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Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Star-Epock on May 08, 2002, 11:08:18 am
The choice of computer games are huge. Every day new games come out to tempt us into a good few days or weeks  of solid playing. However out of every glut of game hoppers who buy, a few get hooked. They become permanently emotionaly bonded to whatever game it is, and can never fully move on. It is possible to be multiply bonded to different games but its not quiet the same in that case.

The Freespace community has a particularly  dedicated group of such Hardcore gamer freaks, "FreeSpace Freaks".

The Freespace freak is someone who is clinicaly obsessed with Freespace. Despite newer better games coming along, he/she finds they seem "Too commercial" or have "No modability" etc.

Freespace freaks occasionaly foray into other games in the Sci-Fi/Space genre, like IWAR2 or X-Wing Alliance etc. However they always come back to Freespace...

HOW TO SPOT ONE ===> ;)
Freespace Freaks are suprisingly easy to spot, and there are several key factors to correctly identify one.

1. A Freespace Freak (or FSF), will often mack comments about models or renders like "Thats based on an Arcadia isnt it" or "Its not Freespacey enough"

2. The FSF will often be the project leader of a campaign. A campaign thats been going on for months put nothings happening.

3. He/She will add every possible member of the FS community to his ICQ/AOL or other instant messenger.

4. Many FSF will loiter in as many FreeSpace related communities as possible.

5. Suprisingly many FSF rarely ACTUALY play Freespace, most of there time is spent making *Things* for it. However they usually have a backedup version of every Campaign, MOD etc downloaded.


The Award:yes:

Anyone who is noticed as a FSF by 5 peeps or more will recive the prestigious FreeSpace Freak - Electronic Gif Medal, donated by yours truly :P which they can print out and safty pin to there work shirt. (Its real cool, double your chances with the ladyz)
And best of all its FREE. Though 0.01 Cents to cover my conection would be nice.

I shall Pin the medal up here sometime soon.


Ummm, :P
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Mariano v Trani on May 08, 2002, 12:02:20 pm
Good description mate

I´m so obsessed I hardly manage to do other things like eating (well i do eat when the game is loading or when i´m out) or doing my loundry, not to mention that I check all those BB related to FS2 more then one time during the day (whitch means during workinghoures as well). My skin allready looks like a ghost and red burning eys are common (when that might be a different reason :wink: ). Lately I´m taking a look at the model thingy and so i dont play as much as I used to. Don´t know if that´s an improvement though.
Title: Re: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Stunaep on May 08, 2002, 01:06:06 pm
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Originally posted by Star-Epock

"Its not Freespacey enough"

 


Somehow, this seems familiar... :p

Anyway, what's the point of this???

And according to this I'm a Freespace-Tombraider-Diablo freak :p
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: CP5670 on May 08, 2002, 01:13:21 pm
LOL I share some of those characteristics as well. :p I really like a couple of other games as well, but FS2 in the end beats them all.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Kellan on May 08, 2002, 01:46:32 pm
Oh dear.

Rumbled. :D
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Unknown Target on May 08, 2002, 02:04:03 pm
Except fopr the ICQ thing (I don't use it much);
THAT'S ME!!!!!!:D
Title: Re: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Galemp on May 08, 2002, 03:19:01 pm
How would I rate?
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Originally posted by Star-Epock

1. A Freespace Freak (or FSF), will often make comments about models or renders like "That's based on an Arcadia isn't it" or "It's not Freespacey enough"

Occasionally. I certainly think new ships should fit in with the general Freespace design, but I'm not opposed to anything different, either.
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2. The FSF will often be the project leader of a campaign. A campaign thats been going on for months put nothings happening.

Er... I do have a campaign where nothing's happening, but that's just because it's finished and released. :ha:
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3. He/She will add every possible member of the FS community to his ICQ/AOL or other instant messenger..

True. I don't know why, since I never actually talk to anyone outside my development team, but...
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4. Many FSF will loiter in as many FreeSpace related communities as possible..

HLP, VWBB, and F2S so far.
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5. Suprisingly many FSF rarely ACTUALLY play Freespace, most of there time is spent making *Things* for it. However they usually have a backed-up version of every Campaign, MOD etc downloaded.
 

I don't play Freespace that often simply because missions get exhausted. I like seeing progress on something new. However, I do make simple little missions to test out my newest creation, from time to time.

So? Do I qualify?:no::confused::yes:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: IceFire on May 08, 2002, 03:56:50 pm
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1. A Freespace Freak (or FSF), will often mack comments about models or renders like "Thats based on an Arcadia isnt it" or "Its not Freespacey enough"

2. The FSF will often be the project leader of a campaign. A campaign thats been going on for months put nothings happening.

