is it still OK to post trolls in this ng?
omg a troll
i was interested in posting.
will those get any reponse, do you think??? or should i just slink away and
look elsewhere to find victims? i have some webforums bookmarked...
--
PROFESSIONAL TROLL
DO NOT RESPOND IN ANY CAPACITY
David Lamb
> this ng seems pretty dead, but i had some "turn-based VS. realtime" trolls
> i was interested in posting.
>
> will those get any reponse, do you think??? or should i just slink away and
> look elsewhere to find victims? i have some webforums bookmarked...
>
Hey, you forgot you scoring newsgroup. No self-respecting troll posts
to only his target.
omg a troll
news:n143m.907$3o6...@newsfe24.iad:
i grok it, but the scoring-newsgroup thing is something beyond my
generation. i am a simple oldtroll :(
i dont understand why a) you would reply to me, me being a self-
proclaimed and obvious troll, and b) rub salt in my wounds as to how
ancient and ineffective my stupid trolling techniques are.
please stop now. it's just too painful. i think this thread is over.
David Lamb
>> to only his target.
> proclaimed and obvious troll, and b) rub salt in my wounds as to how
> ancient and ineffective my stupid trolling techniques are.
I suppose I might be feeling uncharacteristically unkind today.
> please stop now. it's just too painful. i think this thread is over.
A troll announcing the thread is over? Will wonders never cease?
Trimble Bracegirdle
You've got the whole Troll thing completely hopelessly wrong.
You are clearly NOT a Troll & what you are doing is not Trolling.
Either (iether) give up this Fantasy & post like the ordinary average boring
creature you clearly are.
OR go away & studied the matter of being a Troll properly & perhaps try
again
later
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(") mouse(..much later)
Dick Cheeze
> this ng seems pretty dead, but i had some "turn-based VS. realtime" trolls
> i was interested in posting.
>
> will those get any reponse, do you think??? or should i just slink away and
> look elsewhere to find victims? i have some webforums bookmarked...
>
I can out-troll you any day of the week.
CoinSpin
> On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:41:08 +0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, omg a
> troll wrote:
>
>
>> this ng seems pretty dead, but i had some "turn-based VS. realtime" trolls
>> i was interested in posting.
>>
>> will those get any reponse, do you think??? or should i just slink away and
>> look elsewhere to find victims? i have some webforums bookmarked...
>>
>
>
> No joke. :^(
>
But the whole thing is just inviting a huge flamewar debacle over the
age old question... How many trolls can a trollchuck chuck if
trollchuck could chuck trolls?
Anarchy shall ensue... The end is nigh!!!
--
~ CoinSpin
Nostromo
I think this has the makings of a beautiful thing right here!
You playing any LOTRO these days Dave? Is OotA (formerly Sissypigs)
still active - anyone know? Don?
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
Real-time roolz! turn-based 5UX04 m4j0r a55!!! :-p
--
Nostromo
Michael Cecil
Yes, it's quite large now. Several other kins merged into it a few months
ago. In fact, now we're having growing pains because it's kinda getting
too large!
--
Michael Cecil
mac...@gmail.com
Nostromo
-0500, Anno Domini:
>>You playing any LOTRO these days Dave? Is OotA (formerly Sissypigs)
>>still active - anyone know? Don?
>
>Yes, it's quite large now. Several other kins merged into it a few months
>ago. In fact, now we're having growing pains because it's kinda getting
>too large!
Cool, so now's the time to join & start spreading the seeds of doom &
dissent? >8^P
--
Nostromo
David Lamb
> David Lamb wrote:
> You playing any LOTRO these days Dave? Is OotA (formerly Sissypigs)
> still active - anyone know? Don?
I downloaded the latest update a few days ago but haven't been up to
playing for several months. ISP just introduced bandwidth charges, so
we still need a bit of "normal" data on how much to pay for before I
push the numbers up by running an MMO!
Ross Ridge
>I downloaded the latest update a few days ago but haven't been up to
>playing for several months. ISP just introduced bandwidth charges, so
>we still need a bit of "normal" data on how much to pay for before I
>push the numbers up by running an MMO!
If the cost playing any MMO shows up in your ISP bill then you need to
switch ISPs. MMOs take up very little bandwidth, most are designed to
work on dialup after all. That update you downloaded probably required
more bandwidth than if you played Lord of the Rings: Online fulltime for
a month. You need to be doing things like downloading entire games and
movies to excede the free download caps of ISPs like Rogers or Bell.
Ross Ridge
--
l/ // Ross Ridge -- The Great HTMU
[oo][oo] rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
-()-/()/ http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rridge/
db //
Gandalf Parker
news:h2iddk$oad$1...@aioe.org:
> this ng seems pretty dead, but i had some "turn-based VS. realtime"
> trolls i was interested in posting.
>
> will those get any reponse, do you think??? or should i just slink
> away and look elsewhere to find victims? i have some webforums
> bookmarked...
>
Sure as long as you arent an alt.troll player.
At least be a REAL troll to the newsgroup. Use on-topic trollings. And dont
crosspost to a dozen others including a dead group so you can continue many
trollings by one thread just to make keeping your scoreboard simpler.
There would be a difference between being an comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
troll and being an alt.troll troll
Gandalf Parker
Sheldon England
> Michael Cecil wrote:
>
>>> You playing any LOTRO these days Dave? Is OotA (formerly Sissypigs)
>>> still active - anyone know?
>> ago. In fact, now we're having growing pains because it's kinda getting
>> too large!
>
> Cool, so now's the time to join & start spreading the seeds of doom &
> dissent? >8^P
You would have to log in for more than 5 minutes at a time to do that,
wouldn't you? :p
Yes, even my character is back with the original Sissypigs in the Order
of the Ancients. They are a very good bunch.
- Sheldon
David Lamb
>You need to be doing things like downloading entire games and
> movies to excede the free download caps of ISPs like Rogers or Bell.
Thanks; I didn't know that. I expect Cogeco has similar policies to
Rogers. The only time we've exceeded our cap recently was downloading
LotRO updates.
Ross Ridge
>You need to be doing things like downloading entire games and
> movies to excede the free download caps of ISPs like Rogers or Bell.
David Lamb <dal...@cs.queensu.ca> wrote:
>Thanks; I didn't know that. I expect Cogeco has similar policies to
>Rogers. The only time we've exceeded our cap recently was downloading
>LotRO updates.
Even downloading Lords of the Ring: Online in entirety shouldn't all by
itself put you over the download limits. Looking at Cogeco's WWW site
their cheapest plan has a 10 GB limit, so you shouldn't have exceded
the limits just from updating the game. It's probably something else
you're downloading that pushing you over the limit, especially if you
have the standard plan with the 60GB limit.
Nostromo
11:45:08 -0700, Anno Domini:
I don't play with Benedict Arnolds...not even for 5 mins at a time >;-p
Actually, been back into it with the Mrs & the 2 new accounts we bought
recently for the anniv special. A warden/hunter combo seems really good. Any
other duo combos anyone else might recommend as the best for overall
gameplay/progression (my wife is a complete newb & still struggling a bit
with the 3D heh).
--
Nostromo
The Devil's Reject
> Sure as long as you arent an alt.troll player.
>
> At least be a REAL troll to the newsgroup. Use on-topic trollings. And dont
> crosspost to a dozen others including a dead group so you can continue many
> trollings by one thread just to make keeping your scoreboard simpler.
>
> There would be a difference between being an comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
> troll and being an alt.troll troll
>
> Gandalf Parker
Is it ok if I troll you? You won't threaten to sue me or anything , will
you?
Gandalf Parker
news:000a0346$0$16763$c3e...@news.astraweb.com:
> Gandalf Parker wrote:
>
>> Sure as long as you arent an alt.troll player.
>>
>> At least be a REAL troll to the newsgroup. Use on-topic trollings.
>> And dont crosspost to a dozen others including a dead group so you
>> can continue many trollings by one thread just to make keeping your
>> scoreboard simpler.
>>
>> There would be a difference between being an
>> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg troll and being an alt.troll troll
>
> Is it ok if I troll you? You won't threaten to sue me or anything ,
> will you?
I rarely threaten. Mostly I just inform.
And in the newsgroups I usually hang out in (netcop groups, white-hat
hackers, etc) personal trolls are considered to be a sign of usenet
prosperity. Think about it. To be a famous netizen in newsgroups you
would have to have one of two things. A presence which goes back years
and thousands of posts, or personal trolls. Ive had both for decades.
"Just what I always wanted. My very own bunny rabbit. I will hug him,
and pet him, and squeeze him, and name him George."
Also in those newsgroups I haunt we treat personal trolls like pets. We
brag about how smart our trolls are, do they follow us around, what kind
of treats we offer them (and punishments).
Altho as a NetCop I do enforce all AUPs and ToS's. You might reread
astraweb's Acceptable Use Policy just to be sure. Oh and I do not accept
alt.troll players as a personal troll.
Gandalf Parker
--
1974 Gandalf Parker gets on the net tymnet->arpanet->milnet->internet
1979 UseNet was created
1983 the first TCP/IP network NSF net
1989 the merging of networks and birth of InterNet
1994 public WWW
So, yes I guess I am older than virtual dirt.
The Devil's Reject
> I rarely threaten. Mostly I just inform.
My, my, you most certainly are a serious fellow, and boring too, just
like all people who take themselves far too seriously.
Trimble Bracegirdle
(='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste Bunny into your
(")_(") signature to help him gain world domination.
Trimble
domination comes ever closer.
Trimble
Homepage ??
http://www.thisisbunny.com/
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(") mouse
Gandalf Parker
Well Im old. I get to do that. :)
Gandalf Parker
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>>Real-time roolz! turn-based 5UX04 m4j0r a55!!! :-p
>
>WHat? Do you have ADHD? Turn based is The Best. It allows for the greatest
>variaty of strats becase you have time to think, and is the only form of RPG
>where you can use tacticks. Go back to huffing your mommy's panties you
>fuckwit.
Listen here you epileptic, jerk-o-pause-o-vision TB twit - if you need the
time to think, then you're just plain shit at modern crpgs & should go back
to playing your roguelikes & other ascii games on your XT! :-p
Ok, I am playing BG2 at the mo, but pausable RT is as far back as I can sink
these days, unless it's something superb. Can anyone see a commercial
*superb* TB crpg on the horizon (other than from Spidersoftware or other
indies)...? I rest my case numb nuts. :)
(actually, don't tell anyone, but I have Nethack loaded on my Palm Treo
which has come in _very_ handy at times <G>. Just wish someone would tart it
up a bit & provide some menus/toolbar buttons & customisable graphical
options for a stylus touch-screen PDA, instead of having to remember a
thousand silly 1-character commands *sigh*).
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
2009 15:23:15 GMT, Anno Domini:
Seriously...?
Hang on, weren't you the one who told us all to go fornicate a while back
Gandalf & that you were taking your crpg pearls to an online forum? Or was
that some other grumpy old bastard?
Can you imagine this group when we're all 50-60+ lol?
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
02:54:01 +0100, Anno Domini:
Nice sig. Anything else Trimble? ;)
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
And I thought it was a slip of the brain/fingers, but 3 times is a charm it
seems. So, what's your caper today Trimble? ;-p
--
Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
news:n2q855ls38ju7q6hf...@4ax.com:
That must have been some other grumpy old bastard. Doesnt sound at all
like me.
> Can you imagine this group when we're all 50-60+ lol?
Personally Ive been driving a project to try and get computers into old
folks homes. They have such great stories, they love to debate
EVERYTHING, and they have no one to listen to them. I think it would
liven such a place up quite abit to introduce them to newsgroups. :) "Hey
pops. You know that war you were talking about? Check out this group full
of kids that think they know all about it."
Altho as a dedicated gamer Im hoping they have direct interface (matrix
style) by the time I get there.
Gandalf Parker
Trimble Bracegirdle
the Bunny Signature & its increasing Web population represented a very
successful Troll.
Perhaps you didn't look at the links I gave Nostromo ?
(\__/)
(='.'=)
Joe Mama
>
> WHat? Do you have ADHD? Turn based is The Best. It allows for the greatest
> variaty of strats becase you have time to think, and is the only form of RPG
> where you can use tacticks. Go back to huffing your mommy's panties you
> fuckwit.
>
This troll fails on account of an accurately placed apostrophe.
Try again, nub.
Sheldon England
> I don't play with Benedict Arnolds...not even for 5 mins at a time >;-p
Yeah yeah ... you and your higher moral ground.
Ahem. ;)
- Sheldon
RelMark
Someone else, I think. Bob somebody?
*google*
Bob Perez.
RelMark
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:55:48 +1000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Joe Mama
>wrote:
>LOL.
LOL^2!!!
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
2009 12:59:29 GMT, Anno Domini:
Hey, if drybones can type at 3 posts per day & keep up, anyone can! >8^D
*duck*
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
-0400, Anno Domini:
THAT'S the one! Tx - been bugging me who it was. Wonder how he's coming
along on them gui forum thingies...
--
Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
> Hey, if drybones can type at 3 posts per day & keep up, anyone can! >8^D
> *duck*
Wow. 3 whole posts a day. :)
I tend to live-&-work in groups such as this altho I must admit that I have
drudgingly shifted to the WWW world. Its been a LONG time since anyone paid
me to moderate usenet. Forums are much more lucrative in many ways which
helps me to justify my online addiction.
Gandalf Parker
--
Planning Committees for Internet, SysAdmin for ISPs, Administrator for
servers, Channel Ops for IRC, paid Moderator for web forums and
newsgroups. Whatever you think NetCop is, Ive been. Ive even got the
shirt! http://www.cafepress.com/oddthotz/740452?pid=2837642
Mike S.
>THAT'S the one! Tx - been bugging me who it was. Wonder how he's coming
>along on them gui forum thingies...
Bob Perez was a good poster. I never had an issue with him until he
made his last post. He was acting like a drama queen. What a lousy
exit he made. I am surprised you remember him. I don't recall you
posting back then.
Nostromo
2009 13:13:36 GMT, Anno Domini:
>Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> contributed wisdom to
>news:srgb55ppb6cbg6jdn...@4ax.com:
>
>> Hey, if drybones can type at 3 posts per day & keep up, anyone can! >8^D
>> *duck*
>
>Wow. 3 whole posts a day. :)
>
>I tend to live-&-work in groups such as this altho I must admit that I have
>drudgingly shifted to the WWW world. Its been a LONG time since anyone paid
>me to moderate usenet. Forums are much more lucrative in many ways which
>helps me to justify my online addiction.
I never would have pegged you as a mercenary sellout Gan. No, really. ;-p
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
Domini:
Oh yes, & then some. I remember Bob well. Geez, it was only 4 or 5 years
ago, no? I've been around on abusenet in one place or another since '95 or
'96 I think.
--
Nostromo
Mike S.
>Oh yes, & then some. I remember Bob well. Geez, it was only 4 or 5 years
>ago, no? I've been around on abusenet in one place or another since '95 or
>'96 I think.
Oh really? I thought it was longer then that since he left. Ok then.
Nostromo
Domini:
Last post was May 16 2005:
http://groups.google.com.au/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg/browse_thread/thread/ce814d9f20be24d/96f1f65fdcd5b794?hl=en&q=group:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg+author:Bob+author:Perez#96f1f65fdcd5b794
I forgot how piss-poor his exit was, heh.
--
Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
>>I tend to live-&-work in groups such as this altho I must admit that I
>>have drudgingly shifted to the WWW world. Its been a LONG time since
>>anyone paid me to moderate usenet. Forums are much more lucrative in
>>many ways which helps me to justify my online addiction.
>
> I never would have pegged you as a mercenary sellout Gan. No, really.
