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Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Sep 2004, 17:56
Replies: 17
Views: 2,927
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Jesus of PA

*slaps jerome, hard...*

Nova - Straight from the WP school of defence :p
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Sep 2004, 19:51
Replies: 31
Views: 2,750
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan getting it hard

Vs. Cathaar - Widows wtfpwn them (and efficiently too), so any Cath with decent levels of widows render Zik BS utterly impotent.

Vs. Terran - Well, Terran anti BS once again lacks real teeth, so...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Sep 2004, 16:13
Replies: 18
Views: 2,221
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Plus and Minus of Races so far Based on The Beta

http://jpaweb01.planetarion.com/stats.pl

Not exactly mr. current events are we today? ;)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Sep 2004, 23:35
Replies: 18
Views: 2,221
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Plus and Minus of Races so far Based on The Beta

I wouldn't think too hard, the easiest way is to look at it like this :

Terran > Cath > Zik > Xan > Terran

Best bet is to watch the stats as to who goes which race, then pick the one that preys...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Sep 2004, 23:41
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

Not interested in dealing with trolls (that includes you Martok, since you appear to be even more clueless than nubome here about certain facts) :)

Jerome, you know where to find me if you want to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 22 Sep 2004, 19:39
Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Galaxy Tax

I was referring to the original solution which did not have the "opt in / out" provision.

Mandatory donations is one rock that should stay unturned.

Voluntary ones as it stands now do not...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 22 Sep 2004, 11:01
Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Galaxy Tax

No, any resource donation should be voluntary and not part of the game mechanic...

Leave this one alone :p

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Sep 2004, 18:43
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

You didn't play last round for example, so you really do have literally no clue as to what your saying :)

Even this round, ETA was *massively* simplified in comparison to the older style games...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Sep 2004, 10:02
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

Meaning sucess there was from persistence, and not as Jerome keeps harping on about, the FI's apparent speed advantage....

*Sigh*

This is not pia... ETA's count for a lot less, last round they...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2004, 18:08
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

We had newbies in 1up, whether you actually bothered to look to find out which ones they were is debatable :p



mmm, quite... btw, what did the most successful attacks on people from Ziks tend...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2004, 13:22
Replies: 4
Views: 2,439
Posted By Blacknova
Re: buddy codes,or privete gals!

Private will result in pre-arranged blocks unless there's some hardcoded limit to the number of alliances that can share a given gal.

Random will result in a similar round to the one previous,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2004, 09:39
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

My ideas worked more often than not (both offensively and defensively). And with fairly good levels of success I might add, I am one of these people who tends to be better at providing ideas and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Sep 2004, 23:42
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

Armor counts for jack when you are unable to return fire, you should know this by now at least. Last round Terrans were as you describe, this round they are not, in all fairness, their weak combat...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Sep 2004, 21:34
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

Well, the Xan fleet *is* fully useful (bar the Sentinel), and yet it mananges to maintain some structural weak points as you just pointed out.

Remind me again, what was your point? :p

There has...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Sep 2004, 10:47
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

I'll draw the picture then - Look at the comparative ETA's of the ships that it targets, and look at the ship itself. Hydras, like broadswords (their Xan counterpart) were not designated for defence...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Sep 2004, 23:45
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

They are not made *too* good imo...

The Xan race is the only one I believe the team got *exactly* right (with the exception of the god awful sentinel). Every ship has a use somewhere, and the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Sep 2004, 14:13
Replies: 6
Views: 2,677
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Speedgame [Ship-Stats] Discussion

I hope the speedgame stats won't be the ones we see in the main round, hardly looks like anything even remotely useful overall :|

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Sep 2004, 23:45
Replies: 59
Xan
Views: 8,004
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Xan

Tbh I don't think there needs to be *significant* changes to the stats to balance the issues out.

