Customer Reviews

Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide (Prima Official Game Guide)

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If you are just diving into SWG or a returning veteran like myself you will probably find this book helpful. It is fairly basic so if you are looking for something in depth this is not it however it does have stats on all the beasties, NPC's, and most professions. Because it is older it has nothing about the BEAST MASTER profession, that one you get to figure out on your own. If you can find a used copy of this book in good shape (thats what I did) it is worth the small investment. I keep it handy as a reference guide to what beasts are where in the galaxie since I am in the process of leveling a Beast Master on one of my toons.

This book might not be up to date in every aspect of the game, but being a new player it has been invaluable. Online guides seem to be more outdated than the book. If you are new to this game, this book is a great help and a great reference.

SWG is going off-line forever in early December of 2011. It had a good run, but it's done now and this book isn't going to be good for much except nostalgia.

For a total newbie to this game with no real game manual included with swg.

I found this book to be very helpfull in teaching me the basics of the game.

All the previous reviewers where obviously Upset from the NGE I fell your pain as I was X world of warcraft, Blizzard totally wreked that 1.

The book is great and very helpfull to any beginner or any new person to this game.

Yes the forums are helpfull to a degree but if you dont know what your doing at all the forums can be very vague.

As for the book being out of date I spent $300 on brady game books for WOW all of which where outdated with the release of BC.

So if your new to the game buy the book 5 stars for me.

I've seen people complaining about this guide including "just the basics" or that it's "completely useless". True, some of the statistics are outdated, and this was published just after the "NGE" overhaul of the profession structure, so it doesn't have everything QUITE right about the new professions.

It's not completely useless, though, as it DOES contain a lot of information all in one place. The city maps are decently detailed, and can certainly help you find your way around, and it DOES have a decent primer to get those new to Star Wars Galaxies started off on the right foot, at least as far as finding their first few quest paths.

That said, I certainly wouldn't pay much over half price for it now, even brand new. If you see someone offering it for $8 or less, and you're new to SWG, it would be a decent buy. On the other hand, it seems like I recall having seen a newer guide set to be released sometime in either January or February 2007, so ultimately, the question is whether you just need to get started, or some maps to find certain locations, or if you can wait for a newer, hopefully thoroughly updated guide.

To date, Prima has released 3 guides to Star Wars Galaxies prior to this "Complete" Guide. The last release was less than 6 months ago. Fun Fact: 90+ % of the last guide is now irrelevant and useless.

To save you money, I'm going to go ahead and give you the real strategy to the new Star Wars Galaxies.

Ready for this?

1.) Move your mouse cursor over the nearest enemy.

2.) Click the LMB like you're playing Diablo until you get carpal tunnel of the finger.

3.) Pray that the enemy doesn't exit your line of sight because *they* can shoot through walls/hills/other enemies and you can't.

4.) If you killed the enemy - loot them for items that were useful under the old system but now can only be sold to junk dealers because the latest patch removed their usability from the game.

5.) Repeat until you decide that it's time to cancel your account. (Like the SWG game - the way you cancel your account changes often - last I remember it was hidden under the "Register Expansion" button. At least 10 threads a week are started asking how to cancel the game because it changes so often.)

Under the old Star Wars Galaxies, combat was based upon special attributes your character had, your profession, the weapon you purchased, the items that went into making the weapon, and many varied factors. Sure it was complicated, but it was rewarding.

Under the new system it's point - click,click,click,click,click.

Word of warning: Even though this game has been 'live' for 3 years, it is still in an Alpha state by definition as well as practice. They 'promise' that they'll have the game finished in 6 months. That's about 3 years and 6 months later than it should have been finished.

Worst customer service ever. Avoid SOE games like the plague.

this will give you the basic help you might need getting started on this game (which is terrific).

While this guide does give you the basics, it is not complete. With an ever changing game, this guide is behind. I have found more helpful information from other players then this book.

This book is useless, don't waste your money on it. Read the instruction manuel that comes with starter kit and ask other player online for help.

Whats the point on paying for a guide book for a game thats totally incomplete or being changed without warning or advance notice-anything that is for print will likely be out of date by the time SOE gets around changing Galaxies. Recent rumors suggest that SOE is going to put back the special moves for the NGE. Galaxies itself is already on life support. Supposely by early Feb there is suppose to be news on the direction of the game itself-thats assuming SOE doesnt figure out a new way to shoot themselves in the foot again.

For now save your money and see what happens to SWG by June.