Originally Posted by
FuzzySpider
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Chosen at all is the problem. I hoped to be playing in a universe that felt real. A universe that was simulated to behave in a way that felt believable. We all played the old Elite games to roleplay as traders, pirates, smugglers, whatever, we didn't play for contest or competition. It was about living another life, not about supporting some online social infrastructure and participating in forums and such.
The notion that a power will rise in in the galaxy, not through conquest or violence, not through trade or negotiation, not through espionage or sabotage, but through emails and forum posts not even taking place in the game completely and utterly obliterates any idea that this universe is a place where you can "live another life".