Lords of Empyria Bashing

Fred Arbona - 05:49pm Sep 12, 1998 MST (#76 of 76)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

(buncha useless shit omitted as it was boring as hell)

Guild Halls..they can start this week. Yes..the GEO TOOL is done. Finally. After a couple of final tweaks to my editor, we can start to build your guild halls. I have kept all the old plans, so I can help with that. We will have to make ppointments when to do the halls, but I will coordinate with you during this coming week. The little buildings resently assigned are ONLY elegant entry points into your halls.

Soulie Note: These are the same halls that were to be IN-game by commercial release. May of 98. LMFAO! Elegant entry points? Wrong-o Spinmaster Fred, they are bullshit subterfuge to grease your customers. And "resently" added? - yer damn right we resent it !!

Guild Hall Boards..the newspaper.exe tool is now being done and when it is, your guild boards (messages, stories,etc etc) can then be moved inside your guild halls. The GM and AGM will have cool tool to update their own 'books' or libraries. Also the guild flag commands will be ready. This will follow soon, but the guild halls can be done meantime.

The Guild Boards as you know them now will be eliminated, so anyone wanting to archive their writings, please do so in the coming 10 days.

Soulie Note: Wheeeeeeee!! Fred is ramming the stick he ALREADY has in his arse so far back up there! Say g'bye to quite a few customers you dumbass. Hell - Soulie opinion here...but the boards were about 80% of the reason to STAY in that cricket/roach/dung beetle infested game (and I say game using the term loosely)

Guild players..there will be a Kharduum.hlp that will be up by aprox. Wednesday and will show a LOT of new areas and possibilities for guild areas and new exteriors. Please see this before you make any commitments. There is a lot of new art available soon..and you can see these through download patches soon (about 2 weeks)..so be concious of this new option. ********************

The "Question to Designer" board will close permanently this Sunday. I just do not have the time at the present time to keep up with it.

Soulie Note: Translation - - The question to designer board is kicking my ass so bad I have no more crap to spew. I give up and am closing the board permanently before more of you pack up.

(useless babble omitted)

--And a tremedaous amounts of new things to see..

Soulie Note: (finger spinnin' in air inserted here)

--Laters..

Yea, definitely MORE later!

~ SoulMaster!

Fred Arbona - 11:48am Sep 15, 1998 MST (#139 of 139)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

Great Posts All :0

--Ok first, the reasons for this discussion is to preserve what has worked, what is important to you and to carry these things in the future. As everything else, this is experimental, not a condition of having an account, and three - it is now totally up to you to make it work.

--Ok These are the realities: 85% of online players are great. 5% are iffy <g> and 10% range from having mental problems to being social misfits. The reasons are immaterial, and we need to heap a ton of controls on these characters and at least a mile of separation from these individuals on the boards, game and network. If everyone knew better, we would NOT be having this conversation.

Soulie Note: Sign my ass up for the mental problem'd type!! (and so there aint confusion...this is Master ;p)

--But, you got to be disturb to bash (in a gutter-filled manner) the very hand that tries to do something for you and expect to be treated as normal from there on. You got to be sick to constantly roam the boards (18 hours a day) looking for an argument with anyone and everyone for the 'thrill' of it. This is light-weight stuff; someday I will fill you on the real "serial killer" stuff. <g> The signs are real early, and they only get worse. Realms Network is not in the psychology business, we are in the gaming business; that is all we going to tackle in the future.

Soulie Note: Freddy - tis called DISSATISFACTION. You do not let us speak our displeasure, so we find more "Creative" ways to voice our thoughts. Cryin' fuckin' shame we own a domain, eh? LMFAO!!

--The first order of the day will be a matter of personal responsibility. So, you are responsible for the following, if you want to have a board, and I will keep them open for 30 days and see how this works.

--The following plan addresses the concept of limited bandwidth, the original intent of the board and the entertainment value of them.

Rules for Guild Boards:

Soulie Note: This is where we get REALLY rollin' here...

