An Annoucement From RMC:Terminal And Algorithm:Black - Chat Log Here.

**Archangel**

cloudwolf wrote:

Wait, does this mean you won't be able to play any music released past 1999? " width="15" height="15" />

But no, seriously, good move and looking forward to seeing how it goes.

Actually it would be a moot point if you think about it. That LE post that stated that it's always 1999 said that every year the Machines roll time back basically, making everyone think that the things that happened in the previous year actually happened in 1998 and the rest of the years shift accordingly. So, for example, a song that was released in 1999 would now be considered to be released in 1998. New music would still be coming out, but the bluepills would just see it as being released in 1999, so that leaves RMC free to use all new music from a RP standpoint.

**cloudwolf** · 01/04/2008 04:24:57

Archangel wrote:

cloudwolf wrote:
Wait, does this mean you won't be able to play any music released past 1999? " width="15" height="15">

But no, seriously, good move and looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Actually it would be a moot point if you think about it. That LE post that stated that it's always 1999 said that every year the Machines roll time back basically, making everyone think that the things that happened in the previous year actually happened in 1998 and the rest of the years shift accordingly. So, for example, a song that was released in 1999 would now be considered to be released in 1998. New music would still be coming out, but the bluepills would just see it as being released in 1999, so that leaves RMC free to use all new music from a RP standpoint.

I didn't actually mean it that seriously but you do raise an excellent point. This means the station could do stuff like 'the best of 1999' and say things like 'a classic from 199x' and it could be a 200x song. That would be trippy and show a really cool level of detail. ^_^

**Archangel**

Vinia wrote:

Mercio wrote:
Vinia wrote:
So, what do you project the transmission hours to be? I mean I'd love to be able to jack in at any time during the day and listen to the radio, but unless you have dj's from all timezones and perhaps some backups just in case, you wouldn't be able to do it like that would you?
We plan on hiring more DJs, but we also plan to have a DJ bot, which will pick up the feed when our DJs go off the air. The Bot will be choosing and playing music while no other DJ is available.. So when a DJ comes on, they can kick the Bot off the air and take over. Then when the DJ leaves the DJ Bot will take back over. This will allows us to have music and commercials playing non stop for 24 hours a day.
Sounds good to me! BTW Timecode, what would the K stand for? I've never understood the American style radio station naming conventions... we have Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Radio (insert county here) and a few others (and more on digital)

I can answer you and Procurator on that question since I work in broadcasting. SMILEY

American radio and television stations use what is known as call letters. Basically, these are identification codes. They're always 4 letters, with the first always being K or W, depending on where they are located, and the last 3 are whatever they decide to use, typically an abbreviation for whatever name they like to call themselves. For example, the TV station I work for calls itself Volunteer TV, and our call letters are WVLT.

The regional breakdown is like this: Any station located west of the Mississippi River uses K as the first letter, anything located east of the Mississippi uses W. Now, back when we were doing EPN Radio, we used to do the RP thing that RMC is going to do, and we called ourselves KEPN, and we chose K based on the fact that Mega City was at least partially based on Chicago so we assumed that any station located in the city would most likely have K as the leading character in their call letters. Now, I know RMC has some of the same DJ's as we had, so they're probably building on that assumption.

Hope that helps SMILEY

Anyways, this is exciting news. I hope this goes over well. And I hope they do what we tried to do and kind of give the commercials a humorous feel like the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto. SMILEY

**Avalod**

Archangel wrote:

Vinia wrote:
Mercio wrote:
Vinia wrote:
So, what do you project the transmission hours to be? I mean I'd love to be able to jack in at any time during the day and listen to the radio, but unless you have dj's from all timezones and perhaps some backups just in case, you wouldn't be able to do it like that would you?
We plan on hiring more DJs, but we also plan to have a DJ bot, which will pick up the feed when our DJs go off the air. The Bot will be choosing and playing music while no other DJ is available.. So when a DJ comes on, they can kick the Bot off the air and take over. Then when the DJ leaves the DJ Bot will take back over. This will allows us to have music and commercials playing non stop for 24 hours a day.
Sounds good to me! BTW Timecode, what would the K stand for? I've never understood the American style radio station naming conventions... we have Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Radio (insert county here) and a few others (and more on digital)
I can answer you and Procurator on that question since I work in broadcasting. " />
American radio and television stations use what is known as call letters. Basically, these are identification codes. They're always 4 letters, with the first always being K or W, depending on where they are located, and the last 3 are whatever they decide to use, typically an abbreviation for whatever name they like to call themselves. For example, the TV station I work for calls itself Volunteer TV, and our call letters are WVLT.
The regional breakdown is like this: Any station located west of the Mississippi River uses K as the first letter, anything located east of the Mississippi uses W. Now, back when we were doing EPN Radio, we used to do the RP thing that RMC is going to do, and we called ourselves KEPN, and we chose K based on the fact that Mega City was at least partially based on Chicago so we assumed that any station located in the city would most likely have K as the leading character in their call letters. Now, I know RMC has some of the same DJ's as we had, so they're probably building on that assumption.
Hope that helps " />
Anyways, this is exciting news. I hope this goes over well. And I hope they do what we tried to do and kind of give the commercials a humorous feel like the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto. " />

