Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience review:2 stars (Wanted: George Lucas) - Presently I have two accounts with SOE to play Star Wars Galaxies. My first account has all the expansions and I've been enjoying the "Total Experience" with that toon for awhile. I tried traveling the Star Wars universe with my other toon(character)which was a Total Pain so I began to think that maybe I should upgrade that toon as well. I'm trying to make an intelligent decision here so I want to use all the information at hand to help me out. Let's start at the beginning.
I started playing about a year ago and became addicted to the Star Wars Universe. I started playing with a friend that had relatives that played the game and were established players. From day one most established players complained about SOE/developers and the way that they screwed up the game. I was surprised by this and blamed it on sour pusses that would complain about anything. Afterall, if the disliked the game so much, why were they still playing? Nearly a year later, I can answer that question. The game IS addictive and I feel that I have time and money invested in a character that I don't want to go poof! I enjoy the vistas in the game and getting caught in rainstorms/sandstorms. It's very realistic. Perhaps the older players have grown tired of the beauty of the game. This game is worth saving though. SOE can't save it though. The only person that can save the game is the original creator of the Star Wars Universe.
Some examples of why SOE can't create an environment that will succeed. They have shown that they are destroyers of professions. My first character was a TKM/Master Commando after many months of building/grinding. He was destroyed after the great(sarcasm) Combat Upgrade. My other character is a Master Armorsmith/Master Smuggler and I haven't spent much time with her due to my time spent trying to fix my combat character. Rumor has it that crafters have been nerfed(destroyed)too. That remains to be seen but my guess is that the players are right about this as well. I KNOW the developers destroyed my original profession. In response to this destruction, I had to create a new character and I wisely choose the Bounty Hunter profession. Guess what?! They destroyed that profession with Publish 20! For whatever reason, the developers want to protect the people that want to quickly become Jedi characters at the expense of another profession. So they destroyed the Bounty Hunter profession.
I suppose that if you want to be a Jedi character with no one to challenge you, this game is for you. The whole idea behind the great(sarcasm) Combat Upgrade was supposedly to create balance. Well, the scales have dipped severly towards one character/profession and anything that a new player does in game has a great chance of having his character destroyed/nerfed in the future. We are all at the whim of the Developers and this has proven to be a fruitless situation.
I'm going to put my money where my mouth is and cancel one of my accounts. I can't justify buying the Total Experience for my second character because the Developers may listen to the bean counters and assume that I approve of what they've done to the game. I DON'T!
My HOPE is that SOE will lose their control of this great franchise and that George Lucas himself will regain control of it. Of course, there's talk that the Producers, not the Developers, are responsible for what's happening in game. We'll see.
Until something changes with the game, I can't suggest to anyone to buy Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience. 5 stars (This is a great game, do not listen to the naysayers!) - They are just pre CU players who somehow can't get a hold of themselves, and whine because now they have to play with other people (which, I thought, was the whole point of MMOs)

Too many negative reviews have been written about this game. It is an amazing game, incredibly deep, has a great community, and delivers the star wars feel in every way. The most important thing, is that you can have fun doing any number of things, from flying, to crafting, to melee and ranged professions, everything is fun. Of couse in an RPG leveling up is the general goal, and takes time, but I really enjoyed the ride from a lvl 1 noob to a lvl 80 bounty hunter and eventually, yea you can hit jedi. This was/is my first MMO and I couldnt have made a better choice. GIve the orcs and wizards a rest for awhile and pick up this game (30 bucks is a great deal)5 stars (A really great game for StarWars fans) - Many people give this game a bad review. But that should be all right. Everyone has different tastes. To me Star Wars Galaxies The Total experience is very fun. So what if there is a bad Combat Upgrade. Just keep on playing it. Here are some many pros and cons.

Pros: Great retail price, The game includes the 2 expansions, You can meet new people, You can work for the Empire or the Rebellion, Meet characters from the Star Wars saga, And you have a choice to be diffrent Species ( My personel favorite is Wookiee) All Star Wars should like it.

Cons: Must pay 15$ every month, Stupid combat upgrade.

This is a great game. If you want an Star Wars experience that may never end, this is surely the game for you




Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience Features:
Computer Games
Adventure
Collections (Collections)
Bundle (Bundles)
Strategy (Strategic)
Science Fiction (Sci-Fi, Scifi)
Computer Role Playing Games (Game, rpgs, rpg, crpg, crpgs)
CD
Includes: An Empire Divided, Jump to Lightspeed, and Rage of the Wookiees

Star Wars Galaxies- The Total Experience is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around  24.99USD.