A long time (well, eight years) ago in galaxy well, right about here, SOE launched a Star Wars MMO. It was… odd. To say the least. It was also extremely beloved by a significant few due to ambitious features such as player-made cities and pet Rancors, until an attempted relaunch as something more action-centric made them love it a little less.

It’s amazing it’s kept going for so long, quite frankly. But now, its Jedi will return no more – Galaxies will close for good on December 15, 2011.(more…)