Hmm for some reason i have this odd feeling thats how "KGB" got its name back in that time frame.. -_- .. What i can speculate can i not >_<. Also wasnt there a KGB Radio of some sort.. not to sure on that but heck. makes sense =S

-Collbard-

cloudwolf wrote:

Archangel wrote:
cloudwolf wrote:
Wait, does this mean you won't be able to play any music released past 1999? " width="15" height="15">

But no, seriously, good move and looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Actually it would be a moot point if you think about it. That LE post that stated that it's always 1999 said that every year the Machines roll time back basically, making everyone think that the things that happened in the previous year actually happened in 1998 and the rest of the years shift accordingly. So, for example, a song that was released in 1999 would now be considered to be released in 1998. New music would still be coming out, but the bluepills would just see it as being released in 1999, so that leaves RMC free to use all new music from a RP standpoint.

I didn't actually mean it that seriously but you do raise an excellent point. This means the station could do stuff like 'the best of 1999' and say things like 'a classic from 199x' and it could be a 200x song. That would be trippy and show a really cool level of detail. ^_^

Just curious, could you link to that LE post? I thought Rarebit had clarified that this wasn't the case, but I haven't been that attentive to LE posts and I could be totally mistaken.

Croesis · 01/04/2008 17:01:37

-Collbard- wrote:

cloudwolf wrote:
Archangel wrote:
cloudwolf wrote:
Wait, does this mean you won't be able to play any music released past 1999? " width="15" height="15">

But no, seriously, good move and looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Actually it would be a moot point if you think about it. That LE post that stated that it's always 1999 said that every year the Machines roll time back basically, making everyone think that the things that happened in the previous year actually happened in 1998 and the rest of the years shift accordingly. So, for example, a song that was released in 1999 would now be considered to be released in 1998. New music would still be coming out, but the bluepills would just see it as being released in 1999, so that leaves RMC free to use all new music from a RP standpoint.

I didn't actually mean it that seriously but you do raise an excellent point. This means the station could do stuff like 'the best of 1999' and say things like 'a classic from 199x' and it could be a 200x song. That would be trippy and show a really cool level of detail. ^_^
Just curious, could you link to that LE post? I thought Rarebit had clarified that this wasn't the case, but I haven't been that attentive to LE posts and I could be totally mistaken.

I think this is the one you're after: [7.3.5] "What year is it? - Syntax - 7/9/07

**Mercio**

Just a reminder:

The RMC:Terminal / Algorithm:Black xfire chat is tonight. We will be answering all the questions you have concerning what this new partnership will bring. We will also be explaining how exactly the ads will work and how you can get yours on air.

The chat will start today at 2:00 pm Pacific, 5:00 pm Eastern, and 10:00 pm GMT. If we want to join us in the chat please send havocide a pm on the forums, or contact him on xfire with your xfire username.

And, if you can't make it to the chat and you have a question, please feel free to post your question in this thread, and we will anser it here on the forums after the meeting. Also, a chatlog will be made available of the chat tonight, so you don't have to miss a thing!

So to recap, Xfire chat tonight at 2:00 pm Pacific, 5:00 pm Eastern, and 10:00 pm GMT. Hope to see you all there!

**NegativeEight**

((What's the IG link for the station Havocide?))

Havocide

http://www.rmcterminal.com/listen.asx

The Xfire chat is in 50 minutes from this post, so if you havent done so already make sure youve thrown me your addy.

If your already on my list, but havent told me you wish to come, send me a message near the time.

See you there.

**Raviola**

I couldn't get into the stage, so no, no more steers. Good Luck to the rest of you, though!

Havocide

Chat Log.

[RMC:T] Havocide: Welcome to the chat. What we shall do is simply explain some changes that are due to happen by the 29th Febuary with regards to the A:B and RMC partnership.
[RMC:T] Havocide: Afterwards we shall unmute you to ask any questions.
[RMC:T] Havocide: For those who dont know what A:B is. Algorithm Black is a player driven events team aimed at bringing ongoing events. Check it out over at www.algorithmblack.com
[RMC:T] Havocide: During their first event they used RMC to enhance the experience for the players.
[RMC:T] Havocide: An the comments recieved for doing so where fantastic, thus we was in discussions into partnering up with them to bring a more In Charecter station.
[RMC:T] Havocide: What we aim to do is bring an almost 100% IC based station, so that when you tune in, its just like listening to a real life radio as a bluepill of Mega City.
[RMC:T] Havocide: Imagine talk shows with two bluepills on air, a comedy show. Anything is at our disposal with this move. An remember we will throw up new A:B clues and hints at anytime, so if you want to get ahead, listening in would be a good move.
[A:B] Timecode: Think of the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto, if you want an idea of how this will work.
[A:B:Nv] Control: Or the news broadcasts during the lengthy loading interludes on Mass Effect.
[RMC:T] Havocide: Exactly, we aim to bring player made ads into the station aswell.
[A:B] Logo: In fact I shall also be presenting a late night erotic fiction show...
[RMC:T] Havocide: ...
[RMC:T] Mercio: He's joking.
Ex | Resillience [RMC:T]: If only he was..
[A:B:Nv] Control: If only...
[RMC:T] Havocide: This move is going to take quite a bit of work.
[RMC:T] Havocide: An we will be looking for the community to get involved with the project over the coming months.
[RMC:T] Havocide: We will be looking to hire new DJs and show hosts for the station and most importantly to provde the 24/7 stream so you can tune in at anytime.
[RMC:T] Havocide: We aim to get a RMC Bot to also host the show if no DJ is present.
[RMC:T] Havocide: What we also plan to start in the coming week is an RMC fundraiser to obtain donations to apply for a new radio License, as this is one item stopping A:B and RMC being the best they can.

