What happened to SimCountry? (Little Upsilon)

I'd be very, very happy with Level 3+ can attack Level 3+ on all worlds.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I'd like to comment on the Fed situation.

In '08, when I left, feds were an integral part of the game. Those who have mentioned the camaraderie, etc. are so right.

I rejoined when I got the "play free forever" email advertisement. I became a full member because I wanted to see if I could reconnect with some of my old fedmates, regain the sense of community, and so on. If there is any disappointment on my side, it is that there isn't that sort of thing any more. It's a bit like sitting at your pc playing against an AI.

Feds weren't just about war. They took new players, taught them, helped them to understand the nuances of the game, and gave them a sense of belonging. It can be very intimidating to a newb to step into a game with 11,000 players and try to blend in. You could be an econ player within a fed, or a war player, or a combo. An econ player needed the basic defenses and a couple air wings to throw into the common defense, that's all.

I miss that segment of the game. I miss the forum sabre rattling, the diplomacy, the rushing to plug the hole if one of your fedmates "went rogue".

I won't be hypocritical. I'm an econ player this time around. So, as I say, I don't have a dog in this. But some of the flavor that made SC special is missing now.

And for what it's worth, and I'm not trying to blast anyone, I think that since FB is the "war world", then that's what it should be. I'm not a competent war player, that's why I'll never go to FB. My opinion is that there should be one world where things are a free for all, so removing war levels from FB seems reasonable. "Enter at your own risk" as the saying goes.

Just my 4 cents worth (inflation).

I do miss you awl tu I haven't logged in for a few weeks but I couldn't resist checking in on what you awl were up to.

As far as being a GM,, Sunny, thank you for the compliment, but an entire horde of players would disagree. But they are mistaking 'me' for the context of 'me that plays the game'. I wouldn't mind being a chat moderator, although most of my troubles have arisen from chat, I call that interaction while others call it behavior that detracts from the general chat experience for other users. Personally, the lack of a dedicated moderator chat has deteriorated and most players that would normally hang around were put off by some truly disruptive behavior a while back. But chat has played a vital part in the retention of new members and the growing attachment that many players(especially myself) have come to have with this game. I don't think it was necessarily the game that is so hard to walk away from as opposed to the many distinct and genuine personalities one would meet here.

SimCountry gave me an 'international' experience with many people I would never have contact with otherwise. The depth of conversation in and out of the game with players from outside the United States has been rewarding and informative. Being so close as a keystroke to people who are thousands of miles and cultures away has its own rewards if you are the type to appreciate something like that.


Ohh, and uhhhh, Where's LH? AND I STILL GOT GOLD COINS FER SAYLE

Ill take your gold coins for sale, LOL changing the subject here, but i would like to buy your gold coins Psycho_Honey , thanks, and just some advice, i remember playing back in 08 for about 6 months it was fun as it is fun today, things change and something i do want to add is that, mabey the GM should not focus on space and space wars, mabey the GM's should focus more on simcountry not space. Cheers to all.

Leave space for trading not for wars, and focus more and land wars, adding space wars will b like adding another floor to a house when the first floor still needs to be updated to code.

Oh forgot something, Psycho_Honey message me and ill buy your gold coins.!!! Cheers.

Oh sorry one more thing, mabey the way to fix the war levels and get more people to war level 3 would be to do the unthinkable!!! For reaching war level 3 a player is given 300 gold coins. That might get things going. Cheers for the last time promise.

I will drop you a line Q. Long time no see.

Oh, and whatever happened to simcountry IRC... you know... the one SimCountry is supposed to host? And why has this been placed behind all the rest of these recent and not so recent changes?

Ha Ha Ha.

You are just chickens.

FB allows anyone to fight anyone else at whatever level except for protecting new players in low levels.

and yet, you are not there to fight.
you just don't want to take the risk.

and also, these C3 countries are probably too much of a war effort. noobs used to be easier to kill and rob.

this is why you don't fight.

Psycho Honey:

you hate it so much and you promised to leave us months ago, and yet, you are here all the time.
(I just cut and paste this from a previous time).

My account hasn't expired. I haven't logged in for a few weeks until a few days ago. I will continue to log in until I have either sold the remainder of my gold coins or my account expires, whichever comes first.