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2. Crafting
3. G0t H4CK3d
4. General Gameplay
5. Interface
6. Jedi
7. Locations
8. Other
9. Pay to Play
10. Player vs Player Combat
11. Professions
12. Socialization
13. Space Expansion
14. Species and NPCs
15. Technology

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1. Combat
Questions about Combat in Star Wars Galaxies

1.01 Is there a variety of moves for characte
1.02 Can you loot everything off NPC's you ki
1.03 Are you able to control where you attack
1.04 How will group looting work?
1.05 Can characters fight multiple NPC's?
1.06 How will Teras Kasi combat be approached
1.07 What is combat like?
1.08 Is combat turn-based?
1.09 How do I run away from NPCs?
1.10 What is a TEF?
1.11 Is aim effected while running?
1.12 What is an NPC?

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2. Crafting
Questions about Crafting in Star Wars Galaxies

2.01 Do resources decay?
2.02 How big is the largest house?
2.03 Is crafting something to look forward to
2.04 Can you have markings on your items?
2.05 How do i craft an item?
2.06 How do you craft a gun?
2.07 What is the selling cost of buildings?
2.08 Getting Fast Medical Crafting XP
2.09 Can you name your house?
2.10 How do you practice crafting?
2.11 Is there a way to keep the factory crate
2.12 how to mack a gun
2.13 car 04

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3. G0t H4CK3d

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4. General Gameplay
General questions regarding the gameplay in Star Wars Galaxies.

4.01 How do you start a guild and how do they
4.02 Can I swim in the game?
4.03 Do I need to eat and drink to survive?
4.04 Can I boot unwanted guests from my house
4.05 How do I go to other planets?
4.06 Can you change your clothing or appearan
4.07 Will I be able to buy a house instead of
4.08 Can I use vehicles to move around?
4.09 How long will it take to build a house?
4.10 What is the commando skill tree?
4.11 Can I buy furniture for my home?
4.12 Can I ride dewbacks?
4.13 will people know what kind of profession
4.14 Does it cost time/xp/credits to untrain
4.15 How does apprenticing work?
4.16 How will death be handled?
4.17 What cloning facility will you respawn b
4.18 How do you save your game?
4.19 What happens if you get disconnected?
4.20 Do you get credits from looting animals?
4.21 Can two people play off one account?
4.22 Can I own a droid?
4.23 How will the game deal with *twinking*?
4.24 How are Missions Handled?
4.25 What do Scout Camps do?
4.26 Will they add jumping/underwater swimmin
4.27 Can anyone use a lightsabre?
4.28 How big will each planet be?
4.29 Is there npc vs npc combat?
4.30 How do you buy a House?
4.31 How do you increase your fps?
4.32 If i am a brawler,will i be able to beco
4.33 Where do I get food and fishing items?
4.34 Where can I find locked containers?
4.35 How does one create a Player Association
4.36 Can I keep a shuttle ticket for a few da
4.37 What is test center?
4.38 Can You Give Other Players Items?
4.39 What do scout camps do?
4.40 Can you run out of lives?
4.41 How do i start the diffent missions for
4.42 Question for an Aussie
4.43 where can i get pictures of swoops and s
4.44 animals
4.45 updates
4.46 how i paly free trail
4.47 Crafting Tools
4.48 Faction Points
4.49 updates
4.50 SWG & JTL
4.51 game guide
4.52 How do I choose my starting planet?
4.53 Vertex/Pixel Shader and other
4.54 Can I start an army?
4.55 Imperial General
4.56 Which server for me?
4.57 Getting the game started?
4.58 Can I give my other Character some items
4.59 Can I give my other Character some items

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5. Interface
Questions about the user interface inside of Star Wars Galaxies.

5.01 How do emotes work?
5.02 Does swg require a cd key to play?
5.03 Can you hide the HUD?
5.04 My Items

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6. Jedi
Questions about Jedi in Star Wars Galaxies

6.01 Will you be able to create your own ligh
6.02 Can Jedi defeat characters like Boba Fet
6.03 Can Jedi beat all the NPC's in a City?
6.04 How many times can a Jedi die?
6.05 Can I be Dark Jedi?
6.06 What does a Holocron mean?
6.07 holocrones
6.08 revamp
6.09 Jedi quests
6.10 how to become
6.11 How do I unlock the FSC slot to create a
6.12 How?
6.13 publish 10
6.14 why is there complaints of many Jedi?
6.15 help holocrones
6.16 help for becoming a jedi

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7. Locations
Questions about the planets, cities, and points of interest in Star Wars Galaxies.

7.01 How many planets are there to explore?
7.02 Can I visit film sites?
7.03 Do some planets have no cities?
7.04 What planets can you NOT build on?
7.05 Is there an ewok village?
7.06 Darth Vader

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8. Other
Questions that don't really fit in any other category.

