So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

59 posts · 2008-10-09 13:28:57 to 2009-01-26 14:55:14

#36300508167 10/09/2008 13:28:57 So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Just curious on some of your plans. I guess were not even going to be getting the organizational meetings or occasional live events so its pretty much if your Cypherite you don't get content.

I dont know I may cut back down to one sub to see how things work out of morbid curiosity. Other than that who knows.
#36300508171 10/09/2008 13:33:25 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
where does it say cyph and Epn wont be supported by mxo o.O
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#36300508174 10/09/2008 13:36:40 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Remixermike wrote:
where does it say cyph and Epn wont be supported by mxo o.O
Development Roundtable post by Rarebit. Content changes are being made in which will remove the ability for players to obtain EPN CYPH tags also these new forms of content relocation will not be offered for these organizations.
#36300508184 10/09/2008 13:51:04 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
yea i saw that after i posted here lol. But yea i am highly pissed off about that decsion.
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#36300508240 10/09/2008 14:33:18 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I'm guessing you'll pretty much get to participate as a Machinist.
Since there are only like... 10 Cypherites total on Recursion anyway, I'll just play the way I always have. If Cryptos or Veil ever do show up, you're guaranteed a nice event, though.
And your tag will be superpimpin' rare, I guess.
/shrug
The entire thing's kind of lame.
#36300508242 10/09/2008 14:37:53 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
good thing i moved off of recursion to syntax when i did since that place is cyph heaven and epn heaven
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#36300508243 10/09/2008 14:37:54 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Neoteny wrote:
I'm guessing you'll pretty much get to participate as a Machinist.
Since there are only like... 10 Cypherites total on Recursion anyway, I'll just play the way I always have. If Cryptos or Veil ever do show up, you're guaranteed a nice event, though.
And your tag will be superpimpin' rare, I guess.
/shrug
The entire thing's kind of lame.
Im a Cypherite I dont pay SOE to play as a Machinist. That's just how it is. If Rarebit wants to take things away he takes away reasons to play that simple.

Im looking forward to him proving what a skilled developer in the industry he is however by using this extra time on his hands to improve the quality of work hes putting out.
#36300508247 10/09/2008 14:41:38 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
The game may not support it (The game has never supported them technically with seperate mission controllers etc..) but that doesn't mean you need to stop being Cyph or EPN. Tag or no, if your that way inclined continue to play that role, noone is going to stop you the splinter orgs have just gone underground blending back in with their parent org, although for some this will (RP) be harder than others.
#36300508256 10/09/2008 14:47:22 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Vinia wrote:
The game may not support it (The game has never supported them technically with seperate mission controllers etc..) but that doesn't mean you need to stop being Cyph or EPN. Tag or no, if your that way inclined continue to play that role, noone is going to stop you the splinter orgs have just gone underground blending back in with their parent org, although for some this will (RP) be harder than others.
If I want to roleplay with no real substance Ill call a 900 number.
#36300508262 10/09/2008 14:50:50 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

For the story, I say it's a great way to streamline things. Zion and Machine need this more than we need EPN and Cyph.

But I'll keep the tag till I 'die'. Shi Xin will always be EPN.

#36300508264 10/09/2008 15:03:19 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

It will pretty much go back to what it was before they officially stated that they were organizations. Were you not doing that before Trucidous?

They might be hinted in the storyline but I Idoubt there with be anymore actually references to them unless of course they decide to allow the org to do a sort of seperate mission during a machine live event.

I really don't know how it's gonna turn out, I know that most people that are with the Insidious faction are only there because of Kellners return. Most Cyph factions on syntax are pvp only so they may just keep the tag just to be different. So, I wouldn't bank your money on cyph rp on syntax to be real strong either.

lol this is almost like the reinsertion incident, I know alot of ppl left the org/game because of it. I wonder how many with leave this time...

My alt will be staying Cyph for however long as possible, this just gives me a reason to actully play them now because before I was only hopping on just for live events which were becoming non existant (now I know the reason lol).

I must admit though if rare is not gonna jump on Cryptos or Veil anymore I'm gonna really miss Veil. I like the substance of her character, but it really wouldn't make any sense to keep the orgs without leaders.

#36300508272 10/09/2008 15:13:45 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
After a rather dramatic switch from Zion to EPN, and now this. I dont see any reason really to be POed about it.

We are basically retaining our "underground" status. And as most of you know , on Syntax, most of our Zion/EPN live events get casually intertwinned in one way or another.

I look forward to this.

And on a side note. The inability to get the Gold and Blue cyph/epn tags should be rather appealing to the faction leaders of existing EPN/Cyph groups. I imagine it will be like owning a Awakening jacket. Not everyone has them, and you can no longer get them. A few years from now, if the gods of MxO allow us to still come here. A EPN/Cyph tag could be a rarity.

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#36300508275 10/09/2008 15:17:19 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Grace of Darkness wrote:

It will pretty much go back to what it was before they officially stated that they were organizations. Were you not doing that before Trucidous?

They might be hinted in the storyline but I Idoubt there with be anymore actually references to them unless of course they decide to allow the org to do a sort of seperate mission during a machine live event.

