A friend of mine once had me check on his support cases for him, since he hadn't been able to log in and play in quite a while. I looked at the date stamps on the messages and thought wow... After this long of a time? How long are cases supposed to take to resolve?
If anyone rips MA off, the "banhammer" comes down on them sooner or later. But... We can't exactly ban MA support for ripping US off. Because there are no doubt hundreds of thousands if not millions of disputed peds tied up in support due to bugs, glitches, and MA's unwillingness to assist their customer, I thought it would be helpful to help put their feet to the fire as it were. If I suspect there is a bug in any aspect of Entropia, I avoid it like the plague, because I know there is no justice when it comes to asking them for help.
So... I want you to look at what your calendar says the date is now... And I want you to look at the dates on this case which is still pending by the way... I always wondered why my friend was quitting and selling out for good, if this happened to me I probably would too. This is far too serious of an issue to not have been resolved. They have demonstrated they have the ability to track every pec and transaction, yet they are unwilling to do it when it doesn't benefit THEM. A happy customer, is a paying customer. If they don't actually assist us, there will be fewer and fewer happy customers, and they wonder why they have to watch their bottom line.
Since there is no accountability with MA, All we can do is expose what they probably would rather remain hidden and unseen.
To protect identities, names will be blotted out but all other details as they were in the case history. I obtained permission from my friend to discuss his case in my blog. If this case hasn't been resolved, IMAGINE how many bigger cases are probably no doubt still on the books that MA won't own up to and do something about? This can't be the only one. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, if you have something you are waiting for them to do something about, bug them every single day if you have to, don't let them get away with not helping you.
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2012-11-07 06:23 You wrote:
did a level 6 key tonight and the 7th box ( large chest) said i opened it however no loot or loot msg followed nor loot apear in my inventory
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Showing posts with label Loot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loot. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
New Mining Advice for 2014
MA revised the mining system as you all know or should know. As a result, I am better able to determine where I should and shouldn't drop my probes. However, before there was no indication by looking at the ground as to what was there.
Now, I find that when I hit a claim particularly on calypso, I can look immediately near the claim marker and see ground textures that have either the same texturing as the ore I found, or at least the same coloring. It is weird, but I didn't notice this until after I looked down at the ground in high graphics quality, hmmm, a caldorite claim, and the ground had the same texture as the caldorite ore. Of course the ground that looks more like copper and belkar has copper and belkar. Wolverine Hope is one example of that. TI is a good example of finding gazzurdite near rock outcrops that look, like gazzurdite. And if you look closely at the textures on TI, you will notice blue looking rocks. Of course cobalt is mostly blue, and it is found all over TI.
By applying what you know about what ores look like, and look for those features in the various places you mine, you can get a bit more accurate in dropping your probes. It may not yet be an exact science, but MA has done a better job at letting it be a little closer to reality.
I can't say for certain this trait exists for ALL ores, or if just for ores, or for ores and enmatters alike... But I was strolling through my usual area that I hit Langotz in, and I notice a very limited amount of langotz looking rock in the terrain. Right about where I usually hit it too. SO.. Just wanted to give you guys some more of that great quality content you've come to expect from me. Keep your eyes peeled, and if you decide to scoff at this, I am telling you, you will be surprised. Just make sure you are using the right finder to hit the stuff you think you are looking for.
After a long break from posting here, it's good to be back actively posting... So... Until next time, Never fear, the goldbaron is here!
Now, I find that when I hit a claim particularly on calypso, I can look immediately near the claim marker and see ground textures that have either the same texturing as the ore I found, or at least the same coloring. It is weird, but I didn't notice this until after I looked down at the ground in high graphics quality, hmmm, a caldorite claim, and the ground had the same texture as the caldorite ore. Of course the ground that looks more like copper and belkar has copper and belkar. Wolverine Hope is one example of that. TI is a good example of finding gazzurdite near rock outcrops that look, like gazzurdite. And if you look closely at the textures on TI, you will notice blue looking rocks. Of course cobalt is mostly blue, and it is found all over TI.
By applying what you know about what ores look like, and look for those features in the various places you mine, you can get a bit more accurate in dropping your probes. It may not yet be an exact science, but MA has done a better job at letting it be a little closer to reality.
I can't say for certain this trait exists for ALL ores, or if just for ores, or for ores and enmatters alike... But I was strolling through my usual area that I hit Langotz in, and I notice a very limited amount of langotz looking rock in the terrain. Right about where I usually hit it too. SO.. Just wanted to give you guys some more of that great quality content you've come to expect from me. Keep your eyes peeled, and if you decide to scoff at this, I am telling you, you will be surprised. Just make sure you are using the right finder to hit the stuff you think you are looking for.