> ;-p
It was a long slow migration. Mostly fueled by my wife wondering why we pay
so much for me to do so little. :)
I didnt sellout TOO much. Mostly I found ways to do what I was doing anyway
(keeping forums active, answering wildly variable questions on many
subjects, coming up with witty sig lines) and get some piddly little pay
from it (paid moderator, commission links on things I was recommending
anyway, going into the Print-on-Demand world for designing tshirts and
bumperstickers)
Gandalf Parker
--
I know its called the World Wide Web
and I can see just why.
Today I built my piece of web,
Im spider now, not fly!
Mike S.
>I forgot how piss-poor his exit was, heh.
I forgot how *long* it was which just further smacks of drama queen to
me. Thanks for the link.
Nostromo
2009 13:10:12 GMT, Anno Domini:
>Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> contributed wisdom to
>news:0joc551dkuik6kebu...@4ax.com:
>
>>>I tend to live-&-work in groups such as this altho I must admit that I
>>>have drudgingly shifted to the WWW world. Its been a LONG time since
>>>anyone paid me to moderate usenet. Forums are much more lucrative in
>>>many ways which helps me to justify my online addiction.
>>
>> I never would have pegged you as a mercenary sellout Gan. No, really.
>> ;-p
>
>It was a long slow migration. Mostly fueled by my wife wondering why we pay
>so much for me to do so little. :)
>
>I didnt sellout TOO much. Mostly I found ways to do what I was doing anyway
>(keeping forums active, answering wildly variable questions on many
>subjects, coming up with witty sig lines) and get some piddly little pay
>from it (paid moderator, commission links on things I was recommending
>anyway, going into the Print-on-Demand world for designing tshirts and
>bumperstickers)
Kewl. I wish I could find something not too mentally taxing or draining for
my Mrs to do for cash online (she's chronically ill & can't work) *sigh*.
>Gandalf Parker
>--
>I know its called the World Wide Web
>and I can see just why.
>Today I built my piece of web,
>Im spider now, not fly!
Why do most people still say "WWW" (double-U, double-U, double-U), when
World Wide Web is only 3 syllables...? :)
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
Domini:
Heh, I've had a nostalgic skim through that thread. OTOneH we have tripe
like this from never-even-has-beens:
----
Vibes: (Who TF was that?)
This group has no signal because there's almost nothing to talk about in the
world of PC RPGs. This says more about the state of PC RPGing than it does
about Usenet. Usenet is *filled* with very informative and functional
groups, this happens not to be one of them because of the vacant subject
matter, not because of Usenet in general.
Usenet has in fact gotten *tamer* over the past few years.
----
And gems from Alex Mars & Chainbreaker. Gawd I miss CB. Seems Alex's last
post was July 1st last year. He just seemed to have dropped off after this
post: 72e90dd1-eece-4eb0...@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com
Any relation to the more recent Jonathan Mars...?
A quick Google for Bob shows him in a few gaming forums recently (if it's
the same Bob). Looks like he still hasn't found that ass-licking home he was
looking for, rofl! >;-)
--
Nostromo
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:08:37 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Mike S.
>wrote:
>Length has nothing to do with subject matter. ;^)
Would you be so kind as to elaborate? >8^P
--
Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
>>I didnt sellout TOO much. Mostly I found ways to do what I was doing
>>anyway (keeping forums active, answering wildly variable questions on
>>many subjects, coming up with witty sig lines) and get some piddly
>>little pay from it (paid moderator, commission links on things I was
>>recommending anyway, going into the Print-on-Demand world for
>>designing tshirts and bumperstickers)
>
> Kewl. I wish I could find something not too mentally taxing or
> draining for my Mrs to do for cash online (she's chronically ill &
> can't work) *sigh*.
Hmmmmm nothing comes to mind.
Most of my suggestions go the other way. Things that ill or shutins can do
online that are extremely enervating for the mind.
Gandalf Parker
Nostromo
2009 14:49:15 GMT, Anno Domini:
Yeah if it was easy everybody would be doing it! You'd think there would be
more demand for voice churning or basic data entry off scanned docs from
bureau services, but nor really. And damned if I'll let her get into
telemarketing - I put an exception clause in the vows specifically for this.
:)
--
Nostromo
Xocyll
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>Thus spake Gandalf Parker <gan...@the.dead.ISP.of.Community.net>, 10 Jul
>2009 13:10:12 GMT, Anno Domini:
>
>>Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> contributed wisdom to
>>news:0joc551dkuik6kebu...@4ax.com:
>>
>>>>I tend to live-&-work in groups such as this altho I must admit that I
>>>>have drudgingly shifted to the WWW world. Its been a LONG time since
>>>>anyone paid me to moderate usenet. Forums are much more lucrative in
>>>>many ways which helps me to justify my online addiction.
>>>
>>> I never would have pegged you as a mercenary sellout Gan. No, really.
>>> ;-p
>>
>>It was a long slow migration. Mostly fueled by my wife wondering why we pay
>>so much for me to do so little. :)
>>
>>I didnt sellout TOO much. Mostly I found ways to do what I was doing anyway
>>(keeping forums active, answering wildly variable questions on many
>>subjects, coming up with witty sig lines) and get some piddly little pay
>>from it (paid moderator, commission links on things I was recommending
>>anyway, going into the Print-on-Demand world for designing tshirts and
>>bumperstickers)
>
>Kewl. I wish I could find something not too mentally taxing or draining for
>my Mrs to do for cash online (she's chronically ill & can't work) *sigh*.
Maybe she should take up playing Entropia Universe (formerly called
Project Entropia), since it has a real economy and after some point she
could actually make real money from it.
Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>>Kewl. I wish I could find something not too mentally taxing or draining for
>>my Mrs to do for cash online (she's chronically ill & can't work) *sigh*.
>
>Maybe she should take up playing Entropia Universe (formerly called
>Project Entropia), since it has a real economy and after some point she
>could actually make real money from it.
When I re-read my sentence above I cringed at what the reply might be (&
there could be many unsavoury ones of course coming from this place ;).
But leave it to you to make an intelligent suggestion X. The only problem
is, she's a 3D spazz with very poor spatial awareness &
concentration/attention span in general (part of her condition), so any
online mmo-style gold farming thing is probably out I guess. If you can find
her an iso 2D game ala D2 (she was the only to ever get to 99th with her
zon) to make money with, then she can click all day (with rest breaks) - she
has no probs on the OCD side, which is 1 of the reasons why we fit so well
no doubt, he he.
What are you playing or looking fwd to these days dude? Anything online?
Have you tried LOTRO yet? If you get into the trial & like it I'll spot you
the anniversary $9.99 deal (game + Moria + 1 mth free) - I still owe you for
CoV ;).
--
Nostromo
David Lamb
> Why do most people still say "WWW" (double-U, double-U, double-U), when
> World Wide Web is only 3 syllables...? :)
And Web is only 1.
Xocyll
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>Thus spake Xocyll <Xoc...@kingston.net>, Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:37:55 -0400,
>Anno Domini:
>
>>>Kewl. I wish I could find something not too mentally taxing or draining for
>>>my Mrs to do for cash online (she's chronically ill & can't work) *sigh*.
>>
>>Maybe she should take up playing Entropia Universe (formerly called
>>Project Entropia), since it has a real economy and after some point she
>>could actually make real money from it.
>
>When I re-read my sentence above I cringed at what the reply might be (&
>there could be many unsavoury ones of course coming from this place ;).
>
>But leave it to you to make an intelligent suggestion X. The only problem
>is, she's a 3D spazz with very poor spatial awareness &
>concentration/attention span in general (part of her condition), so any
>online mmo-style gold farming thing is probably out I guess. If you can find
>her an iso 2D game ala D2 (she was the only to ever get to 99th with her
>zon) to make money with, then she can click all day (with rest breaks) - she
>has no probs on the OCD side, which is 1 of the reasons why we fit so well
>no doubt, he he.
I wasn't mentioning Entropia as a place for gold farming, just that the
game currency PED, is linked to the US dollar, 10 ped = $1, so you can
use real money to buy equipment early on, but exchange PED for real
dollars later when you have money.
