An Empire Divided or
well... goodbye forever
I read on Slashdot this morning that Star Wars Galaxies is now on sale. For those of you unfamiliar, Galaxies is a massive multi-player online role playing game (or MMORPG as they're commonly reffered to) that is set squarely in the Star Wars franchise.
This was the dream of every little geekling of the 80s. To LIVE in the Star Wars Universe.
And now the dream is apparently a reality - and the world is doomed. As Scott Kurtz so rightly noted in a past PVP, once a lot of us plug-in, we just aren't coming out again. Productivity is going to drop. Everyone with geekling tendencies with access to a computer and a credit card is slowly going to dissapear into the online universe. The entire economy is going to shift until nothing remains but Star Wars players, people who deliver groceries to Star Wars players, Sony and LucasArts execs. Anyone else is going to be shooting at womp rats in their t-16.
Ugh, what a dilemma. I want the game. I really really want the game. But....
I've a job. I've a family. I've a number of friends who I do like to see in person from time to time. I've this brand new web site and a comic ( Bunny & the Cantelope - first chapter to be posted tomorrow night!) that I'd like to keep up to date. I don't think a life of adventure in a galaxy far far away is compatible with all the other things. Something would have to give - wouldn't it? I'm sure it would.
Duty, love and life are just a little bit more of a pull than the force. For now - I'll have to remain unplugged and get my Star Wars fixes the old fashioned way.
Reruns of the Ewoks cartoon
we are the e-e-e-e-eeeewoks, and we're one big happy family
if you're a little more capable of juggling a game life with RealLifeTM then I am, by all means, pick up a copy.
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