(succubi? Darned Latin correspondence course...)

Well, I didn't think this would happen, but I am hanging up my guns in the Matrix Online.

I've been in game since Launch day 3 and a half years ago, a veteran of Enumerator, and an on again/off again writer on the Next Renaissance boards. Although I haven't been ingame a lot due to personal and scholastic reasons, my account has always been active. And as Much as I want to stay, I think it's time to span out a little bit more.

Before I leave, there are several people I wanted to thank here.

The first is the Network Imperium. You are by far the sickest, craziest, and mentally deranged group of players in the game. Thank you for accepting me and having me in your faction for 3 years.

A couple of shout outs to some of the players who made an impact on my experiences

Synapze- for being the cleverest one in the room
PBlade- you may not read this, but you were the best of us
SKOALMINT- you were what you were, and made no apologies and little fuss
Oranos- You were responcible for some of the strongest factions in this game, and that takes alot.
Bayamos- Although we didn't talk much, I do have alot of respect for you
Gretyl of HanzylandGretyl- Good RP, and that in Vector is compliment enough
The members of the Jokerz- you guys were and are something else.
Sharred- I wish you were here to say something snarky

Finally, I want to thank Rarebit and Walrus: You two seem to be the only ones in the big office who really care about this game and are doing something about it. You have my respect, sirs.

There are others that I've definitely forgotten, and I apologize, it's nothing personal, I'm just a space case.

/formal bow MxO

Pentothal, how is it, even in the middle of a  riot, you get complimented on your fashion sense?

Injector wrote:

Im sorry, i just HAD to laugh at all this.

More people troubling over the loss of a few peons without power. As if it was about anything else. In case you may have forgotten...

Freedom is about power...

Justice is about power...

Self-Righteousness is about power...

You moralists need to wake up and smell your own hypocrisy. Feeling morally indignant is just a way to make yourselves feel more powerful.

Get over it...

And that power will be used to protect those without it. Mark my words.. Using redpills in theatrical staged hostilities to profit is one thing.. liquifiying bluepills and stalling while the program who did it walks free is completely unforgivable in my eyes.

Priv, as much as I agree with you, and that's considering my views as to your organizations Controller, I have to remind you that these reds couldn't hurt him, any more than I'd be able to shoot Niobe or you Cryptos if we so chose to. tTheir affiliation did not permit it.

The Merovingian must be made aware, the loss of bluepills is bad for business, both fiscal, legal, and illegal. If this gets to any of the other Orgs, they'll hunt your kind down.

History will vindicate me.

A dictionary might, too.

in raspy voice: "YOUR MOTHER CODES SOCKS IN HELL!"

btw, Neoteny wins, Meaning of Life references wins by default

Thanks a lot for getting involved folks, please ignore my finnickyness and post any ships you feel are significant. I'll post up those ships and crews now. I'm also gonna add a "notes" section to add details for ships that don't have crew members named etc. My notes will probably be incomplete and sketchy so don't hesitate to mention any alterations/corrections you can think of.

Thanks again

Fyre

-Mercidos- wrote:

privaron0 wrote:

nubious81 wrote:

Yasamuu wrote:

I've seen her more than I've seen FM-1500's on vector, in fairness. >_>

...

Or is that the other way around...

besides DevilJohnny does any other machine have one??

DrBadTouch

And Reaper2u but I think that's it.

DJ, Badtouch and Reaper are the only ones on Vector.

thanks! now I know who to dodge!

But in seriousness. Alot of the Liaisons are MIA, even the newer ones. The only two I see on a nearly daily basis is Pentothal and Systematica, and Systematica is the Eldest Liaison we have with something around two years clocked.

SG,

The information you request is sensitive and must be relayed to you within the simulation.  Please transmit your location and my mission will be conveyed to you.

Efficiently,

Systematica

Translation: tell me where you are so I can shoot you? (this is a legitimate question, believe it or not,kids)

But anywho, K.wit. As someone who'd probably have run into you at somepoint if not for "my little accident" (Who puts bannana peels on rooftops, really!?) I'd be interested in talking with you at some point. And, by fair coincidence, I have a few slices of cake stored up.

