SIRKEN

[Handull]

just petition (in the appropriate place, ie forum or in game) and he'll get back to you. Sirken is the man [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Bamzal Sherbet]

cloudflare?

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Noudess [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is the same kind of guy that's going to blow up his school if he doesn't get his way. Right or wrong, grow up. Move on. Doing all these clearly wrong things to innocent bystanders is right? How would you feel if you were one of them?

Its their server to do with what they will. Don't like it - move on. I didn't see any guarantee of enjoyment or service when I setup to play, did you?

I hate a ton of stuff in game. I don't take it out on others, I try to enjoy everything else (and its a great server).

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[Swish]

Logged into my necro 6 hours ago to see that my Jboots were missing from my . Waiting 6 hours for a response but perhaps understandably they're probably busy rezzing people and doing more immediate stuff.

My first reaction wasn't "omg, ddos the server"... worrying that anyone would think that way :/

[Tarathiel]

About 50% of MMORPG players would consider themselves addicted to the game. Some have tried to quit but failed. Others become angry or irritated when they are unable to play. While there is no clear line between healthy and obsessive game-play, it is clear that problematic usage is not uncommon.

I call myself an addict, because I share the same symptoms as someone who's addicted to smoking, or alcohol, or some other substance. I think about EQ while I'm not playing, I get stressed when I have to go 24 hrs without logging on for a fix, and I wasn't able to quit when I tried. If that's not an addiction, I don't know what is. [m, 22]

There are a variety of mechanisms in MMORPGs that may encourage obsessive usage. MMORPGs employ well-known behavioral conditioning principles from psychology that reinforce repetitive actions through an elaborate system of scheduled rewards. In effect, the game rewards players to perform increasingly tedious tasks and seduces the player to “play” industriously. These environments also encourage making friends or joining guilds that then become sources of social obligations.

While it’s easy to point at game mechanics in explaining problematic usage, this approach is flawed because it completely dismisses the fact that MMORPGs appeal only to certain video gamers. To many FPS gamers, MMORPGs are too repetitive and slow to be fun. Fundamentally, any explanation of problematic usage has to take into account the players themselves. And once we do, we begin to see how MMORPGs may be seductive because they relieve many common psychological stresses. For example, players with low self-esteem gain a tangible sense of power in these environments. Players who feel they are undervalued or have no control in the real world can become take on valuable or instrumental roles. It is in fact the ability of MMORPGs to empower users through its mechanisms that drive problematic usage.

At the same time, we should also be more critical about the implications of labeling media forms as "addictive". Why is it that say that gamers can become addicted to online games when we don't question the average American who watches 28 hours of TV a week? Why is it that video gamer deaths get on the 7 o'clock news when people die all the time when they play golf or while watching TV?

See Also:

- The Seduction of Achievement in MMORPGs
- Problematic Usage: some reasons why I think the word "addiction" frames the issue incorrectly and some survey findings that show that problematic usage is just as much about the player as it is about the game.

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[Taffan]

Originally Posted by Handull [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

. Sirken is the man [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Taffan]

Originally Posted by Thulack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Anyone who decides to mess with 1000's of people's entertainment because they didnt get their way is a douche. If the guy is handicapped and capable of playing EQ he is capable of doing alot more things then just playing EQ so his arguement of all i am able to do is play EQ goes out the windows. You can be a dbag even if your in a wheelchair and if all he thinks he can do is play EQ then he has already given up on life and might aswell let the rest of us enjoy ours.

Trunuff! I had to work tonight, so I didn't get round 2, but that sucks [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] sorry for you folks and hope this asshat has had his fun and this is the last of it.

[bubur]

Originally Posted by demoralizer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

and what i meant by bank transaction was i went in the middle of nowhere and dropped all my items, and the server died. noone helped me get my shit back. numerous tickets were ignored. so fuck off think i care about your time? cry more babies.

You ever heard the saying "the pot calling the kettle black?"

Hey I did the same thing, but with about 10k. Had just come back from a year of inactivity, liquidated all my gear, bought a full suit for a new char, tried to drop transfer it and crashed.

But ya know what? I didn't even *think* to petition about it because I know it was my own dumbass fault and there ain't shit in the rules to protect you against this. Instead I promptly sold the naked main for 35k and spent the next 3 weeks in EC turning into 85k.

In the 2 month you spent sending "numerous tickets" why couldn't you be responsible for your own actions (ya, its YOU that fucked up) and be proactive?

You still have your noody char, you can also just smartly farm an easy lucrative camp, get some basic gear, start farming up, and hit the higher level cashcows. Ya it takes time, but you made a mistake. After all doesn't EQ make all of us pay for our mistakes with time?

Actually, you're probably going to have your noody main banned after what you've done. And on second thought, don't come back. Also don't drink and drive, you'll lose your legs.

[Nuncio]

Originally Posted by Rumzuck [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

there is no protection against DDoS. there are ways to stop it over time, by just banning all the zombies, but that takes a while.. besides that (and some other little things im not going to describe here) there is not much to do..

Evan just banning all the IPs doesnt really work. They The server still has to reject each of the requests from the banned IP's.

[Telemakus]

Originally Posted by bubur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You ever heard the saying "the pot calling the kettle black?"

Hey I did the same thing, but with about 10k. Had just come back from a year of inactivity, liquidated all my gear, bought a full suit for a new char, tried to drop transfer it and crashed.

But ya know what? I didn't even *think* to petition about it because I know it was my own dumbass fault and there ain't shit in the rules to protect you against this. Instead I promptly sold the naked main for 35k and spent the next 3 weeks in EC turning into 85k.

In the 2 month you spent sending "numerous tickets" why couldn't you be responsible for your own actions (ya, its YOU that fucked up) and be proactive?

You still have your noody char, you can also just smartly farm an easy lucrative camp, get some basic gear, start farming up, and hit the higher level cashcows. Ya it takes time, but you made a mistake. After all doesn't EQ make all of us pay for our mistakes with time?


edit: it now occurs to me i lost my stuff because of this guy DDoSing. lame :-/

Actually, you're probably going to have your noody main banned after what you've done. And on second thought, don't come back. Also don't drink and drive, you'll lose your legs.

this just happened to me but probably way less. I try to dump transfer my best gear and lost it due to crash. Back to square one basically, I didn't think to petition it either. Should I even have?

Edit: it occurs to me i lost my shit cause of this guy DDoSing. damn, thats lame.