I would like to point out one very positive aspect of this server.
Although the lack of change in the shiplist had some bad effects, it had one very positive on in my view. The pliots new to SFC II got the chance to have a good learning experience. Rather than being overwhelmed by a constant variety of foes of different races and differnt ship classes with differnt weapons, powercurbs and tactics, they were able to confront essentially the same types of foe. This allowed them to get alot of practice and take note of what tactics worked and which ones didn't and adjust their flying style. I noticed a remarkable improvement over such a short amount of time which one would not normally see on a more standard server.
Of particular note was alphageek who while at servers start seemed a typical new pilot, was by server end a foe who had to be respected. I salute her and the other new pilots who stuck with it and improved their game by serious degrees. I also salute pilots such as Risky who helped to instruct these new pilots and make them into a much more deadly force.
Although I think that such a limited shiplist will unlikely be used on serious servers for a 3 week period again, I do hope some consideration be given to use of such a list for some fun instructional servers to achieve a similar benefit so that new pilots, as well as those unfamiliar to certain races, have a chance to get some extensive practice in a relatively controlled environment.
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