Train ratings...

Kerafyrm · 02-21-2002, 06:48 AM

I realise this might be frowned upon here, and I shall try to edit out as much EverQuest dewd speak as possible, but I really cracked up when I saw this:

A couple of terms:

Zone: (EQ's split into levels, crossing a zoneline means you're safe from your train. [img]smile.gif[/img] )
DT: Death Touch = Your enemy says your name and you die instantly.
HT: Harm Touch = Your enemy does a large amount of unresistable damage to you.
Add: Any creature you didn't intend to come. [img]smile.gif[/img]

============================
CLUB FU TRAIN INDEX
(compiled by Breathe/Flitterbick, proud member of the Club Fu guild on Bristlebane )

Trains in EverQuest are an inevitable occurance. Yet despite the frequency of trains, little effort has been expended towards the scientific goal of rating these oft-maligned forces of nature.

Until now . . .

NOTE - For your train to be valid for rating under the CFTI, it must be an UNPLANNED train. While any idiot can maliciously cause a train if they set their mind to it, TRUE training comes from the heart. It is the wondrous alignment of lag, carelessness, and sheer dumb luck that coalesces into a living, breathing example of Chaos Theory at it's finest. Spontaneity is your goal, and this is defeated by premeditation or intentional efforts to increase your CFTI once you realize your innocent little pull has mutated into the most feared of all events . . . a train.

This index would not have been possible without the dedicated, nay FANATIC efforts of the many pullers within Club Fu and the many suggestions from others across all servers. I would thank you individually, but I'm too busy looting my corpse.

-----------------------------------------------
PULLING
You are the puller. -10 pts
Group does not know you are the puller. +15 pts
Group does not know you are pulling. +10 pts
Group deliberately misled into thinking you are NOT pulling. +50 pts
Did you pull while group members were AFK? +5 pts per AFK member
Was it the Enchanter or Cleric? +10 pt bonus

WARNINGS
Did you shout a warning to the zone before the train hit? -20 pts
Did you shout a warning to the zone after the train hit? +30 pts
Did you claim, after the train, that you DID shout a warning before the train, even though you didn't? +40 pts
Did you warn your group a train was coming? -10 pts
Was it cryptic? ("Ummm...", "OMG", "3 inc I think", "may be an add", etc) +10 pts
Did you mislead your group into thinking a train was NOT coming? +20 pts

CONTENT
Number of mobs? +10 pts per mob above four
Did any of the mobs summon? +10 pts
Did any of the mobs HT/DT? +10 pts
Did they HT/DT someone else? +20 pts
Was it the bard? +30 pts
Did your train contain any "named" mobs or rare spawns? +30 pts
Did your train contain any Deities? (NOTE - Claiming you saw God during the training does not count) +40 pts
Did your train contain representatives of more than 50% of all mob types in that zone? +25 pts

IMPACT!
WTH? from witnesses. +5 pts each
WTF? from witnesses. +10 pts each
OMG! from witnesses. +5 pts each
OMFG! from witnesses. +10 pts each
Did you force any Monks/SK's/Necros to FD? +5 pts each
Did you force any Clerics to DA? +10 pts each

EVASION
Did you survive your own train? +50 pts
Did you self-inflict damage and/or zone to fake your own death in order to soften incoming accusations? +20 pts
Survivors in group who did not use FD or zone to evade death. -30 pts each

AFTERMATH
Did you claim responsibility for your train? -10 pts
Regret it? -50 pts
Brag about it? +50 pts
Blame lag? +10 pts
Blame the bard? +10 pts
Did they buy it? +30 pts

No confirmed deaths. -200 pts
Confirmed deaths. +20 pts per death
Were any deaths from classes that have Feign Death (MNK, SHD, NEC)? +20 pts each
Were any victims looting their corpses from a previous death when your train hit? +50 pts

Number of insulting/accusatory tells from train victims/witnesses. +10 pts each
Number of congratulatory tells from Monks, SK's, Rangers or other pullers. +20 pts each
Number of tells from victims rendered incoherent by rage. +25 pts each

Petitioned? +20 pts
Did you OOC/shout to the zone that trains in EQ "are a fact of life" or other similar rationalization? +10 pts
NOW were you petitioned? +40 pts
Did any victims/groupmembers quit EQ for the night? +30 pts each
Quit EQ, period? +100 pts

FOR EXPERTS ONLY
Guides killed? +40 pts each
GM's killed? +60 pts each
GM-Admins killed? x2 Multiplier
Did recovery from your train require Verant CS representatives to summon corpses/reset spawns? +50 pts

Total group wipeout. +50 pts per group
Total raid wipeout. x1.5 Multiplier
Did you ruin an RP event? +60 pts
Was it a wedding? +100 pts
Was it YOUR wedding? +200 pts

P.S. On a side note, I'm desperately trying to decide whether or not to buy this game. Please spam me now and tell me how great it is. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Kerafyrm · 02-21-2002, 06:51 AM

Bleh... I had a brain-fart. This was supposed to be a reply to an old topic. Sorry.

