what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.
DaJustifier wrote:
I can honestly say that I never once took advantage of being in the program, nor did any of my friends or factionmates benefit from me being in the program.
I remember somebody in LESIG 2.0 got booted on the second day of us being invited to the program. That was a bit of a shock to everyone. I think the old LESIG vets were a bit hesitant after to accept us, but I think we shook the stigma after a month or so, by and large.
Strykre wrote:
One of my only regrets in game has been that I was not part of this.
I would say the same, but I never had enough time to split time between two people affectivley. So they would have had to offer it to me as Hanzyl early on Method/Recursion or with Gretyl on Vector and well that wouldn't be much of a secret. haha
I still enjoyed the RP though.
Tranta wrote:
DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I remember somebody in LESIG 2.0 got booted on the second day of us being invited to the program. That was a bit of a shock to everyone. I think the old LESIG vets were a bit hesitant after to accept us, but I think we shook the stigma after a month or so, by and large.
Well, at the time of LESIG 2.0, the LESIG vets had been a solid group for quite some time. The problems were weeded out of LESIG 1.0 fairly early and we had gotten very used to trusting each other by the time 2.0 rolled around. When new members were brought in and continued to be brought in, we had to go through the process of trusting someone over and over again.
10011 wrote:
Tranta wrote:DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I remember somebody in LESIG 2.0 got booted on the second day of us being invited to the program. That was a bit of a shock to everyone. I think the old LESIG vets were a bit hesitant after to accept us, but I think we shook the stigma after a month or so, by and large.Well, at the time of LESIG 2.0, the LESIG vets had been a solid group for quite some time. The problems were weeded out of LESIG 1.0 fairly early and we had gotten very used to trusting each other by the time 2.0 rolled around. When new members were brought in and continued to be brought in, we had to go through the process of trusting someone over and over again.
Remember the big fight we all had when 2.0s found out that the 1.0 forums were still active and 2.0s didn't have access to them? Hah, that was a fun week...
Rylet wrote:
10011 wrote:Tranta wrote:DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I remember somebody in LESIG 2.0 got booted on the second day of us being invited to the program. That was a bit of a shock to everyone. I think the old LESIG vets were a bit hesitant after to accept us, but I think we shook the stigma after a month or so, by and large.Well, at the time of LESIG 2.0, the LESIG vets had been a solid group for quite some time. The problems were weeded out of LESIG 1.0 fairly early and we had gotten very used to trusting each other by the time 2.0 rolled around. When new members were brought in and continued to be brought in, we had to go through the process of trusting someone over and over again.Remember the big fight we all had when 2.0s found out that the 1.0 forums were still active and 2.0s didn't have access to them? Hah, that was a fun week...
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ELITISTS!
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Pentothal leaked information to me all the time.
Fen wrote:
What happens in your bed, stays in your bed.
Pentothal wrote:
Fen wrote:Pentothal leaked information to me all the time.What happens in your bed, stays in your bed.
Pentothal could learn to use lube, at least.
DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I can honestly say that I never once took advantage of being in the program, nor did any of my friends or factionmates benefit from me being in the program.
Only once have I abused the information that I got from the few months I was in lesig.
There was this Syntax event for EPN (or Zion), the Morpheus sim was going to show up at 3 places and EPN was going to be directed to those places, so they'd be just in time to see Morpheus-sim.I told a friend of mine the 3 places and the times when Morpheus would show up, so he'd be there (alone) way before EPN would arrive.
I don't think it caused much harm but I did took a bit of advantage being in lesig
>_>
Syna wrote:
Rylet wrote:DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I can honestly say that I never once took advantage of being in the program, nor did any of my friends or factionmates benefit from me being in the program. Only once have I abused the information that I got from the few months I was in lesig.There was this Syntax event for EPN (or Zion), the Morpheus sim was going to show up at 3 places and EPN was going to be directed to those places, so they'd be just in time to see Morpheus-sim.I told a friend of mine the 3 places and the times when Morpheus would show up, so he'd be there (alone) way before EPN would arrive.I don't think it caused much harm but I did took a bit of advantage being in lesig
Well aren't you a cool guy.
spoilers, that was sarcasm^
Syna wrote:Rylet wrote:DaJustifier wrote:what I felt the problem was with Lesig 2.0 is that they werent screened properly. Some, not all, took advantage of it and their friends benefited as well instead of being equal with all. In ways ruing the game for some people. I am not saying they didnt do a good job but there were areas that needed drastic improvements.I can honestly say that I never once took advantage of being in the program, nor did any of my friends or factionmates benefit from me being in the program. Only once have I abused the information that I got from the few months I was in lesig.There was this Syntax event for EPN (or Zion), the Morpheus sim was going to show up at 3 places and EPN was going to be directed to those places, so they'd be just in time to see Morpheus-sim.I told a friend of mine the 3 places and the times when Morpheus would show up, so he'd be there (alone) way before EPN would arrive.I don't think it caused much harm but I did took a bit of advantage being in lesig Well aren't you a cool guy.spoilers, that was sarcasm^
So I am not a cool guy?
