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Gradius - ex-Student  |
Hey guys I was just reading Exar's goodbye speech and I noticed that aside from being stripped of his LK position, he doesn't like the way the Academy has turned out. I was just curious, how different is it now then from when Exar had first joined? How bad has it really gotten, if at all? _______________ - Proud padawan of Kueller. - We really are at the beginning of it all. The trick, of course, is to make sure we never find the end. - Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything - <gen-e-sis-happy> Liek, you can train, liek, a n00b, but he'll just be a trained n00b... --> Wise words! - "daer SOE me likes your a company i am having your some money for letting me do stuff cos mes the best amd i do it all meself" - Slider |
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*puts the dunce hat on renee's head* CORNER! NOW!  |
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Vier'na - Ex-Student 
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 _______________ "Throughout life, one should not miss any chance to hold on to the things that are really precious... if one is truely wise" |
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well TOUGH! go sit in the corner! |
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Vier'na - Ex-Student
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i like it here! _______________ "Throughout life, one should not miss any chance to hold on to the things that are really precious... if one is truely wise" |
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Halendor - Ex-Student 
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Yeah, I like the old map better too. The older versions though, without the lost temple. Just matrix, platform, pit and two floors. It was more manageable, and nobody wondered 'where everyone was' back then  |
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Nitram - Ex-Student 
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Quote: I don't know what you mean with influence, but yeah our map is and always have been rather popular in the JK world, both the JKII Maps by DOM and the JK:JA one by Virtue are used on a lot of servers What i ment was that a map itself can have a big influence on a community as well, both academy maps (JK2 official and JA official) are the best maps ive ever playd. But between them is a big difference, the JK2-TJA map was much more up close and personel, and the JA-TJA map is much bigger, with all those different rooms and huge space etc. I think this had a change on it as well. The best maps ever in the JK serie are in my eyes: 1 TJA official map JK2 2 TJA official map JA 3 Bespin_Streets (JK2) _______________ Please Lord forgive me, for I know now what I have done... This comment was edited by Nitram on Apr 27 2004 11:22am. |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
I already said I'm a midbie. |
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Halendor - Ex-Student 
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Let's not blow this thing up Jacen and James. You're both not oldbies, face it |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
Quote: Actually no, because I remember the time when Jacen first popped onto the scene So? I remember when Katan joined too, and that was only a week or two after I'd joined. |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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Hmm, Doobie, I agree with you there to an extent. But, personally, I - for whatever reason, and I'm not going into it now - don't find the 'modern' JA as much fun as the 'oldbie' JA. Of course there are people that feel differently and people who agree, but whatever, we're here now and we do have to either make the best of it - or leave. Those are the only options And I'm trying to make the best of it. _______________ Website |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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i think the biggest change is that now I've found that I can get away with whacking people upside the head (*me whacks Aratan upside the head*) and kicking people in the shins (*me kicks Orion in the shins*)! But seriously... things evolve. To people who think the "old" JA was better... I love the old JA, the intimacy, comraderie, and closeness we all had, and of course I still love the Lost Temple (which is now quite literally lost... Dom lost the source files in a computer meltdown a while back). But we're really not all that different, you're just grizzled old veterans. The newness and thrill has worn off, I'm guessing, and plus we all have a tendency to remember things at the extremes, either better or worse than they really are. But I have a feeling we're about to enter a new golden age... it's called summer. That's when everyone's free from school, the servers and IRC are filled with people, and something fun and crazy happens every day. If you don't like the game itself... well, I personally don't get that much enjoyment out of playing either game, but I stick around because I know for a fact that there is absolutely NO better place on the internet, besides maybe the CEO of the moneypit known as Google  _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
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JamesF1 - Student
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Actually no, because I remember the time when Jacen first popped onto the scene And yes, I do remember when there were no forums _______________ Website |
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Halendor - Ex-Student
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James, you contradicted yourself there. First, you say that Jacen is no oldbie. Then you say you've only joined a few weeks after Exar. If that's true, Jacen might have joined a few weeks after you as well. And it's ridiculous to not look at profile number. They give a perfectly clear indication of when you joined and how long you've therefore been with the Academy. Unless, as you say, you've re-registered. I don't see a reason why you would want to do that, though. Does anyone remember the time there were no forums?  |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
Quote: I joined only a few weeks (max) after Exar, and I'm this whole bunch further down the numbers than him Huh? Whole bunch further down the numbers than him? |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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Quote: You are no oldbie either, James. Your profile number is 800 lower than mine, in the 1500's. That's not oldbie. It's midbie. Just like me. Who says this was my original account? And don't take profile numbers as an indication, I joined only a few weeks (max) after Exar, and I'm this whole bunch further down the numbers than him And I'm not getting into an arguement or a debate - whatever. _______________ Website This comment was edited by JamesF1 on Apr 26 2004 06:58pm. |
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Halendor - Ex-Student
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Why does it suck? I think it's an honour for us (and especially DOM/Virtue) that their maps are so widely played |
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Rogue - Student 
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That sucks. The maps we use here should be only be used here, its one of the things In my opinion that makes the Academy great  _______________ I was a child when I joined the JA...scary. |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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I don't know what you mean with influence, but yeah our map is and always have been rather popular in the JK world, both the JKII Maps by DOM and the JK:JA one by Virtue are used on a lot of servers |
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Nitram - Ex-Student 
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Is there any1 who agrees with me that the map of TJA has a big influence as well? _______________ Please Lord forgive me, for I know now what I have done... |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student 
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James & Jacen no need to start a fight about this _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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o2b - Student 
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Sometimes I wonder how many people prefer JK2 to JK3 because they were expecting JK3 to *look* different. I know I was suprised when I found JK3 looked and almost played exactly the same. It just makes me wonder if people don't like JK3 as much because of their mindset. But anyway...back on the post's original topic... Why is it different from these early days? Sure we've got a lot more people, but what has changed? This comment was edited by o2b on Apr 26 2004 08:00am. |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
You are no oldbie either, James. Your profile number is 800 lower than mine, in the 1500's. That's not oldbie. It's midbie. Just like me. |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student 
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Quote: I loved the old days on Advent2, during the summer holiday (I know that's not REALLY old, but it's still old days for me). I love JK2, that's why, I think. I dislike JK3... it doesn't have the right feel... Great times, BUT YOU'RE NO OLDBIE James you've turned into an obsessed oldbie-wannabe  _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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Anakin Skywalker - Ex-Student 
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Well said Master Lew. What i wanted to say is, this Place, The Academy, is something more than just a server and some classes where we learn how to play JKA, we make friends here, Let's take an example, MonkaiMan, i didnt knew him before i joined the academy, after i got to know him, he is the coolest person i ever meet, not only MonkaiMan tho its just an example. Another is KaTaN. Is such a cool guy, he can make laugh when i am down and im glad to know him, another one xAnAtOs and Nimravus or kessler. So many many poeple that can make me smile when im down and bored. I was really thinking of giving up on playing online games, but i found this, went to see how it was, and look at me, i'm *addicted* to this place lol. Anyway, My point here is, this is much more than just an Academy, is a place where you make friends and have fun online. New@JKA _______________ I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children, too! They're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals! I HATE THEM! One day I will be the strongest Jedi ever, I will even know how to bring poeple back from death. |
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JamesF1 - Student
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Quote: I loved the old days on Advent2, during the summer holiday (I know that's not REALLY old, but it's still old days for me). I love JK2, that's why, I think. I dislike JK3... it doesn't have the right feel... Great times, BUT YOU'RE NO OLDBIE _______________ Website |
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