The current set we have as a base function perfectly well, however there are some revisions which...
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 8 Sep 2004, 04:30
Replies: 18
Views: 2,352
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Find Safety in an Alliance

*cough*1up*cough* ;)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Sep 2004, 03:29
Replies: 13
Views: 2,658
Posted By Blacknova
Re: MOD fund trading

More than that if the MoD is over the gal average, since then you have to get one of your littler players to do things.

This is one of those ideas that seems so obvious but yet somehow no-one...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Sep 2004, 03:27
Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Galaxy Tax

/me hands Blixxard some cement to make sure this particular rock is buried, sealed, and long forgotten about.

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Sep 2004, 13:58
Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Galaxy Tax

Far too easy to abuse, most gals have their own variant of this anyways, forcing it into the game mechanic will just encourage greedy buddy packs to take over the gal and drain other members for...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 31 Aug 2004, 11:44
Replies: 13
Views: 2,658
Posted By Blacknova
Re: MOD fund trading

\o/

*hugz to spinner*

Ta :D

Nova
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 30 Aug 2004, 00:48
Replies: 22
Views: 3,416
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Safety in Numbers

My god... I need more sleep... I misread "pnick" for sth completely different.

And btw, good luck to you guys, I hope SiN comes good, more alliances (and in particular ones with new blood in) are...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Aug 2004, 20:47
Replies: 143
Views: 14,620
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Fencesitters

*sigh* Idiocy reigns supreme again.

Assuming you are correct, which I will not say either way... The planets involved had performed overtly hostile actions, and so had basically pissed in our...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Aug 2004, 19:27
Replies: 13
Views: 2,658
Posted By Blacknova
Re: MOD fund trading

The point is that you can only donate to ppl below the gal average, and so it means unless you as MoD is below the gal average you can't "trade" resources in the galfund for things which might prove...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Aug 2004, 18:26
Replies: 15
Views: 1,731
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 40% Rule and 25% Caps

Init 3 on Hydra is not so much a strengthening of the Terran fleet as it is a correction which should have been put in, the silly init on the Dragon is also completely unneccessary.

As I explained...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Aug 2004, 12:27
Replies: 15
Views: 1,731
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 40% Rule and 25% Caps

40% I find is pretty ideal as a bash limit, it means that at the absolute worst it needs the target and at least one defender of equivalent score to defend against an attack fleet sent by the larger...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Aug 2004, 12:20
Replies: 13
Views: 2,658
Posted By Blacknova
Re: MOD fund trading

Seconded.... Now here's an example of an idea which hits you in the face yelling "WHY HAVEN'T YOU ALREADY IMPLEMENTED ME!?!?!"

Blindingly obvious, but also amazingly useful.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Aug 2004, 00:27
Replies: 69
Views: 6,827
Posted By Blacknova
Re: time up for 1up??

Shhhhh... the secret weapon of 1up has been revealed!!! ;)

(anyone who takes this seriously, pls look up "sarcasm" )

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 23 Aug 2004, 00:33
Replies: 8
Views: 1,492
Posted By Blacknova
Re: About the ziks...

Would mean that the Zik init and stats would require a total overhaul. And probably mean them going into the terrans position overall as having the slowest guns available (like pia) . The one major...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 23 Aug 2004, 00:30
Replies: 36
Views: 8,395
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Defence

That depends on the defences in question

Defence as a structure sounds nice...

BUT:

It will force players to routinely include structure hitters in their fleetcomp, which further reduces...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Aug 2004, 02:08
Replies: 113
Views: 10,007
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Seriously though

Heh... shows how much you know about me too then :p

I skipped a good batch of the rounds in between R4 and R10 (sth called real life got in the way at the time). 10.5 was an utter joke tho, rounds...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 21 Aug 2004, 18:58
Replies: 11
Views: 1,277
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Round free?

Possibly because the old style would be the more popular and favoured of the game styles?

Hint...

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Aug 2004, 18:56
Replies: 113
Views: 10,007
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Seriously though

Then you have zero idea of what effect private galaxies had on the game last round, and are therefore unqualified to make any statement to the effect of "Private gals will solve the problem".

