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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 09, 2003, 07:13:37 am

Title: Something to cheer up the community.
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 09, 2003, 07:13:37 am: I've got hold of the new issue of PCGamer, and it has the Top 100 in it.

Freespace 2 is still in there, at a healthy 24, and this is what they say:
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We're rarely prone to sweeping statements, us. But balls to it - Freespace 2 is the best space sim you can buy. Its rare blend of nail-edge dogfighting, mission variety, movie-scale plot and squadron management remains unmatched, and since no-one seems to be making space sims these days, that's likely to remain so for some time to come. We urge to play it if you haven't. And if you have, well dammit, play it again. Nebulae never looked so good.
Title: Re: Something to cheer up the community.
Post by: Sandwich on August 09, 2003, 07:44:41 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I've got hold of the new issue of PCGamer, and it has the Top 100 in it.

Freespace 2 is still in there, at a healthy 24, and this is what they say:

Somebody email them, danggit!
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Post by: Black Wolf on August 09, 2003, 08:21:10 am: Don't just say 'Somebody'. Say 'Petrarch'. That way, he'll feel obligated, possibly even somewhat trapped by the weighty expectations of his fellow HLPites.

Oh, and he has the mag, so he has the email addys.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on August 09, 2003, 08:34:36 am: I was going to raise a similar point during our next MSN spamming match - Petrarch mate, go and pimp FS2 at PCG until their ears bleed. Do it now.

And pimp my conversion while you're at it
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 09, 2003, 10:07:04 am: Don't worry DG, I've been pimping it on the PCG IRC room.:drevil:
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Post by: Unknown Target on August 09, 2003, 10:17:16 am: lol, yay! :D
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Post by: Descenterace on August 09, 2003, 11:44:26 am: [wishful thinking] If we can get FS2 up to the top five, we JUST MIGHT GET FS3!!!!![/wishful thinking]

Now I'm gonna go back to my new super-accurate-physics, hyper-detailed game engine that I'm writing. Expect results sometime around 2063...
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Post by: Gloriano on August 09, 2003, 11:50:19 am: that is cool
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Post by: Carl on August 09, 2003, 11:51:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by Descenterace
Expect results sometime around 2063...

*feels compelled to make duke nukem forever remark*
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Post by: TopAce on August 09, 2003, 12:57:48 pm: I had something like this while reading Petrarch's first quote in this thread:

what? - very positive - positive - positive - positive - negative :no:

I just want to say that after those many positive opinions, why is it necessary to note that the nebula is looking bad? :confused:
And why nebulae, not nebula?
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Post by: TopAce on August 09, 2003, 01:01:55 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Carl

*feels compelled to make duke nukem forever remark*

I don't want to divert or hijack this thread, but DNF will never go to the shelves of the shops like FS3 :(.
No matter, we have SCP, and FSPORT, modders and mods, and still ... community, and daily newbies around here(altough it is true that every three of them write a single post, but at least we know that there are more people interested in FS. :))
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Post by: Sandwich on August 09, 2003, 01:11:31 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
why is it necessary to note that the nebula is looking bad? :confused:
And why nebulae, not nebula?

Nebulae = plural of nebula

And they said that nebulae have never llok as good as they do in FS2, not that they look bad in FS2.
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Post by: Carl on August 09, 2003, 01:12:21 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
I just want to say that after those many positive opinions, why is it necessary to note that the nebula is looking bad? :confused:

you misunderstand. he's saying that nebula have never looked so good until freespace2 came out.
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Post by: TopAce on August 09, 2003, 01:16:19 pm: oh. I thought it is talking about the full nebula. Honestly said, that is really not looking so fine. :o
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Post by: Carl on August 09, 2003, 01:17:34 pm: what the heck are you talking about?:wtf:
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Post by: TheCelestialOne on August 09, 2003, 01:29:29 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
I just want to say that after those many positive opinions, why is it necessary to note that the nebula is looking bad? :confused:

Did I miss something? :wtf:
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Post by: Carl on August 09, 2003, 01:35:38 pm: topace thinks the reviewer meant "the nebula never looked good", but he really meant "nebula have never looked this good"
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Post by: Knight Templar on August 09, 2003, 01:37:24 pm: Just ignore him..

speaking of which, I should probably renew my PCG subscription.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 09, 2003, 01:40:44 pm: Subscription, pfft.

Real men bankrupt themselves buying it from the shop.:D
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Post by: Knight Templar on August 09, 2003, 01:54:18 pm: I don't even know where I could find a 'shop' that sells it here.. :doubt:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 09, 2003, 02:03:58 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
I don't even know where I could find a 'shop' that sells it here.. :doubt:

Hence the bankrupting yourself bit.