At 10/22/04 04:54 PM, D0GMA wrote:

Oh Dogma.. the famous "why bother?" reply! That's something we don't need. That's the sentence for lazy people, not us.

Above, I sketched out my concept of new BP ranks. "Why bother," is not laziness, it's logic and motivation.
If a list provides no useful information, there is no point in expending the effort required to create and maintain the list.
If adding more experience levels or BP ranks has no real effect, there is no point in creating the graphics and revamping the coding required to implement them.
If there's no point in implementing a concept, make a new idea. You need to play devil's advocate on yourself more often, I enjoy it when I have to work to find something wrong with a plan.

ok, ok I will find a better idea. It's maybe an uncessary change but I just wanted to contribute. Admins already stated that most changes mentionned in the past won't be accepted so I tried something "new" (is it new?). My idea was very simple and easy to implement, too bad it's almost pointless. I was sure that it could give a minimum of motivation for egsc users. :(

The fear is most likely that it's a slippery slope. Once you establish the precedent that you are willing to make changes to the basis of how part of a system works, the flood gates are open. What about here? Or here? Why here, but not here? ad infinitum

That seems true. I guess that we will need to wait until Lijim changes his mind or find a new possible modification that he likes. Right now, we still give him those suggestions, he just refuses them but one day he might accept some of those. I doubt that the stat system will never be modified. It was modified earlier, why not later?

Let's be patient and keep accumulating the ideas until we see an opening and then he will decide which ones he will consider and which ones will stay in the garbage.

13,337 blams! Yay and stuff!

Congrats to Kat for EGMS and 7VP, and no congrats to Eldarion for being evil.

At 10/22/04 09:18 AM, XkwiziTOnE wrote:

At 10/21/04 08:00 PM, Qwoxyl wrote: And hello to X.

And a Hello to you Q.

You called me Q. I'm glad we had this talk.

At 10/22/04 04:25 PM, Denvish wrote: Shit, I forgot to say it in my last post. Thanks EK & D0GMA for the great reviews on Overrun, and thanks to anyone else who voted high on it. I'm considering starting a new Wi/Ht thread for suggestion/comments on the (future development of the) game - smart idea? or stupid idea? Please respond.

Smart idea, I haven't played it yet, and we can only review your game once, which doesn't help if we find a bug later on.

Oh yeah, and for those who don't visit D0GMA's 51+ thread, have a listen to this - you might find it slightly amusing

Amusing it is, 5!

At 10/22/04 04:54 PM, D0GMA wrote: I went back and played it with my task manager up after I read some of your replies. I'm on a 2.8GHz laptop and had similar numbers. Base was 11%, 54% with the game running. If the only thing someone is doing is the game, you could add some more to it, but slower computers, like my PCs, won't do very well with it even as it is.

Yeah. I don't know how much I could improve on that. Not wanting to get too technical, but the enemies have to move with the backdrop ( which is moving every time an arrow key is pressed), as well as expanding in themselves & replacing themselves when they're killed/hit you. With 9+ enemies on-screen, that takes some major CPU power. I can improve the endmovie & other peripheral bits, but I'm extremely cautious about adding anything else to the gameplay. Which is a shame, because there's so much more that could be added.
I actually started the game before my AWOL period, but gave up on it because the AS problems associated with doing that pseudo-360° rotate with the background, and keeping the fiends with it, were just too much for my AS skills. It's extremely fulfilling to have finished & submitted it though, and the score is a major bonus.
Anyhow, I'll shut up now. The LUL is not really a place for this (which is why I was considering a new thread). The game has been developed in virtual solitude, so once again, thanks for the feedback.

Hey Denvish...

I just listened to "Going down to Newgrounds"

Damn it if I can't hear half of the words...I'm almost saddened because I know it has some great humor in it, yet, the vocals are so low.

If you have another copy of it that I can tweak, I would greatly appreciate it. I'll listen to the tweaked one, and review your NG submission. For fairness, of course.

My last three songs I made had the same problem (although, the problem may just be in my head)...the vocals were mastered too low, and I am gonna have to go back and re-master it to bring the vocals up (as well as the bass which could use some kick too).

Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

At 10/22/04 07:21 PM, RedCircle wrote: Damn it if I can't hear half of the words...I'm almost saddened because I know it has some great humor in it, yet, the vocals are so low.

