An interesting note, I think the game referenced was a nod to another MMO called Mabinogi. Between the cash service, the ‘lootboxes’ (which are called Gachapon in Mabinogi), and the way the two players talked about the items in the ‘lootboxes’, the connection popped into my head. I believe they even have a direct…

The galaxy is an amusing place. Just the other day a few of my old crew jumped back into SWGEmu for a taste of the old days. We didn’t stay on long, nor did we intend to, but the nostalgia was worth it.

Being an adopted child myself, I found the Branch of Fates refreshingly painful to go through. I have a good relationship with both my adoptive and birth families luckily, but my partner, who is also adopted, is estranged from both. This made an interesting dynamic for us when we started playing together, after which…