How Old Is SFGC?

V VALJAOP

OP 24/08/2010 · 11:45 AM #1

how long this game has bee around eh?

IF my calculation is rite...

roughly around 7 (SEVEN) FREAKING YEARS.....!!!

and why this game is still around while the players are around 50-80 in a good day nowadays is anyone`s guessing... and that good day is becoming once in a blue moon... :P

i`m astounding that some of us are still around until now... definately there are around 30 loyal players all over the world daily that makes SFGC still active in a span of 24 hrs a day...

why SFGC`s stagnant? the GMAs are doing their level best but how far they can go eh?

where the heck is Stephen eh? a game that can last more than 5 years can or should reach greater height, but SFGC? sigh...

so what`s gonna be Stephen? are we all still around in SFGC to see the 10th year?

i wish to say more and whine more... but does it matter?

:(

*PS - BW and the rest of GMAs... pls let this thread survives as long it`s within the limit... we do care about this game IF some of us stay as long as the game...

K keltikelti

05/10/2010 · 01:45 AM #18

Playing since 04 September 2005
Empire age 1748 day(s)

i think what the next step will be is for someone that truely cares about this game to create a program that will illistrate with graphics parts of the game. with ships and planets that sort of thing where when you make an attack or explore a planet you can actually see ships and planets in a graphic window of sorts. same for battles and those things. will be quite difficult creating each and every ship and making the program so elaborate that it can show every ship in your fleet! will be quite amazing if it is ever done

let the challenge begin!! ;P

T Tauren

04/10/2010 · 04:48 PM #17

600 days old? lmao
i must be ancient then:)

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Empire age 1447 day(s)

Y YATYAS

31/08/2010 · 01:51 AM #16

With an empire at 600 days old I consider myself a newbie, but I have to say that text-based games are more challenging than graphics based games.

Anyone with decent hand-eye coordination can play almost any video game made, but it takes a few gray cells to build a competitive stack while avoiding being predictable. I know I learn more everyday.

Like which arties will bring down a shield and which will not. LOL.

N notorion

27/08/2010 · 12:22 AM #15

Gee, i got back to life hours ago (well, most of it..) Nihilim....

And as for `spam streak` i had got my lesson suspension.... That why u dont see anymore of my spasm during the last 24 hours.....

U UberPansy

26/08/2010 · 05:21 AM #14

Cool thread m8, good points nothing to add. ;)

N NiHiLiM

26/08/2010 · 12:56 AM #13

lol, you`ve got a point there, 17 ^^
sadly enough it`s indeed a fact that there`re not that many threads around, i`f you`re on a spam-streak :d

S Seventeen

26/08/2010 · 12:29 AM #12

in fairness to him you can read and contribute to every active thread on this game in about 10 minutes :P

N NiHiLiM

25/08/2010 · 07:24 PM #11

djeez, notorion
get a life, instead of trying to have your username all over the forum overview? :p

N notorion

25/08/2010 · 01:52 PM #10

*invites TheAnnoyingOrange of youtube*

G GradualIncline

25/08/2010 · 11:50 AM #9

*Shudders at the poor spelling and sentence structure.*
*Curls into the fetal position and rocks back and forth.*

I hate that I used to be an English major. Oh, and starseeker, I hated anaboliking, because people would do that to me whenever I inherited a fed, (I didn`t start getting paid status until two or three years ago) not because I was an enemy, but just to get their rockers off. Made me wish for the arti stores I have now. I mean, I could understand if it was an enemy fed, but I was by myself minding my own business, then people would ask to join, and kindhearted person that I am I would let them in, then there would go the fed.

N notorion

25/08/2010 · 11:36 AM #8

oooh........
Yeah true.
Text based game rock!
It shows that we`re not a bunch o idot playing only to see spilled guts and nice explosion..
Many of us (stayers) described our enjoyment of this game differently that other game`s enjoyer. You ppl notice that.
Like for me, i only play this mmog (for real) but have a liking on game trends of dawn o war and l4d and many good games i don`t remenber for now.

The thing is, we survive becaise of something stephen did. ,aking this game this way. And i`ll sureky stay regarless of after how many i UW`d the game...

S starseeker

25/08/2010 · 09:46 AM #7

This game is reasonably balanced, no one race totally dominates, all races can be competitive. More graphics make it not GC. This is primarily a text based strategy game. Constant updates can cause bugs and imbalance more than improve game play. I`ve played on and off since 2003.

Many of us are still around because we enjoy the game.

Things I do miss...Deathmatch, anaboliking (fed voting), GC in the chat.

H HoneyBucket{HH}

25/08/2010 · 02:35 AM #6

Yeah good call Hal... let`s just give them overpowered ships so they can be competitive... if this is your idea of fixing a game it`s crazy... also it`s mainly not newbies taking advantage of these ships it`s vets that are abusing them like no other... but yeah nice try there.

H HAL9000

24/08/2010 · 04:08 PM #5

NiHiLiM:

"they can`t compete with these dinosaur empires with more experience."

precisely the reason that miners should keep the bases they have now, the way they are. they allow a fairly new player to compete with players who have been around for years.

C cobra

24/08/2010 · 04:06 PM #4

Maybe its because new people see post like this and decide to move on rather then take the time to learn to play. :P

oh and if your post is meant for those 50-80 people, no need for it we already heard it, read it and posted about it, a thousand times. :)

N NiHiLiM

24/08/2010 · 03:54 PM #3

we lack newbies:
-because the game is graphically unattractive
-the game IS after all 7 years old, without any serious (real) update in the last years
-they can`t compete with these dinosaur empires with more experience.
...

N notorion

24/08/2010 · 02:42 PM #2

fed-less freelancer.....
what about the newbs who are just as loyal as the old timers?
Aren`t they suposed to be given respect as well. Imagine runing a game with (30?) old timer and old timers only.

I can see why we`re kinda left behind by Stephen.
Coz we lack newbies.

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