I really don't know how it's gonna turn out, I know that most people that are with the Insidious faction are only there because of Kellners return. Most Cyph factions on syntax are pvp only so they may just keep the tag just to be different. So, I wouldn't bank your money on cyph rp on syntax to be real strong either.

lol this is almost like the reinsertion incident, I know alot of ppl left the org/game because of it. I wonder how many with leave this time...

My alt will be staying Cyph for however long as possible, this just gives me a reason to actully play them now because before I was only hopping on just for live events which were becoming non existant (now I know the reason lol).

I must admit though if rare is not gonna jump on Cryptos or Veil anymore I'm gonna really miss Veil. I like the substance of her character, but it really wouldn't make any sense to keep the orgs without leaders.

You know heres the biggest slap in the face for me. I spent two years agreeing that the Veil character was awesome. If you remember Strenlo both from the Unlimit arc as well as after the Truce broke out I was hired as A Cypherite to kill him. After doing so I was given a reward by a Machine LO in the form of her partial observational file from the Machines.

Rarebit knew these changes were coming alot of us knew these changes were coming. When I finally confronted her after the rescent Vector Live event Rarebit decided to totally blow it off and opt to take screenshots of her RSI around a burning barrel instead. This is pretty much how it all culimincated for me.
 
Rarebit never even made an effort to really tie up loose ends with loyal Cypherites or EPN with these characters. People spent years investing in this organization you included Grace. It's just a huge let down we have nothing left to look forward to in regards to fleshing our these characters.

If Rarebit hasn't made an effort to flesh them out in any live event let alone when the first person to even get a Cyph tag in MxO gets a characters partial file and confronts them on it I think its safe to say he never will.

#36300508280 10/09/2008 15:26:40 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I am going to give the changes a chance and attend a couple Zion org meetings to see how it goes. I just don't see how Niobe will give EPN full access to information now when it seems like in the past she only gave us information when she absolutely *had* to work with us cause it was her only option. It never even seemed like she wanted our help, yet EPN was always willing.

I'm going to continue being EPN. I don't think EPN or CYPH ever lost their purpose, and taking away our colorful tags won't do anything to dampen my spirit or hopefully others. In fact it makes it feel a little stronger. I want to prove that we haven't lost purpose because we haven't. Just because we can't get new tags doesn't mean we're obsolete. There are still fully established EPN/CYPH factions, and there's nothing stopping us from establishing new factions with CYPH/EPN tags that don't have the dash or colors. No new tags and no LE character interaction is not gonna stop me from continuing as EPN.

"The Cypherite and E Pluribus Neo organizations are returning to their original, "underground" status; their characters will still exist in the story, but we will not attempt to support them as player organizations with live quests or meetings; we have attempted to do so up to this point, but our development capabilities and existing game mechanics have never been able to do them justice."
If you read the rest of that sentence after "underground status" it says that they won't be supported by the characters, not that existing factions are going to go cower under their bed sheets because Michael, Shimada/Veil, Cryptos won't be showing up at meetings or leading us around anymore. This definitely sucks, but getting a high five from Shimada or Cryptos isn't the only thing that's worth being in EPN/CYPH.

Both CYPH/EPN have always been similar to the mach/zion, but there are some big differences as well, like EPN not having the Zion council to hamper efforts and being more aggressive and cyphs wanting reinsertion and being more aggressive. I don't see how war breaking out has made us lose our purpose. And it makes me so angry whenever I hear people, especially those in EPN/CYPH, say that we have no purpose. We have not lost purpose and we do have differences from the parent orgs.

#36300508298 10/09/2008 15:51:03 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
With the truce broken the two splinter orgs have darn near identical goals anyways, hence no need to have a whole separate set of operations for the Cypherites. While keeping the tag will show to everyone that you still remain cypherite for whatever reason, functionally the machnists and cypherites are pretty much the same.
#36300508306 10/09/2008 15:57:10 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Tenshi wrote:
With the truce broken the two splinter orgs have darn near identical goals anyways, hence no need to have a whole separate set of operations for the Cypherites. While keeping the tag will show to everyone that you still remain cypherite for whatever reason, functionally the machnists and cypherites are pretty much the same.
The only reason our identies have been the same is because a lack of creativity by the writer.

If this is the only excuse for why we are being snuffed out the writer of the story should take full blame and apolagize for cutting out reasons for subscribers to play. Cutting out organizations and content support in MMO's is widely considered a low end and un heard of move unless ofcourse your a budget game with budget staff.

Which I guess we are so yeah I can see the point of relocating resources to better served options but really you cant expect people in these orgnizations to care or empathize. It offers us no real compensation outside of "Sorry guys I just cant hack it anymore"
#36300508310 10/09/2008 16:01:06 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

I see nothing but an increase of subs coming from this.

Also as one of the original cyphs I always understood that we were an underground org from the start ....deal with it...

#36300508315 10/09/2008 16:04:14 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
WoKeN wrote:

I see nothing but an increase of subs coming from this.

Also as one of the original cyphs I always understood that we were an underground org from the start ....deal with it...

I plan to deal with it as it comes. Know what Im saying?
#36300508331 10/09/2008 16:26:27 Re:Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
privaronT wrote:
WoKeN wrote:

I see nothing but an increase of subs coming from this.

