops.
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Cobalt Katze spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Some of us like PvE exclusively
There's a difference between good PvE and bad PvE. Catass PvE is bad PvE! Talonus fucked around with this message on 08-20-2005 at 02:05 PM.
One of the reasons WoW went through the roof is because it's Warcraft and Warcraft has an awesome story. It's a world where Orcs and Trolls aren't the bad guys, Humans and Elves aren't necessarily good guys, and each race is trying to compete for survival.
Vanguard looks like just more generic fantasy "all trolls are evil, all elves are good." EQ all over again.
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Mr. Parcelan wrote this then went back to looking for porn:Vanguard looks like just more generic fantasy "all trolls are evil, all elves are good." EQ all over again.
But what about the Dark Elves?
Oh wait... they weren't evil... they were all just misunderstood and really good on the inside, trying to rebel against the rest of their race. 
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ArchAngel's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
But what about the Dark Elves?Oh wait... they weren't evil... they were all just misunderstood and really good on the inside, trying to rebel against the rest of their race.
The entire dark elf society was made up of chaotic good rebels against their evil society...but only if they were badass dual-wielders.
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Talonus stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
Prophecies? Its already been stated that there won't be PvP and that it will be group focused with harder soloing by the devs. Hell, its being sold as catering to the carebear catass crowd who thought WoW was too easy. The hardware thing? Leaks have pointed to that. I'll concede that may change though, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Which is why it will fail miserably. People think you can tune a game to the message board population of gamers, which is amazingly stupid. The vocal people are in the minority, big time.
Though I do find it hilarious that people are already claiming how Vanguard will rock and whatnot, the game is years away. Anyone remember Horizons? People had made "Dragon Guilds" nearly 3 years in advance of the games release because of how awesome it would be etc etc, hahaha.
Rewind the clock a year, and a lot of the folks who are whining about WoW now and "cant wait for Vanguard"; are the same people who couldn't stop talking about how awesome WoW would be.
I find it all highly entertaining.
I love WoW's PvE server system. No ganking, but tons of fun when you choose to PvP.
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Reynar had this to say about (_|_):
Rewind the clock a year, and a lot of the folks who are whining about WoW now and "cant wait for Vanguard"; are the same people who couldn't stop talking about how awesome WoW would be.I find it all highly entertaining.
What won't people whine about? 
