Interview #4

[divisortheory]

There's going to be an auto sort/lot/pass plugin for Windower after the patch on Monday.

Starhawk had mentioned this to me on AIM the other day

can you configure it with what specific types of items you want to always pass / always do nothing / always lot?

[XxSlusherxx]

Actually I thought about that too. Use the specific word Meteor, ask them the specific question "How do I prevent Absolute Virtue from using Meteor?" After they finish answering that question, ask them a second question: "How do I prevent Absolute Virtue from using Benediction?"

It looks like there really aren't any more secrets. I don't see any other excuse for their reaction. Even in the translated questions I submitted to bercus I said the main problem was the 2-hour abilities. I specifically cited Benediction, Chainspell and Manafont. Then I further wrote that Manafont and Chainspell will cause Absolute Virtue to cast those crazy spells at 0 delay , destroying everyone. Benediction will let him heal tens of thousands of HP, making hours of work worthless. So they had the main points clearly and specifically written out in their own terms.

Like I noted in the JP chatter text, when they discussed it amongst themselves, it really appeared as if the Regen on Absolute Virtue was the big secret, and they already revealed it. So now we keep demanding more hints but there aren't any and they get confused.

the 79% glitch isn't really a 2hr, he just goes apeshit at will until he regens back to full

what was that press release about AV back in aprilish about the MB on JoL corresponding with the day of the week would stop AV's regen? or am I talking out my ass and they never said anything like that?

that was said, but nobody cares, until we can stop him from instant cast spaming Meteor at 79% he could take dmg like a merit mob and it wouldn't matter

[Taj]

There's going to be an auto sort/lot/pass plugin for Windower after the patch on Monday.

Starhawk had mentioned this to me on AIM the other day

can you configure it with what specific types of items you want to always pass / always do nothing / always lot?

//EXP Profile
//Passes everything except for Kindred & Beastmen Seals

if item is not 1126,1127 then pass

//Dynamis Profile
//This profile is intended for Dynamis shell leaders

if item is 1449,1452,1455 then lot //Lots singles
if item is 1450,1453,1456 then lot //Lots 100 coins

[Remyo]

that was said, but nobody cares, until we can stop him from instant cast spaming Meteor at 79% he could take dmg like a merit mob and it wouldn't matter

so does it stop his regen at all? or

but nobody cares,

so noone uses the "loltrick"?

[Miji]

who's the chick sitting on the floor in that one picture >.>

Portable SARS.

[Khamsin]

There's going to be an auto sort/lot/pass plugin for Windower after the patch on Monday.

Starhawk had mentioned this to me on AIM the other day

can you configure it with what specific types of items you want to always pass / always do nothing / always lot?

//EXP Profile
//Passes everything except for Kindred & Beastmen Seals

if item is not 1126,1127 then pass

//Dynamis Profile
//This profile is intended for Dynamis shell leaders

if item is 1449,1452,1455 then lot //Lots singles
if item is 1450,1453,1456 then lot //Lots 100 coins

Interesting way of setting up the profiles. I'd have thought it would be simpler and less like a pseudo-language. Like just simple lists of what to lot, not lot, pass, not pass, or something.

[BRP]

The reason this interview lacked any real new information is because your manly-as-fuck friend wasn't there to scare them into answering.

[Reality]

nice job dude

i love how you kept busting their chops about AV, when they clearly seemed to want to end the subject, that made me smile

[XxSlusherxx]

that was said, but nobody cares, until we can stop him from instant cast spaming Meteor at 79% he could take dmg like a merit mob and it wouldn't matter

so does it stop his regen at all? or [quote:d1630]but nobody cares,

so noone uses the "loltrick"?[/quote:d1630]

We didn't try it, I don't know if anybody has. The rest of the AVs from that point foreward Solstice let depop, right up until the shell broke, but I could be wrong, I wasen't to active for the shells last couple months, but I Highly doubt it.

