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by threnody
July 25, 2007, 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Java Irc Client
Replies: 39
Views: 12112

Re: Java Irc Client

#vv mostly sits around dead, just k-moll and homer talking about terrorist activities (inside joke). http://null-karma.com/ircstats/vv.html From logs that go back to 2006-11-13, I see only 19 kicks that were not due to the bot (Artemis has anti-flood shit and was in #vv for testing for a while). Tho...
by threnody
July 25, 2007, 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Java Irc Client
Replies: 39
Views: 12112

Re: Java Irc Client

He was, as explained above, g-lined for ban evasion. He was banned from multiple channels (non #vv channels) and returned under a new host and/or username. This is what is called ban evasion. You avoid the IRC style ban by changing your mask via connecting from another host and/or changing something...
by threnody
July 25, 2007, 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Java Irc Client
Replies: 39
Views: 12112

Re: Java Irc Client

Standard IRC network rules from just about anywhere. Man google mother fucker. Ban evasion will give you an immediate 1 month ban. Evade again and it’s permanent. Which we cover with: * Use your head and most of all * Don't whine Let me break it down Sesame Street style since you're too dense to get...
by threnody
July 24, 2007, 11:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Instant Messaging
Replies: 15
Views: 1717

Re: Instant Messaging

Sometimes people work at places where draconian policy doesn't really mean they're mean. Somtimes it means the government can shut your ass down, fine you or open you up to private litigation.

Then you need to worry about each country you're in and various laws they have that might be applicable.
by threnody
July 24, 2007, 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Instant Messaging
Replies: 15
Views: 1717

Re: Instant Messaging

Yeah we dont much let people remote out to their machines at home. Too much liability in it. SSH blocked as well? Who knows maybe they are accessing their home machine and you don't know! Depends on where they are going. We have a dedicated team that reviews IDS alerts, proxy logs (the default rout...
by threnody
July 24, 2007, 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Java Irc Client
Replies: 39
Views: 12112

Re: Java Irc Client

*#* tim|wrk (rellix@DEA7B876.9B3659E7.939E5C8B.IP) has joined channel #foad <tim|wrk> holy shit it worked? *#* tim|wrk has been kicked from #foad by Thren (You have activated the Automatic Moron Ejection System(tm)) *#* tim|wrk (rellix@A4BE11B3.36995545.4D1C8575.IP) has joined channel #foad *#* tim|...
by threnody
January 15, 2007, 2:54 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Vanguard goes LIVE Jan 30th 2007????
Replies: 66
Views: 25109

I just asked a guildie about their necro they just leveled from 1-7 in 2.5 hours, if that helps. (solo)
by threnody
January 15, 2007, 2:48 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Vanguard goes LIVE Jan 30th 2007????
Replies: 66
Views: 25109

I haven't leveled 1-10 since the new exp curves, but I haven't had any problem getting to 10 in a relatively short period of time. I'll do it probably two more times and then I'll probably not touch any of the newbie shit again for months. I have enough of the newbie shit beta testing all the new cr...
by threnody
January 14, 2007, 12:57 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Vanguard goes LIVE Jan 30th 2007????
Replies: 66
Views: 25109

Well, the newbie lines are different in various quirks based on the chronological order they were made. For example, Qalia is the oldest newbie experience now. Last I checked, you'd get quests that say kill N of these things. Players bitch about how kill N is a very lame quest. Fast forward to say t...
by threnody
January 13, 2007, 4:18 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Vanguard goes LIVE Jan 30th 2007????
Replies: 66
Views: 25109

Well, strictly speaking.. throughout history and even today people are placed in positions of power for various reasons. Be it family, particular paths in education or some other form of initiative. How many people have you worked for that you've been better than? How many times through out history ...
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 7:06 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

Fash wrote:I don't care if you call it an exercise in mental masturbation..
You seem to miss the point even further.

I wasn't saying it was a good thing or an excuse or trying to spin.

It's a total shit methodology and the game as suffered because of it. It's bad software design practice, IMO.
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 3:27 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

Sabek wrote:I R TEH WINNAR AT INTARWEB FLAMES!
lol fag lol fag

FAG FAG FAG
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 2:49 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

Even the people saying positive things about the game are doing so in a less than enthusiastic way with a lot of conditional statements. Long time no see in #vv. Everything should be shades of grey, IMO. If they are one way or the other purely, you're being sold poor bill of goods. It just depends ...
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 2:46 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

I will use more simple terms for you since some people missed the point. This wasn't beta. It wasn't a beta process. It was design alchemy. They just called it beta. I would say it was N years of alchemy and experimentation and 2-3 months of real beta. Does that parse? Stop reading shit into things ...
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 12:39 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

Sabek wrote:What does it all mean? :(
It means what's for lunch 'cause I'm drive'n in =P
by threnody
January 5, 2007, 12:33 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Open Beta (Phase 5) has begun
Replies: 53
Views: 23447

Luckily for me I went into beta knowing it was going to be an unfinished changing product and I didn’t figure that Jesus or Mother Theresa was going to jump out as soon as I double clicked on “Shortcut to Vanguard” and start giving me a rim job and humming on my nuts. Unfortunately for Vanguard it’s...
by threnody
January 4, 2007, 5:14 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

Sabek wrote:Man you are all angry. I would hate to have to work with someone like you.
I'll make it up to your tomorrow, sweety. :vv_love:

=)
by threnody
January 4, 2007, 4:16 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

What's the difference between the UIs between any of the Eye of the Beholder games, any Wizardry, original Might and Magic series (When still owned by New World), Legends of Arkania, Dungeon Hack, Dungeon Master I & II, Magic Candle I & II, the original Amiga/Dos release of JRR Tolkien's The...
by threnody
January 2, 2007, 3:19 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Ten Ton Hammer is releasing a bunch of information tonight (not all accurate). I imagine all of the affiliates will be ramping up again soon. Jerrith posted another confirmation on beta 5 starting in early January. At least the NDA will be lifted and people can hate on each other some more.
by threnody
December 31, 2006, 4:38 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Magic 8 Ball says: Shotgun patching in your future.
by threnody
December 28, 2006, 3:49 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Haha =) I prefer to start with what I think is the most important thing in a post (feel free to imply anything here =P), I imagine. Or structure the post like I would any other written work, which is a stretch to apply to this shit... but anyway.. We're talking shit about scotch in IRC, which is a b...
by threnody
December 28, 2006, 3:26 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Some fungicide might help. If all else fails just dip your junk in clorox bleach.
Mr Bacon wrote:The underside of my penis itches kinda bad.
by threnody
December 28, 2006, 3:21 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

The context of that reference was the top posting vs bottom posting quote she provided.

You people are just angry =P
Boogahz wrote:heck, you're the one that claimed she was saying something useful came from Usenet just by mentioning she used them.
by threnody
December 28, 2006, 12:26 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

You lose points for bad form.
Siji wrote:Aslanna was 'leet' in the scene before you knew what a scene was. I'd shut the fuck up right about now if I were you.
by threnody
December 26, 2006, 9:50 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

Unless you're a "Dude, I just bought a Dell" kinda gamer, most people I know have been using 2 gig in most of their gaming machines at a very respectable price point (1k or less). This has been my experience for at least 2 years. You should really look at your swap performance some day and...
by threnody
December 26, 2006, 12:49 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

Yea, the first few levels are pretty introductory. They are the standard "Welcome to a fantasy MMO" type hoops to jump through. Things become more vague and you really start getting into a more VG centric feel later. Again, the newbie levels are supposed to be done in about a day's worth o...
by threnody
December 25, 2006, 5:44 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

Haha, no. I've had 2 gig machines since Diablo 2. You would be amazed how much a little more memory helps. It's a cheap upgrade. More and more games make use of the extra memory to get performance gains.
by threnody
December 25, 2006, 11:06 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Just got into Beta 4
Replies: 34
Views: 14859

The game itself takes up on my machine at least 1.4 gig of memory. If you only have 1 gig, that means your memory is being swapped around like Paris Hilton at an after party. 2 gig has been the norm for good game play for years now. People need to stop being poosah about their PeeCee upgrades and ho...
by threnody
December 22, 2006, 7:21 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Wow, you must be moldy. Claiming anything useful came from Usenet is heresy most foul. (barring alt.binararies.erotica.goats.ascii)
Aslanna wrote: Is that so? I've been on discussion boards (BBS / Usenet) for over 20 years now and it's news to me that 'top posting was the way to do things'.
by threnody
December 20, 2006, 12:22 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

"top posting" was the way to do things until people bastardized it. It's more efficient to put what you're saying at the top as people probably are already following the thread. If people are not, they can always look under your comments for context. =P Then you have no excuse for top post...
by threnody
December 20, 2006, 10:56 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Outlook? Outlook my ass. I've used either UCB mail or Pine since 94. I still do.

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by threnody
December 19, 2006, 2:01 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

I think you need to get in touch with your feelings and figure out what it is you're really feeling versus this wishy washy changing of reasons to hate something. What's lacking in your life? Why are you so angry? I think you need some quiet time and a good dose of self-reflection. Or maybe you just...
by threnody
December 18, 2006, 3:38 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

I personally will be offshoring all of my bitch work to some highly educated individual for 2.50 or less an hour. Grats on your doctorate in physics, now make arrows, bitch.
by threnody
December 18, 2006, 10:52 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

This would make sense. It'd just tie into the harvesting system. There should be a Recover mode to get your arrows back. A percentage of the arrows are broke or unrecoverable. Considering how many times you hit a mob with your arrows though you should get some back. Hell, this worked back in Text Mu...
by threnody
December 18, 2006, 10:32 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Of all the things to possibly bitch about, ammo should probably be that least of your concerns. "Realism" is hardly an argument, given the context of the discussion. In VG, archery really wasn't even a viable method of dps until very recently (Probably still is not, your chains as a ranger...
by threnody
December 17, 2006, 11:27 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

His post wasn't really worth a reply, however, there are many uninformed voices out there like Xanu. I opted to use the situation as a chance to be informative. It really wasn't for Xanu's benefit, as he's clearly not interested in reason. Bitching about ammo? For christ sakes. Let me set my DM flag...
by threnody
December 17, 2006, 10:28 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: Release date?
Replies: 82
Views: 31524

Hello fine sir. Over the past two months some very large changes have taken place in the game. Thestra has been revamped, several class revamps have come and gone, the combat system has evolved, and most recently Beta 4 has begun, signifying that all races are playable and every starting area is in ...
by threnody
December 1, 2006, 5:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winnow is a dirty child molester
Replies: 9
Views: 1406

Which begs the question:

Which one is higher (or lower depending on perspective) in the hierarchy of sins? The child molester demands the more prestigious place in hell or the English soccer hooligan?
*~*stragi*~* wrote:nope english soccer hooligan
by threnody
December 1, 2006, 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winnow is a dirty child molester
Replies: 9
Views: 1406

Winnow is a dirty child molester

Discuss.
by threnody
November 30, 2006, 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullshit Users + spam posts
Replies: 26
Views: 3742

The hack we put in place for Ixtlan is somewhat intrusive and requires the rewriting of themes as well as the includes phpbb uses to render pages. The major concern with this is moving from relative URLs to absolute, which makes site migration a bitch. Not to mention people also have to look before ...
by threnody
November 13, 2006, 6:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: they dont call him superman for nothing
Replies: 10
Views: 1119

It says something about a fhwankus.
by threnody
October 4, 2006, 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Server weirdness!
Replies: 4
Views: 835

While things are in flux, you can always connect to the other IRC node (null-karma.com) or use the other CGI:IRC (http://null-karma.com/cgi-irc). Same network, same services, same abusive ops.
by threnody
September 8, 2006, 12:40 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: I never thought I would say this...
Replies: 38
Views: 17203

It's all about people helping people man.... people help'n people.
by threnody
September 8, 2006, 12:13 pm
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: I never thought I would say this...
Replies: 38
Views: 17203

What the hell are you talking about? You're not even bitching about current state.
by threnody
September 8, 2006, 11:51 am
Forum: Vanguard - Saga of Heroes
Topic: I never thought I would say this...
Replies: 38
Views: 17203

Your clue-fu is weak.
by threnody
March 8, 2006, 2:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IdleRPG
Replies: 14
Views: 2123

One of the best past times in IRC is to simply idle.

Now you have something to "do" while you idle.
masteen wrote:So... how do you play it if you're supposed to stay idle all the time?
by threnody
March 8, 2006, 12:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IdleRPG
Replies: 14
Views: 2123

IdleRPG

As the IRC regulars already know, IdleRPG (see http://null-karma.com/idlerpg) is running on the new IRC network. Instructions on how to play are on the web page linked above. You can connect via your normal IRC client, use veeshanvault.org or irc.null-karma.com (round robin between the three servers...