17ths Come Back

[Incomplete]

I know about 10 people who have this problem. It's really annoying and Sama.....don't try fix it like what you did last time

[SeVeR]

I can log into DSB so it's not SSCU

 

When i travel to different places i can connect to 17th, so it's not my computer.

 

I've given up now because it's been like this for about a year.

[Samapico]

Send complaints to Priitk directly, I can't do !@#$%^&* about that problem. As Incomplete said, last time we tried to do something about it, I asked Ghost Ship to change our port, thinking he had access to the server... but he just changed the port on the SSC billing thingy, which resulted in the zone being down for several weeks. So only Priitk himself could change his firewall

 

Maybe you could check if your ISP blocks port 5900 for some reason (apparently, some do).

[Tsuna]

ok, turns out I had peerguardian on, and for whatever reason it felt the need to block the SSCU server along with a few others.

 

I logged into 17th just fine after turning it off.

 

About the pub and what it would take for people to come back etc,

 

I was a big fan of the map with the two bases east and west with goals, the north flags and the southern safe zone.

 

What I liked about that map was that it kept the players moving around. Regardless whether or not you were participating in the soccer game, somebody with the ball would usually zoom by and you would get sucked into it. Or they would ball kill you etc. It kept the pub lively because it appeased those that wanted to play soccer and those that wanted to just shoot people at the same time.

 

The northern flagging area however was sort of worthless though, nobody ever went up there unless it was to kill some rogue spider.

 

Another map that I felt worked really well was the one with two huge bases east and west. I think it was called Opal or something. That one was also good for keeping the action moving, and oddly de-emphasized the power of the Javelin with more close-quarters base combat. Spiders and Lancasters to name a few had more space to play on their strengths because of the bigger bases. Also, this map had the flags inside the east and west bases which meant that teams actually tried flagging since they were moving back and forth for the soccer game anyway.

 

As for ship settings, the only thing it looks like that has changed is the weasel and terrier.

 

For the weasel, I was never a fan of the tiny one, and I thought the one-hit kill, impossible to control, cloak and stealth weasel was best. It just added loads of comedy to the zone, because you're flying around thinking you're a bad!@#$%^&* and then you get killed unfairly by some weasel. Comedy goldmine imo.

 

As for the terrier, I could never fly that !@#$%^&*, in any of its forms. But the one I remember that worked best was only flown by a fistful of people. Perhaps that ship could be re-worked so it's more available for the masses?

 

Overall however, I think the most important thing to get people playing is obviously... people to be playing. Maybe you could host events or something to get people interested, collaborate with other zones to maybe get them to throw a message or two on their chats advertising 17th? Or perhaps just get a dedicated group of 10 friends to play as much as possible for a few weeks so people see the zone isn't dead? I'm at a loss on this.

Edited April 26, 2008 by Tsuna~

[Adam=-]

HI YEAR,

LOL @ 17th

[Delic]

[MeoDea]

Well, what 17th needs most, is population?

 

Love it or hate it Im back, as I finally managed to kick WoW square in the balls for good.

 

But seriously is there like a set time everyone gets on to try and play? I saw something in the news like 3 on sunday? For better or worse Id be down to... 17th, even if I have to be stuck in a jav event to help make it happen.

[Samapico]

I have not advertised anything for several weeks now... mostly because I'm pretty busy, and no one else seems willing to do it. Also, I was still doing some new stuff in pub lately, so it was pretty much useless advertising it.

 

But basically, if anyone wants to join staff, and take care of scheduling events every weekend or two, it would be appreciated (and needed). And I'm pretty sure we could get a decent population during those events after two or three of them.

[Incomplete]

I will start helping once i've finished moving house and got the net running again.

[jacob hunter!]

yo i'll be happy to own anyone up in 17th just holla at me.

[deadonarrival]

About time I played some more subspace.

 

Right, who's up for 8pm GMT, 17th pub, every sunday you can manage?

[Samapico]

That would be 3pm EST? I'm up for that

[deadonarrival]

That's why I went for 8pm GMT - it's reasonable for america aswell as europe.

 

(Europe would mostly be around 9-11PM, america around 12-3PM as far as I can work out?)

 

Any aussies, get up at 8am and then get to work in your penal colonies.

 

btw

audi(nohspam)gex(at)(the letter gee)mail(dot)com

 

is my MSN (obviously remove nohspam ad spaces, and the other bits need turning into their respective words). If anyone wants to add me... MSN might be the easy way to shout at each other to get online

[Beowulf]

Aight.... I leave for a couple of years, and look what the heck happens.

 

 

How is everyone doing, and what can I do to help?

 

Beowulf II, aka Beowulf III, aka Beowulf IV.

[Nurples]

Moo!

[Incomplete]

Wtf? First Splody comes back from nowhere then Nurples? Who's next?

 

Sup btw

[Vile Requiem]

I lost my retirement savings in the market this week. Edited October 12, 2008 by Vile Requiem

[ExplodyThingy]

Hi Nurples.

Hi Vile.

 

What's up?

[Samapico]

4 out of the 5 last posters in this thread were in this 'real world' a bit too much in the past months/years

[LoVeWAR]

Yo 17th how you guys doing!? I see sama still sucks in his Lanc.

And zOmg you guys still using my nab tileset <3

[Incomplete]

Hey LW hows it going? You gonna come visit? I miss facing you in your WB

[LoVeWAR]

Hey LW hows it going? You gonna come visit? I miss facing you in your WB

 

hmm I tried logging several times (wierd hours I admit) but all I can see is Sama's bugged bots.

[Samapico]

Bugged? How so?

[Cid Firefist]

bugs are gross

[vetta64]

If you want 17th to be popular again, why not make it like the way it was when it was popular, two bases with a soccer game. Except I would integrate some ideas from other zones and be able to purchase stuff more easily.