Malice

Ummm... no.

Someone's using it GT. You get a different message if it's "blocked off".

Thanks... I would appreciate it.

Still... searching... for... Malice.

Err... sorry Wavicle, but that's a gross over-simplification. This isn't a simple bug. A 3 month difference, between when an account page states the accumulated time in Veteran awards is - and when it will be awarded is not a 'bug'.

Actually the FAQs state that 'activity' has absolutely nothing to do with it. And that is pointed out several times. It's from when the account was created - nothing more, nothing less.

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Just checked at Play NC. It sez " Veteran Rewards Time: 4 Years, 0 Months" but also sez " Total Paid Time: 3 Years, 10 Months "

So should I have it or not?

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You should. I'm faced with the same thing, but in the FAQs it clearly says that Vet Rewards are calculated from when you first created your account.

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It goes by vet reward time, i too had some free time on my account from the start up code and subsequent upgrades, but Vet Time is the decider since that starts from account creation

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Unfortunately, the 'system' isn't quite working as it should be. I should be anticipating my 39 month reward soon, but at the moment haven't even received my 36 month. Somewhat annoying.

Additionally, someone before mentioned Time Cards... they should go towards time accrued too.
Veteran Rewards FAQs

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Just checked at Play NC. It sez " Veteran Rewards Time: 4 Years, 0 Months" but also sez " Total Paid Time: 3 Years, 10 Months "

So should I have it or not?

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You should. I'm faced with the same thing, but in the FAQs it clearly says that Vet Rewards are calculated from when you first created your account.

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Words like "ungrateful" and "entitled" come to mind.

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Words like "whiney" and "whinger" come to mind.

I would dearly love Malice...

This thread HAD to be started by someone who either a) joined POST ED, or b) wasn't active here until POST ED.

Got pointed in this direction from a friend of mine, Rachael Storm, and I have one thing to say...
Thanks!
Additionally -
Going to be trying this out, really looking forward to getting Kurosawa Ai up & going!
Cheers!

The thing that amazes me, is that this is all based on some clip on YouTube.
As yet, the movie has not been released... and I've googled, and Yahoo'd... searched on IMDb - nothing. Wiki (which can be notoriously fallacious) has a small section on it, with a disclaimer as to accuracy - the only entry is a quotation from Jack Emmert (taken directly from this thread!).
Let's just say that whilst I disagree with the premise that they *appear* to be pushing, I remain open-minded (in the hope that other issues - parenting? - are covered too!)...

Ummm...
I have no idea what you just said Zulu!

Again, to state *what* the film Moral Kombat 'says'... or what the film's viewpoint is at this point in time would be erroneous. You don't know... we can speculate based on a trailer on YouTube, but until the movie is actually viewed in it's entirety... well, we're guessing.

I speculate that the movie is about making the game industry into a scapegoat for one of the greatest ills facing communities: the failure of a duty of care one generation owes to another.
But I might be wrong in my guesswork!

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*sigh*

Still no excuse for sloppy parenting.

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Agreed... and I hope that this is covered within the movie... but we'll have to wait I guess.

Wow... I just discovered that this hasn't been released as a movie yet (I live in Japan - we are always quite a bit behind re. new releases. I operated on the assumption folks had actually SEEN this movie)... I googled... I yahoo-searched... I IMBd'd... the ONLY footage I could find was a gamepolitics.com article, and a YouTube clip.

Isn't the kneejerk reaction to something we haven't seen a little premature?

You raise some interesting points Biostem...
However, in Japan:
1. relevant... thus my point on The Media.
2. Actually, in Japan the reverse is true! This year, will see Japan's population decrease! Add to that, the population they have is 'greying'... getting older, with actually LESS competition for jobs now than there was 5 years ago. This has led to other problems tho': the tax burden of the pension system is expected to increase... and those entering the workforce now are unlikely to have ANY pension at all!
3. Indeed.
4. In Japan, most families are still single-income units (post having children). The entire society is generally built on this... that is changing somewhat, but slowly. Another entirely different set of issues regarding support for 'stay-at-home-mothers' exists tho'... a different story!
5. Again, this perhaps can be attributed to the influence of *Media*...

Some nicely thought out points tho' Biostem - I look forward to more discussion on the topic (from all & sundry)!

And an interesting addition McKenzie - the Bible is one of the most violent books ever written... I wonder how many of the bible-thumpers politicos have actually read it in it's entirety...
To be sure, some valuable messages there tho'!

Now I'm not so naive as to suggest that computer games are the seat of all things evil, but... the thing is, society has regressed behaviorally over the past few decades... why?
Why is it not feasible for a woman to walk down the street after dark? Why in many stadiums in Europe can't you take your kids to a football game? Why do we shrug off reports of violent crime so easily now? Why are we not *shocked* any more? Have we grown so numb?
Maybe I am being naive... and part of it is that I'm experiencing the trepidation of impending fatherhood... but I really do wish that society as a whole was a safer place.
I think the easy access we have within the media to violence has somewhat deadened our reactions. Not just video games (and let's be honest, politicos - that's a very small part of it all) - but all of the Media. Problem is, very few real "statesmen" (I use the word in the political sense!) exist that are willing to take it all on, because it would be career suicide.