Also as one of the original cyphs I always understood that we were an underground org from the start ....deal with it...

I plan to deal with it as it comes. Know what Im saying?

Hmm not really following you..do explain?
#36300508411 10/09/2008 18:49:41 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
While I was by no means the first I'm proud to say I am a Recursion Cypherite and I intend to stay such for a long as I can.  With the Cypherites I found a purpose and to regress back to just a Machinist would only seem like an insult to the organization.
#36300508509 10/09/2008 22:04:46 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
MY CYPH ALTS WILL HOPEFULLY STAY CYPH ALTS!!!
considering the factions are not randomly disbanded.

O NOES!!! fear the random disbanding faction bug!
#36300508511 10/09/2008 22:15:49 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I was just wondering if you guys think Rare will kill of the CYPH and EPN LE characters.

Oh and how do you think it will happen if he does?
#36300508513 10/09/2008 22:18:09 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Steelle wrote:
I was just wondering if you guys think Rare will kill of the CYPH and EPN LE characters.

Oh and how do you think it will happen if he does?
He already stated he wasnt doing this so its a moot point.
#36300508515 10/09/2008 22:22:04 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I honesty see no threat in this at all. I was a Cypherite when they first came out and honestly, I liked it when we weren't an Organisation. Truthfully, I think this is best for the Cypherites. The Cypherites only became a Organisation because of the truce, but without it the only thing we have different with the Machinist are that we are more based on beliefs and not based on efficiency.

Like I said, in the beginning the Cypherites were never an Organisation. They were a group of people within Organisations that disagreed and regret taking the bluepill and want to return back into our pods. Yes, reinsertion is supposedly not possible, so as a Cypherite we help protect the bluepills and eradicate the rest of the bluepill threats.

Same goes to EPN. They are basically Zion, but they just believe in Neo and not the Zion Council. It's kinda simple when you look at it. Things go back to how they were back in the original MxO days with these splinter Orgs.
#36300508519 10/09/2008 22:28:24 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Nicho wrote:
I honesty see no threat in this at all. I was a Cypherite when they first came out and honestly, I liked it when we weren't an Organisation. Truthfully, I think this is best for the Cypherites. The Cypherites only became a Organisation because of the truce, but without it the only thing we have different with the Machinist are that we are more based on beliefs and not based on efficiency.

Like I said, in the beginning the Cypherites were never an Organisation. They were a group of people within Organisations that disagreed and regret taking the bluepill and want to return back into our pods. Yes, reinsertion is supposedly not possible, so as a Cypherite we help protect the bluepills and eradicate the rest of the bluepill threats.

Same goes to EPN. They are basically Zion, but they just believe in Neo and not the Zion Council. It's kinda simple when you look at it. Things go back to how they were back in the original MxO days with these splinter Orgs.
Im curious how do you see this as a positive in a gameplay aspect for us?

I agree whole heartedly on the RP aspect but from a logistical end it just seems like were supposed to appreciate not getting equal content.
#36300508521 10/09/2008 22:35:52 Re:Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
privaronT wrote:
Nicho wrote:
I honesty see no threat in this at all. I was a Cypherite when they first came out and honestly, I liked it when we weren't an Organisation. Truthfully, I think this is best for the Cypherites. The Cypherites only became a Organisation because of the truce, but without it the only thing we have different with the Machinist are that we are more based on beliefs and not based on efficiency.

Like I said, in the beginning the Cypherites were never an Organisation. They were a group of people within Organisations that disagreed and regret taking the bluepill and want to return back into our pods. Yes, reinsertion is supposedly not possible, so as a Cypherite we help protect the bluepills and eradicate the rest of the bluepill threats.

Same goes to EPN. They are basically Zion, but they just believe in Neo and not the Zion Council. It's kinda simple when you look at it. Things go back to how they were back in the original MxO days with these splinter Orgs.
Im curious how do you see this as a positive in a gameplay aspect for us?

