Happy Fifth Anniversary to Star Wars Galaxies!

It's been an amazing five years since gamers across the world began jumping online to adventure in a galaxy far, far away… and now it's time to celebrate!

To commemorate Star Wars Galaxies' fifth year anniversary, there will be events, parties, in-game gifts, and your chance to vote in the Create a Painting Contest!


Five Year Anniversary Gifts
The Empire Strikes Back in-game painting and Novaless Soni-Optics Goggles


Citizens across the galaxy can receive two gifts when they log in during the anniversary celebration! Use the radial menu on the Emperor's Statue or Yoda's Fountain during the Empire Day event to receive two anniversary gifts.

The Five Year Painting is a replica of The Empire Strikes Back movie poster, sure to add a cool style to anyone's decor!

The Novaless Soni-Optics Goggles Mark V are one-of-a-kind. Originally created to assist with aiming long range rifles, the goggles were not widely manufactured due to problems that prevented any real combat use. These goggles are considered a novelty item as a result and are showed off for looks.



To receive your anniversary gifts, your character must be at least 10 days old.

Five Year Anniversary Event: Empire Day
Hear Darth Vader and Princess Leia address the crowd!

Starting Tuesday, June 24, visit Theed and Coronet to see Darth Vader and Princess Leia descend upon the gathered crowd! Once an hour, Darth Vader and Princess Leia land in Theed and Coronet respectively to recognize members of the Empire and Rebellion for their dedicatation.



If you are chosen, show the proper respect to earn a unique badge and title.

Vendors offer special Empire and Rebel themed goodies to mark the occasion. Read this Friday Feature for more details on the Empire Day festivities.

Five Year Anniversary Event at a Glance

When: Starting Tuesday, June 24

Where: Theed, Naboo (-5469 4410) and Coronet, Corellia (-214 -4093)

What: The Empire Strikes Back in-game painting, Novaless Soni-Optics Goggles Mark V, snacks offered by Event Organizers, hourly visits from Darth Vader and Princess Leia


Five Year Anniversary Parties
Party with other players!

Celebrate the fifth anniversary of Star Wars Galaxies and Empire Day with player events across the galaxies. The list below will be updated as new events are scheduled.

Bloodfin:

Moolyssa is hosting a PvP tour each night from June 26 to June 29, beginning at 7:30 PM EST. Be sure to sign up to participate!
Europe-FarStar:

Ziso is hosting a stand up comedy event on June 26! Visit the city of Prometheus, Lok, at 8:00 PM BST (UK) to take part in the fun.
Naritus:

Saralynne is hosting the Fall of Empire Day event on July 5 at 10:00 PM EST. Rebels, Imperials, and Neutrals are invited.
Starsider:

Arrath and Shigeko are throwing a party at the Thirsty Twi'lek! Visit this cantina northeast of Keren, Naboo on June 27 at 9:00 PM EST for beverages, a petting zoo, and more.
Meet new friends or catch up with old ones. Don't miss the social events of the year! See you there!

On Thursday, June 19, at 4:00 AM PDT all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and a live update.

When the update is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time.

4:00 AM PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:00 AM CDT (Austin) / 7:00 AM EDT (New York)
11:00 AM GMT (London) / 1:00 PM CET (Berlin) / 8:00 PM (Tokyo)

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Valara:
As some of you may know, parts of the Midwestern United States are experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding. Rains have fallen continuously all week and rivers are expected to rise further over the next few days. This will put more homes and families at risk. Thousands have been displaced and a number of deaths have occurred.

We know that many of our community members and their families and friends are in the midst of this devastating weather. Our thoughts and hopes go out to anyone affected by this tragic event.

- SOE Community Team
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It's nice to hear that from you Dev team !
SWGnet also wishes all the best for the people from Midwestern United States !
/thumbsup people !

As Star Wars Galaxies reaches its fifth anniversary on June 26, the team members take time to look back fondly on some of their favorite Star Wars Galaxies moments from beta and beyond.
Click here to read some of the team's memorable moments!

It's a nice read this time !

You've found allies ready to take on the enemy in your sights, and you're ready to get going. Want to get to the action in a hurry? Groups can meet up faster than ever before with the new group pickup points in Chapter 10.
Click here for more details about the group pick up feature coming in Chapter 10!
A bit late for Friday Feature but still ...

Chapter 10 features:
Meatlump Theme Park
Improved Community Searching
Mustafar Instances
Group Pickup

Enjoy my friends !

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