Hi all,
I'm Flip here and on Frontier's forums (which is short for Philippe, really) and Cmdr Flip Martin in game.
I'm old enough to have played Elite in the 80's but I didn't because I was on the road most of the time, working in showbiz. Now that I make a living in IT it's easier to get involved in gaming, so I am.
I've been in sim racing with a UK-based team for a while (LFS, rFactor, Assetto Corsa, etc.), but I'm also a huge fan of sci-fi and I've spent hours playing a couple of games similar to ED in the past (Spaceward Ho! long ago and X3: Terran Conflict more recently). So when I found Elite Dangerous a month or so ago, it looked like a dream come true. I bought the beta, got a X-55 a few days later, and here I am. I just wish I learned about ED earlier.
I'm not a big fan of PVP, though, so I'm very grateful to Mobius for this group!
See you in space, Commanders.