An Open Letter to the PBW Community

[Arkcon]

On the face of it, this seems like the saddest news yet. But you're right, it is impressive that the site was able to hold up, without even adverts, for so long. Maybe, if SE6 is groundbreaking like SE4, something like PBW will be needed again, and we'll hobble together something we'd all like.

[Atrocities]

2008 was a lousy f***ing year all the way around and 2009 isn't off to a grandiose start either with this disappointing news.

All those files, gone. Poof, like they never were. To say that this is a sad day for this community would be a tremendous understatement.

SE V, which should have revived and galvanized the community instead choked it off and brought about its withering death.

Thank you Geo for all the hard work and uber dedication to these games and the PBW site. It was home for many years as games would often last that long. (3 year games were the norm.)

I am so sad to see this happen.

[Makinus]

While i participated of very few pbw games (a half a dozen at most) since i prefer more single than multiplayer because of schedule issues i want to give my heartflet thanks for the pbw, it´s rare to see such a professional job done for such a cheap cost for the average player (free!) and for such a long time.

I´m sad, but at the same time pround that SEIV went the same road of the old VGA Planets and Stars!, we can be pround as a community that SEIV can be compared with those classics. I myself will still play SEIV for a long time, as i still play Stars! from time to time.

[Xrati]

Thank you Geo and all the people involved with PBW, for all the years of your hard work and effort in keeping a 'place to play' for all of us that used it!

[PsychoTechFreak]

Although I am not one of the core players anymore, thanks to all PBW Admins, thanks to Geoschmo!

[Captain Kwok]

I guess this means we have to finish "PBW2" now. :P