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Grimaldus
2nd Rear Admiral
Exathra Alliance Fleet
Joined: January 06, 2012
Posts: 1
|  Posted: 2012-01-11 16:46
Hi all,
For what it's worth i've been playing Darkspace for around 2 days (solid gameplay) and have reached the dizzy heights of Captain. I've managed this with the help of a few really decent blokes in the EAFS and some lone wolf types who tag along for the action. There are a few things that have cropped up that are worth considering.
1. Having spoken to those of you who are playing on a regular basis, the numbers of players has dwindled drastically due to a new content update, is there anyone the more senior members of the fleets go to with their gripes? After all, it's the players not the Devs who make the game.
2. As you all probably remember from your first steps playing wether it be yesterday (Me) or in the 2000BC (Kratos, Evis etc) the game is initially very confusing, the WIKI helped massively but again it was the patience of others that has kept me glued to this game thus far. So thank you and please continue to lend a helping hand to us newbies, we won't forget it.
3. Being as there seems to be little in the way of a massive influx of new recruits to the game, we should probably take it on ourselves to try to lure both old and new players back to the game. When there are 10 people fighting in 1 system it is epic, imagine a system being fought over by all 3 factions with 5 times that number! Please if you are in contact with any old school players or know people who may be interested get them on! Again the Devs and Admin seem to be lacking in the advertising side of things. So it's only word of mouth that'll get the number in.
I know practically everyone in game as much more experience than me, i'm just doing what i can to make a great MMO exceptional.
Thanks again for all the support and patience you've shown me. I even have Evis to thank for honing my skills by whooping my ass on a regular basis
Captain Grimaldus EAFS
"He who stands with me, shall be my brother"
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Admiral C. Wilson
Admiral
Joined: July 06, 2010
Posts: 262
From: Arkansas
| Posted: 2012-01-11 17:10
Well that was Interesting Captain.
-Admiral of the Fleet Chance Wilson, Confederate Armada.
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Lark of Serenity
Grand Admiral
Raven Warriors
Joined: June 02, 2002
Posts: 2516
| Posted: 2012-01-11 17:38
It's nice to get a fresh perspective grim, and you've hit the nail on the head over a number of issues. Thank you!
as a side note, ive seen and lead some pretty epic engagements over my time here, if youre interested in some war stories let me know =P
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Entil-Zha the Starkiller
Chief Marshal
Ravenous Wolfpack Clan
Joined: May 02, 2005
Posts: 261
From: Arizona - Where DST is a myth
| Posted: 2012-01-11 18:19
Definitely would be nice to see 3-way pitched fights in systems again. I miss those days. Good times...I WANT THEM BACK! 
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jimjimjaroo
Grand Admiral
Joined: March 06, 2009
Posts: 308
From: Michigan, USA
| Posted: 2012-01-11 18:51
im glad you like the game so far grim. message me if you need any help with the game ok, i know a thing or two (although the more high ranking, more active players could help you more). umm......nothing else on my mind so have a great time and hope to see you in game(i might be on sunday, doing nothing then).
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Brutality
Marshal
Joined: May 25, 2009
Posts: 659
From: Alaska, USA
| Posted: 2012-01-11 18:58
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On 2012-01-11 16:46, Grimaldus wrote:
Hi all,
For what it's worth i've been playing Darkspace for around 2 days (solid gameplay) and have reached the dizzy heights of Captain. I've managed this with the help of a few really decent blokes in the EAFS and some lone wolf types who tag along for the action. There are a few things that have cropped up that are worth considering.
1. Having spoken to those of you who are playing on a regular basis, the numbers of players has dwindled drastically due to a new content update, is there anyone the more senior members of the fleets go to with their gripes? After all, it's the players not the Devs who make the game.
2. As you all probably remember from your first steps playing wether it be yesterday (Me) or in the 2000BC (Kratos, Evis etc) the game is initially very confusing, the WIKI helped massively but again it was the patience of others that has kept me glued to this game thus far. So thank you and please continue to lend a helping hand to us newbies, we won't forget it.
3. Being as there seems to be little in the way of a massive influx of new recruits to the game, we should probably take it on ourselves to try to lure both old and new players back to the game. When there are 10 people fighting in 1 system it is epic, imagine a system being fought over by all 3 factions with 5 times that number! Please if you are in contact with any old school players or know people who may be interested get them on! Again the Devs and Admin seem to be lacking in the advertising side of things. So it's only word of mouth that'll get the number in.
I know practically everyone in game as much more experience than me, i'm just doing what i can to make a great MMO exceptional.
