Sony Online Entertainment announced recently that they will be shutting
down twelve of the games twenty five servers. Players on these realms
will need to utilize the new free character transfer service before
October 15th. Star Wars
Galaxies has forever been a hot
topic
of discussion and most moves made by Sony have been much maligned by
the fan base. Could this move be in any way related to the
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new Star Wars MMOG from Sony?
Probably not, a game that has been around as long as SWG still having
twenty five servers is pretty rare in today's MMOG environment. The
community will probably benefit greatly from the consolidation as
increased player populations allow more opportunity for all
interactions.
Here is some of the official announcement along with a server list:
Due
to the overwhelming success of the recent Free Character Transfer
Service, we want to inform you that on October 15, 2009, at 5:00 PM PT,
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) will close the following 12 Star Wars
Galaxies servers:
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o Corbantis
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o Europe-Infinity
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o Intrepid
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o Kauri
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o Kettemoor
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o Lowca
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o Naritus
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o Scylla
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o Tarquinas
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o Tempest
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o Valcyn
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o Wanderhome
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Character
creation will be disabled on the affected servers beginning September
15, 2009 at 4:00 AM PDT.
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In
accordance with the server closure date, the Free Character Transfer
service has been extended through October 15. 2009. Between September
15, 2009 and October 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM PT all characters on the
affected servers are eligible for a one way, one time Free Character
Transfer* to any of the remaining thirteen (13) Star Wars Galaxies
servers. After October 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM PT, any characters and their
associated items and structures remaining on the identified servers
being closed will no longer be accessible on your Star Wars Galaxies or
Station Access account.
Read the official announcement in its entirety
href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/news_archive.vm?id=68443&month=current"
target="_blank">here
You can also read the official
href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/news_archive.vm?id=68443"
target="_blank">FAQ
about the server closures.
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