When Star Wars Galaxies was initially released in 2003, players who wanted to play a SWG Jedi character first had to fufill an extensive list of requirements to unlock their Jedi slot. It took the first person four months after the release to unlock the Jedi slot. Players and media outlets started criticizing the game developers (SOE) for the:

• Considerable time-commitment it took to unlock the Jedi slot
• Boring gameplay needed to get the character
• Harsh Jedi death penalty which was permanent after only 3 deaths

In 2004, SOE responded to the complaints by changing the death penalties to mere skill losses and switching to a quest system to unlock the Jedi slot. In 2005 the Star Wars Galaxies Jedi was made a starting profession as part of the major update, New Game Enhancement.

Players and media outlets then started criticizing the reduction and simplification of the SWG Jedi profession and other gameplay, stating that the game now lacked complexity and debt.

However you may feel about the game or the Jedi changes, if you preferred the original more complex game or the new simplified version, there are resources you can put to use for the most optimal game experience. Star Wars Galaxies mods can be obtained to enhance and personalize the game.

You can even get SWG bots to skip over the boring parts of the game by automating the leveling process. The game may never be perfect but these resources can sure help make it better.

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If you are a fan of the movies, chances are pretty good that you’ll want your character to become a SWG Jedi. This isn’t something that you can automatically pick in the game, you’ll have to work and train for it. However, there are a few steps that you can take that will help you become a SWG jedi in a lot less time. Let’s go over what you’ll need to know.

First, in order to become a Star Wars Galaxies jedi, you will need to unlock your character’s Force Sensitive Character Slot. Until you do this, the option of becoming an SWG jedi will not be available to you. That doesn’t mean that you’ll automatically become one though, you’ll now need to start training and gathering the skills you’ll need to become a jedi.

The only way to do this is to keep questing, and if necessary, starting grinding to get your experience points up. Once you have that under control, you will eventually be able to become a Star Wars Galaxies jedi. The journey doesn’t have to end there however. With a little more work and dedication, you can become a SWG jedi master, but this will take a lot of time. It’s well worth it though, since one jedi can easily take out an entire group of people. Of course, once you are a jedi, you will finally be able to build your own special light saber, and for many players, that makes all of the hard work they put into getting this far well worth it.

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