...and once again, my boys in Zion are right on time...wait...those are two crickets...nope...wait...one of them just killed the other...

Shadow Griever wrote:

Now, to Captain Cryptic, the redpill who's been feeding us info. Tell me if you know this? Was Nothing originally Something? Or has Nothing always been. Because if Nothing was Something, I think I know what it is

I've spoken at some length with the vampiric-detective who's been tracking this thing -- we've been calling him "Mick St. John" after the vampiric detective in "Moonlight" -- and it seems the Nothing is in fact a system program that erases glitches and malfunctioning programs. Trouble is, every program that gets deleted makes it that much stronger, and considering the Exile I'm keeping in a mainframe, I got this fact tossed right into my teeth the other night.

Ok guys, I just want to thank those of you who answered on this board. especially imax and 9mmfu. I am most likely going to get the two week trial tonight and give it a run.

Translation: I'll most likely be on this thread again, bitching about the curve, but let's hope the opposite.

Again, thank you very much.

Sieges, I might try to hit you up in game, if it's ok with you

BIG THANKS to everyone for coming!

We had some glitches but went smoothly overall.

At least the next one we know what to expect!

Thanks to SAINTDANIEL for donating a nice pot of Info$ to the prize fund!

And thanks to NETWORKIMPERIUM RADIO For the Tunes!

 

Look forward to seing you all again at the NEXT ELITE PARTY TIME!

Which will be bigger and better!

Ra2za

ELITE Commander

There was also a message hidden in the Sentinel from someone talking to a "Kate", whom if I'm not mistaken is SkyeQueen's original name.

It sounds like Brian Gauss, who died, and now with these discussions from the dead.

Nothing, we are being choked to death by Nothing, and this Monster in the 'basement'.

Now, to Captain Cryptic, the redpill who's been feeding us info. Tell me if you know this? Was Nothing originally Something? Or has Nothing always been. Because if Nothing was Something, I think I know what it is

((This shot is just... awesome.))

Patience is a virtue.

In the meantime, why not introduce yourself? Heehee.

 

K.wit

Sure thing K.

My name was Jason Ixios, I was a writer, then one night I became street pizza after I fell off a roof.

Long story.

Anyways, I got better, and found myself in the Real, found most of Zion to be a bit of a drag and hooked up with the Network Imperium, a faction that, well, does it's own thing. Three magic years later I'm a commander and head of Intel there, plus I still get to do writing  (although my idiot bluepill publisher hasn't shown me a dime in months)

Thanks all.

I might start doing stories again, eventually. I do Creative Writing at Uni so it's good practice

It's amazing how that works, I learned more from just writing than I did from learning to write

I figured, since we have all of these new Liaisons running about now, we should probably get a little introduction beyond the "Hey, I'm a liaison".

So for all the new liaisons and even some of the veteran liaisons (Yes Systematica, even you), introduce yourselves and give us your stance and beliefs, or to just discuss. Hell, I can stand to hear some ideas.

I (and the community) look forward to hearing from you.

SG

Shadow Griever wrote:

SaintDaniel wrote:

Why wont you let me Scream you a Lullabye dearie???


TOYS!TOYS!TOYS!

Mmmm I rather love new dirty liason jerks! Always sooooo mean!




DEAREST, DEAREST, DEAREST!!!
I want to play, can Xensei COME OUT and play?!?!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!













....Ring around the rosey
Pocket full of posers
Ashes, Ashes, You all fall DOWN!!!

Dreami you ain't

I'm sorry opertive, im afraid no one knows your nameeeeee.......

Bang BANG...You're dead

Dearest made me do it!

 

Some do not wish to be known, meanwhile there are others out there screaming to the masses "SHOOT ME!!" These people are shocked when they meet someone who will oblige them.
But I'll let you in on something about me. I've been dead before, after that it lost the allure and fear that normally comes with Death.

Anywho, Xensei, welcome to the community...it can be colorful.

SolidRevolver wrote:

Note: I have never played EVE, I just saw this pic yesterday and this thread reminded me of this graph and made me smile ^_^

Best graph I have ever seen... I actually laughed out loud in the office here... (which never happens)

Why wont you let me Scream you a Lullabye dearie???


TOYS!TOYS!TOYS!

