And those who don't have AIM.
I'll make sure to double the guard.
Back then there was a lot less moralizing ("I had the right to attack you but you didn't have the right to attack me!"), people just had fun stabbing each other in the back.
Actually, that's a rather isolated phenomenon. Its just easier to notice then people taking things calmly, like I do.
Back then people wrote less stories, but they wrote BETTER stories (seriously, to those who write 5 long stories per update in a NES: you are running out of interresting things to say!)
Again, people still sometimes write a few good stories, but lots of small stories are easier to notice. I do believe that the people still write, in general, the same amount of stories, of roughly the same quality. There's just more of those people.
Back then you didn't necessarily have to concentrate on giving exact military orders, in most nesses you could just count on your generals (I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing that this has changed, though).
Technically, my NES is supposed to be like this as well, hence military leadership. Detailed tactics are nice, but they can give lots of problems if something doesn't go according to the plan.
Back then there were nesses in which updates came DAILY! (The Legendary Neo Nes)
Yes, I miss those times as well though I never played in NeoNES (it came while I was absent, I believe).
There were less players, but you knew them all, you knew the playing style of EVERYONE! Nowdays, I don't know half of you people..
Well, personally I know most of them, not as sure about playing style though I have few problems there as well. Maybe you just didn't have enough time yet?
Back then there wasn't a preview thread or a reservation thread before each new NES (I think those preview threads are complete waste of everyone's time). People just joined when a NES started.
Yes, I liked that as well. Although they do give people time to think up some story ideas and stuff.
In the words of pan Andzjey Sapkowsky, "Something ends, something begins". Its not better or worse now, just different.
And now the 1st-generation players are laughing to a newb who thinks he is some sort of a veteran..
*Points fingers, laughs*
Which generation do we have now? 7th?
Anyways, things changed, this just became more massive in all regards, the quantity increased but the quality remained, essentially, the same. Details changed, the essence remained. All that has changed is the scope. [insert lots of analogical ramblings] Either way, this community is evolving, is becoming more complex, and I still do like it.
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