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Hello, I'm new!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:47 pm
by overmage
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
)
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:10 pm
by Svengali
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 :-)
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:04 pm
by Rebecca
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
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:54 pm
by ClymAngus
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:29 pm
by Xenoox
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?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:55 pm
by _ds_
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?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:02 pm
by CptnEcho
Welcome to the forums. Here we may be Oolite, but we're not snobs.
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:30 am
by Svengali
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 .-)
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:17 pm
by Cmdr. Maegil
<stealthread>Hi, everybody!</stealthread>
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:35 pm
by another_commander
Hey guys, look who's here!
Welcome back, mariner. Looks like you've seen some rough seas in your time
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:43 pm
by Svengali
Welcome back home, Maegil.
PS: Is it 'stealth read' or 'steal thread'? :-)
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:50 pm
by Disembodied
It's the Ancient Mariner! Welcome back!
(And hello to Overmage and Xenoox too!)
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:03 pm
by Lestradae
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
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:09 pm
by Cmd. Cheyd
Welcome, Welcome, and Welcome back!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:12 pm
by Cmdr. Maegil
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