Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
26 posts · 2008-05-19 02:27:12 to 2008-06-06 13:34:09
#3630045675805/19/2008 02:27:12Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Hi all,
Newbie question, I seem to be being attacked by agents 5 mins after I am in the matrix no matter where. I thought it was a hack but according to a GM it is actually part of the current storyline :
"attack is actually part of the current MXO Storyline that has been going on for the past 5 or so Chapters where these level 100 Agents have been attacking the Zion players."
The GM pointed me to the forum and the chapter details as an answer to stop these attacks happening, I have spent a couple of hours trawling but I have not been able to find an answer as to why agents keep spawning on me the whole time and how to make them stop
Any help and/or link to a post would be gratefully received as I am going insane trying to figure how to stop these attacks so I can play for more than a few mins without an agent appearing....
Cheers
#3630045676205/19/2008 02:49:05Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
You wont be attacked by agents if you mission in richland however when you hit lvl 16 (check?) you are forced to mission in westview if you are being attacked very frequently it is worth while tapping your nodes see here
This will grant you access to the areas and reduce agent spawns it will stop you being attacked by the lvl255 agents who continuously re spawn please note however you will still get spawned on by lvl55 agents but not as often and they are not as persistent. You also get decent Exp from doing this so its well worth doing.
#3630045677405/19/2008 04:00:32Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Currently the truce has been broken between the Machines and Zion because Zion decided to make a city further down into the earth to escape from the Machines reach. The Machines decided that Zion is no longer protected from the truce and the Machines have been spawning Agents on Zion red pills in an effort to stop their recruitment effort.
Because of this if you venture outside of Richland you will come across 2 types of Agents, First of all is the level 255 Agents which as stated before can be stopped by tapping nodes, it's recommended you do this firstly because you get an XP boost, and secondly it stops one type of Agent when you enter a district in Westview / International / Downtown. These agents will continue to follow you till you Hard-line away and even for level 50's they can take you out in a good 2-3 shots. Secondly you will come across level 100 Agents, these are the storyline Agents that came with the breaking of the Truce, Unfortunately there isn't any way to stop them from attacking you but they don't conform to the standard level 255 Agent routine of following you till you either Hard-line away or Die. One Hyper-Jump will easily loose them.
#3630045677505/19/2008 04:12:31Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Since the level 55 agent thing confused me ...
255 Agents: Connected to the Access Nodes, tap the nodes to stop them spawning on you. These are really hard to escape, they will spawn next to you where ever you stand, to escape, do anything that results in the loading screen.
100 Agents: Connected to nothing, they only spawn on you while out doors in Westview, International and Downtown. Easy to escape, just get out of range of them (Hyper Jumping on the spot is the quickest). Can not be stopped, not until the war we are in has stopped in some way so try and make sure you are indoors when ever your not going to a mission area or in Richland. Also, these Agents only spawn on you if you are Zion.
#3630045677605/19/2008 04:21:59Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
SolidRevolver wrote:
100 Agents: Connected to nothing, they only spawn on you while out doors in Westview, International and Downtown. Easy to escape, just get out of range of them (Hyper Jumping on the spot is the quickest). Can not be stopped, not until the war we are in has stopped in some way so try and make sure you are indoors when ever your not going to a mission area or in Richland. Also, these Agents only spawn on you if you are Zion.
These are the lvl 55 i referred to and i got the level wrong i think.
#3630045678105/19/2008 05:42:21Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
I understand even level 100 Agents are (probably not much) less likely to come after you if you have hacked your Access Nodes. Also, some abilities are more likely to attract an Agent than others - keep an eye on your Agentometer (Threat Meter on your Compass) for an indication of how dangerous the area is.
#3630045679705/19/2008 06:54:03Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
The lvl 100 Agents will tend to spawn as soon as you step out of a hardline in any area except Richland, so be prepared to hyperjump right away. Also, try to keep to buildings while running through Westview - this will keep the (lvl 100) Agents from spawning on you, and the local enemies won't follow you indoors.
One thing you should note about your "threat meter" down at the bottom: it increases quickly if you're firing guns in a restricted area. To keep this from happening either load something other than guns (like Martial Arts or Spy), or get a Silenced weapon.
