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Jake Schnieder wrote:
>It would rule if you could play WC4 over a modem...... But alas, 
>it couldn't be done. It's too complex to play over a modem (way 
>to many bits of info would have to be sent back and forth). I'll 
>have to get Armada. Well, one can only dream....
>
>~~~~ Hang in there till 2/9/95 everyone! It's only 37 days 
>away!!!!
>
>~Jakeman
>tha...@usa1.com
>

Either that or maybe Origin could start some kind of Armada-like
Privateer server..  Something similar to Kali where everyone could
chat, but in a Wing Commander setting.  That way, we could join
whenever we wanted and leave whenever we wanted without disrupting
the gameplay.



Still dreamin,
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In article <4cek1p$o...@eri2.erinet.com> Victor <vic...@erinet.com> writes:
>
>Either that or maybe Origin could start some kind of Armada-like
>Privateer server..  Something similar to Kali where everyone could
>chat, but in a Wing Commander setting.  That way, we could join
>whenever we wanted and leave whenever we wanted without disrupting
>the gameplay.

That would be nice. Have an enourmous universe where a large number of 
people can play at the same time...when you log in, you choose if you 
want to go as a privateer type, a confed soldier/pilot, or maybe one of 
the kilrathi (although for that, they would have to remedy some of the 
fatal flaws in kilrathi ship design strategies :)).

Hell, I might even pay for that :)


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mat...@netcom.com (Matuse) wrote:
>In article <4cek1p$o...@eri2.erinet.com> Victor <vic...@erinet.com> writes:
>>
>>Either that or maybe Origin could start some kind of Armada-like
>>Privateer server..  Something similar to Kali where everyone could
>>chat, but in a Wing Commander setting.  That way, we could join
>>whenever we wanted and leave whenever we wanted without disrupting
>>the gameplay.
>
>That would be nice. Have an enourmous universe where a large number of 
>people can play at the same time...when you log in, you choose if you 
>want to go as a privateer type, a confed soldier/pilot, or maybe one of 

Yeah, there're already text-based MUDs and BBS games like this, but
they feel kind of primitive... (Barren Realms, LORD, Usurper)


>the kilrathi (although for that, they would have to remedy some of the 
>fatal flaws in kilrathi ship design strategies :)).

That's true. I'm not sure how many people would sign up to join
the ranks of Kilrah.  I don't know about anyone else, but I
would hate to pilot a Dralthi again (like in Secret Missions).
Stupid flying pancakes...

>
>Hell, I might even pay for that :)
>
>

Yep, that's true.  I'd shell out mucho bucks to be able to 
actually see, live, and breathe the Wing Commander universe.
And I'd also like to make a name for MYSELF someday..  not
just for Christopher Blair.  I'm quite sure that enough
people would want to enter the WC universe as pirates that
things wouldn't get dull...  Especially since they could 
actually confer with one another and possibly plan coordinated
pirate assaults.
     
Anyway, it looks to me like a lot of people reading this newsgroup 
have lots of good ideas, even though we're all basically dreaming
and we don't know how hard it is to program a network like that...
I wonder if anyone at Origin ever reads our posts?  Maybe we should 
save all of these neato ideas into one large text file and send it 
to Origin's E-mail address...

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>
>I was talking to a friend of mine that runs a dial-up network server. He was 
>saying that if Origin was to create an "Armada universe" the only problem 
>would be the fact everyone would have to bve running at 28.8kps in order for 
>everyone to recieve all the info at a reasonable rate. Anyway, If everyone 
>who connected to this "universe" was running at this speed it would be 
>possible to do it since the reason more info would have to be transfered is 
>because of multiple ships. It sounds like it would kick ass if it could 
>happen. Not that Origin would ever consider putting money into an 
>investment like that. The only thing i'd be weary about in it is that 
>someone that didn't fly as well as some of the other flight sim players 
>would constantly be getting their butt blown apart, and they wouldn't want 
>to pay for that. 
>Just a thought. Gimme some feedback.  
>BTW: If you want to flame me for what was said do it via e-mail. -Thanks
>
>Fruitality,
> -Steve
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Steve,

That's some pretty good news about the server and all..  I mean,
28.8k modems are already becoming the standard.. Most computer users
in my area (Ohio) already have 28.8s.  

About the more inexperienced pilots getting the snot kicked out of
them, that's just one more neat thing about the server!  I consider
myself a "good" pilot that could take a beating and give one out
as well..  See, the "good" pilots could take on the rookies as 
wingmates and fly together until they're good enough to take off on
their own.  I'm sure that there'll always be a kind, experienced pilot
around to help any newbies off the ground.  I know I would be..


Happy kitty whackin'!
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