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Re: If it smells like a bot... is it?

#224709
From: SCWizard
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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Yes but regarding you and your friend "beating up on him"....were you two
"teaming up on him" or just fragging everybody, but mostly him???  Teaming up on
FFA servers is lame, but if you were just aiming for him more than the other
guy...well SuperTech can vouch for that one....hehe


Phil Benton wrote:

> Up until 2 weeks ago I was one of those HPB's you're defending, and seeing
> as I have been where his "smacktalkingT" place is right now, I know exactly
> what he's being put thru. Regardless of our capabilities either on cable or
> dialup [which I still use on occasion] the question of our sportsmanship
> wasn't the point of inquiry. That's for another thread, Eh?  ;)
> --
> Phil Benton
> eddi...@home.com
>
> SC | Mr.Blonde <am...@CLOTHESatlantic.net> wrote in message
> news:37B9BD8F.71EB93BB@CLOTHESatlantic.net...
> > Do you guys really get a kick out of beating a guy with a 28.8 connection
> while
> > you both have cable? How fair is that? Maybe he had a really good game. Or
> maybe
> > he got a friend who is really good to play using his name. But one thing
> is for
> > sure, you two are pretty poor sports teaming up on a HPB like that.
> >
> > Phil Benton wrote:
> >
> > > Here's a scenario that happened last night:
> > >
> > > Me and one of my teammates [both on cable]  were slamming this guy
> [28.8] on
> > > our regular server. He got his head handed to him and left before
> fraglimit
> > > hit. This is a reguar occurance as this fella is rather annoying and
> when he
> > > pops on we beat him down. It' stradition.
> > >
> > > Later in the evening, he pops back on, and persuant to tradition, we
> > > commence on assaulting him.
> > > End result of this later attack is *we* get whumped. furthermore, he's
> > > nearly untouchable and has unerring accuracy the remainder of the
> evening. I
> > > had noticed on occasion as he was being persued that he would spin
> around
> > > and fire w/o error, nailing us as though we were standing still.
> > >
> > > Wanting to test the "ratbot" theory, I immedaitely typed ratbot at the
> > > console and got no response. [aside of the irritable reply of our
> opponent,
> > > who was rather PO'd that we'd accuse him of using a bot]
> > >
> > > I'm still kind of suprised that he killed us as easily as he did. He
> > > refrained form using the railgun ans was more apt to use rockets or
> sshotgun
> > > w/ strength rune. furthermore, I have a *hard* time hitting him with the
> > > railgun, even though I have no problem slamming a slug home on some of
> the
> > > usually tougher opponents.
> > >
> > > Something just don't add up. Any suggestions, recommendations, or
> theories
> > > would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Phil Benton
> > > aka Ed Hunter[SS]
> > > eddi...@home.com
> >
> > --
> > SC|Mr.Blonde        Remove CLOTHES to reply
> > ICQ: 534009
> >
> > "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you
> > least expect it.  That would make you quite unpopular in what's left
> > of your unit."  - In the August 1993 issue, page 9, of PS magazine,
> > the Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.
> >
> >

--
SC|Wizard
anyw...@bellsouth.net
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