I don’t disagree. I’m not a programmer/coder nor was I around when bots became highly predominant and necessary to maintain gameplay. But what I do know is that if you can bring people back to the game then the bots should disappear proportionally. It’s just like the real world in that we’re replacing jobs/positions with bots. That’s why I feel like the way forward is to bring in a new generation to go backwards. If that makes any sense.

See above. I’ve been around a while. I’ve literally used the tag/handle “Solaria” in some fashion for every game/username I’ve ever played. I saw another thread with some of the oldest/youngest players of the game. I believe I was around 12 when I first saw my uncle playing Earth: 2025. I created an account on dial-up internet the moment I went home. Actually created a Utopia account too.

Here’s my point. The game died. It died because of the very same reason that I left years later; games with graphics. In that same weekend I was playing Nintendo 64 Golden Eye 007 on a 72 inch projection screen tv. That was also awesome. And obviously a lot more people wanted that. Only the hardcore remained it seemed.

But there was something about a text based MMO that drew me in. Now, almost 27 years later I’m still here. Off and on albeit. After starting back in a few years ago I think I found the answer as to why it remains. Community. All of you. There’s friendship. Rivalry. Camaraderie. Trust that this game will still provide entertainment and a sense of nostalgia and belonging.

So, my point is, it really shouldn’t be personal. Maybe it’s not and I may be reading these threads too literally. But at the end of the day, we’re all sort of torch-bearers. If we want the game to not “un-alive”, maybe we can continue to bring people in and see it for what it really is. A way to build community. Show it to your kids. If an 8-bit game can influence these young minds, why not some words, math, algorithms, and interaction?

The first round of Earth: 2025 was held in October, 1996 and was developed by Solaria Games, created by Mehul Patel. Solaria Games also began offering non-game services such as e-cards and message boards in 1997. With these non-game related services, it broadened the scope of Solaria and rebranded itself Solaria Interactive. Following the rebranding came a MMOBG called Utopia. Solaria Interactive experienced increased popularity due to the birth of Utopia. With the two anchor MMOBGs of Earth: 2025 and Utopia gaining new players, Solaria Interactive renamed itself Echelon Entertainment in January, 1999. Though the company continued to add new services and features to its site, Earth: 2025 and Utopia still maintained the highest interest from users. In May 2000, Echelon Entertainment became Swirve.com, Inc., and later transitioned owners, Swirve being sold by Mehul to Jolt/OMAC Industries in 2008. The game evolved fairly continually at first, but later stagnated, and virtually no changes were made once Mehul sold the game.

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Seemed to work pretty well this set for me. And you definitely sound like a professional fluffer.

What is a forum? Is this where M4D comes to drown their sorrows for sucking so bad? Jw.

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I could see this becoming WAY too competitive. Everyone would probably gang up on LaF. I played this game back in the 90s and took over a 15 year hiatus because I kept spawn dying from you campers. I feel it would stagnate, as we’d all be hitting each other and it would just turn into a retal-fest. Again, I haven’t been around as long as some of you, but I’m down for whatever. Oh, it probably won’t draw new attention unless we make it graphic-based, which my @$$ would be down for. Don’t get excited Coalie, that wasn’t an offer.

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