I agree whole heartedly on the RP aspect but from a logistical end it just seems like were supposed to appreciate not getting equal content.
Well the thing is that the Cypherites from the beginning never should of had their own private content. I mean, why would we have different content when us and the Machines "basically" want the same thing in the end in general. Like what would we do differently?
#36300508528 10/09/2008 22:56:21 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
If we're being honest, it was a step towards this when it was written that the Cypherites, enbittered when they found out that Cryptos had been a Machinist pawn since the start, randomly and almost nonsensically agreed to work for the Machines. Worst plot movement ever. Now, granted, I think there's still enough difference between the organizations for them to remain their own entities, but there was that polarizing action.
It's pretty different for Zion and EPN who, although cooperating, have distanced themselves considerably and there are still wide, human gaps between the groups. I can't really see how the two would be pushed together.
#36300508534 10/09/2008 23:21:09 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
And let's not forget that if the story had gone the way it was originally written, then we'd have lost the sub-orgs a long time ago when Kid and Cryptos had a "special" moment on the ascension monument.  Anyway, I don't see why we can't still be cypherites.  As a vector cypherite it's not like we got much if any LE content for most of the duration of the ORG anyway, so really this isn't any different and now if we do get some Cryptos or Veil interaction it will be spontaneous and fun again.
#36300508537 10/09/2008 23:33:53 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
-Mercidos- wrote:
And let's not forget that if the story had gone the way it was originally written, then we'd have lost the sub-orgs a long time ago when Kid and Cryptos had a "special" moment on the ascension monument.
I'm not saying Chad's way was the right way (really, with Veil on your ship, it'd be pretty hard to escape or assist EPN, wouldn't it?) but it had a sense of closure and natural flow that this really doesn't seem to have, since the Cypherites and EPN are just kind of being dropped.
But really, do you think the Cypherites would have died just because Cryptos had been lost? I don't think Veil would have accepted that, nor do I think the Cypherite players would have. And even if they had, why would EPN have dissolved? There's is a deep ocean of plot with those two suborgs that has yet to be explored beyond the first foot or so.
Dropping them as much as it sounds they will be dropped seems like an unnecessary action to me.
#36300508599 10/10/2008 05:40:40 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
-Mercidos- wrote:
And let's not forget that if the story had gone the way it was originally written, then we'd have lost the sub-orgs a long time ago when Kid and Cryptos had a "special" moment on the ascension monument.  Anyway, I don't see why we can't still be cypherites.  As a vector cypherite it's not like we got much if any LE content for most of the duration of the ORG anyway, so really this isn't any different and now if we do get some Cryptos or Veil interaction it will be spontaneous and fun again.
If I felt that were the case I would be all for this change. Taking away the tags is bitter sweet for me. As for the interaction being random and fun again I suppose I simply lack faith that Cypherites that stick this out and have stuck this out over the years will be serviced on even a level they are now when this happens.

Well see man... you bring up a valuable point that we have never really gotten the gold standard anyways on Vector CYPH so maybe its a silver lined cloud I simply get the feeling this choice was made to dephase these characters out if it results however in better plot telling for them and doing two very cool characters justicy in a story based sense however than honestly with this being 2008 and us both realizing nothing lasts forever than Ill bear and grin it.

#36300508620 10/10/2008 07:21:21 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

My reason for going Merv is a series of negative values that arose while trying to give my Cyph background more depth. I first began noticing the failure of my RP when a certain thread came out and pretty much stated an obvious fact, where the hell is this org going? No matter how many angle I tried to think of, I couldn't really come to a conclusion. Secondly I could really find what sort of use my character was to the org, am I just another lackey that fights when told to? Do I have an actual purpose in this faction, and how can I tie in my backstory with current cypherite events. Afterwards Cyph events became less and less frequent, and trailed off to side stories with mention of the mainstory. So, what now, were not even part of the main story anymore? How the hell did the org get back to that position? I started noticing the same thing with EPN, they slowing started trailing off into a side story. I think what was the last straw for me really was, the Libertas Virtas Story . Can you recycle content is a worse way than that? Wasn't EPN already supposed to be like the Sleepwalker type situation, I mean Zion themselves were hunting them when they first appeared. I had seriuosly thought about leaving the moment it came out, but decided to stick around just out of curiosity. They pull off one major event and the next day Haigen signs her resignation... OMGWTF are you serious!!?? So now I'm left with what, two liasons that rarely jack in, one I barely speak o and the other I said maybe one or two words to since she replaced a previous liason.

I decided to jump ship with haigen at that point, there was seriously no way I can build my RP of that organization. I couldn't find any substance or even a good foundation for the heart of my characters story. My Cyph adventures with grace will be left as an event in which he was still trying to find his tue place in the matrix. My alt however I have not really built any rp on yet, this can be a great start for them seeing how it's sort of like a fresh start. This new direction seems like a second reboot of the cyph organization, first the realization of reinsertion not bieng poossible and now a side kick organization that shall rarely be mentioned in the main story.

I rather had been part of the original plan, to tell you the truth. I started my cyph rp with the knowlegde that we would be beaten. I didn't get as far as to wether or not I delete my character when the org fell but I was close to it. I seriously would have rathered that aproach, than being dust in the wind. The only reason we'll still even be acknowleged is because of the tags, but that's it.

I am now more confident than even in my decision for name of the faction. It will atleast keep our memory alive when seen by new players and not as a random name with the word CYPH next to it. Same thing with EPN, I think them choosing that name will benifit them even more now.

I will admit I now have a reason to play my alt seeing how there won't be anymore cyph factions popping up every thirty seconds. Plus it will give me a chance to play a different type of personality, even though I'm playing a skitzo type personality at the moment.

I just hope there are enough rpers left in the org when this update come out. As I said before like 95% of the cyph population on syntax is pvp only. This is actually one of the reasons I liked the small event groups, because you didn't have non rpers ruining events with ooc chat. Sadly this org is one of the worst for player events on syntax, no one is even IC and it's annoying when you have to wait 3 hours for people to stop arguing or spamming so you can continue the event.

Since rare isn't killing off Veil and Cryptos, it would actually be pretty awesome to have the chance encounters with them like when they first appeared.

Also if no story based RP is going to be that frequent anymore with this org then  I'll defidently be making some, even if it's by myself with 50,000 alts.

