You and I arrived on the boards about the same time, as I recall, along with Lt Dan
I had been playing a year before I joined the saltiest, most irreverent gaming forum around. I really like the vibe of this place.
In those four years I've 'only' logged about 1600 hours in Elite. Each spring I play at high burn for four months or so, then burn out a bit, and move on to other games and sims before picking it up again come next spring. I'm hoping Odyssey keeps me around in to summer this time. To add to this year's staying power I am trying to mix it up a bit rather than just do Elite full-time. For example I have a career going in the Trigger Maru mod for SH4, commanding USS Bowfin in the western approches to Truk at the mo. By mixing in stuff like that I hope to extend this year's Elite play. I know some commanders are full timers, but I just can't do it in Elite. Gotta mix it up from time to time. Maybe that Cutter will play a part?