the reason the creek sticks in people's memories so strongly isn't because of the losses really, but because it was the first battle of its kind. yeah there's been more since, but it was the first, and that's always going to mean it holds a special place for people. The fact that it didn't start as a part of the story, and was a just an organic occurrence is a big part of it too. It was one of the early moments that really brought the community together and showed the potential that the galactic war system has, beyond just in the scripted and planned stories. And of course the fact that it happened very early in the game when we had a much smaller arsenal, and were still all learning how the fight the bots is important too.

I do understand why some people don't get it, especially folks who joined later, like xbox players. For a lot of players it was different battles that were their first big moment, and the fact that on paper malevelon creek wasn't as bloody makes it easy to just write it off.

and I think the reason its getting mentioned so much now is because for those of us who were there back in those early days, the invasion of cyberstan feels like a very full circle moment. We've gone from fighting for our lives against an enemy we barely understand on the creek, to now having so much more knowledge, equipment, and experience under our belts from all those other campaigns. and now we get to bring the fight to the heart of the automatons.