Penny Arcade And Rts Fps

TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
in NS General Discussion
Penny Arcade just linked NS on their website. We may be getting some new players.

<a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2003-05-28' target='_blank'>Penny arcade article</a>
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    If it wasn't for PA, I would never have played HL at all, and it was their good-natured shilling of NS that drew me to the game (before its release, I was a DOD nut).
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  • James_H4xwellJames_H4xwell Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11518Members
    I already posted something about this in Off-Topic (you know, where it belongs) <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    If the PA guys are reading...thanks!
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  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    edited May 2003
    To the same readers, NS has more depth, strategy, and atmosphere than Savage. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    (at least at their current state of development)

    Ah, but I have to add that Savage is a great game as well and has some advantages over NS, but NS still has the qualities that I admire more. Here's to hoping Savage can attain the level of enjoyment I have had with NS over the last several months.

    (ack... so many edits to convey my thoughts on the subject... so much more to add... and this post started as a whimsical joke on a fan's bias towards the home game)
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  • CalantusCalantus Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14823Members
    PA is the reason I found NS in the first place. I had heard the name, and only the name, before, but hadn't heard any more. The PA guys said something about it being an FPS/RTS blend and that they liked it. I had a look at it and have been playing ever since... they're actually pretty good for recommending games because you don't have to wade through all the mediocre rubbish like on most sites. They only give a game a mention if it's worth the effort (either it's really good, really shite or doesn't live up to extreme hype), or they just mention it in passing.

    NS linked twice by PA... sounds good for NS. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited May 2003
    Actually, IIRC they actually had done a short series about the addictiveness as well awhile back. Which was kinda cool, when mixed in with a few other comics that were doing similar (though for the life of me, I can't find my favorite one which included 'Skulkitis').

    (edit) Correction, just found it using the wonderful search function. It was on <a href='http://www.warbucket.com/comic.php?id=104' target='_blank'>Warbucket, a bit ago.</a> Everybody go look.. funny stuff. (/edit)
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    Quick! Flayra! Get more bandwidth! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    One thing I've noticed about PA is that most sites they link to tend to crash under the weight of hits <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    In any case, it's good publicity
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  • TrojanTrojan Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4611Members
    When I saw that post, I was dancing ;D

    PA combined with NS = Ultra*everywordinenlgishthatisgood*mad ;D

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    Yeah, PA were talking about NS at its time of release and after.

    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2002-11-04' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2002-11-04</a>

    I wouldn't have found or cared about NS if it weren't for PA, if that means anything.
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  • Sgt_AstroSgt_Astro Join Date: 2002-12-21 Member: 11311Members
    I never would have even heard about NS if it wasn't for PA and I'm sure a sizable chunk of the NS comunity is in the same boat. And most readers that passed over the NS links awhile back might check NS out now that PA has mentioned it again. Showing that it has replayability.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    NS.org survived full-size PA wangings, this casual mention won't kill the servers, either <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    edited May 2003
    Wangings indeed!

    Nothing to see here.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    DoublePlusGood
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  • KingKupoKingKupo Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9785Members
    as embarrising as it may sound, i must confess i do not really know much about PA.
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  • civman2civman2 Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6116Members, Constellation
    PA = greatest online comic ever.

    WTH? <!--emo&::lerk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'><!--endemo--> That's a lerk?
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  • ZERGZERG Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13132Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Fat Tony+May 29 2003, 07:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Fat Tony @ May 29 2003, 07:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, PA were talking about NS at its time of release and after.

    <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2002-11-04' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2002-11-04</a>

    I wouldn't have found or cared about NS if it weren't for PA, if that means anything. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Same here.
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