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3 hours ago, karu said:
18446744073709551615
Wow, if that is the cap...I don't think anyone could actually hit that.
Thanks karu.
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This is not about bragging, just curious how much 1 single character has amassed before and if a cap has been hit?
World of Warcraft used to have limits on credits.
I have had 2 billion on a character before. I am not sure there is a reason to really go super high in credits since there isn't a lot to spend them on.
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Are there any plans to enable the buffs that come with the Asperity of the Master?
Damage Diffusion (Equip)
Anti-Matter Charge (Equip)
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On 12/30/2017 at 1:23 PM, RedKite said:
All fixed, I found him 250 km away and brought him back to start the raid...
Thank you Redkite.
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That's okay. Thanks for your help woodstock.
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Hi,
While we were gathering for controller today, a player accidentally folded the trigger away. The NPC disappeared and we were unable to start the raid.
Is there any help that we can get to restore the trigger?
Is there any way to block that sort of thing happening again? Maybe he is immune to fold, summon, etc.
Thanks,
Blackmercenary
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When that happened to me, I cleared out the contents of C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\LauncherNet7\.
Net-7 then re-downloaded the proper files.
Owner = your user name.
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On 11/24/2017 at 6:04 AM, Gwindor said:
When the looter of a raid uses the /postloot command, the loot contained in a corpse is posted to chat.
Personally, I think this is a great way to inform the raid about what loot has dropped.
At this moment, a lot of Misc info is posted too: Description, Stats etc etc, and it becomes quite a long Text, especially when there are 3 or more items in a corpse.
At the end of a raid, you try to read back what was dropped, and from my personal experience, you cannot scroll back far enough or cant see quickly the info you need to know.
My Suggestion would be to Extend the /postloot command with an extra Argument like "lite" or "simple" to only post the Basic info:
LX Item-type Name
So for example
L9 Shield "Black Force IX"
or
L9 Projectile Launcher "Dragon's Fang"
I think most of the players use Net-7 database to check Items, or simply know by experience Class restrictions, stats etc etc. so that Wall Of Text is only confusing anyways.
I would rate this as "nice to have" btw
Loot lite would be awesome. Maybe have the item's percentage too.
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The Advocate position is stuck in limbo right now. The Devs set a due date of 11/12/2017 for the Advocate Removal Poll. In the Poll, it was decided to remove the Advocate.
This is probably best communicated by one of GMs or a Dev themselves since they are directly involved with support.
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17 hours ago, RedKite said:
Chat log from toon Deborah
As you can see I'm in the middle of a raid,
Conversation points in bold
(16):19: 4:39 To daffyduck: can i help you with something?
(11):19: 4:48 [New Players] TsunamiTE: there was another mission
(0):19: 4:59 COMPUTER: Darktt is quickly recharging his shields.
(0):19: 5: 4 COMPUTER: Reeses's weapons slow down.
(0):19: 5: 8 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(0):19: 5:25 COMPUTER: Disruptor V1.0's Menace use has been interrupted.
(3):19: 5:30 Daffyduck (private): nope....just looking...why
(11):19: 5:32 [New Players] TsunamiTE: was it called trock or treat mission/
(0):19: 5:35 COMPUTER: Janwarrior logged in.
(11):19: 5:38 [New Players] TsunamiTE: trick
(0):19: 5:45 COMPUTER: Janwarrior logged out.
(16):19: 5:51 To Daffyduck: just wondered
(11):19: 5:55 [New Players] Mouliprowar: mission he most halowed gourd
(11):19: 6: 9 [New Players] Mouliprowar: you see trick or treat somewhere ?
(0):19: 6:21 COMPUTER: Luckypw repairs her systems.
(0):19: 6:26 COMPUTER: Obsolete Model V summons Luckypw.
(0):19: 6:28 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(0):19: 6:29 COMPUTER: Dadbanditte's weapons slow down.
(3):19: 6:30 Daffyduck (private): am i doing something wrong
(0):19: 6:35 COMPUTER: Skullystt logged out.
(0):19: 6:36 COMPUTER: TolkenJE logged in.
(0):19: 6:37 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(16):19: 6:43 To Daffyduck: not while you are watching
(11):19: 6:44 [New Players] TsunamiTE: no but thought there was a mission u had to collect stuff for the mission
(0):19: 6:45 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(0):19: 6:51 COMPUTER: Obsolete Model V's Hacking use has been interrupted.
