Greetings fellow OGame Commanders,
A short story about my journey with OGame and my favorite ship, the Destroy.
I honestly can't remember the year, but this was in Electra, or shortly before when I truly understood what it meant to fleet and how it's done, and as you guessed, the destroyer was and is my favorite ship (I know it's not the best ship these days but it's still my favorite ship). This ship was fast and can really do some damage, especially against RIPs -- Side note: to think that these days, cruisers can kill RIPs so easily is just mind-boggling; maybe RIPs and Dessies need to be buffed?
The love for Dessies was mutual between my mate Rocky Balboa The Greatest Fighter, and I.
If you don't know Rocky, then this is the guy who coined the term vmode fleeter. He was a fleeter who continuously and regularly pulled top 10 hits, was on top of his game, and was a great person overall. Surely, our virtual enemies wouldn't feel that same about him, but even they admit that Rocky's a great fleeter.
A few years later, he left the game because of the updates that didn't sit well with most of us. It started with the expo/marketplace update, and then the metal pack update sealed the deal for him.
As for me, I still have friends lingering, and it's good fun. Plus, to some extent, it keeps my mind/sanity in check. However, I'm no longer fleeting, nor am I interested in competing with all these fleeters that are building fleets using dark matter. I lost interest/motivation since the expo update, but nowadays, seeing a top military with such low military destruction is hilarious.
Even if I don't enjoy fleeting today, my love for Destroyers is still there.
Note: If I lost my motivation for fleeting doesn't mean you have to as well, i'm not trying to influence others.
Note 2: I'm not entirely sure if this post belongs in the General section, but it is OGame-related.
I completely forgot about what I had done a few months back, and yesterday, I was suddenly caught off guard by a surprise delivery.
Guess what it was? The OGame x Makeship plushie!
Thank you, Gameforge. Maybe a figurine next? Like the one in the interview between Jenny and Willi?
Also, if you're one of the 263 commanders who got it, then share some pics!