Hello, I'm new!

overmage · Post by **overmage** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:47 pm

Hi, I'm a 20-year old who used to bang away at Elite Plus for fun

That's until I discovered Oolite, and now I'm hooked on it just like I was on WoW some time ago.

Hoping to stay in this community for a long time (people here seem far more mature than those on WoW forums

)

Svengali · Post by **Svengali** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:10 pm

Welcome overmage - and keep your young head away from RockHermits while (head) banging. They have a tendency to be ...errr... solid.

Have fun with this great game and board.

PS: Don't take everything so serious here too - specially my posts, but the welcome is for sure no joke :-)

Rebecca · Post by **Rebecca** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:04 pm

Welcome to the board!!!

people here seem far more mature...

spits coffee all over her laptop....

...you clearly havent read enough of the posts yet...

...than those on WoW forums

ok.... point well made!!!

B

ClymAngus · Post by **ClymAngus** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:54 pm

Indeedy, It is all a matter of perspective. The Britney Spears appreciation forum looks like a bunch of friggin Einstein's compared to the Nuts! Magazine forum for instance.

Ah, I remember being 20. It's always good to see this game is a multi-generational thing.

Xenoox · Post by **Xenoox** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:29 pm

Hi - I'm new too.

But I thought Elite Plus was a 15-20yo out of production game. It's been almost 25 years since I played Elite! So how & why does a 20yo get his hands on such an old game with all the newer console and online games around?

_ds_ · Post by **_ds_** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:55 pm

Xenoox wrote:
So how & why does a 20yo get his hands on such an old game with all the newer console and online games around?

Second-hand, I expect. (Like the BBC B which I acquired… let's see, must be 24 years ago now…)

Anyway, who needs these console things and on-line games?

CptnEcho · Post by **CptnEcho** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:02 pm

Welcome to the forums. Here we may be Oolite, but we're not snobs.

Svengali · Post by **Svengali** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:30 am

CptnEcho wrote:
Welcome to the forums. Here we may be Oolite, but we're not snobs. 8)

At least if you are not flying a Vector .-)

Cmdr. Maegil · Post by **Cmdr. Maegil** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:17 pm

<stealthread>Hi, everybody!</stealthread>

Post by **another_commander** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:35 pm

Hey guys, look who's here!

Welcome back, mariner. Looks like you've seen some rough seas in your time

Svengali · Post by **Svengali** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:43 pm

Welcome back home, Maegil.

PS: Is it 'stealth read' or 'steal thread'? :-)

Post by **Disembodied** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:50 pm

It's the Ancient Mariner! Welcome back!

(And hello to Overmage and Xenoox too!)

Lestradae · Post by **Lestradae** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:03 pm

Wow, nearly overlooked that: Welcome back!

Cmdr. Maegil wrote:
<stealthread>Hi, everybody!</stealthread>

One of these days, you have to tell the tale how you escaped the marooning experience ... if you want to. I for one am happy to have you back on the boards!

Wasn't there a really ugly hurricane in your region?

Cheers

L

Cmd. Cheyd · Post by **Cmd. Cheyd** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:09 pm

Welcome, Welcome, and Welcome back!

Cmdr. Maegil · Post by **Cmdr. Maegil** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:12 pm

T'was a sour experience, I'll say that much, and spare ye all of the domestic aspects of surviving with less than US$25 a month... the good thing is that I'm more or less seaworthy and just about ready to sail again.

Also, it pleases me to say that I can once again afford the rum!

Cheers,

Maegil