This...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 21 Aug 2004, 12:08
Replies: 36
Views: 8,395
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Defence

PDS goes one of 2 ways, it's either amazingly effecient in comparison to ships (how it should be) but that favours big players who can afford PDS fortresses to defend their rocks (meaning they can...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Aug 2004, 12:05
Replies: 113
Views: 10,007
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Seriously though

Someone has an amazing problem with their short term memory, or is last round *that* far gone we forgot the fun that was the MPF block and associated b0rkage that was the game after about tick 300.
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Aug 2004, 22:40
Replies: 79
Views: 9,210
Posted By Blacknova
Re: You have been - comedy thread

You have been attacked by F-Crew, honestly....

You have been attacked by Leshy, he's sent the pic of himself from his website with the expression "Come here roids, come to daddy" ... for some...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Aug 2004, 21:23
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

EDIT : Removed the obvious remark, it seems like the mods can't follow their own rules (rule 6 in this particular case) and I am not going to bother to stoop to their level any more.



See the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Aug 2004, 13:31
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

You can either keep posting complete drivel or you can actually discuss the suggestion I made... You have virtually zero understanding of me, which I find highly amusing, all you see is the 1up tag...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Aug 2004, 13:28
Replies: 16
Views: 3,323
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Ziks next round

Two words:

Init 1

And a few to explain:

The later in combat you fire, the more efficient you need to be to get the job done, there's a reason why Terran has such silly high armor values...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 8 Aug 2004, 22:21
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

Wakey - Please look up the word "concise" ... it would help with a lot of your arguments if you were a bit less wordy :p

The post I skim read and decided that you really shouldn't be trying to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 8 Aug 2004, 01:04
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

That sounds like what most ppl do, we're suggesting things, hence it's in the suggestions forum :)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Aug 2004, 23:07
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

Lots of words, but not much info :/

Alright, here's the rough proposal as I managed to hone it down to thus far, and bear in mind, that unlike a lot of the stuff that's been mutilated with PAX...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Aug 2004, 18:47
Replies: 51
Views: 4,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: How About This!!!

Alright

Here's a leftfield idea that just sprung into mind, I am heavily borrowing from another game in the basic concept but hear me out.

Introduce a new research chain - "planetary control" -...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Aug 2004, 19:06
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Give the man a cookie ;)

Ship / cons / res queues would be one thing to put in a way of differentiating accounts without mass crippling them, prelaunch I would prefer anihilated outright, however,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Aug 2004, 15:47
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Those assumptions are usually conservative, and more often than not correct. The economic model applied to PA is the same one applied to MMORPG's, and I can say with a very high level of certainty...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Aug 2004, 10:35
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

*tries to drag convo back on topic, and tosses his own opinion on the fire*

Biffy, no offence, but you might wanna do a course in community management at some point soon, before the primary...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Aug 2004, 09:47
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Rented servers... o_O .... okay... for the kind of firepower involved that must be pretty damn hefty.

Pay as you use bandwidth ... I can see why, but I can also see a KER-CHING sign light up......
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Aug 2004, 17:23
Replies: 62
Poll: Old or New
Views: 8,698
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Old or New

I'd take elements from both given the opportunity.

From the old:

Multi targetting - This was one of the most strategically deep elements, figuring out what ships were the most effective in...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Aug 2004, 17:04
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

@ Biffy : It was me who was confused about the nature of the Jolt / Nildram pairing, thanks for clearing that up, I was aware the two were fairly tightly knit as some point in recent history, and I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 20:49
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Okay, on the scale of likely things to happen, assuming you chose a vaguely reputable provider in your designated country of choice, what is the probability of the server physically falling over if...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 19:20
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Largely depends on the level of detail the alerts provide. I would think most people would accept the following:

* Your planet is under attack (but not by who or by what)
* Your construction /...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 18:16
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

I am on nildram... basically from what I understand Jolt / Nildram is the same company albeit two different halves. Nildram being the consumer and commercial side, and Jolt being the gamer side (the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 17:43
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

