Nihi-fail

[Nihimon]

I've tried to correct this in the individual threads, but just in case any casual readers got the wrong impression from my utter failure to properly read one of Ryan's posts, I wanted to try to make the correction as public as possible.

I've recently quoted Ryan a number of times suggesting that Bandits would be able to train "exotic" banditry skills at NPC Settlements. I've realized this was completely wrong. Here is the complete quote.

Ryan Dancey (A Few Simple Ways to Make NRDS Viable) wrote:

GrumpyMel wrote:

Lets be perfectly clear about how MOST Bandits/Brigands will operate.

There's a continent's worth of assumptions in this post, many of which are unlikely to prove true.

Quote:

- Most bandits/brigands WILL be members of the NPC Starter Settlements so no way to declare WAR upon them (at any expense) and so that they will be able to use legitimate newbies as cover for thier operations.

- Most bandits/brigands will NOT be members of any company so there will be no way to feud them (at any expense) and no way to hold them accountable for thier actions.

Assumptions:

Members of NPC Settlements can be members of Companies

Members of NPC Settlements will be able to soulbind to points other than the NPC Settlement for resurrection. Dying halfway across the map from where you soulbind will be a pretty big limitation on how effective a bandit can be.

Members of NPC Settlements will be able to make Hideouts.

Members of NPC Settlements will be able to train and use exotic character abilities linked to maximizing banditry operations.

I sincerely apologize for any confusion I may have caused by reading that last sentence as a statement of fact, rather than as an example of an assumption that is unlikely to prove true.

[Bluddwolf]

This quote actually predates the Faction discussion, and it does not actually say it won't happen but that it is an assumption.

[Pax Bringslite]

Bluddwolf wrote:

This quote actually predates the Faction discussion, and it does not actually say it won't happen but that it is an assumption.

There will need to be training somehow. Whether special consideration is made for any sector that does not provide for themselves is the question, I suppose...

[randomwalker]

Nihimon wrote:

...I wanted to try to make the correction as public as possible.

woot?! You don't get enough attention by being right all the time, now you also want attention for being wrong?!

(or did i Random-fail and misunderstand the concept here?)

[Xeen]

Its ok Nihimon, Ryan went on to say that its an assumption either way and none of it is set yet.

Which is really why its not worth quoting everything. It doesnt get you anywhere yet.

[Tyncale]

It is understandable. I rely on the huge database of GW-quotes that is so readily in Nihimons head and I am not the only one that relies on them: often the right quote can put things straight in otherwise frantic discussions, or at least enlighten things. Not saying he is the only one that can dig up quotes, but he sure is fast and always gets the right one, or it simply is not there (in my experience).

Nihimon found a bug in his own head/database and wants to make sure it got squashed. :) It is a reputation thing, we can still trust the software/hardware.

Anyway, this is my interpretation, all in good humor, only speaking for myself!

[JDNYC]

The situation is fluid in game development. Always :)

[Pax Shane Gifford]

JDNYC wrote:

The situation is fluid in game development. Always :)

Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky...

[Dazyk]

Pax Shane Gifford wrote:

JDNYC wrote:

The situation is fluid in game development. Always :)

Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky...

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