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Hey so who's controlling Optimus Prime now? Because there's about 4 characters waiting for him to post in Iacon, and its been over a week. I don't mean to sound impatient or disrespectful (I fear thy mods), but I'd just like to move the story along.

Double wrote:Hey so who's controlling Optimus Prime now? Because there's about 4 characters waiting for him to post in Iacon, and its been over a week. I don't mean to sound impatient or disrespectful (I fear thy mods), but I'd just like to move the story along.

Stone has him now, so he's no longer a mod NPC. Good news for all, I'd say!

Two questions

1. Should Sub-Zero's profile be in the Profile thread now? And Do I put it there or does a MOD do it? .... I can make a clean one to be posted if it's needed.

2. I have not used Sub-Zero in a fight yet. I know it will be easier to RPG with my cannon but can someone briefly explain the techniques behind RPG fight sequence?
For example:
Do i have to look up my opponents stats and how do I compare them?
How do i know when to take on damage and how much damage should it be?
In a Melee Can you just attack anyone or should you PM them first?
Any other suggestions to help me out?

*Silverblade wrote:Two questions

1. Should Sub-Zero's profile be in the Profile thread now? And Do I put it there or does a MOD do it? .... I can make a clean one to be posted if it's needed.

2. I have not used Sub-Zero in a fight yet. I know it will be easier to RPG with my cannon but can someone briefly explain the techniques behind RPG fight sequence?
For example:
Do i have to look up my opponents stats and how do I compare them?
How do i know when to take on damage and how much damage should it be?
In a Melee Can you just attack anyone or should you PM them first?
Any other suggestions to help me out?

Well, I'll try to handle one question at a time.

1) The Mods post the Profiles in that thread, or grant special access to do so. With the recent restart of the game it is a little backlogged, but that is understandable. The Mods are people too! For now I wouldn't worry about it.

2)You don't have to look up your opponents, but it is always helpful.

Each player determines when and how much their characters are damaged. The Mods will step in if someone is being unfair, such as avoiding every single blow entirely, but hopefully you will never have to see that. We have a good player base, and I think they all understand fair play.

You do not have to PM somebody to attack them, and I would not recommend doing so. Unless they do not respond for a long time, in which case I don't see anything wrong with a friendly poke to see if they're still alive IRL.

As for other advice, the golden rule for combat in this game (or so I'm told) is to always try to word your attacks as attempts, not as hits. It's more courteous to other players. Try to be clear as to who you're attacking as well.

I would also suggest that you try to spice up your attacks as much as possible. There's nothing more boring than post after post of "I try to punch Bob."

I hope that helps!

*Silverblade wrote:1. Should Sub-Zero's profile be in the Profile thread now? And Do I put it there or does a MOD do it? .... I can make a clean one to be posted if it's needed.

Well, on that front, I'm the one to be nudged about. Unfortunately, I'm moving away from home right now, and it is a little difficult to estabilish net access at my new place because I'm working all day.

I already have fanmade profiles gathered, awaiting editing and posting. As soon as I have net over there, I can spend much more time on this in my weekends than I am able right now.

No pressure Just wanted to make sure it wasn't something I needed to get done, take your time.

Thanks guys for answering my questions.
I promise i will make a decant attempt at a good fight post with zero.

I got a question... What if one of the RPers hasn't shown up in a while. And I can't post until he posts. : (

I wanna join up in the action, and actually do something. But like I said, my actions are based on his. >.< So I can't just ignore his existance, nor can i control him.

My character is Snipe Shade in Tagan Heights. : (

Long time since i stepped foot here but I've popped in from time to time. Thinking about comeing back now that i have a labtop and can post during the week more easily. I see all the profiles are gone along with my old PC that i save mine too. anyways will i have to reapply everything etc?

Aeros wrote:Long time since i stepped foot here but I've popped in from time to time. Thinking about comeing back now that i have a labtop and can post during the week more easily. I see all the profiles are gone along with my old PC that i save mine too. anyways will i have to reapply everything etc?

Yes you will need to reapply for whatever characters you want to play.

SnipeShade wrote:I got a question... What if one of the RPers hasn't shown up in a while. And I can't post until he posts. : (

I wanna join up in the action, and actually do something. But like I said, my actions are based on his. >.< So I can't just ignore his existance, nor can i control him.

My character is Snipe Shade in Tagan Heights. : (

You can just continue to post with your character and make like the other has not responded, or whatever. Just take your character out of said interaction and move him to another.


On another note to everyone: I started adding the properly edited fanmade profiles to the list in the Character Profiles forums (last two posts in the fanmade profiles thread). I will keep adding the profiles as the game goes onward (and as I have time for it).

SnipeShade wrote:I got a question... What if one of the RPers hasn't shown up in a while. And I can't post until he posts. : (

I wanna join up in the action, and actually do something. But like I said, my actions are based on his. >.< So I can't just ignore his existance, nor can i control him.

My character is Snipe Shade in Tagan Heights. : (

I'm rather saddened Punch's player seems to have vanished, too. Anyway, just make your next post as if the shuttle has landed. Snipe can exit it and make his way to Roadbuster or whoever to get into the thick of things in Tagan.

If you are experiencing posting problems in the RPG - The Dark Legacy forum, do report it here, thanks.

I keep receiving.

Sorry, but only users granted special access can read topics in this forum.

For the RPG Dark Legacy even though I am logged in.

I just noticed Darth Bombshell's application for Ultra Magnus, and I just wanted to apologise for my lack of posting, and then ignoring him when I finally did post. I missed the post he wrote asking Roadbuster to report in and consequently left him high and dry with nothing to do for a week, so don't punsih him for something that was my fault Mods, sorry for the inconvenience caused

Davekma wrote:I just noticed Darth Bombshell's application for Ultra Magnus, and I just wanted to apologise for my lack of posting, and then ignoring him when I finally did post. I missed the post he wrote asking Roadbuster to report in and consequently left him high and dry with nothing to do for a week, so don't punsih him for something that was my fault Mods, sorry for the inconvenience caused

Dude, don't worry about it. It's not your fault. You missed what I post (for whatever reason; I personally don't care what it was). That's fine. I'm not angry at you. I'm angry at the mods for deciding to take him away from me simply because I couldn't do regular posting when I was waiting for a response from you.

Just wanted to make sure everything was OK, I'd hate to be the cause of someone losing one of their characters. I hope the Mods reconsider and allow you to continue on, there hasn't been that much going on in Tagan, and it's about to start up now, we need all the Autobot RP'ers we can get before the 'Cons come crashing through the door.

Davekma wrote:Just wanted to make sure everything was OK, I'd hate to be the cause of someone losing one of their characters. I hope the Mods reconsider and allow you to continue on, there hasn't been that much going on in Tagan, and it's about to start up now, we need all the Autobot RP'ers we can get before the 'Cons come crashing through the door.

And that's another point that needs to be considered. Tagan has been pretty slow lately, so why is it that they would jump on me for non-posting when little of note (aside from Skyjack's attack, which had been dealt with long before this happened) has occured?

In any case, I should probably let it be known that, once you responded to me (as you did), I was going to be posting a whole lot more on other matters. I just wanted to wrap things up with you before I did so I didn't get bogged down, is all.

The RPG Rules wrote:11. Mod's the Word
If a moderator/administrator has to step in and hand out warnings/bans or other disciplines adhere to their wishes. Do not treat the warning as grounds for a personal vendetta. Warnings are carefully thought out, and flaming, bating or harassing a staff member because of it will only lead to a harsher reprimand.

When the RPG Admin and all three RPG Moderators decide unanimously that you're done with a character, you're done. We have tried to work with you to come up with ideas and stories for Magnus, but you have been unresponsive and uncooperative. Attempting to blame this situation on Davekma or others' lack of posting is outright ridiculous. Even blaming it on your own lack of posting would be inaccurate. You are losing Ultra Magnus because of a lack of effort and a lack of quality in your posting. Your play and behavior determined this outcome. End of story.

We had all assumed that you would deal with this like a rational adult, but since you decided to do otherwise, we are in the process of removing your posting rights in the RPG Forums. It's pretty sad that it has to come to this. You would have been more than welcome to stay on and play Bombshell or other characters, but considering what you've done at this point that seems unlikely.

The J Writer wrote:Attempting to blame this situation on Davekma or others' lack of posting is outright ridiculous. Even blaming it on your own lack of posting would be inaccurate. You are losing Ultra Magnus because of a lack of effort and a lack of quality in your posting. Your play and behavior determined this outcome. End of story.

I am not attempting to blame the situation on Davekma or anyone else. I am simply attempting to tell you the truth as it is. The simple fact of the matter is that, after the confusion that came up when dealing with you (which I freely admit was my fault), I was intending to get back into the swing of things as soon as I wrapped things up with Davekma. Unfortunately, he didn't notice my post for two weeks, and seeing as I know from past experience that it's not right to prod other people into posting when they've not done so for quite a while, I didn't do that, hoping that Davemka would check back through the thread and notice what I posted.

Now, seeing as how he hadn't, I decided to contact the Throttlebot players in the hope that we can get that wrapped up so I can get to dealing with more important things. Unfortunately, you guys decided at that time that, despite that, it was too late.

The J Writer wrote:We had all assumed that you would deal with this like a rational adult, but since you decided to do otherwise, we are in the process of removing your posting rights in the RPG Forums. It's pretty sad that it has to come to this.

Yeah, it's pretty sad that both of us (not just you, but me as well), have decided to make something out of a situation that I myself was attempting to fix.

The J Writer wrote:You would have been more than welcome to stay on and play Bombshell or other characters, but considering what you've done at this point that seems unlikely.

Why not? I think it's been made pretty clear that this whole situation was the result of a miscommunication between people, so why aggravate it by keeping this going?

Now, despite all that's happened, I am perfectly willing to forget all that and give up Magnus without further complaint, and focus my attention on minor characters.

Quake :

On a side note check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRDxqj7 ... ed&search=

I found it on you tube, Transformer fans might like it. It's a decepticon tribute.

PS - Video was not made by me. Just to note.

Don't forget, folks - post your characters' names and locations in the new Roll Call Thread! Thanks!

Hey

I'ts been forever since I've been on and I was wondering how my RPG character Grave is doing?

I should've reported that I would be gone

So I'm assuming that my character is still in stasis lock?

Big_yellow_glasses wrote:Hey

I'ts been forever since I've been on and I was wondering how my RPG character Grave is doing?

I should've reported that I would be gone

So I'm assuming that my character is still in stasis lock?

That's a pretty safe assumption. Recall where ya left him?

Is there any chance of the thread involving the Insecticons and the Dinobots starting up again any time in the near future?

I think I'm ready to try for a second character to help sate my desire to post fairly often.

I was thinking about a Sweeps, but before I apply, and do something unintended, I'm curious about their common weapons (The Heat laser and Disintegrator cannons), and where they're stored, and how they're used (I.E. hand held, or mounted somewhere. Avaliable in only one mode or the other) though mostly the Disintegrators as Scourge carries the laser in hand, and the effects of said weapons, roughly, if at all possible.
If there's any other technical/mechanical things that you feel I should know that aren't specefied in the bio reguarding the usual sweeps, then please let me know.

For the past few days I kept trying to think of an autobot that's approvable, or a decepticon, but I can't get past the basic concept.

P.S. Never mind about the weapons. I did some research unawares that the information was so readily avaliable. ^^