*disclaimer, post is opinion only*

That and the fact Jolt is in itself an ISP, so Jolt can charge PA whatever it likes in bandwidth fees (as rumad pointed out) ;)

Sounds like Jolt never heard...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 17:01
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

That's the server hardware getting nailed, the bandwidth itself is just that... a path from A to B, if it's too heavily congested it slows down, if it gets MASSIVELY overused it will start timing...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 14:12
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

In the loosest sense of the term imaginable. In reality it's P2P with a massively crippled "demo" account that sits alongside it.



That assumes the profits don't wind up in the shareholders...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 13:23
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

Like I said, it depends on what is included in the premium accounts, a lot of games make money off of the idea that you offer additional features over and above the basic game. It's culled "pull"...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 11:58
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

I did include server costs in case you didn't notice, and I said that there was a lot of "fat" in the costs. Low latency is not exactly a factor in PA, this isn't counterstrike, and like I said,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Aug 2004, 22:51
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

*All liabilities disclaimed, this post is opinion only, and should be treated as such*

The level of ignorance displayed is pretty worrying tbh. Put it this way, I can assemble a system that could...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Jul 2004, 16:05
Replies: 34
Views: 3,621
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Random vs Private vs BuddyCode

Gerbie : Just edited my post, apologies, I got the nicks mixed up ;)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Jul 2004, 15:13
Replies: 34
Views: 3,621
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Random vs Private vs BuddyCode

Since when was alliances discussed in this? Please stop shifting the ground of the discussion. Spy accounts tbh should be closed off in exactly the same manner as farms and multi's (often the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Jul 2004, 14:33
Replies: 262
Views: 18,424
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Responses from Jolt to your questions.

I will start this post by stating this is opinion only, and that this post is not representative of any person or group I am affiliated with. Soon I might wind up putting this in my sig since it...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Jul 2004, 01:07
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

Prelaunching if used correctly can make it impossible for the alliance to defend, all you need is a couple of midsized xans and terrans to PL for the same tick on a target and the odds of them being...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2004, 23:54
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

TSM, long time no see :D

Drop by the NG irc server... haven't seen you around in a while :)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2004, 21:12
Replies: 82
Views: 8,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: lancer+bomber ridicule

I was comparing the nix vs. lancer and the cutter vs. the lancer.

The cutter wins.

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2004, 21:08
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

*Sigh* Jerome... if you get enough idiots launching pegs / lancers en masse then it doesn't matter what happens, you have a "sinkhole" defence whereby the defenders pay just as heavily because of the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2004, 12:15
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

You miss the point...

You can do a significant level of damage to an alliance if you can get the majority of your members to set their prelaunches up in a specific manner. This means that activity...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2004, 03:00
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

And therein lies the problem.

Defenders cannot prelaunch defence, and attackers can schedule mass attacks based on prelaunches, knowing full well that the targets are going to have difficulties...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jul 2004, 23:57
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

Tbh prelaunchers or people who use it near exclusively should not BE having a decent round. If you can't be bothered to invest any significant time or effort then you should be penalised for that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jul 2004, 11:50
Replies: 82
Views: 8,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: lancer+bomber ridicule

One *huge* difference between Terran CO and Zik CO....

Zik CO *will* fire first, and therefore reduce the number of lancers which stand in your way. Terran CO gets pwned silly because it cannot...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jul 2004, 03:40
Replies: 32
Views: 3,680
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Speed Game

"a bit insane" ...

That title fits most people in PA...

The people who do these sort of games are the candidates for the rubber room later in life ;)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jul 2004, 01:04
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

That works, if it's technically feasible that would be a pretty ideal option. Personally I think prelaunch still needs to be limited to +5 maximum anyways, but this would be a good step in the right...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Jul 2004, 23:43
Replies: 45
Views: 4,533
Posted By Blacknova
Re: possible pre-launch alterations

That can be problematic with the variable ETA's where defence is concerned (e.g. some def is ETA 8 with the attacker at 9) since most people tend to prelaunch with +1 out of convienience, and esp on...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Jul 2004, 02:57
Replies: 151
Views: 17,163
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Demoted by jolt

LOL...

