Vitaes

Well, I remember back in live a few instances where a lowbie of mine was rescued from certain incapacitation by a Shinwa patrol swooping down on my attacker. I always thought that was a rather cool feature that gave some realism to the game.   Last night, I was killing a job mob in SE when out of nowhere, four Shinwa, lv 33-37, in beautiful formation, decided that my PW must have been in trouble and attacked my mob as I was engaged in combat. MY PW easily took the kill and xp.   Now for the question: If this ever occurs where the NPC attackers outdamage the person doing the job, is the xp for the job lost?

How about upping the drop rate/spawn rate of Tatsu's? I think it's a bit ridiculous that my PW has been looking for 4 months, only found the mob twice, and got no drop. He checks almost every day. I can't camp the spawn site 24/7 like other guilds. Give me a chance please.   Also, since the JE doesn't have their lv 135 skill, how about changing it so maybe a JE can do a mission and get a linkable wormhole that would work in any sector except BBW, Bogeril, or Chavez space (since those areas need/will be specific faction)?

Daath has been running 2-3 tours a day, Skunky runs them as well, and Evilbadguy has started to run them. They run them because there seem to be enough toons for now that need them. I think that as long as high level toons need explore xp, tours will continue. Somehow, they find the players. But who knows when the tour experience will run its course? Not in the near future I'll bet.

Why not allow classes to max their secondary weapon to nine? We could get some variation in play style happening. It would be cool to see a PL using Jennie, a missile-using Proggie, or a Terran beamer tossing some variety into the mix at all levels. It could be a mission to gain top level in the skill. I would even write out the whole mission for a class if given the chance (I would somehow make the time).

Did you solo it?

A lone TS hears a distress call. Upon investigating the coordinates, the TS finds a ship about to explode due to reactor malfunction.  As the pilot is rescued, a TE shows up, demanding that you hand over the pilot for questioning. The rescued pilot quickly mumbles something about "DeWinter wanting information from me that could put GetCo in a real bind." Make your decision..hand over the pilot for Infinitcorp/Earthcorp faction, or....warp away quickly and begin the real mission, with a price on your head. Man, I wish I had time to be back on the Cdev team, I have a load of good ideas.

Neat idea, but is this just a solution to a problem that really doesn't exist? Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd bet that almost everyone who has a TS/PS probably has at least one toon that builds ammo for them. How many accounts in game does this really affect? Maybe a noob, if we can get a few, that start as a TS or PS? I'd be curious to see just how many players can't build ammo for their TS/PS toons.   From a pure content standpoint, I like the idea though. It's another way to potentially gain faction for the Bogeril sector, if and when it opens.

Mining in real life is dangerous, so might as well have a bit of excitement in game too. With excellent scan range, fold space, and the ability to cloak and move while cloaked, a well-played lv 150 JE should be able to mine any field in game with little fear of death.   Now, as far as traders having dangers as well...hey, we have pirates, right? I remember being pulled out of warp and being attacked back in live. Also, how about some fluctuating markets? Maybe a set up where a station has taken in so many trade goods of one kind that the supply and demand curve has to make an "adjustment" for a short time. I'll bet it would suck for the botters to wake up and find that they lost money and gained no xp due to a local market crash.

LOL! Get the nerf hacksaw!

Epic Gamers--Damuras

It works. I don't even use the coma. With the lv 51 manes in a well-known field, I can fold it away, then fold it again as it comes into max fold range. That would put the mob at about 12K from me. In most instances, the manes just lost aggro on me and floated off in another direction.

  I've never seen one for shield or energy leech either. I don't believe any exist.

  They did it just to prove it could be done. The macros got slaughtered against groups of good players. On the other servers (PvE), there were buff bot macros, crafting macros, and PvE macros that were very good. A player could go into a town and get buffed and get stuff crafted. Quite impressive actually. They even had a market place full of vendor macros where people sold crafted and looted items. After a while, no one on the PvE servers minded, because the gameworld is freaking massive. On the PvP server, we just would kill the bots and loot them...no bot problem. The very good monarchies--i.e., with skilled PvP'ers, killed the bots out of existence eventually. A true hermit could find a good hunting spot and see no one for hours if they desired on PvE though.   Our gameworld is not massive, so the bot problem is a real PITA. AC is literally 50 times bigger than EnB, so the bot problem is minimal--the benefits far outweigh the negatives. Not so here I believe. I don't think anyone cares about trade run botting, since trade goods are an infinite resource in our gameworld. Mining macros? You guys suck.

Don't underestimate the ability of macro writers using ACTool to build a very effective combat macro into a mining macro. The ACTool people started using these in Asheron's Call (AC=Asheron Call). The best macro writers wrote scripts that could take down moderately skilled players on the PvP server. Just ask about The Borg monarchy on Darktide server.

I was about to post this, lol!

Mobs must think JE's aren't worth the time to kill in a group. For me, I rarely get attacked when using jumpstart, E shield on someone, debuffing a mob, using fold space on a mob, or using shield leech in a group. Maybe I'm just lucky.

