The Good Times Are Long Past.

LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
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I look back at the release of NS with mixed feelings. The release of the mod was good for...well the mod. But it was cultural suicide for the forums. I miss the days that as a forum member all you had to look at was a few screenshots and some vague imformation.......There was a common bond between us, we all knew eachother. The rush of new people only here because of the mod is well....bad. And another thing, when NS was released I always imagined for a while it was going to be ruled by forumers, after all we were the only people who knew about it you know? And in all my hours of playing NS I have only played with <b>1</b> forum member, and that was Humbaba. Everyone else I know are just random people that downloaded NS for kicks without knowing anything about it. Makes me sad sometimes......
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  • SilverHorseSilverHorse Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8291Members
    I knew all about NS for a long time, just never took the time to join the forums :-)

    was spending all my forum time on the sven coop forums <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Longtooth+Dec 11 2002, 04:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Longtooth @ Dec 11 2002, 04:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I look back at the release of NS with mixed feelings. The release of the mod was good for...well the mod. But it was cultural suicide for the forums. I miss the days that as a forum member all you had to look at was a few screenshots and some vague imformation.......There was a common bond between us, we all knew eachother. The rush of new people only here because of the mod is well....bad. And another thing, when NS was released I always imagined for a while it was going to be ruled by forumers, after all we were the only people who knew about it you know? And in all my hours of playing NS I have only played with <b>1</b> forum member, and that was Humbaba. Everyone else I know are just random people that downloaded NS for kicks without knowing anything about it. Makes me sad sometimes......<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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    ALthough that last "[" got typoed and is now a {.
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    I really miss the old times too. I remember back when there were under 75 mod followers, were IRC had at most 7 people in it at a time. I miss those days.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    I remember when I sat in IRC with chanserv only, man, he never did tell me what happened to his pet gerbil....

    As for playing on servers, Im usually on Nano-Gridlock or Fists of Ra. IP's, shrug, somewhere in ASE <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    Before release there were around 50 forumers active daily....now there are millions.....I play usually on the Clanvortex.com server
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  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    Ditto.

    It's been hard to find good topics to discuss lately. On the other hand, the increase since release has benefitted the number of servers out there and the number of available players. It would really suck to have to wait around all day just to find a server with more than 4 people on it.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Maybe you're crazy. The last common bond I felt on this forum was when me and Gwahir glued our heads together in that contest.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    /me edges away from Tycho

    meh, I personaly am starting to loose faith (playing games with tools, watching tool spam boards etc)

    this dosn't meen that I will stop playing NS (I love it too much), unless I get an annurism from them

    but oh well /me ends rant
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  • EosEos Join Date: 2002-06-08 Member: 738Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Insane+Dec 11 2002, 11:23 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Insane @ Dec 11 2002, 11:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->198.177.205.24:27015 - Nano-Gridlock [Evolutionarily Challenged]

    Come hang around, us EC fools are always there <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's really hard to get in a passworded server especially when you don't have the <b>PASSWORD</b>.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    198.177.205.24:27015 - Nano-Gridlock [Evolutionarily Challenged]

    Come hang around, us EC fools are always there <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    The EC server is passworded on and off, try and come at a good time, usually during the day in EST time zone or so.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Comprox+Dec 12 2002, 07:23 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Dec 12 2002, 07:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The EC server is passworded on and off, try and come at a good time, usually during the day in EST time zone or so.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    EST??

    Aww Man

    Dang you GMT

    /me Shakes fist at Greenwich
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  • Twisted_MacTwisted_Mac Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10683Members
    aaaw@topic....<!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    i'm sorry... i only heard of the mod 3 days before the release...

    I AM NOT WORTHY!!!!
    but hey, seeing as how i'm here now.. and i love the game so much.. i wont leave
    HAR HAR!
    you have been infested...
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  • LongtoothLongtooth Join Date: 2002-07-02 Member: 863Members
    Quick somebody catch him! I will get the rope!
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    /me grabs the straight jacket

    ;D
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  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    I really gotta start looking into some private servers...

    And LAN games are always fun - I can't wait for the CPL!
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  • JasonBostwickJasonBostwick Blossom Join Date: 2002-04-14 Member: 444Members, NS1 Playtester
    Ohohoho, I find that we're all still around, if you know where to look. Perhaps you silly forum monkeys have lost eachother, but us IRC clowns are as tight as ever, bundled up safe and secure in our bungalow of love.
    There no longer is one "community" anymore, there are too many of us. It is nice though, as now we can choose which NS based community we wish to be a part of, and we don't have to worry about having to hang around idiots.
    oidajf98
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  • TomodachiTomodachi Join Date: 2002-08-16 Member: 1175Members
    Wow it must of been quite awhile since I had a chat with all you EC ppl. I went to your server only to find that you guys don't allow the Motion Tracker and some pretty mean hardcore players there. I was commented as a pretty good commander out in the pubs but in Nano-gridlock the players there threw off my tatics. There were some very agressive ppl in there not like the ones I am use to dealing with in pubs. I played 5 games in less than 1hr there because the hardcore players just rushed each other and never bother building stuff. Which sort of got boring and for the first time I think someone actually called me a bad commander. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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