Should I?

[PoLiX]

Found this in my e-mail... sent bout 3hrs ago now.

 

!@#$%^&*o,

I'm Joe Blancato. I'm an !@#$%^&*ociate Editor at The Escapist

(http://www.escapistmagazine.com). I'm putting together an article on

games with a cult following, and I found my way over to Subspace

Central. I was wondering if I could talk to someone in charge of the

site and ask a few questions about the community and Subspace.

 

Thanks,

Joe

 

--

Joe Blancato

!@#$%^&*ociate Editor, Content

The Escapist Magazine

http://www.escapistmagazine.com

"Daily reminder, Thursday: Purchase feeble public access cable show, and exploit it. Gee, I feel sorry for whoever *that* is."

[»Rowen]

I'll talk to them if need be. I'm from WV.

[»D1st0rt]

go for it, do you want us to prepare you some recent development material to talk about?

[»Ceiu]

Definitely.

[PoLiX]

Well, I spoke with MikeTheNose, as he is current council leader, and him, ghost ship, and myself will probably talk with him. Ghost could REALLY give some insight on the VIE days, and we'd be able to give him one !@#$%^&* of a story. But if there is anything you'd really like us to talk about, lemme know, as I can make sure to include it.

 

It sounds like a small magazine/newsletter, but we could use the content from it, and begin our big PR spree again if all goes good.

[»freakmonger]

sounds good

[MikeTheNose]

Advertisements = More players = More people to listen to http://www.17thparallel.com/images/mikethenose/freak5.gifGravitronhttp://www.17thparallel.com/images/mikethenose/freak7.gif

 

 

Sounds cool to me.

[»Rowen]

I obey no council.

[jacob hunter!]

lol^

[Incomplete]

Advertisements = More players = More people to listen to http://www.17thparallel.com/images/mikethenose/freak5.gifGravitronhttp://www.17thparallel.com/images/mikethenose/freak7.gif

Agreed.

 

Just make sure they dont have anything negative to say about the game. You know what these kind of people are like.

[Gravitron]

Been reading The Escapist for years, great mag.

I loved their editorial about Origin.

 

You do realize I'm going to have to contact him, now.

[Dav]

I say go for it. It can only give us some new blood which this game desperatly needs.

[Cancer+]

I'm putting together an article on

games with a cult following

 

You sure he is going to talk "good" about us?

[rootbear75]

if you do talk good, or even bad, lemme know..

 

im gonna want a copy of that issue (if they print it)

[Incomplete]

I suppose even if it was bad news, its still a form of advertising.

 

Joe Blancato: SS the worst game in the world!

People: Wow really? it cant be that bad lets check it out

 

Or something like that

[Gravitron]

First of all, you're putting too much onto it.

If he's going to do a feature about games with cult following, then this is going to be the main article.

Features usually take up about 2-4 pages.

So SubSpace is likely to get half a page or so at most.

This isn't going to be an entire article just about SubSpace.

[rootbear75]

still, a half a page in a well read mag can do wonders

[PoLiX]

Exactly. Grav, we jokingly talked about having you involved, but sometimes you just get too out of control bro, even you have to admit that.

 

But yeah, we should be able to give him a pretty good insight on a lot of the game. GS on VIE, MTN on the development of m!@#$%^&* events and games, and Myself on the way the web community has shaped and changed over the years. Each of us have many years of high involvement in each, so should be able to cover any questions with good explanation. Obviously those won't be our only points, but just where we had a hand in shaping something or being involved in something in the community. And we're all 3 pretty level headed.

 

I'm not gonna stop you from giving insight though grav.

[rootbear75]

if he gets in interview, i am SO going to want to read that lol

[L.C.]

I say go for it. It can only give us some new blood which this game desperatly needs.

 

There have always been a few options to choose from:

1) Submit Continuum to Vapour Online (a Steam replica)

2) Submit Continuum to the Valve Steam Games, under the Free games listing

 

I suggest doing both 1 and 2. Just ignore what happened last time and give Continuum some fresh air to breath and gulp. I would submit Continuum to Vapour myself, but I'm out of energy to do it (but somehow enough to work on the DBZ Revival Project).

 

 

EDIT :: Bleh, figured I might as well do it now. I'm currently uploading unmodified Continuum files from the installer of subspace.net (installed it first, then grabbed the newly installed Continuum folder itself to use).

 

EDIT2 :: Done. Now I'm waiting for his reply. Got it all uploaded and everything, screenshots sent, description and such sent, etc. Gotta wait for it to appear on Vapour now, I think.

Edited May 30, 2007 by L.C.

[rootbear75]

link when ready

[Ghost Ship]

Sure, be happy to.

 

GS

[Shlazzer]

Do it. Can't do any harm. Current players won't leave if some article says the game is !@#$%^&*e

[Hakaku]

Yeah, nothing to lose. But I never quite viewed people as a "cult" following SubSpace/Continuum.

[Gravitron]

GS, I gave him your email and phone number (if that old gizzer num is still current).

P.S.

Thanks for leaving me to rot back there, you dirty old man.

 

P.P.S.

Polix, up yours.

I'm the only one here without any agenda and willing to tell the truth about EVERYTHING from ALL ASPECTS, my bias is really by far unbias compared to your dorks and I'm far more knowledgeable than most of you concerning this game and its similar cult followed games.

So, yeah, up yours.

 

Yeah, out of control...out of YOUR control.

OH NOES WE FEAR GRAV, HE"S NOT GOING TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT AND MIGHT SAY SOMETHING TRUTHFUL THAT"LL MAKE US LOOK BAD INSTEAD OF BEING A HYPOCRITE AND PRESENT US LIKE PURE PRISTINE WATER OH NOES MUST CENSOR HIM!