People change, times change. So does the mod and the playerbase along with the rules and the meaning of RP undertaken by the active playerbase.
Though I am still in support of the kind of RP that was practised here some time ago, I couldnt be the only one enforcing that while I have another option of getting accustomed to the current players than to dwell in the past.
Currently, balance is pretty much disturbed due to a few set of friends and such. Skype, Teamspeak are destroying ways to make the RP in-game spontaneous and unknown till it happens. But this cant be avoided too. As this is a small community we cant expect things to happen as the game proceeds. RP and player encounters are planned before hand so that they dont end up flying all alone.
So, move along and accept on how the community has evolved. The past is nothing but nostalgia and nothing can be done about it as many of the players have left. So, we have to try to teach the new players the ways of playing this mod, which makes the encounters happy and satisfying for both the parties involved.
One thing that I seriously hate here is, some people dont care about RP or other players' fun. I know many (yes,MANY) who are in game all the time, trading OORPly, having multiple BS and Jumpships along with a Barge. The problem is not about their in-game wealth. They dont RP in game, as well as their presence in the forum is negligible. This also includes players who use the forums, just to sell ships and buy ships.
For all those who are like that( I dont want to point out names, as I have been raged over for telling those people that they can do a lot more in the forums and in game instead of just buying all the ships and earning cash that doesnt fit in even 10 characters), this is not RL, and the money you earn is just pixel money. Dont be under the false impression that FL money=RL money. Instead interact with the community and get yourself some friends. Afterall getting to know a lot of people and managing to have fun with people who you cant meet in RL is what that sets MMORPGs apart from other games.