After a long break from posting here, it's good to be back actively posting... So... Until next time, Never fear, the goldbaron is here!
Bandwidth & Loot: Issues I've Learned Firsthand
Since I have dialup, I am plagued with certain issues. If I am careful, I do well. But most of you have so much bandwidth that you might not realize these issues. For me, either I have bandwidth or I don't, there is no "things aren't going so well". Things don't go at all.
I have to shut off windows automatic update, as if having it on over dialup does any good anyways, anything that actively sends and receives data needs to be disabled while playing entropia. Even if you are on high speed connections, it seems whatever bandwidth you have, entropia uses it. Huge usage spikes have been reported to me by a couple friends who hof big and ath. Just prior to the loot popping up, their network jumps to almost full usage. What implication this has is up to you to decide.
What I am getting to though, is if something is using my bandwidth, I have issues with claim lag, as in you drop a bomb and have to wait 10 minutes for the result to show up. Or, you drop and drop and continue to drop your probes and it just feels like things are timing out. No loot at all. And what I find is, the minute I start getting bad returns, I go through look for things sucking up bandwidth, close them in the task manager, I start getting loot again!!!! Imagine that!
If you are on a wired broadband connection it would seem to be less of an issue. But if you are over a wireless router, other devices streaming Netflix or downloading large files, etc can cause extra latency and bandwidth shortages just enough to impact performance in Entropia. I have tested on numerous types of connections, and you can see and feel the differences between certain variables in how the game responds and behaves.
The slower your internet, the more diligent you need to be about closing ANYTHING that is sucking up your bandwidth, as I can provably say it WILL cost you returns. And from what I can tell, there is no compensatory algorithm that feels sorry for you after you've fixed the issues. I am telling you this so that you can avoid the issues. If indeed these sorts of things are impacting you, it won't take long for you to notice a positive change by freeing up all the bandwidth you can while playing.
I have to shut off windows automatic update, as if having it on over dialup does any good anyways, anything that actively sends and receives data needs to be disabled while playing entropia. Even if you are on high speed connections, it seems whatever bandwidth you have, entropia uses it. Huge usage spikes have been reported to me by a couple friends who hof big and ath. Just prior to the loot popping up, their network jumps to almost full usage. What implication this has is up to you to decide.
What I am getting to though, is if something is using my bandwidth, I have issues with claim lag, as in you drop a bomb and have to wait 10 minutes for the result to show up. Or, you drop and drop and continue to drop your probes and it just feels like things are timing out. No loot at all. And what I find is, the minute I start getting bad returns, I go through look for things sucking up bandwidth, close them in the task manager, I start getting loot again!!!! Imagine that!
If you are on a wired broadband connection it would seem to be less of an issue. But if you are over a wireless router, other devices streaming Netflix or downloading large files, etc can cause extra latency and bandwidth shortages just enough to impact performance in Entropia. I have tested on numerous types of connections, and you can see and feel the differences between certain variables in how the game responds and behaves.
The slower your internet, the more diligent you need to be about closing ANYTHING that is sucking up your bandwidth, as I can provably say it WILL cost you returns. And from what I can tell, there is no compensatory algorithm that feels sorry for you after you've fixed the issues. I am telling you this so that you can avoid the issues. If indeed these sorts of things are impacting you, it won't take long for you to notice a positive change by freeing up all the bandwidth you can while playing.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Loot Observations For Spring/Summer 2013
Loot has been totally awful as you well know for the months around December 2012. I could not buy good loot no matter what I did or what I spent. Only a very few were lucky but at great cost and doubtful if any profit was to be had.
Now... Just talking to everyone I know... And watching the hofs/globals, here is what I notice:
This last winter:
Hofs and Globals were almost all low two or three digits. Almost never much bigger. And they were harder to get (not frequent)
NOW:
Hofs have been in the mid to high three digits, more frequent... More globals hitting too. And quite a few four and five digit hofs have been hitting too.
So, whatever happened, it would seem that MA fixed the loot pool to the point where it is bearable to play. At least more so than in last winter.
Who knows what tomorrow or the next update will bring, but keep in mind, loot always seems to go to hell (not literally) right before an update, so I find it is best to play after a fresh update instead. Maybe I am wrong, maybe you have proof otherwise, but for me this is always the case. And it is possible everyones avatar loots differently during different times. There are some strange algorithms that are becoming somewhat apparent.
Now... Just talking to everyone I know... And watching the hofs/globals, here is what I notice:
This last winter:
Hofs and Globals were almost all low two or three digits. Almost never much bigger. And they were harder to get (not frequent)
NOW:
Hofs have been in the mid to high three digits, more frequent... More globals hitting too. And quite a few four and five digit hofs have been hitting too.
