Ruling New Jersey - Volume 1, Issue 1

"I am sad to announce that this is the last Ruling Britannia I will be writing. I started out in mid 2000 with a plan to put the English Star Trek scene on the map. We housed some of the best players in the world and had a tournament scene the competitiveness of which topped anywhere in the world. We also had a group of top players who, through the game, had become best of friends."
- The Final Ruling Britannia

Even though I used to give Ian grief back in the day, we had a lot in common. My goal was to put the New Jersey Trek scene on the map. However, I went about doing it in an entirely different way. We had (and still do) some of the best players in the world and a competitive tournament scene. Now I look back over the past decade and realize the friends I've made ... and the enemies. But that was going to happen with the way I went about my mission.

"Ruling Britannia became the side of Star Trek that Decipher had no control over. A virtual world where we were free to call playtesters crap, DQSS broken and Kathy McKracken a bitch. A world where nobody was ever banned and no story was ever covered up."

Ah, another thing we shared in common, our displeasure with Decipher. If I had a nickel everytime I was banned I still be poor, but I would have a shitload of nickels. Decipher never liked me and I never really like them. Most of the time I didn't agree on how they handled Trek, and when I voiced that opinion I was banned and dismissed. This just played into the way I wanted to make New Jersey, and myself, famous. But that's not how I want to handle it anymore. Decipher on the other hand, maintains the status quo.

"Special thanks go to the following people... John Corbett - For being a fantastic Troll."
Yeah, I loved you too buddy. I live to serve.

So I'm here now for the same reasons Ian was back in 2000, bring our regions perspective on the game to all the players in the world. We have 2 of the top 4 players in the world currently and some up and comers. There's not a more competitive area in the world... OK, Minnesota might be close. We've created a Premier Points System to generate interest in the region. This apparently has created a stir in Decipher. I never claimed to anyone that it was DGMA sanctioned. But of course if it's New Jersey it must be bad. So in the coming months you'll get the happenings on this Trek scene, my random rants, and maybe some strategy ideas. Or maybe I'll give you more reasons to hate me. It's been known to happen. See you clowns around.

John Corbett- "For the Win!"
P.S. Any ideas, questions, and hate mail please feel free to e-mail at johncorbettjr2 at comcast dot net