A mid term solution for automation
Hello,
Ill start by saying we've all player this game for years but I'm pretty that I've played this game possibly more than anyone I know and I wont get into details. There might be a few ppl that have played Ultima Online more than me or as much as me on OSI servers since the early days. Year after year, everyday, without exception for more hours that I could ever be able to count even against the clock. Thus I think i earned the right to give my personal insight on this topic.
It is undeniable that CC was outdated and its also obvious that the management are listening to the community claims by making the web classic client. And aside from the few things I could say about it that I dont like coz we rarely stop to regards any virtues of things that unites us as human beings (some of them, the web client features are just wrong), although all that I would like say that I agree with my collegues when they say something had to be done about automation if we didnt want to become Runescape. We all know how it ended.
This being said I also agree that pvpers are a sustancial part of this community and its absense was notorious a couple days ago when **** was no longer an option. The daily comunity was reduced at least 50%. Yew was empty. A bunch of lost pvpers were asking in chat if someone wanted to fight. It was clear that the tacit response was united and joint.
If you ask me I would improve all the features that **** had without the automation, and here i would like to make a stop and throw an idea. Theres a point of semi-automation for what I know, im not a pro pvper but i think theres some sort of sync script someone correct me if im wrong? that requires active playing but simplifies gameplay and like this i think it would be a good idea to allow some sort of simplification that made the pvp experience a bit less traumatic. We shouldnt remember when the game started there was a few potions, bandaids, bolas and food, its been a whle i might be missing something but you get my point, the experiece with all the new petals, pies, apples, bombs, surikens, all the new potions, conflag, nova, urali, shatter, mana draught, seed of life, all of the balms, targeting keys and macros, etc etc. makes the experiece much less friendly and therefore less enjoyable. For me, lost track of all this new features coz when i tried at first it was rather painful to try to keep all the green bufs up and the reds down. The point is automation is an unsatisfied need that might open a gap in the wall. A gap without return. Lets pay special and dedicated attention to this issue, I know we things this is being dont but its not, coz we are a small community and the loss, as we saw in the previous days, of a substancial player base might be a non return point for all of us.
For me the web client is a sign of good will and a valued approach from the management but its clearly insuficient coz it leaves needs unsatisfied. We all understand its a beta and that it takes time to debug and maintain the code but please,lets listen and lets not forget about many of us that either only pvp or both pvm and pvp and that the current update leaves aside. I think the semi automatiion idea is a recipe that could potentially convince an inicial fair part of the people that were using 3pp but the mayority of the pvp community wont accept to come back if the pvp experience is not simplified by the implementation a semi automation system. Only that would close the gap and help us keep the strengths united for a better common future.
Safe travels,
Elite / Jack
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At the end of the day, people who don’t want to be satisfied will never be satisfied. They can threaten to quit, but they won’t. Maybe PVP will be more fun with less automation?
I'm assuming most people who used **** have no idea what actual CC was capable of by this point
Let's see, they said 5% dared to use Fel for the event. Id say most of that 5% were tram players brave enough to go. Or Tram players who felt the Bots were a problem in Tram. So they went to check it out and found few there bothering them.
PvP used to be skill based, I hear more players wanting that back. The OP is mad because of apples and other items that dilute PvP? Come on. That is part of the skill. He wants automation to return, That is not skill. They should also change trapped boxes so they do not remove para.
More PvPers want skill based PvP not automation!
A trammy knows that but the Elete player who puts in more hours that others do comes to tell us what the game should be. I can guarantee he has not played more hours than a 73 yr old Fisher, T Hunter, and every thing else tram player I know.
If you think the EC has a better feature set than web CUO, you should use the EC. The playing field is level when all players are permitted to use the same clients.
And real PvPers had to against automation.
Maybe more PvPers will return if the playing field stays equal like it must be now, because the cheaters are the only ones complaining about this!
Dont let the door hit u in the arse!
Oh wow. This is pretty serious, and I'm not a professional, but have you ever consulted a medical professional about this? Is it just Ultima Online Enhanced Client? Or other games as well?
I have not seen any other game that does that.
Yes, thats an excellent idea! Lets deconstruct pvp (completely) and start playing it wil commands like Linus would do it!
Semi automation is an unsatisfied need. And needs that are not taken into account sometimes dont get to a deal.
Aide from automation or in this case we are talking about a mid range solution theres bugs and that should be treated in the right path
Client crashes when recalling to a vendor f
Items dropping to the floor insured / blessed (this happened a while ago idk if they fixed it)
And things to improve like for instance:
1) the "damaged item warning" to repair your stuff not showing for 15 consecutive points and your item lose a HUGE amount of durability coz it just wont say it. Thats something that could be improved.
2) Trash barrel at home not being able to hold more than 400 stones and average crafting timespan producing average 650-700 stones (sometimes). And having to drop stuff that you dont want to the floor so as not to be having to spend a lot more useless time waiting for the trashcan to delete your old items.
3) Roofs of the houses impossible to put in the right way and years later my house still has flat roof coz i havent been able to make an angled roof.
4) Antique, cursed, cannot repair items could be fixed to clean mode with a potion or deed that could be sold in the store if the item was good enough.
5) An improvement of Max weight coz its very often to hit max weight when carrying pots or crafting, or using a 50 stone weapon and having potions.
I'm not surprised mate, your main is a Fisher - Thunter? Or are you (Fred) the only one 73 year old pvper that plays a dexxer? Anyhow you never jumped on a pvpmage, you don't know about complexity of it, even a parry mage thats the easiest you wouldnt be able to play, possibly, and yet tell me I'm the trammy? That's ironic bro, and that I'm not saying what the game should be I'm giving my input on this matter coz I earned the right to do so. If this bothers you, you can stop reading this post and participate in someone else's. Btw I have played this game more than you that is a fact even if you are retired any of my days doubles your participations but for average standards I'm sure you play a lot too don't you worry we value your contribution as well as a respected veteran player I'm sure you are.
The more you write the more you show how superficially your understanding of pvp is which confirms you play a dexxer and you have to do nothing but hit 2 buttons, 3 in the worst case scenario.
I dont think getting rid of it fixes the problem but a mayor update would help.
This is what I mean we are not talking about some crazy fans writing on a dedicated forum we are talking about regular customers, possibly younger ppl, that refused to play with the current version and I agree Web client is a great update, despite the bugs, but i dont think a few semi automated features would ruin the performanceif it was macroable but would simplify it coz Its not as enjoyable anymore to pvp (on a mage) with so many variables to take care of.
Regards,
Elite / Jack
I am managing 16 consumables in pvp - only 1 of which is scripted. (Trapped Box).
Greater Cure + Greater Heal + Greater Refresh + Enchanted Apple + Purple Petal + Orange Petal + Greater Explosion + Conflagration + Supernova + Bolas + Shatter Potions + Mana Draught + Stat potion + Trapped Box + VvV mounts + Seed of Life.
I would even take more, if I felt I could handle more, like Pies.
Whereas back in the day, we only had 8ish, but most ran with 0, or 3.
(A mages reagents would make it 8 - but we prepacked them in pouches of 40 each, so when we died, we just grabbed the next one), then 100% LRC was introduced.
A Consumables Bar in Classic would be nice.
@Kyronix
And anOther client has it.
Elite Jack, you bragged about playing more than others, the person I brought up plays a lot, that's all I said.
Cookie has been wanting to play his mage on an even field, at least that's what he said in the past. I'm wondering now if he really does.
If this client can't be used by the end of the year, those of you that PvP should give a holler to those who left because of the cheating.
Cossack and his group may return if PvP is skill based.
Replace the cheaters with the legit players that this client drove away.
Classic client is what is unplayable, I've been playing it for 2 days, and all the memories have come back. No-one is coming back, their issues were not the scripts, it was just a cover up for the fact they were not good enough. I woke up this morning and my tendons were wrecked from yesterdays play, I could still feel them being sore.
My team is actually here and ready, no-one else is around, we have everything to ourselves, but I hate it like this, I am not staying in this atmosphere. Felucca is empty, my guild is the only guild standing in Trammel Solen Hives. The spawn is fantastic - the drops are great as always, the lag from the client is dire, the client is unplayable. The experience is dire.
Posts like this from you, show massive lack of understanding of the game.
I'm with you. they need to find a way to put the EC GUI stuff in CC or CC graphics in EC CUO is close, but not enough fro me to swap over yet.
Never be afraid to challenge the status quo
Believe him, only one was automated.. wich explain why he needs a consumable bar and a cheat engine.
Like i was saying in the post u were telling me only mid tier PvP players uses automated action.. cuz it gets in your way..
The automated action cheater was legion around ~2008.. Killing the PvP even more after their factions changes (u would be dumb to not be faction member even if u were a trammel only user); when EA then Mythic started add more n more consumable.. on top of encouraging cheaters it would demoralise casual trammel players..
EX: my first 3 months when i came back in june was for gathering while crafting ~20k each potion, 10k each food, 2.5k bolas and more.. (like 10k petals)
And no, mage wouldn't put their reagent in a small bags.. they would do stack of ~20 and pile them on top of each others in their backpack.. cuz back then very few cheater were running around with auto loot.. that would get them banned!!
You forgot what even playing feel/looks like; 1 out of 16, so funny
Can we revoke this guy access to the forum, once and for all? After christmas he's done playing while still admitting to do automated bot action in game on official forum..
I thought he was a professional cheater.. but he's a professional liar and only an amateur cheater.. can't even make it work without his little automated wheels. Get out of here.
@JackFlashUk The speech about mages died around ~2008
Weirdly enough Cookie, agrees with you.. then his first sentence totally demolish what u just said. Saying he needs a consumable bar on his thrower cuz he has ~16 consumables wich only one was botted!! (bet)
My necro archer or paladin dexer had ~20 macro each when my mage had ~30.. These cheater do not want better macro.. they want automation.. or they would play on UOA.