Dyntheos · 02-21-2002, 07:49 AM

still funny tho.

Yes buy this game.

greghouston · 02-21-2002, 03:00 PM

I've been EQ free for about 15 months now and have so much more time to do other things like bathe and eat. But that's pretty funny. I especially like the one about killing someone looting their own corpse from a previous train. That seemed like the story of my life. I find these single player games MUCH less stressful (and easier on the time management).

Rokenn · 02-21-2002, 04:27 PM

Thanks for the laugh, but why do you have to always blame the Bard?! lol

Mage_77 · 02-22-2002, 10:24 AM

Rokenn:

With Everquest there was a "HUGE HUGE" bug for a long time with bard songs.

Say player A goes to fetch a mob to kill for the group. Due to song playing Mob would attack "the Bard" right off the bat and bard's dont have much in the way of defense/hp's in EQ so often died especially when stuff would pound you 3-4times for 100-120dmg a hit.

The did lower the aggro to fix the bug on songs awhile back but tis still bugged and this still happens often with the bard getting wasted 5seconds into the fight from aggro

There was a saying at one stage for a bard.
"If you dont die *atleast* 10 times a day, you arent really a bard"

Rokenn · 02-22-2002, 11:53 AM

Mage_77, I am well aware of the pifalls of playing a Bard in EQ. I played one for over 3 years [img]tongue.gif[/img] No Fear raid was complete without Cazic-Thule shouting my name "ROKENN!" heh. Bard aggro in EQ always sucked [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-21-2002, 06:51 AM	#2
Kerafyrm Welcomed New User Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: Sleeper\'s Tomb Posts: 3	Bleh... I had a brain-fart. This was supposed to be a reply to an old topic. Sorry. __________________ Kerafyrm

02-21-2002, 04:27 PM	#5
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	Thanks for the laugh, but why do you have to always blame the Bard?! lol __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

02-22-2002, 10:24 AM	#6
Mage_77 Manshoon Join Date: February 12, 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 151	Rokenn: With Everquest there was a "HUGE HUGE" bug for a long time with bard songs. Say player A goes to fetch a mob to kill for the group. Due to song playing Mob would attack "the Bard" right off the bat and bard's dont have much in the way of defense/hp's in EQ so often died especially when stuff would pound you 3-4times for 100-120dmg a hit. The did lower the aggro to fix the bug on songs awhile back but tis still bugged and this still happens often with the bard getting wasted 5seconds into the fight from aggro There was a saying at one stage for a bard. "If you dont die atleast 10 times a day, you arent really a bard" __________________ <p><br /><b>Dont believe everything your told - Sleep IS Over-rated.</b>

02-22-2002, 11:53 AM	#7
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	Mage_77, I am well aware of the pifalls of playing a Bard in EQ. I played one for over 3 years [img]tongue.gif[/img] No Fear raid was complete without Cazic-Thule shouting my name "ROKENN!" heh. Bard aggro in EQ always sucked [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