Thanks again for all the support and patience you've shown me. I even have Evis to thank for honing my skills by whooping my ass on a regular basis
Captain Grimaldus EAFS
"He who stands with me, shall be my brother"
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always glad to see new blood on ICC. I agree the start can be rough and I hope it gets improved soon, but i'm glad to see you stuck to it. If you need any help ingame feel free to hit me up.
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Xavier I. Agamemnon
Grand Admiral
Exathra Alliance Fleet
Joined: October 12, 2010
Posts: 357
From: Babylon5
| Posted: 2012-01-11 19:30
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On 2012-01-11 16:46, Grimaldus wrote:
Hi all,
For what it's worth i've been playing Darkspace for around 2 days (solid gameplay) and have reached the dizzy heights of Captain. I've managed this with the help of a few really decent blokes in the EAFS and some lone wolf types who tag along for the action. There are a few things that have cropped up that are worth considering.
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thank you for the complement.
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CD/I.C.S Spartacus
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Leader of the Exathra Alliance Fleet.
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Pantheon
Marshal
Palestar
Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 1789
| Posted: 2012-01-11 19:50
None of the staff get paid, so this game is worked on in our spare time when we can. DarkSpace was very heavily damaged due to the ambition of one developer who didn't see it through (I also don't particularly think seeing it through would have helped, it was trying to make DS something it wasn't, but I digress...), and we're still working on repairing the damage done to both the game and the reputation of it.
It's a lovely little niché game, but the reality is that there is little money bar what goes towards running the game, which does so on a nice bit of hardware in a datacenter in California.
The player numbers haven't 'dwindled drastically' due to a content update, we always see this happen when we release a large update, and then continue working on the next large update. I might suggest someone with a rather negative agenda and an art for trolling might have told you this.
A lot of what has been worked on in the past year or two has mainly been framework for a larger picture that we want to see through. It's a a timely process, but again, this is the reality of playing a game where all the development work is done by volunteers.
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NZ-juex16
Admiral
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: December 13, 2010
Posts: 102
From: Southland, New Zealand
| Posted: 2012-01-11 21:25
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On 2012-01-11 18:19, Entil-Zha the Starkiller wrote:
Definitely would be nice to see 3-way pitched fights in systems again. I miss those days. Good times...I WANT THEM BACK!
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Kinda brings back some good times lol.
I know what. we pick a date, and we all show up and have one final huge battle like the old days lag the server so much it crashs 
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Admiral Alucard (2IC)
Marshal
Exathra Alliance Fleet
Joined: April 30, 2004
Posts: 279
From: St. Helens, England
| Posted: 2012-01-11 22:14
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On 2012-01-11 18:19, Entil-Zha the Starkiller wrote:
Definitely would be nice to see 3-way pitched fights in systems again. I miss those days. Good times...I WANT THEM BACK!
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Can remember the first few days and saw tons of amazing battles then and through out my time, miss the fleet wars and the large 3 way battles, they where always fun
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Admiral C. Wilson
Admiral
Joined: July 06, 2010
Posts: 262
From: Arkansas
| Posted: 2012-01-12 07:34
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On 2012-01-11 21:25, NZ-juex16 wrote:
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On 2012-01-11 18:19, Entil-Zha the Starkiller wrote:
Definitely would be nice to see 3-way pitched fights in systems again. I miss those days. Good times...I WANT THEM BACK!
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Kinda brings back some good times lol.
I know what. we pick a date, and we all show up and have one final huge battle like the old days lag the server so much it crashs
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+1
[ This Message was edited by: Admiral Chance Wilson*CO* (FS) on 2012-01-12 07:56 ]
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*Nemesis*©
Chief Marshal
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: March 05, 2005
Posts: 213
| Posted: 2012-01-12 08:08
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On 2012-01-11 19:50, Pantheon wrote:
The player numbers haven't 'dwindled drastically' due to a content update,
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Partly due to this they have dwindled
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Painfulangel
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 26, 2009
Posts: 188
From: Exathra
| Posted: 2012-01-12 08:22
I remember i was only a vice admiral, a massive battle between all factions caused the entire DS server to brake down it was fun but then the lag kicked in and no one was safe,
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[ML]RogueAvengerTTV
Marshal
Joined: September 11, 2010
Posts: 300
From: England
| Posted: 2012-01-12 08:39
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"He who stands with me, shall be my brother"
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"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother"
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-(kha-ti the silent watcher)-
Grand Admiral
Joined: September 12, 2011
Posts: 185
From: the land of silent watchers
| Posted: 2012-01-12 12:01
It's a shame that i haven't got to see battles with all 3 factions fighting with 20 people on each side, i joined back in September back in 11 and so I'm still fairly new but i silently watch and wait for the days of the huge fights again.
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