LESIG hurting my feelings
ShadowMan1od contacted me on AIM and asked me to post this:
ShadowMan1od wrote:
Hey MxO! I can't believe this game is almost shutting down. It was a huge part of my life ever since I signed up at launch until I left at the end of 06. It was a blast while it lasted. Though I stopped playing my main RSI and never made it past level 25, I lived and breathed LESIG and threw everything I had into the characters.Just to clear things up, I did get kicked out of LESIG. Once the plot started getting ridiculous with flying Seraph, I told one of my ex-MxO-playing friends about where things were going, and I'm guessing word passed on to Cap0ne, one of our good mutual friends (he's doing well!). I got the can shortly afterwards, and it coincided perfectly with the end of my subscription. The time I had with LESIG, though, was absolutely phenomenal. Having to constantly improvise and think philosophically deeply stretched me in ways I never expected, and it also helped me work on my writing/acting abilities. A lot of my stuff was pretty overwrought, but hopefully it was some good theater.As far as characters I officially played for LESIG, in alphabetical order:CorpLeon: One of The General's guys on Recursion. He never said anything and he died hard from a code pulse.DanKasper: This was a bluepill character I made for an event where glitches were spotted down at the Uriah wharf. I missed it. Fivetool: This guy was a member of Scanline that popped up for a single meeting on Vector. Everything he said/did was baseballl themed, and the character only lasted for about a week before I got the boot from LESIG. If anyone remembers him and his meeting at the Zion construct, kudos!Gyrho: Gyrho was a one-time character who popped up for an event with Ghost on Vector (http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=35000003975). He was some kind of outlaw, and he never did much besides shake his fist a lot and yell at people.JackNeilsen: He was the first person to get infected in the Shane Black event on Recursion. I forgot to take off my hat at one point as Smith, which got some laughs.Khursun: Hooboy. Khursun was one of my absolute favorite characters to play, ever. I always wanted to play an antihero, and being a Cypherite absolutely fit the bill. I originally started this character for an event for The Rakshas, which kind of gave away my LESIG identity, but I felt good repurposing him. Even if he wasn't officially a liasion. The Cyph factions on Recursion - as well as the secret Cypherites like Ebola, Iovai, and Austrian - were some of the best company I could ever ask for. In-between coming up with a backstory, philosophizing, and spreading story rumors, I formed a really solid bond with these guys and even befriended them outside the game on occasion.Khursun had a couple good f-ckups, including one time I think I accidentally told someone Cryptos was getting revealed (whoops!), but the HvCFT Unknown and the crazy guys who followed us around were an absolute blast to hang with. I had so much fun tormenting MadHattah (I don't think I ever told him we were purposely pissing him off), and the late nights at Camon made the whole LESIG thing worth it. I would pass on hanging out with actual friends to get online, and I felt genuinely antagonistic with other players from opposing factions (even if I agreed with them). And of course, I eventually sent Khursun up in flames. Thanks a ton of the memories with this one, guys.Soniya: Soniya was my other favorite character to play on MxO. She also originally started as an event character named TheConcertmistress that I wanted to run, but realizing no one wanted to solve more TheJoker-esque puzzles, I gave her up to Scanline. It was weird/exciting/adventerous enough to play a convincing female character, but having to play a schizophrenic nymphomaniac was an entirely different beast. I had to completely stretch my improv/acting chops to get Soniya's character down, but it was absolutely worth it. The constant puzzled and flirtatious /tells I would get totally validated the experiment, and I talked just enough to be a constant presence but not so much to risk overexposure. I got to have teatime talks, blow kisses, and generally explore some kind of what I could only construe as my sick, warped, and unstably murderous female side, and the confused looks and constant speculation more than paid off.I originally wanted to incorporate Soniya into Scanline's backstory, having her as a beauty-destroying fugitive who first stole the hovercraft, but I left before final plans were laid out. Wanting to wrap up her story, I floated around the MxO sphere for a bit after I left, popping in once in a while with pre-recorded messages and the Lost Sojourn blog (http://lostsojourn.wordpress.com/). Lost Sojourn is one of my favorite writing projects ever, and it relies [i]hugely[/i] heavily on symbolism. It basically tells the story of Soniya's apparent violent streak and descent into a pitch black psyche; please give it a read if you haven't seen it before! Cap0ne renewed my account for a month about a year ago, and I came back with a redesigned Soniya, hoping to stage some kind of grand final event for her story. The remaining LESIG (2.0?) people discredited the character and left the story for dead. Oh well. Besides LESIG, who can forget all the other MxO memories, especially from good ol' Iterator? 500 points to anyone who remembers Aelaterdoltem, abacic, and TSMessenger. MxO had so much potential that no other MMO since has managed to bring back, and even though the bulk of it went untappped, I think we did a pretty good job squeezing dry what we could.And that's a wrap. Thanks a TON to all you guys - especially the Recursion Cypherites - for making MxO such a wonderful time. Nothing else in my life has even come close to the bizarrely psychological, philosophical, deeply-involving, emotional, and enlightening experience I had as a LESIG member. I felt like a rediscovered person coming out, and I hope you guys had a blast coming along for the ride.Until I return!/Scan for the truth, dears. Teehee!