Yeah. I didn't take as much I should have encoding & checking it. I'm going to submit an alt. mix tomorrow - pain having almost identical entries on the AP, but that's what you get for not having an update option like you have on the FP.
Lyrics are in D0GMA's BP 51+ thread
Must sleep.... good night all

At 10/22/04 03:44 PM, D0GMA wrote: 22 19,500-21,499 44% Elite Guard Brigadier General
23 21,500-23,499 46% Elite Guard Major General
24 23,500-25,499 48% Elite Guard Lieutenant General
25 25,500-29,999 51% Elite Guard General
26 30,000-37,499 54% Elite Guard 5-Star General
27 37,500-49,999 57% Elite Guard Field Marshall
28 50,000 + 60% Elite Guard Supreme Commander

I wouldn't mind this one bit. It doesn't screw over the vp system, it would be relatively easy to implement, and most people would get some fun out of it.

At 10/22/04 04:12 PM, EKRegulus wrote: Instead of being generals, people that would get a higher rank than egsc would be "presidents" or "voting gods", etc. We could easily find somthing that means higher than the army.

Although there most likely won't ever be a rank higher than Supreme Commander I've always toyed around with having a set of "Royal Guard" ranks if some beyond SC were brought into play. (the highest being Royal Guard Czar or something like that)

At 10/22/04 04:25 PM, Denvish wrote: Shit, I forgot to say it in my last post. Thanks EK & D0GMA for the great reviews on Overrun

I just unlocked panic mode, so far the game plays great. Good job on it and your great score as of now.

Oh yeah, and for those who don't visit D0GMA's 51+ thread, have a listen to this - you might find it slightly amusing
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Listened and liked although like RC said, the vocals were tough to make out in a few parts.

At 10/22/04 05:22 PM, Qwoxyl wrote: 13,337 blams! Yay and stuff!

Very 1337 Q.

At 10/22/04 08:12 PM, D0GMA wrote: Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

Very nice congrats for 10k saves and grabbing the lucky 7th spot on the list. After I hit SC my next major b/p goal is 10k saves, so it is safe to say I am envious of your P count.

At 10/20/04 09:08 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote:

At 10/20/04 03:58 PM, leeboy105 wrote:

At 10/20/04 02:33 PM, D0GMA wrote: there was a thread asking what ever happened to Zhu, of Xiao Xiao fame.

I don't quite understand how you could copyright a stick figure.

What a joke. That's like trying to copyright sliced bread.

Well, in late 2003 some aussie applied for, and was granted, Australian patents on both Fire and the Wheel!
Both copyrights were soon revoked amid the publicity. The man who filed for the patents claimed he did so only out of protest over the ignorance of his government, and never actually expected them to pass

At 10/22/04 08:12 PM, D0GMA wrote: Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

good on ya. thats a nice effort.
yesterday i got 60 posts, my post ever in a day... that now equals the max amount of reviews i've ever gotten in a day! haha.
and about 20 minutes ago i reached 6,550 b/p points, lol...

yesterday i wrote:
and yesterday i got 6,500 b/p points!
D0GMA (i think) then wrote:
not bad considering only 160 were submitted!

hahaha, well, ya know what i mean :P

Well congratz to Qwoxyl and DOgma. If I missed anyone congratz to them.

At 10/22/04 10:33 PM, ramagi wrote: Well congratz to Qwoxyl and DOgma. If I missed anyone congratz to them.

like YAH!!
hahaha.
yeh, i did forget to give congrats to those people, well done to the 1337-Qwox man, and D0GMA for finally getting bold on the penta.

At 10/22/04 05:22 PM, Qwoxyl wrote: 13,337 blams! Yay and stuff!

Grats =)

At 10/22/04 05:28 PM, Denvish wrote: Anyhow, I'll shut up now. The LUL is not really a place for this (which is why I was considering a new thread). The game has been developed in virtual solitude, so once again, thanks for the feedback.

The way it's going, I'd say have at it making a thread for it. You might actually be better off making a thread in General. You'll get the usual round of useless drivel anything in General receives, but you'd get constructive comments from a lot of people you otherwise wouldn't. This thread thing may grow into its OWN project lol

At 10/22/04 06:56 PM, FBIpolux wrote: OMFG there's too much maths down there... Stop it 5 minutes O_O.

UP there ... and no :-P~~~

At 10/22/04 08:17 PM, BonusStage wrote:

At 10/22/04 08:12 PM, D0GMA wrote: Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

heh omg lucky d0gma :D

Took hours to get the last 5 lol Bob's flash was preceded by 4 blams and followed by another 10 ... been like that most of the night.

At 10/22/04 08:51 PM, MPA wrote: Very nice congrats for 10k saves and grabbing the lucky 7th spot on the list.

Joe made it easy to pass him ;)

After I hit SC my next major b/p goal is 10k saves, so it is safe to say I am envious of your P count.

