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Re: MASSIVE online internet games - Unlimited trial ?

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From: Lemming
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:52
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:05:43 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@kingston.net>
wrote:

>step_y@yahoo.com (Cowly) looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>
>>yes, its true ! play an unlimited trial ! i played a couple of games
>>before which gives you like a 3 or 7 day free trial. to everyone who
>>want to play for an unlimited amount of time, for free there is the
>>following games which you can do that.
>
>Seems like you forgot to mention that these are all web-based browser
>games.
>
>>Space Federation - Galactic Conquest
>>300,000 + players. Space strategy simulation theme
>>http://spamfed.net
>
>314 user(s) online.
>
>>Space Federation - Unification Wars
>>200,000 + players. Space strategy simulation theme
>>http://spamfed.com/uc
>
>31 user(s) online.
>
>>Ancient Worlds Warfare
>>100,000 + players. Graphical medieval strategy simulation theme.
>>http://spamfed.com/aw
>
>13 user(s) online.
>
>>3700AD 
>>50,000 + players. Graphical Space RPG theme
>>http://www.spam.com
>
>10 player(s) online.
>
>
>You've got a pretty strange definition of MASSIVELY multiplayer.
>
>>List of other free MMOG and MMORPGs
>>http://www.massive-spam-online-games.com
>
>Which just lists the web games you listed above.
>
>>http://www.spamtrek-games.com
>
>So does this one.
>
>>http://www.spamwars-games.com
>
>What, this one lists 3700AD and Space Federation again?
>They're Star Trek games and Star Wars games?
>You must have really spent big bucks getting permission to use Star Trek
>and Star Wars stuff.   That or you're guilty of false advertising.
>
>>http://www.spamtotal.com
>
>Oh look, this one just lists the same 4 web games again, the same 4 you
>listed above.
>
>
>So in short what you have is a bunch of crappy, web based "strategy
>games" and a whole bunch of different web sites that point back at your
>crappy games.
>
>Where's the MASSIVE, where's the RPG part?

Well, I think you found the SPAM part.

Lemming
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