#36300508622 10/10/2008 07:29:13 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Grace of Darkness wrote:

My reason for going Merv is a series of negative values that arose while trying to give my Cyph background more depth. I first began noticing the failure of my RP when a certain thread came out and pretty much stated an obvious fact, where the hell is this org going? No matter how many angle I tried to think of, I couldn't really come to a conclusion. Secondly I could really find what sort of use my character was to the org, am I just another lackey that fights when told to? Do I have an actual purpose in this faction, and how can I tie in my backstory with current cypherite events. Afterwards Cyph events became less and less frequent, and trailed off to side stories with mention of the mainstory. So, what now, were not even part of the main story anymore? How the hell did the org get back to that position? I started noticing the same thing with EPN, they slowing started trailing off into a side story. I think what was the last straw for me really was, the Libertas Virtas Story . Can you recycle content is a worse way than that? Wasn't EPN already supposed to be like the Sleepwalker type situation, I mean Zion themselves were hunting them when they first appeared. I had seriuosly thought about leaving the moment it came out, but decided to stick around just out of curiosity. They pull off one major event and the next day Haigen signs her resignation... OMGWTF are you serious!!?? So now I'm left with what, two liasons that rarely jack in, one I barely speak o and the other I said maybe one or two words to since she replaced a previous liason.

I decided to jump ship with haigen at that point, there was seriously no way I can build my RP of that organization. I couldn't find any substance or even a good foundation for the heart of my characters story. My Cyph adventures with grace will be left as an event in which he was still trying to find his tue place in the matrix. My alt however I have not really built any rp on yet, this can be a great start for them seeing how it's sort of like a fresh start. This new direction seems like a second reboot of the cyph organization, first the realization of reinsertion not bieng poossible and now a side kick organization that shall rarely be mentioned in the main story.

I rather had been part of the original plan, to tell you the truth. I started my cyph rp with the knowlegde that we would be beaten. I didn't get as far as to wether or not I delete my character when the org fell but I was close to it. I seriously would have rathered that aproach, than being dust in the wind. The only reason we'll still even be acknowleged is because of the tags, but that's it.

I am now more confident than even in my decision for name of the faction. It will atleast keep our memory alive when seen by new players and not as a random name with the word CYPH next to it. Same thing with EPN, I think them choosing that name will benifit them even more now.

I will admit I now have a reason to play my alt seeing how there won't be anymore cyph factions popping up every thirty seconds. Plus it will give me a chance to play a different type of personality, even though I'm playing a skitzo type personality at the moment.

I just hope there are enough rpers left in the org when this update come out. As I said before like 95% of the cyph population on syntax is pvp only. This is actually one of the reasons I liked the small event groups, because you didn't have non rpers ruining events with ooc chat. Sadly this org is one of the worst for player events on syntax, no one is even IC and it's annoying when you have to wait 3 hours for people to stop arguing or spamming so you can continue the event.

Since rare isn't killing off Veil and Cryptos, it would actually be pretty awesome to have the chance encounters with them like when they first appeared.

Also if no story based RP is going to be that frequent anymore with this org then  I'll defidently be making some, even if it's by myself with 50,000 alts.

I dealt with alot of the same things actually luckily I had alot of competition from factions like FA over the years two video's and the fact that I can proudly say I was the first leader to ever get a Cypherite tag. It really helped me flesh things out. Without what was a god mod video by Broin which we both years after realized was a really good RP building move for both our chars without Betrayal being made by us and without getting that first tag I doubt I would still be here today. I dont blame you a bit for leaving but it is really kind of sad.

For a long time I viewed you as really one of the three true hardcore CYPH's Ebola being Recursions myself being Vectors and you being Syntax's.  That move really signaled sometihng was wrong.

With that said I do hope for chance encounters but I also hope that existing members like myself and the others who expressed a refusal to leave will get preferential treatment with them when it happens its the least we frankly deserve considering the content additions that will be added for the three organizations while ours have essentially be axed.

#36300508628 10/10/2008 07:47:04 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I refuse to let the cyph org die, I dun care if every other faction disbands and it's me, my friend and two alts. Cyph will continue and thrive in whatever way possible on syntax.
#36300508637 10/10/2008 07:57:39 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I'll keep carrying the tag for no real reason, not story related or anything. I guess I like things that rare and unable to be obtained. I've never followed the story of any organisation too close, probably because I rarely could make it to an event. I used to be a Cypherite because of my RP'd beliefs, then became a Cypherite because I didn't feel like joining other factions.
I'll keep the tag for sentimental purposes.
#36300508638 10/10/2008 07:59:49 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
That's the spirit guys. Keep the blue  and yellow around. I sincerely hope that Rarebit gives you some attention in the storyline still however medicore you deserve a place for your dedication!
#36300508740 10/10/2008 14:41:49 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
privaronT wrote:
Just curious on some of your plans. I guess were not even going to be getting the organizational meetings or occasional live events so its pretty much if your Cypherite you don't get content.

I dont know I may cut back down to one sub to see how things work out of morbid curiosity. Other than that who knows.
The same thing we do every night Pinky...
Try to take over the Matrix!

