RMT in the news

[Calina]

http://www.cactusleaftl.com/ffxipics/sigate.jpg

o it aint even that big what u got a tiny monitor lol

[Tythera]

http://www.cactusleaftl.com/ffxipics/sigate.jpg

o it aint even that big what u got a tiny monitor lol

I run at 1600x1200 and it's still fucking huge.

[Eddie]

Starr's is taller by 5 pixels.

....GI JOE and such.

[Not Kuno]

The hume sig doesn't bother me cause it's not animated. It's kind of at like the threshold of size, if it was ugly then Id say gtfo but it's my model so I like it. >:3

[Jerseyprophet]

I think it's a fair assumption that all of us, specifically ps2 players without the option (I own PC version btw, I chose Ps2 because its more comfortable to play imo) that we'd all be curious what it'd be like to use the cheat programs.

But, one would hope they don't. It's a matter of both ethics, and fear. Fear that the game would become as dull as a gamesharked single player game.

As much as it's true that there is no sense of accomplishment in botting, I'd say there's less appeal to the controller-throwing frustration of seeing a player named jajajaj slide across a huge room and provoke a monster while fighting another (Mee Dee camp), from a distance that no f'n ability would be ready at.....while you're in mid-dia.



Side note; Has anyone else noticed that when the stereotypical GSrs are in a camp (the one in particular I'm remembering is Eastern Shadow), and the mob appears -- you CAN"T claim it, even when you're faster? I know there's a delay when a mob pops to when you can engage it, but I hit it with Dia literally 6 times, a buddy Chi Blasted at least twice, and the log clearly showed that all 8 actions weren't interrupted or anything like that. It stayed yellow, then the GSr voked it. All attempts were far apart, and were not the split second it pop.


The Log was like this:

blah blah
Regional update
Six casts Dia on the Eastern Shadow.(lands)
Six casts Dia on the Eastern Shadow. (lands)
Six casts Dia on the Eastern Shadow. (lands)
Johnyt uses Chi Blast on the Eastern Shadow. (hits)
Six casts blah blah (lands)
Chi Blast (hits)
jajajaja uses Provoke on the ES.
Cannot attack, target claimed.


Nah, it probably isn't proof of a bot or anything, since I dont think bots cock block you from claiming - but I still call shananigans.

[cassiraa]

Umm... I don't think that someone having the modded elemental staves is going to gain an advantage over someone who does not. At least I doubt that the game operates that way...

I bet if you modded every dat to be as minimal as possible you'd cut out a lot of lag that other players would normally have.

I find this kinda funny, seeing as I and most people who dat mod, do so to Improve the game's graphics with files that are bigger and higher polygon count, Which in fact gives a stark advantage to the PS2 users.

According to your logic.

[Kerberoz]

Nice. Ps2 for the fucking win assholes, no way to cheat and a sense of accomplishment when you DO claim finally.

Wish there was a PS2 onry server

You know what? It gave me distinct satisfaction to claim (insert: mee degi, leaping liz, emporer, etc.) over PC players with the ability (that they profoundly deny doing of course) to edit .dat files to show placeholders as king behemoth or something. Is it mr. argus? Nah. But you tell me if it gives you a damn advantage when leaping lizzy pops as King Behemoth, visible from an entire grid square away.

Skill > cheating bitch. Ps2 baby.

Leaping Lizzy uses the exact same .dat as its placeholders... lolconsoleusers.

[Jerseyprophet]

Leaping Lizzy uses the exact same .dat as its placeholders

How'd you know? Im kiddin. Dude, not every pc user edits dats or uses whatever interface mods, etc.

A shit ton do, though.

[Sagacious Sundi]

Speaking of Calina, does anyone remember this thread!?

[Calina]

Speaking of Calina, does anyone remember this thread!?

yep i cant spell or make a sentance for shit lol

failed english 8 times in a row in high school lol

and with 570+ days played on calina 130+ days played on a mule and anouther 500+ days on my original character epoch(was deleted) and hundereds more played on friends characters anyone find that so surprising

[markasstrick]

you were in high school for 8 years?

[Taj]

you were in high school for 8 years?

hi2u semesters/trimesters.

I bet if you modded every dat to be as minimal as possible you'd cut out a lot of lag that other players would normally have.

LOL

[Heian]

Taj your sig reminds me why I hate Dragoons.

[Gere]

Taj your sig reminds me why I hate Dragoons.

Because they preface everything with "from within one egg"?

[Taj]

Please don't make fun of my signature, I poured my heart and soul into writing that poem.

[aurik]

Speaking of Calina, does anyone remember this thread!?

yep i cant spell or make a sentance for shit lol

failed english 8 times in a row in high school lol

and with 570+ days played on calina 130+ days played on a mule and anouther 500+ days on my original character epoch(was deleted) and hundereds more played on friends characters anyone find that so surprising

Maybe you should stop playing ffxi and study moar.

[Onizuka]

Taj your sig reminds me why I hate Dragoons.

Because they preface everything with "from within one egg"?

Every-time i pass one of your posts cant help but watch your avatar over and over..

[Kyreth]

Well, personally, I think that it's nieve to think that 99% of the population has never rmt'd in any sense of the word,

You'd be surprised. The average player, indeed most of them aren't driven to the point of tossing down money for pixels from IGE.

Likewise, not all of them are driven to the levels of hate a lot of BG forumers have for RMT- because the biggest open interference from RMT is against endgame/high-level players. It's where the money (real and otherwise) is.

[Septimus]

http://www.cactusleaftl.com/ffxipics/sigate.jpg

Elmer, have I told you lately that I love you?

[Codernaut]

I bet if you modded every dat to be as minimal as possible you'd cut out a lot of lag that other players would normally have.

I find this kinda funny, seeing as I and most people who dat mod, do so to Improve the game's graphics with files that are bigger and higher polygon count, Which in fact gives a stark advantage to the PS2 users.

Yeah, I mod for higher quality graphics also... higher quality graphics inherently create more for your system to do and may cause more lag as a result.

Conversely, modifying all of your gear to look the same in each slot (so people don't 'blink' and need to reload) and making large complicated models like Fafnir look like a Chigoe should make the game easier to render.

I understand that most of what the game does is CPU side and that along with server issues create much of the lag users with a high-end PC experience. But, not everyone has a high-end PC and PS2 users are stuck with both graphical limitations AND the server/cpu issues everyone else gets.

In other words, unless you're running a very high end computer you should benefit from optimizing the graphic components of the game.

Using /names, and lowering your resolution at camps will help mobs render on screen faster when 200 people are camping something... I'm not sure if this helps your claiming ability though.