1. The in-game name of the character with whom you'll be joining
ilovebunnies (but lets just say Bunnies), or David Bowman (2001 ref obv)
2. Whether you wish to be a part of the Adam and Eves (Industrial/Mining) or the Hell's Angels (Military/Fighter Pilot).
Hmm, probably Hells Angels with a exploration/stealthy/Intel/Recon focus. Especially exploration of the complete unknown . And an occasional "prepare for RAMMING SPEED!!" evening if I've had a bad day. I've realised over many years that my 'in-game' persona tends to be very much White Hat with a chaotic edge. So, I'm quite happy to, shall we say, engage in clandestine exfiltration of strategic assets, as long as for a good cause, and nobly ride to the rescue of brave little wagon trains being besieged by evil gangs of brigands, oh wait, wrong century, well you get the idea...
3. Any previous experience in flight/space sims.
Hurling myself out of trees aged 4 (games tended to be brief). Elite on the Archimedes. X-Wing and Tie Fighter. None recently though.
4. What your veteran backing/pledge status is and what ships you'll be starting with.
I only pledged about a week ago, so I guess no veteran status or LTI. Ships wise I'll start with:
- a 325A
- A Constellation
- A Hornet
- A Freelancer
And I hope it stops there. At least my credit card does.
5. Please provide at least 200 words telling us about you.
In-game: I have a pretty demanding job (see below) so I'm not likely to be much more than 'serious casual'. Some evenings and some weekends are almost certainly my only availability. SC is a game I'm very excited about as it has those key elements of exploration and discovery in the grand space opera tradition, plus the opportunity for epic battles, white knuckle recon/smuggling runs, tension laden escort duties, and ambushing doers of evil
Out of game: I'm late 30s, have cats (<- MOST IMPORTANT THING (though don't tell my fiancee that)), and live in Virginia, though I'm not originally from the USA. I teach and do research in physics at a university (a proper one!) and absolutely hate it when the nuggets call me 'professor'. My language can on occasion get singularly tempestuous, but I try not to offend anyone too much.
And to finish off, greatest games I've played in the last few years: Bioshock Infinite (omg what an ending!), Dark Souls, Analogue, a Hate Story (well I liked it ), Dishonored, The Walking Dead.