Questions.

DJ-GamePlaya3159: Will it be a radio show like a talk show or will it have some music?
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: Will have both~ SMILEY

[A:B] Timecode: Depends on the show specifically.
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: We will be doing talk shows and music shows
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: and basically anything you will find on any good radio station
DJ-GamePlaya3159: Cool!, yea i liked it when RMC played "let the bodies hit the floor" during big events. I gotz one more, will there be music request?
[RMC:T] Havocide: Music requests will be available under DJ discreation.

cmdsnipes: Due to money problems in rl im not able to play mxo anymore but i still have a sam program for broadcasting music im a dj currently for apoc radio
cmdsnipes: and i was wondering for those who nolonger play mxo can still dj for mxo
[RMC:T] Havocide: Anyone can DJ even if not in MxO currently.
Ex | Resillience [RMC:T]: Yup, i did that for a awhile
cmdsnipes: and my 2nd question was is this mxo exclusive or will it branch out into other games as well such as PSU and GW WOW ect
[RMC:T] Havocide: Good question.
[The Trust] Luminarium: ooh! ooh! will you allow guests?
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: ...Maybe
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: to both
cmdsnipes: because most poeple are going back to GW and PSU and WOW
[RMC:T] Havocide: Weve wanted to branch out to other games for a while now, recently going to Pirates of The Burning Sea and WoW.
[RMC:T] Havocide: For now it will be MxO exclusive, though we aim to move out in the future.
cmdsnipes: guild wars would be a good one too theres lots of players on that
[RMC:T] Havocide: Due to the nature of the station being IC most the time it would sound weird for others tuning in.
[RMC:T] Havocide: We aim to look at another stream for other games in time.
cmdsnipes: i see the point there

GamePlaya3159: Will RMC keep running until the merge?
[RMC:T] Havocide: We aim to keep it up as much as possible
RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: No SMILEY

RetroX [US] [RMC:T]: We plan to shut down for 6 months SMILEY

Ex | Resillience [RMC:T]: Ignore anything Retro says
[RMC:T] Havocide: We do.
[RMC:T] Mercio: There is no merge, just a partnership. And we will be running through february where we become "official"
[RMC:T] Havocide: We also plan to have faction ads SMILEY

[A:B] Timecode: There will be guidelines for those, however.
[A:B] Timecode: Obviously, bluepill friendly, and they'll need to be either 30 seconds or 1 minute in length.

[A:B] Disaster: 10011, do you have a question?
10011: has anybody asked about the process for placing ads yet?
[A:B] Timecode: I don't believe they have.
[A:B:Nv] Control: Submit them - if they're good, they go up!
10011: so you just submit them and that's it?
Darriel: Any specific place to submit them?
[A:B:Nv] Control: If they're bad, you better have clout!
[A:B] Timecode: Yeah, we welcome community provided content, but we'll reserve the right to make the final call. And like I said, ads need to be kept to 30 seconds or 1 minute
[RMC:T] Havocide: In terms of faction ads, we are looking to charge a fee (still in discussion) as a part of the fundraiser for the station. We did some research and people said they would be happy to do so.
[A:B] Timecode: General commercials however, those will be free to submit, I believe.
[RMC:T] Havocide: When all the final details are drawn up you shall all know.
[RMC:T] Mercio: RMC and A:B will be making the regular ads that will be put in to the rotation. So we'l have commercials right away.
[RMC:T] Mercio: (when we launch)
[A:B] Timecode: Several are already prepared, since we managed to get all of the old ads that were created by EPN Radio.

Havocide

Thanks to those who came, if there are any further questions please post them here and we shall answer them asap.

**Ballak**

Obviously, this chat log is editted.

**EncryptedTransmission** · 01/06/2008 17:21:32

Ballak wrote:

Obviously, this chat log is editted.

Why do you say that? Because we didn't post the version with your failed attempt at bashing us?

Here's a tip, next time you try to bash someone, at least try to use something that they know what you're talking about.

Havocide

EncryptedTransmission wrote:

Ballak wrote:
Obviously, this chat log is editted.
Why do you say that? Because we didn't post the version with your failed attempt at bashing us?

He wasnt there remember. SMILEY

How would he know?