3. He/She will add every possible member of the FS community to his ICQ/AOL or other instant messenger.

4. Many FSF will loiter in as many FreeSpace related communities as possible.

5. Suprisingly many FSF rarely ACTUALY play Freespace, most of there time is spent making *Things* for it. However they usually have a backedup version of every Campaign, MOD etc downloaded.


1) Ahem, I would never say those things
2) I um....damn (oh so many :D)
3) Thats a misnomer - everyone tries to add themselves to my list, get that right :D
4) Oh um...yes :)
5) How did you know? :)  No FSF is truly a FSF if they don't have at least three different data trees for different mods :D
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Stryke 9 on May 08, 2002, 06:19:43 pm
I meet exactly one of those criteria. In that every project I head mysteriosly dies, after showing extremely good initial progress.

I don't play FreeSpace, none of you are on any email list, I don't complain when something isn't FreeSpacey, and I used to play many kinds of games, and now play next to none at all.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: CP5670 on May 08, 2002, 08:31:08 pm
After several months of work, mine will soon be complete. ;) I actually play FS2 quite a bit though in addition to modifying it. ;)

[edit] Looks like I hit 2000 posts by the way; must have been from all that arguing in the HL forum. :p
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Razor on May 08, 2002, 09:20:44 pm
Boy and what's the point here anyway? :rolleyes:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: IceFire on May 08, 2002, 09:50:58 pm
Is there ever a point?  Not really.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Redfang on May 09, 2002, 02:56:36 pm
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Originally posted by Razor
Boy and what's the point here anyway? :rolleyes:


At least it was funny. :lol: And also quite true. :p
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: diamondgeezer on May 09, 2002, 03:12:33 pm
I like FreeSpace. Not as much as I like, say, toast, but definetely more so than I like pants. But only a bit.
Title: Re: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Reaper on May 09, 2002, 03:17:59 pm
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Originally posted by Star-Epock
2. The FSF will often be the project leader of a campaign. A campaign thats been going on for months put nothings happening.


That's gotta be for styxx... anyway... I am a proyect leader and i put alot of work in it!!! and i admit I am FSF, but u described me very wrong :mad:
Title: Re: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: NotDefault on May 09, 2002, 03:33:11 pm
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Originally posted by Star-Epock
Despite newer better games coming along


:confused:

What?  There are games other than Freespace and Freespace 2?  That are better!?

:jaw:

NO! I refused to believe it.:mad:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Carl on May 10, 2002, 11:55:35 pm
just because i can make about 12 different ships from FS out of my hand doesn't mean i'm obsessed.
(http://www.warpstorm.com/forum/images/smilies/hmm.gif)
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Blue Lion on May 10, 2002, 11:56:41 pm
make one...
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: beatspete on May 11, 2002, 10:02:15 am
Another FSF criteria.

6.  Where as most people coment on how much a cloud in the sky would look like a horse, for example, you comment on how much it looks like a lucifer class destroyer...


A lot of clouds look like lucifers, dunno why.  Suppose its just more of a cloudy shape than most FS ships.

pete
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Darkage on May 13, 2002, 05:23:34 am
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Originally posted by beatspete
Another FSF criteria.

6.  Where as most people coment on how much a cloud in the sky would look like a horse, for example, you comment on how much it looks like a lucifer class destroyer...


A lot of clouds look like lucifers, dunno why.  Suppose its just more of a cloudy shape than most FS ships.

pete


In my coffee ( i drink gallons at work ) break 10 min ago i saw a cloud that looked like a pony taking a ****.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: CP5670 on May 13, 2002, 06:02:04 am
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In my coffee ( i drink gallons at work ) break 10 min ago i saw a cloud that looked like a pony taking a ****.


:D :lol: :D ;7
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: aldo_14 on May 13, 2002, 06:23:44 am
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
I like FreeSpace. Not as much as I like, say, toast, but definetely more so than I like pants. But only a bit.


I think pants would be more functional in certain situations........

Dry toast, or with butter  / jam / marmalade?
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Vortex on May 13, 2002, 07:46:44 am
Hey this description doesn't address the multiplayer crowd, oh well... (maybe I can come up with something later on).
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: beatspete on May 13, 2002, 03:53:02 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14

I think pants would be more functional in certain situations........
 


But with freespace, you can take the box it came in, and a few bits of sticky tape later, you have your new pants.  Agreed, they woulndt be that comfortable, but then you have a new game, new pants, and keep a part of freespace close to you at all times...

Yes i do have real underpants.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Killfrenzy on May 13, 2002, 05:22:28 pm
I don't class myself as a FSF as such, but I've never loved another game as much! Although Commander Keen came close.......
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: NotDefault on May 13, 2002, 05:35:52 pm
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Originally posted by darkage
In my coffee ( i drink gallons at work ) break 10 min ago i saw a cloud that looked like a pony taking a ****.


