Hello Everyone, Just starting!

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Hi guys and gals,
I first played Freelancer about 10 years ago and loved the game. Recently I heard about and pledged money too a game called Star Citizen which will be created by Chris Roberts the same guy who brought us wing commander, privateer and then freelancer. Well this got me thinking about Freelancer and what an awesome game it was all those years ago. Looked through my old stash of games and found my Freelancer DVD. Was totally stoked to pop it in and see what kind of mods people had come up with over the years. Man was I surprised to find out that not only have there been a ton of amazing mods but there are people still playing the game and actively updating their mod universe. I have always enjoyed Role Playing with friends though it has been a few years since my last RP session. So I downloaded Discover 4.86 installed and joined the server. So far I have been having a lot of fun on my own just hauling cargo from one place to another trying to avoid pirates. Just bought a bigger Frigate class ship and even got engaged for the first time the other day by an actual player. It was fun and exciting. The only thing I'm not sure of right now is how to go about talking with other players and getting myself into the game. Should I just start blabbing on the chat channel and see who responds, or is there a protocol for initiating conversation. As a privateer running around with cargo I'm not sure what would be worth saying to other players. Any suggestions would be great. My character name on the server is the same as the user name I'm using for this discussion board. Look forward to flying with you guys. Really enjoying myself so far. Also as someone who has tried EVE I love this so much more. EVE has WAY too much complexity and detail.