Life expectancy of TW

[Jeansi]

Also, how long's this game been going altogether, roughly 10 years? Or longer?

From Epi's great history of TW:
"Subspace itself began as a project by programmers Jeff Paterson and Rod Humble. They were attempting to create a demonstration product for their employer, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (VIE) to show the viability of Internet gaming. With a somewhat working program in the form of online asteroids, the alpha test for Subspace (then called Sniper) began for selected people in December of 1995."

9 years more or less then.

[Denon]

Long live trees in space.

[Nickname]

TW and chaos will last the longest (obviously) but I don't think either will last more than 4 more years. People grow tired of it and retire and we don't seem to be bringing in new life.

[Mattey]

You guys just have your head's up your asses, more people play now than ever before. If TW dies it won't be because of inactivity, it will be due to lack of funds.

[Toasty]

I agree with Jerome...computers will become too advanced for SS....than I'll probably be playing it on my cell phone in about 5 years or so..

wouldnt it be hard to aim and use repels or bursts...?

[Mr. Peanuts]

And when TW dies because of a lack of funding, guaranteed, someone else will copy the zone as best they can, but the original TW will never be bettered.

[Blue Thunder]

5 yrs ago when i first started playing, the average amount of people that played Tw was 200 - 250 people. It is now 500-600. TW will not die to lack of interest. There will ALWAYS be people there to play it, and bring more people in. If you are worried about it dying due to lack of interest tho, then i suggest u put flyers up and down ur high school/college/work hallways advertising the game and bring in more people. Yes, there will ALWAYS be people there to play it. Honestly, this game wont die.

[Project]

I think SS should go to Pay 2 Play. You know how many desperate nerds would be willing to shell out $15 a year to feed their spaceship blasting addictions?

[Toasty]

I think SS should go to Pay 2 Play. You know how many desperate nerds would be willing to shell out $15 a year to feed their spaceship blasting addictions?

That would decrease the population of subspace alot, the idea didnt work before, why would it work now?

[Hero*]

wouldnt it be hard to aim and use repels or bursts...?

but cell phones wont be cell phones, theyll be computers

[Vantage]

tw is fucking ancient... mr t ancient

[aLi_G]

sigh you fudge packers, who the fuck cares how long tw is gonna last for, all of you play tw and im sure have fun being gay on it to so why even care when tw dies, just think about the present not the future because the future is not predictable. Like those dumbfucks on the wether channel.

[Twerp]

but cell phones wont be cell phones, theyll be computers

Life of a computer:
(Past) Takes up entire room

(Present) Fits neatly on a desk

(Future) Size of cell phone

[Rogue]

but cell phones wont be cell phones, theyll be computers

LOL...exactly

[Vantage]

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