Topic: Star Fleet Battles Online (Read 5491 times)

Scottish Andy · « **on:** June 08, 2012, 08:43:27 am »

Anyone here want to play Star Fleet Battles Online with me? Currently all I use it for is haphazard research for stories. It'd be cool to have a real battle with someone I know.

http://www.sfbonline.com/index.jsp

Scottish Andy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2012, 05:04:07 pm »

*sigh*

61 views and not a single reply. The silent majority speak.

FPF-Tobin Dax · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2012, 05:52:50 pm »

Load up SFC:EAW or OP and I'll give you a match. PM me if yo want to.

Strat · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2012, 06:20:35 pm »

There are a few people active in OP on the GameRanger multiplayer client. Mostly fridays + weekend evenings.

Grim Reaper · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2012, 10:35:32 am »

I would, especially since we are nearly in the same time zone, but damn that is a lot of $$ for a sim.

FA Frey XC · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2012, 01:09:12 am »

I think it's more because of Amarillo Design Bureau's snub of D.Net and thus the communities reluctance to support anything involving them.

*shrugs*

It's with good reason, but that may change soon.. hopefully.

Regards,

Captain Sharp · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2012, 07:05:21 pm »

Went to the site. Looks pretty tedious.

--rog

Scottish Andy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2012, 10:47:55 am »

Thanks Tobin & Strat. Unfortunately my desktop just broke and I don't know how to fix it yet. I have SCF:OP installed there, and I don't want to put it on my work laptop. I'll check out the GameRanger client.

Ah, Rog... This from the RPG guy. How many rules and set up requirements does an average RPG have?

Andromeda · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:16:31 pm »

I am not on SFBOL, but I'd consider it. Right now, I can only play via email, so it's an improvement. I read the site stuff and I can credit you as a referrer with your callsign.

Scottish Andy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2012, 09:56:42 am »

Thanks Rommie.

As always, my call sign is "Scottish_Andy".

Captain Sharp · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2012, 08:37:06 pm »

Quote from: Scottish Andy on June 20, 2012, 10:47:55 am

Ah, Rog... This from the RPG guy. How many rules and set up requirements does an average RPG have?

I'm the D&D guy who never buys the DMG...because there's nothing in there I need. I learn the basics and go on. Also prefer RPG's with FEWER rule sets. Because they're not tedious.

--guv (Rog)

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2012, 02:32:25 pm »

SFB is a products of the gaming industry in the '70's and early '80s. Tedium was practically required by law. Considering the amount of paper me and the Guv went through playing the FASA ST combat game in our youth, I have trouble wrapping my head around the idea of how much dead trees and time it'd take to play out one of those really big SFB scenarios on a table.

I'd play this with ya' if it was free, Andy, just to give it a try, but not so keen on a subscription fee for what amounts to a time-saving device. $79 for a year will get me an iRacing subscription.

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