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Title: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Yarbles on November 26, 2024, 10:01:31 AM
 
 Is it a positive thing ?

I don't tune to it because I think it might be full of negative whining B/S.

Is it ?

If it is do people tune to it because they enjoy negative whining B/S.

IF they do good luck to them if that is how they enjoy themselves  :D

I think it is worth remembering it is an option not a must do.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: horble on November 26, 2024, 10:03:12 AM
It can be a whinefest sometimes, but I like to talk to people on the other side sometimes and we can’t PM any more for some reason.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Yarbles on November 26, 2024, 10:06:35 AM
It can be a whinefest sometimes, but I like to talk to people on the other side sometimes and we can’t PM any more for some reason.

It is tempting after one has been ganged or hoed but it doesn't change anything. I hoed someone yesterday and I still feel dirty  :D
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: DmonSlyr on November 26, 2024, 10:09:58 AM
Always has to be one A$wipe to ruin it for everyone. That's why cross team PMs are no longer... really too bad. Very tough to help a noobie out if on the other team.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: horble on November 26, 2024, 10:13:25 AM
Always has to be one A$wipe to ruin it for everyone. That's why cross team PMs are no longer... really too bad. Very tough to help a noobie out if on the other team.

Seems like the better move would’ve been to remove pm privs from people who cannot be trusted to be normal humans but not my call. It’s a shame, I liked talking about fights with people without it seeming like a “look at me” post on 200.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 10:19:41 AM
200 is 100% opt-in (altho' some just tune to look for something to feel offended about, almost never actually using it.)

Nothing stops those on same side (ch2) from helping newbies; and ch6(1) orange is public.

Nothing stops people from any country from declaring and tuning, say ch 225 as the snowflake PLUR channel.  Any of the ch200s are opt-in and visible to anyone who tunes one.

People today are both thin-skinned, their egos being unable to take dings about their gameplay, and mundane in how they'll reach outside of game context in trying to protect their fragile gaming ego, often with base vulgarity and immature commentary.

Again, ch200 is 100% OPT-IN.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Leisure on November 26, 2024, 10:35:51 AM
Can people not tuning to 200 see a <S> thrown their way or respond in kind? I was kinda hoping the .S thing circumnavigated the channel tuning stuff.
Saluting as often as I have really has helped with my typing.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 10:38:15 AM
Can people not tuning to 200 see a <S> thrown their way or respond in kind? I was kinda hoping the .S thing circumnavigated the channel tuning stuff.
Saluting as often as I have really has helped with my typing.

yes.   .s <playername>  sends a salute that he (and everyone else) sees.

you can instantly return a salute with .rs (no name needed) that everyone will see... or you can use the  .s <playername>
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: The Fugitive on November 26, 2024, 10:41:12 AM
Can people not tuning to 200 see a <S> thrown their way or respond in kind? I was kinda hoping the .S thing circumnavigated the channel tuning stuff.
Saluting as often as I have really has helped with my typing.

The .s and the .rs do pass the restriction of the "ALL" channel so they are seen.

HTC turned off the "all channel" because  tuning 200 means you are willing to take the crap that sometimes flows there. You have voluntarily tuned in, the "all channel" was forced on you.

200 isnt all that bad, but a few apples ruin the fun, like any time Shane is on.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Eagler on November 26, 2024, 10:43:16 AM
MNM has everyone on the same 223 text and vox

There isn't the issue there with 200 in main

I wonder why..

Eagler
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 10:43:43 AM
The .s and the .rs do pass the restriction of the "ALL" channel so they are seen.

HTC turned off the "all channel" because  tuning 200 means you are willing to take the crap that sometimes flows there. You have voluntarily tuned in, the "all channel" was forced on you.

200 isnt all that bad, but a few apples ruin the fun, like any time Shane is on.  :rolleyes:

And here you are on my ankle, lofl.    :rofl
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: DmonSlyr on November 26, 2024, 10:53:14 AM
Yeah but if I see some newb flying a Hurricane 2D as a fighter, and feel bad for him and want to reach out saying he should get a hurricane 2C with Hispanos which would make his time much better. He would not see it on channel 200. I could do it over Orange text. But that may be embarrassing to call them out like that. I wouldn't be able to reach them to go to a 200+ type channel to message them privately.

I agree with you horble, but I'm sure it happened quite a bit to where HTC got tired of it. Typical of online gaming...

Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 10:58:10 AM
MNM has everyone on the same 223 text and vox

There isn't the issue there with 200 in main

I wonder why..

Eagler

The fast paced action in MNM isn't overly conducive for text comms; it's challenging enough just to hit the chk6 key which is why y'all tune and use VOX 223 more than text.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: horble on November 26, 2024, 11:00:17 AM
Yeah but if I see some newb flying a Hurricane 2D as a fighter, and feel bad for him and want to reach out saying he should get a hurricane 2C with Hispanos which would make his time much better. He would not see it on channel 200. I could do it over Orange text. But that may be embarrassing to call them out like that. I wouldn't be able to reach them to go to a 200+ type channel to message them privately.

I agree with you horble, but I'm sure it happened quite a bit to where HTC got tired of it. Typical of online gaming...

