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x_KiLLa_x
Chief Marshal
Joined: June 29, 2002
Posts: 186
From: Behind you.
|  Posted: 2008-09-14 21:02
As you all know I love this game it is my first and only space game I started playing back in 2002 left after the disapointment of 1.482 I left for 2 years to return to 1.483 which is a great effort at trying to balance game since 1.481 but as you hear players whine to you before as they have in the past I'm not trying to pesterize you i know you guys are pretty busy or Fautus" Has better things going on that give him better finance than DS ". As we all do this is a game which I fell inlove with the activity in newb server...
In 2001 I started playing in newb under another account and what i loved about it was 50 players allnoobs shotting pcannons/railguns everywhere me flying around in scout asking random players what to do while being blown up multiple times is what got me hooked. So here I am 6 years later still a DS junky and would love to help give any advise to help bring back any player base.
At that time I was just searching for a free demo to download found DS in some freeonlinegames.com downloaded it did the tutorial and thought I was urber good went into newb and got slaughtered then little by little I learned my way around threw the pure chaos.
So my proposel is we make newb server active in there add a few scout/frig AI's maybe some gaifens a few built planets If given permission I will stay in noob whenever I log to help noobs out.
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JBud
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Joined: February 26, 2008
Posts: 1900
From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-14 23:35
even tho i wasnt around back then i can imagine what it was like i totally agree with this all the servers should have AI just to have the simulation of a higher playerbase and give members a chance to gain more prestige the way it was ment to be
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x_KiLLa_x
Chief Marshal
Joined: June 29, 2002
Posts: 186
From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-14 23:40
well I meant AI's to be placed in Noob server due to the fact its a smaller server and there is no pres gain so AIs cannot be exploited for kills/combat.
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JBud
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From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-15 00:43
pres gain (ladder) is enabled on newbie servers
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x_KiLLa_x
Chief Marshal
Joined: June 29, 2002
Posts: 186
From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-15 02:33
ah ok that can be a problem then
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Winters Rapture
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Joined: December 09, 2007
Posts: 355
| Posted: 2008-09-15 04:42
i agree with jbud, it would be nice to have some good fights even with not 20 ppl on. i dont really care about the lag issue because nomatter what we do the server will still lag, and i think it would give some of the really low level players some good combat experance, and keep the bigger players from falling asleep at the computer out of pure boardom. if you are really concerned about pres farming from it, modify the pres you gain from each kill, but please, the servers would be so much better with some AI in them.
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Leonide
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Joined: October 01, 2005
Posts: 1553
From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2008-09-15 05:19
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On 2008-09-15 00:43, JBud wrote:
pres gain (ladder) is enabled on newbie servers
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if you are over Lt. Commander, you do not gain rank in the Newbie server.
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x_KiLLa_x
Chief Marshal
Joined: June 29, 2002
Posts: 186
From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-15 14:19
Well if anyone over Lt. Commander does not gain pres then AI's should be thrown in there we need to make newb/admiral servers active again and as you said tone done the pres/combat points gained from AI's although kills will go threw the roof but who cares everythings out of order with the bombers with those servers filled with AI's newcomers will see what DS is really about not just an empty system with no players no buildings !!
Back then thats what drew me in Had I downloaded the game and seen no players empty planets would have clicked 'Uninstall' immediatly. So I would like some feed back from an admin and as to why this has not been done?? Has the playerbase is really low I still see some new players coming in every now and then. Those are the ones we need to keep this game growing.
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The Master Debator
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Joined: July 03, 2008
Posts: 114
| Posted: 2008-09-15 14:37
failing that an unupgraded scout or friggy would be killed in an instant by gafiens  it isnt hard to start up, just takes a little dedication
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Winters Rapture
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United Nations Space Command
Joined: December 09, 2007
Posts: 355
| Posted: 2008-09-15 19:23
yea, i really hope this idea could be implumented, i think it carries alot of weight.
any chance we can get an admins point of view on this one?
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x_KiLLa_x
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From: Behind you.
| Posted: 2008-09-15 23:33
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On 2008-09-15 19:23, Spirit Of Fire wrote:
yea, i really hope this idea could be implumented, i think it carries alot of weight.
any chance we can get an admins point of view on this one?
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Ya could I get some feedback from an admin on this topic??
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Feralwulf
Grand Admiral
Joined: January 24, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: sitting somewhere drinking beer
| Posted: 2008-09-16 23:04
I am NOT and Admin. I am ONLY a Moderator.
Newbie server (while it claims Lt Commander) is locked to Commander *once you gain commander rank Pres gain is disabled*.
ANY player of ANY rank may at any time join newbie server to help newbie players learn the game. It is in fact encouraged.
AI (Mir, Pirate, Gaifen etc) does not work in Newbie and or Admiral as it does in Metaverse, for reasons I am not qualified to explain. So as wonderful as it may be to have such a thing....um...no.
Senario Servers (Newbie and Admiral) can not have "Pre-built" planets due to the fact that As Senario maps they are not presistent.
The desire to help new players learn the game, is (at least to me) what makes the Darkspace Community the best of any online game or community. Regardless of Newbie server, Admiral server or MV, you do Yourself, The new player AND Darkspace a great service by taking the time to teach them.
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Winters Rapture
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United Nations Space Command
Joined: December 09, 2007
Posts: 355
| Posted: 2008-09-17 04:49
ok i can respect and understand that, but why not have some more bot activity in MV. i think it would still help everyone out, and it would be good to actually fight some mir again XD
but yea, thats too bad cant have any AI in adm or newbie server.
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TheHunter
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Joined: July 05, 2005
Posts: 257
From: 3rd Star from the Left and keep going till Morning
| Posted: 2008-09-17 05:01
have you seen what happens when a simple multi indice of mir has on the server load ... to populate the systems with ai would consitute a major come back for darkspace but in 483 i feel that this goal would be totally out of the question.
just my few cents worth
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