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Aaah okay I see. Shoddy DOES fill the niche to some extent, but Netbattle (and most likely Competitor) was SOO much better in every way possible. Guess I shouldnt get my hopes up then...
I haven't been on the forums for about a year now and I've noticed that everything and anything relating to Competitor has been erased. There aren't any updates of progress on the main page, and no one seems to have discussed it beyond a certain point (from what I've seen from the search...