A large share in Girly Jeans?  I distinctly remembering agreeing a 50/50 split.  Given that she led me to ambush fellow EPN Operatives in an attempt to get a rise out of me.

Hmm lets see.  Many didn't make an impact.  Even less than my main.  So I don't expect anyone to have a mind****.

Recursion.GreyMountain

Recursion.OfficerPaddington

Recursion.SapphireTiger

Recursion.Rileri  (Only for 2008's mail drop.  Craint, I particularly enjoyed your reply.)

Syntax.GalacticGirl

Syntax.AngelEnvy

Syntax.Lynzy675

Vector-Hostile.BlueMountain

The whole of Machine chapter 5.1 (or 6.1) can be done without a single punch or gunshot.

I was going to go.  Never been to Vegas before.  But, given the fact I want to move out from my parents house (it is difficult getting used to, after being at uni for 3 years).  I don't think I can really account for the several hundred British Pounds it will cost for what will essentially be an extravagant drink fest.  Plus, factor in the shoddy exchange rate and its made even worse.

MetaLogic wrote:

If there's one thing I know about business is that Negative Word of Mouth always hurt business. 

While it is true that if people have a bad experience with a buisness they will tell more people than if they had a good experience.  Something in the region of 4 people for a bad experience to every 1 talked to about a good experience.

But, they also say "any publicity is good publicity." 

Your little rant has done nothing to hurt the popularity of any forthcoming titles.  Those who already want to boycott, for whatever reason, will do so.  Those that want to play it will play it, because your argument just looks like all the other haters out there.  In fact, those sitting on the fence in the whole matter (those "casual gamers" who rarely take sides) will probably be more inclined to play it with the mindset "it can't be as bad as that idiot said".

And I had to laugh at your admittance that you are NCPilot.  The sentiment "we like people to know of the good work we do anomously" springs to mind.  I don't really know what your argument was/is/will be.  But, the evidence you use to moan at SOE is flawed beyond doubt.

Back to the drawing board my good man.  Find some arguments that do work and aren't just made up bull.

You've probably just set any good work being done for MxO back by like 30 years.

Well played young sir, well played.

ArchDuke wrote:

Even though he's more of a film actor, I think ArchDuke could be played by David Wenham.  Most people know him as Dilios from 300

More Faramir from LOTR for me. 

I would get David Boreanez to play him.  No specific idea why.  Probably cos I liked Angel.

MarsNova wrote:

GreyMountain wrote:

General go-to-guy at Waitrose supermarket.  I'm trained on every section imaginable, and yet, I don't know why.

Currently trying to get into the Computer Game Industry without the correct degree.  Catch 22s are gggggggreat.

Degrees, for the most part, is a piece of paper that says you may know what you are doing. 

I dont have a degree its over rated. Plus you can buy one off the internet that looks legit.

The catch 22 I'm thinking more of is the fact they say you don't have enough experience.  Yet, how the hell do I get this "experience" they speak of when they no one will actually employ me to gain some experience.

General go-to-guy at Waitrose supermarket.  I'm trained on every section imaginable, and yet, I don't know why.

Currently trying to get into the Computer Game Industry without the correct degree.  Catch 22s are gggggggreat.

I didn't get the image.  But I saw the person change their name...

(But no, I won't spoil it for you)

Tseng. wrote:

Phrack wrote:

Tseng. wrote:

• Don't use the forums as staging grounds for planning disruptive activities or to promote general unrest in the form of sit-ins, polls, petitions, etc.

pe·ti·tion (p-tshn) n.

1. A solemn supplication or request to a superior authority

just throwin it out there

Good thing we're not staging it here, then, right?

Just throwin' it out there.

yes just promoting  said staging ground

I think it is safe to say that after 13 pages of messages, that any number of Mods or Admins would have peeked in to see what all the fuss was about.

And, seeing as it hasn't been locked or closed yet, and no one banned for it, I don't think we're going to have an issue.

Heh.  If I win the EuroMillions tonight I could do both.

Archangel wrote:

Well, the way it was done in the Nuts to CBS campaign was by having the vendor (NutsOnline.com) setup an order page for those wishing to contribute. They'd contribute a bit of cash and it would all be pooled into a bulk order that would be shipped off and delivered all in one heaping delivery to CBS in New York.

Hmm.  OhNuts.com I hope you are taking note.  *nudge nudge

Heck.  I'm going to say this here Phrack.  I'll put some cash into bulk buying some "Red Pills" if interested.  Just don't ask me how we would distribute them to everyone.

Congrats Synapse.  My interactions with you are always fun.

/signed

Sandra has already had the pleasure of meeting me. 

And I think it's safe to assume she won't be needing any Frenchy cake for a while.

205Mil

155mil

105mil

Fen wrote:

The only problem I see with this, is that there are like...  three different player groups who want to take on the official storyline.  I think players creating the official storyline is a bad idea, simply because no one is ever going to agree on which storyline is the right one.  *shrug*  That's the MxO community for ya.

