Earth and Beyond

2009-09-22 : 5th Anniversary of the EnB Sunset!
I can't believe that its been a year since I've written anything here. Yes, 5 years ago was the last time anyone of us had the pleasure of playing Earth and Beyond ... What am I talking about .. only reason why nothing has been written here is because I HAVE BEEN PLAYING EARTH AND BEYOND!!! Yes people, you all heard me! Earth and Beyond is alive and kicking! The Emulator Dev Team has spent countless hours working on reviving Earth and Beyond, and now, you can actually play. Naturally things are different from when EA had control, but, that's a good thing. The drive behind the project is "For the Love of the Game" instead of the all mighty dollar, and there is evidence of this in every sector that you visit. All the devs are on Teamspeak, ready to answer any questions, provided they are not involved with development. For myself, I was an EnB player since Beta, and I for one am very proud at what the EnB community have built.

Earlier, I had the pleasure of talking to some of the Emulator devs about what can be currently done in the Emulator, and what they told me was incredible.

First thing exciting that was revealed, was that with the use of the Starship and Character Creator available for download on this site, the 3 missing classes, Terran Scout, Progen Privateer and Jenquai Seeker are now playable characters. They felt that since this was the most ignored request from players during Live, it was important to implement this at all cost. Also, there are tons of new sectors to explore. Also implemented is the Item Analize and Manufacture, ore refining, along with tons of Combat, Explore and Trade missions and content, leveling missions, upgrade missions, and new skill missions.

The game still works just like it did, and still looks the same. But, yet, the Emulator team has managed to put its own personal stamp on it, making the game better than ever. Even though there are still quite a few wrinkles to iron out, I think that the re-creation of the best MMO is a testament to the original designers.

Congratulations Emulator team, Keep up the terrific work!

CraZboy!

If you want to see what's going on with the Earth and Beyond Emulator, got to http://www.enb-emulator.com

2008-09-22 : 4th Anniversary of the EnB Sunset!
Well, here we are, 4 years after EA pulled the plug on our beloved game. It was a sad day, many players came online to say goodbye. Players gathered in Friendship7, Net7 or Joves on the most part, or they formed up and flew their ships across the vast universe of Earth and Beyond. Some solo players flew to their main hunting grounds to destroy their favorite mobs. Thousands of screenshots were taken that day, so that we may have something to look at to remind us how much fun we had.

September 22, 2004, that is the day! Earth and Beyond was just a game, and most of the players left EnB for other MMORPGs. Some left at the announcement of sunset, and some die hard players stayed until the plug was pulled.

Well, September 22, 2004 wasn't the end for Earth and Beyond. The game may have had its flaws, main flaw of course was that it was hosted by EA, the killer of all that is good in the gaming world (Warhammer Online, your fate is already known). But, Earth and Beyond spawned one of the best player communities. The players gathered on fansites to talk about past experiences in the game, and rumors of emulators began to surface. Few have attempted this crazy task of recreating Earth and Beyond, but all failed .. but one.

Yes, Net-7 is the best there is. Its community, its devs, designers, writers, all together to recreate Earth and Beyond. And they are succeeding. Earth and Beyond is back! The emulator is in the works, and huge progress has been made. There is a working galaxy, sectors are being populated, items are in, multiplayer works, mining, grouping, too much to list, and open Beta is around the corner! So, fear not, you WILL be playing Earth and Beyond real soon, with a few added perks: the dev team managed to get the 3 missing classes working, so, you will be able to play the Terran Scout, Progen Privateer or Jenquai Seeker, AWSOME!! The other perk is that EA isn't running the game, we the players are! WOOT!

Net-7 is 3 years old as of September 19th. So, with that, I wish to stand up, salute, bow and/or tip my hat to all that have made the emulator possible. So many have worked tirelessly to get this project working, some are still here, some have gone to other personal interests, but, here to name just a few:

Razorwing, David99, Imp, Tienbau, Tbohner, Pritcher, Ayusaki, Vector.360, Elana, Fr3aklord, Rackle, Ghent96, Blasti99, Zarius, Kkixx, Imasock, Riia, Hexergirl, Kenu, Kurigan, T3hD0gg, Agfot, Cyranius, Zanor, Vaniq, Game, Ookami, Herak, Shaddex, Feniks, Kyrans, Psyderman, Starsz, icqmatt2k, oVeRmYhEaD, also Herak, Uhahah, ExileDrapier, Darth_Roel, mister_toenny, Judge, nullspace, Sherkhan, Huron, Vrixy, dubhcaora, Bieah, mmax, Strifer, Vanir, Klaxis, JadeFalcon, Paparon, Mad Line, UpooPoo, Maxiel, Ravan, Thomas, Shathas, Iceminer, Erdrick, Nicodemus, dannyboy1121, Munkhi, Greyrider, grimsom pirate, Redbo, Panther, Oohwha. And to all who make this the best community of gamers on the planet! Thank you everyone!!!

CraZboy!

2007-08-13 : EnB Stratics Character Planer Uncovered!
Many of us used the character planer to chart our characters future. Well, the popular EBStratics Character Planer has been uncovered, and made available to all of you once again, thanks to Ayusaki, a still very active member of the Earth and Beyond community. You can once again plan your characters HERE and recreate your old characters! Again, earthandbeyond.ca is still your complete Earth and Beyond source!

CraZboy!

DISCLAIMER: This site is in no way associated with Electronic Arts. Its a fan site created for the community as a shrine for Earth and Beyond. It is privately funded, and not used for monetary gain, nor is it intended to offend the owners of the copyrighted material. This site has graphics and information researched on the internet, and most content is copyrighted ©2003 Electronic Arts Inc. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.

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