SWG VS SWTOR

[Guest Gaminglord28]

Is Galaxies going the price we have to pay for TOR? Though The Old Republic looks great, what happens to all the long hours that went into Galaxies, not to mentiion the money! TOR had better be one heck of a game...

Gruble.....Grumble.....Grumble............

 

What do you guys think? Is it going to be worth it?

[Hassat Hunter 571]

No.

But it's not like LA listens to us, blinded by WoW.

[Guest hkmandalore47]

TOR does look really cool. i am going to miss galaxies. HOWEVER, you can play the pre-CU (pre-Combat Upgrade) version of SWG for free by using SWGEmu. since its my first time playing the pre-CU version, i have to say its very different from the current version of SWG that we know.

[Guest Dak Drexl]

TOR does look really cool. i am going to miss galaxies. HOWEVER, you can play the pre-CU (pre-Combat Upgrade) version of SWG for free by using SWGEmu. since its my first time playing the pre-CU version, i have to say its very different from the current version of SWG that we know.

 

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by CU... is that when they changed the way leveling works a few years back? That's actually when I stopped playing

 

I played galaxies for a while and really really loved it. It's great because you can play with people or you can choose not to; also it was just a really personal experience, i.e. I always liked to trick out my house. But I'm not going to play TOR just because I just don't have enough time or money.

 

But what's this SWGEmu you mention?

[Guest Gaminglord28]

TOR does look really cool. i am going to miss galaxies. HOWEVER, you can play the pre-CU (pre-Combat Upgrade) version of SWG for free by using SWGEmu. since its my first time playing the pre-CU version, i have to say its very different from the current version of SWG that we know.

I've heard of SWGEmu before... can we play it even after SWG goes offline? And what is so different about it compared to normal SWG?

[Guest hkmandalore47]

pre-CU is before they had all the professions like bounty hunter, commando, smuggler. they used to be marksman, brawler, etc. and had a completely different expertise system and didn't really have a leveling system. i.e. no level 1 - 90. anyone can play SWGEmu for free. again, SWGEmu is just basically the old way SWG used to be.

 

to register for SWGEmu: http://www.swgemu.com/registration/

 

and a guide to installation and everything, i recomend reading this: http://www.swgemu.com/forums/content.php?r=150-Install-SWGEmu

[Guest Dak Drexl]

pre-CU is before they had all the professions like bounty hunter, commando, smuggler. they used to be marksman, brawler, etc.

 

Yeah those are the ones I remember. Thanks! And as Gaminglord28 said, do you know if we can play it after SWG goes offline?

[Guest Gaminglord28]

pre-CU is before they had all the professions like bounty hunter, commando, smuggler. they used to be marksman, brawler, etc. and had a completely different expertise system and didn't really have a leveling system. i.e. no level 1 - 90. anyone can play SWGEmu for free. again, SWGEmu is just basically the old way SWG used to be.

 

to register for SWGEmu: http://www.swgemu.com/registration/

 

and a guide to installation and everything, i recomend reading this: http://www.swgemu.com/forums/content.php?r=150-Install-SWGEmu

I remember that... I'll check it out. There is still hope! Thanks!

[Guest Gaminglord28]

Just checked SWGEmu.com... Great news! It will continue even after SWG, and it's FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you hkmandalore47! You are awesome dude!

[Guest hkmandalore47]

yea Dak, you'll still be able to play it. its not involved with SOE so you can play it for free and whenever you want, because unlike the current SWG, its not going down.

[Guest Dak Drexl]

yea Dak, you'll still be able to play it. its not involved with SOE so you can play it for free and whenever you want, because unlike the current SWG, its not going down.

 

Oh god, now I'm faced with that dilemma... do I want to lose most of my social life for a while while I play Galaxies...? Oh well, it probably has to be done once I finish my current mod

 

Thanks a lot hkmandalore! Much appreciated.

[Guest Gaminglord28]

Oh god, now I'm faced with that dilemma... do I want to lose most of my social life for a while while I play Galaxies...? Oh well, it probably has to be done once I finish my current mod

 

Thanks a lot hkmandalore! Much appreciated.

I choose Galaxies myself. WOOHOO!!!!

[Guest hkmandalore47]

no problem. since its my first time playing pre-CU, i have to say it isnt that bad. i actually like the profession system. my toons are Long-shot and Crusuk Sararrn both on the Liberator server if you look for me.

[Guest Dak Drexl]

no problem. since its my first time playing pre-CU, i have to say it isnt that bad. i actually like the profession system. my toons are Long-shot and Crusuk Sararrn both on the Liberator server if you look for me.

