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Update 60 Discussion - May 15, 2008

odj wrote: I have a feeling this isn't meant to happen when you combine the helmet and this trench... O.o Just as planned.

Update Discussion · 05/27/2008 08:46:18

Vector Players. Vector Events.

exsuscito wrote: *CENSORED* U CARBAR NUB **Welcome to our forums** ARE FOREM. THIS IS ARE SERVER, U AVE KNOW WRITE BEEN HEAR U DUN CONTREE...BOOT...CONCHRI...DO A FING 4 DA SERVUH SO **Welcome to our forums** 1 OWN U SO HARD U SUK AT MA U...

World Discussion - Vector · 05/27/2008 08:42:30

What's your /play?

I'm glad Xfire didn't clock in every hour of every game you've ever played, partly due to people either being lazy or just not having it. Late night weekends really add up.

Character Development · 05/27/2008 08:30:09

Storyline rant

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote: Well, with Mauser, it could be a different story. I don't know every detail, like what's transpired in the Zion missions, but from knowing what I know from the immediate past (Halborn's travels and goals) I could ve...

Missions and Storyline · 05/27/2008 08:28:28

342 Weapons Check-Off List

9mmfu wrote: Ballak wrote: I appreciate your elaborate weapons list. Just be ready to do it again when Rarebit learns now knows that the Combat System is actually rather broken. For the sake of fairness to Rarebit he didn't design the comb...

Guides and FAQ's · 05/27/2008 08:24:57

SSR outfit

SolidRevolver wrote: Ballak wrote: Remebering way back from the Thread of The Dead (Where Dead actually stands for Clothes) Beachhead asked about players being able to access the SWAT-type body armor, but from I can recollect, Rarebit wasn...

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 08:13:51

Vector Players. Vector Events.

KanoR wrote: Yasamuu wrote: Ballak... what have you done?! Opened a can of worms. But seriously, I'm willing to debate the idea of that some of the people on Vector just simply do not like players from Syntax and Recursion coming to their...

World Discussion - Vector · 05/27/2008 08:10:01

Vector Players. Vector Events.

Hey, I don't want to necro but in a way I am, because if I posted anything different I'd get the lulforumpolice to point me to this thread even though it is a 6 month necro but apparently this issue is still prevalent so anyways.. Are we a...

World Discussion - Vector · 05/27/2008 03:51:22

Industrial Headgear

exsuscito wrote: Black = yes. I would then actually farm for one or two. Make it so. Preferably without the 2-3 days worth of grinding.

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 02:34:10

Good stats for a coder?

Pylat wrote: Dripping-Cheese wrote: Pylat wrote: Tenshi wrote: Personally I see most coders go for ballistic attacks themselves while their sims IL, therefore I would say to go for Perception and Focus, gunman stats... Proxy Masters have v...

Loading Construct - Coder Discussion · 05/27/2008 02:29:04

Best Hacker Load

Denary wrote: I know that if you use a destroyer/Ballista build, using the same principle but using bottleneck so that you can damage them, hitting them with Dev field then with LC2 you can 2-shot anyone and it doesn't require the use of l...

Command Line - Hacker Discussion · 05/27/2008 02:25:48

Industrial Headgear

ArchDuke wrote: Yasamuu wrote: Ahh the forum is being taken over by the vindicator duo of ArchDuke and Ballak! " /> /on topic I think something like this would be cool. Maybe we could have an outline around the rim of the hat and the top o...

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 02:16:56

SSR Glasses

DarkNyte wrote: Vinia wrote: Not trying to be rude or anything but you could have checked the requirements before beginning to farm them or even before you changed them for the female versions. What you say about the earpieces and being ab...

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 02:15:19

Smith and Wesson

Of course the rifles and such for sure. Just a little something on the side I'd find odd for a weapons manufacturer to make.

Residual Self-Image · 05/27/2008 02:13:20

The Game

Yasamuu wrote: Not all of them are forum trolls like us though... Son of a *CENSORED*, I lost. D: It's either this or watch 1 hour info-mercials. It's not spamming as long as I post something with a point, and not a million emoticons and a...

Forum Games · 05/27/2008 02:11:40

What is noise level modifier for?