Didn't you get the memo? After leeboy makes it, we're locking the gate ....

At 10/22/04 10:25 PM, M-A-R-C-U-S wrote:

At 10/22/04 08:12 PM, D0GMA wrote: Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

good on ya. thats a nice effort.

Thanks much =)

yesterday i got 60 posts, my post ever in a day... that now equals the max amount of reviews i've ever gotten in a day! haha.

Reviews > forum spam

Just make sure you take the time to write something constructive. Too many people are seeing their review count like a post count ... just more spam.

yesterday i wrote:
and yesterday i got 6,500 b/p points!
D0GMA (i think) then wrote:
not bad considering only 160 were submitted!

hahaha, well, ya know what i mean :P

^^ busted

and D0GMA for finally getting bold on the penta.

That only happened because gfox split blams and saves off into their own categories. Providing I don't miss any, at pace my next 10k would be XP on 2 January, 2006. Posts will probably make it next though. Picking up the BP list again has vastly increased my posting habits.

At 10/22/04 10:33 PM, ramagi wrote: Well congratz to Qwoxyl and DOgma. If I missed anyone congratz to them.

Thanks much =) Any chance you make it to that "next stop" tonight?

At 10/22/04 11:17 PM, D0GMA wrote: Thanks much =)

no probs, you'd do the same for me, right? ... RIGHT???

Reviews > forum spam

damn right. reviews own.

Just make sure you take the time to write something constructive. Too many people are seeing their review count like a post count ... just more spam.

are you saying i should take my time to write helpful reviews or posts???
because if you're suggesting my reviews are spam, i must curse at you, call you obsenities, then catch a plane over to USA or wherever you live and beat the hell out of j00!!! XD

^^ busted

lol yeh i sure was.

That only happened because gfox split blams and saves off into their own categories. Providing I don't miss any, at pace my next 10k would be XP on 2 January, 2006. Posts will probably make it next though. Picking up the BP list again has vastly increased my posting habits.

hmm yes i've seen that in the past couple of days...
anyways, congrats on 2 different 10k stats.

At 10/22/04 11:17 PM, D0GMA wrote: Didn't you get the memo? After leeboy makes it, we're locking the gate ....

Heh yes I've previously received one from leeboy and yourself. So once I hit 29,999 I'm just going to run directly into a solid locked door and fall onto the floor writhing in pain?

I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote: I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

congrats on have 26500 more than me =P

At 10/22/04 11:32 PM, terqui wrote:

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote: I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

WOW! haha, thats a hell uv a big number you got yourself there. congrats!

congrats on have 26500 more than me =P

what about some congrats to me for having 5k more than you?? hahah.

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote: Heh yes I've previously received one from leeboy and yourself. So once I hit 29,999 I'm just going to run directly into a solid locked door and fall onto the floor writhing in pain?

I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

congrats on hitting 28k b/p MPA!!! Now you just need 2k more. That should be no problem for you.

Wow its been a while since i posted this late at night............and allowed to stay on as well, how are things going with everyone tonight??

At 10/22/04 12:15 PM, vegeto122 wrote: your just a big show off if you think your so cool.im not trying to pick a fight with you but i think your showing off.and people like that tick me off!!!

Heads up pal. No picture spamming. No all caps posts. No being an absolute imbecile. I'd tell you to read the rules but I don't think you could handle it. Best thing to do is just leave.

I have lots of big numbers in my profile which means I'm better than you.

At 10/23/04 12:10 AM, FIGMENTUM wrote:

Lol what the shit. Didn't realise I was on an old page. Aren't I a goose.

At 10/22/04 08:12 PM, D0GMA wrote: Muahahaha I get to be in BOLD on the Pen10K now

Good going, 10k and you now get noticed more on the Pen10k. Congrats.

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote:

At 10/22/04 11:17 PM, D0GMA wrote: Didn't you get the memo? After leeboy makes it, we're locking the gate ....

Heh yes I've previously received one from leeboy and yourself. So once I hit 29,999 I'm just going to run directly into a solid locked door and fall onto the floor writhing in pain?

That or wait and annoy everyone who wants to see you as a SC. Big congrats on 28k.

At 10/23/04 12:03 AM, XkwiziTOnE wrote: Wow its been a while since i posted this late at night............and allowed to stay on as well, how are things going with everyone tonight??

Fine, just need 18 more sav, ARGH! Can't say X points til Y achievement, so... I hope the portal moves faster.

It's also isn't night where I am, and I have many hours of work to do (but I'm not doing it now since I'm on NG, work can wait).

