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i haven't played swbf2 in a few months and now when i press the "join" in multiplayer my game freezes. does this have something to to do with the shutdown i have been hearing about?

Yeah...something like that.

Occassionally you will find players on using Gamemaster download since Gamespy shutdown.
Here's a discussion link (page 10) where Gunner fills me in. May have to go to first page for Gamemaster link.
http://swgohome.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6297&start=90
Slug your way through it.

Remember to 'Search all Regions' when you load the game so you can see all the active servers.