1.2 Exploits Library

[Sonic]

In a certain sense, isn't Spiritualism basically looking at imaginary numbers in math?

[Steeveeo]

In a certain sense, isn't Spiritualism basically looking at imaginary numbers in math?

I thought that was something like "Numerics" or along that line.

I believe he was referencing those that believe in the concept of spirits (hence, spiritualists). The stuff like Reiki (sp?), Astral Projection, and the like.

[Nielk1]

I think that is something with its own scale. Spiritual things are normally based in belief. The chart given deals specifically with the cold hard fact and their interpretations.

[Spawn]

I just read the last three pages and still have no idea how this thread got where its going.

But, with hovering, it isn't that it's hard to do that makes it fun, but the fact that players have an extreme freedom of movement while shooting at you from any angle adds tactical aspects that otherwise aren't present.

Kinda like if everyone in a footrace could only run at the same speed, it would be boring, but the seemingly random ability to become better depending on effort makes it a competition.

A long time ago on a natural selection forum, some people were discussing bunnyhopping, the most balanced opinion seemed to me to be that if it were removed (like in counterstrike) that something else should be added that this player could not do as well as others to encourage competition.



But being able to make a sandwich in the middle of the game without letting anyone actually know you went afk was always a novel experience

[AHadley]

Just find somewhere to hide and stay there, I used to do that a lot in some old shooters. I'm good at hiding

[Spawn]

Hunting is more fun then hiding, especially if you can shoot through walls.

[AHadley]

Now that is cheating. Shooting around corners is OK, but shooting through walls?! 

And I meant hiding while you're doing something else

[Feared_1]

So if you're sitting in your room and a sniper bullet blasts through the wall and into your head, the shooter cheated, right?

[Spawn]

So if you're sitting in your tank and a sniper bullet blasts through the window and into your head, the shooter cheated, right?

Fix'd

[Nielk1]

Its likely a good thing topics about 1.2 exploits get a bit derailed since it helps prevent some ridiculous unfounded flaming.

I got kicked and banned from a 1.3 game for sniping someone after they killed my ship.

[Zero Angel]

Spawn! Damn you! Play more 1.2 will ya?

[Spawn]

ZA: I'm not the one who isn't on msn.
N1: I got kicked from a 1.3 game for (insert reason here).

[Nielk1]

I've been kicked from many and I think router banned from one 1.2 game just because they don't like me. I never make it to playing, they just, don't like me.

[Spawn]

It isn't that they don't like you, it is because they don't want someone to take up a space and make them possibly need to wait longer for a gg.  Yeah, impatience is a bitch sometimes.

[Zero Angel]

I've been kicked from many and I think router banned from one 1.2 game just because they don't like me. I never make it to playing, they just, don't like me.

I don't think many people do any banning at the router level, even for known AV'ers. I know its a bit of a PITA (pain in the neck) to router ban so I only do it for people who AV my game.

The only reason I can imagine a host kicking an unknown player are
- The 'newb' is rude or obnoxious (keeps saying 'start' when the game is 5/8, does the 'i need a ship' voice thing, singlehandedly rushes into a squad of 3 vets or into a fully defended base, losing his ship and expecting his commander to make a new one for him NOW)
- The host asks a player to uncloak and he refuses (its a reasonable request, in order to help balance teams, and prevent smurfing from happening)
- The game fills up to 8/8 and there are 'knockers' waiting outside -- then the 'knocker' (usually a vet) will be given priority over the unknown player, and the unknown will be kicked to make room
- Some hosts are just a-holes or don't like to deal with the problems that newbs cause (see: point 1)

Also keep in mind that a lot of newbs will not have enough skill or smarts to be able to make their place on a team worthwhile. If a strat newbie loses ships too often while not doing things like helping his wingmen out, or not hitting pools. Then he is actually harmful to the team since it costs resources to keep building ships and weapons powerups for him. Lots of new players get a lot of flak when they try to participate in vet strats for this very reason -- so it is very difficult to be accepted by the vet community at first, you just have to be persistent.