Cute, take note kiddies, when you file a report which may have an adverse effect and is liable to be challenged by a player who appears to have a screw loose, make damn sure it's water...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Jul 2004, 03:30
Replies: 218
Views: 19,955
Posted By Blacknova
Re: So many fools...

*yawns* Seems like the trolling has started again... Just when you think the boards have settled down we're back here :|

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 23 Jul 2004, 23:46
Replies: 22
Views: 5,168
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Communication

I've heard these sort of speeches before....

Best to reserve any judgement until we actually see action and not just words.

CH with jolt in attendance in more than just a listening / PR...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jul 2004, 20:08
Replies: 34
Views: 3,621
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Random vs Private vs BuddyCode

And out of these 3,4 or 5 freebie spaces do you actually think even 1 out of 10 is an actual player? Not counting multi / farm / spy accounts here.

1 freebie space in a gal is fine and well,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jul 2004, 11:24
Replies: 151
Views: 17,163
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Demoted by jolt

That would mean that his appeal to jolt was successful as he got re-opened (since the appeal was concluded with his accounts being reactivated indicating insufficient evidence or innocence), given...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jul 2004, 20:39
Replies: 149
Views: 14,278
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Jolt meeting, Your questions needed.

(for legal reasons this post is opinion only)

At this rate there will be quite a few people leaving (quite possibly myself as well), in particular it appears due to Jolt's rather.... hrm......
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jul 2004, 01:14
Replies: 151
Views: 17,163
Posted By Blacknova
Demoted by jolt

Sad...

I have an account with Nildram for broadband purposes, Nildram being Jolt's sister company (business half) for those who aren't aware, have had the account virtually since DSL inception.
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Jul 2004, 18:16
Replies: 82
Views: 8,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: lancer+bomber ridicule

Hyrdra at init 3 is not overpowered in the least. If you think it is please go back and read the stats more carefully for a greater understanding why.

Since I am in a generous mood today I'll give...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Jul 2004, 18:14
Replies: 34
Views: 3,621
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Random vs Private vs BuddyCode

Packs of 3 are perfectly fine, it's just the implementation that needs to be refined. 3 packs + 1 paid random would be the most sensible option based on a good shuffler, with the remaining randoms...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Jul 2004, 12:29
Replies: 82
Views: 8,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: lancer+bomber ridicule

Xan's don't exactly have many weaknesses, their fast init means they fire ahead of most terran ships bar the peg, and their FR / DE is tailored specifically to counter the anti-pod (FR) of the terran...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Jul 2004, 22:50
Replies: 34
Views: 3,621
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Random vs Private vs BuddyCode

They are also open to abuse, the higher the random factor, the higher the probability of potential abuse unless strict controls are put in place to prevent such abuse which lead me to this proposal:...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Jul 2004, 17:43
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Probably semantic definitions getting the better of us again ;)

It seems like we more or less agree with each other... After all, when most people moderate forums they're just normally looking to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Jul 2004, 13:50
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

(yes I know I am going off on a tangent here...)

If they are static IP's or DHCP assigned then it's possible that you can have two people that never wind up on the same IP despite being on the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Jul 2004, 11:12
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

JohnnyBGood - "Meta-moderation" needn't be about the users themselves, ultimately all it means is you sit down and criitically read every post, the ones that don't add something specifically...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Jul 2004, 01:17
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Ah yes, the great field of internet anonyminity ;) Where people can behave like virtual jerks without the fear of a real time smack in the mouth. Whilst it is everyone's "priviledge" as you so put...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Jul 2004, 21:23
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Who methedrine is in reality would substantially affect the level of credibility his posts carry, most people in AD are dismissed with a pinch of salt as trolls (I even admit to making an occasional...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Jul 2004, 20:53
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

In reference to your primary reason for posting, it's the former, him making a personal attack on me effectively is an admission on his part that he is not able to mount a valid rebuttal to my...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 17 Jul 2004, 19:55
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

An interesting tactic... shunt the burden of proof from the defendant to the person making the accusation, maybe a mod should compare IP's of both accounts and make an informed decision.

