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2 years of playing one game is, by my standards, unusual. I still cant believe that this game still drags me back despite playing so many other MMO's in an attempt to get away from it. I mean, even In recent times, when in my opinion the game is deteriorating fast, I still log in a few times a week because it is still great. No where near as good as it was, but still a long way from your average MMO.
So what makes it so enjoyable? I have to say, its definitely not the most fun to play, but what is so entertaining and confusing in many ways is the fact that the fan base here are really fantastic people. There is NO other online game that has a community with anywhere near the cooperation or general selflessness that those who play this one possess. Splitscreen, I do not know how you manage it, (partly due to Gamigo as well) but you have attracted the best of the online gaming community here.
I would also like to thank the Gm team, especially Astraeus and Adrana, for their work here. I have always said that it is incredibly rare that any glitches or bugs that you run into can be solved by the GM team in a matter of hours, meaning that your gaming experience is not interrupted for a notable amount of time. As far as listening to the community, Astraeus and the gm team have always listened to the players complaints, discussed issues, and at least made attempts to change things, whether or not they are successful.
Even in some issues where many online forums would have just banned all the players involved in an argument in order to give their game a flawless appearance, the gm team have always had the ability and intelligence to just discuss issues and try to solve problems via reasoned debate rather than dictating their opinion. There have been a couple of issues I feel were unfairly dealt with but overall the moderation has been clean and efficient.
This game is not perfect, far from it, but it is good to see that SS have realised the error of their ways on at least a few issues and put in a few patches which have improved things. There is a long way to go, but i believe that as long as they are still working on the game (I have my suspicion that they are too focussed on SL which is potentially dangerous, as this is by far their better game) We have taken a turn in the right direction.
So Thank you to the Gm team, the community and Splitscreen for making the last two years bearable. It is hard to find a game that is half as good as this one.
42 days gameplay.
1008 hours.
1.38 hours a day every day of the year.
So what makes it so enjoyable? I have to say, its definitely not the most fun to play, but what is so entertaining and confusing in many ways is the fact that the fan base here are really fantastic people. There is NO other online game that has a community with anywhere near the cooperation or general selflessness that those who play this one possess. Splitscreen, I do not know how you manage it, (partly due to Gamigo as well) but you have attracted the best of the online gaming community here.
I would also like to thank the Gm team, especially Astraeus and Adrana, for their work here. I have always said that it is incredibly rare that any glitches or bugs that you run into can be solved by the GM team in a matter of hours, meaning that your gaming experience is not interrupted for a notable amount of time. As far as listening to the community, Astraeus and the gm team have always listened to the players complaints, discussed issues, and at least made attempts to change things, whether or not they are successful.
Even in some issues where many online forums would have just banned all the players involved in an argument in order to give their game a flawless appearance, the gm team have always had the ability and intelligence to just discuss issues and try to solve problems via reasoned debate rather than dictating their opinion. There have been a couple of issues I feel were unfairly dealt with but overall the moderation has been clean and efficient.
This game is not perfect, far from it, but it is good to see that SS have realised the error of their ways on at least a few issues and put in a few patches which have improved things. There is a long way to go, but i believe that as long as they are still working on the game (I have my suspicion that they are too focussed on SL which is potentially dangerous, as this is by far their better game) We have taken a turn in the right direction.
So Thank you to the Gm team, the community and Splitscreen for making the last two years bearable. It is hard to find a game that is half as good as this one.
42 days gameplay.
1008 hours.
1.38 hours a day every day of the year.
