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Ok as Christmas is comming soon (or whatever seasonal holiday you celebrate)
I have decided to run a competition.

The best Character Summary on the Archive will win $i50,000,000 on Syntax
Characters can be on any server.
And you can post more than one Character Summary.
To keep things easy and fair it will just be the Summary page itself that is judged.

I and maybe one or two of my close friends will be doing the judgeing and anyone who is part of deciding will not be eligable to compete.

For more details about Character summaries please read the post on the DATA ARCHIVE or join the IRC server at irc://data.doesntexist.com

Closing date for submissions will be December 25th. I will then review each Summary in the Archive to pick a winner.

In the event of a Tie there will be a tiebreaker question of:
Who is your favourite Character (NPC, LE or Player) and WHY?

If you need help writing a summary try posting in the public section of the Data Archive for help and ideas.
I will be looking for things such as:

Use of language,
Using a wide vocabulary to describe things without repeating yourself is an advantageous trait

Creativity
Anyone can choose to copy the all to often seen kung-fu master that got too good, or lone hacker in a dark room stories. it takes creativity to come up with something unique instead or at least to change it into something more than its base

Accuracy to the "official" story
by this i do not mean it has to have precedence in an official story plot, i just mean that it doesn't go against something that the official story has said. if you are smart how you describe things its easy to work around things like that.

To all those that gave their lives, so that we may live ours.

11:00 11/11

I may be being blind but i cant see how people are meant to work out that that there is a collector in morrell

There is a very clear message about it in 11.3.3 but to access that message you need to already have an anti-Decelerator Bit

I found out about it by being told by someone. so i was wondering where the hint is?

I'm not sure how feasible this is in terms of space in the database but i was thinking about this recently.

A lot of people are fed up of having to look like a colourblind idiot with no fashion sense when using their good clothes...
So why not offer a service for say... $5-$10 you can have an item made in the style you want.

However.

The buffs have to be ones found on an already existing item of clothing of the same type.
The buffs can not be frome collector items or any of the special items of clothing.

Same goes for the Models used.

After paying the money you will be given a single copy of your special item.
The item can not be traded, or sold to NPC's

It can be repaired but has a dificulty of 55

It has 3 dots of purity and degrades fairly slowly but when that item is recycled or finally breaks with no purity it is gone for good.
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this idea is intended to have 2 positive outcomes.

1.) People have an alternative to looking like an idiot while using the nicer items. I think there are many female characters that will be very happy to be able to dress in sensible clothes rather than having to look like "Ladies of ill repute" and still retain the buffs needed to keep their edge in combat.

2.) More money going into the MxO coffers can only be a good thing.. even if it all goes to SOE.. they will see MxO as less a burden and possibly as a potential money earner if they put in just a little bit more cash!

The only negatives i can see to this idea.

1. a Dev has to do the work of creating the item.
Could be the main reaon for rejecting the idea as the Dev team is overstretched already.

2. Players cant tell what buffs oponents have by looking at their clothes
Well this is a stupid reason to complain as

a.) you should fight based on how your oponent fights not formulate a load around their weakest buffs because you have memorised the stats of all the common gear people wear.

b.)RSI captures are coming in so if people use them you wont see what they are wearing anyway!

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Please post any constructive critism or opinions on this idea.. not "they should let me make a completely custom item so i can pwn everyone else" or related

Well it isn't much to look at so far,

But over the past few months i have been working on the Data Archive.

The idea behind the archive is for it to act as an RP resource, similar to the many guides and FAQ sites out there with the difference of being for RP. Not so much official LE stuff but more the player made RP's

There are a lot of good stories out there being made but if you join in the middle you dont know what the hell is going on.

If people can make reports on the RP's they can be posted on the data archive then when someone new comes along they can read up what has happened so far and jump right in.

It also contains small character summaries written by the characters owner, this way people could do a "background check" as though accessing their organizations database.

It also means they can understand someone's character better.

Attached to D.A. Is a "Drop site" This is a place to submit information to the archive or to discuss things with other RPers.

For the organizers of RP's there is a section hidden from public view where they can plan RP's together sharing the information easily between other organizers without spoiling it for the public.

The site doesn't look like much at the moment and am still working on making it look nicer but for the most part if is functional.

So to all RPers out there welcome to the Data Archive.

http://data.doesntexist.com

Before people start posting about it being a great/terrible idea i am posting this mostly to ask

Is it possible to do with the coding of MxO?

I can see the benefits of merging the old constructs because on syntax at least they seem pretty empty and it would allow for some interesting encounters even that oportunity for some cross-server friendships.

Now in theory it could be done be having a single region server for all the construct instances but i am just guessing since i dont know how the servers are set up (but i would LOVE to learn)

The problem would arrise when sending them back again. that would lkely requre some clever recoding.

