I didn't make it in time to answer in that forum before Griff eagerly shut it down.
I've made a policy of mine to stay clear of a vast majority of discussions that can cost me time and nerves, since you can't discuss things with some people here (you know whom I'm referring to), so I've just stopped trying.
I've been here since 2009 (I think, maybe 2008, dunno now), and most of that time was spent in the fold of PX. I'm proud of that time - I've reached a high rank and had loads of fun with my mates and people on the server. Since PX no longer exists on Crossfire as a clan, I've resumed my career as freelancer.
Good luck to CSF, you'll need it.
Also, screw you - I did help with the portal when no one else made any effort. I made a shit load of events spending +3 billion of both tweaked (by OP) and PX money, reorganized the EMs (check how many topics were started by me, and how many events were held), and I did my job as a GR. I made like lots of trips to Styx station, and gave out literally hundreds of licences, asking most of the times I was in my GR char if anyone needed them.
My suggestions in CF development were mostly from practice things that could be changed to improve, most of which went unanswered as OP had other ideas which were more lucrative (so today, no one mines and no one trades in commodities, only in escape pods and cargo pods). The short story - yes, that's my fault for not delivering - creativity and time were the problems, but essentially, mea culpa.
In fact, most of the things where I went inactive were due to lack of time because of work and life.
Now, I've lost approximately 2 billion in ships, equipment and money; my mates lost much, much more...
Pirates, I wish you good luck and loads of rum, see you in Malta sometimes. Cops, well, you do whatever.
Merc clans, think for yourselves. Smuggies, annoy the hell outta them, hehe.
Truth is, you'll miss us, 'cos you liked having us as the bad guys, uniting over who will hate us more. Which makes me wonder, whom will you hate now? I guess time will tell.
And to the smug CFPD asshole camping near Sidewinder, saying how nice it is now that Alaska is quiet - watch your back.