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It's 11:27pm US Central Time on Thursday, November 17th. My galaxay and alliance have incoming reported, and not much response on IRC.

I can say, with a tremendous amount of confidence, that my phone will ring in 2-4 hours. Munin is evil, and still has my number. I avoid the call and "go back to sleep".

In May, I'll be 32. I've "played' off and on since before Christmas 2000 (r3). Mostly "off" as of lately--see above about phone calls at night. I am "playing" this round because it's free, and to play as an Ascendancy "support" planet. No escorts, not a scanner, but 3x defense fleets when it's not inconvenient. Also, it's "free", and let's see how it's changed.

Which brings me to this thread.

What in the **** is the point of a "game" that's effectively "played" when everyone is asleep?
Hell, I bet even Theamion doesn't play anymore, as a case and point (hi Theam).

This whole venture is completely failed if the core aspect of is doesn't change. I, along with many other much better players, have offered suggestions to fix these issues.

There's still shy of 1200 planets, so people are sticking around for something...the sleep deprivation surely can't be motivation enough, can it?

I've moved on to another game that at least has graphics. I can get myself ****ed over at any time, yet I can still sleep at night.


TL;DR: I find it hard to believe in 2011 that young people still find this interesting, or that "old" people like me still get out of bed for a spreadsheet-war.

Going back to my hole now, flame away.