 

I may try to set it up tonight! I preferred pre-cu mainly because (eh, I can't even remember the planet now) the planet when you get together a lot with hunting parties. The thing was that I as a low-level could hunt high-level enemies with stronger friends helping me and I could get just as much XP as the stronger characters would get, causing me to level fast. After the cu change they "fixed" the leveling which made this not work.

 

But anyway looking forward to playing

[Guest Gaminglord28]

no problem. since its my first time playing pre-CU, i have to say it isnt that bad. i actually like the profession system. my toons are Long-shot and Crusuk Sararrn both on the Liberator server if you look for me.

Can you please help me? I was using a downloaded copy of Galaxies before so I cannot do SWDEmu... Does what disc you get matter or do they all do the same thing for the emulator? Is there a way to use the downloaded copy at all? Btw I made an account today and have to say it looks awesome!

[Guest hkmandalore47]

hmmm. i didnt have a disk and it worked fine, so the disk shouldnt even matter. what exactly is happening?

[Guest Gaminglord28]

hmmm. i didnt have a disk and it worked fine, so the disk shouldnt even matter. what exactly is happening?

It says under install guide it will not work without original discs... I will try it tho thanks

[Guest Bob Ta'aar]

SWGEmu works with cracked versions of the game too, it's just not legal and you might get banned from the server if they find out.

 

Having read a lot of different stuff about SWG, positive and negative, it's just too big to try out, especially as the Emu-server is so lowly populated (what makes an MMO pretty lame, IMO).

And honestly, an MMO might last way longer than a traditional game (unless it's as great as KotOR and thus will last forever ), they gotta go sometime too. Subscriber-numbers of SWG went down constantly the last couple of years, so it only makes sense to me, to sooner or later shut the servers down. And a date around the release of SWTOR seems the most logical choice to me.

Of course it's one of the sad attributes of MMOs, that you can't dig them out again after 10 years and say: aaaah, those were the times ... 'Cause the servers will be gone. But I for one find the Old Republic setting with a huuuuge story to explore a much more inviting approach to an Star Wars MMO, than the sandbox-approach of SWG whit so few quests (or so I heared). It probably makes SWTOR also more appealing for people who prefer playing alone.

One of the things that bugged me most about SWG was actually that a lot of it was kind of not-canon, 'cause it didn't really make sense (like having hundreds of Jedi running around during the haydays of the Empire). I'm just a canon-EU lover and I'm totally excited about all the new content we'll be getting with TOR, so I'm totally ok with the end of SWG.

[Guest Gaminglord28]

SWGEmu works with cracked versions of the game too, it's just not legal and you might get banned from the server if they find out.

 

Having read a lot of different stuff about SWG, positive and negative, it's just too big to try out, especially as the Emu-server is so lowly populated (what makes an MMO pretty lame, IMO).

And honestly, an MMO might last way longer than a traditional game (unless it's as great as KotOR and thus will last forever ), they gotta go sometime too. Subscriber-numbers of SWG went down constantly the last couple of years, so it only makes sense to me, to sooner or later shut the servers down. And a date around the release of SWTOR seems the most logical choice to me.

Of course it's one of the sad attributes of MMOs, that you can't dig them out again after 10 years and say: aaaah, those were the times ... 'Cause the servers will be gone. But I for one find the Old Republic setting with a huuuuge story to explore a much more inviting approach to an Star Wars MMO, than the sandbox-approach of SWG whit so few quests (or so I heared). It probably makes SWTOR also more appealing for people who prefer playing alone.

One of the things that bugged me most about SWG was actually that a lot of it was kind of not-canon, 'cause it didn't really make sense (like having hundreds of Jedi running around during the haydays of the Empire). I'm just a canon-EU lover and I'm totally excited about all the new content we'll be getting with TOR, so I'm totally ok with the end of SWG.

I think SWTOR will be good too and I see what you are saying but I still love SWG and now thanks to hkmandalore47 SWGEmu : D

[Guest hkmandalore47]

this image kills me.

[Guest hkmandalore47]

this image kills me.

sorry. forgot the image. xD

[Guest Gaminglord28]

this image kills me.

What image?

[Guest hkmandalore47]

the one i just posted.

[Guest Gaminglord28]

the one i just posted.

Oh I didn't see that post.

[Guest Fury of Revan]

I use to play SWG and it is sad to see it go, but I think it would be better if LucasArts kept SWG and SWTOR.