No, I'm staying Cyph... we've been through worse than just not having new tags be distributed.
(and still trying to take over the Matrix too)
#36300508787 10/10/2008 18:01:21 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I was asked to post this by RogueA.  Under any other circumstances, I wouldn't, but I have an immense respect for him as a player, and one of the first Cypherites on Recursion:
Cypherites, take this as a blessing, not a curse. Before you lies a vast opportunity. Sure, your organization leaders are leaving you high and dry, but so what? Cryptos wasn't a speck in our mind's eye before he burst onto the scene delcaring his agenda. I had left the Cypherite organization for the very things that you are regretting losing, but think about it for a minute.... before the so-called public operations, being a Cypherite had a meaning more than just being another hand of the machines. We followed our own agenda, not the ones set forth by Toorima and Cryptos. Before then, we were something to be respected and feared, not just a simple nuissance to be defeated, only to endlessly come back for more. Take this oppertunity to set forth your own beliefs and ideals, and carry them out accordingly, under your own power. (/endRpModeLOLOL)
#36300508792 10/10/2008 18:21:58 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
I always knew that reinsertion couldn't be done was a lie. SMILEY
#36300508870 10/10/2008 22:42:19 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

Phrack posted but RougeA wrote:

Cypherites, take this as a blessing, not a curse. Before you lies a vast opportunity. Sure, your organization leaders are leaving you high and dry, but so what? Cryptos wasn't a speck in our mind's eye before he burst onto the scene delcaring his agenda. I had left the Cypherite organization for the very things that you are regretting losing, but think about it for a minute.... before the so-called public operations, being a Cypherite had a meaning more than just being another hand of the machines. We followed our own agenda, not the ones set forth by Toorima and Cryptos. Before then, we were something to be respected and feared, not just a simple nuissance to be defeated, only to endlessly come back for more. Take this oppertunity to set forth your own beliefs and ideals, and carry them out accordingly, under your own power.

Not to rain on Rouge's parade but this most definitely is not a blessing and is a major blow to both orgs. Now that their leaders are going underground and will hardly be around the players within those orgs have no connection to the story they wanted to help play out. Anything we do now outside of what the story has the orgs doing is going to have to be player created which amounts to fan-fiction as far as the official story is concerned.

So unless you enjoy writing fanfiction and are fine with not playing out the orgs role this change is a blessing but for those of us who have put in up to three years of work only to be slapped in the face this is very much a curse.

Synapse777 wrote:

I always knew that reinsertion couldn't be done was a lie. SMILEY


And that statement is based on what?

#36300508896 10/11/2008 00:34:48 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
a bit off topic but what ever happened to those two frags given to epn and cyphs from the oracle to hold onto for something special?

or is that still going on and now there just dropping whatever use they had?
#36300508922 10/11/2008 03:50:42 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
GamiSB wrote:

Phrack posted but RougeA wrote:

Cypherites, take this as a blessing, not a curse. Before you lies a vast opportunity. Sure, your organization leaders are leaving you high and dry, but so what? Cryptos wasn't a speck in our mind's eye before he burst onto the scene delcaring his agenda. I had left the Cypherite organization for the very things that you are regretting losing, but think about it for a minute.... before the so-called public operations, being a Cypherite had a meaning more than just being another hand of the machines. We followed our own agenda, not the ones set forth by Toorima and Cryptos. Before then, we were something to be respected and feared, not just a simple nuissance to be defeated, only to endlessly come back for more. Take this oppertunity to set forth your own beliefs and ideals, and carry them out accordingly, under your own power.

Not to rain on Rouge's parade but this most definitely is not a blessing and is a major blow to both orgs. Now that their leaders are going underground and will hardly be around the players within those orgs have no connection to the story they wanted to help play out. Anything we do now outside of what the story has the orgs doing is going to have to be player created which amounts to fan-fiction as far as the official story is concerned.

So unless you enjoy writing fanfiction and are fine with not playing out the orgs role this change is a blessing but for those of us who have put in up to three years of work only to be slapped in the face this is very much a curse.

Synapse777 wrote:

I always knew that reinsertion couldn't be done was a lie. SMILEY


And that statement is based on what?

Godmod'ing the story to own aims... giving *cencored* about official outlines I guess SMILEY
#36300508932 10/11/2008 05:08:05 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
You know its actually starting to get annoying now, seriously people its not as big a change as your all making it out to be. Look at it now, theres f-all events anyway. cyphs are redundant with they're leader being exposed (although that doesn't stop you continuing say...Underground?). EPN, ok thats a slightly different story the cyphs never really where part or not part of the machine org (until we found out they where actually directly linked, ironic eh?). EPN were all part of zion, the kid etc, and now to do this is going to be really hard. Its like beating up your boss before asking for your P45, its gonna be rather awkward.
BUT, we don't know how its gonna happen, what the story is, what the layout, hell we don't know anything minus; it will happen. And were all on the ball speculating huffing and threatening to leave and we haven't even seen or let rare explain what is going on. This thread is a prime example of that... you never wer supported and now atleast there wont be no fake promises or hopes of org content and the like. We'll stay where we should be: Underground.
When the time comes if rare and his crew screws everyone over then chew the bollocks off them. Until then, have some respect for the lot of them and stop this underhand abuse.
All my opinion of course ignore as you wish but i'm gonna stop reading this kinda of related topic until it actually comes because it'll only annoying me until i annoy someone else.
#36300509031 10/11/2008 11:45:28 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Zeac wrote:
a bit off topic but what ever happened to those two frags given to epn and cyphs from the oracle to hold onto for something special?

or is that still going on and now there just dropping whatever use they had?

