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scarybug Level 10 Vigilante Posts: 115	Can we please have a upper limit to the number of mines allowed on a single page. (An upper limit to the number of Nicks that can be on a player would be good too) Granted, it probably wasn't my best idea to start a rivalry with a user that has over 1200 mines, but still... by scarybug 10 months ago \| Permalink
coolbito Level 8 Seer Posts: 110	I don't think this is a great idea... Limit the number of mines? Eventually, that would mean that nobody would be allowed to place mines because all of the spots would have been taken... Therefore, people would get mad. by coolbito 10 months ago \| Permalink
cwonder Level 9 Pathmaker Posts: 9	No, it means that Destroyers would have to wait to mine a page until after someone had tripped one of the mines. by cwonder 10 months ago \| Permalink
scarybug Level 10 Vigilante Posts: 115	Yeah. Just the number of mines allowed on a page at one time. Say, 10 mines. Once you trip one, people can add more. by scarybug 10 months ago \| Permalink
rebeccablood Level 12 Vigilante Posts: 110	Today I found that on gmail, which has been infested with a ton of mines, I can't lay a St. Nick or even deploy a crate. So there may be good reasons to limit the number of mines per page, at least until the technical bugs have been worked out. by rebeccablood 10 months ago \| Permalink
coolbito Level 8 Seer Posts: 110	But if theres a limit, think about it. When theres more people playing and theres 10 mines on a page, one goes off and someone whose been waiting to mine that page tries to go in to set it. He gets there only to find out that someone has beaten him to it... More players = more people trying to do any type of item using. by coolbito 10 months ago \| Permalink
rebeccablood Level 12 Vigilante Posts: 110	Sure, but I've personally detonated at least 30 mines on Gmail, all laid by the same person. The fact that I can't place a crate there, or deploy a St Nick means that only one of us gets to play. by rebeccablood 10 months ago \| Permalink
sirmio Level 5 Vigilante Posts: 1	I agree and I've detonated 26 mines on gmail already. It's a bit ridiculous. Perhaps instead of a cap on the number of mines, we could have a cap on the number of mines an individual can place on the site. I don't have much issue if a bunch of Destroyers band together to plant lots of mines if they each were limited say 10 mines per page. by sirmio 10 months ago \| Permalink
coolbito Level 8 Seer Posts: 110	I think that's a better idea... Maximum number of mines for ONE PERSON to put on one web page. 10 per page is alright, I suppose, as long as other players can do the same. You could still be able to put mines on other pages though, but with the same restriction... by coolbito 10 months ago \| Permalink
scarybug Level 10 Vigilante Posts: 115	Mines are supposed to be something that occasionally catches you unawares, not something you use to make it impossible to access a web page. If a page is really popular enough to get mined enough, it's also popular enough for people to set off those mines. So the upper limit won't mean destroyers can't mine gmail or anything. by scarybug 10 months ago \| Permalink
etherel15 Level 9 Seer Posts: 67	If its that bad, drop us the name, maybe we can start a community watch group to nick the hell out of him till he straightens up! by etherel15 10 months ago \| Permalink
scarybug Level 10 Vigilante Posts: 115	I sort of see any "rivalries" as just testing out the game balance. If someone is abusing the game mechanics, then it's the mechanics that should get balanced out. I don't have any hard feelings. I eventually cleared off the mines. I used the trick where you crate all of your DP, then turn off your armor and let yourself get blown up a lot, then I picked up my DP. by scarybug 10 months ago \| Permalink
etherel15 Level 9 Seer Posts: 67	theres almost always a way to deal with raunchy people if your creative, bravo bug! by etherel15 10 months ago \| Permalink
tara Level 5 Seer Posts: 35	I'm a little disappointed about all the gmail mines. Here I was thinking I'd set them all off like a good little wannabe bedouin and make the page safe for the next passing shoat, but there are soooo damn many. I'm thinking about crating all my dp and setting firefox to reload the url over and over all night, just to see what happens. It's odd, though, that my armor doesn't appear to be wearing out; I thought it was only good for 10 detonations? That kind of makes me think there may be a bug of some sort involved? Anyway, anyone else who's trying to pick up their gmail without getting blow'd up can always use https://mail.google.com/mail - that one's all clear, since the game doesn't track secure urls. But yes, I definitely think a limit on the number of mines that can be on a given page at one time is a very good idea. It only makes sense, really; a finite space can't hold an infinite amount of explosives, can it? If you really want to keep a page mined, you can always keep an eye on the activity logs to see if your mines are getting tripped. by tara 10 months ago \| Permalink
etherel15 Level 9 Seer Posts: 67	if you use all the "charges" of a set of armor, your armor turns off, and you start losing DP, and you have to put on a second set of armor. Maybe thats what happened? Maybe pmog is just having troubles and its the same mine constantly blowing up the same armor over and over, with neither of them actually changing. But good point, if you go to a constantly mined place such as gmail, or maybe a social network or something, try to go directly to a secure login page (because PMOG will not work on a secure sight, for your privace, thereby no mines!) P.S. Tara, I need your avatar in high-resolution. I NEED IT. Dr who + SteamPunk = Happy Etherel by etherel15 10 months ago \| Permalink
auguste Level 9 Pathmaker Posts: 25	I agree. It's terrible that Gmail is being bombarded. I can't imagine how bad Slashdot will be once news of PMOG hits it. by auguste 10 months ago \| Permalink
chetyre Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1261	I think that if there's a limit on St. Nick's placed on someone, there should be a limit for mines on websites. Just my $0.02. by chetyre 10 months ago \| Permalink
devilash Level 20 Vigilante Posts: 15	I always had the idea that mines were the stuff that people waged war with. It'd make sense, if eventually a guild system is incorporated into the game, to allow masses of mines as this means external pages (such as the certain guilds forums) could be mined to hell, protected by walls and things of the like. When there are more players, as someone already said, a lot of people will be waiting to drop mines. This'll deter people, even more, so from the destroyer class. However, as rebecca said, some pages will be mined to hell. This is when the Armour class (Belo-something, it's a long name >.>) comes into play. More people will be needed to buy armor; more people play that class. I really cannot understand why you can't drop Crates/Attach a St Nick to someone, I suggest messaging a developer. EDIT: I pointed out the fact about walls in this post, as the Riviter class eventually comes into play, popular sites (such as PMOG, Google, GMail and Slashdot) will be walled up. This (I believe) prevents mines being laid, and can be destroyed by Rockets. However, thats just speculation at the moment. by devilash 10 months ago \| Permalink
coolbito Level 8 Seer Posts: 110	Good prediction and I hope your right, because that seems like a great balance for this problem... that, and, rockets pwn ;) by coolbito 10 months ago \| Permalink
etherel15 Level 9 Seer Posts: 67	I cannot wait for PMOG wars of epic size! by etherel15 10 months ago \| Permalink