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That's how it reads to me...I mean all the other critters work that way....which is why I beat down things I tame because once they are damaged they are slower. I never confronted a Phoenix before but when I tried taming one on Test, no matter how much I hit it, it never slowed...so I think maybe they are just fixing it to make it like every other critters AI, which makes sense.
I also assumed it slowed down when struck. Kind of strange that it wouldnt. Seems like a great compromise. Kudos to the devs!
Would be a terrible idea to make those shard bound. Frankly anything shard bound is a bad idea.
She has since they started... I didn't think anyone could play an ostrich any better... No no not listening... don't know what you are talking about... no people can play as many accounts as they have blame someone else... blame blame ... they aren't doing anything anyone else can't do...
. Since all the switch would do is replicate keystrokes and mouse movements, it wouldn't allow for the characters to cross heal, which they obviously are.
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I'm in total agreement.
I just did this! 7 down to 5 down to 2... this game is no longer worth my $100 a month, but I'll contribute $26... and in all fairness... probably not that much for too much longer.
This is what I took away from it - even if they see it happening so long as the person is able to respond to a GM their hands are pretty much tied.
*rolls eyes*
They have nothing to "prove" really, nor are their hands "tied." UO is their world and we just pay for the privilege of playing in it. Remember, none of the pixels, including our characters, belong to us - they belong to EA.
No, they won't. Pipe dream.
Unfortunately, as we have all seen, there is no way to truly get people to stop buying from the multiboxers and scripters. Human nature and greed overrides that effort every time.
Only account active here is the one I paid 450m gold for a 6 month code.
Bull and
. Much like the rest of the smeg you post.
If they knew everytime they showed up with their 4+ characters all in tow all multiboxed they would spend the rest of the night in jail each and every time they would get the idea that it's not going to fly anymore... The first time or two they completely miss out on EVERY drop and don't even get 1 they will knock it off.... because it isn't making money for them anymore ...... PERIOD.
Well, and you make it sound like it is only 100% or 0%. It would be an very visible statement if they only policed EM events for a start. Thats nothing 24/7 on 27 shards, that's max a single hour a week per shard. But you know what? Even that is toooo much. Go figure..
Can't help but think of this as a Stratics addon. Like it's the long awaited third faction in the next story arc of the client wars.
There wouldn't be a faction war. The other two "factions" would be dissolved for a new "faction" completely programmed using an up-to-date language and not tied into the necessity of supporting a 20 year old client using out-dated code. It would additionally cut down on the need for cross-client programming and testing (CC/EC). Using a new programming language could cut down on available exploits, but a major benefit analysis would need to be determined. Broadsword would be creating a "UO2", utilizing all of the systems/skills/spells/creatures/items etc in place now, but moving them over to an updated client platform completely unrelated to the current platforms.
She could be standing right next to them and wouldn't know what the hell you are talking about... it's CLEAR she can't see Multiboxing and REFUSES to acknowledge they are RUINING her precious EM Events.
This is not the answer. If EM event items become shard bound, they will just sell the items on that shard (even at a price reduction on smaller shards) and transfer the gold.
How would that get rid of multiboxing? They would still multibox on Atlantic and sell all the shard bound Atlantic event items for just as much as they do now, since the majority of the buyers live on Atlantic anyway.
*slaps Mervyn with a trout* That's for the trammie comment. Though I agree I don't understand the nuttyness of Em drops. Matter of fact I still have a box of rare gems or something like that that I've been wanting to sell for months now. Think I traded a tarantula mount for it. Guy really wanted the mount and I had choosers remorse after selecting it.
0% chance of that happening. They tried that once and it got **** on, and that was back when UO had a proper dev team and probably double the subs. It is what it is.
If you mean the KR or the EC clients, they got **** on because they were released half finished and for the most part nonfunctional without downloading and using player modded programs, which seems to be to be stupid IF you are going for the no 3rd party aspect.
You don't need to give her proof. She (and presumably the other Devs) can tell when people are using 3rd party programs, and how long it's been since they were used. Also, emailing screenshots? You're kidding, right? I've sent multiple emails to Mesanna for various issues and only gotten one reply, which was solely due to what the subject matter was (it had screenshots, plus it was...offensive.)
This party programs possible, depending on how it interacts with the client. A KVM isn't a third party program, and doesn't require one to use. It's purely mechanical. Whether they act on reports or not is another issue entirely. To claim they're all knowing is pretty bold imo. That and to catch those in the act requires baby sitting, and with a finite amount of team members on any production team it becomes difficult to police.
She said it herself over a year ago on LS after some player complaints of EM favoritism. Though that was also the same meeting where she didn't know what UO***** was, sooooo (she confused it with the gaming service.) Regardless, it's not unheard of for the higher-ups of a game/gaming website to have that power, and in fact, it's quite common. I know Blizzard does it a lot for D3 - there was an (easily-performed) exploit with a gem they introduced for the 20th Anniversary, and they banned anyone that abused it. Same with people who run bots to play the game.
