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Painfulangel
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 26, 2009
Posts: 188
From: Exathra
|  Posted: 2017-03-31 01:24
WOW!
8 longs years, this game has been apart of my gaming life.
As we can all relate, those who have been with this game around the same time or even longer, how we miss those massive battles we used to have, when there were always people to kill or be killed by.
I think the most memorable series of battles that I have been apart of was my time in the UGTO, constantly in small fleets, assaulting the Fargo Rock cluster in the Tau Ceti system.
Now, the most exciting thing to do in this game is killing AI.
We should all plan a massive gathering and just have an all out ship smash or something?
Bring the good old days back?
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kenetiks
Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: November 21, 2001
Posts: 1130
From: Bandcamp
| Posted: 2017-04-01 21:42
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On 2017-03-31 01:24, Painfulangel wrote:
WOW!
8 longs years, this game has been apart of my gaming life.
As we can all relate, those who have been with this game around the same time or even longer, how we miss those massive battles we used to have, when there were always people to kill or be killed by.
I think the most memorable series of battles that I have been apart of was my time in the UGTO, constantly in small fleets, assaulting the Fargo Rock cluster in the Tau Ceti system.
Now, the most exciting thing to do in this game is killing AI.
We should all plan a massive gathering and just have an all out ship smash or something?
Bring the good old days back?
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I'm always game for a wistful, nostalgic romp in the old EAD. Although to be honest, my old EAD, with it's god-tier WEPS and engines are long gone.
I've actually been around longer than most. One of the old-guard bittervets I suppose. Although, there are more than a few that have been here longer. I quite think of my Beta Tester Badge with a sense of pride. Oh how I do miss those early days. My first cruiser! I still remember that day! LOL!
15 years, holy snap Jack, we're getting old ole' boy.
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BackSlash
Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2017-04-08 19:47
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On 2017-04-01 21:42, kenetiks wrote:
15 years, holy snap Jack, we're getting old ole' boy.
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Doesn't count until you get grey hairs, right?
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YIIMM
Grand Admiral
Joined: June 16, 2005
Posts: 851
From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2017-04-11 10:11
Or no hairs.
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Riley!
Chief Marshal
Joined: May 29, 2002
Posts: 257
| Posted: 2017-04-13 09:55
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On 2017-04-08 19:47, BackSlash wrote:
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On 2017-04-01 21:42, kenetiks wrote:
15 years, holy snap Jack, we're getting old ole' boy.
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Doesn't count until you get grey hairs, right?
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Dont know about you but my beard is beginning to grey
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kenetiks
Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: November 21, 2001
Posts: 1130
From: Bandcamp
| Posted: 2017-04-15 01:02
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On 2017-04-08 19:47, BackSlash wrote:
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On 2017-04-01 21:42, kenetiks wrote:
15 years, holy snap Jack, we're getting old ole' boy.
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Doesn't count until you get grey hairs, right?
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Already got them. 
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Sops
Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 07, 2004
Posts: 490
| Posted: 2017-04-17 23:16
I only have 13 years here.
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El Guapo
Chief Marshal
Joined: February 24, 2004
Posts: 276
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| Posted: 2017-04-18 07:10
Wait till the nether region goes white....
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Chief Marshal
Army Of Darkness
Joined: March 20, 2010
Posts: 534
From: Red Lobster
| Posted: 2017-04-25 01:03
7 years for me here, and I still don't consider myself an "old" player.
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Talien
Marshal
Templar Knights
Joined: May 11, 2010
Posts: 2044
From: Michigan
| Posted: 2017-05-11 08:10
7 years to the day. Old? Yes. Old player? Maybe not.
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*COMMANDERHAWK*
Chief Marshal
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: February 03, 2006
Posts: 260
From: Denver Colorado
| Posted: 2017-05-11 22:07
I would consider poping in for a good old fashion fleet battle lets do it
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lilFrigate (Marys Soldier)
Vice Admiral
Joined: August 30, 2002
Posts: 92
From: Police Station
| Posted: 2017-05-12 13:15
Well I joined in 2002. 20 years old at the time.
Since then...........wow the world.
Anyway I remember playing on dial-up. I remember fleet battles on the metaverse UGTO v ICC. I loved the ICC assault cruiser. I mean we had like 60 ships battling in 2002 on dial up and it was playable with a 300 ping.
This game was WAY ahead of its time. That was the problem. And because it didn't catch on it sank. The networks at the time just couldn't handle it.
If this had been made in 2008-2010 would have caught on a lot more I think!
I guess it's over now. Like a cancelled tv show which a few got to enjoy. But I think the palestar programmers had to be some talented coders to make a multiplayer game like this all back then.
Since mobas are a popular thing, I don't see why you can't shop darkspace around a bit for a publisher and go for darkspace 2.
Darkspace to me is like a LARGE scale MOBA. It's about resource gathering, battling, strategy, that's where the focus is. A persistent moba, instead of a match made MOBA.
I think with a new design/direction some marketing and play tests to see the right direction, it could be a thing again. A persistent, fleet based moba. Where the universe map is persistent in addition to a players progress.
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