Probably easier to just read the wiki;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropia_Universe
Some interesting stuff in there/
>What are you playing or looking fwd to these days dude? Anything online?
>Have you tried LOTRO yet? If you get into the trial & like it I'll spot you
>the anniversary $9.99 deal (game + Moria + 1 mth free) - I still owe you for
>CoV ;).
Took a break from CoH this month, since the season 5 dvd set for
Stargate Atlantis finally came out.
Currently trying out a freeMMO called Florensia.
Anime style seriously cute characters, and it has a sea portion as well
which has it's own stats, ship building etc, though I haven't explored
any of that yet.
I'll probably head back to CoH next month, but who knows.
I'll definitely go back when the new expansion hits the stores and I can
finally play villain ATs Heroside. [I like some of the villain ATs,
especially Masterminds, but I'm not a big fan of the Villain maps.]
Nostromo
Didn't mean to imply Entropia was directly like gold farming in other
mmos (I have researched it a bit in the past, as well as games like 2nd
Life), but just used that term collectively for 'making money in a mmo'
;). It might be something she could do, but again if it's not too
competitive or overflowing with stats/numbers. I guess there's no end to
the muppets out there who are willing to pay for virtual currency &
items! <G>
>> What are you playing or looking fwd to these days dude? Anything online?
>> Have you tried LOTRO yet? If you get into the trial & like it I'll spot you
>> the anniversary $9.99 deal (game + Moria + 1 mth free) - I still owe you for
>> CoV ;).
>
> Took a break from CoH this month, since the season 5 dvd set for
> Stargate Atlantis finally came out.
>
> Currently trying out a freeMMO called Florensia.
>
> Anime style seriously cute characters, and it has a sea portion as well
> which has it's own stats, ship building etc, though I haven't explored
> any of that yet.
>
> I'll probably head back to CoH next month, but who knows.
> I'll definitely go back when the new expansion hits the stores and I can
> finally play villain ATs Heroside. [I like some of the villain ATs,
> especially Masterminds, but I'm not a big fan of the Villain maps.]
Cool. So, LOTRO doesn't even tickle your fancy a bit? Have you tried it
as yet?
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Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
news:vajh55dqguvb4k20s...@4ax.com:
> Maybe she should take up playing Entropia Universe (formerly called
> Project Entropia), since it has a real economy and after some point she
> could actually make real money from it.
SecondLife does that also.
Its one of my moneymaking links. Firstly when Im consulting and pitching
moneymakers like CafePress (great for doodlers and wise-crackers). I tell
them if they are game addicted they might want to check out places like
SecondLife. Create an in-game shop matching their virtual shop. Sell
avatars copies of their tshirt designs and mention that if they really like
it they can get a real version sent to their house for themselves.
The other way is that I haunt places like answers.yahoo.com (DISCLAIMER:
terribly addictive. DO NOT go there if you are tend to stay online because
someone is wrong). I search for questions such as being bored with Sims and
I pitch SecondLife as the step up (which I truley believe) but I include a
link that gives me credit for anyone using the link and signing up. The in-
game rewards can eventually be cashed out as real money.
http://www.secondlife.com/?u=f7581d4e0a8f456c0448b250f269a783
Gandalf Parker
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EXCUSE ME?!? I HAVE a life Thank You Very MUCH!
(It's virtual, but it's a life.)
Nostromo
2009 12:47:31 GMT, Anno Domini:
All sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me Gandalf! ;)
I'm afraid if I get her into 2nd Life she'll never do her wifely duties &
where does that leave me? <EG>
Tx for the heads up dude. Will explore both again at some stage.
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Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
> All sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me Gandalf! ;)
Yeah its like any sellout. Im trying to convince myself that I didnt
sellout TOO much.
I eventually had to spank myself for spending 16 hours a day online for no
money. So now Ive found a way to do what I was doing anyway, and try to
trickle some pennies from it. Im not finding the forums to spam them. Im
finding a way to mention things in forums I was already spending way too
much time in.
And I tell myself (and Im pretty sure its true) that Im not finding the
cash, then selling the item. Im selling the item anyway, and just finding
the cash after the fact. As long as I dont let the money convince me what
is or isnt worth pitching to people then I dont feel like a sellout (please
dont try too hard to convince me otherwise) ;)
One of the things I pitch when consult is that people should find a subject
they love. Then I tell them how to start a site on it and build it up for
free or very little cost to start getting income from it. Altho I know
thats a more acceptable thing to do, its just not me.
Gandalf Parker
Nostromo
2009 13:07:32 GMT, Anno Domini:
>Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> contributed wisdom to
>news:oblo55tngb2uijoes...@4ax.com:
>
>> All sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me Gandalf! ;)
>
>Yeah its like any sellout. Im trying to convince myself that I didnt
>sellout TOO much.
Like the South Park dudes, if you planned to sellout ALL ALONG, then you're
not really a sellout! ;)
>I eventually had to spank myself for spending 16 hours a day online for no
>money. So now Ive found a way to do what I was doing anyway, and try to
>trickle some pennies from it. Im not finding the forums to spam them. Im
>finding a way to mention things in forums I was already spending way too
>much time in.
Cool. If they want to pay you for scratching your balls in a public forum,
more power to ya! I wish someone would pay me for the same, rather than
putting them on a chopping block each day :-/.
>And I tell myself (and Im pretty sure its true) that Im not finding the
>cash, then selling the item. Im selling the item anyway, and just finding
>the cash after the fact. As long as I dont let the money convince me what
>is or isnt worth pitching to people then I dont feel like a sellout (please
>dont try too hard to convince me otherwise) ;)
I wouldn't dream of it! If you were in it just for the money, you'd be doing
something else & much less enjoyable no doubt. <G>
So you're retired from memory I take it Gan? Can't wait
personally...*wistful sigh*
>One of the things I pitch when consult is that people should find a subject
>they love. Then I tell them how to start a site on it and build it up for
>free or very little cost to start getting income from it. Altho I know
>thats a more acceptable thing to do, its just not me.
I've found my calling then! Porn consultant to the stars - YEAH BABY!!! >;-)
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Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
> So you're retired from memory I take it Gan? Can't wait
> personally...*wistful sigh*
Yep. Military retired at age 39 (a long time ago). And I majorly hacked my
way thru those 20 years.
Now I get monthly retirement check, full medical benefits, cheap shopping
if I want to drive out to a base and do it. I also get worldwide travel for
a few bucks (I think its $15 now to fly space-available) and can get space
available accomodations on the base. There is an air force base with a
major medical center just 7 miles from me so Im pretty well setup with the
essentials. Everything else is gravy.
Gandalf Parker
Nostromo
> Nostromo <nos...@forme.org> contributed wisdom to
> news:h8dr55tjr0mr5m4en...@4ax.com:
>
>> So you're retired from memory I take it Gan? Can't wait
>> personally...*wistful sigh*
>
> Yep. Military retired at age 39 (a long time ago). And I majorly hacked my
> way thru those 20 years.
>
> Now I get monthly retirement check, full medical benefits, cheap shopping
> if I want to drive out to a base and do it. I also get worldwide travel for
> a few bucks (I think its $15 now to fly space-available) and can get space
Man! $15 to go into orbit like Garriot!? That's a great deal, so long as
they supply the chuck bags >;-).
> available accomodations on the base. There is an air force base with a
> major medical center just 7 miles from me so Im pretty well setup with the
> essentials. Everything else is gravy.
Is it too late for me to emigrate to Miramar & start a career at 44? As
my qualifications, I know most of the dialogue to Top Gun verbatim. <G>
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Nostromo
Gandalf Parker
news:h3mi0h$bn4$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>> available accomodations on the base. There is an air force base with
>> a major medical center just 7 miles from me so Im pretty well setup
>> with the essentials. Everything else is gravy.
>
> Is it too late for me to emigrate to Miramar & start a career at 44?
> As my qualifications, I know most of the dialogue to Top Gun verbatim.
> <G>
>
Actualy I could have made recommendations on how to get all that and never
have to go to war, but Bush ruined all those options.
Gandalf Parker