Sony To Encase Half the Star Wars: Galaxies Servers In Carbonite 140
Impy the Impiuos Imp writes "Sony is apparently merging out of existence half its Star Wars: Galaxies servers. In spite of a number of innovative features (three health bars, choreograph-able dancing, music you can coordinate between several players, 'your own R2 unit and 3PO,' programmable droids, and so on), a complete overhaul of the combat system, designed to simplify it and make it more action-oriented, actually drove away more people than it attracted. It soon thereafter retired to that great, Sony one-fee-for-all stable of aging and also-rans in the sky. Still on life support, it was preceded in death by Sony foster brother The Matrix Online."
Re:Innovative features (Score:5, Funny)
In a move borrowed from Gilette, Sony will relaunch as Star Wars Galaxies 2 with five health bars.
Which is it? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:When will they get it??? (Score:3, Funny)
Mr. cyberjock1980? George Lucas is on line one for you.
Re:When will they get it??? (Score:1, Funny)
You don't release a game and then change everything about it.
It sounds like they did a bang-up job of recreating the George Lucas Experience.
Re:sony rootkit (Score:1, Funny)
Never give up, never surrender!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest [wikipedia.org]
Re:When will they get it??? (Score:3, Funny)
Only if they had a compelling environment, interesting characters, but extremely unfortunate dialogue.
Re:Brillant! (Score:3, Funny)
I'm 28, and I have.. So we've got that narrowed down pretty solidly.
Re:Innovative features (Score:3, Funny)
That's nothing MY health bar has five bars AND VIBRATES!
Re:Brillant! (Score:4, Funny)
You can easily judge by telling this old joke:
"What do net addicts and navy pilots have in common? Both freak out when their display shows them NO CARRIER."
If they laugh, they're old enough.