:lol:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Darkage on May 14, 2002, 03:37:25 am
:p
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: 67th GW Leader on May 21, 2002, 02:50:18 pm
I just got an x-box and i play Halo/dead or alive 3/project gotham racing alot... but i'm getting into FS2 again... to be honest, i think it's true that we rarely actually PLAY FS2! we just mod/make missions!
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Rampage on May 29, 2002, 07:46:59 am
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Originally posted by 67th GW Leader
to be honest, i think it's true that we rarely actually PLAY FS2! we just mod/make missions!


Yes...  That's true.  Runs off and cries because of difficulty of facing the truth. :D
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Stunaep on May 29, 2002, 10:23:33 am
what? now that the exams are over (for me at least) I'm already through the Main Campaign for the 12th time and in the 3rd mission of the Warzone campaign for the 4th time. :)
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Razor on May 29, 2002, 05:09:00 pm
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Originally posted by darkage


In my coffee ( i drink gallons at work ) break 10 min ago i saw a cloud that looked like a pony taking a ****.


You sure you don't put drugs in that coffee? :wtf:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Darkage on May 31, 2002, 12:30:23 pm
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Originally posted by Razor


You sure you don't put drugs in that coffee? :wtf:


I am sure, erm....wel maby the coffee machine has drugs mixed whit the coffee beans.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: an0n on May 31, 2002, 12:43:17 pm
Hehe. If you want to have some really good fun, slip some laxatives into the coffee machine.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Neon on May 31, 2002, 02:05:47 pm
A freespace freak is someone that take lots of Space Crack  and then jerks off with a picture of the Perseus... :doubt:

Anyway, that just came from the fs zone of my brain :doh:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Redfang on May 31, 2002, 02:28:01 pm
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Originally posted by Neon
Anyway, that just came from the fs zone of my brain :doh:

 
Which is 99,9999% of your brain, and that shows.
 
 
 
j/k :D:p
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Darkage on May 31, 2002, 04:21:14 pm
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Originally posted by an0n
Hehe. If you want to have some really good fun, slip some laxatives into the coffee machine.


:lol:Then all **** brakes out:lol:
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: beatspete on May 31, 2002, 04:28:49 pm
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Originally posted by Neon
A freespace freak is someone that take lots of Space Crack  and then jerks off with a picture of the Perseus...


[crude joke] I've been masterbating about shivan ships, not Perseus, should i see a doctor? [/crude joke]


Anyway, i experienced another example of 'freespace freek' syndrom.  Whilst watching star wars Ep. 2 recently, Obi Wan's space ship arrived out of Light Speed in one of the scenes, and what went through my mind? 'N' - for target newest ship.

pete
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Neon on May 31, 2002, 06:36:27 pm
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Originally posted by beatspete


Obi Wan's space ship arrived out of Light Speed in one of the scenes, and what went through my mind? 'N' - for target newest ship.

pete


:D
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: saturn114 on June 06, 2002, 06:14:24 pm
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Originally posted by darkage


In my coffee ( i drink gallons at work ) break 10 min ago i saw a cloud that looked like a pony taking a ****.

hahahaaahaha
saturn rolls on the ground laughing
funniest thing i ever heard...

rofl  lol
keep  it up
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Shrike on June 07, 2002, 02:43:25 am
(http://newbie.tscentral.net/images/CatchSomeNewbies.jpg)
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Mad Bomber on June 11, 2002, 09:35:28 am
Some other criteria:

7) You have memorized at least one command briefing. (guilty)
8) You find yourself correcting people about FS or FS2 trivia (guilty, annoyingly so)
9) You come up with ships for FS or FS2, after looking at the clouds (guilty, although most of them recently have been for Nodewars)

LOL @ Shrike
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Zeronet on June 16, 2002, 03:16:24 pm
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Originally posted by 67th GW Leader
I just got an x-box and i play Halo/dead or alive 3/project gotham racing alot... but i'm getting into FS2 again... to be honest, i think it's true that we rarely actually PLAY FS2! we just mod/make missions!


I,ve not properly played FS2 this year at all. I tried to do some beta testing but the zip wouldnt work :(. Right now im playing The sims, trying to recreate the inside of a spaceship.
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Killfrenzy on June 17, 2002, 03:03:54 pm
Any ship in particular?
Title: FreeSpace Freaks
Post by: Su-tehp on June 17, 2002, 06:26:20 pm
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Originally posted by Zeronet
I,ve not properly played FS2 this year at all. I tried to do some beta testing but the zip wouldnt work :(. Right now im playing The sims, trying to recreate the inside of a spaceship.


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Originally posted by Killfrenzy
Any ship in particular?


Somehow, I should have seen that one coming a mile away. :D:cool:


LOL@Shrike :yes: