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the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Tammuz » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:46 pm

you know, so we can actually access the oodles of altmodes Mkall worked on, rather than just wistfully think...one day.


i mean there's about 50 rares alts, we get 10 at a time, that s 10 weeks before we actually see some of them. 200 commons, 50 odd a time 8 weeks till we get to see them all.

which seems a bit odd commons nearly as unavailabe as rare.....

so yeah could we like cycle it once a day for a week or something before going back to two weeks?
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Rat Convoy » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:00 pm

Not a bad idea, but maybe that ought to wait until after Mkall can iron out the oddities from the alt mode issues thread (or, you know, maybe take some of the suggestions from my It's a Trap thread... just sayin'.)
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Darth Trader » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:04 pm

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I have to agree Tammuz. At least on the Con side, we don't even have access to some of the most basic core alts like Soundwave or Shockwave.

Is there a way to speed it up a bit?
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Darth Trader » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:59 am

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I take it that this is a no go?
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Tammuz » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:01 am

i fail to see why not, it's just Cron Job, isn't it?
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Mogwai Prime » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:55 am

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I think maybe speed it up for like the first four rotations, just to give players a chance to get the alts they want from the reset. Then slow it back down to the way it was.

I think it's fine the way it is personally. Rare alts should be rare and hard to come by, common should show up more frequently, and well core is core and should always be there.
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Omega Sentinel » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:00 am

Started a poll
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Postby Tammuz » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:04 am

not exactly what I was asking for, but heh, something about beggers
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Archanubis » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:08 am

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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby 8 bit » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:59 am

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I know I'm a little late here (just got back into the game this weekend), but I'm all for speeding up alt mode rotations.

Also, could someone post the link to the list of all the existing alt modes (if it's not too much trouble)? I remember looking at it a long time ago, but I've since forgotten where it's at.

Thanks! :D
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Psychout » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:04 am

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This is the list that's available to you now.

This is the complete list.

These links only work if you are a Bot or Con (as the animals will just eat theirs or something...)
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Chaoslock » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:05 am

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BumbleScream84 wrote:I know I'm a little late here (just got back into the game this weekend), but I'm all for speeding up alt mode rotations.

Also, could someone post the link to the list of all the existing alt modes (if it's not too much trouble)? I remember looking at it a long time ago, but I've since forgotten where it's at.

Thanks! :D


It is currently running at 1 rotation/3 days speed, at least until the whole set is rotated at least once.

The whole list is not available, but here's a list for your faction (if you're not maximal or pred, they see the con list):
http://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar ... tmodes.php
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby 8 bit » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:27 am

Motto: "You only live thrice."
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Psychout wrote:This is the list that's available to you now.

This is the complete list.

These links only work if you are a Bot or Con (as the animals will just eat theirs or something...)


Chaoslock wrote:It is currently running at 1 rotation/3 days speed, at least until the whole set is rotated at least once.

The whole list is not available, but here's a list for your faction (if you're not maximal or pred, they see the con list):
http://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar ... tmodes.php


Awesome! Thank you both for the info!
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Loki God Of Mischief » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:18 am

Psychout wrote:This is the list that's available to you now.

This is the complete list.

These links only work if you are a Bot or Con (as the animals will just eat theirs or something...)


You know as well as I do that when the munchies hit you that almost anything sound delicious.
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Malicron » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:56 am

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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Absolute Zero » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:39 pm

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Whiner-tron wrote:But if you eat your computer screen, how will you look at porn?

Through a telescope aimed at your neighbors window.
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Malicron » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:21 pm

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No, a telescope would be too shaky. You’d never be able to make out any detail.
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Postby Absolute Zero » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:25 pm

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Whiner-tron wrote:No, a telescope would be too shaky. You’d never be able to make out any detail.


You've obviously never used a telescope that wasn't old and rickety to spy on the hottie down the hill.
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Postby Loki God Of Mischief » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:34 pm

You people fail. The actual reason why you can't use a telescope to view porn through a window is you need two hands to hold the telescope. Unless you have a tripod one and then it's all good.
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Postby Malicron » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:39 pm

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Postby Absolute Zero » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:42 pm

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Whiner-tron wrote:Double fail. When a telescope is hand held it's a spyglass.


Would that make him a epic failure?
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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Malicron » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:54 pm

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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Loki God Of Mischief » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:55 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:
Whiner-tron wrote:Double fail. When a telescope is hand held it's a spyglass.


Would that make him a epic failure?


Only if I looked like this guy:

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Re: the alt rotator; could we speed it up?

Postby Absolute Zero » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:15 pm

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Absolute Zero wrote:
Whiner-tron wrote:Double fail. When a telescope is hand held it's a spyglass.


Would that make him a epic failure?


Only if I looked like this guy:

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