At 10/22/04 11:23 PM, M-A-R-C-U-S wrote:

Just make sure you take the time to write something constructive. Too many people are seeing their review count like a post count ... just more spam.

are you saying i should take my time to write helpful reviews or posts???
because if you're suggesting my reviews are spam, i must curse at you, call you obsenities, then catch a plane over to USA or wherever you live and beat the hell out of j00!!! XD

I've still got Bob's reply to my review fresh in my head. I was the 10th or 11th review and was the first one to bother to give him any real feedback. Although the preceding reviews weren't abusive, they weren't really helpful either. It hasn't gotten much better.

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote:
I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

Grats. I worked out that it was going to be off a few days ago, when you continued to have a high rate and lee started slacking off again.

damn slacker :-P~~~~

Just hit 4000 exp!
A rather nice number in my opinion!

Mike

At 10/23/04 12:36 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Just hit 4000 exp!
A rather nice number in my opinion!

Mike

Congrades Mister Baron!

hey XkwiziTOnE,

Congrats on your recent b/p rank up. i remember when you are just 3 b/p away from a b/p rank up for quite some time.. but then all of a sudden you started to vote again on under-judgements. nice

At 10/22/04 11:32 PM, terqui wrote: congrats on have 26500 more than me =P

Heh I remember saying things like that many moons ago.

At 10/22/04 11:37 PM, M-A-R-C-U-S wrote: WOW! haha, thats a hell uv a big number you got yourself there. congrats!
At 10/22/04 11:41 PM, YoinK_VineS wrote: congrats on hitting 28k b/p MPA!!! Now you just need 2k more. That should be no problem for you.

Thanks, and yep only 2k more (only?). At least now that I got a few more I can say I only need 1900-something more which sounds ten times better. (it's all mental heh)

At 10/23/04 12:21 AM, Qwoxyl wrote: wait and annoy everyone who wants to see you as a SC.

[hitler] The numbers must always keep going up!@ [/hitler]

Big congrats on 28k.

Thanks

At 10/23/04 12:24 AM, D0GMA wrote: Grats. I worked out that it was going to be off a few days ago, when you continued to have a high rate and lee started slacking off again.
damn slacker :-P~~~~

Damn those uncontrollable variables that wreak havoc upon educated guesses.

At 10/23/04 12:36 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Just hit 4000 exp!
A rather nice number in my opinion!

Indeed it is, grats.

At 10/23/04 12:03 AM, XkwiziTOnE wrote: Wow its been a while since i posted this late at night............and allowed to stay on as well, how are things going with everyone tonight??

Same 'ol same 'ol.

Wasn't it you who went to New York a few months ago? (it popped into my head a little bit ago and has been bugging me for some reason.)

Lastly, my deposit gave me 9.50vp, which is nice.

I'm happy:

Thank you for your deposit, Acid-Rain! You now have 1,000 experience points. You need 220 more to get to level 10.

At 10/23/04 12:24 AM, D0GMA wrote: I've still got Bob's reply to my review fresh in my head. I was the 10th or 11th review and was the first one to bother to give him any real feedback. Although the preceding reviews weren't abusive, they weren't really helpful either. It hasn't gotten much better.

so you're saying that all of my reviews arent helpful at ALL!?!?!??!??
*cries, then slits wrists*
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congrats to Baron for 4k exp, and that last guy... Acid_Rain? yeh, nice work on hitting one thousand exp points.

At 10/23/04 12:24 AM, D0GMA wrote:

At 10/22/04 11:26 PM, MPA wrote:
I just hit 28,000 b/p. It looks like you might be a little off on your prediction D0GMA.

Grats. I worked out that it was going to be off a few days ago, when you continued to have a high rate and lee started slacking off again.

damn slacker :-P~~~~

I'm not slacking off, just busy with school work! Anyway, i've got this week off school, so i'll definitely hit EGSC on Wednesday or Thursday.

At 10/23/04 01:43 AM, MPA wrote:

At 10/23/04 12:03 AM, XkwiziTOnE wrote: Wow its been a while since i posted this late at night............and allowed to stay on as well, how are things going with everyone tonight??

Same 'ol same 'ol.

Wasn't it you who went to New York a few months ago? (it popped into my head a little bit ago and has been bugging me for some reason.)

Didn't spot this post first time round, so i'll answer it now. You're probably referring to me who went to NYC recently, as i went in September. Plus, Xkwizit actually lives in NYC, so he wouldn't actually be visiting would he?

Lastly, my deposit gave me 9.50vp, which is nice.

Congrats, closing in on the big 10.