The Empire Day and Remembrance Day celebrations are back! Tension heats up between the Alliance and the Empire once more. Both factions are recruiting members to help post propaganda and tear down whatever materials the other side managed to post. Entertainers are recruited to boost the troops' morale, while Traders are hired to help keep supplies flowing to the front lines. This year there are new badges and collections plus some new rewards including the AT-ST and AT-XT vehicles. Time to get busy!

 

Rebels: head to Coronet and seek out Captain Derlin for Propaganda Quests, Major Carlist Rieekan for Trader and Entertainer Quests, and Wedge Antilles for Combat Quests.

Imperials: travel to Theed and locate Major Brenn Tantor for Propaganda Quests, Droid Kaythree for Trader and Entertainer Quests, and Mara Jade for Combat Quests.

Mara Jade and Wedge Antilles have a new way to show their appreciation for their fans with some really nice art to show off to your guests!

 

Ceremonies

The ceremonies are return to the same locations as last year; Imperials will gather in Theed while Rebels will assemble in Coronet.  The ceremonies themselves have been expanded, with more troops and enhancements, and occur approximately every 15 minutes.  This means less waiting for your player to be picked and more time to participate in other Empire Day activities. As with Life Day, players will participate in activities to earn event tokens that can be used to purchase Empire Day specific items. These items are available from the ceremony organizers between ceremonies.

Darth Vader and Princess Leia will yet again be calling loyal players out of the crowd and presenting them with a brand new badge/title for 2010.  They will call three players out at each ceremony so make sure you don't miss out! These chosen players must bow before the presenters to receive their reward.

 

Propaganda

In an effort to draw citizens over to their respective sides, both the Empire and Rebellion need help to display propaganda posters around Theed and Coronet.  Players will be able to help their faction by posting propaganda on unmarked kiosks throughout the cities. Players who do this while flagged as Special Forces will receive an additional token bonus for their deeds each time they participate.

 

Anti-Propaganda With both factions vying for attention, neither side can rely merely on their posters to do the job; they must also tear down the posters put up by the opposing faction.  Players can help their faction by tearing down the rival propaganda posted around Theed and Coronet. Again, players who participate while flagged as Special Forces will receive an additional token bonus for their contribution each time they participate.

 

Entertainer and Crafter-Specific Missions

Both Entertainers and Crafters will have missions specifically designed for them so that they may add their own unique talents to this year's Empire Day / Remembrance Day.  Entertainers will need to go perform for specific groups of soldiers in six different cantinas across the galaxy. Crafters will be asked to contribute to their faction's cause by raiding certain shuttle crash sites for materials and creating needed items.

Collections

Collections will be directly tied to Event and Quest activities already mentioned. Once complete, players will be rewarded with event tokens, GCW Points, badges and in some cases, new titles.

 

 

Rewards

Several new rewards have been added to the event this year.  Two of the most exciting are the new vehicles. These rides have been oft requested and we could think of no better time or opportunity to give them to players another great reason to join the celebrations!

7th Anniversary Paintings:

To commemorate the 7th Anniversary we have included these very nice paintings to add to your collection of rarities (seen below). They are a great way to remember coming together to celebrate and to share with your friends when they visit you. You will definitely want to add these to your art collection.!

Down on your luck?

You will also want to make sure to add this new embroidered sash to your collection. Crafted from hand-tooled Reek hide and stitched with Nexu whiskers, this 7 year reward is sure to increase your luck!

We hope you enjoy this year's celebration and thank you for sharing the memories of this iconic adventure with players new and old. May the Force be with you!