Putting Thought Into Enlistment...

[Gauwyn Vorec]

I've been thinking about enlisting just by taking a look at the information on this site. A couple things I needed to know before I took the plunge though.

1. How often are games/mods added to the mix?
2. How active are the games?

The second point concerns me most because many of the supported games are years old. I have to wonder what kind of community is left playing them. By that I wonder, the outside community to fight against. It's great to play amongst each other, but the fun part is fighting against an enemy together.

The first question is geared towards the fact that there's a lot of great stuff out there you could add. For one, I recently picked up the mod, "First Strike" for Battlefield 2142 and it's a Star Wars mod that recreates the Galactic Civil War. It really is fun, but there's not as many players as one would hope.

Has anyone played the mod? Do you guys add mods, or just games to the list and when if ever does this occur?

This seems like an active and structured place... my only concern is what's posted above.

[LGN_Antillies]

Hi Gauwyn. Nice of you to drop by. I will do my best to answer your questions.

We have tried over time to incorporate mods into our gaming selection such as the BF2142 mod and there was a mod to Unreal Tournament, one of the versions. The problem with those, as you've mentioned, is that the communities for them are often small and we don't get enough members joining that actively play them. We tried to incorporate the Unreal Tournament mod but it failed due to lack of people joining who actually played it. One of the more popular mods which we indirectly support is the JA+ mod for Jedi Academy. It is necessary to have it installed to get anywhere in JA mp, whether outside or inside the GE.

Even though most of the games we support are old, our ladders are usually pretty active, mostly Empire at War (EaW), Jedi Academy, and Battlefront II (BFII). We do seek out competitions with other clubs and a couple months back had a tussle with Rebel Squadrons. Most multiplayer outside of the GE though happens at the Inter-Club Training Event (ICTE), which is hosted (usually) every Saturday. It occurs mainly between GE and Dark Jedi Brotherhood (DB or DJB) members, but we do occastionally get players from the New Republic 5th Fleet and Rebel Squadrons, even sometimes the Imperial Directorate.

Hope that answers your questions.

[tioneaudrine]

Gauwyn Vorec, activity on the games varies person to person. Some are active, some are not.

I play most all games, including Force Commander. Point is it isnt the games its the players. So yeah we are about half and half. If you want look at my Unit reports as a example.

http://www.empirereborn.net/unitreport. ... ng&unit=67

[Mike Mar]

The GE:ER is mainly a "Single Player Platforms" club.

We do, as the previous two officers mentioned, play multiplayers ladders and external competitions.

But the main interest you should have if you join the GE:ER is it's 250+ custom made missions in it's combat chamber.

This said. Nothing prevent you from joining this club and another at the same time. If you feel you have time for it. I can say that the GE:ER is a fun place to be and that officers in it are respectable and ready to help if you require it.

Good luck in your search. :)