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Article #93481

Re: Jumpgate gets major overhaul...

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From: William Bradshaw
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 02:18
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"bunboy" <bun...@cox.net> wrote in message
news:6fQda.4852$cT4.2928@news2.west.cox.net...
> Does it have a monthly fee?  If so how much?  Any free time if you by the
> game?  Is there enough people still playing it to make it fun for a
newbie?
>
> --
> Bunboy  The people who can smile when things go wrong have found someone
> else to blaim
> "FLY135" <FLY...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ncPda.7796$pK4.713055@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Yeah but is it fun yet?  Or do you still have to play for weeks before
you
> > actually can do anything more than mindlessly stare at the screen
waiting
> to
> > get where ever you're going to do nothing interesting.
> >
> > "Alexander Macris" <ama...@themis-group.com> wrote in message
> > news:e90dbdbd.0303181515.15f065c4@posting.google.com...
> > > There'll be a press release on this probably tomorrow, but if anyone
> > > is interested, Jumpgate got a major overhaul today with the release of
> > > the "Episode 2" expansion. The most interesting of the new stuff is
> > > player-owned stations, pirating tools, sector claiming, a new flux
> > > galaxy, and of course new ships and equipment. (If you're not familiar
> > > with Jumpgate it's a massively multiplayer space sim, joystick
> > > recommended, realistic physics engine.) See www.jossh.com for more
> > > details...
> > >

I believe the following url will answer your question about cost. Be sure to
read the small print at the bottom of the screen, though. It kinda caught me
off guard. And, nope, I don't have the title. I'm a stickler and refuse to
pay monthly fees...except to my ISP. :-)

http://www.jossh.com/join_today/index.html

-Will
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From: "William Bradshaw" <dougf...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Jumpgate gets major overhaul...
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:18:42 -0600
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