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Post by gregory on Nov 16, 2007 0:18:02 GMT -5
The radio is a great way to taunt, warn of PKers, and otherwise communicate with other survivors, but please remember that there are zombies and zombie spies (like our old rivals the Gore Corps) who are also listening to our chatter. For that reason, please do NOT broadcast tactical information, including the number of survivors in a given building or the number of zombies still occupying a target we are trying to take. Yes, someone with a zombie alt in the Blackmore can simply log in and check to see whether zed reinforcements are needed there, and any survivor-ified zombie with Free Running can scout the buildings in the area to find out which are strafed and which are safe houses, but it takes them more time (and, quite likely, AP) than simply reading radio chatter coming in on the SSZ station.
In short, please don't waste AP letting the zombies know what we're up to.
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Post by asshole doctor™ on Nov 16, 2007 16:44:43 GMT -5
awwww crap. you ruined it.
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Post by Ron Burgundy on Nov 16, 2007 17:29:03 GMT -5
Are you suggesting that he broke radio silence to point out the value of radio silence? Rambo wouldn't break radio silence. That's a good movie.
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Post by asshole doctor™ on Nov 16, 2007 17:32:41 GMT -5
gee it's nice to have ron and his hair back i missed his hair. oh his hair.
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Post by Gore Girl on Nov 16, 2007 17:56:37 GMT -5
The radio is a great way to taunt, warn of PKers, and otherwise communicate with other survivors, but please remember that there are zombies and zombie spies (like our old rivals the Gore Corps) who are also listening to our chatter. *sigh* How many times do I have to tell you? WE DO NOT SPY FOR THE RRF!!! Any information the GC receives while revived is used exclusively by and for the GC only, and is not shared with the horde at large. We have a secure forum and IRC chat, so non-GC can't even accidentally get information. There are a few GC in the NMC, and vice versa, and I like to think that we all play honorably. Besides, it's not like it's a big secret that at any given time, you lot are hanging out at one of the malls or NTs in the Survivor Snack Zone.
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Post by asshole doctor™ on Nov 16, 2007 18:35:43 GMT -5
as a MOD here on the NMC i can confirm this.
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Post by Lord Wulfgar on Nov 16, 2007 18:59:01 GMT -5
What Gore Girl said.
Chat on the radio all you want, the GC never give out the info to non GC members.
Besides, I like the way the SSZ uses its radio system. It brings some level of coordination to all the survivors in the SSZ with out them having to meta game.
So I think radio restriction rules would hurt more then help.
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Post by asshole doctor™ on Nov 16, 2007 19:06:39 GMT -5
RONS HAIR!
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Post by Ron Burgundy on Nov 16, 2007 21:22:32 GMT -5
My hair!
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Post by Gore Girl on Nov 16, 2007 22:49:16 GMT -5
Your hair!
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Post by gregory on Nov 17, 2007 2:43:02 GMT -5
The radio is a great way to taunt, warn of PKers, and otherwise communicate with other survivors, but please remember that there are zombies and zombie spies (like our old rivals the Gore Corps) who are also listening to our chatter. *sigh* How many times do I have to tell you? WE DO NOT SPY FOR THE RRF!!! Any information the GC receives while revived is used exclusively by and for the GC only, and is not shared with the horde at large. We have a secure forum and IRC chat, so non-GC can't even accidentally get information. There are a few GC in the NMC, and vice versa, and I like to think that we all play honorably. Besides, it's not like it's a big secret that at any given time, you lot are hanging out at one of the malls or NTs in the Survivor Snack Zone. I apologize for calling you spies. I was out of line. I do, in fact, know better. However, do you GCers listen to the radio at all and share info with other GCers? Do you ever weaken the defenses of buildings with only a handful of defenders - either by tearing down barricades or killing survivors? I have something of a love/hate relationship with the radio, personally. On one hand, great coordination tool - especially for survivors who do not metagame. On the other, it means spending AP broadcasting information that is easily intercepted. Half the messages are nonsense, a quarter of them misinformation, and only a quarter of it is worth listening to. And yet I'm never without my radio. It's saved my ass a few times and brought me to hot spots on many occasions. The broadcast that prompted this was an announcement that there were only 9 zeds standing in the Blackmore - made 2 hours before I logged in. I went and checked - 25 zeds. So, either some jackass was dream-bursting, or 16 zombies arrived to reinforce the faltering defense - most probably the former. I'm I advocating complete radio silence? No. "4/4 powered" or "break-in at Went" messages help survivors far more than they hurt. Hell even a zombie outside of the mall can see when it's powered. I'm really advocating limiting *details* of broadcasts - "Went needs help now," not "20 survivors left in Went, and most of them badly wounded with 24 zeds inside." One is a call for action. The other is tipping our hands to anyone with a radio - survivor, zombie, or PKer. The RRF doesn't broadcast their numbers, current specific destinations, or the level of barricades that are remaining on a remote but tactically useful building to the survivors, so why should we do the reverse? Again, I apologize for accusing Gore Corps of spying, and I don't rankle at being called on it.
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Post by Codename T on Nov 17, 2007 2:50:40 GMT -5
Just for good measure... Ron's hair!
It's not like the zombies don't know how many people are in the building when they break in anyway. They generally grow to have a good idea of how many crazies are in a building that's giving resistance. Just like for the NMC itself. Any horde lower than 70 just doesn't feel horde-like at all to us anymore.
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Post by Angel on Nov 17, 2007 10:33:54 GMT -5
I wanna play...RON'S HAIR!
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Post by Codename T on Nov 17, 2007 10:38:04 GMT -5
Also, I find that running outside and questioning the zombies' collective manhood and sexuality is the best way to taunt.
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Post by Gore Girl on Nov 17, 2007 12:25:11 GMT -5
I apologize for calling you spies. I was out of line. I do, in fact, know better. However, do you GCers listen to the radio at all and share info with other GCers? Do you ever weaken the defenses of buildings with only a handful of defenders - either by tearing down barricades or killing survivors? I don't listen to any tactical information on the radio, because I hate having to cut through the spam broadcasts (and anyone who's been in an area with the ULC knows what I'm talking about). I'll read a radio braodcast, sure, but mostly for the funny stuff. We get our tactical information once we get into our target location, and some times - like last week - our target location has been full of zambahz and already ruined before we got there. Hmmm, maybe we should spy? It's easier to kill active defenders and then let zambahz handle the cades and the ruin. Of course, when I have AP to spare, I may take a swing at the cades, but I would rather use my AP to ammo sponge in a building so my team members can do their jobs and not have to worry about being shot at. I think I have a giant target on my head, or something. Also, I find that running outside and questioning the zombies' collective manhood and sexuality is the best way to taunt. I've had my manhood taunted, and I find it hilarious. I'm amazed that there are still people who think I'm a guy...but then there aren't any real girls on the internet, are there? My favorite taunt so far, by someone who knew my gender, was something along the line of how I needed to get a tan so I could find a boyfriend. I think that was supposed to make me feel bad about myself. Or something. ;D
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