8.01 How often can we expect updates to the g
8.02 How will this game combat cheaters?
8.03 How much money will you start out with?
8.04 Will the environments be destructable?
8.05 How many characters can you have?
8.06 Whats better EQ or SWG?
8.07 How good are the Graphics?
8.08 Is it possible to switch the game to a d
8.09 Whats the mounthly fee?
8.10 What factions can I Join?
8.11 Is there a dowloadable demo?
8.12 Will UK and US versions be compatable?
8.13 Where do my screenshots save to?
8.14 Is SWG online only?
8.15 How will everybody fit on the servers?
8.16 How do you earn money/credits?
8.17 Is there an Australian release date?
8.18 Are the servers connected to each other?
8.19 What graphic options are there?
8.20 How many characters can you have on your
8.21 Is there any in-game music?
8.22 How do I take screen shots?
8.23 How do we find out when a Patch is relea
8.24 Does anyone besides AcidArrow ever answe
8.25 What is M.A.SWG?
8.26 How do you play?
8.27 Can you install from a friend's cd?
8.28 Can I change clothing?
8.29 What is a Dev?
8.30 Do you need to load every location?
8.31 How do I enable the experience tab on th
8.32 Will US version be compatible the UK ver
8.33 What is with selling credits on Ebay?
8.34 Can I run one account off two computers?
8.35 Had do I change from overt to covert?
8.36 How Do You Quit A Guild
8.37 How you heal secondary health and mind a
8.38 Can I download Patches Manually?
8.39 Will Star Wars Galaxies ever come to con
8.40 Can you take pets to other planets?
8.41 Server
8.42 credit card?
8.43 macro
8.44 where do i find my swg directory
8.45 Where can I download the SWG 14 trial de
8.46 When Buying the game do I get a one mont
8.47 changing sever
8.48 my game is not working i have the requir
8.49 Downloading Patches
8.50 Where can i find a back pack or under wh
8.51 Are reg keys linked to account creation?
8.52 How do you take a screan shot?
8.53 Do characters need fodd and water to sur
8.54 CD Required? No Key
8.55 item transfer
8.56 Selling Game??
8.57 Which Houses on Which Planet
8.58 I bought a new copy of this game but whe
8.59 i need help on starting the game
8.60 Can't log in.
8.61 Trial Account Cap
8.62 Buying SWG credits.
8.63 restore health
8.64 Do you have to play online?
8.65 cd key usage
8.66 Are there pictures of the swg houses som
8.67 Harvisting
8.68 re-subscribing
8.69 Can i play from australia???
8.70 When!

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9. Pay to Play
Yes, an entire category for questions asking if you have to pay to play Star Wars Galaxies.

9.01 What are the monthly subscription costs?
9.02 Can US versions be used in the UK?
9.03 Pre Paid Game Cards
9.04 Will we get a free trial period when we
9.05 Can I play, then stop for a month then c
9.06 How do we pay?
9.07 Is there a way not to pay?!?
9.08 What happens if I cant keep paying?
9.09 If the first month is free why do you ne
9.10 Is it worth my time and money?
9.11 When does the free first month start?
9.12 If I put my subscription on hold will I
9.13 Will you still need a credit card number
9.14 How do I cancel my SWG subscription?
9.15 Do you need a credit card for the first
9.16 How do I put my subscription on hold?
9.17 do you need a credit card to play the fi
9.18 Where is the account key?
9.19 How does it work?
9.20 gamecards
9.21 how much is engilsh monthly fee
9.22 how do you pay
9.23 cost
9.24 Game Cards
9.25 any other way of paying
9.26 Game Cards
9.27 SWG UK monthly billing
9.28 how to play
9.29 available account?
9.30 i have a solo card does can you use that
9.31 Visa electron
9.32 payment
9.33 payment
9.34 What if you stop payin?
9.35 Game Cards
9.36 darthvader
9.37 SWG Free Trial

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10. Player vs Player Combat
Questions specifically about Player vs Player combat in Star Wars Galaxies

10.01 How is PvP handled?
10.02 Are their special areas for PvP?

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11. Professions
Questions regarding the various professions in Star Wars Galaxies

11.01 Can I play as a storm trooper and join t
11.02 How do trainers work?
11.03 What is Terrain Negotiation
11.04 How do you become a bounty hunter?
11.05 Can you be a male dancer?
11.06 Will there be bounties on Player charact
11.07 Who tells bounty hunters who to hunt?
11.08 Do you need lower disciplines to stay ma
11.09 Are there Jet packs?
11.10 How do I add a label to my character?
11.11 Are trainers in every city?
11.12 Is Trandoshan good for Teras Kasi?
11.13 How does the skill point system work?
11.14 Where Do I Set Camp?
11.15 How can you take two starting profession
11.16 Professions
11.17 Creature Handling

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12. Socialization
Questions regarding the chat systems and other social routines in Star Wars Galaxies.

12.01 Can I wave to my friends or can I only t
12.02 How do you use emotes?
12.03 Will there be microphone options in SWG?
12.04 How far away can people hear me talking?
12.05 How long does it take to learn a languag

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13. Space Expansion
Questions regarding Star Wars Galaxies' first expansion pack: The Space Expansion.

13.01 Release Date
13.02 Wouldnt people get lost in space?
13.03 Will you be able to own and pilot your o
13.04 Passengers
13.05 specific date

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14. Species and NPCs
Questions about the various alien species and well known NPCs that you can encounter in Galaxies.

14.01 Will Wookies be able to talk to other pe
14.02 Will you see Tusken Raiders?
14.03 Will the Gungans be a playable species l
14.04 Can you play as Tuskens or Jawas?
14.05 Can you at least fight off an NPC?
14.06 How do you interact with NPCs?
14.07 Are any new playable species planned?
14.08 Where do i go to join the empire?
14.09 can i meet people from the films

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15. Technology
Questions about the client and server engines that run Star Wars Galaxies.

15.01 Can I play the game with 56k?
15.02 Which 3D card to buy?
15.03 What will run SWG at full setting?
15.04 How many people can fit on a server?
15.05 How do patches work?
15.06 Can the game be played offline?
15.07 Can you play on a Mac?
15.08 Can I buy a speeder bike?
15.09 What is a cd key?
15.10 Can a server fill up?
15.11 Does SWG run with pauses through the gam
15.12 Can I ReInstall Windows and play my char
15.13 Xbox
15.14 CD-key

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