Why Are You Still Here?

A Survey

EV was first made many years ago, especially in internet-time. I don't own any more computers that can actually run it (my last OS 9 bootable Mac died this summer, and I don't use Classic anymore), and I would imagine the same is true for at least some of you. While EVO and EVN probably have something to do with keeping this particular community alive, I find it fascinating that so many of you continue to post on this forum after the game is essentially history. Certainly if EVO and EVN are keeping EV-ness alive (heck, even EV B&, then those particular forums would migrated-to.

I know why I'm here, it's my duty to moderate this forum, and it gives me a little bit of nostalgia to think about EV when I come here. But what's your excuse?

First off, as you've put it countless times, "this is not the Nova board"-Escape Velocity extends beyond its engine; the galaxy is still quite alive and well. As for the engine itself, the original Escape Velocity-and Override, to an extent-have ease of use and simplicity on their side, while Nova is a tangled mass of new and old features, some of which don't quite work as they're supposed to-or at all.

Besides, since this isn't Nova, we don't get truckloads of spammers here asking, "how do you fire secondary weapons" or "where can I get a cheat plugin".

It works out well for everyone involved, overall. And I still load up the original EV-too much of a pain to trade files when I can just start up in 9 and play it straight from there, with all the grand old plugins.

-Bob

I have unfinished business that I feel needs to be completed before I can leave it alone for good. Stupid plug-in........ why does it still want to be finished after all of these years?

I no longer actually PLAY EV, but I come to the forums for the bars and the Webstorys (that are not very complicated compared to the EVN ones).

I'm in a webstory (somebody needs to start talking to me about merc pay).
That, and there's something about the simplicity of EVC.
mrxak: you did get the ROM from one of your quadras, right?
/me points to Basilisk. Compile, add a ROM, and run. While we're at it, I'm running Linux, for which there is no version of Nova.

My Power Mac 7600 (OS is now used for two things only: networking my old scanner to my G4, and playing EVC. I guess there really are only two reasons I'm here:

1. I like to hang around this board to answer the rare question from new members.
2. There are quite a few plugs I haven't played yet. Right now I'm in the middle of BOTK.

Webstories and the bars are fun to read, but my time is limited...

1. Webstory
2. I do play occationally
3. I still play the EVN port which is virtually the same

Simply enough, it's because I love EV. The Boozy Bar is a lot of fun too.

As soon as a I get Basilisk II working on my laptop, I'm gonna play it all the time.

And if you must know, I do have an alterer motive. I eventually want to usurp your moderation position of this board.

General ASW addict and EV slave. This one kicked the Space Opera Trilogy off, after all.

Destroyer E, on Oct 9 2005, 05:33 PM, said:

And if you must know, I do have an alterer motive. I eventually want to usurp your moderation position of this board.
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Certainly there are other moderators of this forum which would be easier to usurp, but good luck to you anyway.

mrxak, on Oct 9 2005, 08:35 PM, said:

Certainly there are other moderators of this forum which would be easier to usurp, but good luck to you anyway.
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EVula is out of the question and Mazca is the cool Brit (not to mention, he's not affiliated with you). Chamrin, watch your back.

I have no excuse. I live on the peanut crumbs from Boozy.

DE, mrxak: that's also why we are ATTers, and why we keep #att scraping along.

We hope to eventually challenge the superiority of BnB/#ev3.

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The Apple Cřre, on Oct 10 2005, 05:46 AM, said:

We hope to eventually challenge the superiority of BnB/#ev3.
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Aww.

But then you wouldn't be the quaint little village community that we all love you for!

(sarcasm)I hang around because to see this board die would break my heart.(/sarcasm)

No, really.

I have no idea. Sure, the story it still interesting (it's not a complex galaxy like O or N). That, and it's a quiet out of the way place too.

For some reason, I appear to moderate this board so I don't have much of a choice about still being here.

i'm stalking you.

Technically this post dosen't apply to me because I am new here, but I'm posting here anyway because I'm planning on staying for three reasons: 1. Some of the posts can be entertaining to read. 2. Maximus Insurrectum looks interesting. 3. I liked the game.

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Mazca, on Oct 10 2005, 05:38 PM, said:

For some reason, I appear to moderate this board so I don't have much of a choice about still being here.
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I could fill your position.