# Majestic back online...has anyone tried it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470 "2001-09-18T21:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/1 "2001-09-18T21:52:15Z")
I’ve been reading lately about how EA stopped the run of the online game Majestic lately, since it might hit a little stressing for some in these troubled times. Understandable, to be sure. Now, the curiosity has gotten to me. It seems like a hell of a concept. Phone calls, faxes, e-mails, all part of the game. Has anyone tried it out? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/2 "2001-09-18T22:46:32Z")
Ah what the hell 🙂 I’m giving it a shot. Review to follow. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/3 "2001-09-19T02:34:04Z")
I just discovered it today and signed up. The game wasted no time in screwing with me. It seems like the game is really going to be a blast. ---
**Author:** ![acconav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@acconav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acconav)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/4 "2001-09-19T03:32:21Z")
i tried the free episode, and i guess it was all right. i really liked the concept, as far as the phone calls, emails, instant messages, etc… very immersive. but i dont think EA executed it very well with majestic. it’s waaaaaaaaaaaaay too easy, the standyby times are horrible sometimes (“i wanna play but i can’t! i’m on standby!” or “i’m finally _off_ standby, but now i have things to do!” ). but still, it was free, so i can’t complain. and i do think there’s a lot of potential there, so i’m hopeing it’ll improve (or some other company will take the idea and run with it) ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/5 "2001-09-19T05:40:22Z")
Yes. Another great idea, not-quite-there implementation situation. It has a great deal of potential. I would advise waiting 6 months before signing up… by then, it’ll have died (from money problems) or some of the other problems will have been cleaned up. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/6 "2001-09-20T03:49:02Z")
I just started playing it myself, and I’m finding it very entertaining. 😃 Rose ---
**Author:** ![The\_White\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@The\_White\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_White_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/7 "2001-09-20T03:52:49Z")
I’m a geek… I’m on episode two. 😃 I have it calling me cell, and it’s fun to let other people answer it when a 5-something-something area code comes up. \>:) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majestic-back-online-has-anyone-tried-it/82470/8 "2001-09-20T04:32:09Z")
I’m LOVING this game. The waiting is definitely the hardest part, but there’s a TON of information that you can be gathering, as well as a bunch of new people to interact with. I’m really liking this a lot.