I supose the only people that can answer this question is the Dev's but there might be players thathave been sold somthing about how the servers work that would allow them to anstwer ths question.

Im sure this topic will either be ignored or full of opinions of if people think it should be done.

Oh well

Ability Names for the /invoke Command
Written by DarkAngelus2

This is a list of every ability currently available and its corresponding /invoke command.
For those that dont know about the /invoke command it is a command generally used for macro coding.

usage:
/invoke <NAME>

Replacing <NAME> with the invoke name of the ability you want to activate.
Most of the invoke names are simply the ability name with no spaces.

But some are slightly off, some are oddly formatted and some are just plain wrong.

So here is every single ability.

I have tested each one and while i may have made the odd spelling mistake i have not spotted yet i have not got any names wrong.

They have all worked for me, so if you cant get one to work one of us made a spelling mistake. if you are sure it isnt you send me a PM and i will double check it.

I have used the format:
Ability name
Invoke Name

I would like to thank
PS10N: Who's Advanced Macro Guide got me interested in the various uses of macros
The Devs: Who's hard work has made a world that i enjoy being a part of.
The CSR's: Who put up with all our Cr... Nonsence... In a professional and Prompt manner
All the people who work to make the MxO community such a unique experience among MMO's

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Awakened
Adrenaline Booster
AdrenalineBooster

Calm Mind, Calm Body
CalmMindCalmBody

Cheap Shot
CheapShot

Consistent Technique
ConsistentTechnique

Desperation
Desperation

Determination
Determinate

Empty Mind
EmptyMind

Evade Combat
EvadeCombat

Head Butt
HeadButt

Hyper-Block
HyperBlock

Hyper-Deflect
HyperDeflect

Hyper-Dodge
HyperDodge

Hyper-Jump
HyperJump

Hyper-Jump Beta
PreOrderHyperLeap

Hyper-Sense
HyperSense

Hyper-Speed
HyperSpeed

Hyper-Sprint
HyperSprint

Mobius Code
MobiusCode

Self Defense
SelfDefense

I had an idea about 15 seconds ago...

An LE spread over a week involving lugables.

Random code(lugables) apears all over the mega city (or maybe just downtown)

When collected this code flags the player. but gives NO BUFFS! but would have to disable master shadow the point of this is at random times during this week collection officers for each of the organizations can appear to collect the item in exchange for a special item (should be a singleton)

The nature of this event would mean constant inter org battles for these pieces of code.

The org that collects and delivers the most of these code items would be the winner of the event.

Given the random nature of the collection officers arrival they would have to try and keep control of the luggables for as long as possible! waiting for the collections officer to arrive

Then you could do an org specifig announcement in system telling people where to find their collecton officer.

For players this would be a whole week event.

For the Devs it will be the lengthy preparation proccess followed by half an hour jacked in maybe 10-15 times that week

Unlike normal LE's that require the Devs attention for several hours at a time this would be somthing quick.

Possibly even run full LE's along with it.. eg Ghost has been sent to retrieve a large group of these code pieces along with a team of redpills while the twins also tries to get them with a team.

No need for a PVP zone as when somone collects a fragment they will be flagged and attacked although making them auto-reconstruct or un rezable might be a good idea otherwise they might hold on to them untill backup arrives
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Well thats my idea tell me what you guys think

I have been looking around the matrix recently and i have seen that the community feel that existed when i first joined MxO has waned significantly.
Where once was a constant stream of new players eager to join in life as a redpill there is a trickle of the disinterested.
There used to always be recruiters and trainers waiting at uriah SW waiting for someone needing help.
Reaching 50 was just the next stage of MxO life.
There used to be Player run RP's all over the matrix at anyone time you could count on there being an RP somewhere.

Now it seems gaining CQ points is all that people do.
Newbies used to be seen as people to mission with and a potential new friend. now most see them as an "Easy CQ"
I believe that the root of this corruption of the matrix is CQ Points.
People seem to think they are better because they have more CQ's than the next person.

This attitude is what destroys communities
That is why i propose "Prestige Levels"
The idea in theory is it is another supposedly useless stat like CQ's...
After reaching 50. any XP you earn goes towards your Prestige Level.
your prestige level would be an indicator of what level you would be if there wasn't a level cap
You don't gain any advantage other than the same bragging rights as CQ's
But you would earn them by running missions

and the easiest way to run missions is to take a low level player along.
then the low level player gets help with their missions from a high level player, and maybe the good people will stick around, rather than being chased off by people after easy CQ's.

