It is with a heavy heart that I make this, my final post. Today is my last day with SWG and SOE and I wanted to thank each and everyone of you for your support while I was here. A couple of weeks ago I received an offer from another organization and after much discussion with my wife, I accepted.

I've enjoyed my time on Star Wars Galaxies and the community we have built here. I have worked hard to represent the community to give you the best possible experience here on the forums and I tried to bring you the best features to our website.

I wish all of you well and may the Force be with you!

Smith "Elias" Getterman

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears are poured into each Game Update; Game Update 10 is no exception. Take a look behind the scenes on just a week in the life of making Game Update 10!

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Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

..ar .uku yFyeenhwbi Lt, oy:co !h eate HmHe

If you need a little convincing that Fan Faire is the place to be this June, or if you're already planning to go and you just want to add a little jolt to your excitement, then we've got some fuel to add to the fire! Here are our Top 10 Fun Things To Do at Fan Faire 2009!

Click here to read more.

Game Update 10 features brand new improvements to the player versus player experience. Brand new battlefields will allow players to take on one another with all new functionality!

Click here to read more.

The Jedi featured in the headline picture are: on the left is Jenssen Duron and on the right is Skywan on europe Chimaera. Thanks guys!

Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

eoev lo'ut :hBt tn 'o sHedtew eraierh? ofob aiass h FWt .t tmv EadPom hii tril.s hmlm idcVsTnrhp uuf ne yo weeae :ie t!p iee

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

You might notice some new information added to the update...

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Larentius of the Europe-Chimaera server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Larentius's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

Kazuki, a player from Japan, was interviewed at the 2008 Fan Faire in Las Vegas by Midori "Momochi" McDaniel (Senior Japanese Community Relations Representative). Kazuki was one of the top 5 finalists in the 2008 Fan Faire Costume Contest. You can see him in his Neo costume below!

Click here to read more.

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Joranna of the Flurry server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Joranna's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

The Star Wars Galaxies™ Trading Card Game Droopy McCool Tournament Pack is now at the Station Store for a limited time.

Click here to read more.

This is your chance to discuss who you think should be Player of the Year 2009!

For more information: Click here to read more.

Get ready to celebrate with fellow gamers and the creators of your favorite Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) games at this year’s 2009 Fan Faire, June 25-29, at Bally’s Las Vegas! You’ll have the unique opportunity to engage in lots of social activities, including in-game tournaments, developer forums, live quests, and the chance to be honored as SOE’s Player of the Year!

Click here to read more.

The Galactic Senate recently convened and shared their best tips and hints for their respective areas of expertise. Check out what some of them had to say and take your game play experience to the next level!

Click here to read more.

Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

kyts t greag ie ba:e ets tneIaHe nI.enin dytrhtm ub l bbe otiI ruah, s ir. g fld abrke aglig evo'h ekr.LsT teo:Iue hl sene e troh du es,g tniei uwk nyoo.

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Xija of the Starsider server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Xija's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

Ask Loche! presents player submitted questions to Lead Designer Jesse "Loche" Benjamin. Be sure to check out future editions of Ask Loche! to see if your question is answered and to get some behind the scenes answers from your favorite Lead Designer!

Click here to read more.

Official SOE Podcast #59 is live!!! Hear all about Free Realms and Fan Faire 2009 because we've got an interview with Jason "Pex" Ryan the Community Manager for Free Realms and an interview with the SOE Events team to talk about Fan Faire 2009. We get the up to date news from your favorite SOE title, a top 10 list and we let you know how to tell you've played too much SWG in one day!

So tune in!  You can get your Podcast goodness two different ways head over to the Podcast's official site , and click on your preferred bandwidth or if you have iTunes installed select iTunes store, type SOE into the search box and click Subscribe!  Your **edit** is always welcome either on the Station forums or via email …

The Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game "Destroy All Droids" begins Wednesday, April 15, and you can get some great loot for your Star Wars Galaxies™ in-game structures!

Click here to read more.

Game Update 9 features the addition of brand new colors to the Star Wars Galaxies color palette. With these new colors, everyone will be able to show off their unique style!

Click here to read more.

Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

:tua a hh?taye i!sy dN? odu tWW? geb-T : esK eest.dlA,ih ihI rTim 1adsaora e nsCeJvb4

!oemal : e coe, eIt osyt nkes mDfn et ien.e r ,nwlefheeeh rwi TitBn tdt wnreo !e'o refd

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Arilana of the Europe-Chimaera server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Arilana's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

Join your friends online for the April Loot Tournament Weekend, April 11 and April 12, 2009, in the Star Wars Galaxies™ Trading Card Game!

Click here to read more.

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

Look for a great new Star Wars Galaxies ™ Trading Card Game promo card dropping this weekend in Star Wars Galaxies!

Click here to read more.

With Game Update 9 several of the spaceships in the game have received a number of changes to bring them into balance with other ships.

Here is a quick overview of the changes that can currently be found on the TestCenter and TC-Prime servers!

Click here to read more.

Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

!htEaD ia baa:bJ !oNhe ag Noatt ..aoOaN!o ait raC ul.enNaa:b

I just wanted everyone to be aware that we recognize a large portion of you are experiencing issues with the forums right now. I've contacted our forum support team and they should be looking into it momentarily. I appreciate your patience and will keep you updated as we work to get this resolved.

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Nightwish of the Shadowfire server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Nightwish's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

If you are interested in stepping into the world of player versus player combat for the first time or even if you are a battle worn veteran, take a look at this brand new PvP guide with tips from the Star Wars Galaxies developers, as well as the community elected Player Senate!

Click here to read more.

Feature Scramble

Welcome to the Friday Feature Scramble! Each week, we take a memorable quote from the Star Wars films and scramble it.

The first person to unscramble the jumbled quote will get the "Descrambler" forum title!

You can assume:

• All the letters from the quote are present.
• All punctuation from the original quote is included (periods, hyphens, etc.).
• The speaker's name is included.
• Capital letters from the quote are still capitalized.

For example --

o r y o o o h o T a o e n D e n t d s r d Y t r i,..:

Unscrambles to --

Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Decode the quote by unscrambling it and posting your answer. Edited posts are not eligible to receive the Descrambler title.

Here is this week’s scramble:

adOnDWno :Woth-hota l'oao n! oiIet ! wtdno ktbh ia eai' toa h! otduy ,r.roAS :t risnoM kynaeas

The Player City listing page has been updated with a complete list of rank 2, 3, 4 and 5 cities on every planet of each galaxy.

Take a look at the Player City listing here!

Galactic Couture puts the most creative image designers, tailors, and armorsmiths from all galaxies on display. This week, Tanta'lize of the Starsider server shows us some unique designs!

Click here to see Tanta'lize's creation and find more details about submitting your own!

Welcome to the weekly game that tests your knowledge of all things Star Wars Galaxies! This is a game we like to call The Riddler!

The rules are pretty simple - I will post a riddle that can be about any item, person, place, or thing in the Star Wars Galaxies universe. The game will continue until the riddle has been solved.

Do not answer in the form of a question.

The answer will NEVER be an iconic character. Please do not waste space by answering Jabba, Luke, Han, etc.

Ask Loche! presents player submitted questions to Lead Designer Jesse "Loche" Benjamin. Be sure to check out future editions of Ask Loche! to see if your question is answered and to get some behind the scenes answers from your favorite Lead Designer!

Click here to read more.

Helper of the Month -March 2009

We are happy to announce the February's Helper of the Month, 1963explorer

Many thanks to our New Players Senator, Lasod , for putting together this recognition.

If you'd like to be a  Helper of the Month, all you have to do is post! Helpers participate in the New Player forums, answering questions and offering tips to new and returning players. Helpers are friendly, understanding, welcoming and knowledgable. 

Thanks for helping out new players, 1963explorer!

Past Helpers:

Round 1 Voting is now LIVE in The Escapist’s March Mayhem: Developer's Showdown, where the top 64 game developers go head-to-head to see who is the best. The elimination style tournament has started and won’t end until one developer remains, and it's YOU who will determine the outcome of each match-up by voting for your favorite developer! If you need a little more info to get you started, they have a video on their site.

You can help vote SOE to the top! In the first round of the West Division SOE is facing Ironclad. Show the world who your favorite developer is and help us take down those guys at Ironclad. (We're sure they're very nice, but this is a competition after all!) Just register for free, then place your vote to make sure your team makes it all the way to the end!