Vult Fights Back

Recently, Vult's been working on alot of new protections, including speed and ks protection. He's been fixing the balance of gameplay alot, and overall just working hard.

After the poor showing of a 'class system', the quest system, and the AWFUL new clothing after last versions awesome Hero Plate and RoS, all of these new things could, hopefully, begin the process of fixing EO's worst aspect. Its community.

But I doubt EO's longest lasting bug (the community), will just die off that easily. After all, it's worked hard to make its speeders work all this time, despite Vult's best efforts.

Time to sing the same song that EVERYONE has been singing for months.

We need moderators.

But is there ANYONE who still plays EO that could even begin to handle this job? I dunno, I don't play anymore therefor have no idea who does. Btw, you should quit. There are actusally good games out there.

They even include moderators.

So, why doesn't Vult hire these fabled moderators?

His explanation: There's no one he can trust.

Well DUH there's no one he can trust, he ran trustable people off by not hiring mods and letting the game get out of control.

The truth is that EO, to Vult, isn't a game, it's a programming training ground.

This isn't all that horrible, but he should've warned us, 'Hey, this is my programming training ground, chaos may ensue.'

So is that a good reason?

It's plausible.

But then again, moderators wouldn't kill off ALL the cheaters. EO has become a game that completely and utterly rewards cheating. Vult can do all his protections, maybe find a way to entirely block all wrong doing.

But the damage is done.

Speeders all over the top 100, scammers and ksers litter the game, you can hardly go anywhere without seeing the fruits of their labor. They destroyed the economy, and created ill will across the entire population.

There is only one way to fix what has been done.

And it's not programming.

Actually, there's two.

Vult can hire mods...

Or you could just click the uninstall.

I suggest number 2. =]

Screenshots and Links

Read post below first.


http://www.gamesites200.com/ragnarok/

This is basically a directory of free, private Ragnarok servers.

The downloading process can be VERY slow and very painful. Some servers require as much as 3 GB of downloading, some require about 1 GB. Dial-up does work here, but the downloads are obviously very slow, and you'll need a good computer if you want to keep up.

So now, here's the good stuff. Screenshots! <3

Actually, I'm too lazy for screenshots. :d You can find lots on ANY server's forums.

Ragnarok Online

Been a looooong time. :d

I heard about all the further chaos of EO. And I also see Vult took the wrong path, continuing with his programming fixes instead of hiring good 'ole man power. Oh well. Ishan will be speeding again, and he'll teach everyone else how to shortly.

But EO sucks, I hate it.

Ragnarok Online on the other hand, there's some awesomeness.

Ragnarok honestly isn't THAT great of a game itself... But it is the best MMO ever.

But wait, how does that make sense?

Simple.

War of Emperium.

It's a little event that occurs every so often, different times for different servers.

And my GOD is it awesome.

Imagine this.

You have a castle. No, 20 castles spanning across the world.

These castles have the ability to give a guild treasures. GREAT treasures.

And well, to get these tresures, you have to go into one of these castles, break a little crystal called the Emperium, and viola. All yours.

Well, you do have to pay for the economy of the castle, which easily pays for itself. Like 200k gives you about 1.5mil of treasure.

Oh wait. Knew I forgot something. Forgot to mention those 20-50 or so people between you and that Emperium. Who happen to be fighting tooth and nail to stop you. Oh, and those big ass Guardians they hired to help.

So yea, just... kill the hulking Guardians, run through the big ass shower of 30 Meteors, the blizzard that freezes you, several traps that deal huge damage, snare you in place, and sap your SP, oh, watch out for the big ass knight on a giant chicken. And that Biochemist is flinging acid at you. Equipment breaking acid. And the Stalker's trying to remove all your equipments.

Did I mention the meteors?

Those Meteors hurt.

So so...

You survive 30 defenders.

Sadly, those defenders have friends.

30 of them.

Chaos ensues, you lose the castle.