ThePigeonKing wrote: When you shoot an NPC, an NPC nearby will sometimes take notice and shoot at you. When using a silenced weapon, this, and Agent spawns, will happen less often. This is where the "noise level" comes in. I'm pretty sure...

Character Development · 05/27/2008 02:09:39

Wackiest thing you've seen the gang spawn do

MatrixRefugee wrote: LtCmdr_Tsusai wrote: The 3->5 Stooges of Uriah. Head toward Tabor directly from Uriah NE, and stop at the border where the stairs are. They won't stop emote'ing. I think I found these guys when I was farming Chopper ke...

Districts, Neighborhoods, and Constructs · 05/27/2008 02:04:10

What's your /play?

I believe somewhere around 60-80 days.

Character Development · 05/27/2008 02:02:56

Best Hacker Load

Pylat wrote: No offense, but that loadout is far too inconsistent to really consider an effective loadout. You are really killing me here Pylat. Stop that. - And on another note, yes, you are right that it is inconsistent and thus not an e...

Command Line - Hacker Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:57:29

Ideal numbers for SMGs, Duelist, Spy?

monkeymanx8 wrote: What are good points/bonuses for resistances (all 4), damage, accuracy, and defense of SMG Specialists? of Duelists? of Spys? (MKT, Master Assassin, MS) As high as you can get them, honestly. It's more about who you're f...

Dojo - Operative Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:56:32

Update 60 Discussion - May 15, 2008

So the big question now is, what're we looking forward to in Update 61.. hopefully another discussion thread with Rarebit will pop up.

Update Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:47:50

Sword Combat

D0nz0 wrote: This idea just wont happen ! Yep, but you got to realize there's always a thread like this every month or two. No big deal.

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 01:46:46

Best Hacker Load

I think the best Hacker load would have to be my Ballista load. Unfortunately, it's pretty much a Win or Lose load. First of all, I'd recommend you only use it for PvP, mainly because for it to work you need luggables. You need Logic Canno...

Command Line - Hacker Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:42:05

Good stats for a coder?

I've seen MA with Coder do pretty decently as well. Especially in duels (of course) with a rather annoyingly placed patcher sim that runs in and deletes all your upgrades while you're in IL with the Proxy Master. But that's more of a hybri...

Loading Construct - Coder Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:25:38

Planetside Server Merge - MxO next?

Vinia wrote: Can you imagine the lag on the server during a LE though, the party on Syntax was laggy enough before the Dev's started having fun, I doubt they'd get a single superserver to replace the three servers that they already have an...

SOE Discussion · 05/27/2008 01:20:33

342 Weapons Check-Off List

I appreciate your elaborate weapons list. Just be ready to do it again when Rarebit learns now knows that the Combat System is actually rather broken.

Guides and FAQ's · 05/27/2008 01:17:59

The Game

Yasamuu wrote: Whoa, lets not go overboard. Hundreds, maybe. Thousands, unlikely. *poop* I lost. I consider MxO has about 1,000 subscriptions on average. And that's saying a lot. And I lost.

Forum Games · 05/27/2008 01:12:41

NVidia 9xxx Series

I got my 8800 GTS at Christmas, and that was relatively new. Lol, they already have a 9xxx GX2 or something at $500. Man, on one hand I'm glad they're advancing technology as a competitor with Radeon, but I'd assume the improvement isn't w...

General Technical Help and Questions · 05/27/2008 01:11:17

Image Retrieval - May 21, 2008

Xline3 wrote: O_o It's okay, you're from Recursion. And we're from the Internet.

Broadcast Depth · 05/27/2008 01:09:12

[10.2.2] It sounds like an old Zion line code - Syntax - 5/22/08

Vinia wrote: kou_urake wrote: As for actual peace discussions, I'm all for them - I want the truce back as much as anyone. I have nothing else to add. From what I understand though, while many Machinists would still be open to talks, that...

Live Events · 05/27/2008 00:59:18

[10.2.2] It sounds like an old Zion line code - Syntax - 5/22/08

kou_urake wrote: Ballak wrote: kou_urake wrote: Ballak wrote: Contrary to popular belief, we try to protect the copper-tops as much as possible, unless they become a liability.. Many of us (myself included) consider ensuring the well being...