Mmmm I rather love new dirty liason jerks! Always sooooo mean!




DEAREST, DEAREST, DEAREST!!!
I want to play, can Xensei COME OUT and play?!?!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!













....Ring around the rosey
Pocket full of posers
Ashes, Ashes, You all fall DOWN!!!

I am several things: I am a lapsed catholic, I am a amateur philosopher. I personally believe that everyone's opinions (and therefore religions) are just as good as the next person's.

My belief in the Afterlife is heavily convoluted, so I won't go into it.

I believe in the spirit and the soul. I believe that the soul is that little thing that sustains us when instinct and routine cannot. I believe that animals do have this trait. You hear stories about pets running across country, through rain and garbage to find their masters, or their pets saving their masters, or likewise.

I also believe that things like Love and Hope and Faith (REAL Faith, meaning you know somethig exists because you know, not because someone told you there is) are all byproducts/criteria for these things.

Back to animals, go to a zoo, any zoo, you look at those animals that live there. Those are not the animals that exist in the wild, they have been domesticated, their spirits broken. Humans are like this too, you see the normal person, someone who is victim to routine and the will of others, there sould are broken, restrained. I say broken at best because I'm also of the belief that the soul is damned difficult to kill.

So, to the original point of this thread, if you follow this criteria, Machines (that is, Artificial Intelligence) could potentially have a soul.

I'll use the Matrix as an example: Smith had a soul, he even says it, he knew that he had to die at the end of the first movie, that it what was expected of him, but he was compelled not to, he chose (another thing that goes with a soul) to remain. In this regards, all the exiles (rogue AI's) have souls. So, if these offshoots of Machine AI can have a soul, by definition the Machines have them too, just restrained by routine.

So yeah, that's my criteria for anything that has a soul: the ability to choose to/and exceed instinct and routine.

Will there be any Biological Interfacing going on???

Shadow Griever wrote:

MatrixRefugee wrote:

I'm a casual EvE player (I'm SiegesMorraeon on there, BTW), but I agree, the learning curve is a cliff face and the prices of stuff can be exorbitant... but it's a beautiful game with a fascinating storyline and tons of different things to do.

So newbs should try to get some money early on, whilst trying to learn the ropes?

 Also, I hear one of the features is that your income and growth is dependant on real time and not on ingame time. Meaning that your income and experience increases over regular time (did I get that right? lol)

OK!   I'm a big fan of EVE, recently I've stopped playing it due to some RL issues and In Game frustrations, however EVE in my personal opinion is a very good MMO, however it is not for the impatient, or for the easily frustrated (hence why I havent been playing recently) It is extreamly difficult to get a foot hold in EVE and the game truely revolves around its currency ISK (inter steller kredits) If your just starting out I highly reccomend joining a player corporation (like factions here) that is either devoted to helping new player or at least aware and helpful of new players.

As far as leveling in EVE... Leveling is unlike any other MMO. Its is all based on real time, you train one skill at a time, and that skill could take minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even over a month to finish training. The time it takes to level a skill is determined both by the level of which the skill is training (i.e. lvl 2 or 5) And by how many attribute points your character has at that time. So for example If your training Spaceship command to lvl3 it could take 3 days or 12 hours depending on how high your attributes are. The high the level, the longer it takes to train. And the higher your attributes, the less time it takes to train. All skills have a maximum level of 5.

Now here is where it gets more confusing. Each skill has certain attributes that effect it, for example if you have high preception and/or willpower atrributes, you will train weapons (and other similar skills) faster. Or on the other hand if you have high Intelligence and/or memory you'd train shields or defensive skills faster. Now... to make matters even more confusising, there are skills that are devoted to to giving you higher attributes only aswell, called "learning skills"  I reccomend anyone that plans to play eve for a while to train all thier learning skills to at least lvl 3 or 4 This will help a tremendous amount in the end.

The downside to the skill leveling system... there is a FREAKING skill for absolutly EVERYTHING in eve, so its very easy to lose track of your goals not to mention get discouraged from making any goals at all. But when you finish training those 15-20 skills over that 2 months it took to fly that brand new battleship, it will all be worth it.


