Star Wars Galaxies: Player Spotlight: CashLu

Real Life First Name: Shawn

Forum Handle: CashLu

Main Character name: Cash'Lu

Server: European-Infinity

Player Association: New Taris Citizens (-NTC-)

Where in the real life world do you live? I live in Malta.

How long have you played Star Wars Galaxies? Hmm, I started playing a week after the Combat Upgrade.

What other MMOs have you played? I have played World of Warcraft (only for 1 hour :p), EVE Online, and Star Wars Galaxies.

What type of work do you do? On weekday mornings I study Artificial Intelligence and Physics at the university, and in the evenings I am a security engineer at a local ISP. On weekends I am a Sound Engineer.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing Star Wars Galaxies? Unless I have exams or real life complications, I play for 1 hour every day for sure, usually more.

What does a typical Star Wars Galaxies day consist of for you? First off, answering mails, followed by a daily jog around the city. After that I blast off into space, then land for some role-playing. Oh, and checking harvesters for my other characters.

What was the race and profession of your very first character? My first character was a human teras kasi master.

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most? Gaming for me is something that expresses a certain technological background, which interests me a lot. Most games I play aren't specific genre-wise, as long as it is Star Wars.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in other than playing Star Wars Galaxies? Building robots and further research into robotics, and... erm...well... loads of programming in C#. :)

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

What race and profession is your main character? Human. Technically he is a Jedi, but I still role-play the Senator/Politician profession.

What do you like the most about the profession you have chosen for your main character? Jedi, besides being melee, are a kind of being who prefer to resort to negotiation rather than plain fighting, which reflects my life... though I am known to become Mr. Sith if I get angry. :p

What faction is your main character? I am always a Rebel.

What is your favorite player owned ship? My trusty X-wing is my favorite.

What is your favorite ground vehicle? My favorite ground vehicle is the AV-21.

How did you choose your main character's name? My character's name is a combination of my real name, surname, and my girlfriend's name.

Which current professions in Star Wars Galaxies have you NOT played? Only officer.

What is your favorite expansion? My favorite expansion is Jump to Lightspeed. :)

What is your favorite planet? Dantooine is by far my favorite, hehe.

What is your favorite NPC? Gungans.....

Which expansion do you like the least? Trials of Obi Wan gives me this weird feeling.

Which planet do you like the least? I like Mustafar the least.

Which NPC do you like the least? The Muftak at the Mos Eisley cantina, it wants to eat me, I know it...

What are the most credits you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? I spent 10 million credits for a Quantum Ion Drive.

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 keep the Maroj Melon, mainly due to my first day in SWG. I thought my character would die if he didn't eat properly....

What do you like best about Star Wars Galaxies? The community of players who mostly all like the same thing - Star Wars.

What do you get out of playing Star Wars Galaxies? I get the feeling of accomplishment, doing something that will benefit not only me, but others.

Describe your best experience playing Star Wars Galaxies? My best experience is building my city. It is extremely hard to run an effective city, but it is one of the best things to do in game.

Do you run or work for a Star Wars Galaxies Fan Site? Unfortunately, no. :(