Nothing ever happened with them.  We never heard anything about sati either.  maybe we will hear about them when/if the oracle comes back.
#36300509036 10/11/2008 11:53:22 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?

I am reposting part of what I wrote on the new approach thread because its relevant to this thread as well.

Ingus wrote:

These splinter orgs have identities. The Prophet dusters vs the Bandana rags . EPN, loyal followers of Neo looking to free the human race at all cost. They are looked on by Zion as reglious fanatics of a dead savior. Zion is too militant and don't rely on fate, prophecies, and messiahs to see them through.

Cypherites, loyalist of the late Cypher. Their hate for zion is too extreme to keep in line with the poised and methodical approach of the Machine organization. They want to put EVERYONE to sleep and kill all who oppose their goal. They're not by the book.

All these orgs lack is a little help from the devs to make them self-sufficient.

Opinionated solutions:

Cyphs are summoned to handle the covert operations. The dirty work that would give Machines a bad name. (PVP/RP).

EPNs... their fate in saviors, honoring the memory of Neo and what he has accomplished is a motivation in it's own. Hell Zion doesn't care about what Neo has done for them anymore. The truce is over the war is back on. Neo was just a moment in time that gave them one shiny hope (The Truce) but even that wasn't good enough.

Yes, yes, and yes.  I couldn't agree with you more, Ingus.  For those that say EPN and CYPHs have no purpose and they are basically the same as Zion and Machines have obviously never been in a hardcore RP EPN or CYPH faction, or aren't interested in those specific aspects that Ingus mentioned.  I thought that EPN going to the no-fly zone was brilliant and much fresher than anything else that has been going on lately.  Kid has always done way more interesting and exciting things compared to Niobe, besides getting herself shot.  So, keep EPN and get rid of Zion. They are soo boring anyway SMILEY   

I just feel like with EPN/Cyph you have more artistic freedom and its a waste to not tap into that.

The original plan was that EPN/Cyph was just going to be around for a little while and then go away.  But the orgs were a bigger hit than they had anticipated and they couldnt get rid of them in fear of the backlash they would get.  My point is, why is it okay now to get rid of them?  Why take something away that was obviously good for the game?

#36300509047 10/11/2008 12:18:18 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Hydrazine wrote:

I am reposting part of what I wrote on the new approach thread because its relevant to this thread as well.

Ingus wrote:

These splinter orgs have identities. The Prophet dusters vs the Bandana rags . EPN, loyal followers of Neo looking to free the human race at all cost. They are looked on by Zion as reglious fanatics of a dead savior. Zion is too militant and don't rely on fate, prophecies, and messiahs to see them through.

Cypherites, loyalist of the late Cypher. Their hate for zion is too extreme to keep in line with the poised and methodical approach of the Machine organization. They want to put EVERYONE to sleep and kill all who oppose their goal. They're not by the book.

All these orgs lack is a little help from the devs to make them self-sufficient.

Opinionated solutions:

Cyphs are summoned to handle the covert operations. The dirty work that would give Machines a bad name. (PVP/RP).

EPNs... their fate in saviors, honoring the memory of Neo and what he has accomplished is a motivation in it's own. Hell Zion doesn't care about what Neo has done for them anymore. The truce is over the war is back on. Neo was just a moment in time that gave them one shiny hope (The Truce) but even that wasn't good enough.

Yes, yes, and yes.  I couldn't agree with you more, Ingus.  For those that say EPN and CYPHs have no purpose and they are basically the same as Zion and Machines have obviously never been in a hardcore RP EPN or CYPH faction, or aren't interested in those specific aspects that Ingus mentioned.  I thought that EPN going to the no-fly zone was brilliant and much fresher than anything else that has been going on lately.  Kid has always done way more interesting and exciting things compared to Niobe, besides getting herself shot.  So, keep EPN and get rid of Zion. They are soo boring anyway SMILEY   

I just feel like with EPN/Cyph you have more artistic freedom and its a waste to not tap into that.

The original plan was that EPN/Cyph was just going to be around for a little while and then go away.  But the orgs were a bigger hit than they had anticipated and they couldnt get rid of them in fear of the backlash they would get.  My point is, why is it okay now to get rid of them?  Why take something away that was obviously good for the game?

Well yano I get the feeling Rarebit doesn't care about the EPN or CYPH community or their opinion on the changes. Heres my stance if the storyline wasn't clicking with certian members of the community the solution isn't to axe the organizations its to do what your paid for as an employee of SOE and make them not suck.

I for one think alot more things could have been touched on. Veils past is a major thing the woman served a prison stint awaiting trial and eventual execution within Zion was broke out she was a communications officer on the Novalis II how exactly did she get that position what made her decide she had it?

