I want MMOs to waste our time again
I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Terminally Online is a PC Gamer MMO column that explores the genre, featuring interviews, mechanics analysis, and guest writers. One writer recently revisited Star Wars Galaxies, a Star Wars-themed MMO that launched in 2003 and was shut down in 2011. The private server experience was more dynamic than expected, with squads of players engaging in combat and an immersive world to explore.
Compared to modern MMOs, Star Wars Galaxies allows players to log in without a constant stream of tasks and directives, focusing instead on slow, incidental encounters and the joy of shared spaces. While newer MMOs excel at providing quantifiable successes and efficient progression, it's the moments of wonder and connection in older MMOs that feel magical and captivating.
Star Wars Galaxies, now a dead game, still remembers how to feel like a living world better than many contemporary MMOs.
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