Well, I honestly don't what to say. I suppose I should introduce myself. Traveling back many years ago, I was a Galactic Conquest (yes, we all remember that?) fanatic. Even though I was relatively new (Started at 4.0 release), I felt like a part of the community, and found myself frequently playing night and day. Unfortunately, as with all good things, they must come to an end. As the release date for Battlefield 2 drew nearer, GC began to empty out slowly. Fewer and fewer people began to play, and the game became very deserted. As for myself being a BF1942 junkie, I rushed out on opening day and snagged a copy of BF2. Upon playing it, my heart was shattered. The game was quite frankly, crap. I put the game on a dusty corner of my desk and vowed never to play such filth again. With a saddened heart, I turned to my only hope, GC. With the realease of GC 5.0, people began to play again. The once empty servers filled, and I was happy. Now, with the announcement of BF2, there had been many a talk of GC porting over to BF2. Unfortunately, after countless arguments, such was bound to not happen. I remained faithful to GC for a few more months, until other interests took over, and I eventually stopped playing. As time progressed, the massive chunk of data known as BF1942 with lingered on my hard drive began to interfere. I was getting more games, and soon my hard drive literally filled up. I had to delete something. Something big. Something that would free up my hard drive for a while. So, I turned to BF1942. The deletion of all BF1942 files freed up an astonishing 34GB of space on my hard drive, and with a sigh of relief, it was gone. Everything in my life continued on fine, until one day, I stumbled upon the fact the Battlefield 2142 had been release, along with a demo. Bah, humbug, I thought to myself, another disgrace to the series. And yet, inside me, I could feel the compelling of something inside my stomach that said, "Download that demo!' And I did. Well, let me say, I am impressed.  The game implies very creative and non-mundane ideas to create a fun gaming experience. One of the most frustrating aspects of BF2 was the strange realism issues with weapons. Such is non-existent in BF2142. You kill people; people kill you. I failed to see many 38 kill, 0 death scores. But perhaps the most stunning aspect I have not seen in a very long time is teamwork. The Titan mode especially adds to this. Teamwork is essential to maintaining the missile solos and destroying the enemy Titan's shield. I can't remember the last time I loaded up in an assault chopper and attacked an enemy silo, with medics healing, supports suppling, and teammates working together for a common goal. Oh, not to mention the game runs great on my new X800PRO.  Now, after seeing that First Strike is carrying the Star Wars legacy over to BF2142, I have to say thank you. I can look foward now to spending many an hour playing this mod, making new friends, and most importantly, new memories.  I'm glad to be back.