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Thanks Paul. I usually hate bugging people when they are doing their thing but that does sound sensible. I'll give it a go.

I may be having one of my "reading is fundamental" problems with this one but I seem to have missed how to get a room set up for a guild on the TS server. Can anyone point me in the right direction? This may not be the right spot to ask but it seems the most appropriate choice I see.

Actually, the 8600GTS will probably serve you well, if a bit hot. I ran one thru SWG, LOTRO beta, TR (hey, we warned them), and a few others. SOme of them will even overclock decently if you can get enough cool air into the case. It isn't near the top of the heap or the bottom of the barrel. Will slow framerate a tad with high graphic environments, but is overkill for ENB. Good luck with your selections... and you might like to check Newegg if you don't shop there already.

It wasn't all one person, that I guarantee personally. Sad thing is, they both make good points. I know I've seen games that emphasised solo over groups & vice versa and heard the theories promoting enforced grouping & solo "empowerment". Probably the best implementation of a design is to enable decent solo progression & encourage group interaction without requiring it. ENB is pretty good in this regard.

Excellent! Useful information issues forth and there is no need for kitty pictures to calm the masses. (Meanwhile, in a hidden location, the replacement for Billy Mays has been discovered.)

Think we should start spooling up the kitty pictures? Or should we let the withdrawal symptoms intensify first?

It might also be added that the explore xp from mining is pretty paltry until you start getting up to lvl 5 asteroids. There is an old JE guide bumping around out there which specifies mining lots of lower level asteroids, but that doesn't match the current reality, or the one I remember from live for that matter. I haven't mined beyond lvl 5 yet, but presume the xp will get better. Perhaps someone who has tried it can comment. I've a friend who is doing a fair a bit of mining and who is fairly pleased with the results.

Wow, you are getting lots of interest... sadly the JE is the toughest class for combat. And it really doesn't start getting interesting until about cl33, or OL100. At that point, with three beams & a more matured electronic warfare platform, I would kill what I liked up to and well above my CL during live. My typical targets were Chavez and whatever dropped good stuff, or hung out in the areas I mined. Oh yeah, Zenshai, lots of Zenshai. Capella was part of the early, extremely tedious, grindy part and Aragoth in the latter, and virtually anywhere the cl was right once the horrendous grind was over. Did you have specific CLs in mind for a start? The typical MOBs in the starter areas are a given. After that, it is all dependent on skill/loadout. Hunting even NEAR your CL in the teens thru about 30 can be quite problemmatic, with equipment being a, if not THE, critical factor. That is, to my mind, the weakest and most frustrating time in a JEs career. Of course, that opens an entirely new subject... Equipment!

So... If I understand the gist of the info presented... If an enterprising person made & freely distributed one mod or another that, say, reskinned items within the client, then that would be no issue, yes? Some folks have touched on this matter, yet I saw no clear and direct answer. The reason I focus on this is the astounding number of mods I have found for Fallout 3. But in that case, there seems to be some support from the IP owners, as it keeps people interested in the game. Of course, EA has nothing to gain in this case. Benign neglect is the best outcome, I think. And if the question was previously answered, you have my apologies.

I have to disagree on both counts. Auction houses ARE highly convenient, but make conducting business an impersonal affair. Keeping things personal and remembering that someone actually took the time to make a thing available for you, when they could have been off smiting one thing or another, and remembering that the universe does not revolve around you and that you would be limited without the aide of others is a GOOD thing in my book. Everyone mining? Well, why not let everyone cloak... and use missiles... and wormhole... and and and? Pretty soon there are no distinctions or real classes, going down that road. The original design worked far better, in some ways, than so many that followed. Why reinvent it? Was it broken? Not in my book. The LACK of "convenience" in some things was offset by surprise benefits in the form of encouraging people to work together. It also tends to showcase the "better" inclinations that people can display. Don't get me wrong, your ideas are well meant, but making things easier does not always make them better. If you want the ultimate in impersonality, go play EVE. But I can tell you that story, short & sweet: trust no one!

The poll leaves out an option... MAYBE Why maybe? Well, it would seem that the DEVs here have advanced the game in many ways beyond the capabilities of EA. Extra classes, sectors, skills, sector editors, etc. Those are important items. I believe it may be set to become an ever expanding universe... at least the potential is there. I can imagine an unlikely scenario in which EA got involved in a constructive way... a vanishingly small chance. In such circumstances I MIGHT agree to actually fork over a few Washingtons to them for the chance to see where it goes. But for just opening up the old, unstable, unfinished servers, under an inexperienced management team? Don't think so. It sounds like an endeavour made up of wholesale FAIL. And... The folks here at the EMU deserve far more respect than that too!

Starting??? STARTING!!!

Ah yes, the sunset.... I remember that feeling all too well.

You know it's getting bad when people start with the kitty photos, so in s serious vein, here is a message out to our dear old DEVs:

Your description is most apt. And those are the reasons I eventually abandonned it. I found SWG to have a nice flavor... until they decided to rewrite it. Since then, there has just been nothing of real interest. Until now. I can't thank the DEVs enough!