So, whatever happened, it would seem that MA fixed the loot pool to the point where it is bearable to play. At least more so than in last winter.
Who knows what tomorrow or the next update will bring, but keep in mind, loot always seems to go to hell (not literally) right before an update, so I find it is best to play after a fresh update instead. Maybe I am wrong, maybe you have proof otherwise, but for me this is always the case. And it is possible everyones avatar loots differently during different times. There are some strange algorithms that are becoming somewhat apparent.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Team Loots different than Solo Loot?
I had meant to post this sooner, some of you may have seen this or read this elsewhere but likely didn't think anything of it. However, it is unusual for MA to admit to anything:
"Any attempts at abusing team mechanics or any other Entropia Universe systems or features in order to gain an unfair advantage over other participants will be grounds for disqualification from the event."
These words were found in the terms of the Feffox event. I read this as an admission by MA that teams are treated differently by the system than solo hunters. The ramifications of this are unknown, but given that I could only ever global or hof in a team but never solo (even if the others in the team are not hunting with me), proves that indeed teams loot differently (usually better) than solo hunters.
"Any attempts at abusing team mechanics or any other Entropia Universe systems or features in order to gain an unfair advantage over other participants will be grounds for disqualification from the event."
These words were found in the terms of the Feffox event. I read this as an admission by MA that teams are treated differently by the system than solo hunters. The ramifications of this are unknown, but given that I could only ever global or hof in a team but never solo (even if the others in the team are not hunting with me), proves that indeed teams loot differently (usually better) than solo hunters.
Friday, January 20, 2012
ROCKTROPIA: Things You Should Never TT
It is a challenge to be a crafter on Rocktropia. There is inadequate supply of materials unless at great expense because few people are using the auction house, and shopkeepers are not keeping enough supply of common necessities or their prices are so ridiculous you cannot do business with them. Further, a lot of you are TTing high markup loot because you can't find buyers...
Here's a list of things that you SHOULD NOT TT but rather list on AH or fill orders with because no only do you need the peds, but crafters need the items!
Silver Party Flasks - Average MU around 150 to 250%.
Silver Shakers - Average Orders 150 to 200%
Vixen Android Gears - Very low supply very high demand, Average MU 6K% on orders.
ROCKtropia Gold Coins - Valued at 10 pecs for 100, MU is around 5K to 10K% (10 peds per K)
Rocktropia Records - 10 pecs per hundred as well, MU has been 500%, and is needed for Creative Juice.
ORES... You should never TT any ores in high demand, such as Gazzurdite and Alternative. Traders are somewhat common and anywhere there is a large group of people at least ask if they need any of your ores, someone I am sure will buy. I know it is going to take time to develop the economy on Rocktropia, but it will thrive soon enough.
IF YOU HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO CALY THAT IS SAFE:
You should stockpile Basic Target Assessment Units, they drop by the bushel on Rocktropia, and command a great markup on Calypso, usually a lot of orders for them on AH too.
Mindforce chips are also perhaps something worth taking back to caly. I never get them to drop for me on Caly, but here on RT, I get several a day without fail no matter how small a hunting run I do.
Regardless of what you have, you should always check orders on auction house especially if it something you are wanting to TT. The only way things will boom is if people can get the materials they need and put few extra peds into your pocket as well.
Here's a list of things that you SHOULD NOT TT but rather list on AH or fill orders with because no only do you need the peds, but crafters need the items!
Silver Party Flasks - Average MU around 150 to 250%.
Silver Shakers - Average Orders 150 to 200%
Vixen Android Gears - Very low supply very high demand, Average MU 6K% on orders.
ROCKtropia Gold Coins - Valued at 10 pecs for 100, MU is around 5K to 10K% (10 peds per K)
Rocktropia Records - 10 pecs per hundred as well, MU has been 500%, and is needed for Creative Juice.
ORES... You should never TT any ores in high demand, such as Gazzurdite and Alternative. Traders are somewhat common and anywhere there is a large group of people at least ask if they need any of your ores, someone I am sure will buy. I know it is going to take time to develop the economy on Rocktropia, but it will thrive soon enough.
IF YOU HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO CALY THAT IS SAFE:
You should stockpile Basic Target Assessment Units, they drop by the bushel on Rocktropia, and command a great markup on Calypso, usually a lot of orders for them on AH too.
Mindforce chips are also perhaps something worth taking back to caly. I never get them to drop for me on Caly, but here on RT, I get several a day without fail no matter how small a hunting run I do.
Regardless of what you have, you should always check orders on auction house especially if it something you are wanting to TT. The only way things will boom is if people can get the materials they need and put few extra peds into your pocket as well.
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