What is Pre-CU?
The original idea for SWG was not to live the iconic movie life of Star Wars, more so, it was designed to allow the player to create a character in the Star Wars Universe, pick their own path and live their dreams. From the onset, SWG was a huge success with a large fan base. SWG was not designed to be based on iconic characters. The iconic characters (Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, etc.) flowed around the players, but the players were merely citizens of the Star Wars Galactic Universe. A player could choose to join the Empire, the Rebellion, or just live a life and preferring not to become involved in the Galactic War that was raging around them. Pre-CU was a true sandbox, no linear content and no levels. Game-play was completely left up to the player and what they wanted to do.
