rommel, to most of us ur just a plain asshole not a sadistic one .. its hard to categorise u into asshole types, u fit in almost all of them

ofc except the clever ones ..

and moderators, please dont bann me for saying "asshole" .. i know u guys feel rommel deserves much worse but some parents (like pom) get their kids to read forums .. i mean i could have said more .. but i respect pom

and moderators, please dont bann me for saying "asshole" .. i know u guys feel rommel deserves much worse but some parents (like pom) get their kids to read forums .. i mean i could have said more .. but i respect pom[/quote]

When you say 'asshole' are you exploring the 'rationale' of the ass or the hole?
The use of 'ass' as an euphamism for the anus can surely be misconstrued as a reference to the donkey derivitive or similar.
In reference to my adminic powers of code I feel that this sums it up:

'Don't ride under small trees on tall donkeys' - Man on tall donkey with sore head - c1952.

Sorry about that everybody but I thought there was a 'talking crap' competition & did'nt want to be left out

I appreciate that Yusuf but the kiddos don't read forums (with the exception of an occasional visit to players pet thread) they think they are boring they just like to play the game.

@ Romm
Admin and developer are two quite distinct roles. Even if they were not I fail to see how any code changes/server settings would make players less able to abuse the somewhat loose regulations regarding trucing on the FFA servers.
How about some concrete examples rahter than talking about "the reluctance of the admins to implement code changes that make certain activities less rewarding and thus, less likely to occur"? The only thing I can recall is your suggestion to reduce the shot timer. That would hardly solve this problem though (or any other for that matter if you ask me but I am sure that you are not). So what have you got for us?

@ yusuf
No need for such language. Noone is getting banned, but surely there are other ways to display your disagreement, yes?

I remember these guys. I came in to the middle of one of these games. All I did was target them. No matter where i was I targeted them. Does anyone have a better suggestion?

You can't ban trucing. How can you tell people who to shoot at and who you cannot shoot? The game does not recognize trucers, so it is impossible to implement anything to discourage it.

This is a war game of sorts. Ally yourself as a counter measure if need be.

i wonder if the new lua scripting could allow a feature in the future, to have one player officially request a truce with another. e.g.: 'lap top has requested a truce, do you accept?' and then have a message e.g.:'lap top and pom have truced'. we could have the colours change, maybe a little icon, maybe even limit the weapons or something.

ps: asshole is a little crude, and im slightly shocked to see the word hasnt been removed by a mod. in britain, we prefer the term 'rectal orifice'.

pps: if anyone sees the guys who were mentioned, they should probably point them to this thread

The problem is, who is to say anyone has to officially truce? And if they do not, do you then accuse someone of not officially trucing if they are not shooting at the expected target?

my personal opinion is that if people are playing enough to be a threat to the regular players, truced or otherwise, theyll already have established relationships with the others and itll be enough just to request a no trucing rule.

if you cant kill a couple of noobs, you should prob just know your place, stop bitching and be thankful it isnt raden trucing with deathbal.

i find a baby missile works well. good for teaching people respect.

Hi Raden:

Perhaps it's a cultural issue but in case you weren't aware ... Your post is rude and very unbecoming of your position.





If I said something unfactual, I requested a rebuttal. Your rudeness however, was not only uncalled for but appears totally out of character. I know that I am hitting a little close to home, but you should try to retain your poise and offer a more intellingent reply if you feel that I've said something wrong or offensive.

Thank You,

Rommel

Why are we humans such idiots? We keep repeating our ridiculous behaviours like we are little children.

Is there anyone here who disagrees with the same old crap repeating over and over again, i had some hopes there is a chance of things changing for the better but perhaps some of you cynics are right, it just wont happen.

Feel free to abuse me if you feel offended by this- i actually would encourage all of you. Do your best pussies and give all you have to hurt me, ill just laugh at it in your faces like anyone should- abusing someone you know nothing about on the internet is just ridiculous. I thought it was for little bullies when they hit puberty but i suppose even grown ups are dumb enough to engage in it.

That should dent some egos to get things started, so please hit me with all you got, once you get it out of your system you can move on and do something less futile.

Hi BigBear :

The admins don’t seem to be getting the credit they are properly due. They don’t have to understand the semantics of the code or the details of how everything is implemented. They understand how the game plays and how the players respond to it. Certainly, all of them understand the scoring, know various ways to unfairly get a high score, know various ways to unfairly spoil a game for someone else and most should understand how the skill ratings work (some may not have played this version).


As a group of dedicated players, they should rightly have a greater combined knowledge of the game play (not the code) than either Gavin or Thrax. Without question, they have a tremendously greater number of in game hours under their collective belt than any individual.

Fairness complaints reported in the past are still being reported. The answers (if there are any) are in reworking the game to discourage undesirable behavior, where possible. Harrassing players for using techniques that the coding allows while the admins reserve the right to use the same techniques when it suits them seems detrimental.

If the admins decide that a problem requires action, then as the most dedicated and experienced players, they are the best ones to address the issue and present the problems and the possible solutions to Gavin. What I suggest is not that they generate specific lines of code but to honestly evaluate the coding issues that might retard the growth of the game. If they find something that they think can be corrected, most anyone proficient in C++ can transform their solution into code and submit it to Gavin for his approval.

Example: The fact that smurf players can enter close to the end of the game in order to spoil a win is a coding issue. You don't have to know the code to acknowledge that this is a potential problem, you only have to play.

Agreement on the problems is important but willingness to change the game structure to either eliminate or discourage the use of unfair tactics (where possible) is the first thing that the admins would need to agree upon.

As always, if I have made any factual errors, I welcome the opportunity to make a correction.

Best Wishes,

Rommel

abusing someone u know nothing about on the internet is not what i say is ridiculous. When i abuse, i do mean it. The important thing is that iam doing it based on the character a person is showing of himself here. Does not mean i say it to him or refer to him for what he is really. so i abuse the internet Rommel who is a "rectal orifice".

I dont mean donkey with a hole. dosent sound right. isnt good for the animal either, least to say rommel.

Wow i dont know what to say you really changed my mind, its not stupid at all it really is very smart indeed. Silly me how could i be so naive.

But you may be wrong about the donkey with a hole tough- say if you would have a shit hole it wouldnt be a shit with a hole but rather a hole with or to hold shit, a donkeyhole therefore is a hole with a donkey and not the other way around.

jeezz

Thank you for the expression of awe.