Triston

eyecandy, plain and simple

Honestly I will be amazed if this reply get read at the end of such a LONG thread, but I am going to voice my opinion anyways. Now then, from what I have gathered from this thread there is an issue of a few members being frustrated with borgs abcense. I think that is Justified, but unresonable. Any large group of people needs leadership, that cannot be denied. Yet Borg, our leader, cannot be here to lead. He has been gone for some time now, and we have survived just fine. Do people think that by having one person to look up to that suddenly all will be perfect. This empire is democratic, and has an extensive codex that basicly could run the guild itself if we could figure out a way for it to put together events. Borg has given more to this guild (A non-binding group in a pixilated world) then most anyone here excluding parents have given to anything in their real lives. He has invested thousands of dollars, uncountable hours, a river of tears, and a helping hand to anyone he possably can. I understand the frustration of the dissidents, but try to show sympathy to a person who is pushing well over 80 hours a week working. I have done that before and I assure you sitting in front of a computer and dealing with other peoples virtual probloms is not a pressing conscern. He is our leader, he is also one if the kindest most generous men I have ever met. (albiet in a game, but real life is included here) When I told my friends I was enlisting, they asked me why or if I was nuts. Know what he said? "Thank you Brother." I will never forget those words, because they reminded me of the reasoning behind my descision when even I was begining to forget. Or maybe I should put it in game terms? When I was about to turn in my first high end LBOD but I lacked one small, who droped everything and gave me his, even though it was one of the few good bods he had at the time? Borg. Borg would give anything to anyone in this guild without a personal thought, and I know in my heart that he is pained by his seperation. Now bear with me folks, I have but two more short points to make. The leaving of elder guild memebers. I dont know if this makes me want to scream or cry. It makes me want to lay waist to the neon pixilated brit bank and destroy every artifact or runic in the game for what they have done. By nature, we humans fight change. It scares us, and it saddens us. I will miss those who are leaving greatly, but I will neither beg them to stay nor question their descision. These changes are a world from nessisary, but I will not try to stop the river with my fingers. I will stay with this guild I love even as the things I love about it slowly slip away like grains of sand through my fingers. I prey for a quick return, and that those I trust (you know whom you are) keep this thing I love so dearly safe. OK! FINAL POINT! On the actual issue of voting for a new emperor or what not, unless the vote is not about a month from now, I will not be voting. I have been gone three months now, and am too out of touch to make an educated vote. I know all three personally, and know each is able to do the job well, but I will not help to decide who we think will do the job best. I only wish it had never had to come to this, but I know that this guild will rise to any challange, and never fall to internal preassure.

Wolf is gone... It takes the drowsy lancer a few moments to wrap his mind around the concept. He had been slumbering for so long, having cut himself off entierly from the world, letting both physical and mental anguish heal. Wolf, whom he had once sworn to protect from himself, and yet another time sworn to kill. Wolf who had guided him from a calloused uncaring existance to that of a man brimming with love. How long had I slept? I could not even know what had risen me from my slumber, but I knew for a fact that wolf was gone... The mental anguish burns like a thousand hellfires in my mind, and a wound on the mend across my leg reopens as I spasm in pain. Then I cry. I cry not for my pain, for I have become numb to it, but instead for my loss. Yet another peice of my soul has departed this place with my dear friend, and I can only hope that one day he comes to return it... Darkness takes me again...

Truly amusing, and the image of Borg hiding out in colombia (or some latin america region) and handing out cash was equally amusing

It is good to see that words like honor and valor are not simply things we speak about in a game, but something each and every one of us lives by. Simon has bravely taken this point to the front, and represents us all in heart and spirit. Humanity must be protected on all fronts, no matter how dangerous, and he understands that. May God protect and keep you in good health through the days and maybe even months to come, and in the name of Honor, both virtual and real, may you strike a stunning blow against the hand of tyranny. ~Jason (Triston)

Welp, It took forever to patch from install on Dial-up, but as always the great Martok has proven to be correct. So, despite my uberslow speed I am in fact back in game. Winter, I look forward to meeting yah, but it will be a few weeks before I can partake of hunts. Until then I will be Figuring out this tricky new crafting system, and if anyone needs my crafting capabilities I am more then happy to help. (its what I enjoy the most either way)

Ok, I am soooooooooo close to giving up on this lost cause. I have tried everything that UO.com lists to try, and nothing works, I CANT PATCH!!! If anyone has any suggestions, please give them, because I am at a total loss. Thanks in advance.

