Well, leave it to me to post in the other thread and completely miss this one.
As I said there, I neither like nor do I hate CODE.; I just accept them as part of the game I choose to play. There was a time when my opinion of them was far less sanguine, but I’ve come to accept that they’re part of what makes EvE the game it is; even though I never read Minerbumping beyond a few specific posts, I still feel a little sad about it finally ending.
As for James himself, the man has always impressed me with his writing speed; I can’t even approach his skills in that area without devolving into incoherent, grammatically horrifying gibberish. Seeing how James has consistently managed to crank out thousands of words a day fills me with a sense of awe that is only outstripped by my envy.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see someone post that CODE. happened to cross paths with Chappy’s hauler en route to his birthday bash and, rather than ganking him like they would anyone else, chose to let him pass so that his wish for an epic brawl would come true. Unless I’m seriously misunderstanding something, the order for that came from none other than James himself!
And to think that some people seriously believe that CODE. is filled with sociopaths…
And once again I’d like to ask @James_315 if he feels like having a chat about what he plans to do now that Minerbumping is finished, or anything else that might tickle his fancy. If he thinks the forums will attract too much spume and bile from CODE.'s haters, then I’m perfectly fine with talking here or via in-game private message, as well.
Since I’m not entirely sure he reads these forums, I’d like to ask anyone who is in regular contact with him (@Xeux, maybe? IDK who he talks to) to pass on my request. I’m genuinely curious about the man and would enjoy being able to converse with him.
Apropos of nothing, I feel like James’ propaganda poster needs to be updated with a massive grin…maybe stick it on a massive, indestructible billboard floating in the Halaima ice field.