Image Retrieval - February 07, 2008

**Grave**

ManicV wrote:

Yes.
YES.
A THOUSAND TIMES YES!

7 Archivist Proxies? 7 ways to enter this construct? 4 new Archivist Proxies to hunt down?

lol see not all bad

**ManicV**

Phluff wrote:

kou_urake wrote:
Exactly - if I wanted nonstop combat, I'd be on vector.

/agree

The non-hostile servers have PvP constructs. How is this any different?

**CPT_Starschwar** · 02/07/2008 09:16:56

ManicV wrote:

Phluff wrote:
kou_urake wrote:
Exactly - if I wanted nonstop combat, I'd be on vector.

/agree

The non-hostile servers have PvP constructs. How is this any different?

This one actually seems worth going to for non-combat purposes.

**Brommerz77**

Pvp for the win, vector ftw.

**Brommerz77**

ManicV wrote:

Phluff wrote:
kou_urake wrote:
Exactly - if I wanted nonstop combat, I'd be on vector.

/agree

The non-hostile servers have PvP constructs. How is this any different?

what he said.

**Grave**

Brommerz77 wrote:

Pvp for the win, vector ftw.

lol ill 2nd that and add one Brom FTW

**Aquatium.**

Awesome.

While FFA is fun, I rather see not see that, but that still could be interesting!

So a better place to datamine? I wish you add a bit more than just that, or hope you have.

**GoDGiVeR**

Ok, here's my 2 cents:

- This area is a construct, thus auto-PvP is OFF (hopefully, otherwise it would just be a lowlvl gankage area). BUT ... if you flag, you are flagged to EVERYONE, which is imo awesomesouce! (Remember, Construct <> Archieve)
- 10* Mining Yield = Money Farm
- Interior Access denied -> Phase 2: Interior access, hopefully Sewer System! Like the one in ETM and PoN, after the Zion Meeting.
- 7 Proxies (around MegaCity) with random entry points (inside) = Yay
- New areas usually come with new opponents and items: Thus far, none known (population: 0; -> no Collectors either)

**Croesis** · 02/07/2008 09:43:47

kou_urake wrote:

ManicV wrote:
Phluff wrote:
kou_urake wrote:
Exactly - if I wanted nonstop combat, I'd be on vector.

/agree

The non-hostile servers have PvP constructs. How is this any different?

This one actually seems worth going to for non-combat purposes.

Exactly... an area as detailed and lush as this shouldn't be just an area for PvP... It'll turn out like the Archives with the only possible things drawing people in being the FFA and increased Datamining yield...

-Collbard-

A lot of people are complaining about, "oh it's only for datamining and pvp? lame." But keep in mind that the image retrieval says:

"Phase 1
Population: 0
Interior Access: Restricted
Mining Yield: *10"

This leads me to believe that there will be future phases with more things to do in this area. Rather than wait to add all sorts of things into it, he is probably letting us test the area with pvp and datamining, in case there are any bugs that he has missed. I believe in a previous post he mentioned that there were bluepills inside the buildings and he would have to take them apart to remove the bluepills for the next patch (which is why interior access would currently be restricted). Really, would he have made this large and detailed of an area just for datamining and pvp? I think we can expect a lot more from this area (at least I hope so) in future updates. Who makes a Phase 1 without a Phase 2?

**Croesis**

-Collbard- wrote:

A lot of people are complaining about, "oh it's only for datamining and pvp? lame." But keep in mind that the image retrieval says:
"Phase 1
Population: 0
Interior Access: Restricted
Mining Yield: *10"
This leads me to believe that there will be future phases with more things to do in this area. Rather than wait to add all sorts of things into it, he is probably letting us test the area with pvp and datamining, in case there are any bugs that he has missed. I believe in a previous post he mentioned that there were bluepills inside the buildings and he would have to take them apart to remove the bluepills for the next patch (which is why interior access would currently be restricted). Really, would he have made this large and detailed of an area just for datamining and pvp? I think we can expect a lot more from this area (at least I hope so) in future updates. Who makes a Phase 1 without a Phase 2?

You make a good point, we can all hope that you are quite correct.

**ChloeAnn**

-Collbard- wrote:

A lot of people are complaining about, "oh it's only for datamining and pvp? lame." But keep in mind that the image retrieval says:
"Phase 1
Population: 0
Interior Access: Restricted
Mining Yield: *10"
This leads me to believe that there will be future phases with more things to do in this area. Rather than wait to add all sorts of things into it, he is probably letting us test the area with pvp and datamining, in case there are any bugs that he has missed. I believe in a previous post he mentioned that there were bluepills inside the buildings and he would have to take them apart to remove the bluepills for the next patch (which is why interior access would currently be restricted). Really, would he have made this large and detailed of an area just for datamining and pvp? I think we can expect a lot more from this area (at least I hope so) in future updates. Who makes a Phase 1 without a Phase 2?

Sounds good to me. I guess we'll just hafta wait and see?

When does this come out??

**Neoteny**

If you're saying that Friendly Protocols being Engaged indicates FFA being enabled, then Enemy Protocols being Engaged certainly means perma-PvP.

Just something to work with. It's still an awesome area.

**Procurator**

There seems to be some confusion about the Proxies/Archivists. There aren't seven around the Mega City for us to find - that'd require a rebundling of the districts. There is an undefined means to access the construct, but seven Proxies to exit it.

We'll be placed in random places when we enter, but to leave we visit one of the seven Proxies. They're marked on the image.

**LoTekGhost** · 02/07/2008 09:53:57

ChloeAnn wrote:

-Collbard- wrote:
A lot of people are complaining about, "oh it's only for datamining and pvp? lame." But keep in mind that the image retrieval says:
"Phase 1
Population: 0
Interior Access: Restricted
Mining Yield: *10"
This leads me to believe that there will be future phases with more things to do in this area. Rather than wait to add all sorts of things into it, he is probably letting us test the area with pvp and datamining, in case there are any bugs that he has missed. I believe in a previous post he mentioned that there were bluepills inside the buildings and he would have to take them apart to remove the bluepills for the next patch (which is why interior access would currently be restricted). Really, would he have made this large and detailed of an area just for datamining and pvp? I think we can expect a lot more from this area (at least I hope so) in future updates. Who makes a Phase 1 without a Phase 2?
Sounds good to me. I guess we'll just hafta wait and see?

When does this come out??

Since these are from the Archivist Society, one could assume that Rarebit is just showing this as an excerpt from the development of the Datamine construct. Having said that, maybe Phase 2 will show more features in the Datamine we'll see (which could be the result of Datamine: Phase x). Sort of like a teaser, showing only a few features that will be available at a time through showing how (in the Matrix) Datamine was developed over the course of it's timeline (started with FFA pvp, restricted access to interiors in Phase 1, but x, y, and z features were later added in Phase 2, etc.) with the final retrieval showing it in the state we'll see it as. Hope that big of mumbling made sense, couldn't think of how to say what I was trying to convey. =P