(0):19: 6:57 COMPUTER: Tsuros logged in.
(11):19: 7: 3 [New Players] Mouliprowar: yes in ast years from sergeant jones
(0):19: 7: 3 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(0):19: 7:10 COMPUTER: Skullyjw logged in.
(0):19: 7:10 COMPUTER: Matahari is hacking Obsolete Model V's systems.
(5):19: 7:10 Attempt to hack enemy comms has failed!
(5):19: 7:10 Attempt to hack enemy weapons has failed!
(0):19: 7:12 COMPUTER: Darktt is patching Luckypw's hull.
(0):19: 7:14 COMPUTER: Reeses is hacking Obsolete Model V's systems.
(5):19: 7:14 Enemy communications hacked!
(5):19: 7:14 Enemy weapons hacked!
(5):19: 7:14 Enemy engines hacked!
(11):19: 7:16 [New Players] Mouliprowar: not active at the moment i tried it
(3):19: 7:18 Daffyduck (private): ahh...so u OWN this place
(0):19: 7:23 COMPUTER: Darktt is quickly recharging Luckypw's shields.
(0):19: 7:26 COMPUTER: Lillyraine is quickly recharging her shields.
(5):19: 7:26 Lillyraine has recharged your shields by 0.02 units.
(0):19: 7:27 COMPUTER: Darktt is quickly recharging Luckypw's shields.
(11):19: 7:29 [New Players] TsunamiTE: k
(2):19: 7:33 Obsolete Model V : Syssss..tem...eeeeeerrrrroooor....Initiate Control.....
(0):19: 7:33 COMPUTER: Darktt is quickly recharging his shields.
(16):19: 7:40 To Daffyduck: go careful...
(0):19: 7:40 COMPUTER: Darktt is increasing his shield capacity.
(8):19: 7:42 [Guild] TolkenJE: Hello
(0):19: 7:45 COMPUTER: Obsolete Model V regains chemical deflection.
(0):19: 7:49 COMPUTER: Moulinneuf [ADV] logged in.
(0):19: 7:52 COMPUTER: Luckypw makes Dadbanditte's weapons hum..
(3):19: 8: 1 Daffyduck (private): you can kiss my ass...
(16):19: 8:12 To Daffyduck: and you can be kicked
(8):19: 8:14 [Guild] Duffman: lo
(16):19: 8:18 To Daffyduck: from the game
(2):19: 8:33 The Controller : What could you think to gain from this hostility? What is driving you to meet your end here?
(3):19: 8:35 Daffyduck (private): why
(16):19: 8:53 To Daffyduck: dissent to a dev / member of enb staff
(0):19: 9: 2 COMPUTER: Daffyduck logged out.Leaves me wondering if it's worth the time and effort creating new Christmas content, right now I can't be bothered............
Yeah I am sorry, but you clearly egged him on based on this text.
1) You first questioned his presence and were aggressive. (You didn't need to say a word unless he started kill stealing.) But you felt the need to establish your authority.
2) You abused your DEV privileges.
i) Since you aren't logged in as a dev, he isn't dissenting to a staff member. BECAUSE YOU ARE A PLAYER! Plus you egged him on.
ii) You booted him while on a normal character. What if the rest of the players could boot each other anytime someone said something they didn't like?
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Hi,
Over the past week and half I have been having issues with rebounding and characters not being in sync with each other when multi-boxing. It will appears as if some of my toons are far away from each other or frozen even though they are in formation.
Is there anything that I can do to fix this? I have talked to a couple of my friends in game and some of them are experiencing this problem and others are not.
Thanks,
Blackmercenary
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9 hours ago, Flip said:
It's not that simple Shaka. The rotation agreement wasn't voted in by the player base, having the server vote on whether to keep it won't change anything. The agreement is a contract between 3 guilds, if you join one of those guilds, you should expect to follow through on any promises that guild has made with others in the game. Personally, I think the time for the rotation has passed, I would rather see everyone raiding together, but since I'm in one of the 3 guilds, I will abide by the agreement until I hear otherwise from my guild leaders.
The way I see it, there's 2 ways for the agreement to change:
1) Members of one of the 3 guilds convince their leadership to change the agreement (I tried a vote in my guild last year to see if we should leave the rotation, but it didn't get enough support).
2) As Gunney said above, someone outside the big 3 guilds needs to grow a pair and start taking down the triggers to force something to happen.