Hell I even got a file from an Machine Liason who suggested two possible alternatives to her life both prior to her awakening and what she was doing after it which were utterly brilliant. The most I ever got from Rarebit was two lines commenting on this...? Why clear a file like that to be given out by LESIG than blow it off? Was he just being evasive does he allow personal grudges to affect his effort in which he invests in making these characters come to life and enjoyable?

Than Cryptos paling around with Cypher. Yano.. when stuff like this is brought up all we get is "Well thats Chadwicks story" So what.. Rarebit didn't like their backstory so he decided to simply scrap it or never touch on it for two years and instead have barbie doll dressup time with a exile contact?

Theres a ton of plot holes still left open and the inclusion of these frags is hardly even the biggest of them after attempting to get some realistic answers last night at the Cypherite party Rarebits interaction on these characters which lets face it may be one of the last many of us will ever see in a face to face capacity was like reading a horribly narrated spider man comic. Veil going

"Wee!" "Pow!" "Bang!" "Snap!" and Cryptos speaking every ten minutes.

I dont know I hope theres a real plan for this I hope hes doing what he believes will flesh these characters out better in the long run and not what we want now.

Because frankly as someone who really was into the Cypherite story from day one and hoping for alot more including a real immergence of Veil's true nature and potential as a character as well as fully fleshing her past and murky intentions out not to mention Cryptos's long term effects as a person after having the code and explaining what it really did to him in all aspects I find this move at face value a real carrot on a stick and a gesture of not caring from Rarebit.

He took this organization on when he brought in the tags and gave Pluribus Neo and Viral Humanity each the first ones and everyone elses to follow over the years. It's his responsibility as a writer if he even views himself as that to finish the job either with a grand finale for each character in a death like fashion or something to flesh them out for real.
#36300509053 10/11/2008 12:29:32 Re:Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
privaronT wrote:

He took this organization on when he brought in the tags and gave Pluribus Neo and Viral Humanity each the first ones and everyone elses to follow over the years.
Um, actually "E Pluribus Neo" on Syntax was the first faction to receive the EPN tag. Pluribus Neo was the first to use the name as its faction title.

#36300509072 10/11/2008 13:00:57 Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
Zeac wrote:
a bit off topic but what ever happened to those two frags given to epn and cyphs from the oracle to hold onto for something special?

or is that still going on and now there just dropping whatever use they had?
I'm going to assume this will be dropped, so i'm not disappointed. The Oracle said we'd know when to use it.... best players could do would be to suggest we use it, but prolly up to Rare to decide to use it since Shimada and Michael are holding it. It's always possible it could come up in a cinematic or spontaneous live event that every one who cares to see it will miss IF Rare decided to ever show up at those events with the sub org characters, which we dunno if he'll do or not.

#36300509087 10/11/2008 13:27:37 Re:Re:Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
GamiSB wrote:
privaronT wrote:

He took this organization on when he brought in the tags and gave Pluribus Neo and Viral Humanity each the first ones and everyone elses to follow over the years.
Um, actually "E Pluribus Neo" on Syntax was the first faction to receive the EPN tag. Pluribus Neo was the first to use the name as its faction title.
Well whatever its called I know its Phracks faction and I have always been under the impression they were first. As for Viral Humanity I know that much because both Mek myself were pretty much the leaders with Tetracleric Frei and Zag on the council. 
#36300509099 10/11/2008 13:53:35 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
privaronT wrote:
GamiSB wrote:
privaronT wrote:

He took this organization on when he brought in the tags and gave Pluribus Neo and Viral Humanity each the first ones and everyone elses to follow over the years.
Um, actually "E Pluribus Neo" on Syntax was the first faction to receive the EPN tag. Pluribus Neo was the first to use the name as its faction title.
Well whatever its called I know its Phracks faction and I have always been under the impression they were first. As for Viral Humanity I know that much because both Mek myself were pretty much the leaders with Tetracleric Frei and Zag on the council. 
Phrack's faction was the first to name itself "Pluribus Neo" my faction was the first to obtain the EPN tag. In fact the Recursion EPN factions had to wait the longest to get their tags because of Liaison issues.

#36300509124 10/11/2008 14:52:41 Re:So now that the Cypherites and E Pluribus wont be supported by MxO what will you do?
GamiSB wrote:
privaronT wrote:
GamiSB wrote:
privaronT wrote:

He took this organization on when he brought in the tags and gave Pluribus Neo and Viral Humanity each the first ones and everyone elses to follow over the years.
Um, actually "E Pluribus Neo" on Syntax was the first faction to receive the EPN tag. Pluribus Neo was the first to use the name as its faction title.
Well whatever its called I know its Phracks faction and I have always been under the impression they were first. As for Viral Humanity I know that much because both Mek myself were pretty much the leaders with Tetracleric Frei and Zag on the council. 
Phrack's faction was the first to name itself "Pluribus Neo" my faction was the first to obtain the EPN tag. In fact the Recursion EPN factions had to wait the longest to get their tags because of Liaison issues.
Wow I have always been under the impression E Pluribus on Recursion solved the first puzzle. Although considering the similiar names I have probably always just been under the impression the people I heard about were them instead of you guys.

Anyways with that said /tiphat to the other first SMILEY