I am quite certain there will be people that say that a useless stat cant affect people.
But lets look at evidence from these very forums.
Post counts are a useless stat that has nothing to do with the content of the forums.
But how many people spam these forums tring to increase their post count at every opportunity?
and how many people have seen those spammers counters and felt they should try to increase their own?
It is the exact same principle.

Servers are back but cant load abilites

Hi ive been away from mxo for a while and have recently returned

i found that a problem i had before is still happening
when i try to log in i can get past the authentication screen that used to get stuck sometimes

but its when iits "loading character" (though i think it could be the next step that isnt working.. "contacting Region server" SMILEY

This would indicate a firewall problem right?

Except one thing. this problem only occurs during peak times.

it affects a whole bunch of programs that use similar types of connection behaviour and...

when googling my problem i found this... XFIRE FORUMS

Guess who my ISP is...

Yup TISCALI

when i try to contact them the indian guy at the other end who doesnt understand what i am telling him just says "it is not your connection it is the progam you are using"

to this i say BULL$**7

Anyway i was hoping if anyone else is having a similar problem if they could at least post that they are and if enough people are being affected to make it worthwhile if MxO could talk to tiscali and complain their users are being blocked from playing. hopefully this may make tiscali either fix or tell MxO how to get around it

I was invited to join a meeting today (Sat Jan 13th 2007) at approximatly 0122hrs GMT

This is the infomation i recovered:

[Team] Havocide: Whats this?
[Team] Halcyon121: I have your 3 People.
[Team] Journal: These are your 3 people...
[Team] Halcyon121: Not my first choice but time is not our friend.
[Team] Halcyon121: We are ready when you are?
[Team] Journal: I will tell you what I can and answer any questions you have.

[Team] Journal: They will leave you alone.
[Team] Halcyon121: Thank you.
[Team] Journal: Second Floor

[Area] Journal: Welcome
Halcyon121: I see you are in Fine company. *sneers at the twins*
Journal bows her head to Halcyon121.

Halcyon121 bows his head to Journal.
Havocide bows his head to Journal.
Journal: They do well... I must congratulate you.
Halcyon121: Thank you.
Journal: If these were truely last minute choices...
Journal: Do you trust these men?
Halcyon121: I know them. They will do what they believe is right. We can not ask for more.
Journal: Hmm... very well.

Journal: Before I answer, do any of you have thoughts on why TasteeWheat2 went back?
You shake your head.
Aaroun: none come to mind....only thing I've heard has been vague rumor....
Halcyon121: I believe she got to close to the cypherites. Heard a little to much of there Propagander.
Journal: Indeed... tonight, here. You will learn the truth.

Halcyon121: *folds arms* This should be good.
Journal: The clones, the agents, the changed attitude...
Havocide: Im listening...
Journal: Several copies of TasteeWheat were made
Journal: She knew she was too deep into the Machine's systems.
Journal: It was her... backup.. plan
Journal: She thought she had them figured out.
Aaroun: apparently not....
Journal: She did not believe Humanity was on an evolutionary step.
Journal: Not remotely
Journal: She had to learn what she could from the inside.
Journal: But, the machines knew of her "clones"
Journal: If she was going to get inside the system She would have to play it right.
Aaroun: of course
Journal: Sure, she had a backup system, and she planned to keep her memories from her redpill life.
Havocide: Isn't that danerous
Journal: But... she...
DarkAngelus2: go on
Journal: Well she isn't as smart as she thinks.
Halcyon121: An agent got her. Right?
Journal: The machines knew about her little plan.
Havocide: How do they always know?!
Journal: No, they put her back in as a Bluepill, as they agreed.
Aaroun: and her memories?
Journal: She destroyed all her clones, they put her back.
Journal: See thats the funny thing.
Journal: She wanted to keep her memories as a blue pill so she could probe the system from within.
Journal: It didn't work.

Journal: Seyella was born.
Havocide: I see

Halcyon121: That explains everything.
Journal: Oh.. does it?
Journal: objTasteeWheat was not a clone.
Journal: It was a program designed for one thing.
Halcyon121: right then. Almost everything. *smirks*
DarkAngelus2: A trojan?
Journal: To recover TasteeWheat2 incase something went wrong.
Havocide: A backup
Aaroun: no doubt the machines are still watching her though
Journal: objTasteeWheat had all of TasteeWheat2's memories
DarkAngelus2: Ah... its begining to make sence now.
Halcyon121: *Sighs* That woman was to smart for her own good.
Journal: She found Seyella's body in the...

Journal: Farms... fields.. where they still grow humans.
Journal: Once she found her, she pulled the plugs.. and BAM
Journal: Seyella was no more, objTasteeWheat and Seyella's RSI merged and TasteeWheat2 was back
Journal: TasteeWheat2 went back for Seyella's body.
Journal: It was not there.
Journal: She wanted to make sure it was dead.. whatever it was.
Journal: Aparently she was too late.
Aaroun: ideas on who recovered it?
DarkAngelus2: Or why?