I am an officer in Builders Inc, not as high as Flip. But, you have seen me be transparent about the current state of the big 3 and the game. I have openly said the raid rotation should die.
As Ravina (another officer in Builders Inc) said, this discussion comes up every couple of months and it is doesn't go anywhere. The guild leaders of the big 3 either don't want the change or are no longer active enough to voice their opinion. Most of the people who voted for keeping the raid rotation in Builders Inc, don't actively play anymore.
We are only officers in our guild and don't make decisions for the guild. I think Flip's suggestion of taking down triggers to force something to happen is the best route. Work together as a server and eventually the raid rotation will be forgotten.
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6 hours ago, Flip said:
I think the issue that prompted this thread is that Mouli has decided that the Advocate has a different role than what you posted above...here's what was said by Mouli in a separate post:
"Player ( singular ) Advocate as these position and task actually :
1) Neutral and moderator in Guild rotation discussion.
2) Arbiter of who's in the guild rotation based on usage and membership and guild wishes ( epic for example don't want a spot ) , not player feeling/opinions
3) Developper , updater, informer, requester and suggester. .
4) Informing all the player by public directed update
5) Help drafting the server wide rule as to be clear and understood and agreed by all"
Now I'm all for him trying to help resolve problems, but if he decided on his own that he now has the authority to kick guilds out and assign new guilds to the raid rotation, that is where I have some concerns. Maybe this was just a misunderstanding and he didn't mean to use the word "Arbiter" to describe his position as that implies he has final say over the matter. But his subsequent posts have certainly not shown he's backing off from that statement.
I agree with Flip. It's one thing to try to help facilitate the discussion of the raid rotation, but it's another to state that you have the final say over the matter.
The advocate is supposed to listen to different points of view, gather an overall consensus, and then have the playerbase vote on the most popular view. He then takes the decided upon viewpoint to the Devs for discussion and then "advocates" on playerbase's behalf.
So far individuals with opposing viewpoints have been openly insulted and their viewpoints dismissed. The Advocate has also been biased towards his own views and touted his authority over the matter.
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2 hours ago, shaka said:
Please explain to me the reason for a raid rotation at this time and also what are the negative results of not having a raid rotation.
I can say the positive results are the server would be a better place for ALL, including the select few still trying to hold onto their toys.
We need to honestly answer this question.
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27 minutes ago, Moulinneuf said:
- Dev asked me to edit it out ( RedKite )
- I agreed , so i did.
- I stand by my work and word of values , not by the insults.
- Player Advocate position is one of respectability , only for that i will remove things perceived
as too harsh or insulting by those who i respect.
A DEV shouldn't have to ask you to edit insults out of your own posts. They shouldn't be there, especially from someone representing the player base. You should try to remain neutral in the discussion. But, it seems all to common a theme when someone offers a counter viewpoint.
10 hours ago, Moulinneuf said:Il also don't know where you get that multiboxer can take on the raid trigger on themself
most raid trigger require 2 group of people du to the intensity of the raid
Also the dev watch that no bozo multiboxer does that
Ravina/Hawat/myself used to take down all of the triggers in the game with just 6 toons with minimal deaths. The controller was the easiest.
10 hours ago, Moulinneuf said:PRS is somewhat oeprationnal with a DEV / GM ,
that is if one decide to show up and do it
and nothing go bad.
No idea on how far along and where it is on the PRS activated by player system ,
probably being worked on and in the far future
Will ask on next week-end for an update
I tought the PRS system would solve the majority of the problem , obviously it does not.
I offered to run it , was denied , as I am not a dev and seing last PRS report I can understand why.
Just to note, the PRS doesn't need to be fancy. The DEV spawned ones have a lot of extra miscellaneous mobs. If the DEVs wanted to put an NPC next to the spawn location of the current raid which required the players to submit certain resources/money to spawn the boss, that would be the simplest solution on paper. You wouldn't have to change the raid location or the mobs AI.
10 hours ago, Moulinneuf said:The big 5 ( possibly big 6 ) ( because the big 3 is no longer accurate and this as been the case for a long time and many months ) make up 50% of those 33
when they show up in group based on their time period .
So if we went with this math, 50% of the 33 players is made up by the "big 6". So that comes to 16.5 players belong to big guilds, if you divide that by 6, than that would leave you with 2.75 players per big guild. So we need a raid rotation for 2.75 players in the big guilds? Instead of 16.5 players working together with other half of the equation (16.5 public)?