Currently, I live in Japan - generally a much safer county than the US, or even my native Australia (& I'm assured by friends, much safer than England too). Hell, a murder here is a national headline, purse-snatching makes page 2 in the nation's media. My pregnant wife goes out with her friends, and then walks home from our inner-city-suburban subway station, and is safe doing so.
But it's changing. There are parts of our city that you don't go into late at night (not the case even 5 years ago!), even considered 'unsafe' for a reasonably large foreigner (in Japan, I went from being 'a little big' back home to 'pretty-damn-huge' here in Japan). Change, and with a tyke on the way, it scares me a little.
Bullying within schools increasing tenfold, extortion rampant, and generally a country famous for it's sense of community is growing more & more selfish day by day.

I don't have answers, I don't know what is to be done. But for us to sit back & state that nothing's wrong is just as naive as saying that it's all <insert latest pariah>'s fault.
As I said earlier, I do think that in part, responsible parenting and being a 'better' community is key. Surely, part of that has to be the acknowledement is that stuff isn't where we want it to be, and realising that we all (as a community) need to take steps to make it better. An "I'm-ok-therefore-nothing's-wrong" attitude helps us little. A more responsible attitude towards those around us is a step in the right direction.

Hell... now I sound like I'm preaching - I shouldn't be. God knows I can be just as selfish as the next person, probably more than most.

And understand that I'm not talking about gaming - it's incredibly naive of those involved to place society's ills on the gaming industry...

Way to go Sayer & LadyMage!
Take what I said, slightly out of context, and not read what had been posted previously?
My comment on 'assumptive thinking' was a direct response to the previous two posters. If you'd read my comment just prior to THAT, you'd see my stance... and thus not be so quick to attack.
Please... I agree with the gist of what you state, & I'll repeat the main part of what I *thought*...
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I have not seen Moral Combat. Thus, can't comment on it specifically... but it is no secret that our societies aren't the places they once were. This downward spiral started to occur before 'gaming'... and any fingerpointing at gaming is at best, naive, and generally done by people who have little knowledge about the games themselves. The fact that they use CoH in it just highlights this. Using a game that generally has positive values?
Indeed, *Media* on the whole is to blame. And the gaming industry has to wear at least a part of this. But what about Hollywood? What about the fact that the most violent thing kids can watch these days is usually the evening news? Simple fact is that both Hollywood & big-business media-moguls are just too powerful to attack. Thus, point the finger elsewhere.

I really applaud the call for 'responsible parenting'. But too many parents these days find it easier to use the computer as a default baby-sitter. Increased laziness allows this to develop into default parenting. And with what folks can access on the internet these days, that's flat-out scary.
Nothing beats the influence of a solid family environment. A solid community around that.

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Perhaps reading all of what a person has said, before you *think* you know what they're on about... ?

Talk about an assumptive thought process!
"I turned out ok, so everyone else should be ok too"
Unfortunately, that's not the case. I wish it weren't so, I wish we were all (as in within society) well-balanced individuals, with well-rounded personalities.
But me wishing it doesn't make it so.

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Make sure to watch this response as well. I feel that the argument was summarized very well with this response video.

I have to wonder, is there going to be a counter-documentary like there was with Farenheit/Farenhype 9/11?

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Response there lost me in the first few seconds with spelling errors. Small thing, perhaps, but if you're going to go through the bother of making it, why not take the time to check your spelling too?

I have not seen Moral Combat. Thus, can't comment on it specifically... but it is no secret that our societies aren't the places they once were. This downward spiral started to occur before 'gaming'... and any fingerpointing at gaming is at best, naive, and generally done by people who have little knowledge about the games themselves. The fact that they use CoH in it just highlights this. Using a game that generally has positive values?
Indeed, *Media* on the whole is to blame. And the gaming industry has to wear at least a part of this. But what about Hollywood? What about the fact that the most violent thing kids can watch these days is usually the evening news? Simple fact is that both Hollywood & big-business media-moguls are just too powerful to attack. Thus, point the finger elsewhere.

I really applaud the call for 'responsible parenting'. But too many parents these days find it easier to use the computer as a default baby-sitter. Increased laziness allows this to develop into default parenting. And with what folks can access on the internet these days, that's flat-out scary.
Nothing beats the influence of a solid family environment. A solid community around that.

Please note - the link in Cuppa's original post of guides seems to be not working.
This should:
BRR's guide to the Plant/Thorns Dominator v2...
Hope to update this in the coming weeks...

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Niiiiice... very effective - thanks!

Hi...
Did a search for this, but cannot find what I'm looking for:
How do I BIND a costume change to a power activation?
I made a costume specifically for when my Brute hits Unstoppable, I want to tie it (via a macro) together. Does anyone know what I should do?

Thanks in anticipation!