Star Wars Galaxies: Player Spotlight: Kraikken

Real life first name: Tim
Forum handle: Kraikken
Main Character name: Ivory Freewall
Server: Tarquinas
Player Association: Wraith Squadron (WSQ)

Where in the real life world do you live? Home Port in Port Hueneme, California

How long have you played Star Wars Galaxies? I have played since launch day, well... After the servers where fully running.

What other MMOs have you played? I have played Asherons Call, Asherons Call 2, Everquest 2, Horizons, City of Heroes, and Lineage 2.

What type of work do you do? I'm a Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Naval Seabee's. My rating is Steelworker, or SW3, so I pound metal into shapes or weld things together. Mostly, I am responsible for peacetime construction in disaster relief zones.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing Star Wars Galaxies? Typically, I play between twenty minutes to five hours depending on muster or whether somebody in game has thought up some new impossible challenge to try.

What does a typical Star Wars Galaxies day consist of for you? Kill, kill some more, and when you run out of ammunition, find a heavy stick. Typically my days consist of running around decimating everything in sight while somebody else grouped with me loots my kills, I call them "backpacks". Other then that I am a consistent PvP participant. My common battle cry is "SPOON!" It is a feared call .... Tremble.

What was the race and profession of your very first character? My very first character was a Human medic.

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most? Books actually got me into gaming. I was about 11 and I read every book in the house, I had a love for fantasy and Science fiction, but could not get enough to read. A friend of mine lent me Final Fantasy 3, and I have been on the road to building my geek palace in the dork afterlife ever sense. My favorite genre is RPG, with Strategy coming in a close second.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing Star Wars Galaxies? I enjoy writing ( I'm not sure it can be called a hobby but more of an obsession), I enjoy reef diving (when I'm around a reef naturally), and Akido, which I was introduced to by a very elderly Philippine gentlemen who beat the daylight out of me. Oh and I also like messing with Adobe, making banners etc.

What is your highest level Character in Star Wars Galaxies? My highest-level character is level 90.

What race and profession is your main character? My main character is a Human commando.

What do you like the most about the profession you have chosen for your main character? What I like about my characters profession the most is its straightforward approach. It is about one thing and one thing only, putting down as much damage as possible. I was also attracted to the literary persona of the commando, the idea of "Vode An" sparked something.

What faction is your main character? My main character is a Rebel, after a long stint as an Imperial.

What is your favorite player owned ship? My favorite ship is my Sorosuub Luxury cruise ship! Flying is for droids!

What is your favorite ground vehicle? My favorite ground vehicle is the Swoop. I like the original simplistic design.

How did you choose your main character's name? Well my youngest sister said she wanted to see a girl on the game. So, being one of the first ones to log on I asked her "what name" and she said Ivory. I tacked on Freewall and it just seemed to sound right, Ivory Freewall.

Which professions in Star Wars Galaxies have you NOT played? I have not played smuggler or spy.

What is your favorite expansion? Rage of the Wookiees is my favorite expansion.

What is your favorite planet? Lok is my favorite planet.

What is your favorite NPC? The Nightsister Sentinel is my favorite NPC, during the CU, I hunted them like they where my nemesis.

Which expansion do you like the least? Jump to Lightspeed is my least favorite expansion.

Which planet do you like the least? Mustafar - Personally, I liked it, but I would have to say that even after the lava flea xp fix, the clumped high-level monsters, while armed with a lava cannon make leveling to easy.

Which NPC do you like the least? Meat Lumps! They are all cannon fodder and until they give me the Meat Lump King the slaughter will not stop!!!

What is the most credits you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? The most credits I have ever spent to purchase a single item was one million credits for a suit of specially made armor.

Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for nostalgic reasons? If so what is it and why do you keep it? I was given command of a guild and I asked the prior leader to make me a hat with their name on it so I could put it on when I had to make decisions. The Hat's name and color was Fuschia. Due to some sort of freak occurrence Hat became a symbiotic and comical "split" personality while playing the game. Now Hat has become such a recognizable figure on the Tarquinas server and message boards it can never go away.

What do you like best about Star Wars Galaxies? What I like best about SWG is the community. I have played games with good communities, but not one that is as closely tied together as this one. It is a boon and a curse at the same time, but more boon.

What do you get out of playing Star Wars Galaxies? What I get out of playing SWG is entertainment, a time sink, creative flow, friendship, and cookies.

Describe your best experience playing Star Wars Galaxies? I was in this massive group cheering and hooting as we run to kill another group of Players when one of our forward scouts come running back screaming in chat "RUN AWAY RUN AWAY!!!" Then we see this dark blob of enemy players come over the hill behind him. My computer could not render the amount of characters in that spot at once.

Do you run or work for a Star Wars Galaxies Fan Site? No, I do not.