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02-21-2002, 06:48 AM	#1
Kerafyrm Welcomed New User Join Date: January 23, 2002 Location: Sleeper\'s Tomb Posts: 3	I realise this might be frowned upon here, and I shall try to edit out as much EverQuest dewd speak as possible, but I really cracked up when I saw this: A couple of terms: Zone: (EQ's split into levels, crossing a zoneline means you're safe from your train. [img]smile.gif[/img] ) DT: Death Touch = Your enemy says your name and you die instantly. HT: Harm Touch = Your enemy does a large amount of unresistable damage to you. Add: Any creature you didn't intend to come. [img]smile.gif[/img] ============================ CLUB FU TRAIN INDEX (compiled by Breathe/Flitterbick, proud member of the Club Fu guild on Bristlebane ) Trains in EverQuest are an inevitable occurance. Yet despite the frequency of trains, little effort has been expended towards the scientific goal of rating these oft-maligned forces of nature. Until now . . . NOTE - For your train to be valid for rating under the CFTI, it must be an UNPLANNED train. While any idiot can maliciously cause a train if they set their mind to it, TRUE training comes from the heart. It is the wondrous alignment of lag, carelessness, and sheer dumb luck that coalesces into a living, breathing example of Chaos Theory at it's finest. Spontaneity is your goal, and this is defeated by premeditation or intentional efforts to increase your CFTI once you realize your innocent little pull has mutated into the most feared of all events . . . a train. This index would not have been possible without the dedicated, nay FANATIC efforts of the many pullers within Club Fu and the many suggestions from others across all servers. I would thank you individually, but I'm too busy looting my corpse. ----------------------------------------------- PULLING You are the puller. -10 pts Group does not know you are the puller. +15 pts Group does not know you are pulling. +10 pts Group deliberately misled into thinking you are NOT pulling. +50 pts Did you pull while group members were AFK? +5 pts per AFK member Was it the Enchanter or Cleric? +10 pt bonus WARNINGS Did you shout a warning to the zone before the train hit? -20 pts Did you shout a warning to the zone after the train hit? +30 pts Did you claim, after the train, that you DID shout a warning before the train, even though you didn't? +40 pts Did you warn your group a train was coming? -10 pts Was it cryptic? ("Ummm...", "OMG", "3 inc I think", "may be an add", etc) +10 pts Did you mislead your group into thinking a train was NOT coming? +20 pts CONTENT Number of mobs? +10 pts per mob above four Did any of the mobs summon? +10 pts Did any of the mobs HT/DT? +10 pts Did they HT/DT someone else? +20 pts Was it the bard? +30 pts Did your train contain any "named" mobs or rare spawns? +30 pts Did your train contain any Deities? (NOTE - Claiming you saw God during the training does not count) +40 pts Did your train contain representatives of more than 50% of all mob types in that zone? +25 pts IMPACT! WTH? from witnesses. +5 pts each WTF? from witnesses. +10 pts each OMG! from witnesses. +5 pts each OMFG! from witnesses. +10 pts each Did you force any Monks/SK's/Necros to FD? +5 pts each Did you force any Clerics to DA? +10 pts each EVASION Did you survive your own train? +50 pts Did you self-inflict damage and/or zone to fake your own death in order to soften incoming accusations? +20 pts Survivors in group who did not use FD or zone to evade death. -30 pts each AFTERMATH Did you claim responsibility for your train? -10 pts Regret it? -50 pts Brag about it? +50 pts Blame lag? +10 pts Blame the bard? +10 pts Did they buy it? +30 pts No confirmed deaths. -200 pts Confirmed deaths. +20 pts per death Were any deaths from classes that have Feign Death (MNK, SHD, NEC)? +20 pts each Were any victims looting their corpses from a previous death when your train hit? +50 pts Number of insulting/accusatory tells from train victims/witnesses. +10 pts each Number of congratulatory tells from Monks, SK's, Rangers or other pullers. +20 pts each Number of tells from victims rendered incoherent by rage. +25 pts each Petitioned? +20 pts Did you OOC/shout to the zone that trains in EQ "are a fact of life" or other similar rationalization? +10 pts NOW were you petitioned? +40 pts Did any victims/groupmembers quit EQ for the night? +30 pts each Quit EQ, period? +100 pts FOR EXPERTS ONLY Guides killed? +40 pts each GM's killed? +60 pts each GM-Admins killed? x2 Multiplier Did recovery from your train require Verant CS representatives to summon corpses/reset spawns? +50 pts Total group wipeout. +50 pts per group Total raid wipeout. x1.5 Multiplier Did you ruin an RP event? +60 pts Was it a wedding? +100 pts Was it YOUR wedding? +200 pts P.S. On a side note, I'm desperately trying to decide whether or not to buy this game. Please spam me now and tell me how great it is. [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-21-2002, 07:49 AM	#3
Dyntheos Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 42	still funny tho. Yes buy this game.

02-21-2002, 03:00 PM	#4
greghouston Welcomed New User Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Mebane, NC Posts: 2	I've been EQ free for about 15 months now and have so much more time to do other things like bathe and eat. But that's pretty funny. I especially like the one about killing someone looting their own corpse from a previous train. That seemed like the story of my life. I find these single player games MUCH less stressful (and easier on the time management).

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