Vinia wrote:

Rarebit wrote:

Jim78UK wrote:

we now have a timeline that defies any knowledge of quantum physics.

You think that's quantum physics you're experiencing?

Lol! Well thats a question, does Quantum Physics play any role in a virtual environment? Lets also consider that MxO is a game, a fairly old one at that with little in the way of flexibility and there are certain elements that you just have to allow because of it.

Short answer: Only if the Matrix's programmers accounted for it.  Long answer: Yes anyway.

Yes anyway because the programmers themselves are influenced by it, as are the participants.  Even if the simulation includes no programming to describe quantum events, there will necessarily be things like atomic decay and cosmic rays and the vast array of virtual particle fields causing things to get all whack and not necessarily do what they're supposed to.  I recently read somewhere that for every 512 MB of RAM a computer has, it will experience one error per month on average due to a cosmic ray striking the chip.

Villemar_MxO wrote:

Just wanted to point out that Vector is a fantastic server.  I started my main there, and whats good about being red as a lowbie is it makes you more aware of your surroundings, there's a hightened sense of danger which adds a nice element to the enviornment.  I took a break in 2007 when Vector's population took a dive and I stopped seeing anyone on my buddy list.  Quite a few of us migrated to Recursion that year.  It was fun, but late that year/early this year the Vector population came back up so I came back to Vector for good, along with all of my fellow Vector-emigre mates.  I hardly ever see anyone on Reccy anymore, and I only would hop on to do crits, and those are gone now so theres not much of a reason to stay.  I really think the Rec population is quite low.  If I had to choose a nonhostile server I'd choose Syntax since its the most populated server by far.

Maybe I'm just insecure then.

Fatmop wrote:

Short answer: Only if the Matrix's programmers accounted for it.  Long answer: Yes anyway.

Yes anyway because the programmers themselves are influenced by it, as are the participants.  Even if the simulation includes no programming to describe quantum events, there will necessarily be things like atomic decay and cosmic rays and the vast array of virtual particle fields causing things to get all whack and not necessarily do what they're supposed to.  I recently read somewhere that for every 512 MB of RAM a computer has, it will experience one error per month on average due to a cosmic ray striking the chip.

Guys, I think we're getting into that a little deeper than I meant to start with. I meant it with regard to the passage of time and the reaction of the enviroment to events.

Jim78UK wrote:

Villemar_MxO wrote:

Just wanted to point out that Vector is a fantastic server.  I started my main there, and whats good about being red as a lowbie is it makes you more aware of your surroundings, there's a hightened sense of danger which adds a nice element to the enviornment.  I took a break in 2007 when Vector's population took a dive and I stopped seeing anyone on my buddy list.  Quite a few of us migrated to Recursion that year.  It was fun, but late that year/early this year the Vector population came back up so I came back to Vector for good, along with all of my fellow Vector-emigre mates.  I hardly ever see anyone on Reccy anymore, and I only would hop on to do crits, and those are gone now so theres not much of a reason to stay.  I really think the Rec population is quite low.  If I had to choose a nonhostile server I'd choose Syntax since its the most populated server by far.

Maybe I'm just insecure then.

When i bought the game, i just knew hostile was the way to go. While lvln its fun tryin to evade lvl 50's or even finding a mission team to fight against. Now i'v been playing there for 3 years, 2 as 50, and its so dam fun. Yeah our population does fluctuate at times but at the most times theres normally a fair bunch online. Yes there are twits that love trying to wind you up but which server doesn't  

Jim78UK wrote:

Fatmop wrote:

Short answer: Only if the Matrix's programmers accounted for it.  Long answer: Yes anyway.

Yes anyway because the programmers themselves are influenced by it, as are the participants.  Even if the simulation includes no programming to describe quantum events, there will necessarily be things like atomic decay and cosmic rays and the vast array of virtual particle fields causing things to get all whack and not necessarily do what they're supposed to.  I recently read somewhere that for every 512 MB of RAM a computer has, it will experience one error per month on average due to a cosmic ray striking the chip.

Guys, I think we're getting into that a little deeper than I meant to start with. I meant it with regard to the passage of time and the reaction of the enviroment to events.

I answered a question that was asked, not by you, in a forum that people use to discuss things that interest them.

Rarebit wrote:

Jim78UK wrote:

we now have a timeline that defies any knowledge of quantum physics.

You think that's quantum physics you're experiencing?

 

Heh, Rare. I know what Captain Rieder and his SSR troops are up to and it scares me!

Has anyone else noticed a massive loss in population and activity since this patch came out? Last night, for the first time ever for me, at 0000 gmt, there were less than 25 people found when I did a /who. I've noticed there only being a maximum of about 10 people in my friends list online at a time. Considering i'm a stalker and like to know when pretty much everyone on syntax is logged on, thats pretty bad.

Indeed, Wrath of the Lich King has been released

I know it's only been ten days since the new approach was implemented but I'm for one feeling the less exciting part about this game now as there's nothing to keep me interested. I was expecting at least 1 event pr. week on any given server. Have yet to see one. If this keeps up I won't be resubbing by the end of december. It will be the definitive nail in my coffin in this game. As posted before the dynamics are pretty much gone and I am on Vector where rp is also pretty much gone (yesterday I tried to do an event with a bluepill and two guys (50's) came and went "oh, I think I have to go" as I couldn't give out a cq. I cried about what this game has turned into, and went to CoV. Lol.

Synapse777 wrote:

I was expecting at least 1 event pr. week on any given server. Have yet to see one.

I think this can be an affordable solution for rarebit and his team, i know there are a lot of works that keep busy him, but he can't delete the main reason that make this game a longlasting game.

In those 10 days i play the new stuff, i apreciate the cinematics back, the problem is that to enjoy this new stuff it takes about 2-3 days, and then?? what we left to do after that ? awaiting a discussion meeting 1 per org per month? And what should we talk about in this meeting if there is nothing to do than what we can run in the first 2 days after the update???

Please someone do something, after all we do not ask to go back to the everydays event, we just ask a single event per week on one server turning each week  server by server, i don't think we ask something impossible, Am i wrong???

Tesma wrote:

Indeed, Wrath of the Lich King has been released

Also the new James Bond movie. Plus, it could also be people having Real Life stuff coming up due to the holidays approaching, etc. I've been working on a NaNoWriMo novel, so I haven't been jacking in much myself.

Fatmop wrote:

Jim78UK wrote:

Fatmop wrote:

Short answer: Only if the Matrix's programmers accounted for it.  Long answer: Yes anyway.

Yes anyway because the programmers themselves are influenced by it, as are the participants.  Even if the simulation includes no programming to describe quantum events, there will necessarily be things like atomic decay and cosmic rays and the vast array of virtual particle fields causing things to get all whack and not necessarily do what they're supposed to.  I recently read somewhere that for every 512 MB of RAM a computer has, it will experience one error per month on average due to a cosmic ray striking the chip.

Guys, I think we're getting into that a little deeper than I meant to start with. I meant it with regard to the passage of time and the reaction of the enviroment to events.

I answered a question that was asked, not by you, in a forum that people use to discuss things that interest them.

I said "guyS". Plural. Mostly because it was originally Vinia, not you, that went a bit more Einstein than my original statement about quantum physics than I had intended. Yes, Vinia is a girl, so perhaps I shouldn't have said guys. I should perhaps instead have said "one guy and one girl". Alternatively, perhaps I should have gone out and gotten blind drunk.

Rarebit, is there any chance we could have published figures, posted by you in this thread, that show the average daily logons for the three months prior to the change and the one month following it?