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RE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™

NEW GAME FEATURES GO LIVE THIS WEEK FOR THE COMBAT UPGRADE
TUESDAY – FRIDAY APRIL 26 - 29, 2005

SERVER UPGRADE SCHEDULE BELOW – TIMES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY
GAME SERVERS WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THE TIME THE NEW CODE IS BEING ADDED. UPDATED INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED: http://www.starwarsgalaxies.station.son ... at_upgrade

SERVER UPGRADE SCHEDULE* – COMBAT UPGRADE CONTENT PUBLISH
Times are listed by Server (All times subject to change):

Ahazi, Bloodfin, Bria, Chilastra, Chimaera, Corbantis, Eclipse, Gorath and Intrepid

* UNAVAILABLE TUESDAY APRIL 26th 11PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
* RE-OPEN WEDNESDAY APRIL 27th 6PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
o Ahazi will open for testing from 4:00PM – 6:00PM

Farstar, Flurry, Kauri, Kettemoor, Lowca, Radiant, Scylla, Starsider and Sunrunner.

* UNAVAILABLE WEDNESDAYAPRIL 27th 12PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
* RE-OPEN THURSDAY APRIL 28th 6AM (Pacific Daylight Time)

Infinity, Naritus, Shadowfire, Tarquinas, Tempest, Valcyn, and Wanderhome

* UNAVAILABLE WEDNESDAY APRIL 27th 12PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
* RE-OPEN THURSDAY APRIL 28th 4PM (Pacific Daylight Time)

Katana and Harla

* UNAVAILABLE THURDAY APRIL 28th 4PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
* RE-OPEN FRIDAY APRIL 29th 9AM (Pacific Daylight Time)

COMBAT UPGRADE HIGHLIGHTS

Intuitive User Interface Makes Options Easy to Understand and Accessible

* Clear iconic display of key combat items on top of game screen.
* Color coding and numeric rating of all NPCs and creatures.
* Auto-attack feature enabled using the Control key + attack icon.

New Profession Roles in Combat Ensure All Professions Are Needed

* Use of weapons, attacks and armor to enhance/differentiate roles.
* Use of buffs/debuffs and special abilities to heighten tactical options.
* Use of armor to increase customization and show factional alignment.

New Grouping Benefits Increase Fun Factor

* Groups are optimized at around 8 to maximize group dynamics.
* All group members earn eXPerience at a rate equal to their level.
* Creatures and NPCs respond to the highest player’s level.

All Combat Professions will be able to revise their character’s skills/stats

<b> * For two weeks, players can test the new features and then revise.
* All combat character skills can be adapted – the level remains equivalent.</b>

Don’t take our word on how much fun these changes add to combat – try it yourself!

Player Comments from Test Center About Combat Upgrade:
“I love the combat upgrade .”
“I enjoy the new look of the hot keys, adding images was a great idea....”
“The new cooldown timers are much easier to understand.”

For more information and updates on server availability, please visit: http://www.starwarsgalaxies.station.son ... at_upgrade

*Server available and unavailable times are subject to change.

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when you say respec...that mean we can just shift all our points around that we've earned as we see fit?

Go somewhere that DOES have a working computer.