Too lazy to quote exactly, but the guy said something about "competing against other free games" That's the thing, free (quality) games are a rare thing... sure there are all these 'i'm bored I'll go spend 5 minutes on that stupid browser game', but other than that... Yes the game is very old and outdated, and this is exactly why we NEED a new client that would greatly expand the possibilities and bring the game in the 21st century. The current game's engine is great and devs used it with great creativity to push it to its limits, but we pretty much reached that limit now. I imagine a future client would bring us much more than a '2d spaceship game'... It would spawn a whole bunch of RPG's, racing games, sports games, puzzles, and whatever else. We already have all of this, but they all still have that 'I'm piloting a spaceship' feel. Also, just give subspace a major graphics overhaul (particle effects and crap), and you can have an awesome game. Hell, if we do make our own open-source client, we could even distribute it on steam for free or something.