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Give us back crackbotting!
It was fun.
Easy way to level when yodacrackpatrol wasnt around.
And it was also fun when yodacrackpatrol was after your crackbotting ass. :P
Imho it could help newbies a lot.
Easy way to level when yodacrackpatrol wasnt around.
And it was also fun when yodacrackpatrol was after your crackbotting ass. :P
Imho it could help newbies a lot.
I would like to see it back in-game my self, if only to hear yoda rant about crack botters.
well, i dont agree.
although it was a fun duck hunt type of shooting alley, it *was* abusing the (then) limits of the bots ai.
now, the bots' pathfinder is actually able to make them maneuvers and get that killing blow at you and some even enter the roid cracks.
i'm fond of some of the memories i have in there. i remember going from level 4 to 6 in just a couple of hours in there.
but it's not like you can't do that with bp anyhow. i think bp is actually faster too.
but for sports, try going back to those cracked roids but use the roid as a shield and straff around it. when a crack gives you clear sight of a bot on the other side, rail it. it's fun and it last a bit. but you have to move all bots on one side by luring them away and then come back and quickly move behind the rock before they circle it.
although it was a fun duck hunt type of shooting alley, it *was* abusing the (then) limits of the bots ai.
now, the bots' pathfinder is actually able to make them maneuvers and get that killing blow at you and some even enter the roid cracks.
i'm fond of some of the memories i have in there. i remember going from level 4 to 6 in just a couple of hours in there.
but it's not like you can't do that with bp anyhow. i think bp is actually faster too.
but for sports, try going back to those cracked roids but use the roid as a shield and straff around it. when a crack gives you clear sight of a bot on the other side, rail it. it's fun and it last a bit. but you have to move all bots on one side by luring them away and then come back and quickly move behind the rock before they circle it.
What if they just gave us crack? It could come as part of the monthly subscription. That would solve the problem of people becoming bored and would hook new players...quick.
Snax_28 - Didn't you know VO is space crack already. You can't leave without having withdrawls from it.:)
On topic tho. I think it would be fine to have crackbotting in just because there are other extremely quick ways to level. BP if your in a group or Hive Skirmish if your flying solo.
On topic tho. I think it would be fine to have crackbotting in just because there are other extremely quick ways to level. BP if your in a group or Hive Skirmish if your flying solo.
To make crackbotting work again would require screwing up the bot pathfinding, wouldn't it?
Nah, just give them an additional ruleset to govern them when they're near cracked roids. I love crackbotting, it was an awesome fireworks show.
Work as a team: have one person taunt a bot and lure it to the crack. Crack is a good lure anyway, of course. Or, if plants* are implemented, buy some Roman Red and stick it on your ship. That'll keep the bots coming for their fix.
* http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/14638
* http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/14638
Bojan must be joking, otherwise, he must be on crack, to suggest that the Devs bring an exploit back.
Plus, I fail to see the need to add another way to make XP, when the XP system is already on its way out (or rather, as soon as the UI and the mission editor are completed so everything can be turned over to missions and mission trees). Like others have mentioned, there are already many ways to go up the XP ladder like a greasy monkey; there's no need for more, specially not one that would require the Devs to move away from the really important stuff.
Plus, I fail to see the need to add another way to make XP, when the XP system is already on its way out (or rather, as soon as the UI and the mission editor are completed so everything can be turned over to missions and mission trees). Like others have mentioned, there are already many ways to go up the XP ladder like a greasy monkey; there's no need for more, specially not one that would require the Devs to move away from the really important stuff.
Crakbotting is not about xp its just... pure fun space crack.
I dont see anyone in our small community exploting cracked roids for xp gain. We all have good levels and there are faster ways to lvl an alt.
As for newbies trying to lvl thru crackbotting... well there was yodapatrol.... we can form a new one again. :P
I dont see anyone in our small community exploting cracked roids for xp gain. We all have good levels and there are faster ways to lvl an alt.
As for newbies trying to lvl thru crackbotting... well there was yodapatrol.... we can form a new one again. :P
There's actually a roid left where, if one picks the right spot, will result in crackbot-like clumping of the bots. The issue seems to be that most cracks aren't narrow enough to confuse the newer bottie pathfinding.... so get out there and find the tiniest crack ye can squeeze your MGC into!