#3630045680005/19/2008 07:08:48Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Ah, thanks for the info folks, ones I am being hit by seem to be the storyline ones it seems as the areas I am in I have done the node hack thing....will have to be quick on my hyperjump...just a bore they keep spawning mid-fight and so very often.....at lvl 18 I don't tend to last very long
#3630045703505/19/2008 17:26:40Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
#3630045720405/20/2008 03:03:28Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
MattRobson wrote:
You wont be attacked by agents if you mission in richland however when you hit lvl 16 (check?) you are forced to mission in westview
This is completely wrong.
You can mission in Richland to 50.
#3630045720905/20/2008 03:54:53Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
KanoR wrote:
MattRobson wrote:
You wont be attacked by agents if you mission in richland however when you hit lvl 16 (check?) you are forced to mission in westview
This is completely wrong.
You can mission in Richland to 50.
Wrong, from level 16-33 you are forced to mission in Westview, you can start the mission in depths of Richland hell and more than likely the mission area will be in Stamos, always was for me until I went to International (Where I kept going till 50)
Though it is advised you do your Archived missions in Richland/Westview, some of them bug out sometimes if not. Unless they fixed that bug.
#3630045721105/20/2008 03:59:49Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
It wasn't so much a bug as it was the missions using specific locations and neighbourhoods found only in richland. I wish they'd use the other districts for exclusivity stuff like that sometimes but then you run the risk of excluding lower level players as well as having to code some sort of notification of where a mission must be run before you assume its bugged and not working properly.
#3630045722005/20/2008 04:27:38Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
SolidRevolver wrote:
KanoR wrote:
MattRobson wrote:
You wont be attacked by agents if you mission in richland however when you hit lvl 16 (check?) you are forced to mission in westview
This is completely wrong.
You can mission in Richland to 50.
Wrong, from level 16-33 you are forced to mission in Westview, you can start the mission in depths of Richland hell and more than likely the mission area will be in Stamos, always was for me until I went to International (Where I kept going till 50)
Though it is advised you do your Archived missions in Richland/Westview, some of them bug out sometimes if not. Unless they fixed that bug.
I have a 20 alt who is not doing missions in Westview.
#3630045723305/20/2008 05:07:15Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
I don't remember my threat 'o' meter ever working. I can get both lvl255 Agents and lvl100 Agents spawn on me (even though the lvl100 Agents are on a different spawn system I think) and the meter will still be mostly to the left.
Yeah, the mission flow is supposed to take you to Westview at around lvl 16 but it's easier in International. Every time I started a normal mission or Archive (as long as it's not designed to be done in Richland) it located the mission area in Westview unless I was in Int at the time.
#3630045723405/20/2008 05:21:11Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Vinia wrote:
I don't remember my threat 'o' meter ever working. I can get both lvl255 Agents and lvl100 Agents spawn on me (even though the lvl100 Agents are on a different spawn system I think) and the meter will still be mostly to the left.
The threat meter is how LIKELY you are to be attacked. Not if it's about to happen. Using abilities and such makes it go up, and the higher it is, the quicker agents notice you.
#3630045723505/20/2008 05:22:59Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
I also think International accepts missions regardless of of level. In any event, you can do contact missions in a "safe" district for the few levels that overlap.
#3630045733405/20/2008 11:00:30Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
But the after all this should u get jumped by a lvl 100 ( only in international,westview, or downtown) just Hyper-Jump up and poof they frig off. And 4 255 if u get em in a mish area frigging run. If u get it cause u dont have the node 4 the area, run like hell, get the key tag the node.
#3630045733605/20/2008 11:03:25Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Chemuel wrote:
Vinia wrote:
I don't remember my threat 'o' meter ever working. I can get both lvl255 Agents and lvl100 Agents spawn on me (even though the lvl100 Agents are on a different spawn system I think) and the meter will still be mostly to the left.
The threat meter is how LIKELY you are to be attacked. Not if it's about to happen. Using abilities and such makes it go up, and the higher it is, the quicker agents notice you.
I'm trying to point out that for me it has never moved, it always stays in the same position regardless of any abilities done or areas entered. I don't have this problem on my main being a Machinist and all the nodes tapped, but for any of my alts, it still doesn't move. Issue with some files on my PC... possibly, but like I said, I've not seen it move.
