Woops! Jeff, I sent a message to C-Los when it arrived, like two days ago, but I forgot to send you one! Sorry, I'd cleaned out my PM folder (way too many in there!)
I've been getting myself blown up by the computer for the past two days on GFZ, although as of yet a human has not blown me up.
Wanderer, I'm an old-timer who's been playing mostly SFC3 lately, but recently got the urge to go back to my roots (thanks again, C-los and Capt. Jeff!). I started playing on Mplayer in March of 2000 with SFC1 and was part of the old Starlance league (very crappy pilot, only made exp 5). I started out with the old USFC fleet and then transferred to FBF (Federation Blue Fleet) after that. I hated the change to gamespy and that was a large reason why I quit playing for a while (that and the fact that the D2 wasn't nearly as good as it is now).
I almost always fly fed, though, unless feds aren't in the campaign. Then I usually go with an Alliance race (flying Hydran on the GFZ right now). I am patiently waiting, though, for the chance to chase J'inn around the map, just for pete's sake.