How long have you been playing?

[Farren Kutter]

How long you mean Leama? And I agree, don't turn this into anything but what it is Tis a simple thing, don't make it complicated :/

A few of the old players seem to be coming back though

[Waterman]

Xillix,

Thank you for taking a moment of your valuable time to talk to me. I always hear how all the old players are gone and how the game has changed. (I wonder how it has changed) I wanted to see if this is in fact correct.

Be well,

Leama.

This thread is for the people to answer, “How have you been playing?” Please do not go off topic. I would love to see a thread for people to state how they think the game has changed or evolved over the years and why: both the physical game and the players themselves.

 
Thank you,

Leama.

You're a bit contradictory here...

[Tuxide]

Sometime during Fall 2002, I don't remember exactly what month any more.  No, my Rings of the Past are not for sale.

[Sangwa]

Xillix,

Thank you for taking a moment of your valuable time to talk to me. I always hear how all the old players are gone and how the game has changed. (I wonder how it has changed) I wanted to see if this is in fact correct.

Be well,

Leama.

This thread is for the people to answer, “How have you been playing?” Please do not go off topic. I would love to see a thread for people to state how they think the game has changed or evolved over the years and why: both the physical game and the players themselves.

 
Thank you,

Leama.

You're a bit contradictory here...

Indeed. I actually started on it on her behalf.

[Waylander]

Eh.  I disagree.  Not much has changed since the game became playable.  And by playable I mean you didn't fall through the ground every 5 seconds.

Perhaps for you but, for many people the game is nothing like it used to be.  From friends gone to guilds dispersed.  The game has taken on a much less community driven approach than it had when I was a noob.

And Leama just wants the primary focus to be on how long people have been playing and wants to make sure that that topic isn't lost in the much larger "what has changed" topic.

stop being so picky, people

[CadRipper]

April 2003 though I'm not really playing anymore.

Leama I would happily turn this into a poll but it seems many have already posted.

Sounds like a good idea, is it possible to simply change the type of this thread to a poll and keep the posts?


*looks around* Oh. So it's Waylander now?

Maybe it's simply because the community is bigger that old players feel that way. Much has been written on the "gone/change" issue in these forums, Leama, it's not an easy one.

[Waterman]

And Leama just wants the primary focus to be on how long people have been playing and wants to make sure that that topic isn't lost in the much larger "what has changed" topic.

stop being so picky, people

Uh.  Sangwa was replying to her post.  I think it's a bit disrespectful to criticize someone for being off-topic when he was just trying to give his perspective on an issue she brought up...that's all.

April 2003 though I'm not really playing anymore.

Hey Cad, good to see ya.  (This is Kiern, btw)

[Leama]

Waterman,

I certainly think we have a voice here in these forums, for that matter that is what they are for. Many threads go off topic and loose their appeal and I did not want that to happen here. All I was interested in seeing in this thread is how long people have been playing because it seemed to me that many ‘older’ players are now gone from what I read in the RIP section. From this I did want to do a thread of the opinions of people and how the game has changed in the time they have played. That is another day though. I hope many more people will respond to this thread first. I had also hoped that my thread ‘say thank you’ would have gotten a bigger response also. My threads are written here for both the interest of the players and the game.

Thank you all who have responded to my posts. I miss you all in game greatly and I wish all my friends well.

Leama

[CadRipper]

Hey Kiern, glad you're still there! Stirring trouble again, eh?
What with you all? No wonder there's a feeling oldbies are leaving. They're simply changing name!

Leama, I'm looking forward to this thread you're brewing, could be interesting to compare the opinions of different "generations". Expect some rantings and ramblings though! (but isn't that what we all love to do from time to time?)

[Waterman]

Fair enough, Leama.  I am still curious as to what constitutes "playing" Planeshift though.  Because there was a community back before there was even a released version of the game (with guilds, etc.), does that count?

Hey Kiern, glad you're still there! Stirring trouble again, eh?
What with you all? No wonder there's a feeling oldbies are leaving. They're simply changing name!

I thought it was silly to have a fantasy name when I didn't play the game, and I also decided not to leave the Off-Topic forum since I'm not qualified to discuss Planeshift as it is now.  So in essence, Kiern is gone.

[Leama]

Waterman,

By playing I mean taking part in the game as a player. I know some people are part of ‘teams’ whereby they work in PS and do not play. For this thread I wanted to see if there were many people still playing from years gone by. Again I mean actively going in the game to play, be it power leveling or role playing. So therefore by using the word ‘play’ I mean having an active presence in game. As for myself I have an active presence in the forums only because I no longer play the game, therefore I have a begin date and an end date. If the day ever comes when I can play again, I would gladly come back here and write a new start date.

So I ask this: How long have you had an active presence in the game of Planeshift?

Thank you,

Leama.

[Ecolem]

i joined on September 11 2004

[Waylander]

*looks around* Oh. So it's Waylander now?

Yes, and I usually go by Khado (Cadoras... Cad... Cado... Khado)

I got tired with being angry at people who called me Cad xP

[Rheos]

Since early 2006, Can't be sure as my verification e-mail has long since disappeared. 

Rheos

[Waterman]

By playing I mean taking part in the game as a player. I know some people are part of ‘teams’ whereby they work in PS and do not play. For this thread I wanted to see if there were many people still playing from years gone by. Again I mean actively going in the game to play, be it power leveling or role playing. So therefore by using the word ‘play’ I mean having an active presence in game. As for myself I have an active presence in the forums only because I no longer play the game, therefore I have a begin date and an end date. If the day ever comes when I can play again, I would gladly come back here and write a new start date

Makes sense.  Ok then, take my original answer and change it to "never".

Yes, and I usually go by Khado (Cadoras... Cad... Cado... Khado)

You were Nurahk?  I didn't know that.  Would've picked on him more.

As for me, if I ever change names again it will be back to "Kiern".  But that won't be happening.