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Quote by colivia

Playing with myself has never felt better (that statement came out wrong, maybe I'll come back and edit it later ;) ).

I dont have anything to contribute, but just in case he choosed to try editing that away. B)

Woobies guessing cat name Neville is lie
Errusk middle name riker I think is lie
Nicholas guessing the kentucky is a lie
Varel gonna guess that you are scared to 'perform'
Dtronski I think you dont have 2 cute kittens

Me
1) My longest lasting relationship was 5 years.
2) I was offered a contarct to do roller derby professionally.
3) I have dated LEO's (aka Law Enforcement Officers) from state, county, city and federal bureaus.

Oh some of my guesess missed the other pages and now I see folks revealing ignore me I was being a dingleberry.

Hi all I am fairly new so havent seen the dramatic attendence drop some have mentioned. The one thing I can comment on is the lack of yapping it up in our general kos (republic side channel).

I purposely started playing my repub account more because of that, but honestly it has been kinda dead in typed chat of late. I still got my empire account and a couple 50's and crafting hoard on that side which I have been ignoring, but it was mostly because I found the republic side to be doing more datacron runs etc with romyta et al.

An perhaps becasue I havent been playing my empire 50's of late I am missing out there .. lol .. decisions decisions .. if only they let us just have one GIANT guild no matter which side, hmm like say eq2 ... come on bioware dont force friend separation .. I mean they give us 8 slots per account that is only technically one of each type for one side .. I get the whole feel of imp vs pub ... but its hard for guild folks to operate in a friendly way that way .. and friends are what sells MMO's.

Sing it, sister!

Coming from a fairly diverse background in MMO's I simply cannot understand why we cannot have text macros in this game. It seems the burden is on the player community to ask for a simple implementation that we are all accustomed to using or reading .. (some wills say OMG it will start fleet spamming of items to sell), but what it really will accomplish is an easier way to PVP, do fp's, datacron runs etc.

With all this in mind here is a proposal I want to try to get started into the weekly Q&A submissions hoping it will be addressed. Feel free to copy, paraphrase etc. I searched but have not seen this issue answered if it has been please add a link to this post so I don't feel so silly.

Thanks

Proposed Q&A question
One of the most annoying things in pvp or flashpoints or other ops type situations is the inability to have macros in a text form to allow the ease of communication between players. I have read the game devs have no intention of implementing this but I ask you to reconsider; it is critical in a mmo so we dont have to constantly repeat things, or can have situational macros when in pvp groups with newer players. Its almost essential for many RP events for those types of servers as well.

Now on a wishlist would be to be like RIFT where I can chain together some instant actions, or like the old MUD days where I could write a script to cast, pause etc but I know that is shooting for the moon.
The reality is we need at least text based macros in this game for group, ops, fp and guild.

Thanks
CJ

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I know nothing of the US government but I always think laws for addictive chemicals are necessary not to protect the drug user from bad side effects but rather what that drug user then goes on to do in order to obtain the money he needs.

Break into houses? Steal? Muggings? Murders? .. I don't have statistics to back this up but I bet a lot of the crimes committed against the general public are by people on drugs, people who have gotten themselves into trouble and just "needed the money".

Now there's a lot of people who will work, pay for their drugs legally and consider themselves not at fault for a "big brother" society that prevents them from doing what they want. What they often don't realise though is that the drug trade only happens because people will buy it, supply and demand. You (the royal you, not you directly Kasper lol) may think you're in control but the guy waiting in line behind you is down to his last "dollar".

Addictive drugs are bad news and I think laws should be much stricter in all countries. Drug testing at job interviews may be a good deterant but then people with drugs problems are out of work and we're back to crime again.

It's a big web of mess and it's much easier if we didn't have it as a problem.

Statistics show that law enforcement in the US puts a small dent in the drug trade here. I agree with you that no good can come from using drugs. But, making them illegal and then trying to enforce those laws hasn't been very effective in the US.

In my opinion, they all should be legalized by the US government, regulated by the FDA and promoted by US drug manufacturers. So many other drugs have been kept out of the US by that exact process.

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Let me expand my response a bit further. I think this whole "war on drugs" thing is stupid. If someone wants to inject their veins with something that was created with household cleaners products in a bathtub (read: crystal meth) that's their choice. Or any other chemical, natural or man-made for that matter. I think the drug laws need to be seriously over-hauled like much of the US government.

I know nothing of the US government but I always think laws for addictive chemicals are necessary not to protect the drug user from bad side effects but rather what that drug user then goes on to do in order to obtain the money he needs.

Break into houses? Steal? Muggings? Murders? .. I don't have statistics to back this up but I bet a lot of the crimes committed against the general public are by people on drugs, people who have gotten themselves into trouble and just "needed the money".

Now there's a lot of people who will work, pay for their drugs legally and consider themselves not at fault for a "big brother" society that prevents them from doing what they want. What they often don't realise though is that the drug trade only happens because people will buy it, supply and demand. You (the royal you, not you directly Kasper lol) may think you're in control but the guy waiting in line behind you is down to his last "dollar".

Addictive drugs are bad news and I think laws should be much stricter in all countries. Drug testing at job interviews may be a good deterant but then people with drugs problems are out of work and we're back to crime again.

It's a big web of mess and it's much easier if we didn't have it as a problem.

