GalNet News Round Up - 4 November 3308

[Rubbernuke]

Clearly people appreciate your work, Paul, but to me it just seem like you trivialised the whole Elite narrative and threw a bucket of water over a game which stands or falls on it's atmosphere.

Paul needs to go the opposite next week, and channel his inner WH40K and tune into grimdarkFM.

 

[angusmadmac1]

Who ? What ? Where is Sally?

 

[Yuri John]

 

[aRJay]

Greetings Commanders!

Cease your wailing and tears, I'm back! As reality continues its slow decline into oblivion, it's time to take another look at what's been going on in the Universe!
…

Well as long as the decline is slow enough that is good news.

 

[LeatheryEggs]

I'd love it so much if these were in game somehow

 

[zimms]

I'd love it so much if these were in game somehow

I can see Paul spamming system chat in ShinDez.

 

[Rainbro]

and try to figure out where humanity went wrong.

 

[Rubbernuke]

 

[Alec Turner]

Clearly people appreciate your work, Paul, but to me it just seem like you trivialised the whole Elite narrative and threw a bucket of water over a game which stands or falls on it's atmosphere.

I'm actually glad someone came out and said this. Much as I like Paul's often pretty funny take on the news you're also right. I guess it's just falling in line with the current forum meta - which is to trivialise everything. God help anyone who tries to say anything serious here these days. Turns out it is just a game. Shame in a way, I quite liked pretending it was more important than that occasionally. I guess the thing to remember is that Paul's take on the news is not canon (despite it's Frontier stamp of approval), and can be ignored if it's not to our liking.

 

[DrinkyBird]

Some people will complain no matter what the CMs do or don't do.
Can't please everyone.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttttt....you kind of (kind of ) do have this in game (occasionally) with Flint "Firemaker" Lafosse.

In earlier games you also had Fed / Imp specific newsfeeds and extending the idea could have more eccentric takes.

But honestly: this is a forum and its a CM doing a personal take on another roundup which is 100% straight faced (and linked). If you don't like it

 

[Rat Catcher]

I really like Paul's approach to delivering the news roundup, but will excuse myself with the fact that I only take serious things seriously, and prefer to laugh rather than complain how terrible things are.

Just me, I guess!

 

[Angus]

I'm actually glad someone came out and said this. Much as I like Paul's often pretty funny take on the news you're also right. I guess it's just falling in line with the current forum meta - which is to trivialise everything. God help anyone who tries to say anything serious here these days. Turns out it is just a game. Shame in a way, I quite liked pretending it was more important than that occasionally. I guess the thing to remember is that Paul's take on the news is not canon (despite it's Frontier stamp of approval), and can be ignored if it's not to our liking.

Glad it's not just me, Alec. I was kind of expecting to be torn to shreds.