there was a community gathering for a two-minute silence at the waypoint
What was the community like?
My playing MMOs is much the community’s fault. Earth & Beyond Portal was a fansite run by a few names (Albino_eatpod & Munky spring to mind), & to my mind at least, it was filled with fantastic people.
The other community memory that pops out was the Columbia catastrophe. There was a system in Beta Hydri sector, either Cooper or Glenn. Anyway, wherever it was, there were navigation points for various real-life & in-game astronomical history points. After the Columbia shuttle catastrophe, Westwood added in a new point to commemorate those who died, & there was a community gathering for a two-minute silence at the waypoint.
People in the community could engage with the devs. There were individuals who through whatever means made names for themselves in the community & were recognised. I was one time always jealous of Dr_Zoidberg’s Net7 shield. I understand such “favouritism” is not feasible in some games due to
giant communities & may still occur in smaller games where people can still reach the powers-that-be basically, but it always stuck with me.
What are some of your favourite memories from the game?
Without a doubt, the day I saved a beginner. Ships had different slots obtainable to them dependant on your class. As a Jenquai explorer, I could, at best with all unlocked, have three weapons — the fewest in the game, but still, I made the most of it. Also, as an explorer class, I could “jumpstart” disabled players.
The thanks of that man who, up until that point, had never seen someone fight so hard (I had to retreat one time & got disabled myself one time if I keep in mind right) to get him back on
track have always been my favourite MMO memory.
It was a standard trade run when I was one time passing out of the Saturn system & found a man who had gotten in over his head with V’rix ships. Giant, giant spawns of them. Still, they were much lower level than I was one time, so I thought I’d go for it.
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