Yeah it sucks, some people just gotta ruin everything for others
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 11:00:51 AM
Yeah but if I see some newb flying a Hurricane 2D as a fighter, and feel bad for him and want to reach out saying he should get a hurricane 2C with Hispanos which would make his time much better. He would not see it on channel 200. I could do it over Orange text. But that may be embarrassing to call them out like that. I wouldn't be able to reach them to go to a 200+ type channel to message them privately.

I agree with you horble, but I'm sure it happened quite a bit to where HTC got tired of it. Typical of online gaming...

What I've done (when I can - I see questions that I could answer about settings) and some others as well, when we see what seems to be an obvious newbie who doesn't respond on ch200, we'll reach out to their side try to reach out to that newbie. I don't think there's any embarrassment to be had there by anyone.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Leisure on November 26, 2024, 11:27:36 AM
yes.   .s <playername>  sends a salute that he (and everyone else) sees.

you can instantly return a salute with .rs (no name needed) that everyone will see... or you can use the  .s <playername>

Thanks, it's good to know people not tuned to a specific channel can still see kudos sent their way.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Morpheus on November 26, 2024, 06:15:20 PM
It can be a whinefest sometimes, but I like to talk to people on the other side sometimes and we can’t PM any more for some reason.


YOU CAN'T PM ANYMORE!?!?!

Damn, I've been gone for a while, but I didn't think that this game changed that much. Why in God's Green world did the PM get deleted?

Morph<S>
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Meatwad on November 26, 2024, 06:40:50 PM
Its to have competitions on who has the biggest e-penor
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 26, 2024, 06:49:03 PM


YOU CAN'T PM ANYMORE!?!?!

Damn, I've been gone for a while, but I didn't think that this game changed that much. Why in God's Green world did the PM get deleted?

Morph<S>

Only cross-country PMs and that was years and years ago.  Same side PMs still work, even across arenas.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: guncrasher on November 26, 2024, 07:06:51 PM
we have 200 so shane can have something to post  :uhoh.


semp
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Yarbles on November 27, 2024, 10:30:51 AM
Seems like the better move would’ve been to remove pm privs from people who cannot be trusted to be normal humans but not my call. It’s a shame, I liked talking about fights with people without it seeming like a “look at me” post on 200.

Yes but sometimes you shoot someone down and then got a stream of insults from them  :D

Some people have thin skins.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Yarbles on November 27, 2024, 10:34:49 AM
And here you are on my ankle, lofl.    :rofl

It sounds like Shane is Shane. Since 200 is opt in no problem then. I am not going to tune in but I think its fun for people like that sort of thing  :cheers:

Is there a text squelch for those who don't like being poked ?   
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 27, 2024, 10:59:31 AM
It sounds like Shane is Shane. Since 200 is opt in no problem then. I am not going to tune in but I think its fun for people like that sort of thing  :cheers:

Is there a text squelch for those who don't like being poked ?

all kinds of squelch!!! well, two basically.

dot command typed in text buffer: .squelch <playername>  (text)

And we have 2, yes 2!!! clicky click squelch options from roster on <playername>   squelch text and squelch voice

See how easy it is to click squelch player text/voice as it is to click .rpt? Easy as pie!  Annoyance vs offensive, innit? 

(https://i.postimg.cc/sX1637B0/easy-as-pie.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLMq9yJr)

Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shuffler on November 27, 2024, 12:32:44 PM
The .s and the .rs do pass the restriction of the "ALL" channel so they are seen.

HTC turned off the "all channel" because  tuning 200 means you are willing to take the crap that sometimes flows there. You have voluntarily tuned in, the "all channel" was forced on you.

200 isnt all that bad, but a few apples ruin the fun, like any time Shane is on.  :rolleyes:

Indeed......
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Molsman on November 27, 2024, 08:47:16 PM
for my comedy show while I am grabbing out on a long buff run or want to talk to friends in other countries since we cant cross country pm anymore
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Shane on November 27, 2024, 09:08:52 PM
for my comedy show while I am grabbing out on a long buff run or want to talk to friends in other countries since we cant cross country pm anymore

Pick any .2xx channel, get all those cross-country friends there and have fun. Call it your crew channel or whatev...

<mentally imagine "The More You Know" image - unless you prefer I actually post it?  :x>

Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Mongoose on November 27, 2024, 11:41:17 PM
YOU CAN'T PM ANYMORE!?!?!

Damn, I've been gone for a while, but I didn't think that this game changed that much. Why in God's Green world did the PM get deleted?

Cross-country PM's were removed because there were some people who were being egregiously foul and abusive via PM.  It's a shame.  There were times I liked to give more than just a <S> to an opposing player, or apologize for being a lousy opponent.  But a handful of jerks ruined it for everyone else.
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Eagler on November 28, 2024, 06:53:06 AM
Tuesday is usually nice and quiet as I forget to change back to 200 from being on 223 for Monday night madness..

Eagler
Title: Re: Why do we have 200 ?
Post by: Gooss on November 30, 2024, 11:09:53 AM
200 is wonderful.  The cross-country comms and vox make the game more social.

I like telling gp5 he's the fightingest guy in the game after he turns into a 1v4 on the deck and kills 'em all.  Or have Humboldt make fun of me for not checking 12 and augering.  I've known 1ijac and Oysters for years (decades?).

I find it off-putting that grownups cannot ignore the children and socialize cross-country. 

Don't feed the trolls.  When ignored, they go play Rock n' Roll Racing with cheat codes or something to prove their magnificence.