SOE lose Star Wars Galaxies license?

[ben_j_davis]

Well it been rumoured for the last week or so that SOE might lose its license for MMO Star Wars Galaxies, two possible contenders are Cryptic Studios and Bioware. I really really hope SOE lose it, they managed to turn SWG from something unique into an shadow of its former self. People have been leaving in droves for over a year now, surprised there are people still playing.

http://www.mmorpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10077&newsid=47261

Edit: And talk of a completely new SWG

 

[ben_j_davis]

At the moment there is talk of a completely new Star Wars MMO RPG, think this might be sensible in some ways.

 

[ben_j_davis]

I loved SWG. I played for almost 2 years since the release then they started destroying everything good in it. Making the jedi changes took away people holo grinding but instead made everyone just grind xp instead and ended up with just a whole server full of jedi's or people grinding to be jedi's.

The crafting system in SWG was the best i have ever seen in any game, I actually got a 2nd account just for weaponsmith/armorsmith and ended up playing that about 95% of the time. Even that element has gone now.

I left SWG once they changed the path to becoming a jedi from hologrinding to just doing quests and grinding XP. A few people i know who still play it or have gone back say its now complete crap.

Being able to mix and match different skills/professions made SWG soo diverse, but again all that has been taken away.

 

[ben_j_davis]

About a year back they rumoured that LA was looking for another company to run SWG after being disappointed with their performance, lets just hope that after 70% of peeps leaving they will actually do something.