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16 hours ago, Moulinneuf said:
I already answered that , quite clearly.
Funny, that :
1 single player
and really, you are , nothing more
is trying to re / define what behing a Player Advocate his
when you see only 10% of what they / I do.
There are those who are defined by a position and other who redefine the position
I guess I am the latter.
To be blunt and precise , so that you get the magnitude here , more then 30 other playe and many guild leadersr have asked
me to look into the Raid Trigger problem and fix it.
The Dev said it's a player problem , deal with it or leave it alone we don't care ( wich is not really true )
Previous Advocate have told me this proably would be the biggest ssue as it was there's too.
You know who get to decide what the Player Advocate try and get fixed ? Only one person : The player advocate.
You know who define the Player advocate role : The player Advocate , Until a Dev or or GM or all of them kick him
where it hurts and the player advocate give up.
Sorry if that don't meet your and other player approval and false idea of what the role of the player advocate is.
You want to dscuss my role on this , pop up on teamspeak in the advocate channel with your guild leader and tell him you think the raid trigger
situation is fine the way it currently is.. Just give me a heads up to let me make a jumbo bowl of popcorn first.
Honestly, I have no problem with you attempting to help out in the position and obviously filling more roles. But, you have no authority to decide what the terms of the raid rotation are. In your posts, you have stated that the raid rotation will remain until it's figured out. You don't have that power. The power belongs to the playerbase who you represent, the people who nominated you, and only if they agree on those terms. But keeping the raid rotation to appease a minority (the big 3) based on your own self perceived authority is ridiculous, especially when it alienates the majority of public players. I have seen so many raid triggers wasted and the most coveted hoarded by only 2-5 people.
Having the playerbase challenge the raid rotation will cause the guild leaders of the "big three" to wake up and actually start negotiating. You can't try to slowly move into something more favorable for the public because the topic will just die and the playerbase will go another year without a proper resolution. It's time to put the big 3 on the hot seat, because they don't have the numbers to justify their exclusivity anymore.
From the advocate standpoint, the best thing that you could do is convince the DEV's that the problem is indeed their problem and not a player one. Other games have instanced dungeons for a reason, because timed encounters are exclusive by nature. The DEV's said they would think about implementing a player initiated PRS in one of the meeting notes that you provided. One where a player could summon the raid themselves. What is the status of that?
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The role of the advocate is to represent the playerbase's interests before the Devs. Nothing more.
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Look, the raid rotation needs to die. The big guilds don't have enough players to justify their claims. VGE struggles with taking down their triggers in a timely manner. VGE would regularly run up to the last minute before change over. Static would leave their triggers up for most of the week. Builder's Inc (my guild) would have to multi-box consistently and still attendance was a constant problem.
It's time to drop this hording of loot rotation and work together as a server. VGE/Static/Builders Inc are not capable of competing with the public in terms of numbers. At this point, they just want exclusive access to loot. With the numbers being what they are, no guild deserves exclusive access to loot anymore. Work together.
-Blackmercenary
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4 hours ago, Gunney said:
The community, as a whole in the past came to an agreement for the rotation. And it held up fairly well for quite awhile.
What if the rotation wasnt dissolved but modified?
Troller GoBB RD
Week 1 noon-6pm 6pm-midnight Midnight-6am
Week 2 6pm- midnight Midnight-6am 6am-Noon
Week 3 Midnight-6am 6am-noon Noon-6pm
Week 4 6am-noon Noon-6pm 6pm-midnight
This would give each time zone a shot, and all players a chance to adjust their personal time to join in
I think that idea is great. The hardest part for the casual player is getting the raid time to work. It also takes longer to get everyone together for the public raid. This would give everyone a time to schedule around and hopefully be ready to raid sooner.
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I am an Officer in Builders Inc. I led a lot of our raids consistently for 6 months or more after all of the other guild officers got burnt out and then I finally got burnt out with the lack of participation from other officers and also guildies.
I haven't played consistently in about 2 months, but I come back from time to time to chat. The guild channel is usually dead and hardly anybody is on. I talked to Astro about why he left Builders Inc for Damage Inc and it's because no one was ever online.
I remain in Builders Inc because the rotation still stands and it gives me the ability to invite public/Damage inc members to our raids. But, it sure is lonely staying in a guild that isn't active anymore.