Step #1: Eliminate any posts or boards now that even gets into a discussion of the game. The boards are for Role playing, Socializing, Coordinating and Friendship. All game questions and Issues should be directed to this board or applicable e-mail areas. Remember that if you LINK to another board, the same rules apply. So if the foreign board doesn't meet the same standards, eliminate the link.

Soulie Note: No evil allowed. It is not nice and friendly-like. And oh yea, NO disagreeing with the staff - for they wear the red armbands - NOT you. You don't like it? Tough shitola! (long as ya pay that fee LOE is happy)

Step #2: ALL Guild Boards are allowed FOUR categories: by way of suggestion: Private (make sure Alvar, Fred Arbona and Sorcessa and Circe are in that list as host); General Discussion; Role Playing and what ever else. But four.

Soulie Note: Yea, make sure they can come in and delete and moderate AT will (as in The Fellowship board Fred shut down because he did not agree with THEIR guild's discussion)

Rule #2: All Guild boards are moderated (excepting private boards). All without exception. In this way, there is no further way unwanted posts appear on your board. It is asummed that those that are hosts, will be the moderators.

Soulie Note: Yea, so when assholes like me come in and post, Fred can blame the moderators!!

OK - RULE #3 originally read as follows:

Rule #3: It is your resposibility to not allow any players that are banned from the network.You can start with these two classic "cases": Souldemon and Soulmaster. If I got to explain why by now, I do not think we will ever see eye to eye in the future anyway. Souldemon should take his own parents to his web site and ask them for their opinion for starters.

Soulie Note: Fred was SCARED shitless about admitting this site existed, so he IMMEDIATELY altered the post to read as below....(and oh yea Fred...SoulDemon's parents? LMFAO - you are completely clueless aren't cha?)

--Tanks out to Sinbad for having speedy fingers - and Da Grinch for pointing the original out ;>

Rule #3: It is your resposibility to not allow any players that are band from the network. You can start with these two classic "cases": Souldemon and Soulmaster. If I got to explain why by now, I do not think we will ever see eye to eye in the future anyway. If I had the power, I would relish trying both for 'crimes against online gaming'. :)

Soulie Note: Gee - what CAN we say? I humbly accept this honor on behalf of ALL people Fred is currently giving it to from the rear.

And I don't mean to go off on a rant here...but WHY is it when I get the LEAST bit creative and drunk, Demmy gets the friggin' credit for it? Bastard!!

Rule #4: We do not want to even HEAR a single thing about the guild boards. Not a single complaint or problem. If you got a 'case' in your hands, be warned, sooner or later they will be gone, it is just how much damage to allow them to do before they leave. If WE need to step in, we get into the maintenance business and must assume things are not working.

Soulie Note: In other words - Fred is "acting" nice and "allowing" the boards to stay from the goodness of his heart. But in reality - he is SCREWING you royally and will eventually either have ALL of you sooo scared you will be moderating the BoP'ers - or you will be deleted.

Rule #5: Hit the Delete button on your board if anything above is not acceptable to you. If you know you cannot meet the above standards, delete the board now and we do not waste further time with this issue.

Soulie Note: ::cough cough:: - ie - if it even SAYS SoulDemon or SoulMaster - Delete it. Fred warned ya!

You are welcomed to comment and if I missed anything, let me know, before I post this in every board.

Soulie Note: LMAO Fred - you can friggin count on a comment or two. ;>

~ SoulMaster !

Fred Arbona - 11:54am Sep 15, 1998 MST (#140 of 169)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

Pulgrey

--You have given me the reasons for some of the types of post that have on occassion permiated these boards and every board. All understandable reasons.

--The situation is - individuals are given certain freedoms, they exercise those freedoms and present their arguments in a style and tone they deem civil and legitimate. Presumably. But suppose in actuality, their manner is really odious, or counter-productive, hurtful or excessively repugnant to the great majority? What then? The individual sees it as perfectly 'normal' behaviour and within his rights. But everyone else, is forced to deal with it, compensate for it, PAY for it or disassociate oneself from where that individual has chosen to express his 'rights'. Common result, they drive everyone away and have the place all to themselves. Sounds familiar? What 'cost' should an individual be allowed to incurr on the rest before they are controlled? Considering they are but one out of a thousand?

