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jesantu
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... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 27, 2016 19:45:19 GMT -5 BitterFlashback and lyse like this

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Post by jesantu on Aug 27, 2016 19:45:19 GMT -5

Aug 27, 2016 14:42:13 GMT -5 Prime Minister Sinister said:

This situation: "I should be dead, but I'm not."

Staff: oh, k. #mantishead fixed.

Other situations involving buggy spaghetti-code nonsense (aggro timer not resetting on an otherwise reasonable npc, other player abusing a bugged mechanic, that one time -way- too many soldiers insta-spawned, etc.): "Yo, I shouldn't have died to this, rez pls?"

Staff: "Nah, I'm just going to outright refuse, or try to faulty-logic my way out of this-- mental gymnast I am. Ur boned kid."

Yet another situation: "Hey staff, I see you trying to pull some bullshit and am calling you out on it."

Staff: "Your gdb post count is under 7k and you're not friends with any of us elsewhere. Your character died or something."

Like.

I get it.

If code should have killed, but didn't, they won't think twice about breaking out the kill command.

Howevr, should code fuck up and kill when it shouldn't, they'll fight tooth and nail to keep you fucked over for the hell of it.

Armageddon's harsh, but goddamn. Give us a break every once in a while? Let us have our small victories? Please?

And that ladies and gentlemen is why the imm handling this situation is a class A knob.

Now everyone please go vote cuz we need players.

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... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 27, 2016 23:07:55 GMT -5

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Post by BitterFlashback on Aug 27, 2016 23:07:55 GMT -5

Aug 24, 2016 21:55:49 GMT -5 @massivesilttortoise said:

As an interesting aside, this is not anywhere near the Maelstrom.

Could have sworn the whirlpool was in the middle of the maelstrom...

Aug 24, 2016 21:55:49 GMT -5 @massivesilttortoise said:

And there was -a- reason to ask for the "Save Flag". He had an arguably interesting plot idea involving placing some unique and dangerous items there but didn't necessarily want them to vanish on crash. That's no fun for anyone who might later stumble upon said unique and dangerous items.

In the IM with this un-named player, he expressed general frustration with the mis-interpretation of "retcon" by the staff.

I don't disagree his idea might have been fun, but it was a kill room in a dangerous area and he was supposed to die in it. That said, unless they changed something in the code, applying a save room flag wouldn't stick until the game reboots so what he was asking for wasn't doable on the fly.

On the other hand, if I were the staffer snuffing the guy out, I'd have the decency to give him a karma bump for having the balls to report he was supposed to die and thank him for playing fairly.

Aug 25, 2016 15:04:12 GMT -5 lyse said:

What's the point of having a sekrit room if nobody can use it?

I admit, it kind of looked like it was a death room just from the PC looking over there. But at the same time not? It was a protective bubble around it but it kills you anyway? Kinda doesn't make sense.

The room he fell from was supposed to kill him, not the room he landed in.

You try to climb, but slip.
Whirling Apex of a Silt Whirlpool [N, S, W, D]
The whirlpool ends here, being sucked under into the apex of the lake.
The silt drags you under, killing you instantly as you are brought beneath
the surface of the whirlpool.

89/103 63/136 101/101>
You plummet to the ground below...
A Protected Circle of Black Stones [U]
This bubble of protection has been created by the presence of four black
stones arranged in a circle around the tiny chamber. Outside of the four
stones, the silt whirlpool rages with full fury. Directly above the chamber
is the apex of the whirlpool. All matter caught by the continually swirling
lake is funneled down here, but all of the silt with it washes away at the
protective barrier created by the stones.

Last Edit: Aug 27, 2016 23:18:51 GMT -5 by BitterFlashback

Hater. Gonna hate.

Mar 22, 2016 4:20:49 GMT -5 @anaiah said:

What I'm arguing is that there's not any valid reason to suddenly be worried that every single person in game is going to be killing you with a rageboner made of magick. People had perfectly good rageboners without magick

Azerbanjani Shartist Posts: 570	... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 27, 2016 23:33:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Azerbanjani on Aug 27, 2016 23:33:36 GMT -5 I always thought it was weird you just instantly died the second you went under the waves but whatev.

jcarter Team JCarter "I want your IP Address so I can ban you from any MU I ever host." - nullscan Posts: 1,764	... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 28, 2016 0:17:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jcarter on Aug 28, 2016 0:17:01 GMT -5 Aug 27, 2016 23:33:36 GMT -5 Azerbanjani said: I always thought it was weird you just instantly died the second you went under the waves but whatev. magic silt duh

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... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 28, 2016 0:32:58 GMT -5 grumble likes this

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Aug 28, 2016 0:17:01 GMT -5 jcarter said:

Aug 27, 2016 23:33:36 GMT -5 Azerbanjani said:

I always thought it was weird you just instantly died the second you went under the waves but whatev.

magic silt duh

Shouldn't you be killing the foundation of good rp or something?

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... Retconned into oblivion ... .. . Aug 28, 2016 3:07:32 GMT -5

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Post by grumble on Aug 28, 2016 3:07:32 GMT -5

no u

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Post by jesantu on Aug 27, 2016 19:45:19 GMT -5

Post by BitterFlashback on Aug 27, 2016 23:07:55 GMT -5

Post by Azerbanjani on Aug 27, 2016 23:33:36 GMT -5

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Post by grumble on Aug 28, 2016 3:07:32 GMT -5

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