I personally think the raid rotation should be dissolved at this point and everyone should actively work together. The game population is so low that there is no point in fighting amongst each other for raid triggers. We should be trying to form a group of friends that enjoy helping each other out.
Tsunami has been good at honoring the raid rotation, but I think it's time to challenge it for the good of the community. Work together, keep this game going.
-Blackmercenary
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36 minutes ago, Moulinneuf said:
No you may not , and why you may ask ?
1. Because this is the part where I gather interest after they the dev / GM told me to investigate where the player base
would like the default to be set. After some player demanded if it was possible to make it so.
2. You seem to hold volonteers as incompetent or lazy to respond to some demands by the players base
in your narrow and I suspect very narrow somewhat limited views of what the dev capacity and capability are.
The fact is they built the entire sevrer back from scratch and patches to where it's at now
had they said no or it's impossible to do so I would not have asked this question in a poll.
Based on the 2000 group I have participated in most player on the sunrise server tend to chose FFA 99%
of the time after the group was made the 1% remaining is the leader forgot to make the FFA and gladly do
so when asked.
Someone followed the proper channel by asking the advocate if it was possible as he properly argumented
that most if not all player on the server default to FFA after having made a group. All question are valid if and when
properly argumented. Don't worry the DEV / GM default setting seem to be set on NO for a lot of the players demands.
Sorry if I sound harsh , but I wont have you or anyone else start and scare the player base or new player or curious minds , on the very first poll i make as new advocate no less from asking any quesion on how it would make the game better if they have a valid argument about it and polling the player base on a default choice if they request or demand it and the dev ask of me to poll where the default choice might be.
The poll as you covered and as your option to choose from : "No , i like the way it is"
Thanks
-- Mouli , current player advocate
P.S. To all the player and curious people don't be afraid to ask about changes or something you may like happen in the game,
This is the place to do so , to the negative and discouraging people the player advocate section is not for you , it's for
innovative amd inquiring minds who want the game to become better and there question be heard by more then just afew people .
Fly safely , get better gear in the market channel or by requesting a higher level player escort to go get loot in new player
channel and don't forget to have fun and smile , the game is alive
Don't think there is a need to insult him. You are advocate, you need to be able to hear both sides of the story and try to remain unbiased.
Also, in the world of security you usually start off with a more restrictive environment and then you grant access as needed.
I mention this because it would be a bummer if someone accidentally looted a non-tradeable item because FFA was on by default.
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Gunney, I don't think you are getting the point. The controller trigger was killed on the public's week. If it's killed during Static's week (next week), then the rotation is definitely compromised.
Right now nothing has changed. Use your brain, it's not that hard.
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I vote for Mouli
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13 minutes ago, flamingpanda said:
Just tried on another browser it doesnt work at all , Not sure why your claiming it does....
Hey if you want to search for those sort of pictures prre , Thats your business whatever gets you going...
The easiest way is to just use different devices that don't share the same ISP.
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Posted · Edited by Blackmercenary
My main in EnB Live was the TE, so I made a point to start with that character again for nostalgia sake.
Starting out is always rough, but having a good supportive guild helps. A lot of times, there are very experienced players with vaults full of good gear. They like to help out new players...so keep that in mind.
To get you going...you have to have the mindset of a kiter. The key to playing the Terran Enforcer is speed and range. Start by firing your missiles at the target from a distance while flying towards them, hit them with the Rada, and fly away from them. If your Rada was successful, maintain maximum distance until the target dies. If it wasn't, fly back in and hit them with the Rada again.
The Rada isn't the best debuffing device as Ravina said, but it is definitely useable. I used that for 8 months before a guildy gave me a hellbore. Also avoid the Tengu like the plague (pun on Desash the Plague?) until you feel confident with your kiting abilities. The voltoi are the easiest mobs to farm and offer good money in exchange for their loot. Fill up your hold and then dock at the station in Anteres and put them in your vault...rinse and repeat.
Also, see how EMP damage does against volitoi...it’s been awhile since I last hunted them. (But EMP is great against shield based mobs.)
Try to get your hands on missile energy conservation devices...
Maximize your thrust speed... (NOS device is great for that.)
Look for missile range extending devices/missile launchers.
Contained Voltoi Essenses (12% turbo) are extremely common and I am sure someone would be happy to give you one.
Farm a Martyr's heart to help restore reactor energy for times when you are out of juice...
You can always message me in the game too...
My avatar name includes some variation of Blackmercenary(PW/JD/TT/TS/JE/PS/PP)