Pilot Archive
Thread: Rolling a Starsider Pilot
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Sutarion
Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:04 pm
#1
Sounds like there is quite a history regarding space on Starsider, even before "space" even existed! I'm going to head in now to try to hunt down some of those rebel pilots mentioned earlier.
Sutarion
Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:32 am
#2
Greetings all,
I've decided to roll a pilot on Starsider so I can eventually learn the techniques involved with PvP, and of course, get the practice I need for it. I'm currently leveling a rebel pilot, and I look forward to flying with you all!
My in-game name is Sutarion, so feel free to send me a /tell if you'd like to do so.
See you in space...
Sutarion
Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:46 am
#4
Drusan wrote:
You'd have more luck with this in the SS galaxy forum, methinks.
Ironically, I would beg to differ. The players that I am most concerned with introducing myself with are on this forum. I'm not sure how often they post on their server forums, but since I'm making a character that's only a pilot, this would probably be the best place to do it.
I've been a bit more active on this forum than I have been in the past, and I've seen that a great many of pilots that post here are from Starsider. Since that conclusion came based off this forum, I felt it was proper to make the introduction off this forum.
If you still feel I was wrong in doing so, feel free to report it to the mods, and I will find a more proper location to post it, or just wait until I meet the pilots in game.
Arsani
Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:09 am
#5
He's right, he's much better off postinghere than the Starsider boards. Over there he'd just be buried in drivel. 
Allia_Rain
Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:13 am
#6
I can't sayfor anyone else but personalyI rarely go by the starsider board.
MericCarew
Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:38 am
#7
A lot of the Starsider pilots that you are looking to get ahold of including myself check both sets of boards. So either works in most cases. Look up Ramona when your ingame and ask her for a list of Squadrons for the Rebels and see can direct you towards whoever you might be interested in learning about.
Halyn
Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:42 am
#8
Well, the usual list for Rebel pilots is something like...
Gwreng
Joken
Cody
Kitten
Jo'shua
Luucas
Emort
Zaxen
Halyn
and so on, and so forth. See any of those names in-game and tell 'em you're a Rebel and want to get involved with Rebel space activities, and you're set. (This isn't by any means a complete list...it's just who I can think of as active pilots off the top of my head. Of course, the last name on the list is mine 
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Alyxian
Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:47 am
#9
Sutarion wrote:
I'm currently leveling a rebel pilot
Excellent, i can always use more targets!
Alyxian
Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:16 pm
#10
Sutarion wrote:
Hehe, I'm sure you'll get to shoot me down pleanty of times. But remember, each time I get shot, I learn a little too!
I have to say that it is this attitude that makes space so much fun to PvP in. Almost every pilot I know and fight with/against has this same attitude, and it makes space an online experience I don't think I have ever had before.
Glad to see another pilot with this attitude coming to StarSider!!
Starstrider6
Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:30 pm
#11
Created a Rebel pilot on Starsider myself as that seems to be the hot galaxy for space PvP.
Alyxian wrote:
Excellent, i can always use more targets!
Great! That means I won't have to go looking for you.
Nooca
Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:41 pm
#12
I have debated and debated on whether or not to roll a SS character, and I still may, but first I wonder if any of you active SS pilots can give me some insight into how you were able to foster such an active space scene? I am in a rebel pilots guild on Sunrunner that is about 12 strong and we fly regularly. Rarely to run into other overt pilots. Any tips? I would love to have 2 "pilot" servers.
Halyn
Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:13 pm
#13
Nooca wrote:
I have debated and debated on whether or not to roll a SS character, and I still may, but first I wonder if any of you active SS pilots can give me some insight into how you were able to foster such an active space scene? I am in a rebel pilots guild on Sunrunner that is about 12 strong and we fly regularly. Rarely to run into other overt pilots. Any tips? I would love to have 2 "pilot" servers.
I see two reasons for Starsider's success as a "pilot" server. No, three. Maybe four.
1.) Well-organized, regular, epic events: That's what really got Starsider started for PvP. The Rebel and Imperial leaders worked together to throw some really big events (like 30+ pilots per side) which had story and purpose. They were well-advertised so a lot of people knew about them, thus a lot of people showed up.
2.) Space-based guilds: Several guilds on both sides of the fence started focusing heavily on space and putting up good pilots. If you have a Rebel pilot guild, you're halfway there--there needs to be opposition, though. And even if though they are the "opposition", you need to be both working with them and being sociable. Traditional rivalries aren't good in space in the sense that they are for the ground. A lot of pilots enjoy Starsider's space PvP because there is a completely different attitude about it. Instead of smack talk, there's friendly tells, like "Want to go again?" and "Nice shooting!"
3.) Roleplayers: Another huge aspect of success in space is RPers. They add what some may just deem "fluff" for the events--background information, stories, news releases, and so on. That "fluff", though, is really important; it sets the tone for the events. Plus, a lot of pilots tend to stay in-character because being in-character makes sense in a combat situation in space. If the game plays like we think space should play and is just as fast-paced, pilots tend to get into the mindset of a pilot in a combat situation.
4.) Server reputation: Starsider's gained the reputation of both the RP and the pilot server. Why? Well, RP has kind of been Starsider's claim from the beginning, but it wouldn't have continued if so many people didn't RP in some way, shape, or form. We also gained the repuation as the pilot server by simply having lots of people in space and, just as importantly, giving the impression and getting the word out that we have a lot of flying.
Now, don't think things are all kittens and roses (Though we have one Kitten! 
) for Starsider's PvP. There are disagreements, sometimes within a faction rather than between factions; there are a few jerks who will camp hyperjump points and kill pilots who are loading in; there are occassionally smack talkers; there are people who will win at any cost. But the majority of the pilots on Starsider are, in my opinion, good people to fly with and against. I love the atmosphere of starfighter pilots and space-based PvP.
) for Starsider's PvP. There are disagreements, sometimes within a faction rather than between factions; there are a few jerks who will camp hyperjump points and kill pilots who are loading in; there are occassionally smack talkers; there are people who will win at any cost. But the majority of the pilots on Starsider are, in my opinion, good people to fly with and against. I love the atmosphere of starfighter pilots and space-based PvP. EDIT: Oh, and we have the name of a capital ship as our server name...that helps, too! (Yes, the Starsider is a Dreadnaught. Speaking of which, we should see our namesake somewhere in-game...)
(Yes, the Starsider is a Dreadnaught. Speaking of which, we should see our namesake somewhere in-game...)Message Edited by Halyn on 04-21-2005 02:24 PM
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