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

#224735
From: ChickenFue... Chicken
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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That's it Nostromo Lith I used to see you there a lot...don't remember
what name I used at the time so you prolly don't remember me, but you
were a helluva HPB...I still whooped ya though hehe

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:43:33 GMT, " Phil Benton" <eddi...@home.com>
wrote:

>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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Date: 1999/08/18
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