Live Events · 05/27/2008 00:55:53

Neverland

Sorry for not being able to come, I'm sure you did a good job Eleu. I'll try to make it to part two. :O -Also it's nice we're getting some more RP-oriented events going. A:B from what I've seen hasn't done anything of late, and the only ot...

Events - Syntax · 05/27/2008 00:51:41

The Omega Syndicate - Reformed and Reopened. (Zion)

Marias wrote: Othinn, who to my knowledge has never been in a faction (on his Syntax main) - joined Omega Syndicate. Just throwing that out there. His God status is under review by our board of chairmans.

Crew and Faction Recruiting - Syntax · 05/27/2008 00:49:04

Storyline rant

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote: Ballak wrote: somehow you guys think if we all close our eyes and pretend enough, we'll actually get the old storyline back, or maybe ingame cinematics back, or hey even the old LET. Where money talks, people walk....

Missions and Storyline · 05/27/2008 00:17:36

SSR Glasses

Honestly I think they should have dropped stackable items (possible earpieces) that could be traded in for everything, much like the other quest collectors.

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 00:09:13

SSR outfit

Remebering way back from the Thread of The Dead (Where Dead actually stands for Clothes) Beachhead asked about players being able to access the SWAT-type body armor, but from I can recollect, Rarebit wasn't so enthusiastic about going that...

Development Roundtable · 05/27/2008 00:05:27

Smith and Wesson

Isn't Smith and Wesson a type of hand-cuffs? Just something I came across when I was reading the Green Berets by W.E.B. Griffin.

Residual Self-Image · 05/26/2008 23:59:56

NVidia 9xxx Series

Anyone forked up enough cash for one of those babies so they could see if the same problem persists from the 8xxx series indoors?

General Technical Help and Questions · 05/25/2008 21:22:11

[10.2.2] It sounds like an old Zion line code - Syntax - 5/22/08

kou_urake wrote: Ballak wrote: Contrary to popular belief, we try to protect the copper-tops as much as possible, unless they become a liability.. Many of us (myself included) consider ensuring the well being of the bluepills as their prim...

Live Events · 05/25/2008 21:01:30

The Game

I lost. And now that this is at the bottom of the forum list as the most recently posted in thread, thousands more will lose too.

Forum Games · 05/25/2008 20:55:20

Returning to Red Eye.

Well I'm glad we all know who has which perpetual now. Somehow I don't think that was the intention of this thread, though.

· 05/25/2008 19:59:53

Storyline rant

Here, how about everyone who's so interested with the storyline go out to college, get degrees in engine-building/graphical design, then build your own MMO game, buy the rights to the Matrix franchise, and then continue it in your own ligh...

Missions and Storyline · 05/25/2008 19:57:58

Please help; need help against MS

I'm not sure of the cast timer on Overload Buffer 2.0, but MS takes like, what one second to cast? The best strategy to take down a MS is to come to the forums and complain about it, so something actually gets changed instead of having to...

Dojo - Operative Discussion · 05/24/2008 02:08:50

Real Life Pictures here ... version 3

Mave wrote: And for a second there, I thought there was going to be a cripple in a wheel-chair.

World Discussion - Recursion · 05/24/2008 01:41:33

Image Retrieval - May 21, 2008

I always lol'd how they somehow canonically worked in "cheat codes" into the MMO. oh noes how r u braekin' mah fourth wallz!1?

Broadcast Depth · 05/24/2008 01:28:42

Animatrix

I watched the Animatrix thoroughly today due to running out of interesting movies, so my list would have to be. World Record - My favorite (minus funny dressed Agents) just because it shows how breaking the limitations of the Matrix is rar...

Matrix Universe · 05/24/2008 01:21:11

Returning to Red Eye.

Shinryu wrote: Nice to see the perp numbers... though I'm also surprised there have been that many given out. There are 52 weeks in a year, 5 days of which are usually hosted with a Live Event from Rarebit. 5x52 = 260 Live Events on estima...

· 05/24/2008 01:04:08

Image Retrieval - May 21, 2008

CODEMAN wrote: Perhaps the van is the "gateway" to the new construct? Maybe you have to locate the van, rather than use the archivists. Just a guess. Indeed. To enter the new construct you will need to get in the back of my van.

Broadcast Depth · 05/23/2008 14:36:47