#3630045737205/20/2008 12:17:15Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Vinia wrote:
Chemuel wrote:
Vinia wrote:
I don't remember my threat 'o' meter ever working. I can get both lvl255 Agents and lvl100 Agents spawn on me (even though the lvl100 Agents are on a different spawn system I think) and the meter will still be mostly to the left.
The threat meter is how LIKELY you are to be attacked. Not if it's about to happen. Using abilities and such makes it go up, and the higher it is, the quicker agents notice you.
I'm trying to point out that for me it has never moved, it always stays in the same position regardless of any abilities done or areas entered. I don't have this problem on my main being a Machinist and all the nodes tapped, but for any of my alts, it still doesn't move. Issue with some files on my PC... possibly, but like I said, I've not seen it move.
From my experience, just about any time I've taken a character into a restricted area and started firing non-silenced guns, regardless of level, every attack causes the meter to go up. I don't know for abilities - I could swear I've seen some increase it too. Also, quickly running between two restricted areas, especially in Downtown, makes it go up quickly.
If you've really never seen it move, then I must assume the Matricks loves you. Well done! X-D
#3630045739005/20/2008 12:56:20Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Iviera wrote:
From my experience, just about any time I've taken a character into a restricted area and started firing non-silenced guns, regardless of level, every attack causes the meter to go up. I don't know for abilities - I could swear I've seen some increase it too. Also, quickly running between two restricted areas, especially in Downtown, makes it go up quickly.
If you've really never seen it move, then I must assume the Matricks loves you. Well done! X-D
It must do, because I went online for a while and just did all the things you mentioned I quickly ran between Hampton Green and Lamar for quite a long time, both are still restricted to my alt, I fired at some Suits for a while using unsilenced pistols and rifles, used all ballistic abilities I have and my meter stayed at this:
My meter on all my alts shows this level. It doesn't start any lower or higher and it doesn't move but if I stay long enough in the area, Node Agents still attack me.
/shrug
#3630045748705/20/2008 18:38:26Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
The main determinator for threat levels is the difference between your character level and the level of the neighbourhood. Using certain abilities can affect this base level. For instance when Zudrag wants to summon an Agent to do his bidding, he usually activates HyperSpeed a few times and sits.
#3630045973405/26/2008 15:51:26Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Hyperspeed, as Cads pointed out, is one of the main sources of Agent attraction, that along with the auras from Coder, and I think from Patcher.
Guns very rarely raise the level of the meter unless there is a huge difference between you and the neighborhood. But in Union Hill (whom's keyholder is bugged I do believe), I activate Hyperspeed once or twice, and my meter shoots up a good amount.
#3630045974105/26/2008 16:11:59Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Travi wrote:
Hyperspeed, as Cads pointed out, is one of the main sources of Agent attraction, that along with the auras from Coder, and I think from Patcher.
Guns very rarely raise the level of the meter unless there is a huge difference between you and the neighborhood. But in Union Hill (whom's keyholder is bugged I do believe), I activate Hyperspeed once or twice, and my meter shoots up a good amount.
Well I had Hyperspeed on. But I'll give it another try in Union hill and another neigborhood that has a greater difference between my alt and it.
#3630045988405/27/2008 00:47:56Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Using a Meson Rifle also shoots your threat meter up considerably.
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#3630046032805/27/2008 22:17:30Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Funny, I raised my Agent Meter all the way into the red once and got no Agent spawn for a good time.
Whenever I get a 255 spawn is when I'm sitting and idle for a little while or something.
#3630046464106/06/2008 13:34:09Re:Frequest spawn of agents and very fast death every 5 mins
Most of the info in this thread I have seen is either partially correct, or incorrect.
Level 100 Agents spawn mainly only on Zionites, unless an event is going on. You can lose these Agents very easily. Just HJ away and enjoy delaying your inevitable death.
Level 255 Agents are agents of the system, they will usually only appear if your danger meter is high enough, if you have not tapped the node in that area, and if you are not moving/interlocking, all three have to be true for an Agent of the system to notice you. Depending on your level, your threat may be increased without your knowledge in higher level zones, especially in Downtown. Your threat meter rises if gunshots are fired, Hyper-anything is used, and skyrockets if code is altered, such as to make a daemon.
Level 50 Agents are part of the ongoing storyline, we call these Agents "Red Eye" Agents, because of their common trait of having glowing red eyes. You can defeat these agents, however, they usually only spawn in archives or in events when needed.
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i think.
