Star Wars Galaxies questions....

I tried the game quite a while ago and couldn't really get into it at
the time. (I was spending a lot of time on EVE)

Now I'm thinking of having another look and had a few questions.

1: Have the graphics changed much since the original release? I
remember being unimpressed with the graphics compared to most FPS
games back then.

2: Back then if you didn't join a faction PVP was by consent only. Is
it still like that? Is the death penalty still low as it was then?

3: When I played you could get a swoop bike for about 20k and earn the
money for it in under a week. Is that still doable or is it much more
expensive now?

4: I understand you can now start as a jedi. I assume this means that
half the galaxy are now jedi. Other than waving a lightsaber, is there
any point in being a jedi character?
I was thinking of either a bounty hunter or smuggler character. Any
comments on them?
If I do start as a smuggler, what do I do untill I get a ship? Walk
around with my pockets full of contraband?

5: I like the idea of being able to own my own ship. Particularly the
multi crew ships. How are the ships integrated into the game. Can you
simply board your ship and take off and fly to other systems or is
there more to it than that?
Can you fly with a mouse and keyboard or do you need to use a
joystick?
Do you need to worry about getting blown up every time you take off
like in EVE or are you fairly safe most of the time?

What happens if your ship is destroyed? Do you lose everything aboard?
Do you need to re-purchase the ship? Or do you just respawn on the
planet you took off from?

I've checked out the web site ship guide and the YT 1300 seems to be
the only multi-passenger ship that you can simply purchase. The others
look like they require you to do a series of quests or join a faction.
How much do they generally cost and how long would it take to get the
piloting skill to fly one. (starting with a fresh character)

How long does it take to get into a light fighter? Cost and skill
training?

Assuming I decide to join a faction at some later point, how are
faction ships aquired? Do you complete a series of missions to get
them or do you purchase them for credits?

6: The game consists of multiple servers. How do you decide which one
to start your character on? Can you later transfer to a different one
or do you need to make a new character? Can you have more than one
character per account? More than one per server?

Any websites that might have more detailed info I should visit?
Thanks for any info you can offer. :^)


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Jeff H........

> At any rate from what I've read Lucas Arts aren't going to renew sonys
> license on it so it's days are numbered. I forget who they're passing the
> license to but I've heard that they're going to aim to base the new code
> on a pre combat update version.

One can only hope....

RobP