If you're in the U.S. (except non-observing states/territories) don't forget to "Spring Forward" this Sunday! Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 14th, 2010. Set your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed on Sunday night. Or if you're still awake (we know you, you crazy raiders!), the time change goes into effect at 2:00 a.m.
Save the Date! Fan Faire 2010 Happens August 5-8 at Bally's Las Vegas
Join Sony Online Entertainment at Bally's Las Vegas, from August 5th through 8th, for three days of fun and games at Fan Faire 2010. If you've never been to an SOE Fan Faire before, this is the time to make the trek to Sin City! Fan Faire is a great place for gamers to mix, mingle and meet with some of the faces behind their favorite SOE titles. Here are just some of the great activities we're planning:
Special announcements and sneak peaks of upcoming SOE titles
In-game tournaments and live, game-themed competitions and quests
Developer forums and roundtables
Cool giveaways and other fun items!
And that's just the beginning! Visit the Fan Faire website at www.soefanfaire.com for up-to-date information on registration, pricing and schedules. Tickets are expected to go on sale early this spring.
The Official Star Wars Galaxies™ Facebook Fan Page!
On Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010, at 4:00 AM PST all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and a Hotfix.
When the Hotfix is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS * This offer, and the period of free game-play described in this offer, expires on March 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. This offer is only available for former Star Wars Galaxies accounts that were active between January 1, 2007 and November 30, 2009. It is not available for accounts closed before January 1, 2007, accounts closed after November 30, 2009, current Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access accounts or for accounts that were banned or were not in good standing when its Star Wars Galaxies or Station Access subscription previously expired or was terminated.
Entering billing information before March 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM will terminate the free service and you will lose the balance of any unused free play period game time. In addition, if you re-subscribe to Star Wars Galaxies, you will not be entitled to any game time that may be included with the purchase of certain versions of, or other offers related to, Star Wars Galaxies. Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts do not ensure continuous or error-free access, use or availability of any game content, feature, game-play or server and may change, modify, disable, suspend or remove any such content, feature, game-play or server at their sole discretion.
**To receive either the Rebel Charge of Glory Class Dark Trooper in-game house painting you must re-activate billing on your Star Wars Galaxies account on or before March 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. The reward will be available on your account after March 9, 2010 and can be claimed through the ?/claim? interface. The house painting is offered on a one per character, non-tradable basis.
***To be eligible to receive the Customizable Factional House Painting loyalty reward your account must be active, paid and in good standing on February 1, 2010 at 12:01 AM PST and on March 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. If eligible you will be able to claim the loyalty reward after March 9, 2010 by using the "/claim" system. This item is offered on a one per character, non-tradable basis.
****The Email Collections Rewards System items are awarded on a one per character, non-tradeable basis and can be claimed in-game using the "/claim" feature. To be eligible to receive Email Collection Reward System items from you must opt-in using the Station Account Management tools located at https://account.station.sony.com/au...ns!input.action. Please ensure that info@soe.com is added to your address book. For information on updating your email preferences visit http://starwarsgalaxies.station.son...ilhelp/index.vm.
There was an issue with the bonus GCW city invasion tokens that caused the wrong value to display in the reward message and caused some players to not receive reward tokens. This issue has been resolved and the servers will be back up soon.
During the downtime, we made sure that Customer Service has the correct data in the game logs and can reimburse players who did not receive the right number of tokens.
We apologize for this unexpected downtime. Enjoy the bonus weekend!
All servers are being restarted due to an unscheduled emergency maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working to restore service as soon as possible
This weekend players will get Double XP, Double GCW Points, Double GCW Tokens from Battlefields and City Invasions, Double Chronicles XP, Double Chronicles Silver Tokens and an increased chance to earn Gold Chronicles Tokens.
The bonus weekend starts Thursday, Feb. 25 at 4am PST and ends Tuesday, March 2 at 4am PST. Grab your friends and jump in this weekend to take advantage!
On Thursday, February 25th, 2010, at 4:00 AM PST all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and a Hotfix.
When the Hotfix is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time.