@ damasa the community is very much alive and well on the askone server, cant comment on others but askone is a busy server with over 1k people playing and to all you guys who think it is pay to win, you are talking rubbish and obviously have not tried to play the game for any serious time.Many friends of mine have reached sirius without opening their wallets, just slightly slower than cash playing people
Quick heads up guys, iv been playing this game for a number of months now and imo the community on this server is second to none, some servers are quieter than others but for the best experience if you are an english speaker, go for the askone server. its probs one of the most busy in the game. Also this game IS free to play, i myself have payed for certain premium items (i.e. membership for zero energy use) but a good number of my clan members have got to lvl 70+ without spending a penny. premium items do speed things up but everything a cash player can achieve a non cash player can too, it would just take a little longer.
for all u guys here are a few sites that can offer you some help with the game, and the main forum address : http://wiki.pirategalaxy.com/index.php/Pirate_Galaxy_Wiki
http://www.prelude.myzen.co.uk/PG/
http://forum.pirategalaxy.com/viewforum.php?f=1
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