Greetings Captains and Crews of the Skies,
The replies from my last post had been overwhelming, and we are deeply humbled and moved by so many of the memories you shared. Thank you so much again for sharing them with us. They brought us back, and reminded us why it was all worth it. As promised, we collected every reply, and posted them here on the
Guns Discord. Here are also a few that we selected to share with everyone.
Lady Elektra —
A large amount of my online friends I met through this game and have kept very close with them all these years. I came into the game pretty early in PvP. My most memorable moments include streaming Crewcible matches and participating in faction politics as a Baronie leader. I remember a big gathering of all the faction leaders on discord to discuss the current alliances (Virna Convention). Even a few devs popped in to listen to the discourse.
Magy, O.G Choppy Crew —
i don't know if the people are still here but me and a bunch of people started a cult around the remote turret and nicknamed it choppy and then it appeared in the game.
fond memories
iggy perrish —
I would say this game influenced my career choice a lot, actually. I'm an engineer now and while I don't bonk flying engines and wear color coordinated outfits, I'm really proud of how this game influenced who I am today.
[flob] Toasterkin —
I am so thankful that the people here were supportive and patient with me when no one else in my life was. Thank you for showing kindness to an otherwise annoying kid. Now as an adult with friends and obligations (no more noon-6am videogame binges lol) I still look back fondly. I let people know this game and community were there for me before I had a stable support network. An edgier, younger me needed the kindness the playerbase gave, and I'm grateful for you and my time playing.
ZIOM5000 [ign - Katya Ironstead] —
I'm not eager to leave massive paragraphs as I doubt anybody cares all that much, but you got me feeling nostalgic, so I may as well throw something to the wind..
I've got maybe 260 hours total, far from a veteran, but I've been on this ride since around the time TotalBiscuit (miss you, legend..) and many others did paid promos of the game. I've been hooked since, though usually playing in small bursts throughout the years, often trying to rope some friends into joining me, but many of them not sticking around except for one other who developed a similar fondness for GoI that I have - both him and me are eagerly awaiting whatever you guys might have for us in the future. Not many games I keep returning to every once in a while no matter what, that's for sure.
looo aka Bourei —
After the wonderful news from the Muse Games team, I, a humble fan from Japan, wanted to share a few thoughts.
I can't understand spoken English well, and I'm sure I caused trouble now and then because of that.
Even so, almost everyone welcomed me and tried to communicate with me, even through my awkward and broken English.
Sometimes people even spoke to me in Japanese, and I was truly grateful for those moments.
UrsaPolaris —
This game was the first place where I found an online community. And the only game where I was invited into a guild to which I feel an allegiance to this day. I don't have any specific memories, just general good ones. Munker Mondays, weekday hangouts and plays. one tournament. @WATER inviting me to SMGS was however a bright spot in an otherwise dark personal time where I struggled on and off with depression and life more broadly. but being accepted and having fun with people when I otherwise felt very isolated helped me turn that around. I've looked back on my active time in Guns of Icarus very fondly, and still often miss it
Rồng Sông Rangeria —
Guns of Icarus was one of the first games i owned that I could actually run on my laptop when i was younger. Back then due to my family struggling and constantly moving for work I never got to stay in one place for very long, didn't give me time to make friends or keep them. At some point, i remember seeing this game on sale with a deal to buy a bunch of copies for a reduced price. I Bought the game for myself first, played it, and then bought 12 more copies which i kept in my steam library and would gift to people i made friends with who seemed interested in it as i jumped from state to state and school to school. Ended up making a lot of lifelong friends this way. The exact memories of any actual fights i did in it or entertaining stories are kinda murky memories now. Even now in my friend group, everyone, even those i didn't initially meet this way, still talks constantly about our love for this game and how much we once enjoyed it. Whenever we start playing new multiplayer games, or see something that reminds us of it, like Barotrauma, or that new game Sand, we are always talking about how it reminds us of Guns of Icarus.
Sutternalt —
I was working a 12-hr night shift factory job. It was a weird schedule; 2 days on, 2 off, 3 on, 3 off. I was depressed and had moved back in with my parents. It was my first night shift job ever, and I found myself sitting in the basement with nothing to do and nobody around (I really didn't vibe with the area). Eventually, I opened up GoI and poked around the multiplayer, remembering playing it with friends years ago. I actually reconnected with friends from college because of the game, and would play with them for a few hours in my "mornings". That, honestly, did a lot to start dragging me out of my very deep well of depression.
One day, I decide to keep playing with strangers from the internet. Some of my fondest memories from that time are meeting and playing with a bunch of Australians. Halfway across the world, halfway across the time of day, and still all of us screaming about surprise flamethrower squids from behind or trying to work out the best build for a mobula or being patient with me when I swore my all-shotgun Spire build named "Antiballoon" was actually amazing. It was amazing — mostly for the memories — but also there was a brief 3-week period where it absolutely dominated the skies. Then, something changed during a patch. I started a whole clan because of that thing. Not a big one, mind you, but I did.
Thanks for keeping me sane and connected both to my old friends and new Australians, Muse Games. Y'all are real ones.
Thanks everyone for all the years, all the memories, all the laughs, and all the banter. This game shaped our lives. It brings us a lot of pride and joy knowing that it meant and added a little bit of something to your lives as well. It was an honor to have shaped and shepherded it. It’s been lucky for us to tap into the mysterious forces of the universe to create this game, and we are so glad to have the opportunity to share it with everyone.
Soon, we hope to be making new memories with you, together, in the skies and beyond.
Until then, see you in our
Discord - Howard for Team Muse