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

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From: Phil Benton
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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I didn't intend for this to turn into a challenge, but what the hell.

The server is 208.228.136.9:27910
Stats are at www.sporbly.com
Mod is Lithium
If you wanna arrange a meet, simply reply to the e-mail address below.
--
Phil Benton
eddi...@home.com


Frank_Rizzo <riz...@FARTalltel.net> wrote in message
news:Pmmu3.9674$uh1.85085@news5.giganews.com...
> Where is this server, so we can come show ya how to play... Bad
> sportsmanship makes for a hurt hiney.
> =)
>
> --
> FrankRizzo{OT}
> http://www.offtopic.com
>
> "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government
> from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of
> them."
> -- Thomas Jefferson
>
> Phil Benton <Ed_H...@evilnet.net> wrote in message
> news:7pc9el$69m$1@hyperion.nitco.com...
> > 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
> >
> >
>
>
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Subject: Re: If it smells like a bot... is it?
Date: 1999/08/18
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