I agree.  Getting a player-run official storyline is going to be close to impossible.  Especially given the divisions in this game.  But I'm all for playing along.  Like you said, what else is there to do?

In all honesty, I have no issues with following all three versions of the storyline (or more if there so happen to be more). I'm here to participate and interact.  Not chase after the ex-canon story in the hopes of being a part of something a few people may read on Wikipedia and see as the continuation of the trilogy.

So our future lies in D&D?

A apparent redpill_tracker told me to ask everyone what this TSR he or she is referring to.  I'm not holding much hope, but apparently I'll be proven wrong.

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:

*blink*

What?

I know you're not known for it.  But at least try to be constructive.

So.  Having an interesting chat to some tracking program  (or person?).

The discussion around to talking about the future.  Whomever, or whatever I'm talking to, believes it sees a blinding green flash.  It apparently represents the future if we are willing to embrace it.

But, it won't tell me anymore, or discuss it any further until I discover what TSR is (or stands for).  And, no, it isn't Technical Support.  That was my assumption too, and it was wrong.  As to was The Second Renaissance.

The little thing has said there are many eyes here, and a great number may hold the answer I seek.  So please, fire away.

Hey.  No one else is offering.  Just throwing in an offer.

What??? Ace Ventura Jr looks awesome!!

I just can't wait to see it...

You have to do the whole Archive Ticket to get one.  So for example 2.1.1 through to 2.1.5

Naidian has popped up once or twice.

Roolith, again, a couple of times to help people farm and the PvP event.  And he ran that event.  Only issue was it was on Syntax.  But hey.

As for Pramana, he's been AWOL since the New Approach and the last EPN meeting that was called.

I wish Reposco was still around...

Yes Ben was at the marina.

But, if I remember right, wasn't Ben told he could never return to the island?  He seems to have his own game plan going on, so he's certainly going to be one mixing it all up.  As usual I guess.

I'm assuming the time jumping stopped when Locke pushed the wheel back into place.  Therefore they've spent numerous years ingratiating themselves into Dharma as they came to the island.  Hence the camper van looking like new, and the suits.

Its just a question of how long they've been there.  Have to assume Dharma is still around, so it would imply the 6 have gone back in time, hence no crash.  But then, that may negate my previous thought that the time-travelling had stopped.

Gah, mind-fudge.

How... very disappointing.

alethios wrote:

SOE/WB or the wachowski bros do not have any obligations to disclose any future plans regarding anything until the time is right.

So right now MxO's future seem very hazy and that might be due to alot of things I pointed out in my original posts.  The MMO business model works in very mysterious ways and my optimisms stay true.

it's not like SOE/WB is pulling a SEGA by dropping support or leaving you all hanging altogether.  I suspect SOE/WB are in the evaluation stages on how to proceed further with MxO. 

MxO has a lot of potential and it's underused right now.

So just keep an open mind until some kind of announcement occurs as to the future of MxO.

 

If I was in charge of MxO I would do a cold hard reboot of MxO and pay for it out my own pocket and rollout a series of large updates over the next 16 months to bring the engine and renderers up to date.   Thats just me. 

-Alethios

I can admire such optimism.  You'll be proven wrong, but I admire it.

You can look at it like that.  Or be a pesimist (like myself and many others) so you won't be disappointed.

WB don't care about MxO.  What little money they get from MxO is loose change compared to their other ventures, or what the Matrix films brought in.  They won't complain about the extra cash, but certainly don't see the need to invest in it. 

SOE don't care about MxO.  The game is somewhat a niche to them.  There are so few players, compared to almost all their other MMOs that again we're just loose change.  They've seen their changes cause a mass exodus of players before, why risk doing it again?  So many of us are willing to hang on till the end anyway.

And the Wachowskis certainly don't care about MxO.  The films brought them plenty of cash, they don't worry about the future canonical storyline.  Heck, they ok'd the Path of Neo.  If ever anything gave the franchise a kick in the teeth, that game did.  But they didn't object to the extra money.  And, if they cared about MxO and the ongoing storyline, they would have wrote it themselves and ensured it go adhered to.

*Hits button while people are on the floor.

If SOE/WB/Wachowski or any combintation therein had was planning on restructuring MxO and it's storyline I think we would have heard something.  Instead we have an eery wall of silence from everyone regarding Rarebit's departure and the future.

As for SOE making money, and will therefore pump in updates.  In the perfect world such a thing would be true.  In reality, they probably see alot of people staying subbed because they have said they will "be here till the end".  Then they just need to keep the server power switch in the "on" position.

East Coast could be good.  Saves alot of time sitting in cramped economy seats (I'm 6ft6, you got to think of these things). 

But I certainly won't be going if we have no dev or similar.

I'll be long dead and buried before I start becoming bosom buddies with Zion.

Hmmm. I wonder if Rarebit eavedropped on us taking bets on how late he would be to the LE?