Open Letter To Browclops

Sat Jul 26, 2003 2:46 am by Lazy_Boy

Browclops,

I want to thank you personally for giving me the chance to experience such an exceptional server. You said in one of your posts on LRF that in a year or so people will have forgotten about your server; it won't be true for me.

It took me a while to write anything about browclops closing because I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it. When I heard the news I was quite busy building 5 characters at the same time on ELITE, riding the motorcycle and other stuff I like to do. So it didn’t hit me right away. Believe it or not I do have a life.

Early this week, as I was floating in very empty space consolidating my characters to see how high of a level I could get on my main character, It hit me, it really hit me hard; Come Aug 01 2003 this place is gone.

So?... it's just a game right?... Yeah but why I'm I feeling so gloomy about this if it's only a game?

Freelancer is the first game I ever tried online, mainly because I'm pushing forty and the idea of getting my ass whooped by a twelve year old wasn't too appealing to me.

The first server I got on was AC2 and shortly after, I discovered yours and what a difference it was. I've been playing for close to a month and a half now; I visited pretty much all the servers with any activity, locked, modded, you name it and I haven't found anything like what you had on Browclops.

There are good servers out there; I spend some time on them. There are great servers out there; I'm usually established on them. And then there was yours, I called it home.

And now, I’m homeless but happy. In a short time I met all sorts of great people and I have great memories. One day I’ll probably talk to my friends and say: “Remember that silly game Freelancer? Did you ever get a chance to play on Browclops? Man that was a great server!”

Thanks again Brow and tell that red headed monkey girl on primus that I wont forget her either.

Lazy Boy
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I'm missing parts!

Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:54 am by matterthief

yes, we are all searching for a good server to play on again, but ive done this before, and i ended up at browclops and stayed at browclops, now it is gone, and my new search is just like the first, no luck at all, there is only one browclops, what does that mean anyway, like a uni-brow or something?

Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:35 am by can a cat be a war hero?

ive never been on browclops and wish i had from what people have said about it but i arrived in the wonderfull world of freelancer too late to join as it is allready blocking new characters.... freelancer is the first game ive properly played online (i tried Jk2 a while back but there is no n00b helpers there they just all want 2 win) freelancer if great fun if you can find a good server so ill stop my pointless ramble now- why am i doing this?

Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:08 pm by Navigation_Boy

It's not unattainable.

All you'd need to create such a great server again is:
A T1 or better connection.
A 30 player virtually lag-free environment.
An admin so dedicated to keeping the server clean that you see maybe one modder every week, if that. And only briefly, before they are banned.
An admin so dedicated to keeping the server fun, he missions personally (without himself cheating) so that he can fund large prizes for events he cooks up himself.
An admin with the ability to inspire other players to continue his efforts on their own.
An admin who hangs around with the players, so that the server feels more like a family, than a random multiplayer meeting.
An admin that has been killed by almost every player on the server at one point or another :p (couldn't resist adding this hehe)
An admin that really really genuinely loves monkies, and I mean in a PG rated emotional way. I think...

Hmm.. Ok, maybe it isn't all that attainable.

Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:35 pm by leadpill

*sniff

I too miss Brow.

I will say I have had decent experiences on Elite, Raw 1&2, and Argonia --

but Brow had a 'cult following' thing going on that no other server has.

Sun Jul 27, 2003 2:26 am by Justinian

Me too. I miss Brow and Brow's server. I miss the ppl I ran missions with, the ppl I shot at, the ppl who handed me my arse in a basket, and the crazy ppl who flew into planets simply because they were there.

NAV - Where in God's name are you playing now????????

Justinian

Hail Ceasar! Leader of the Free Peoples of the Holy Roman Empire, defender to the lower ranked and faith, lover of monkies (but not those DAMN DIRTY APES!). God Save Ceasar - or the screamer behind him will! Hail Ceasar!!!

Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:09 pm by [SD]Falcon

Hey Justinian, Im still planet diving on Argonia Station.

Ive managed to get quite a few ppl interested in it as well.

I too am sorry to see Browclops go. His server was the best of the best, and no server will ever replace it for me.

Sun Jul 27, 2003 5:35 pm by Heltak

Meh I could attain all but 3 of what Nav said...
No T1 or >
I don't love monkies
I can't take 30 players

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Sun Jul 27, 2003 9:11 pm by Entil`ZaH`Ha`Dum

what are the chances of browclops returning in the future?

Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:55 pm by Navigation_Boy

Hmm.. I missed the most striking difference I noticed virtually the first day I joined Browclops.

roughly 15 minutes after I joined Brow sent me (and the new player I was leveling with) a personal message welcoming me to the server. Additionally, he took pains to ensure a clean backup of the character files at least once a day. And to top it off, he treated every player with respect, in the sense that he agknowledged the time we had put into the characters, and safeguarded our efforts and time as if they were valuable. He generally stayed out of personal conflicts, and respected the right of every player to have fun in whichever way they chose, barring cheating or excessive PKing of new players. This all pointed to one facet of his administration that was markedly different from many other admins. He valued our time. So much so did he value our time that he gave us roughly a month's notice that the server was shutting down, and even offered to send us all our character files.

I recall him talking about having to 'eat crow' and reinstate a player he had mistakenly banned. Can you imagine your average admin doing such a thing?

As a lesson to new admins: If you want the players to come, then really all you need to do is respect them and their time. Respect makes the world go around.

Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:31 pm by Lazy_Boy

Last chance for the refugees to play together or with your favourite monkey escort.

Tonight's the night we dim the lights.

Lazy Boy
________________________
I'm not a complete idiot.
I'm missing parts!

Sat Aug 02, 2003 5:31 am by CSIHawk

Yeah, first time I joined he gave me a welcoming message too. And he was the first player ever to kill me. *sniff* So many memories.

Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:53 pm by Regulator

The first time I spoke to Brow, he put a bounty on me. It was awesome. That was my initiation into the Browclops family. The server got better and better from then on. One of the ways that Brow was able to keep his server so clean, is the fact that he deserved and got tons of respect. I suspect there were cheaters that intentially avoided Browclops out of respect for the admin.

There is no exact formula for creating another server to replace Browclops. There is some mystical ingredient. Or maybe it isn't so mystical. The ingredient is the man behind it all. I think Browclops had some mystical qualities that made his server the best there ever was or ever will be. Browclops was truely a unique, outstanding, and special server. Unlike most servers out there, Browclops will not be forgotten.

Regulator

Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:33 pm by Regulator

Matterthief,
Unless I am mistaken, Browclops means is a creature with a Uni-Brow. That is one of the reasons I will never forget this server. Everytime I watch my favorite movie "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" and I see the Uni-Brow nerds, I call them all browclops. Ha Ha. That is my new word for Uni-Brow nerds. LOL

Entil`ZaH`Ha`Dum,
Last I heard, he is planning on bringing the server back.

Regulator
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Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:59 am by Security

I remember joining the server like it was just yesterday.......a random newby getting pked......until a couple of freelancers asked if they could help in any way......showed me systems and all that.......so after a while i grew to the server......and grew some more......until i got about 120 hours on 1 charicter on borwclops......i remember all the fun events hosted.......all the fun we just had to have.....and most of all.....our admin......the best person ive ever met....Browclops is the only admin that i have met..to where his server never lagged.....yes ive been to other servers.....but nothng compares to my old home Browclops.......i will never forget this server.....was the first 1 i joined and will be the last 1 i leve.....

::bows and takes his hat off to Browclops::

Security aka ~~StaLKeR~~

Browclopsia
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