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Offline Mobius

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
I wouldn't consider pageviews a reliable "activitometer", though.

If you take a look at certain boards, you'd see many unlocked threads with a lot of views and only a handful of posts. Maybe their titles and/or their content attract many guests, hence increasing the number of pageviews, but that's it. They constitute no real evidence of increased activity.
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Offline Dilmah G

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
They take place in like, the same continuity, I think.
Which still doesn't make it a sequel :p

Aye, didn't Ransom say himself that Transcend was only a spin-off in the Sync continuity, and not a sequel ?
Yeah, yeah, I know.

But I just felt that putting the above information out there would be beneficial in some way, shape, or form.

Don't mind me. :P

  

Offline Turnsky

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
i doubt that freespace will ever truly die off until something 'better' comes along to fill its niche... and let's face it, many have tried, and failed over the past decade.

so until some crackerjack development team can make something honest-to-god epic, Freespace will still remain the last, great space sim out there.
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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
so until some crackerjack development team can make something honest-to-god epic, Freespace will still remain the last, great space sim out there.

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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
i doubt that freespace will ever truly die off until something 'better' comes along to fill its niche... and let's face it, many have tried, and failed over the past decade.

so until some crackerjack development team can make something honest-to-god epic, Freespace will still remain the last, great space sim out there.

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Offline Kolgena

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
On a (not really) related note:

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lulz. Before 81 (now 80) new posts are made.

 

Offline BlackDove

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Freespace will die tomorrow.


 

Offline Snail

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Nobody drink the water, BlackDove probably poisoned it.

 

Offline Firartix

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
1,337,919 Posts in 59,920 Topics by 9,021 Members. Latest Member: roncola

Anyone else got his attention caught by this part ?  :wtf:

I'd like to +20 Turnsky, too.
I'll add that IF (when?) FreeSpace dies, then we'll all have to be real happy, because that means there will finally be some omfgood-epic-wtf space sim to replace it :P

Now, when will FreeSpace die D: ? I hope real soon.

 

Offline Madcat

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
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Anyone else got his attention caught by this part ?  :wtf:

Well actually, yes.  :pimp:

 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Having just returned to FS after a break of... bloody ages, and being suitably impressed with the work you guys are still producing, I would say it's far from dying.

Thoroughly enjoying the Blue Planet campaigns at the moment. Might have to give Derelict another run through, too, and may even see about getting back into FREDing.

And to think all this just because I bought a joystick again and had to justify it to myself. (only to find it easier to fly with the mouse)

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Having just returned to FS after a break of... bloody ages, and being suitably impressed with the work you guys are still producing, I would say it's far from dying.

Thoroughly enjoying the Blue Planet campaigns at the moment. Might have to give Derelict another run through, too, and may even see about getting back into FREDing.

And to think all this just because I bought a joystick again and had to justify it to myself. (only to find it easier to fly with the mouse)

Fellow VBB survivor! Group hug!

 

Offline Firartix

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
But what's VBB D: ?

 

Offline Angelus

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
But what's VBB D: ?

a place where FS fans group hugged. :P

Volitions Bulletin Board, back in the glory olden days.

 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
But what's VBB D: ?

The world I knew is truly dead

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Offline General Battuta

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
I was such a noob. *nostalgic sigh*

 

Offline Firartix

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Okay, since i am currently a noob - and that now on HLP you aren't noob anymore,
Does this mean if HLP die and another coolz forum takes its place - i won't be noob anymore ?
Hurry to crash it down then !

Note that i'm (almost barely doing something close to) staying on topic, since HLP is FreeSpace.  :nervous:
*Runs away for saying such idiot stuff*

 

Offline Getter Robo G

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
Don't worry, we'll carry over your Noob Status...

 ;7

I forgot, who did we make head Noob?
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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
We can make you head noob if you like... :P
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Is FreeSpace dying? In fact, how long can it live?
We can make you head noob if you like... :P

Getter is a VBB survivor too I think.

I'll take the title I guess? :P
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