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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mr. Vega on April 10, 2002, 09:10:46 pm

Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Mr. Vega on April 10, 2002, 09:10:46 pm
Well?
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Blue Lion on April 10, 2002, 09:22:34 pm
Well it depends, if people are here just for FS related stuff, as long as guys are making mods and renders, if this really is the community I think it is, it just might last a bit longer and evolve
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Corsair on April 10, 2002, 09:28:22 pm
Forever and ever and ever! We get new games once FS really dies and Steak's kids could be admins! :D

Seriously, I don't like talking about the downfall of HLP because it makes me so sad to think that one day we'll all be gone from here...
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 10, 2002, 09:30:05 pm
I dunno. Where's that option?
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Mr. Vega on April 10, 2002, 09:30:53 pm
HLP can last well more than 5 years if a new game as moddable as FS can be found.

I will shoot myself when HLP collapses.

Edit- think of Node Wars. If it can become really popular that's an extra year!
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on April 10, 2002, 09:36:04 pm
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Originally posted by Corsair
Forever and ever and ever! We get new games once FS really dies and Steak's kids could be admins! :D



"And here is Setekh Jr, oh and this is little steak, oh and that is The Array Jr(he manages the Arrays for me,) oh and now were did Shriky jr go, I was suspost to watch him while Shrike was doing the 'stuff' he usealy dose"
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 10, 2002, 09:41:02 pm
HOME MOVIES AT THE STEAKS: (After Setekh legally changes his last name, of course :p....)
"Oh! I know! Let's watch one of little CB's first words!"
*DVD is loaded into player*
"Come on, say Da-ddy."
"Re...Re...Render!"
"What?"
"Render! Render! RENDER!RENDERRENDERENDERENDER!!!!!!!!"
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Mr. Vega on April 10, 2002, 09:43:06 pm
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Corsair on April 10, 2002, 09:44:33 pm
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Originally posted by Mr. Vega
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Blue Lion on April 10, 2002, 09:49:30 pm
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
(After Setekh legally changes his last name, of course :p....)


:wtf:

 I can see that too
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on April 10, 2002, 10:06:17 pm
Soon Steak will come around, mean while, I'll brag about my 1000 posts :ha:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Shrike on April 11, 2002, 04:47:22 am
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Originally posted by Mr. Vega
HLP can last well more than 5 years if a new game as moddable as FS can be found.
I'll try to make your wish come true. ;)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on April 11, 2002, 04:53:26 am
Whatch it or our kids will be making Nodewar Jr. too :p
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 05:11:18 am
Hmm... well back when Setekh and I first started this thing we deliberatly stayed away from joining 3DAP as Planet Freespace because that would put us in a box that would be impossible to expand out from. Right now we can do what we like at any second, if Freelancer was released tomorrow we could be heavily covering it within a couple of weeks - thats how handy it is to be dynamic as we are. However so far our main focus has been Freespace, and (evidently) fans continue to flock in and want more ;)

I don't see this place closing for some time in the future...
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Shrike on April 11, 2002, 05:20:30 am
Except GS would kick us in the shins, because there's a Freelancer site here already.  ;)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Gortef on April 11, 2002, 05:47:22 am
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
HOME MOVIES AT THE STEAKS: (After Setekh legally changes his last name, of course :p....)
"Oh! I know! Let's watch one of little CB's first words!"
*DVD is loaded into player*
"Come on, say Da-ddy."
"Re...Re...Render!"
"What?"
"Render! Render! RENDER!RENDERRENDERENDERENDER!!!!!!!!"


:lol::lol::lol:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Redfang on April 11, 2002, 06:25:03 am
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
Edit: For the question, I don't really know. I hope HLP will last for a very very long time.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Unknown Target on April 11, 2002, 06:29:54 am
It will last as long as we're here :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 08:15:40 am
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Originally posted by Shrike
Except GS would kick us in the shins, because there's a Freelancer site here already.  ;)


LOL! :lol: :lol:

And do I really have to post that excerpt from The History of Hard Light Productions again?... :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Nico on April 11, 2002, 08:28:05 am
the one which talks about HLP and... sanity :confused: LOL, maybe there's no need to, no :lol:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 08:46:47 am
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Originally posted by venom2506
the one which talks about HLP and... sanity :confused: LOL, maybe there's no need to, no :lol:


You just say that because you can't see it... :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Windrunner on April 11, 2002, 10:41:04 am
Let me put it this way. It is those who visit HLP and these Forums that make what HLP is today. As long as we are around it will take a long time before HLP vanishes.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: an0n on April 11, 2002, 10:43:25 am
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How long will HLP last?

I give it a week......maybe two.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 10:49:24 am
Funny... oh wait it isn't :p
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: an0n on April 11, 2002, 10:54:06 am
Depending on where the VBB trolls migrate to, HLP could be entering a very dark time in the next few weeks/days/hours.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 11:01:01 am
Nah, we have a fair setup here - it's worked so far and I'm confident that it'll continue to work for us in the future.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Corsair on April 11, 2002, 11:28:12 am
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Originally posted by Thunder
Nah, we have a fair setup here - it's worked so far and I'm confident that it'll continue to work for us in the future.

Because you have a fetish for locking threads and warning that you will lock threads :p :D :ha:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: an0n on April 11, 2002, 11:29:44 am
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Originally posted by Corsair

Because you have a fetish for locking threads and warning that you will lock threads :p :D :ha:

And the leather, don't forget the leather.
*drops a meson and rides the shock-wave to safety*
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Corsair on April 11, 2002, 11:36:16 am
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Originally posted by an0n
And the leather, don't forget the leather.
*drops a meson and rides the shock-wave to safety*

Hmmm, ya think Thunder will like what I said? Probably not...
*runs and hides in GTD Haydon* ;)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 11:52:39 am
No ship will protect you from the nail side of the thumb ;)

And I see your point, but I've tried to cut back on thread locking lately - and yes if people come here and flame or spam or mis-use the forums then I'll lock the threads, I don't particularly care about my personal image so long as the majority of the HLP community is happy with the way the forums are run. And since your all here I guess you are :nod:

Besides, I'm not the only moderator around here... I mean technically I shouldn't even be doing anything right now but it's the holidays so I get a little free time.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: an0n on April 11, 2002, 11:54:24 am
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Originally posted by Thunder
And since your all here I guess you are :nod:

Nodding pointlessly?
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 12:16:10 pm
Meh...
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Zeronet on April 11, 2002, 12:53:36 pm
I like the fact spam topics are locked so quickly, it keeps this a tidy place with friendly people.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 01:03:45 pm
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Originally posted by Zeronet
I like the fact spam topics are locked so quickly, it keeps this a tidy place with friendly people.


Well, some of the spam actually lasts... it's the FLAME topics that are closed in an eyeblink. And that's good. :nod:
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Kamikaze on April 11, 2002, 01:07:02 pm
HLP should last a good... forevar!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

That is, if we continue covering new games, finding new games - we'll keep on. And don't forget the renders, unless digital art goes extinct (:rolleyes: ) we'll have plenty of that...
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: an0n on April 11, 2002, 01:11:59 pm
HLP will be around for ages, but I doubt it will always be a FS orientated place.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 01:14:49 pm
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Originally posted by Kamikaze
HLP should last a good... forevar!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D


Now, we just need a render: HLP, forev4r! :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 02:34:04 pm
All the above stuff is right IMO, and as far as some spam topics staying open... that's true - but there's much more "good" topics than there are "pure" spam topics so it balances out ok.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Alikchi on April 11, 2002, 02:42:05 pm
If we do find another game..Independence War 2 was nice but not quite the FreeSpace 2 killer it could've been. The physics and stuff make it a bit less accessible, it's more of a "niche" game.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 02:43:22 pm
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Originally posted by Thunder
All the above stuff is right IMO, and as far as some spam topics staying open... that's true - but there's much more "good" topics than there are "pure" spam topics so it balances out ok.


I know... as someone (mikhael, I guess) already said, the signal to noise ratio is a good way into the green. :)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Vertigo1 on April 11, 2002, 02:57:45 pm
As long as there is Thunder to poke fun at, there will always be a HLP. :)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Fineus on April 11, 2002, 02:58:50 pm
I'm not sure how much of that is a compliment and how much of it is an insult ;)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Nico on April 11, 2002, 03:01:09 pm
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Originally posted by Thunder
I'm not sure how much of that is a compliment and how much of it is an insult ;)


half/half i'd say :D ;7

edit: crap, forgot a "f" :p
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 11, 2002, 05:13:10 pm
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Originally posted by venom2506
half/half i'd say :D ;7


Dunno, but it seemed to have a different ratio to me... :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Corsair on April 11, 2002, 06:17:15 pm
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Originally posted by Thunder
No ship will protect you from the nail side of the thumb ;)

And I see your point, but I've tried to cut back on thread locking lately - and yes if people come here and flame or spam or mis-use the forums then I'll lock the threads, I don't particularly care about my personal image so long as the majority of the HLP community is happy with the way the forums are run. And since your all here I guess you are :nod:

Besides, I'm not the only moderator around here... I mean technically I shouldn't even be doing anything right now but it's the holidays so I get a little free time.

Hmmm...I spend more time on HLP when I'm not on holiday or vacation. ;)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Kamikaze on April 11, 2002, 06:41:08 pm
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Originally posted by Corsair

Hmmm...I spend more time on HLP when I'm not on holiday or vacation. ;)


That strikes a bell :D During vacation I prefer to play games, lots of games :) (and invite friends for playing Starcraft on the network :D)
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Setekh on April 12, 2002, 04:59:25 am
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Originally posted by Thunder
Hmm... well back when Setekh and I first started this thing we deliberatly stayed away from joining 3DAP as Planet Freespace because that would put us in a box that would be impossible to expand out from. Right now we can do what we like at any second, if Freelancer was released tomorrow we could be heavily covering it within a couple of weeks - thats how handy it is to be dynamic as we are. However so far our main focus has been Freespace, and (evidently) fans continue to flock in and want more ;)

I don't see this place closing for some time in the future...


I couldn't have said it better myself. Wait, yes I could! :D No, seriously, T just echoed what I was thinking then. Because we are HLP (We Are All HLP), we get to do just about anything we want... so long as we where shinguards. I have a fresh box. :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 08:21:05 am
Hm... er... yeah... :D
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Stunaep on April 13, 2002, 07:55:53 am
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
(After Setekh legally changes his last name, of course :p....)


Didn´t he already do that???

runs
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Zeronet on April 13, 2002, 06:39:06 pm
Will you be able to do stuff on Freelancer or IG3? They might end up as planets.
Title: How long will HLP last?
Post by: Setekh on April 14, 2002, 01:41:57 am
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Originally posted by Zeronet
Will you be able to do stuff on Freelancer or IG3? They might end up as planets.


FL and SL are already covered by the Lancers' Reactor (http://www.3dap.com/lancer). IG3... hmmm, we'll see. :)