Acquisition of new skills is not automatic, as players may often need to achieve a certain status or complete a given quest to advance.
Players may choose to develop their characters to specialize in the skills of a certain profession, or may strive for a multi-talented character who is a "jack-of-all-trades" (but master of none). As much as any other aspect, a character's abilities define his or her role in the game and skills are organized by "professions," such as Architect or Bounty Hunting. Similarly, the persistent galaxy will be full of planets to explore or exploit, some as familiar as Tatooine and Coruscant, others yet unknown to all but the most ardent fans.Ĭharacter progression is relatively open, as each hero begins with base abilities and a number of "skill points" to assign as desired. Star Wars Galaxies is designed to allow players to follow in the footsteps of their favorite characters from the Star Wars films or discover all new possibilities playing as lesser-known races and classes. Join the Rebel Alliance, swear fealty to the Empire, or remain neutral. Grow rich as an interplanetary smuggler or learn to serve the Dark Side in the role of an outcast Jedi. Unlike other massively multiplayer games, however, LucasArts' virtual worlds are set in the sci-fi Star Wars universe.īecome a Mon Calimari artisan or play as a Rodian marksman. As in founding MMORPGs, such as EverQuest and Asheron's Call, the Galaxies player begins by creating an online personality, choosing the character's race, appearance, and profession. Multimedia giant LucasArts Entertainment enters the realm of persistent-world gaming with Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. Travel to a galaxy far, far away to join thousands of other gamers as they battle for the Alliance, the Empire, or their own survival and prosperity.
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