The first AV pop was quite possibly one of the worst experiences ever for the shell. it lasted 3 days, we had multiple people jailed, on of my best friends in the shell was perma'd(footprint). and all in all everyone was pretty drained from the whole thing. it had a crazy effect on morale and some people even left.

[HAcoreRD]

So the news jobs are hinted?

Definately Geomancer then.

good interview

[Remyo]

that was said, but nobody cares, until we can stop him from instant cast spaming Meteor at 79% he could take dmg like a merit mob and it wouldn't matter

so does it stop his regen at all? or [quote:8696c]but nobody cares,

so noone uses the "loltrick"?

We didn't try it, I don't know if anybody has. The rest of the AVs from that point foreward Solstice let depop, right up until the shell broke, but I could be wrong, I wasen't to active for the shells last couple months, but I Highly doubt it.

The first AV pop was quite possibly one of the worst experiences ever for the shell. it lasted 3 days, we had multiple people jailed, on of my best friends in the shell was perma'd(footprint). and all in all everyone was pretty drained from the whole thing. it had a crazy effect on morale and some people even left.[/quote:8696c]

so why do people not atleast use the trick to see if it helps?

[Epical]

Good interview, but their answers fucking SUCKED. Fucking bitches are question-dodging MASTERS. "We can't reveal anything to you, ever. Go away."

[Milkymallards]

Good job on the interview Bercus. I don't think you can be blamed for SE's constant refusal to give a fucking straight answer to anything.

[Don Katsu]

Awesome interview. Hopefully they wont take the graphic back and flood all those HNM areas with VT-IT aggroing mobs like they did to Vrtra.

[dendryte]

There's going to be an auto sort/lot/pass plugin for Windower after the patch on Monday.

Starhawk had mentioned this to me on AIM the other day

can you configure it with what specific types of items you want to always pass / always do nothing / always lot?

//EXP Profile
//Passes everything except for Kindred & Beastmen Seals

if item is not 1126,1127 then pass

//Dynamis Profile
//This profile is intended for Dynamis shell leaders

if item is 1449,1452,1455 then lot //Lots singles
if item is 1450,1453,1456 then lot //Lots 100 coins

if item is <item#> then ninjalot

[Shuvo]

Shouldn't Medusa have 4-5 stars for difficulty? <_<

[Nighteagle]

Patience is a [Absolute] Virtue.

[Therin]

Good interview. Btw wasn't medusa + other toau kings supposed to be a super hard fight? Why did it have more stars then Khim which is super easy?

Anyway good stuff. Just nitpicking at the difficulty chart.

Yeah, the actual "difficulty" chart is way off, but whatever - it gets the point across.

By the way, did anyone find out what the meteor/comet in the WotG trailer is? I wonder if that has something to do with the link of getting us to the past, or possibly the job (Space magic! Gogo Time Mage).

[Taj]

Interesting way of setting up the profiles. I'd have thought it would be simpler and less like a pseudo-language. Like just simple lists of what to lot, not lot, pass, not pass, or something.

At the time, I couldn't think of a clear syntax to handle things like priorities and whatnot. (Profiles are parsed in the order you write them, it stops parsing when it comes to a rule that matches the item in question. So if you have if not 2 then lot, and then the line if 3 then pass, the second line will never be executed, because 3 is not 2.) In a later version profiles will be XML with nifty features like names, wildcards, and lot orders--but I'm far too lazy to work on the plugin now. (It's been done for a really long time, it just can't be released until Windower 3.3 because it relies on some new stuff, and 3.3 isn't being released until after the patch.)

[Thevaultdweller]

There's going to be an auto sort/lot/pass plugin for Windower after the patch on Monday.

//EXP Profile
//Passes everything except for Kindred & Beastmen Seals

if item is not 1126,1127 then pass

Inevitably someone's going to go directly from meripo to Fafnir and cry when they pass a ridill.