Cogent is not a tier-1 network since they actually pay for some of their peering. Tier 1 networks, but any accepted definition, do not pay for peering.
Actually, Cogent doesn't run a tier-1 network at all. Because they paid and settlement-based peering with at least some other networks, they're technically tier-2.
Cogent has a long history of being cut off -- French Telecom, AOL, Level 3, and several others over the years have disconnected them for various reasons.
I do agree with you, but any implemented dishonor system cannot be as naive as to simply penalize you with dishonor for killing a grey pc. There are countless situations where you *must* kill players that fit that criteria. Luckily, I play on a PvE server, so this really doesn't affect me much unless I choose to let it (but I will, of course).
Download went fine at least. But, it'll be live when I can log in, get booted, sit through a week-long extended downtime, fight with the authentication server, and finally get credited 24-hours of gameplay and full rest state. That might be sometime next week.
Actually, no...the phone service works with any POTS phone connected to one of the router's rj11 ports. It's a very simple setup: connect the router to your existing broadband modem or router, plug in the phone, turn everything on. Simple as that. Phone calls can be placed to any other phone connected to the PSTN, of course.
Actually, had you actually read the post, you would have noticed that I said that I've played both side extensively. And since we're coming up with specific examples, here's a few for you. On at least 5 seperate occasions in the last week, Undead starting towns have been overrun by large groups of high level (50lvl+) Alliance players killing everything in site for at least a couple hours. Said players also made it a point to taunt the low level undead PCs before they killed them as well. Same thing happened in orc/troll starting towns the week before. I see this stuff all the time. Now, I'm sure the same thing goes on in Alliance towns because there are plenty of infantile pricks on both sides, but I'll repeat: from my experience, and I've played *BOTH* extensively (having several high level horde and alliance characters), that the most annoying, irrational, and juvenile players I've had the displeasure of playing with were Alliance, hands down. On a side note, your strange connection between the RP role of the Horde and the personality of the players who play a Horde character is spurious at best.
I no idea what server you're playing on, but at least on mine, the situation is completely reversed. With some exceptions the Alliance seems to be filled with petulant children with an overblown sense of self-importance and a dash of hero worship (and yes, I've played both side extensively since closed beta). Funny enough, the same thing happened with my old SWG server. The most mature and reasonable people I played with there were Imperial. Sure sure, there are exceptions, and I've met and had good experiences with Alliance (and Rebel) players, but they're lost in a sea of snot-nosed griefing brats.
But then that still leaves us with the problem of higher level players getting attacked by groups of lower level gray players. Under no circumstances should someone get dishonor for killing someone who attacks them, no matter what the level difference. Perhaps if you received dishonor for killing a gray PC/NPC *only* if you initiated combat, not vice versa...
I've been a strong fan of Star Trek since watching reruns of TOS on Sunday morning, and I really wanted to like Enterprise. I even managed to put aside my deeply rooted Bakula aversion and that I believed that the idea of a prequel was flawed from the onset. I sat through the a good portion of the first season to give the show a fair shake. I really tried, but I hate Enterprise. The plots are recycled, the characters are paper thin (sorta like T'Pol's catsuits), and canon is out the window. I'm sure this goes against popular opinion here, but I for one will be glad when it's off the air. I desperately want another (good) Star Trek series, but Enterprise is not it and never has been.
As for the new Galactica series, I have to say I enjoy it, but then I was never a fan of the original.
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Cogent is not a tier-1 network since they actually pay for some of their peering. Tier 1 networks, but any accepted definition, do not pay for peering.
Actually, Cogent doesn't run a tier-1 network at all. Because they paid and settlement-based peering with at least some other networks, they're technically tier-2. Cogent has a long history of being cut off -- French Telecom, AOL, Level 3, and several others over the years have disconnected them for various reasons.
Nobody thinks mages are overpowered :)
I do agree with you, but any implemented dishonor system cannot be as naive as to simply penalize you with dishonor for killing a grey pc. There are countless situations where you *must* kill players that fit that criteria. Luckily, I play on a PvE server, so this really doesn't affect me much unless I choose to let it (but I will, of course).
Download went fine at least. But, it'll be live when I can log in, get booted, sit through a week-long extended downtime, fight with the authentication server, and finally get credited 24-hours of gameplay and full rest state. That might be sometime next week.
Actually, no...the phone service works with any POTS phone connected to one of the router's rj11 ports. It's a very simple setup: connect the router to your existing broadband modem or router, plug in the phone, turn everything on. Simple as that. Phone calls can be placed to any other phone connected to the PSTN, of course.
Actually, had you actually read the post, you would have noticed that I said that I've played both side extensively. And since we're coming up with specific examples, here's a few for you. On at least 5 seperate occasions in the last week, Undead starting towns have been overrun by large groups of high level (50lvl+) Alliance players killing everything in site for at least a couple hours. Said players also made it a point to taunt the low level undead PCs before they killed them as well. Same thing happened in orc/troll starting towns the week before. I see this stuff all the time. Now, I'm sure the same thing goes on in Alliance towns because there are plenty of infantile pricks on both sides, but I'll repeat: from my experience, and I've played *BOTH* extensively (having several high level horde and alliance characters), that the most annoying, irrational, and juvenile players I've had the displeasure of playing with were Alliance, hands down. On a side note, your strange connection between the RP role of the Horde and the personality of the players who play a Horde character is spurious at best.
I no idea what server you're playing on, but at least on mine, the situation is completely reversed. With some exceptions the Alliance seems to be filled with petulant children with an overblown sense of self-importance and a dash of hero worship (and yes, I've played both side extensively since closed beta). Funny enough, the same thing happened with my old SWG server. The most mature and reasonable people I played with there were Imperial. Sure sure, there are exceptions, and I've met and had good experiences with Alliance (and Rebel) players, but they're lost in a sea of snot-nosed griefing brats.
But then that still leaves us with the problem of higher level players getting attacked by groups of lower level gray players. Under no circumstances should someone get dishonor for killing someone who attacks them, no matter what the level difference. Perhaps if you received dishonor for killing a gray PC/NPC *only* if you initiated combat, not vice versa...
I've been a strong fan of Star Trek since watching reruns of TOS on Sunday morning, and I really wanted to like Enterprise. I even managed to put aside my deeply rooted Bakula aversion and that I believed that the idea of a prequel was flawed from the onset. I sat through the a good portion of the first season to give the show a fair shake. I really tried, but I hate Enterprise. The plots are recycled, the characters are paper thin (sorta like T'Pol's catsuits), and canon is out the window. I'm sure this goes against popular opinion here, but I for one will be glad when it's off the air. I desperately want another (good) Star Trek series, but Enterprise is not it and never has been. As for the new Galactica series, I have to say I enjoy it, but then I was never a fan of the original.