The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:27 pm

I thought you guys might get a kick out of this.

It's what I get for trying to be clever. -.-; Lol. It's really quite hilarious considering I started the day with 250k.

by **Tammuz** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:28 pm

man you're only a couple of years late with the revalation that you can lose lots of money by gambling

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:30 pm

At least it's not real money. Then I'd be in tears instead of fits of laughter. :lol:

News Credits: 3 · by **Rebirth Megatron** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:10 pm

My record is broken. I had like -150000.

by **Tifereth** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:24 pm

I lost 3 millions in one night long ago :sad:

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:26 pm

Ack. That's 200k you coulda donated to needy cons!

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:30 pm

I hadn't expected to lose quite that much. I wrote a script to play Battle Beasts while I was away. To my horror upon coming back I had lost that much. :shock:

I will never try to automate that again, that's for sure.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:36 pm

The lazy man's way to lose money.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:54 pm

Tekka wrote:I hadn't expected to lose quite that much. I wrote a script to play Battle Beasts while I was away. To my horror upon coming back I had lost that much.

I will never try to automate that again, that's for sure.

Writing a script or Macro to play any part of this game for you is against the rules. That's why we used to require passwords to admit your bots to missions or arena battles.

Since, AFAIK, the 'rules' for the game aren't clearly stated anywhere you would have seen them, I won't issue a warning, but please do not use scripts to play the game while you are gone.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:55 pm

Oops, sorry about that.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:58 pm

Tekka wrote:Oops, sorry about that.

All's forgiven - back in the day, long before I became a mod, the rules for the game were well understood, if somewhat controversial, and so were never written down.

With the player population having turned over several times though, we should perhaps consider actually posting them somewhere.

by **Tammuz** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:02 pm

what are rules of the game anyway?

News Credits: 7 · by **Dragonslayer** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:03 pm

Caelus wrote:
Tekka wrote:Oops, sorry about that.

All's forgiven - back in the day, long before I became a mod, the rules for the game were well understood, if somewhat controversial, and so were never written down.

With the player population having turned over several times though, we should perhaps consider actually posting them somewhere.

Perhaps updating the Help function would be appropiate.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:17 pm

Now my guilt complex is rearing it's ugly head. I always manage to put my foot in it somehow. Blargh.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:38 pm

Tammuz wrote:what are rules of the game anyway?

That I remember from days of yorn:

1) Thou shalt not break the rules of Seiberton. Specifically:
- Thou shalt not keepeth more than one account.
- Thou shalt maintain decorum appropriate to a PG-13 site. No obscene names, mottos, or bios in the game.
- Thou shalt not issue real-world threats/coersion to other players.

2) Thou shalt not share thine account with another player.

3) Thou shalt not create programs (scripts, macros, hacks, virus's etc.) to play the game for you or to cheat by harming other player's accounts or altering your own.

4) If thou findeth a glitch/loophole/etc. thou shalt report it to an admin.

5) Thou shalt abide by the word of thine Admin, even if you disagree. Specifically:
- If a glitch emerges in the game, and the Admins ask everyone to refrain from exploiting it while they fix it, you are compelled to do as they ask. Especially if exploitation of the glitch causes the game to crash.

That's everything I can think of that was ever official. Obviously there were some code-of-honor rules, but they were unenforced, and the big one (against level-bullying) is no longer pertinent.

Some of the other here-since-the-beginning players might have stuff to add, and if we're going to put together some sort of posted list, there are things we may want to discuss.

Man, the Macro-Saga was a LONG time ago wasn't it? I think I was still living in a college dorm when that was going on.

by **Tammuz** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:40 pm

aye, it happened somtime between my joining and and when i really got into HMW, some time in 2004?

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:52 pm

Probably. Winter/Spring 2004 was my last few months in the Dorm, and I'm almost certain I remember having to type in those damn codes while playing in my dorm-room.

It wouldn't have been so horrible if it hadn't been for that one Japanese name that no-one could read. :lol:

by **Tammuz** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:06 pm

Gocircryu!

by **The Potentate** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:21 pm

Im horrible with the whole gambling thing! I started goofing around with about +550000. Now Im at -350000. I havent touched that cursed gambling in months!

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:53 pm

The Potentate wrote:Im horrible with the whole gambling thing! I started goofing around with about +550000. Now Im at -350000. I havent touched that cursed gambling in months!