Rise in STC abuse SILLY rumour

oh btw... since the core subject of relogins is a rumour and so called silly... with due respect to the GMAs... sometime in life some of us do things that others will consider it silly and unthinkable... the point related here in SFGC, IF it`s not related to any bot usage and there will be no harm done to the server/s why it`s consider unacceptable to relogins many times in a day whether it`s an interval or randomly?

some of us might think it`s giving better chances, probably they`re right, probably they`re wrong... but does that harm the servers in anyway OR it`s just raise the suspicious level of any GMAs and make them work extra time to figure it out whether it`s a bot or not?

it`s the same... hey... i believe in this God and such religion... it gives me this and that... then came another person who does believe everything it`s purely scientifically explainable only... why should one dictates another on upon whatever they believe when both of it`s won`t harm anything when co-exist together?

so back to the root of it... why can`t Stephen just implement a decent and credible anti-bot function in SFGC b4 he`s going to do any update in the future... seriously, i have great respect for the GMAs manning the law in SFGC... isn`t it better IF they can have less burden when it comes to catch botters? at least they won`t use a "net" to catch... coz with a "net", even the innocent players will be victimized...

seriously, some of us are being trying to stay and support the SFGC which is getting downhill day by day lately... but when we find ways to fill up our imagination and improvised so we can have the reason to log in at all to SFGC, it`s becoming too much hassle even when we follow the rules...

Stephen neglects SFGC for a very long time already... we don`t need anyone to kill it faster... some of us still believe in this game... please don`t make it harder for us to stay on... :(

oh b4 anyone misunderstood it, let me rephrase this part...

- IF you can do your work on a laptop or reading while clicking blindy (hoping to hit the moving digging button) WITH ANOTHER PC, you`re suspiciouly using a bot...

so to summarize what i`ve said... IF i have the choice, i still prefer to use the relogins on certain time when i can`t be around the pc constantly... coz in 2 to 3 mins, anything can happen... and i can`t reach the pc in time to click the turns OR even answer the most important PM frm the GMAs... the auto log-off too is too long incase the most important PMs will go in... you can just receive important call/s during those 2 -10 mins and you can`t answer any PM... stomachache? ditto... the longer it will take to reach the pc if you`re in the loo... and the rest of explanation can be given here but when you don`t answer the PM/s in time... none of the GMAs can see what`s happening frm the other side of the world...

infact, if you`re playing the other servers, you can put the exact time with your alarm clock at what time you want to log in and maximize the turns usage... especially with Ultra server... 100 turns x 2 mins equal to 200 mins OR 3 hours and 20 mins... so IF anyone feels like setting the countdown timer at 3 hours interval, is he or she using a bot? so i guess it`s the same arguement here with RT... you CAN`T blame solely on bot usage when someone relogin at proper interval time... human sometime can be much better than a bot if you just give them the right tools especially with time...

so i`ve stated my point of view but since it`s stated it`s not longer acceptable... who am i to argue again eh?

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in 1 more day, i`m going to hit 1000 days empire... and since this thread is going down, probably not many is going to read it... so i just give my personal own view about this... i think this forum is still free to air anyone`s view right? :P

first of all, SFGC (especially RT) is seriously lacking an anti-bot program that`s credible enough to protect the innocent players... why innocent players?

- IF you stay extra long enough, you`re suspiciously using a bot...
- IF you`re relogins many time, you`re suspiciuosly using a bot too...
- IF you can do your work on a laptop or reading while clicking blindy (hoping to hit the moving digging button), you`re suspiciouly using a bot...
- IF you`re leaving the chat page refresh every 15 or 30 seconds while going to the loo, cooking, eating, bathing, etc. and didn`t answer the PM/s in the next 5 mins, you`re suspiciously using a bot
- any anomaly that`s not related to bots usage too, you`re suspiciously using a bot...
- (you can add the rest here)

and due to this, it seems the GMAs are having an obession to catch botters extra time... hey we can`t blame them, it`s probably Stephen`s fault not to install a credible anti-bot system/s...

i don`t feel like to make it much longer but to make it simpler what i`m trying to say...

for non-paid acc previously it was 20 max turns... 20 turns x 8 seconds equal to 2 mins and 40 seconds... you just need a good stopwatch or some handphones with countdown timer function and set it to 2 mins interval... why 2 mins and not 3 mins? coz you will waste 2 turns... the extra 16 seconds...

and nowadays, since the max turns is 30 for non-paid and 45 for paid... you all can do the calculation what`s the best interval...

frm my point of view, at least relogins will show it`s more to human action than a bot, it takes just a PM frm the GMAs to verify it... but since i`m not a programmer, they say it can be done with a bot too... who am i to argue eh?

-continue

(I`m referring to the digging rule.)

Where are new rules (like this) being recorded?

lol hiig i heard this rumour nearly a year ago its pretty funny if you hear the whole thing :P

i had dig for 3 years. NOW, i just hear there is a special way of digging style?

haha just to jump in on the band wagon to cheese you off, lol :P

I have to logout and in whenever i get attacked which is quite often lol. For some reason since i have started using firefox my pr doesn`t get updated on my screen, gets really annoying. It will say i am at 10 mil pr but actually i could be at three. Anyways thats my addition to this convo.

humm Maraudian i have internet problems sometimes and have to log and back in to get it working right again. Plus mine will be worse than that since i have a bad record as it is. ( kicks wirless interenet that is malfunctioning)

Well me being around long enough now in this game - i know the answers to the above - & be asked by many members in feds in each server about this subject & its good to see a post where i can refer them to ^^
Thanks for doing your your job Mara :)

Staff complaining again i see ^_^,
Staff Vs players, we outnumber staff ;),

RIOT!!!!!!!!
*chucks apple pie at maraudian* :D

/me smacks gollum for being a silly newb

*yawns at Maraudian and his power trip

maruadian but do you know the arti formula :P if you dont then you cant prove this then :P

ok i often relog constantly between different servers, coz im often out of dp on multiple servers at once, am im not allowed to do this? and if so goodbye lol

i havent stopped you doing this , its perfectly fine and understandable , im not going to suspend someone for something so small & silly -.-

Edited by Maraudian on 2007-01-17

mmm maraudian...can you answer me on this one?

1. I thought it doesn`t allow you to record your vote more then once a day from a pc, i presume you mean sending your voting link to others?

2. The digging, why would a bot relogin every 5 minutes? don`t bots just go click click click clik?

3. What`s wrong with reloging in if 2 isn`t answered

4. No one knows the arti excavation formula apart from stephen, you admins said it to me yourself, in fact it could be that every arti you find when you`re logged in decreases chances of next one by -1% during rare time, so infact since no one can prove that its actually smart to assume these things, just like you can`t say if a 3 land spaz or a 2 land gas is better :P so if it isn`t a glitch whats wrong?