TH Post in SWG forums - is it true?

Ankor · February 2007

Thunderheart wrote:

It is with heavy heart that that I bring this to you all. After 3 plus years Star Wars Galaxies is finished. Low subscriptions and low server population have prompted SOE to close the door on the SWG project once and for all.

The servers will begin shutting down today starting with Bria, sorry guys first one in, first one out. This process will take approximately one week.

All accounts paid beyond that will be reimbursed.

Thanks for all the memories, and I will truly miss you all.

Veiled_light · February 2007

it's obviously not true lol

Veiled_light · February 2007

It was a fake quote....

**Tries to stomp out the rumor fire**

Folks Thunderheart has not logged onto the forums today making that post impossible, so stop trolling, it's a rumor and it isn't true.

Here is a prime example that Everitt_Cage posted that I deleted, but to show as an example, this is the "rumor post" you all speak of. Which to stress again, is not true, so lets stop posting about it or I am going to start to give vacations.

Dont fall for stupid rumors...

Everitt_Cage

Jedi

Here is an example of just how easy it is to fool people. Keep in mind folks that everything below this line is 100% FAKE:

OMG guys. TH just made a post in the announcement forum that SWG is being canceled...

Thunderheart wrote:

Greetings, folks. As many of you may know, SWG's subscription numbers took a big hit with the introduction of the NGE. Even before the NGE, subscriptions were declining, and the NGE was a gamble to try to turn things around. Despite the best of intentions, things didnt quite work out that way, and subscriptions have continued to decline an an even more accelerated rate.

Because of this, it is now my sad duty to inform you that Star Wars Galaxies is being officialy canceled as of March 1, 2007. I realize this will come as both a shock and a blow to many of you, and for that I am truly sorry. This decision was not made by SOE, but by LucasArts, and it was a decision based on many different things. LucasArts is still interested in the idea of an MMO set in the Star Wars universe, though they have stated that their next project will not be handled by SOE.

I'd like to thank everyone who has supported Star Wars Galaxies over the years and that has contributed to making the game better. I wish you all the best of luck wherever life takes you, and "may the Force be with you".

http://soe.lithium.com/swg/board/message?board.id=swggpdiscussion&message.id=1232429#M1232429

A fake quote from TH and a broken link is all it takes to throw people into mass panic. So please, now that you know the kind of tricks pranksters play, dont fall for them. If SOE was going to make an announcement like this they wouldnt delete it right after it was made.

PS: I made the above quote up myself. It was not taken from any of the other threads about SWG being canceled. It was just something I wrote to give an example of what a prankster might do.

Message Edited by Everitt_Cage on 02-03-2007 01:35 PM

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