As for making money in EVE, that all depends on how motivated you are and what type of things your skill points and/or reputation with NPC corporations allow you to do. Missions are the most common form of making money, but not only can that get boring, but it can be very hard if your alone (depending on the mission) Once your able to do lvl 4 missions you can start making some pretty serious money, until then tho, Im afraid its a pretty steep hill to climb, not to mention a very high hill. However there are MANY MANY more ways to make money then just missioning. Someplayers never fire one missle or lazer and are rolling in the ISK. These people make thier money on the marketplace and in contracts. As I said, EVE revolves around it's currency, and make no mistake, money is the key to this game. So again, the more motivated you are, and the harder you work, the more money your likely to make.


I would reccomend NOT buying ISK with real life money, you will no doubt be getting random EVEmails from people selling ISK for real money and that is the quickest way to get banned or other serious trouble. I've heard horror storys of people logging in to find thier ingame wallets with -10,000,000,000 ISK and trust me, thats WORSE than getting banned. There is a safe secure way to buy ISK with real money, by selling time codes. To make a long story short, you can by a time code worth 1 or more months of Subcription to eve, then sell that code to a player for in game ISK. While the EVE devs watch over this and have deemed it "ok" I would still advise against it because could still get ripped off, but mainly because it takes the fun out of the game. It's kinda like paying someone to power level your character in MxO or WoW.

Sorry if I went a bit long winded there, but as someone once told me a long time ago, I could talk all day about EVE online. The game is that deep, and has SO much to do. Just talking about it makes me wanna go back.

I feel like this is slowly becoming Old Timer's month on Vector.

Welcome back O-No-So-Ro-To-ranos

I seem to remember Drisena, God Rest Her Zombie Bones, trying this a while ago.

I shall pass the word along to my Faction

I'm a casual EvE player (I'm SiegesMorraeon on there, BTW), but I agree, the learning curve is a cliff face and the prices of stuff can be exorbitant... but it's a beautiful game with a fascinating storyline and tons of different things to do.

So newbs should try to get some money early on, whilst trying to learn the ropes?

 Also, I hear one of the features is that your income and growth is dependant on real time and not on ingame time. Meaning that your income and experience increases over regular time (did I get that right? lol)

Sounds like something we'll have to look into Crusaders. I never trusted this Effy-guy.


Neo Bless You
Reposco

SolidRevolver wrote:

Note: I have never played EVE, I just saw this pic yesterday and this thread reminded me of this graph and made me smile ^_^

i loled

Hey guys, I've been looking at EVE for a while now and I must say, I am impressed. For those of you who have/do play,can you give me a little bit of your opinion on it and what a newbie would need to expect coming in?

thanks

another subtlety of Joker related scenes. When he has the new reporter read the hostage note, if you notice, when he let's go of the pages, they are falling up.

He was holding that guy upside down, that's a nice touch

In unison:

I use to have a girl in a mississippi town
Marine Corps life was getin her down
She said it was either her or the corps
I dont go back to mississippi no more!

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
                                                                                                                                                                                  ~ H. P. Lovecraft

Flip the switch and see what happens, Cryptos.

I'm pretty sure that's what they said to the boys at the Trinity testing site, Syn.

Ah well, what the hell, who wants to live forever, right? If Cryptos is researching anti-override tech...and is completely altruistic about, let him. If he lets that silver-paint huffing whackadoo, Veil, anywhere near it, I'll collect her hands.

perfidy denotes some sort of breach?

We are breaching the space/time continuum?

I have no doubt Ms. Utley will take everything into consideration, however, I doubt she'll be easy to bend over to the System.

By the way, Agent Pace, Arrogance is an unbecoming trait. It's what got the humans where they are and where you'd like them to remain, you'd do best to evade that emotion

Nor I. I'm curious though

Redpill definition of "Safe Sex"

Thats if Zion ever make it to Court, The Machines seem pretty determined to handle this behind closed doors without letting the existance of Zion (even as a private investigation agency) go public.

Imagine that, Zion get shoved in the bluepill media spotlight and everyone starts approaching them for jobs, the awakenings would just start to rake in. lol.

Hey guys, I'm working on something, and I need some help trying to understand exactly what charges Wright had filed against P-A and Zion.

Any help is appreciated