Heh.. funny that I'm not the only one to listen to music when I fly... Not so much a song than a decade... For Reals Yo...

...seconded.

Seriously... when was the last update to GSF? How that glass half full approach work when the glass is empty?

What about GSF?!!? I understand it probably wasn't what EA was expecting, but there are a lot of us still playing that aspect that would LOVE to know you have plans for it in the future. Hard to keep playing something you know doesn't have any focus... thank god it's at least a solidly built aspect of this game...

Ok, I haven't posted a record in a while (sorry, been lazy).... but thought I would post this... you can imagine my frustration right about now. (Honorable mention to Torgar for saving the match for his team) Deathmatch End By Timer Cekis - S13-Sting - Despair - The Harbinger - 41/46 Kills & Assists (89.1%) Cekis - S13-Sting - Despair - The Harbinger - 38 Kills (remove Optikill) Scout - Deathmatch Cekis - S13-Sting - Despair - The Harbinger - 41 Kills & Assists (remove Optikill) Cekis - S13-Sting - Despair - The Harbinger - 133,922 Total Damage

I saw this today as well... I can say first off that I've GSF'd a LOT less for a few reasons. The two biggest are lack of conquest goals (i.e. conquest is ruling the roost at the moment) and second, the new expansion plus 12x XP gain is pulling me away as well. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'm growing more and more frustrated with the lack of support or even MENTION of GSF from the dev team about ANYTHING of GSF to be supported long term which has made it all that much easier to NOT play it. What could be better than Cross Server queue's? Cross faction teams maybe? However good, I still can't quite see it being better. I feel like they just don't have the data to get a solid understanding of what's plaguing GSF participation and they're shooting in the dark as to what might improve participation. They'd know if they concentrated on it... i.e. - go fix things - such as the combat log, add more data logging for your own usage, etc. Those two things can expose a few things AND build participation. If they fixed the damn combat logs you would start to see a lot of parsing support (i.e. I know I would build something!), which in turn would build a larger community. Unfortunately, until certain things are changed (fixed, whatever), this mini-game will continue to starve itself. Here's a nugget... do you know that if they simply changed how players are logged from ID's to a label such as a name/server combo we would be able to build a leaderboard and maintain a REAL record system? Just ONE SIMPLE LITTLE CHANGE as that would allow this to happen. From that, I could build a web site that you could UPLOAD YOUR COMBAT LOG TO... it would parse out the log, save your stats and record your records (i.e. most healing, most damage, times you used, say, Barrel Roll, etc.)... But ya, can't do that until it gets changed. I do consider it a bug because they already do that for ground pounders.:rak_02::rak_02:

There are issues with this on a few levels: Increasing Fleet Req and Ship Req simply means fliers can get their ships mastered faster. It does not mean you'll have more people playing... it does not mean you're solving a problem. You're just getting them mastered ships faster. The SINGLE biggest issue with getting ships faster is that the game is STILL based on SKILL and the following things: The ability to understand moving in 3D space while maintaining a solid understanding of your surroundings. The awareness of balancing engine power with fire power and shield power. How to remember your specials and when they're good/bad and for what purposes. There are a lot of other things to knowing how to get the most out of GSF to make you competitive that a mastered ship simply does not provide you. You get it from EXPERIENCE... no guide or XP buff can help you know how to fly, what to fly or how to operate your ship. OK, so you can't fix the "problem" by throwing a buff at it. You will only do so on a temporary basis if at all. I get why you're doing this... I get you think "if people only try it long enough" that they will stick with it. Nope... not the case. You've got to fix the main issues before and it's not fleet req. It's support. Support GSF... make it something more than "just a thing you do"... make it a competitive game... make it so you can officially see how you stack up against others... give rewards, titles, achievements for this... it can't POSSIBLY be harder than what it was for PvP to do this... and, if I remember correctly, you probably had the same staff, if not smaller, than what you do now... just have to get the hats to approve it. I think if you do this, boost the req a LITTLE, add shared q'ing (cross server) and possibly make GSF legacy wide with the ability to 'cash out' your req, I think you'll find there is a LOT more interest in this absolute GEM of a mini-game (yes, I love it... and continue to love it). ...and.. you might take a look at balance a bit, but that's debatable.

Just do the same things for GSF that you do for PvP... leaderboards, ranked, etc. You have enough people playing it to justify the equality... don't you?!!?

Hiya Bok! Long time no see! Most of us are on the imp side... well... the few that are on Harbie full time anyway... We're in DESPAIR (one hell of a GSF guild)... look us up!

Aw Tux... you're overlooking the need for some characters on your acct to have it and others to not have it. How's the gang?

Good lord... so glad to be on a server with a large population that knows how to play... more power to you and PoT5 brother! REMEMBER DECEMBER!!! (lol - had to)

Ya, I'll bet... when we left, we left a big hole. Not necessarily in skill, but definitely in quantity. I too RESPECT Scrab very much, but I'm astonished at the "legendary" status he has. He flies a very powerful scout... and flies it well, but not so well that he can't be beat. I consider him a friend so I mean that with the utmost respect, but let's not go overboard by proclaiming his sainthood. I actually very much agree with this - on all aspects. Nice to be mentioned, but when it comes down to it, ya, these threads are popularity contests.

Haven't posted in a while... been conquesting... this one really isn't a big deal, but hey, what the heck? Cekis - S-13 Sting - Despair - The Harbinger - 23 Kill Streak Ugh... had a 17 medal scout match too, but bah, stupid screenshot bug.

Ya... this likely isn't due to a legal restriction or a circumstance that is out of their control. It's probably due to a data or software issue they introduced with Strongholds. In that case, ya, they're liable.

Very true...