October 2002 edition



Droid's Report  Q-3PO's Report On Community Happenings

Secret Plans  Exclusive Star Wars Galaxies Information

Featured Fan Site  Monthly Highlight of an Exceptional Fan Site

Off the HoloNet  Star Wars Galaxies in the News

In September, we filled out Beta to 500 external testers (out of over 250,000 applicants!) The testers have been providing us with invaluable feedback on our core systems and many extremely detailed bugs. Internally we are dedicating at least 1 day each week as “Bug Squashing” day. This is where each team member clears as many bugs off their plate as possible. So far the system has been working well for us.

The regular community was not left behind though. With weekly beta updates, relevant design discussion posts and the popular new feature “Shug’s Expedition Outposts”, the main site has been alive with information.

In October, we intend to bring more screenshots and news from behind the scenes. Later October will likely see the beginning of Beta Phase 2. During this phase we will add several thousand new testers with the goal of filling a complete “Galaxy”. That way we can test all of the systems at scale. This beta will still be considered “closed”, meaning testers sign an agreement not to talk about their experiences. However, between Shug’s Expeditions and my Weekly Beta Updates, you’ll be pretty well informed on the state of the game.

~Kevin “Q-3PO” O’Hara
Community Relations Manager

 

 

We've added a couple new fan sites to our Community page of the official website. This month we highlight another great Star Wars Galaxies fan site:

SWG Dissector is a fantastic site dedicated to providing the latest SWG news to Japanese fans. Their sections on species, planets and professions are well presented. Of special note is their detailed SWG Dictionary. (Translate the site at http://babelfish.altavista.com/)

Although we strongly support the hard work of our fan site community and recommend you visit their sites, please don't forget to make our official site your home. We've always got the latest information and a great community of fans here.



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