This continues for an hour.

THAT is what WoE is like.

I'd also like to insert a video of a single raid. One guild versus another. This is on a larger server.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI5TcZSgqNE

The quality is crap, but if you cana manage to see it good, you can tell guilds apart by the small icons above their heads. That's the only form of identification really in WoE. IT's too chaotic to check names, or appearances. Heck, even with emblems, it's still hard as Hell to figure out who's who.

And I'll finish with a few pictures of my own WoE experiences with Amicita, which is basically PGD on RO.

I will include links to how to get free RO later, but since too many idiots exist in EO and might wander upon this, I'm only putting a directory of servers, and not letting them near our precious server. :d They'll have a 1 in 200 chance of getting it right. (Pictures and links in next post)

Mmm

I felt bored enough to actually make a post. I got a few ideas.

First... We've all heard people say 'The problem with EO is...' And then some idea.

Ksing, cheating, lack of moderarion, blah blah blah.

But I think I know the problem behind it all. :D

It's simple. The problem is what Vult and the admins have based a largw portion of this game on. Equality.

Equality, as much as people hate to admit it or say it, is a horrible thing. Maybe give us all an equal low, but people need a drive to do better. There has to be something out there to make them better. In the eternal battle of good versus evil, it's what keeps everything together. Whoever has the most drive will always come out on top.

It's completely impossible for a person to get any real dominance in any way. Yea, you can get lots of levels and everything, but you're never too much stronger than anyone else. All the problems of EO branch from that.

Ksing occurs because we can't do anything to stop them. Speeding occurs because people need an edge. SOMETHING. The lack of moderation is just the fact that half the things we want gone aren't against the rules. They autohunt to get another edge, more exp and less of their own time.

People say EO has the worst community of all, but I think that EO's community is nothing different from anything else. The only problem is that people here are better able to respresent their bad-sides. And it rewards those who are bad by nature. The environment multiplies the negative side of everyone.

But I may be just pointing out the obvious.



Change of direction here.

We always hear about the bad things that're implemented into the game.

Maybe it's time we hear how the game's improved since v15, instead of how we miss how it was in v15.

The game is developing a battling system. The system is gaining ground, and may soon be fun and addictive.

The expanse of items and equipment really adds to the game. Back in v15, there wasn't too much to choose from. Now we have all kinds of robes and armors, all sorts of different weapons.

Arvid and Laine're really getting to be great pixel artists. It's evident fromv25, and the way that all the new art just stepped it up from the earlier things.

An over-looked, but big jump for Vult. The waterfalls, and the animated backgrounds. This wasn't at all possible for him back then.

These are a few of the bright sides to see. The only real PROBLEM with EO is the equality. If this were fixed, whether with a change of perspective or whatever else, EO would truly be on the path to becoming a great game.

Until then, I suggest Warcraft III, Final Fantasy XI, Diablo II, Ragnarok Online, or whatever else you might can find. All are or seem to be great games. Warcraft III is my favorite game of all time, Diablo II is a highly underrated game when played with friends, FFXI is a GREAT game if you can pay the price per month, and RO... I've heard alot.

Try 'em out. RO's free. Warcraft and Diablo can be found for pocket change.

I'd like to apologize.

I'm such a moron for making that post.

Why'd I do it?

No no, I'm just kidding. I've spoken to a couple people and supposedly half the game's pissed at me.

Now could someone tell me why they took my post seriously?

I don't even play anymore. Diablo's more fun, and EO is full of drama queens, idiots, etc.

If you people wanna take me seriously when I'm not even playing the game, but won't take me seriously when I do, something's up.

I also noticed how I never recieve much praise for my blog when I make good posts, but god, I can make half a bad comment on my blog and get griped at all day.

So yea, blog's gone. All it is is another way to cause me more drama, which is what I left EO for. Give eachother drama, not me.

DUDE

I got a better idea.

Just take a break.

