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Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 25, 2002, 05:27:42 PM
Was invited to participate in the Star Wars Galaxies Beta.  :eek:
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: sling322 on November 25, 2002, 05:36:25 PM
Geek
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Ripsnort on November 25, 2002, 05:49:34 PM
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Originally posted by sling322
Geek


ROTFLOL!
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 25, 2002, 07:00:01 PM
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Originally posted by sling322
Geek


Yeah, but Im a cool geek.  :cool:
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 25, 2002, 07:06:04 PM
You're only a geek if you wear the Star Wars outfits.
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 25, 2002, 07:18:39 PM
I dont have any outfits... but I do have a lightsaber and once made a model of an X-Wing... am I condemned?  :confused:
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 25, 2002, 07:23:31 PM
That depends.. did you buy the lightsaber for yourself as an adult... or was it a present for you when you were a kid?

And... just to clarify...

By geek, everyone is reffering to star wars geeks as a particular subset to the geek family of which they too are members.  Basically, you're a geek in the eyes of other geeks. ;)

AKDejaVu
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: funkedup on November 25, 2002, 07:29:37 PM
At least you didn't watch the Lord of the Rings movie.
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Post by: thrila on November 25, 2002, 07:47:04 PM
Awww man..... i love starwars, hope you have fun playing SWG, saurdauker.  Knowing my luck i'll never get picked to play in the beta.:(


How about posting some screenshots....:D
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Thrawn on November 25, 2002, 08:01:17 PM
Your only a geek if your callsign is taken from an obscure starwars character...diddly.
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Post by: Saintaw on November 25, 2002, 08:06:32 PM
I'm jealous :D
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Post by: SOB on November 25, 2002, 09:08:46 PM
Wow...I found this while looking up Thrawn's name...
http://www.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/home.asp?sid=


SOB
Star Wars Geek (but I still wouldn't dress up as a star wars character...except maybe Princess Leia :D)
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: thrila on November 25, 2002, 09:16:54 PM
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Your only a geek if your callsign is taken from an obscure starwars character...diddly.


I'm such a geek! i have pictures of starwars on my computer.:D
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Nash on November 25, 2002, 09:19:32 PM
I think in one way or another, we're all pretty much geeks. :D
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Post by: Dago on November 25, 2002, 10:06:39 PM
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Was invited to participate in the Star Wars Galaxies Beta.


And thats good why??    :)


dago
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Post by: Swager on November 25, 2002, 10:06:45 PM
Dont be knockin those lightsabers!  They ain't cheap toys!  Some run $600-800!  I think they are kinda cool!

I have a model of an X-Wing too!  Anyone who is into WWII combat, must appriciate the looks of an X-Wing!!

:)
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 26, 2002, 02:25:23 AM
Well, thats good because... eh... I dunno - but there are like 3 billion people that signed up as potential testers - to my knowledge they only picked a few hundred.  I suppose since I posted on the site like 3 times in the past 18 months, they thought I was a safe bet for not violating the non-disclosure agreement.  :D

The beta CD should be here on Wednesday, I dunno what Im allowed to say or post screenshot wise, but Im betting its pretty limited beyond "Its cool."  At this point Im just trying to be careful to not get kicked out of the test for shooting my mouth off - the agreement was pretty strict - they threaten to kill your parents and children or something if you release unauthorized game material.

As for lightsabers - I dont know anyone who didnt ask their father to "build them one" as a kid.  That Master Replica's sight is where I got mine (Anakin FX).  The actual prop colleciton (the big $$$ ones) are impressive, but dont really interest me - the blade and sound of the FX saber is what I wanted... day or night, it lights up the entire room.  :D

As a collectible, this product is not a toy and not suitable for children under 12 years of age. Adult supervision is recommended. This product should not be used to strike others and should never be disassembled since it operates on high voltage.

Come on now - the only people who arent Star Wars geeks are Star Trek geeks and we all know they are far, far worse... "Plot a course for the Star Wars thread and set your flames to stun!"  ;)
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Post by: Saurdaukar on November 26, 2002, 02:42:37 AM
Found some screenies I CAN post - feast your eyes on these.  :eek:

Sorry for the size, I dunno how to make them smaller.

(http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/images/screenshots/04.jpg)

(http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/images/screenshots/space10.jpg)

(http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/images/screenshots/swg_0209_03.jpg)

(http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/images/screenshots/05.jpg)
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Post by: Erlkonig on November 26, 2002, 02:46:07 AM
That game looks okay, I guess.

But still, you are a huge nerd. (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/tv/nerds.html)
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Ripsnort on November 26, 2002, 07:37:59 AM
"Sorry for size, I don't know how to make them smaller..."

And you're on a BETA TEST TEAM?!?!?! Sheesh!
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: boxboy28 on November 26, 2002, 09:14:38 AM
WTG MAZZ i applied for that too!
but i havent checked my mail yet.
doubt ill get in anyway!

Box
:rolleyes:
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Nifty on November 26, 2002, 10:14:35 AM
Saurdakar, lemme know when you've got access to the beta forums.  My station name on the forums is Nifty (what a surprise!).  I've been in SWG beta since October.

come on guys, you had to know he was a sci fi geek!  Look at his handle!  :D
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Saurdaukar on November 26, 2002, 06:12:11 PM
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Originally posted by Nifty
Saurdakar, lemme know when you've got access to the beta forums.  My station name on the forums is Nifty (what a surprise!).  I've been in SWG beta since October.

come on guys, you had to know he was a sci fi geek!  Look at his handle!  :D


Will do - my station name is... strangely enough - Saurdaukkar (yes, 2 K's).  I dont have access to the forums yet (I assume this will happen soon?) But I did get a shipping confirmation today for the CD.  :D
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Post by: SOB on November 26, 2002, 07:22:40 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
"Sorry for size, I don't know how to make them smaller..."

And you're on a BETA TEST TEAM?!?!?! Sheesh!


Beta testing isn't about getting the most technically saavy users to test out the product.  It's about getting a good cross-section of your expected user-base to run it through its paces from all angles that you couldn't possibly expect.  Sometimes the biggest bonehead computer users have a way of picking out the obvious that techies can miss.


SOB
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: SunKing on November 26, 2002, 07:27:00 PM
Let me guess. Everyone wants to be a Jedi, Sith or bounty hunter?  Anyone playing an Ewok?
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Post by: Hawklore on November 26, 2002, 08:06:15 PM
:D Fun fun fun..! I want that storm trooper out fit :D

But.. i aint takin my helmet off ...:D








[Edit] Sorry for smiles they come abrutly
Title: Nice surprise this morning...
Post by: Octavius on December 12, 2002, 10:03:26 AM
i am officially retarded.  Turns out I recieved the same e-mail that morning and haven't checked it (that account) til today!!  thank god its still available =]
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Post by: H. Godwineson on December 12, 2002, 10:14:08 AM
Star Wars?  Isn't that the TV sci-fi show starring William Shatner?  Didn't that go off the air back in the late '60s?

Shuckins
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Post by: capt. apathy on December 12, 2002, 10:48:16 AM
I seen a laborer on a job a few years back that bought an OSHA aproved hardhat that looked like vaders helmet.  I don't know who's the bigger geek, him or the guy who made it.