Let me expand my response a bit further. I think this whole "war on drugs" thing is stupid. If someone wants to inject their veins with something that was created with household cleaners products in a bathtub (read: crystal meth) that's their choice. Or any other chemical, natural or man-made for that matter. I think the drug laws need to be seriously over-hauled like much of the US government.

However, I try to live by one standard to both others and myself. So, as long as it is illegal to do drugs, then I feel that my willingness to abide by the rules should account for something when I'm trying to get a job and I'm competing against people who chose to break the law (regardless of the reason).

To Nick: The credit check is a bit much unless you're working for the government or will be in charge of financial transactions/records. However, as for the rest, no I don't think it's too much at all (as Colivia outlined some examples).

As far as the drug test, there are some drugs that leave your system pretty fast, but if you've done anything with the past 48 to 72 hours, it will most likely show up in a urinalysis.

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For the record, asking for one's login to facebook is silly and if asked during an interview I would decline to provide it.

However, as an employer (referring to my postering business) I do not think it is unreasonable to perform a background check.

If someone has been busted for embezzlement, would you really want to hire them as your accountant?

Here is a newsflash: People lie on their resumes and only say good things about themselves during interviews. :huh:

I don't care about drug tests because all they can really screen for is pot anyway. However, if I was running a heavy machinery company it would be dangerous to hire someone who is stoned to drive a bulldozer for example.

Here is a good site that lists some common and good reasons why employers do the checks: http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16-bck.htm

While I do run background checks, that doesn't mean I haven't hired guys that have had criminal histories. If someone got a DUI or was busted for a minor drug possession, etc. it may show bad judgement at that time, but doesn't automatically disqualify you. However, since the person I'm hiring will be coming to my home to pick up materials, I would not feel comfortable hiring someone who is known for larceny/murder/etc.

On to social networking:

I did interview a guy one time who immediately posted on his twitter after the interview: "Just interviewed with lame poster company, prospects look good, hope to have manager's job in 6 months" or something to that effect. Yeah, I didn't call him back.

G,D,B

As someone who has contributed to this problem of inactivity in KoS I thought it might help to share my perspective.

Long Story Short: Perhaps it is different on the Empire side (and it's a shame we have to be in two separate silos in the first place), but I just never got the same vibe that I felt during my pre-SWTOR days in Stonewall on STO.

Long Story:

I mostly played Republic, and during my time the really active people I teamed up the most (who were former STO friends, happened to be on at the same times, had toons around the same level, were always fun to be around (not uptight), welcoming, regularly doing flashpoints/instances etc.) decided to separate themselves from KoS. Regardless of why, the ripple effect was that it made things kind of awkward for me because I didn't really have any other KoS friends to fall back on that were around my same level. So-to-speak, the rug was "force-pulled" from under my feet.

Personally, I prefer to be part of a larger guild (like Stonewall) where you can have your "clique" or the folks you regularly play with, but then there are enough other guildies around to help fill empty slots in teams, which in turn helps to build new relationships. While it's noble to start a new guild, unless everyone lives in the same time zone and has the same schedule it gets lonely pretty fast. While we have our share of drama, Stonewall is still a collection of the most level-headed, generous and kind gamers I have ever met (even the folks I'm not personal friends with). I tried to get to know folks in other gay guilds like Rough Trade but frankly I found the people there to be too vulgar and/or mean (and for those of you who know me, it takes a lot for me to think something crosses the line). In other words, Stonewall is still the best.

There were a few reasons why I quit the game:

I was noticing that a lot of folks I befriended one week would be gone the next regardless of it was due to "drama," cancelling their "sub," technical issues etc. It got old investing time/energy getting to know someone only for them to disappear. To be frank, I want to play a game to have fun, not feel depressed. Some games playing alone is ok, but SWTOR is not one of those games IMO.

Coincidentally around the same time I just got tired with SWTOR. Zep pretty much nailed it; I was just one of those people where the novelty wore off. While all MMO's are repetitive, I raised my JK to 40-something and I just lost interest in seeing it through to the end because every mission felt the same and it started to really bug me that bad guys just stand around in a field. Sure, I could start another character class, but without other friends around to do missions with I didn't see much of a point.

I also didn't like the physiological effect that paying a subscription fee does to me. I feel that I have to play as much as possible to get the most out of my $15. And then if I didn't feel completely satisfied with my gaming experience then the money was wasted. At least with being a lifer on STO I can play in whatever short spurts I want without feeling I left money on the table (I have more than received my money's worth).

It also didn't help that I started playing Skyrim. Playing with myself has never felt better (that statement came out wrong, maybe I'll come back and edit it later ;) ). I've probably put in 100 hours and am still finding new/interesting things to do at my own pace. And then once I'm done with that game I have Mass Effect 3 to look forward to. Long story short, I have been enjoying my "offline" time.

Just to throw in my two cents to the issue at hand: I wouldn't hate the players, hate the game. If there isn't anything going on or other people around willing to team up then what is the incentive to stick around? While I may have a deep loyalty to Stonewall and have no plans to change my allegiance, at $15/month it is asking quite a lot for folks to wait around hoping things will improve. That's too high of a price I'm willing to pay considering the alternatives that are available to me. I doubt I'm the only person who feels that way.

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Episode 563 - Voyager - "Thirty Days" - 12/09/1998

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=4509

Tom Paris disregards orders by helping an aquatic world and is demoted to Ensign.

Enjoy!

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