Star Wars: Galaxies in its present incarnation is the promise of greatness to come. It is not yet a fully realized game, but a shell in which that game will be ultimately completed through the combined efforts of SOE and the players. At the moment, playing Galaxies feels more like playing most other MMORPGs than it does living the Star Wars universe, and the genuine fun to be found, as is often the case, lives in simply congregating with friends and using Galaxies as a tool to that end. The interdepence of players, and encouragement of a completely player run economy should ultimately prove to be a strength, though until the population balances out more many will be left without the full resources that should be available to them.