[quote='Anaximander' pid='1309162' dateline='1363180776']
He's not the one knocking out the server, apparently.
Ah my bad, I read the thread he put up the same day the server crashed. It seemed to me like he likely had something to do with it, clearly being someone who hates this community apparently. But I go back to what some of you had mentioned about being able to acquire the 'best' ships with almost no hassle. Maybe a new ranking system is in order, so that you really do have to put a big effort and not just a lot of credits into buying that Zoner Nephy. I've only been around for 4.86 but I had heard that such mechanisms existed in the past, where the only way you were going to get that big ol dreddy was though good role-play and making a contribution to the overall game play. I also want to bump my an idea from my previous post about promoting the game more, starting within with the close to 12,000 members registered with the forums. I doubt Disco has 12,000 active players right now, maybe we can get a few old boys (and girls ) back somehow.
I'll close with a brief testimonial about myself and why I play here.
I used to hate online games. Especially any of that WoW garbage or anything related to the fantasy genre. It seemed like no matter how good I was at anything I'd take it online and get killed in every match, every battle, every day. So I crawled into a hole for over a year and modded the crap out of x3 until it broke my compy xD. Realizing that I couldn't go any further with that game (Its basically RPing with yourself, you set your own goals to 'beat' that game, I don't recommend it unless your the kind of person who has a huge model train set in the basement that nobody's allowed to see) I set out to find something a little more fun. Ala, freelancer. I played the vanilla for 2-3 months before I even looked at modding it. Then after I got disco I played single player with no story for another 2-3 months. My expectations were that as soon as I pressed the multiplayer button I'd be thrown into a world where I'd be dead in less than 5mins in my starflier, Expecting pirates and douchbags at every corner. But when I took that plunge I couldn't believe how wrong (and right ) I was. I've never seen a gaming community where the average person, no matter if they were LNS or Rouge or whatever, wanted to help new players build themselves up and get good. Just to better the overall community. Most other games you just get told to 'slot off' and the 'get out of here n00b' mentality. But Disco is different. I found acceptance here for all players of all skill levels, as long as your contribution is positive, you're supported. I'm an English teacher (in training) and I lack the words to describe the majority of you. I'd do anything in my power to keep this thing going for another 10 years. Its too great and unique to just give up on. (I'm going to stop here before I get all tear'd up)
But kudos to you all, I've never felt like I've belonged to a online community like I feel here!
) back somehow. 
) I was. I've never seen a gaming community where the average person, no matter if they were LNS or Rouge or whatever, wanted to help new players build themselves up and get good. Just to better the overall community. Most other games you just get told to 'slot off' and the 'get out of here n00b' mentality. But Disco is different. I found acceptance here for all players of all skill levels, as long as your contribution is positive, you're supported. I'm an English teacher (in training) and I lack the words to describe the majority of you. I'd do anything in my power to keep this thing going for another 10 years. Its too great and unique to just give up on. (I'm going to stop here before I get all tear'd up)![[Image: b5V0VAH.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/b5V0VAH.gif)