If it's a matter of killing Chavez simply for RD faction, you can always add RD jobs back to the terminals.

  I didn't tell anyone to play my way. I gave an opinion, nothing more. if you don't like it, fine.

If someone needs an ore for a mission or needs a particular ore to build a comp, all they have to do is send me a message and ask. I would always honor such a request, as I would appreciate the courtesy that the other miner showed. Leaping from one roid to another to cherry pick the best is rude. I would never do that to someone. As someone else mentioned, it's like taking the best loot and leaving the rest for everyone else.   Yes, that field does not have my name on it. Hell, I could do the same to someone else. But why? Why anger people in a small player base? It makes no sense. This is why I liked open PvP games. That, Critchon, is the ultimate competition.   Pakk may say that if a PS dropped in on my little JE I'd stand no chance anyway. The strong will survive, right? Not really. Darwin never said anything about the strong surviving. Yes, it's one of our great myths. Darwin said that those able to adapt to new surroundings or situations will survive, not the strongest. I could chase that PS away without firing a shot. I could make it so uncomfortable for him that he wouldn't want to mine anywhere near me. I don't have that option now. The only option I have is to mine a field in a non-linear fashion, or be rude to others.

It is rather rude when you are mining a field and someone else decides that they are going to cherry pick the lv 9 roids from the field you are clearing. I won't mention any name or guild, but I'm sure he saw me mining, as he is a grandmaster like me. I can understand a PS with their crappy scan range not seeing me, but we JE's can see a long, long way. Fluttering from lv 9 roid to another is just plain rude. These are the times I wish for PvP. Go find your own roids fool!

  Here is one for me…   Name: Vitaes Race: Jenquai Class: Explorer Gender: Male Homeland: Io   Education: Physics, Mining Engineering, Geology/Geography, Ancient Earth History   Assigned Duty: Jove’s City   Medical History: Discovered at an early age that Vitaes suffers from chromesthesia, a form of synesthesia that perceives musical sound as color. This had the effect of distracting him from his studies, although, as one can see by his academic achievements, he seemed to be able to focus enough to excel in his studies. Has an unusually perceptive psionic sense, Otherwise, subject is in excellent physical health. Subject does enjoy alcohol to excess on occasion.   Personality: Subject is a deep, provoking thinker. Seeks knowledge for the sake of knowledge. There was never a doubt that this was a man born to be Sha’ha’dem. Took to training very easily. Sometimes gets lost in the art of theory and overlooks the practical.   Social: Enjoys time with the ladies, but only those who match his thirst for knowledge. Has managed to keep good faction status with virtually every race and class in the galaxy. Is considered to be honest and trustworthy by all.   Skillset: Curious to a fault, if that is possible for a Sha’ha’dem, his studies in temporal physics and light properties pushed him to become a master reactor builder, as subject noted the power requirements of his experimentation. A master explorer beyond peer. Intimate knowledge of mineral resources throughout the galaxy, as befits a master mining engineer.   Career: One of the very few in Jenquai history to attain Grandmaster status with four advance degrees from the Jenquarum, including the new Geology/Geography interdisciplinary study. Stepped out on his own to explore and seek knowledge from all corners of the galaxy. Is an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant: his studies of ancient Earth led him to investigate the martial arts of Asia, circa 1400-2000, and is considered expert in two forms of Chinese boxing and Kung-Fu, art forms long lost except to a few Shinwa, as rumored.   Loyalty: Absolutely believes in the work Ariad is doing in Antareas, as befits his thirst for unending knowledge. When Araid needs ores, Vitaes is one of the few she trusts to mine the neither reaches of Antareas and find what she needs. They have struck a close, personal platonic friendship. He uses his good faction standings to further the cause of research and exploration.   Additional notes (for medical and psychological use only, enter class leader code here to access: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _: Merjan is curious of Vitaes’ close association with Araid, and wonders if these is an ulterior motive, as Vitaes has also supported the Seekers’ search for the lost missives of Ben Joseph. Vitaes is known to be a very independent thinker within his loyalty structure. Consider this subject one of highest intelligence but one who needs to be watched carefully in the future. It is suspect that Ariad may use him for purposes as yet undetermined and unauthorized in the future. Note that subject also has a Shinwa and Seeker brother.  

I like this idea. I too was involved with roleplaying in the other two MMO's a played a lot. Note to CoH players--I was Dr. Healgood if you remember that toon.