Journal: I think TasteeWheat thinks the Machines did
Journal: But some reason that Seyella pulled herself out on her own.
Journal: If you find her, she will most likely be confused.
Journal: And taken on a new name

Havocide: Do you know that name?
Halcyon121: The plot thinkens. *smiles*
Journal: I must rest..
Aaroun: take your time....
Journal: Yes I do.
Havocide: Can you tell us?
Journal: Net yet, I fear retribution from her.
Havocide: How do you mean?
Journal: TW2 will be mad enough at me for revealing this much
Halcyon121: More importantly. Who created you?
Journal: But Al... Seyella... she has grown vicious.
Journal: What TasteeWheat2 did to Seyella is unforgivable.
Journal: I can't think of a worse way to re-awaken.
Journal: I was created to reveal the truth to those who are ready Halcyon121.
Havocide: By whom was you created?
Halcyon121: I know why you were created. But who wrote you?
Journal: Havocide, lets just say that I am more afraid of Seyella then TasteeWheat2 at this point.

Journal: ###SEARCHING###
Journal: >Response Not Found_
Havocide: Why? What is is she can do that TasteeWheat couldnt
Journal: I'm sorry, I don't have the answer to that question.
Havocide: How can you be affraid of something that you dont know about?
Halcyon121: Figures.
Journal: My files say she is much angrier
Journal: Much more angrier
Aaroun: what is it that you want us to do....recover Syrella
Halcyon121: She wasn't all peaches and cream to begiun with.
Havocide: Right.
Journal: She has killed her in battle a few times already, but TasteeWhea2 had no clue who it was or how she did it.
Journal: You must do what you feel is right.
Journal: Those 2 will come to a head sooner or later.
Havocide: What do you need us to do? You need us for a reason i gather?
Halcyon121: We must recover her. That knowlage in her head is vital.
Aaroun: are the machines still watching her....are we to expect interferance of that order
Havocide: Let me guess.. shes not gonna come easy is she?
Journal: I can not say what the machines, or anyone will do
Havocide: But...
Journal: Some may choose to support Seyella in her Revenge.
Journal: Others will help defend against her anger.
DarkAngelus2: Could you make a prognosis based on available information?
Journal: And many will do something in between.
Havocide: Figures
Journal: DarkAngelus2 prognosis...
DarkAngelus2: Yes
Journal: potentially messy.
Aaroun: no better way...
Halcyon121: Then its a hunt.
Aaroun: clues on where to start
Journal: I am here to provide information and facts that I have access to.
Havocide: How did i know you was going to say that
Halcyon121: Do you have access to her last knowen location?
Journal: It may be in the interest of people to learn what you have learned
Halcyon121: Oh don't worry. We will spread this.
Journal: ###Searching###
Halcyon121: A manic losse in the city. How could we not. *smirks*
Journal: ...Richland
Havocide: Just like any other day

Aaroun: nothing more specific? richland is rather big
Journal: ###SEARCHING###
Havocide: Hmm i wonder
Journal: ...Moriah Projects
Havocide: .....
Journal: ###SEARCHING###
Halcyon121: That narrows it down.
Havocide: Yeah...but
Halcyon121: Sanguine?
DarkAngelus2: do you have coordinates?
Journal: ###SEARCHING###

Journal: Target is heading west.
Havocide: Think we should get moving
Aaroun: we better get moving then
DarkAngelus2: Indeed
Journal: ###SEARCHING###
Journal: Target has entered Achan
Journal: Target has stopped.
Havocide: Sounds good to me
Aaroun: good
DarkAngelus2: Will the twins be helping? I believe their... Talents will be usefull in a chase.
Journal: Doubtful, they follow their own path.
Havocide: Indeed
Halcyon121: As always. Can't expact compliance from exiles.
Aaroun: if there is nothing else, we will go
Halcyon121: Someone must stay and coordinate our efforts.
Journal: Ask and I shall Answer.
Twin: No we won't help you.
Aaroun: Aaroun looks at the twins.
Aaroun: nice to see you finally remerge with your lower half
Halcyon121: Tipical.

Havocide: Il head over to Achan,
Havocide: Keep in touch
You bow formally at Journal.

This is probably common knowledge but i searched the forums and found no answer.

I was looking for the weapon codes for the enhanced weapon codes and ECMP devices.

i thought they would be given at the end of the mission archives 4.1 or 4.2 i think
(ive done loads recently)

have i misunderstood or was it only when the missions were done originaly?