PS: on those 16 consumable 50% only can be macroed on CC.
In this 50%; those like potions doesn't even worth it without UOA.. u gonna get pounded for more dmg than what u healed the time u unequip drink and re-equip. (when UOA it's almost instant)
All we need is better soft and hardcap. #balance.. not tools to get around the problem.. we need to fix it once and for all. Stop encouraging automated action in PvP.
Dumb example.. potion/consumable like in diablo.. 3-5.. make choices.. like we should make choice for BIS heresy instead of equipping them all.
Shatter potion shouldn't be a thing; all those potion could break themselves in your backpack after x time, when receiving dmg or just when moving.. I'd prefer the dmg once.. we could hide a backpack full of pot on a spawn region or on a thief mule for example.. to go grab it when we need to PvP and those consumable/potion wouldn't be a thing after the first few bouts.
We have a tons of solution for a sandbox.. keep those options up.. just limited those option/hardcap.. or the opposite softcap it and make some of them work automaticly (worse solution imo.. not everyone gonna waste 3 months crafting tons of PvP stock or stealing from mobs)
Even in early 2k.. the legit mage macro was not the norm to duel.. we need to address those consumables with soft and hardcap while doing something for the mage (not only the mage but he's the worse) macro for legit users..
PS: if everyone is legit.. I see no problem other than the actual players APM and muscle memory.. but I guess we past that point.. UO ain't e-sport with a lot of older community member..
Personally as a legit user since day 1.. my only problem with macro, (other than learning my character/game/how to play) mage PvP included.. was to streamline those macro on different characters; like on main account I was playing; a paladin, a necro archer, a mage, a sappire, a pure samurai, a mage tamer and a PvP thief.. u cannot use a cure pot on different keys type of stuff and to stop attacking people while chatting (replace the tab by caps lock; when i'm caps lock i cast stuff instead of typing letters)
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If your problem was ONLY trap box.. I mean bra.. get out of here.. u want a consumable bar to make EASY macro.. that wouldn't required that level of knowledge to code automation like it used to.
Get out of here.. your solution is a solution for cheaters.. the problem would still remain.. even if u lied saying u were only botting one out of 16 actions.
Learn to PvP not how to script PvP... then your solution would be acceptable... till then, the dev need to understand you and the moderator need to sanction you for admitting to bot/automated script box.
You've seen my scrub PvP video.. on CC i was using GR. strength/dex, petal, trap box + bandaid.. the rest not worth or can't be use on CC legit without UOA..
You come here and tell us you were ONLY botting trap box on what shall not be named.. meanwhile I was rdy to use all the good stuff.. but wouldn't worth to install UOA vs those frame skipper with superman ability.
PS: all that was craft legit on CC.. no automation; other than craft all legit option.
IMHO.. most of those consumable shouldn't be usable on Felucca when most of them were design to be use on Felucca (for PvP) encouraging the automated action.. around ~2005-08.. knowing mythic added more with high sea.
But the problem with this idea is.. PvE is soo damn easy now a day.. most would become useless if they would do that.. the best would be to hardcap.. for us to make choices.. if i bring nova pot.. i lose something like refresh.. cuz i'm LIMITED (like a diablo belt).. u make offensive and defensive build to complete your team.. good for theorycrafting and teamplay.
Edit: or once again softcap it.. like those seed of life and potions.. give u the bot option.. at x% life u auto consume one... like u used to do even if u deny it. (worse option imo; u'd just load your backpack full of good stuff and it plays alone.. depressing for casual that needs to craft for HOURSSS to get PvP rdy cuz of tryhards.. or buy from bots)
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Imagine, running an illegal third party ONLY to script trapped box and macro the 15 other consumable and press the key urself..
Now asking for a consumable bar because of trapped box?? the same trapped box that can be macro on CC and activated at the single struck of a key when u being paralyse??
Am I eating crazy pills or he's lying and we should read:" I am managing 16 accounts in PvP - only 1 of wich was not entirely scripted."
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They are building UO for crazy people.
The lunatics have taken over the asylum.
Edit: Actually, let me edit my signature.. your a problem from the past.. for now.
one last time for the road, let me quote you for the lulz:"So rather than recognise the effort the botters went to, to set all that up - for the benefit of the players, to help get certain items, something you could never be bothered to do, you would rather drag people backwards to your neanderthal world?"
Go play Everquest bra.. u can't PvP without your little automated wheels nor PvE without your multibox.
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Why aren't you using the web client? It more or less provides all of the quality of life changes that people have been asking to be put into the CC.
But you have zero reading comprehension - I have already explained in multiple posts what WebCUO needs, and you have ignored them, brushed over them, as always, just so you can keep going with the above line.
Honestly, I do not want to respond to the retards on these forums anymore.
I closed all my accounts last night, and that was a good feeling, I do not have to put up with this bullshit anymore.