Gchick

Mmh, well I was just curious think about this in general. I am not sure if the discussion died because of the original thread being closed, or if my title isn't calling enough attention, or if really this few people care about this topic.

Regular mail? But that's my point. I can't because I don't have any PMs from the people I want to write. Hence the "new message" function.

Given certain events in the past few days (namely one being called attention to in a thread that has now been closed to the public view) have risen questions and doubts in some people, next to causing discussions between others and me as well as between me and me (yes, I am strange like that). Anyway. Said event(s) make me wonder about the powers of RPCs over the general population of MD. I understand that they are similar to "gods" in game, being given powers to punish and praise as seen fit and according to certain situations.That raises the question, who regulates the RPCs? Who makes sure they act with responsibility and authority in each and every situation? I remember reading that the game creator based lots of his decision to name these people based on their involvement, their time and their apparent desire, passion and dedication towards the game. Yet after they are named, who checks to make sure they stay within bounds, or are there any bounds to begin with? Disclaimer: By mentioning all of this I don't want to put a spotlight on the two (about to be named), I am merely using them as examples of a bigger issue at hand. So I am really sorry if you both feel personally attacked by this and what is to come, that is definitely not my intention. If it makes you uncomfortable, PM me and I will remove your names. For those that didn't have the chance to see the thread, here a short summary of the case I mentioned at the beginning: Robin Hood (on an alt MP3 account) was leading in the Head Contest. Ren - an MP4 at the time, attacked him to gain exp for his creatures and out of curiosity if he, as an RPC, could gain heads. He failed to win and thus attacked again. Robin, after realizing what happened, got upset and - I'm not sure if insulted, but definitely voiced his opinion (in not the most polite manner) to Ren. As they were annoying him in their quantity (at least that is what I understood from his posts) he attacked Robin once more. Sometime after the first or second attack, mostly motivated by Robin's complaining, Ren contacted Shoeps, who in turn encouraged and authorized attacking people with a large amount of heads to make the contest more challenging and interesting. All of this caused Robin to start a thread, which has now been moved to the trash, as well as raised discussion. Basically my points - or questions, if you will - at hand: [1]Were the two attacks following the first authorized one, legitimate? [2]RPCs, having a certain status in-game, should act with authority, responsibility and maturity in all cases (or are supposed to). [3]RPCs should not abuse their powers for personal gain. [4]There should be some kind of regulation of RPCs and their actions. [5]How much should a player be "punished" by leading with such a high score in the contest? If yes to 1, does that mean it is OK for an RPC to attack players from other MP levels solely based on their personal desires and decisions? Even though technically Ren's first two attacks were within game regulations, as decided by Shoeps, his original intent was not such. Only after complaints were voiced did he think to check if what he did was OK. Also: Was it necessary to force him to log off? Would weakening him and leaving him to defend his heads in that state not have been enough? (It would have helped other people raise their score, instead of just diminishing his). And most importantly: When would Ren have stopped attacking? Was his intention to actually get him to log off, or was he merely taking advantage of the fact that he wanted to gain exp anyway? Their status comes as a reward, but that doesn't mean that after attaining said status you can just do whatever you please. They should have clear outlines of what is acceptable behavior and what is not, even if only to pacify and soothe regular players who don't want to be the prey of unreasonable wrath or sheer greed. So, I ask you: Should RPCs have regulations? Or should they be allowed to do whatever they want, having earned their positions as "gods"? Are they more authority figures that help regulate, develop the story and keep strays in check, or are they simply given powers and told to do what they please?

You asked for it... But I would still like to see that implemented.

It's not fun when you are stuck in Story mode, as I am. I can only bother you here now. Not nearly as much fun. Especially since you pretend to be doing homework.

Being stuck in story mode I wanted to maybe sent some PMs to people in game I knew would be on, but don't frequent the forums that much. But I noticed there is no option to create a new PM directly from the menu. How about adding such a feature? Similar to an email account, you could make an option labeled "new message" which would open a blank window for you to fill in the recipient, subject and the actual message. Maybe also a button that lets you add people directly from your buddy list.

I know I picked a lot of three and above, but I also have lots of 0 and 1, and often times I was wishing for a more detailed negative response, because sometimes it just DEPENDS. But that doesn't mean I am in doubt (as 2 implies), rather that I would have liked something like "no, but.."

It's a fun game and the basics are pretty simple and easy to understand. It has great artwork and there is actually a story as well as some major recurring creatures.

So.. How do I get the results to you? Nvm, should have used the excel sheet instead of the text one. White: 17 Blue 227 Black -253 Red: -42 or -43 (difficult to see) Green: 52 One thing about your test: I noticed you have 3 different ways of agreeing, yet only two of disagreeing. I would balance that. Most tests use a scale of 5 as you did, but no 0. As such : 1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 no opinion /unsure, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree

I have been trying out the new votelinks (and realizing that apparently I don't qualify for 99.6%). Apparently "MySurvey: Ages 16-24" and "MySurvey: Ages 50+" are "corrupted links" and don't work. They give me another link to click on, which is something else. A main page or the like.

Obviously I am doing that. My point is that these links are not going to be used by anyone in the end, cause it doesn't make sense to pay a lot more to get a lot less.

I don't know so much about the free thing, seeing as for example for one today they asked for a credit card and wanted me to sign up for an offer (the cheapest was 11.95 or something) but the credits given only amounted to roughly 6 dollar rounded up. There it seemedmore logical just to buy credits.

Sorry, this has no relevance to your post whatsoever, but I love your avatar.

Yes, that is true now that I think back. I remember receiving max AP several times and saw them added to my point, but they always reset. I guess I forgot about it because I always just read the story, picked the time (24) and left. However, I am stuck at 100/100. If the AP are never supposed to rise above 100, the text needs to be changed. I definitely assumed it was added to my max total, as I am sure did plenty of others.

I don't think it's just that you rushed, I was in the same position. All of a sudden I noticed my creatures did not benefit from my wins, and such couldn't level. There was no reason to stay in MP3, as much as I wanted to.

Weird, so it said you won, yet when it came to awarding you honor it treated you as the loser.

Awesome. xD

The fact that the attacker needs to lose a certain percentage of his or her health for it to be counted as a win, makes it SO much harder. In the past week I have gotten exactly TWO wins. Although I have fought over 40 (tried to do 10 a day) and won at least 95% of those fights. That way it's just impossible. We can't be expected to look for people that give positive honour and at the same time are strong enough to take the right amount of health from us during a fight so it counts as a win, yet not too much so we can still continue and all that WHILE trying to find someone from your MP level PERIOD. (I swear, yesterday I spent 2 hours just looking for MP4's, and found maybe 5. Most of which quickly escaped to santuaries after losing.)

How do I do that? I don't even know what the old skin is.

Someone help this poor person? I have no idea what the problem could be.

You can get a win, and the page says it in gray script. So far has never counted towards wins in my ratio. And it can appear as "Victorious" in green, and counts towards the ratio.

Exactly. That's why I would like a feature like that. Yesterday I spent all my AP just in finding the same MP level.

Peru

Would that gain and win happen no matter if you attacked or have been attacked? If it only affects the attacker, it sounds pretty good. I am still put off by the fact that only "green" wins count on the counter.

I like the idea that you can kind of see how many people are at each ocation, but what about adding the effect of colours per mind power? For example MP3 is blue, MP4 green, MP5 red etc. It would especially help when you are trying to fight and just can't find anyone of your own level. Which seems to happen to me a lot lately.