If Vult gets on during American primetime, when the game's most crowded, and doesn't see his precious 1,000 people online, maybe he'll wake up.

No I'm serious. Just take a break from EO, use MSN to talk to eachother for a week or so. Sounds like a plan to me. I've already got the initiative too. Pwnt.

Ranting

Why is it that I've thrown so many ideas, radical, extreme, as well as quick and easy, simple solutions out there over and over, the most recent in the post below? Why?

Because I'm trying to fin something that people will get behind. No doubt I'll get about 10-20, maybe even 50 people behind me. But that's just a tiny number, not enough to inspire a change.

That's also why the HGN failed. I got about 50 people behind me, yea. I had alot of influence. But it just won't work with 50 people. Between us all, we just don't have enough will power to change EO. Not as much as Vult anyway.

Woth each new idea, I have new people who support it, but old people who say no. I can't get an idea that everyone will get behind, because you all say it's immoral, or it won't work. There is no happy medium. The more immoral, the more effective for the most part as my ideas have gone. Ex: Tsearch all the way.

And then the ones that won't work won't work because the peope who're saying it won't work won't join and because of that, it won't work. Ex: HGN.

So whatever, blame yourselves. There's only about 10 people who've gone after every good idea I've had. Besides the last, because I agree it was a crappy idea, but I know it would've worked. The HGN was the best, and well, I got too many 'it won't work'ers. Thought maybe with the Tsearch idea the idea might get more support, even if from the wrong side.

Oh well. To the few of you truly willing to help change EO, thanks for the help. For those who don't, eh, I unno. Just stfu and gtfo.

I'ma go play Diablo.

Last Resort

I should check the blogs more often.

I heard quite a story.

Aramax has begun some kind of protest. Probably not very large, but I'm ready to back it with my blog. He left, and I'll take up arms until someone else does.

And the only thing I can do is release Wikky's trump card.

On several occasions, Vult has bascally refused to fix a problem.

And each time, Wikky has done the unexpected.

Made the problem worse. The most recent example is when he posted Tsearch directions on his blog in protest to the extreme speeding, dsing, ghosting, etc in v24.

Well, as much as I hate it, I so no holds barred. Anyone who knows how to work Tsearch, please send the best directions you can to FuzzyLasagna@aol.com. I will post them here.

I encourage everyone to speed, hack, autohunt, and anything else. It turns out, it's not against the rules, according to the way admins are treating it. If you're jailed, banned, or whatever, make new accounts or get an IPchanger.

Wikky has recieved criticism in the past for this tactic. I'm willing to bear the full brunt of criticism. Just please, do your part, shatter every rule you can. Some of my friends may get angry at me about this post, but I really don't want to hear it, so please, keep your comments to the blog, not MSN.

Someone, please find me Tsearch directions and anything you can find to help someone to cheat. And I understand if anyone else doesn't want to cheat.

Anyone who doesn't want to own or operate Tsearch, try autohunting or ksing. Do yourpart, everyone. Even the pacifists have a part in this. Just make your voices heard on the forums. On global, on your blogs. We all signed a contract, and the admins aren't upholding their side. Therefore, we don't have to uphold our side.

Have fun guys. PLEASE someone, send me some Tsearch directions. FuzzyLasagna@aol.com

Zee revolution shell begin! Please, post your criticism, support, random comments, etc below. =]

More Diablo II

The second word of the title is Endless... But then again, the first is Espii. Therefore, Espii comes before Endless, and I wanna post yet again about Diablo II. :D

I've never posted pictures before. I hope this works.

But anyway, I've been spending alot of time leveling my Necromancer. Powerbomb's the only EO person I've talked to on there, but Ephy is coming soon. Meanwhile, me and Power are just going to own everything.

Might want to resize all these.

This is me fighting in the Secret Cow Level. :D Very fun place.


