Pakkrat

Interesting submissions all. Each has the feel of an ego behind it. After reading them all and noting the names actually used, e.g. Sunset, Rebirth, Sunrise, why not continue the theme? Here's my submission: Daybreak For Net-7 News, this is the Pakkrat. Tomorrow's News Today PS 30, TT (in cryo-stasis) Pakkrat Industries - What can PI do for you?

Thank you, flashdrive, It is heartening to see the number of players who value story, entertainment, humor, flavor and feel, right alongside the thrill of Combat, Exploration, and Trade in their Earth & Beyond Emulator experience on the rise. As was mentioned in the Roleplaying Guilds thread, many of our pilots are incoming from other games that stressed a storyline environment as opposed to cold numbers, powerlevelling to endgame content, and holier than thou twinking. With the Net-7 reporting program pilots are hoping to feel more than just a revamped game. We're here because we love the game and want to love it more. If by being a Net-7 reporter I can entertain even the staff, then perhaps their experience in bringing back this beloved game is rewarded. Now, I do acknowledge that not everyone will love or even like the press. That's to be expected and comes with the crowd and goes with the territory. I invite privately sent critique. "Pakk, I worked hard for a week on that event and your report on it sucked," is a perfectly good example critique if sent to me privately. I will then endeavour to do better. So let's play. Game on! For Net-7 News, this is the Pakkrat "Point that microphone somewhere else, Pakk" -anonymous

A game that feels "real" was not my stated goal, Z. The goal is to inform and entertain. As to your question of whether I get laughs, yes - yes I do get "lol, lmao" and other reponses in New Players and maybe one other chat channel. I must not be very funny to you nor entertaining. I shall work on that. I do thank you for your input, Z. Via Satellite, this is the Pakkrat

The Net-7 reporter program landed me more than a few compliments from the public in New Players, some laughs from the Devs and GMs, and kudos from Guildies. But as we approach Live, I'm interested in hearing from our Editor Shaddex on expectations and guildelines for the team. So, far Skunky and myself have been informative and entertaining with our reports. We'd like some leadership on the team so we know Tomorrow's News Today and can report it with gusto. This is for the player-base, we know. I'm not a reporter just to hear my chats and posts for an ego-stroke. I'm here to entertain the pilots and keep all informed with the lastest. I'll even except such guidelines in a private e-mail if that's desired. As we move into Live, I am looking forward to reporting the current affairs of the Server(s). I've studied the published world canon as posted by Mynd. I've written my own book using an existing world as canon without stretching it in the least. Thus, I know how to create story to go with a gameplay issue, technical blurb, and random bug. I feel ready to be the storyteller for the game world via the Net-7 News reporter program. Want to leak a story arc or meta-subplot, clue or easter egg? Want to use foreshadowing for the gamers to glean? Daily reminders and in-game Want-Ads? Even *gasp* Obituaries are doaable. I feel that the Net-7 News team can make the world of Earth & Beyond Emulator pop for the players. For Net-7 News, this is the Pakkrat "I don't talk to reporters." - Darkk

@ Zackman : Being a Net-7 reporter involves some small bit of fiction to create a story around the happenings of the Server. As Shaddex asked when he called for reporters, the job calls for a little role-playing to give flavor and humor to the events around the pilots. If it seems off-topic, maybe you're not separating the fiction part of the story from the boring and banal reality of the issue(s) at hand. In this case it is about the woes of trying to get the target job from a given terminal. Journalistic integrity? This is a game. Expect some laughs and some yellow journalism. Don't like my reports? I can keep thrm from the Forum if you like, Z. Have fun and fly safe, Pakkrat

An Economic Downturn? - Corporations and Factions struggle to keep unemployment down as they seek to keep jobs terminals stocked with various Combat, Explore and Trade tasks. "There's alot of pilots seeking work out there that are being denied by fast-moving jobtakers who then Forfeit what they don't want to complete, " said one Hyperia foreman. Are the spacelines being drawn between the Quick and the Unemployed? You be the judge. For Net-7 News, this is the Pakkrat. Tomorrow's News Today

Oh, this is News... Advert-bots strike the Net-7 Forum - Today the currently-blackholed Saturn sector has caused a lapse in Net-7 broadcast wavelengths security. Advertisement robots, called "Advert-bots" have struck hte News center's computer system and filled inboxes with useless product advertisement. "We see this on occasion when our guard is let down, " said a Net-7 network executive. Net-7 reiterates its reputation in commercial-free News transmitted the galaxy over. "The spacewaves will be clean again once NET-7 SOL has been freed of the blackhole activity and effect and transmissions are once again restored. Until then, Net-7 News will have to rely on our trusted field Correspondents to bring you the latest." For Net-7 News, this is the Pakkrat. Tomorrow's News Today

Slight correction to Merlin's walkthrough. Calliope Gans has the lab equipment in the goods section of her menu for sale. Reclaimer Ort did not have them. So, if you are buying for the Call Forward mission, see her in the same room as Ort. Just friendly FYI, from the Pakkrat. Pakkrat Pakkrat Industries - What can PI do for you? Builders Inc.

Planetside weather effects: Struck By Lightning, Magma pyroclast spoutstrikes, high winds, low visibility storms, tornadoes, hazardous looted (hulks or mined 'roids) substances, Trapped On Planet (short duration gate failures), again to name a few. Pakkrat

Outer space weather effects in random sectors: sunspot activity, ion storms, nebula shield havoc, time-space speed buffs/debuffs,wandering wormholes,meteor showers, rogue comets (minable), chat-garbling radiations (think getting drunk and then chatting), rogue energy waves of Energy/Plasma/EMP, just suggest a few.... Pakkrat

Question, Could the fear of actual roleplaying, actually portraying a given character, and splitting cooperation along racial and classist lines be the reason for not roleplaying at this time? Pakkrat Pakkrat Industries - What can PI do for you?

I heartily agree with Proteus. I've had extensive experience with pencil-and-paper, LARP, and online roleplaying games in the fashion of actually portraying a given character. The experience is rewarding to the next higher power in my opinion. I support the advent of a Roleplaying Guild or even a roleplaying server in the event that actually portraying a character is just too much for those who have too many characters (toons) to be psychically split so many times. Your mileage may vary is the axiom here. Pakkrat Pakkrat Industries - What can PI do for you? Progen Sentinel 110 of Builders Inc.

Greetings, Net-7 reporting is indeed remembered, but some more details of expectations would help us decide on getting involved. Can you share more of what you are seeking? Pakkrat

Hail! Pakkratius stepping forward to the Call now after a decade in cryostasis. Firstgen-ed from the Orion galaxy, I awaken again to serve. My genome originates from the Pakkrat precursor template. Now perfected for Sabine service, Sabine Pakkratius arrives to do battle, explore long-forgotten sectors, and continue the lineage business: Pakkrat Industries. Is there an Executive Officer here? Pakkratius Pakkrat Industries What can PI do for you? [img]http://www.net-7.org/sigs/user/Pakkratius_sig.png[/img]