How in the world could a post containing any reference to Star Wars go political?????
Back to the topic, I've got to show my age here. No one--and I mean NO ONE--who wasn't born circa 1968-1970 simply cannot have the fanatical attachment to Star Wars as someone from that time. EVER. I was born dead center--1969--the same year we put a man on the moon. When I hit 10, Star Wars was a phenomenon... it finally justified the geeky star-gazing computer nerds that comprised my group of friends. Girls actually found it cool to hang out with a guy that didn't talk about Uranus in a context other than astronomy 
With that said, *I* plan on hitting FE hard on its release, regardless of what the SWTOR galaxy is up to.
And sure, my current wife that found my geekiness cool back in 1979 that has since rubbed off and now completely limits my time on a PC (no MMO's) has a bit to say about it, too, but hey... a man's got to make choices.
As far as politics go, I have to have a JOB to pay the guys at Stardock for their games, I want to keep companies like Stardock around for their games so my kids will have great stuff to play, and I also want them to have jobs so they can buy them, so the current status quo has got to go. I do not like our current leadership. With that said, I used to be arch-conservative, but I'm quite put out with them, too. Stop being so friggin' polarized, let go of your selfish goals, and do what's best for the some 307,000,000 people that put you into office. Government is a necessity, but it should be limited to the needs of the people.
Can I get my FE beta now????????