This is the corrupt archangel Izual, after you beat his ass. My skeleton army and sexy IRon Golem are visible. :D


This is Powerbomb's ear. I kicked his ass in a duel. :d I laffed when he challenged me.


And this is just a quick look and my facorite difference in EO and Diablo II. See how there're alot of monsters? That's awesome. Quite a concept. More monsters than people. Only a few hundred games have done it before, and none of them were right. As a side note, I had just leveled. :D Cool!


Anyway, all are welcome to come join the party! And kill Powerbomb. It's fun. I'll collect ears for everyone. :D

Continuing?

I've been asked a couple times if I'm going to continue this blog.

After a bit of thinking, I've found the answer.

EO was... easy to quit. No commitments, nothing to regret from taking a break.

But part of the responsibility of making a blog, I can't just quit when it's convenient to me. People to depend on me here to give them entertainment, news, gossip, or SOMETHING. So I guess I'll continue to do that, for all of the EEN fans. :D

And today's post is about a not so big, but rising problem. And it could even solve many of the dispute in EO.

BALANCING

All games go through it. The Diablo II guide from v1.05 is out of date drastically in the stat area, because so many fixes to balance were needed. FFXI, too, recieves updates to fix balance. Some classes are less useful than others, some monsters not what they were intended to be. It's a good and necessary part of any game, and it's a part I welcome. It can even make or break a game.

So what in EO needs balancing?

Everything.

To start, Levels.

A level 7 hits half the damage of a level 23.

A level 2 hits half the damage of a level 12.

A level 20 is not too much weaker than a level 40.

Is this a problem?

God yes it is.

So how do we fix it, and make the levels more ranged, without making people own everything?

Simple. Every 10 levels, the number of stat points you recieve rises a point. The average level in the game is around 8ish. So these levels around 8 won't be effected, so the people new to the game won't be completely blown away. A high level though, could get the advantage they deserve.

This is only one way it could be done. The addition of skill points, class levels, all kinds of things would help to range the game.

Now, all these players are getting a power boost. So what happens to the monsters? The tops of the game could wipe the floor with the strongest of monsters, with no help. A level 20 could wipe out the Factory.

So monsters would need a boost. They're out of balance anyway, so why not?

First, maps and spawns need to be larger. Quadruple all spawns, double all maps, and half all exp. Ex: 22 Carnivos spawn in the Carnivo Forest. We would instead of 88 spawns in a map twice the size of the current one. Carnivos would give 25 exp.

This makes the game more difficult. It also gives us alot more spawns, and therefore, alot less disputing. Alot of the disputes are because the game's too cramped. It's the same principle as Big Brother. If you take 20 people and put them on a 4 person map, people get mad, frustrated, and they fight.

Next, this is a disputable idea. Slap a 0 on the end of everything. Large numbers allow for more intricacies. Make the Carns have 800 instead of 80 hp. Make people hit for 200 instead of 20. This way, we can make things more intricate. Big numbers do make things more confusing, but allow balancing to be easier. The thing is to have a happy medium, so you can balance and all, but not be too confusing or intimidating.

Also, it's too hard to level at low levels. I agree completely with the insane tnls of a level 20,30, or whatever. Level 0 to 1 is good. 133. Level 1 to 2? 1,000 exp. Are you trying to run everyone off? That's ten times the last tnl. It gets even worse. It should be a simple task to make it to level 4-6 or so. Then it should take work. :D Half all the tnls from 1-5 or so, and phase the changes into the levels 10-15. ex: Make 1-2 about 500 exp. Add the extra 500 tnl to level 10.

And once again, I'll continue the chant.

We need more leveling areas. We need a spot for people level 15 and up.

What about the Factory? Anyone can survive while ksing the Factory. We need monsters with, if possible, ranged attacks. If not possible, let the monsters spawn at complete random and make them faster than players. :D

Well, that's it for today. My next post will be a rant about how you should all join together and fight instead of laying around whining. :D Please check in!

I might add something interesting. Dunno.