There s trouble in online paradise. I just got word of some major drama going on in Star Wars Galaxies. The massively multiplayer game recently tweaked their combat experience system, making it much harder for groups of players to get experience when they dogpile bad guys.

According to one estimate it will now take a player four years of playing four hours a day to reach the level of Jedi. Or as Yoda would put it: Sucks some really ass that does. Sony is handling the mammoth player outcry to the new rules in its typical fashion, ignoring everyone.

Last I checked there were more than 4,000 posts complaining about the system, with players chest-thumping, swearing off the game and promising to cancel.

This is the second time in the past few months that Sony has screwed with the combat system in a way that has really ticked off their gamers. Keep it up guys and expect SWG to follow Everquest 2 down the tubes.

The Drama, THE DRAMA [SWG Forums]

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