Its the end of the world as we know it.... but I don't feel fine.

You know... I was wrong. I'm ugly enough to admit that. The game died. I wanted to be positive & because I loved the game so intensely, I thought others would see the huge potential if marketed to, but didn't cater for those that perhaps didn't know a good thing when they saw it. I think those that continually wallowed in their dislike of the game, or elements therein, didn't help things. But then, they would disagree. It matters little now.

I still don't see why it couldn't return to Beta as a paying concern- effectively people also paying to test the FM12 etc ME's... those charges can get passed on to offset etc. I have seen some reasoning 'why not', but a clean slate Beta after so much learnt- and knowing the game is a huge potential- seems an opportunity too good to turn down. Its not a queston, maybe just the ramblings of someone feeling let down and wondering what the hell will replace such an awesome game and people I have chatted to over the last 2 years+.

Thanks SI for an awesome game. I still feel sick its ending, and for that I hate you too. You gave up. You admit is had massive potential, but ran away. You mention FMO as a great next thing, but know this game was a massive bomb of potential. FMO will need testing and related costs. The opportunity to actually offset those costs were here with many willing to pay to do that for you. That is a true testament to how much faith the gamers had in the potential & far outweights the faith SI had in the game themselves.

Nothing lasts for ever. This was a blast. Thanks to the Mods, Orgs, CH's and all that contributed ingame...in essence, the heart and soul of the game. The ones I will miss. Thanks to all the SI staff for making me resent working for a living even more than I had to, when I really just wanted to be playing.

It was the best game I have ever played, and it failed. Damn, I can only imagine what the game that succeeds would look like.....