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I added the link to TW2002. There is significant info about several of the ships available now. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 03:58, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
What's the best way to tie the two pages together? 205.217.105.2 19:40, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Don't think it's necessary; 2002 was a game within the greater TradeWars series. They were all similar, but since 2002 was the most popular, having its own page seems fine. Deadsalmon 07:37, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
I agree to tie the 2 pages together. TW2002 and TWGS are really the same game, and haveing 2 seperate articles with separate bits of information causes both articles to be incomplete 24.79.64.9 ( talk) 13:55, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
There's a cell phone variant?! Where!? Link it, and destroy my social life!!! -Ken ([email protected])
Can someone add about the new Development with Sylien. They are partnering with EIS to graphically update Tradewars. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xiahou ( talk • contribs) 02:11, 8 December 2006 (UTC).
I cleaned up the Traveller Link. While the american spelling is 'traveler,'this is a proper name who's correct spelling is the British version. Cmschroeder 21:58, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Here's some sources that mention the game (nothing more substantial ATM):
SharkD ( talk) 15:42, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
That's the stupidest notability question I've ever seen. Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it isn't notable. It's the most successful BBS game of all time and a predecessor of modern mmorpgs. It shouldn't be a separate article from TW2002, but notability? -- Elmyr ( talk) 23:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
In sentence in the article, "What started as TW: DM was eventually released by NCsoft as 'Dungeon Runners'.[3]," the reference that it links says nothing about Dungeon Runners. Requesting a clarification. 70.145.190.183 ( talk) 06:34, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
I have added the Trade Wars article to the Strategy games task force in hope that an effort can be made to improve the article and properly place it within the videogame genres supported by Wikipedia.
I am a historian of Trade Wars, not just TradeWars 2002, of which I am a co-author and owner, but of all Trade Wars variants. I maintain a Trade Wars wiki where I compile any information I can find about any Trade Wars variants. I maintain the Trade Wars timeline from which much of the history of Trade Wars on this site and elsewhere has been drawn. However, as a co-author and owner of TradeWars 2002, I am always hesitant to edit this page, or especially the one specifically devoted to TradeWars 2002. Unfortunately, I have watched as the game has been mis-categorized and neglected in this wiki. I would be happy to provide any information I can to rectify that situation, but, for the reasons I stated, I do not feel that I can take it upon myself to do so.
Why is Trade Wars an important game?
In which genre does Trade Wars belong?
I'm sure there are exactly 3 people on the planet who care about this (including me), but I appeal to the members of the Strategy task force to recognize the relevance of Trade Wars and make it your priority to give it proper treatment. For the reasons I listed above, it deserves better than to be classified as a starter article of low importance in a sub-genre of a sub-genre of the wrong genre. I can be reached at jpritch at eisonline.com if I can be of any assistance in getting the Trade Wars article into proper shape.
Thanks, -- JohnPritchett ( talk) 22:32, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
"Though other space trading games appeared earlier, including "DECWAR" 1974 and "MegaWars" 1983"
DECWAR was a multi-user version of Star Trek with planets that turn into starbases. MegaWars was a version of DECWAR. Neither included trading, these statements are incorrect. The Decwar article is fully reffed and includes links to the instructions which demonstrate this. Maury Markowitz ( talk) 20:27, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
I tracked this back and believe I have found the origin of this issue. It appears as a single statement in an earlier version of the TW2002 history that Pritchett put together and then subsequently expanded. In this earlier version, there is a passage that states:
[1974] This date coincides with the debut of DECWars, an early online space opera (maybe the earliest?). I can't say that DECWars was influenced by Star Trader, or the other way around. I've never personally played DECWars, but I've been told by TW players that there were similarities to what became TW2002.
The passage starts by saying that DECwar (well actually WAR) was released in 1974, which may or may not be true - the DEC version is actually from 1978, I have not found a reliable reference for the release of WAR. WAR is a version of Star Trek (text game), so it had to be released some time after 1971, but almost certainly after 1974 when Bob Leedom's Super version became widely known.
The problem, it appears, is simply the wording of the second statement. John phrases it to suggest there is an either/or situation here, when there is clearly a third option that neither inspired the other. As his later versions state in no uncertain terms, the original author denies any such link existed. This is not surprising to anyone who's familiar with the two games, because they are utterly and completely different.
In any event, I have removed the passage. It simply confuses matters. People say wrong things about stuff all the time, and one of the great things about the wiki is that we can correct this misunderstandings. This is a perfect example.
Maury Markowitz ( talk) 13:33, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
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Here is the transcript I thought it would add more to the article, but I don't know how to add it without getting reverted or deleted. Orion Blastar ( talk) 01:58, 20 July 2019 (UTC)