Kick her in the....

I am, yet again, back. My Apartment complex lost its high speed internet and I had been stubbornly refusing to use dialup. Welp, I caved, and Im on AOL. Sadly, I cant get UO to patch, but Im workin on it! I will be present on th boards until then, at which time you will be seeing far more of me then anyone cares to! To those who are new and I dont know, I look forward to meeting you, to those who have been around, brace yerselves, im baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!

Until three months ago we had a rather healthy Lancer Cohort of about 5-6 members (sorry my memory is hazy) that was composed of spear(wo)men, but sadly it was dissolved into the Dragon Cohort due to simplification reasons. Personally I would be happy to see it resurected, as I was spearheading it (all puns intended) at the time. But seeing as how I am just now returning to the game from a two month abcense, I have no intent of leading based on my inactive status. Either way I would be more then happy to contribute my strength to the cause!

Thats worked for me scense I was a child... *twitches slightly*

I very strongly agree...

Its not an issue of UO generates the most virtual $$$, UO actually moves real life $$$ at a rate to put in on par as the 79th most prosperous nation per capita. Now immagine if EVERYONE ebayed, and all "citizens" generated RL income... We would be on par with many global economic powers

Ok, I just spent half an hour watching a man that wads up paper for a living trash everyone that came his way. Is he a misunderstood genius, or simply a very board English major? Who cares, very entertaining indeed.

OK, the sword of the Archangel.... Wow... Thats all I gotta say... :wow:

Keep us updated man, Im always looking for promising new games.

*Beats head on keyboard with the fury of the ages* To Ser: Take your time Ser, and whatever you decide, you know you will always be amoung friends. Your an incredable leader, and a great person. I have seen you make very critical choices unmarred by personal bias, and have absolute faith that you will make this one too after careful deliberation. To Everyone else involved in the pointless tension: Grow up, and if something bothers you so badly that you feel the need to ##### about it to the point of kicking a dead horse, then either ignore it or fix it, but keep your personal problomes just that: Personal. Work for the greater good, not personal gain, and once, just once, stop to consider the standpoint and feelings of others before you wrongly accuse. P.S. (I think I like PS a little to much...) Sorry to have thrown this out in your thread Ser, but I could not think of a better place for it, and creating a whole new thread to say those two things that I feel need no answer seemed kinda pointless...

Any dark Trance or Oakenfold (I probably butchered that ) is nice, just needs a sick beat and crazy chorus.

Third party progs are always very taboo, but there are a few "acceptable" ones, at least in OSI's eyes. UOA is of course allowed, so if you use that to loot, then your good to go. EUO and most scripting progs are no-no's in OSI's mind, but as they in no way affect the client they cant catch you unless a GM happens to actually hear you talking about it in game. (if yer that silly you deserved to get caught ) Now the UOA "Helper progs" are a little tricky. UOA map, big OK, UOA-Loop, big shake of the finger from our parent figures. UOA-Loop fortunatly is also undetectable, as it works through UOA and not the client (essentally it just keeps playing the macro, and there servers cant tell this from you actually hittin the play macro button.) Hope that was helpful, and if you need to know about any specific prog just name it and ill take my best guess. P.S. : Any form of Hex editor is VERY detectable, and will get you banned faster then you can log in. Ok, I exagerate, but pretty darn quick.

Bah, Wisdom is highly over-rated! 23? Yer still good to go with some ol fashion boozing to celebrate, drink one for me, and have a good B-Day!

Hey, he did you a FAVOR!!! I have several very high end LBODS, and for months was driving myself nuts trying to peice them together. That selfish undeserving prick fails to realize that the jokes on him! It will drive him MAD!!! Mwahahahaha!!! *Goes back to sorting BODS*

Har! My Greek/Irish family is half the reason I have been away for so long!

Personaly, I think the pictures clear up this issue perfectly

Preach on...

To me it seems like a lot of arguing over a moot point. Perhaps we could choose a more resonable issue then clothing to become irate about...?