Comments on: I miss it

By: Static

Static — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:00:27 +0000

Fantasy games always put me off, no part of me ever identifies with the game world which doesnt help RP at all.

By: Icespy

Icespy — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:45:22 +0000

And I play it.

By: Jarod

Jarod — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:13:00 +0000

Maybe we should try Guild Wars again.
- It’s free (no monthly charges)
- It can be played as an RP game
- It can be played in PvP mode
- You can start at the highest level if you wish (PvP arenas)
… so, it’s based on skill and gaming experience and not on grinding.

Unfortunatly it’s fantasy and not sci-fi.

By: Sicone

Sicone — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:55:31 +0000

I think that the thing that made Jumpgate so unique was that it wasn’t your level that made you good, it was your personal ability (how many times were we all killed by Hittman in a lvl0 ship whilst in a nix/tensy? Or was that just me?). This is what made it sucha community based game, as everyone could contribute in some way.

I don’t think that a game like that will emerge until MMO’s move away from level based progression and that is unlikely to happen for the foreseeable future

By: nim

nim — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:34:04 +0000

There are songs I have, good songs, that I simlpy can’t listen too anymore because they just set me off. I know, I know, I’m going all girly in my old age but these are the songs I played during the long flights. They just remind me of times that are now gone. Good times.

By: Fian-Skybreaker

Fian-Skybreaker — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:55:57 +0000

We all miss it. I think the fact that it was due to the very real feeling that you were actually flying (unlike EVE) is what made it different and brought you closer to the ‘other guy’ in his ship. Progression in the game was linked to high good a pilot you were as opposed to how many kobalds you could whack per hour. Looking back on it there were many features which were unique and although coming in for critisicsm at the time I now believe that the ‘Honour Guard’/'Unreg’ idea for PvP was one of the best features I have seen in a game, also the Joshh database which allowed pilots to see there stats and medals, and also other pilots, thus gaining a sense of achievement not seen in an MMORPG since .However strange though it may seem, I believe the small community was also a positive, everyone knew who OV/QS/TBH/SL were and exactly what they stood for. There was a closeness both among the squad and throughout the game which I have yet to find elsewhere.

By: Cpt_Blood

Cpt_Blood — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:32:25 +0000

I miss it too. It was never really about the game though which actually became quite dull after a short period, but it did provide an environment where friends could fly and fight together. Excuse me a minute, I think I have something in my eye.

Unfortunately, I have not seen a game since that could provide the same sort of environment. Planetside is a good laugh, but it’s not an open environment like Jumpgate, there’s nothing else to do other than fight battles.