Chako,


LMAO ...he was referring to alerts while he is UCM from moderators.


~Duri

Im keeping my mouth closed because c'relic will read this probley tommorow. I agree with everything Drakier has stated.. Im glad they decided to change LT, because a lot more people use it that did not like the alerts/UCM part of it. To me it takes the joy out of the game becuase you dont get to see your character level and dying. To me playing a role playing game is about talking to people and playing with other people not Macros. I support LT all the way for what they did it was a smart move..


PS: Can we please drop the detection threads/UCM/COC arguuments, its getting kinda old noe to be bringing it up.


Drakier

QFT


Besides, since when is using an alert program a violation? Using it to futher break another rule in the agreement is, but not the use of it in and of itself.

Use of unauthorized third-party software or macros with the Software may be prohibited in the sole discretion of Turbine. Specifically, you may not use third-party software which allows your character to gain experience points or items by engaging in combat without being at the keyboard, ready to respond to Turbine staff on demand (this activity is commonly called a “Combat Macro”). Logging off as soon as an admin appears (visible or invisible) or when an admin tries to speak with you will be taken into consideration in determining the use of Combat Macros.


So does Anyone that makes Plug-in's have Writing Permisson ?

 

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Quite bored at work, or rather avoiding work, so I figured I'd chime in on this interesting thread.


I disagree that the lack of religion in today's society is the direct cause of our moral decay. I think the moral decay of society is happening in the cities and expanding outwards and that expansion is the poor parenting skills of parents.


20 years ago if I screwed up, I got a 3" thick wooden paddle to my backside. Today, if a parent did that the liberal (or shall we say "politically correct" nazis would throw a parent in jail for child abuse.


"For instance, do not lie, do not steal, do not murder, do not cheat on your wife, do unto others as you would have be done unto you are all from the bible"

Sorry Duri, but these things come from common sense, not the bible. It's called the Golden Rule too.


Anyways, Im kind of curious as to the orginal topic of this thread. I thought that Turbine had asked Lifetank to remove admin alerts. So why go that extra step and use them anyways? I'd like to know why some of you ucm, just out of curiousity. Is it because you get some nice loot when you come back to the keyboard? Is it because you are selling characters on ebay? Is it because you just don't care how you level, just as long as you get to 275? Im just curious, someone with a pair answer me.

Leveling is tedious, redundant, and boring.


It also gives me a distraction while I do work at home.


I used to UCM all the time, but I've got 2 strikes right now. So now I stay within earshot of the PC, and most of the time I'm sitting at my desk doing work or reading.

Yes, I understand.


If only Turbine would put a "I win!" button in the games UI, you wouldn't have to be burdened with the terrible weight of leveling.

 

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So, may I ask what parts of Asheron's Call you do enjoy?


One of my favorite aspects about the game is that no matter what level I am, there is always a challenge. I would think that skipping all those challenges and going straight to the high levels would lessen the experience of the game.


In all honesty, I don't find leveling tedious, redundant, and boring. So I guess that is where my curiosity towards ucmers begins. There is always something different to do that will help your character level. Jaws, pincers, tusks, kill tasks, trophies, quests, and etc. Getting a jaw, tusk, or whatever every 3 weeks or 4 weeks maybe redundant, but it was 3 weeks ago. Of course, that's just my opinion, and I probably don't view leveling as high as you do. Its a shame, though, that you also don't view the work involved to level as highly as you view leveling.

There is not a quest in the game that yields ~200 mil/hr.


And what parts of AC do I enjoy? Doing quests with my friends and hunting to find improvements to my items. I also enjoy macroing very much. I've been macroing for the past 5 years, gone through several different allegiances and met a lot of great people along the way. We would setup our macros, and monitor them while chatting in IRC. It's not as "press start and leave" as some people might suggest. There are a lot of variables to take into consideration when setting up a combat macro.


Macroing successfully is much more complicated than fighting manually, although fighting manually is much more work. Reason being, you're letting a computer program replace human decision making. (That's no simple task)


I love acquiring xp and I don't care how I acquire it. I will use the tools available to accomplish my goals as efficiently as possible. I'm not striving to L275 to be 275, I'm leveling to 275 so that I can get that last skill credit and rearrange my template. The past 50billion xp I've hunted are meaningless. I haven't been able to improve my combat effectiveness in over a year.