--The sure thing and the situation that always 'works': anticipate and do not even allow the situation where behaviour even has a chance to surface in the first place. Meaning do not put yourself (or an entity) in a position to have to trust the goodwill of the individual. Just in case, even if rare, the good will may not be there. (Classic examples= open boards)

--The moral: with freedoms should come the awareness of personal responsibilities. If we do not self-control ourselves, someone else will have to do it for us.

--The question remains among many people here that did not come from AOL: what was allowed there, what was considered normal, acceptable behaviour? How could it produce such a wide spectrum of people ranging from the great majority of good and fun people (and players), and yet accomodate such a definable bevy, albeit small, of malcontents and on an even smaller case fruitcakes? What role did the malcontents play there? Many us us have asked this question a million times; and to many of us we have never encounter this before in our own gaming in other places. Maybe we have, but never noticed, or had to deal with it.

Soulie Note: Just one comment here...and nothing terribly biting. WHAT THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT? Fred just "spun" a post and didn't even realize it. (note how the beginning and end have NOTHING to do with eachother). Gotta love that. Here is a quote from the LoE PLAYER (snicker) that sent this in - "Do you get the impression that Fred talks to himself in a little quiet voice and writes his name in his size 54 lardass underwear?"
Simply put - yes. Yes we do.

~ SoulMaster ! (tanks out to Neranek for this gem)

Fred Arbona - 01:44pm May 27, 1998 MST (#3 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

General :)
--With today's updates, the changes to the game are finished. Thank you for putting up with the 'little tweaks' and 'adjustments'. Best to do it at first with the first wave of players and then let it fly.

Fred Arbona - 12:58am Jun 3, 1998 MST (#8 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

--Now that things are almost running as expected, outside of a few final technical changes that will cut the host a break...
1. The game will received finer tuning over the next week....

Fred Arbona - 04:37pm Jun 12, 1998 MST (#12 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

Game Improvements Today :)
--Next and Last on the table: Tuning Skill Gain (weapons and Spells) for tomorrow's updfate, and just about wraps most things up.

Fred Arbona - 11:41pm Jun 14, 1998 MST (#14 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

The basic changes to the game are done. WE will concentrate on cleanup and improvements from here on. Also on the Panterra and Kharduum!! Arenas. Laters..have fun and yes there was a "Master Plan". <g>

Fred Arbona - 09:43pm Jun 15, 1998 MST (#16 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

First, all major changes to the game are over. We can appreciate that the changes of the last 30 days were abrupt in nature, but there was a plan to it. First, we do believe any changes should be made quickly and at the beginning, and it doesn't make any sense dragging them out over a period of months.

Fred Arbona - 10:19pm Jun 22, 1998 MST (#24 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

Good day..Rome was not finished..but got a few more bricks..:)

****had to throw that one in there****

Fred Arbona - 04:16pm Jul 9, 1998 MST (#39 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

Next and last on the list!: >>>>>>>

This was vacation time... and after hearing so many of us tell him to just quit saying the game was done til it was actually done, Freddy tried not to say it... but he just can't resist.

Fred Arbona - 03:58pm Aug 22, 1998 MST (#62 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

The game is getting the modifications that will bring it to its final form within the next week....

Fred Arbona - 07:21pm Aug 31, 1998 MST (#70 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

The world is perfect :)

****my absolute personal favorite quote from Freddy****

Fred Arbona - 01:04pm Sep 10, 1998 MST (#75 of 79)
†Lord Baden of the World of Zardon†

For the next two days an incredible amount of database changes, server reconfiguring (Kharduum) and you name it will be happenning behind the scenes. We are undergoing the final conversion in the entire system

And of course this brings us to the stage the game is in now...finished, ROFL.. yea, sure it is.

~ ITB Abaddon
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Thanks Abad for bringin' us today's laughter about this 'game' - SoulMaster