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[Pnx]

It was made as a project on 'sporadic play', you can log in once a day and queue up all your actions for a while. You are the pilot of a skyship, trying to make as much money as possible. You can buy high and sell low, fight sky pirates, upgrade your ship, and learn new skills.

Am I the only one that caught that?

Or do you just play all your trading games as a bizarre form of charity? Because if you did that would be awesome.

[Josephus]

Wait.

If that was intentional, it implies discounts for your customers. I won't stand for it!

[MrWiggles]

The graphics aren't that good, this true. However the design interface for the trade goods is awesome.

But it feels like a piss poor Escape Velocity.

[PsyberianHusky]

I am by nature skeptic of all mmo especially the browser based kind, but I like what I see so far

[BuriBuriZaemon]

I really like the illustration of the characters. 

Anyway, quinnr, I've accepted your mentor proposal. Nao wat?

I have another character but he's doing trade run after being pwned by several baloons.

[ibot66]

and you can get escape velocity demos. I will pass

[BuriBuriZaemon]

Hang on, does this game have rounds (aka periodical resets)?

EDIT: Did my homework and got the answer below.

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What is a reset?
Periodically, all players are put back to the beginning - as if they just started playing the game.
[edit] Oh noes! A reset sounds awful!

This isn't a bad thing! You get to start over, try a different way up the Tiers, and remember that everyone else is in the same boat! So you'll get a chance to really compare yourself to all the top players. Plus, without resets, the game would get old once everyone all had their top planes. It's also a good time for the devs to add major new changes that would break the game if added in the middle of a round.
[edit] What happens in a reset?

A reset often involves a lot of changes to the game, such as a rearrangement of the skylands, new skills, and other changes. The devs tend to put in major changes at resets. Also, everyone gets sent back to the "beginning", like a new member.
[edit] Will I keep my name/money/plane?

In a reset, the only thing you'll keep are your characters' names. In all other ways, you'll be back to a brand new player - all experience points gone, money reset to 10k, and a CR-4P for your plane.
[edit] How often do resets happen?

There tend to be at least several months between resets. This round started on the 23rd September 2009. The devs will also let everyone know when a reset is pending, so you should have a couple weeks' warning.
[edit] When will the next reset be?

Currently unknown at this time, though the current round (2.5) is anticipated to be shorter than the previous round.

[mattie2009]

If you haven't noticed already, one of the reasons the game asks for your email is your "skyrate" will send you messages when he finishes doing a run or whatever you set him to do and buggered off to do other things.

It's a fun little timewaster, but it didn't hold my attention for all that long.

[BuriBuriZaemon]

I think the concept is pretty neat. They also encourage roleplay and not powergaming, because with resets, there is no point of being the strongest anyway. What turns me off is it is not persistent.

[quinnr]

I really like the illustration of the characters. 

Anyway, quinnr, I've accepted your mentor proposal. Nao wat?

I have another character but he's doing trade run after being pwned by several baloons.

Now you get a speed bonus, and I get a exp bonus when you do things.

Also, I meant buy low and sell high. Oops.

And yeah, they do have a roleplaying channel on the radio that you can go to while you wait for things to happen.

[Nicpon]

I signed up, my login is Nicpon

Can I get two pounds of canned advice and mentor invite?

[quinnr]

Trading is good for money.
Go on fighting patrols at the repair shop place for some extra cash if you are bored and want to fight.

Also, use your exp you gain to get the skills as fast as you can, otherwise the experience just sits there being pointless.

[Chutney]

My account name is chutney, i...think. my characters name is General CornWalrus.
Gimme dat speedboost!

[quinnr]

Speedboosts are on da way!

[Servant Corps]

It was made as a project on 'sporadic play', you can log in once a day and queue up all your actions for a while. You are the pilot of a skyship, trying to make as much money as possible. You can buy high and sell low, fight sky pirates, upgrade your ship, and learn new skills.

Am I the only one that caught that?

Or do you just play all your trading games as a bizarre form of charity? Because if you did that would be awesome.

What if you buy in bulk and then divide it up into cheaper slices for your consumers?