Author Topic: Have we all become fossils? (Read 6937 times)

Pegasus V · **on:** August 14, 2002, 01:19:35 am

It seems that all of a sudden, the veterans of the FreeSpace community are begining to drop off. Many FS fans have left, ready to leave or thinking of leaving. I know FS is about 5 years old now, but I thought the Freespace community was strong. We now have the source code project, but even that can't hold us together.
Could it be because all of the user campaigns take so long to make, due to RL interferance?

The Freespace community is slowly shedding away. Unless we get the dreaded FS3, there will only be Shrike and Venom left in two years time...

I know that I will leave the day I buy Freelancer.

The reason I'm writing this is that I've noticed that the forums (particularly the General Freespace and Freespace Modding forums) are drying up. It seems like hardly anyone is talking anymore. Raise your hand if you have an active involvement with Freespace.

[I raise my hand]

WMCoolmon · **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2002, 01:36:17 am

A couple ideas I've had...
One, have another project going along at the same time as the FSSCP (Or just have a team as part of the project) that redoes all the FS2 media that is not available for free and releases it on the web. This would mainly be for the 'base' FS2 elements, ie the interface and allow the user campaigns to make the meat of the game.
Two, the Babylon project does the above, since it's already done a lot of interface-replacement and has a number of high-quality ship designs planned, and is the most well-known campaign in the FS community

TheVirtu · **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2002, 01:44:53 am

Well, heres my theory...

When Freespace 1 and 2 came out, the majority of people that bought these were young, you know...maybe 10-20 range. Now that we've gone five years in, the younger players are getting older, thus having more advanced things todo to complicate their past ways of computer-RL balance. This usually means having to adujust to it by cutting the gaming/online factor down.

I am currently thirteen years of age, I have about another perhaps 2-4 years before real life really starts to interfere with my being online. This is basically a way of life...usually people around 16-26 are really busy at some point, may it be school, college, going for their first job, going out on their own, etc.

It really isnt because of the game itself in most factors, its the age group that is entering an important time.

Shrike · **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2002, 01:59:05 am

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Originally posted by Pegasus V
I know that I will leave the day I buy Freelancer.

You, sir, suck!

I know that there's a good chance I'll ride the community down in flames.... or leave for other things. :devil:

TheVirtu · **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:01:50 am

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Originally posted by Shrike
You, sir, suck!

I know that there's a good chance I'll ride the community down in flames.... or leave for other things. :devil:

NEWS FLASH!
Admin Shrike leaves HLP to pursue his career of streaking at sports matches throughout North America.

Kellan · **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:10:45 am

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Originally posted by TheVirtu

NEWS FLASH!
Admin Shrike leaves HLP to pursue his career of streaking at sports matches throughout North America.

Don't leave me with that image. Please

Nico · **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:18:59 am

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Originally posted by Pegasus V
Unless we get the dreaded FS3, there will only be Shrike and Venom left in two years time...

sorry to disapoint you, but I might follow the trend too some day...
Things are dead on my campaign for now, I know it's hollydays, my PC still isn't back at 100% ( no internet, no 3dsmax ), but still, I begin to be fed up with how things are going, this might not end as I wished...
That said, it doesn't mean i'll leave the community anyway, coz even if freespace dies ( it is bond to die anyway ), HLP will most likely go on with something else.

Dark_4ce · **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:26:54 am

I'm probably gonna stick around to very end, and speak to myself, laugh at my own jokes, argue, post pictures, ban myself and then get angry and toss my computer out of the window and discover the wonders of the outside world (IE my kitchen and livingroom)!

TheVirtu · **Reply #8 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:29:40 am

HLP will go on much longer than the FS Series...none of us would really be able to abandon the forums since we've been here so long

Kellan · **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:31:59 am

Surely you'll have no need to abandon HLP when Freelancer comes out - HLP is covering it, after all. Plus there's Homeworld 2 and all the other lovely space-based shenanigans we could want.

Fineus · **Reply #10 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:41:57 am

Yep, I'm damned if I'm actually leaving this totally. The truth is that when FS and FS2 came out I had so much more time on my hands than I do now, things change and as people grow up their situations change. It's sad but it's true - but I'm not leaving yet

TheVirtu · **Reply #11 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:46:13 am

This brings a quote I made up from another game.

We are warriors of the battlefield, fighting a war that ended long ago, yet we do not believe that the war has ended, so we keep on fighting![/i]

It was something like that

Pegasus V · **Reply #12 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:51:17 am

I know that if I leave FS, there's no way I'll leave the HLP boards. Especially since HLP will be involving Freelancer as well.

Another thing I was trying to bring up is whether people should still create campaigns that won't be released until next year. By then, everyone would have probably uninstalled any FS related content.

The light is coming!

The end is in sight!

Dark_4ce · **Reply #13 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:57:22 am

YEAH! HLP Will rise again like a Phoenix out of its ashes!!!

When those promised games hit the shelves that is...

Pegasus V · **Reply #14 on:** August 14, 2002, 02:58:30 am

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Originally posted by Dark_4ce
YEAH! HLP Will rise again like a Phoenix out of its ashes!!!

When those promised games hit the shelves that is...

I wasn't referring to the HLP community - I think it's still strong. Just the FS community.

Shrike · **Reply #15 on:** August 14, 2002, 04:40:43 am

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Originally posted by TheVirtu
NEWS FLASH!
Admin Shrike leaves HLP to pursue his career of streaking at sports matches throughout North America.

Nah, you got it wrong. The career is bondage model, not streaker.

Get it right next time.

icespeed · **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2002, 04:53:56 am

_bondage model_??? eh... should I ask, why? or is that a really bad question to ask?

Sandwich · **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2002, 05:00:13 am

*shakes head*

Shrike, Shrike, Shrike.... *sigh*

:wink:

Shrike · **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2002, 05:16:15 am

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Originally posted by icespeed
_bondage model_??? eh... should I ask, why? or is that a really bad question to ask?

Why? Why not?

icespeed · **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2002, 05:18:26 am

i dunno. if you're going to go for that type of thing, aren't there better ... career... er, thingies? whatever the word is. i can't think of it at the moment.

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