PlaneShift

Gameplay => Newbie Help (Start Here) => Topic started by: Sunjit on January 15, 2005, 10:08:56 pm

Title: About Planeshift
Post by: Sunjit on January 15, 2005, 10:08:56 pm: So is this game an open skill based system, or is it level based? Plus, is it true about it being a free mmorpg? I am confused. I am new to this.
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Post by: Moogie on January 15, 2005, 10:38:01 pm: Reading helps. No, really. :)
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Post by: Chewy gumbal on January 22, 2005, 05:03:31 am: There\'s no point in being curt on a newbies forum. We are only newbies!

It does seem to be free. Atleast right now and they say it will always be free.
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Post by: Moogie on January 22, 2005, 05:12:50 am: Well, just reading the site or the Player\'s Guide will tell you it\'s a skillbased system.

Read the million other \"is this game free?\" threads will tell you it is free, and will stay free, due to its open-source, voluntary nature.

Being a newbie is no excuse for not being able to read for yourself. We write these things for a reason... I have a vain hope that several other newbies might happen upon this post of mine and read it, rendering their need to create yet another thread on the subject pointless. But well all know that never happens. :P
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Post by: Chewy gumbal on January 22, 2005, 05:54:01 am: The point of this forum is to help newbies not to tell them to read somthing or other. While somepeople read the manual before playing a game, others don\'t. (some people can\'t read at all but then why would they be playing a game?) I got the impression you were annoyed with all the duplicate thread. If you are getting annoyed then why come to this forum?

I did like your FAQ by the way. Very helpful.
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Post by: SirExelciuse on January 22, 2005, 06:04:25 am: ok well even though im more of a newb than you... and prolly even younger... i read it before i did everything... i still havent been able to play yet!!! im using the updater right now lol... well i dont mean to make people mad i just thought i would throw in my two cents.
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Post by: Moogie on January 22, 2005, 05:34:31 pm: I come here because it is my job.

I tell people to read because we don\'t write guides and manuals and spend hours and hours answering questions for more people to just come along and ask them again without reading a thing. I do not like spoonfeeding people who refuse to help themselves... if you don\'t like it, tough. :)
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Post by: Chewy gumbal on January 23, 2005, 01:33:16 am: Why is it your job? I don\'t mean that to be retorical, I want to know.
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Post by: Androgos on January 23, 2005, 09:04:26 am: Quote
Originally posted by Chewy gumbal
Why is it your job? I don\'t mean that to be retorical, I want to know.

Really, you wouldn\'t help it, but Moogie is a Moderator which it said in the past before the alpha screwed around.

You see the ones who are special with the avatars and stuff (and the lack of rank)
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Post by: Chewy gumbal on January 23, 2005, 04:25:36 pm: That is what I thought but I didn\'t know how these forums worked.

EDIT - Is that why I couldn\'t use an avatar?
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Post by: hitancrias on January 23, 2005, 04:36:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Chewy gumbal
That is what I thought but I didn\'t know how these forums worked.

EDIT - Is that why I couldn\'t use an avatar?

Correct. Only Developers and moderators are allowed to have an avatar so they are easily recognized.
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Post by: Moogie on January 23, 2005, 04:47:41 pm: Ingame GMs also have avatars, aswell as \"special\" people (chrischoo the server sponsor, for example).