State of Game Announcement

[spaceshipit]

Hello, Dearest Fleet. We have an announcement to make about the state of the game.

Drift Fleet has been around since 2014, and in such a long span of time has seen many players, many changes, and tons and tons of creativity and talent. We've loved every moment of it. Unfortunately, all good things have an end, and this is no exception. With heavy hearts, we are here to announce that Drift Fleet will be entering endgame, after which it will be closing.

Before we get into the details on how this will work mechanically, we do want to make a few things clear for the sake of transparency. We all love this game, and we all love being mods for such an incredible playerbase. You're all wonderful! Closing this game is a very difficult decision and isn't one that we make lightly. Real-life obligations have been ramping up for all of the mods, and because of that, we're no longer able to give this game our absolute best. Instead of dragging things out and being unable to give the game the love and attention it deserves, we've decided to focus on giving you an action-packed and fulfilling ending that we hope you'll all enjoy.

With that being said, here are some bullet-point details on how this will happen:

The target end for the game will be July 2019, with early August 2019 being the absolute latest. We're remaining flexible on dates going forward, and will have exact dates for everything closer to when each event occurs. Business as usual!

As of this posting, Apps are open to any returning players with NO INVITE NEEDED. New players can still apply, but they will need an invite.

When we reach the last phase of endgame plot, apps will close entirely.

The next upcoming ship/augment upgrades (May 1) will be the LAST set of upgrades applied. ICly, the system will go unresponsive. OOCly, all updates to that point will be live, and no more changes will be made.

As of right now, AC will not be changing. We'll monitor the situation and make changes if necessary, but we don't foresee it being a problem.

We will still reach the next system on 4/21, and it will be a normal system length. We'll keep you all posted on dates after that as they come up.

If you have any questions about this, please let us know here. We'll answer any questions you have. If you prefer to send us a private message, feel free! We also have our mod contact post with anonymous comments enabled, if you need.

We cannot possibly overstate how much this game and all of you have impacted our lives for the better. It's been an honor to be your mods, and we're ready to go into endgame with all of you to make this best series finale ever. ♥

Comments

[goldenglasses]

No questions (yet), but I did want to take a moment to thank you all so much for the hard work and dedication you've put into running this game. Modding is not an easy task and neither are decisions like this even if they are sometimes the best choice to make.

Thank you all so very VERY much for a great game. And of course to the mods of the past as well. I look forward to seeing what End Game will bring, but thank you all for the fun and memories. I just can't say thank you enough.

Thank you mods and thank you players too for making this such a great RP experience.

[mrfancyhat]

I haven't played here in nearly a year but I'm going to casually drop in here to comment and shout I LOVED THIS GAME thanks so so so so much for the memories!!!

[sylphid]

farts in ur hat

[mrfancyhat]

As expected of you!!!

[somakemelaugh]

f-fuuuu ;3;

This is so sad, but thanks so much for all the effort you've put into this! I've only been here a little over a month, but I'm glad to have been a part of it! You all have been awesome for as short a time as I've known you!!!

[luxoraculi]

man i dropped a few months back but I had to come drop in to say that I loved the game while I was here with Luna, and it's very tempting to come back for these last few months. thank you for all the hard work you put into the game!!

[ecclesiophobic]

I came here to say the exact same thing. DF was the first DW game I apped to, and I've considered it home for as long as I've been here.

Thank you all, and I'm excited for End Game.