If both...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Jul 2004, 19:46
Replies: 82
Views: 8,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: lancer+bomber ridicule

I think the problem demonstrated stems from the fact that there are two "dominant" races, and the terran ultimately are forced into a single fleet setup as it's the only way they can reliably raid...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 16 Jul 2004, 20:48
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

An interesting saying springs to mind : "When you can't attack the argument, attack the person."

I think that concludes this little conversation, pleasant though it was :)

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 16 Jul 2004, 20:06
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Referring to the poster by their shell nick is only lending credence to the illusion that this account is a seperate identity, which it is pretty apparent it is not. I am undecided if the agenda or...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 16 Jul 2004, 19:59
Replies: 9
Views: 2,191
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Included in a planet scan

Waffle said : Engineering priorities added into a planet scan, or some type of scan we currently have?

I can see WHY, but I wouldn't put them in the PScan... that would have to be under the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 16 Jul 2004, 16:07
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

That might be because the "shell" account, I will credit you that it's a little better than degrading it with the term "gimmick" because it's not a pure troll account, but it is designed to advance a...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 15 Jul 2004, 11:32
Replies: 39
Views: 2,776
Posted By Blacknova
Re: experience tweak

Jerome demonstrated this in another thread, that by sitting back and deliberately allowing your targets to get roidfat, and grow to the point you can hit them for max XP, you can catapult up the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 15 Jul 2004, 11:27
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Indeed... irony ++ in fact ;)

Credit where credit's due Heartless, you had a good cover, but anyone looking at a side by side comparison of both accounts indicates a few major questions, like the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 14 Jul 2004, 19:43
Replies: 41
Views: 3,172
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Better forum moderation

Sycophant : A suck up, someone who socially engineers themselves into a position of influence usually through contstant bootlicking.

I don't honestly believe that the mods fall quite under that...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 14 Jul 2004, 10:33
Replies: 39
Views: 2,776
Posted By Blacknova
Re: experience tweak

The people who attack successfully first then get a massive advantage right the way throughout the round and results in player stratification.

That is only of any use if they reinstate XP for...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Jul 2004, 02:41
Replies: 252
Views: 18,287
Posted By Blacknova
Re: MISTU storm into 3rd....

Does this remind anyone of the WWE, and how things would "mystically" fall into place for certain parties? ;)

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 20:04
Replies: 52
Views: 4,847
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Round 11 so far...

As the game itself goes, I agree. The stats do need slight refinement in places (Xan interestingly still have some significant advantages which are difficult to address easily, and one glaring...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 19:54
Replies: 51
Views: 7,366
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 1up going to lose #1 spot?

The list of people this could be just got incredibly short....

Btw Game, I re-iterate what I said in IRC : This is planetarion

The concept of "a fair fight" rarely exists here.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 18:53
Replies: 51
Views: 7,366
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 1up going to lose #1 spot?

'cept they form part of a rather long list of people who just seem to want "the great evul" removed, convieniently forgetting the other players on the landscape.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 18:36
Replies: 51
Views: 7,366
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 1up going to lose #1 spot?

Words are all fine and well, actions are what I tend to judge things by, and the amount of VsN incomming I've seen over the last few days indicates they are hitting us to the exclusion of other...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 16:35
Replies: 51
Views: 7,366
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 1up going to lose #1 spot?

Mens : The ideal is to have the top 2 hitting each other stupid, so the rest can catch up, in that sense the ideal is to bring 1up into line with LCH, then hit both equally. Ofc with VsN and LCH...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 13:08
Replies: 51
Views: 7,366
Posted By Blacknova
Re: 1up going to lose #1 spot?

