[Ambrosius]

Click, click, click.

[SingleShot]

Originally Posted by Ambrosius

Click, click, click.

I've never mastered the art of holding down the trigger when I shoot, so that is what it sounds like when I play Jumpgate.

[Ambrosius]

Are you playing Eve?

[SingleShot]

I couldn't imagine playing a mmorpg right now.

As much as my friends are WoW nuts.

[xerout]

Originally Posted by alphabet

What would it take..

• Graphics update
• Sound update
• Real mission/quest system (go play wow or any other fantasy mmo for hints)
• Hyperial/Aman NPC faction
• Improved AI
• Enforce factionalism
• Get rid of individual POS, guild/squad pos only.
• Players decide story arc based on events in-game
• Space update. Make it to where guilds can explore and map unknown sectors
• Improved squad/guild tools
• Updated ship graphics with true damage visable externally
• Player owned mining bots
• Vastly expanded formulas/blueprints/commods for player generated equipment
• Player ran diplomatics between factions
• Player mounted defense guns on faction stations, i.e. damagable stations
• Capital ships.. carrier class, battlewagon class, etc.
• Player owned defense bots

The list goes on and on.. Jumpgate has always had the most potential of any game I have ever played.. that was never realized.

Listen to Alph, a pilot from Jumpgate's First Age......a time of hundreds of ships locked in battle accross dozens of star systems! Very well said brotha.

Xerout

[Ambrosius]

Well it's an excellent wish list, but if it's a list of the things required for you to return to the game . . . don't hold your breath.

[alphabet]

Dont poo poo on my list. I just answered the question that was posed.

There are bunch of sites saying that Jumpgate is going to get a "radical" overhaul by ND. If thats so, a lot of those things I mention could actually make it. If, it did, I would be back in an instant... but, if they mean "radical" as EP2 was to EP1, then I will never come back.

[vorlon31]

Originally Posted by Ambrosius

Well it's an excellent wish list, but if it's a list of the things required for you to return to the game . . . don't hold your breath.

Ambro, because you do do the most excellent Dark Space Dispatch, with interviews with ND/Themis staff etc. unfortunately the perception is (however right or wrong) that you are quite well connected and speak with some weight on matters concerning Jumpgate.

So, CAN YOU PLEASE BE A LITTLE MORE ENCOURAGING!

Honestly, 1 more anti climatic posting from you, 1 more sizzling bonfire under the stream of your wordy mictuation and people are going to give up on Jumpgate forever.

Like I said in a prev post, in the absence of facts, people are going to speculate on what ND's intent is with Jumpgate. The answer to this is for some facts to be given and not for "Ambrosius Dark Lord of the Pessimists" to come rip out the hope from peoples postings.

[Ridmann]

I'm a Heathen!!...

[Ambrosius]

Originally Posted by alphabet

Dont poo poo on my list. I just answered the question that was posed.

I said it was a nice list. I liked 90% of your suggestions, though there are many that would absolutely hate some of them (like enforced factionalism and removal of "personal" stations). I'd like to see the squad be a determinant of politics so that a Quant (for instance) in a factionalist squad does have that aspect of RP strongly rewarded while a Quant in a "Mining Guild" squad would not have to deal with the stronger political tides.

But my guess is that in the short term Jumpgate will get a facelift (Scorch's stated graphics and AI updates), and hopefully a boost in advertising and support (for future improvement).

[Ambrosius]

@vorlon31: the only thing I know is that Ist said he could not give me anything yet for DsD publication. The little bit I did know is basically what Scorch released.

While Istvan does use DsD as a vehicle for communication, I doubt very much if it would be the vehicle for any "big announcement" by NetDevil (nor do I think it should).

Hopefully we'll all learn more Soon(tm).

[Radi]

I bet 5 credits that something will be announced in next Darkspace Dispatch.