well... it was about 5 Years ago... My friend recomended me this game - as great adventure and option of thousands options...
First I was not amused - becouse I never like much a space shooters or space ships simulators.
But one day when I was boring I install the game.
And I do not regret it... It is Awesome! that grafic and gameplay... and the storyline...
First I play only in orginal version - and I finish several times, but Single Player was quite boring after finish a main story.
So I left the game... but two Years later, when I watched Cowboy Bebop, I want to play again... So I instal the game, but after a finish the main story I decided to look out for some extra quests - while digging in the web I find info that one mod add Spike Fighter - so i dig some more about Freelancer mods and addons...
and thats I find the Discovery! first I play in some Australia Server - but becouse the lags I was forced to change the server, I play for a while in Berlin, USA and Discovery of Discovery - and finnaly I end in Discovery RP 24/7....
I fly with You guys over a 1,5 or even 2 years (with some breaks) and I enjoy the stay here...