Gotta love flawed logic...

If 1up are beaten out of contention, who is going to be the "large" alliance that acts as the main thorn in the side of LCH? VsN? Unlikely....

There are reasons that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 12:55
Replies: 172
Views: 14,520
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Taking a long overdue piss on 1up's propaganda bonfire

Rumads th0ng as a weapon > *

'nuff said.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2004, 03:41
Replies: 172
Views: 14,520
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Taking a long overdue piss on 1up's propaganda bonfire

Correction, they've thrown the kitchen sink, the pet poodle, the antique collection of china pots, AND the DVD with Rumad's thong video on perpetual loop for several hours...

Not entirely sure...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Jul 2004, 20:20
Replies: 25
Views: 3,144
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Score/XP still whack

Can't we just go back to the good old days and use value as the primary assessment for rankings, etc?

Life was oh so much simpler back in those days.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Jul 2004, 19:47
Replies: 76
Views: 8,754
Posted By Blacknova
Re: When's most of the universe going to wake up?

You wouldn't happen to play Risk would you?

"Omg, Red has taken NA, he's too big, someone stop him before he pwns us all!!"

... 30 minutes later....

"Green holds australia, we're doomed,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Jul 2004, 06:47
Replies: 100
Views: 18,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: TO all alliances

True dat :)

And I doubt sevrok will be much bigger than what he started as, the only reason he still had ships left was because I was busy at the time and wasn't able to send in my firepower,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2004, 17:27
Replies: 100
Views: 18,480
Posted By Blacknova
Re: TO all alliances

Rumad > *

Damn I've never laughed so hard in the last few days as I did now.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2004, 00:09
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

Nice to see the old Sevrok back by the way ;) It was getting boring on AD, and now it's gone back to what it should be... pure comedy gold...

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Jun 2004, 23:56
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

Show a little honor and a little truth in your actions and you will find me a very different person. That applies for many people in the community I would guess.

Handing out your own alliance (or...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Jun 2004, 23:48
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

And another long and illustrious career in PA comes to an end, I deeply regret seeing Sevrok go, and he will be sorely missed as a helpful and friendly member of the community

(in case you...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Jun 2004, 04:54
Replies: 31
Views: 4,725
Posted By Blacknova
Re: What makes this round the suck...

They sure *look* like private gals in more than one aspect.

Luck is like any other factor, it can be influenced after all :/

Nova
Forum: General Discussions 24 Jun 2004, 23:01
Replies: 296
Views: 36,240
Posted By Blacknova
Re: THE England Vs. Portugal THREAD.

And that's just for openers... there's whole new worlds of pain awaiting him once he makes it out of the stadium.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Jun 2004, 11:28
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

Sure it wasn't you... like all those lovely posts that so ably demonstrated your rudimentary grasp of what constituted the truth and incessant use of expletives (and then you wonder why I think the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jun 2004, 21:32
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

I am still of the opinion it's either not the real Sevrok, or his mum took over his account :/

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Jun 2004, 17:06
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

*sniff*

Smells like troll...

"The best possible image of both my self and my alliance members" ...

That concept went down with the whole "DIE MOFO" act.

Nova
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Jun 2004, 16:47
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

Let's just assume that you are the *real* sevrok, what changed? You got your lithium from the doc? You got laid?

I am refraining from saying you changed from the better yet, since I don't honestly...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Jun 2004, 16:41
Replies: 140
Views: 13,876
Posted By Blacknova
Re: Lupine Crux: official statement to all those who ridicule us on the forums

Where's the real sevrok... I demand he be returned at ince!!

Nova
Forum: Planetarion Help Desk 13 Mar 2004, 13:24
Replies: 2
Views: 2,659
Posted By Blacknova
Strangeness with credits...

Like a few people here, I just shelled out for some credits, I haven't had any sort of recipt confirming purchase, and nor have said credits appeared on the account :confused:

Help??

Nova
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