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       Vitaes viewed the scanner with a rather anticipatory look. He often felt that way when cruising through dangerous sectors, searching for chunks of debris that may indicate a forlorn hulk just waiting to be salvaged. Yesterday’s haul included a Coma device in fairly good condition. He knew a few builders at F7 or OMP who could do a smash-up job repairing it to full functional capability. He also made a mental note to himself to look up Lannister and trade him a few more ores for components needed for future build needs. But he didn’t let himself stay off task for long. Cooper was no place to be lost in thought, as there were many critters out there that could turn the thin hull of a Jenquai Explorer’s ship into its own hulk.        Vitaes’s ship, the Rocinante, was quick, sleek, maneuverable, and capable of surviving almost anywhere. Not the strongest in combat, the combination of two Getco Lions and one Mastiff, combined with his custom Sundari plasma inverter that allowed him to leech the shield of opponents, gave him enough punch to tackle anything his level in a one to one confrontation. His energy inverter, also manufactured by Sundari, allowed his to teleport opponents across space a short distance, a valuable skill for controlling multiple opponents in combat. Of course, nothing like that on even terms exists in Cooper—and he never let himself forget that. At least he was on good terms with the Red Dragons, so that was one worry that, well, wasn’t a worry.        His search was suddenly interrupted with the crackle of a distress call. Quickly using his navigation computer to pinpoint the location of the source, he entered the coordinates into his computer and turned to investigate        “Ugh,” he groaned. “Near the Tada-O gate,” he said softly to himself. Warping to the point where the signal emitted from, he saw various large, biological life forms appear on his integrated sensor array. Dropping out of warp as he approached the point, Vitaes cloaked his ship, engaged impulse power, and slowly approached the stricken vessel.        “Hmm, a lone trader, wonder what he is doing out here alone,” Vitaes said to himself. He quickly looked over the trader, sparks and flame coming from its frame and exposed afterdeck. The powerful Nova reactor was shut down, unable to start up the powerful Eagle engines this trader had installed on his ship. The missile launchers were cracked and twisted, no longer able to spout the long distance death that has kept many a trader alive. No name was visible on the ship’s damaged hull.        A crackle came over the radio. “Rocinante, can you assist? TV 4454 Alcanara requests immediate assistance or evacuation.” By now, Vitaes had pulled alongside the Alcanara. The voice was excited, on the edge of panic. Vitaes didn’t need his sensor arrays to tell him the danger. Cloaked, he passed two huge Ten-gu, with a third closing up from the underneath z-axis of the two ship’s position. Soon, the stricken ship would be digested, its unfortunate pilot just being one small source of nourishment for the huge creatures.        “Stand by,” replied Vitaes. “Are you able to target a nav point”        “Aye, it’s about the only thing I can do,”came the reply. My reactor is offline, but it you can get it started, I can engage warp, as my engines are still functional.”        Vitaes studied his options. He knew he stood no chance in a straight up fight. His only chance would be to separate the huge creatures from the ship, then somehow jumpstart the ship before the Ten-gu returned for dinner. Whether his shield could hold up against a sustained assault once decloaked, of course, was another matter entirely. His ship’s new shield, a Veiled Oyoroi, was not yet battle-tested. That would soon change.        “Lock and be ready for warp,” broadcasted Vitaes. “All hell will break loose in a few seconds.”        Vitaes eased his ship in front of the Alcanara. He locked his teleporter on the nearest Ten-gu, then decloaked and engaged. The Ten-gu was instantly transported 6K away from the vessels. As Vitaes locked on the second Ten-gu, a tremendous blast hit the ship. Vitaes engaged, and a second Ten-gu was thrown 6K away. Taking more shield damage, Vitaes locked onto the last Ten-gu and engaged. Thrown 6K like the others, it managed a last blast of energy, sending shield sensor warnings off all over the Rocinante. He then locked and engaged his jumpstart equipment and linked directly to the stricken ship’s reactor. It suddenly flared to life.        Seconds seemed like hours. Instinctively, Vitaes unlocked the safety locks on his ship’s weapons, despite the fact that in this situation they would be useless. The Ten-gu were coming back fast. “Hurry up!” He thought to himself, waiting for the newly revived ship next to his to engage warp. Suddenly the lights on the Alcanara flared to life, just as a blast from a Ten-gu rocked the ship again. Quickly, Vitaes reengaged his teleportation beam and folded the Ten-gu out of range again. The other two were rapidly closing the gap again. The targeting computer calculated the time/distance variables, and once again folded away the nearest Ten-gu. Out of the corner of his eye, Vitaes saw the Alcanara warp away to safety, then, once the ship was safely away, simply cloaked his own ship. The Ten-gu closed in, but seemed confused at the sudden disappearance of their prey. Calmly, under impulse power, the Rocinante slipped away to safety.        About a week later the station manager at Jove’s Fury walked up to Vitaes. “Hey Vit,” he said, “a pilot dropped off a package for you.” “Do you know who he is?” ask Vitaes? “No,” came the reply, “but he’s the captain of a ship named the Alcanara.” Vitaes opened the package. In it was a note wrapped around a bottle. “One day we’ll go fishing together under better conditions. My wife and child thank you. Please enjoy the contents of these very old bottles.” –Capt. Roger Macallan. Looking at the bottles, they contained a single malt scotch from the Macallan distillery, an old maker from the Speyside region of ancient Scotland. “Well,” he thought to himself, “perhaps Zinman, Damuras, Muurdaa, Holmes, and Lee will join me in the lounge.” After all, it’s always better to share a drink with those who have shared your dangers—even if that danger was just a routine rescue mission in the middle of space.