I am interested. Actually very interested. Where do I jump in?
RECAP:
1. Dementat (Darth Algoz) is currently building a Super Star Destroyer and the Death Star III in his hopes to becoming the galaxy's biggest baddest guy. =) In that vain, GCW2 is scheduled to END when the DSIII is done... effectively giving Dem the WIN and relative Carte Blanche for GCWIII in terms of his faction's setup and HQ (other than Coruscant).
2. GCW Hale (Lucidius Hale) is the new Supreme Executor of the Imperial Remnant, also building a brand-spanking new SSD, and has resettled on Hoth in his personal quest to destroy the Rebel Alliance, which should be relatively easy considering...
3. Ramano (Grand Admiral Jason Ramano) quit the game, leaving us to pick up the scraps. Currently there is a Flashpoint waiting to be activated (see FP thread for "RETURN OF THE EMPIRE"). This would be a great place for you to physically return to the galaxy, as we're thinking about having it in a month's time (giving you some time to SL or do whatever).
4. GCW Hoppus (New Republic) has effectively withdrew from the galactic stage and gone silent running until the Battle of Coruscant, mainly for OOC reasons but also IC it works with our story of the NR sitting back and watching the Rebel Alliance get destroyed as martyrs.
5. Eidolon (Admiral Szymon) took over the Maw Installation after destroying Admiral Daala with a thermonuclear bomb detonated inside the docking back of the ISD
Gorgon. Both an Imperial Admiral and a member of the Tenloss Syndicate, Syzmon is currently consolidating the corruption taking place in that pocket of the galaxy by expanding to known criminal systems and taking over their operations with the sword (and scabbard).
6. We got a couple new guys who are looking to play. So overall this is a good "intermediary" season to come back or set yourself up for GCW3 since the game is scheduled to end in May. I for one am glad that GCW2 has lasted this long actually. Greg and I wanted to make a sim with lasting power, and while OOC/IRL stuff derailed GCW1, it doesn't seem like that's going to be the case again, especially since we've all come a long way with our characters and the overall story... it's been a real SWSF community investment that is paying dividends.
Hip-Hip Huzzah to all!
*SPOILER ALERT*
Regarding the future, Greg is going to reboot with the Hapans, while my character is going to shack up with the New Republic in the post-Battle of Coruscant shakedown mainly so we can have a player-driven NR as opposed to a NPC one, but it'll allow all of us to "reshape" the canon continuity as we see fit for GCW3 in terms of the major players. As mentioned before, Eidolon's already done that by offing Daala... but we're planning on having Darth Algoz potentially offing the Skywalkers (or Luke doing some kinda sacrifice to drive Algoz away from Coruscant or destroy the DSIII maybe), Ackbar will be killed, Mon Mothma killed, Sate Pestage killed, Ysanne Isard killed, etc... essentially it'll be one grand reboot. Other big players like Zsinj and Thrawn will exist as NPC elements with their own "pocket Empires".
We're all petitioning Karen to make a cameo in GCWIII, so we're keeping our fingers crossed, even if it's just for a one-off mini-SL-series.
