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Code of Conduct for EB's IRC channel, #echonet
This code was created in order to better the quality of conversation and discussion in the #echonet channel. The channel is there for the enjoyment of anyone and everyone and people should feel comfortable conversing with their friends and peers. In order to ensure the happiness of channel users and relative wholesomeness of #echonet, certain guidelines must be adhered to. Please live by these regulations so as to better enjoy your time here.
Rule Zero
You must at all times adhere to the GameSurge Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), since these are the terms we have agreed to follow as a bare minimum in exchange for them hosting the channel. If you don't, you have more things to worry about than just getting kicked/banned from our channel.
Be Smart
Put simply, this means follow the rules. Don't do anything that will test the rules as this is likely to get you kicked. The ops will enforce the rules rather stringently and will make no exceptions. Should you be kicked, this does not mean that you are permanently banned from the channel. The op who kicked you will provide an explanation for his/her action, usually with a suggested "cool-down" time, during which you should simmer down and be ready to enter the channel again. In other cases the ops may choose to devoice you and moderate the channel. This is essentially the same as "cool-down" time, only that you are still able to see the conversations in the channel. Repeat offences will result in kickings and quite possibly a banning. Banning means that you will not be able to rejoin the channel for a preset amount of time. Bannings in the past have not been as common as kickings and we hope that they will become even less common in the future. Should you be banned, it will be for repeated offences that resulted in kickings, or for posting/doing/saying something obscene or in bad taste, or which breaks the GameSurge AUP. Bannings will be carried out at an op's discretion. If you have a general non-EchoNetwork question, do some research for yourself. You aren't stupid, no matter how hard you may try to prove otherwise. Read the help files (F1 in mIRC), visit sites with tutorials and message boards, and search for related questions. Often your question has been answered by these sources already. We are by no means against helping you with a problem, but that is not our main purpose - use your initiative, and remember, Google is your friend. You may also find this site useful - IRCHelp.org.
Respect the Ops and all Users
Ops are ops for a reason. Please do not beg, cajole, annoy, harass or otherwise bother them in any way. Should you like to speak to them about something in particular, PM them (type /msg nick message) and do not let your issue be known in the channel. If you have a problem with one particular op, let the other ops know, or better yet, take it to Wacky if he's around. You can also take it to Niner, leXX or any of the other co-owners. Keep in mind your problem, depending on severity, may become the concern of all channel ops. One more thing - do not request to be opped or voiced. Users are opped and voiced at the owner and co-owners' discretion, and people do not usually get it by asking for it. So don't bother. All channel users are expected to respect each other's ideas and thoughts even if they don't agree with them. Anytime a group of people gathers in a common meeting place differences of opinion become apparent. It's fine to agree that we don't agree. Personal or generalized attacks are not appreciated from any user.
Cursing/Swearing and Related Issues
#echonet is pretty loose when it comes to cursing. It's all pretty informal in there. We're all used to hearing the f-bomb and all the other colorful words in the obscenity repository. Indeed, you might find some of the ops screaming curses during a heated trivia round that would make even a rapper blush and pick nervously at his pantyhose. This, however, does not give you license to go off on an extended inflammatory cursing spree. It is one thing to curse as an exclamation, but it is an entirely different thing to be directing it at a particular person. This is not to say that profanity cannot be used in jest. Extended cursing that is inflammatory in nature is not allowed. Please do not do this as it is grounds for kicking and/or banning. On a related note, sexually explicit conversation is prohibited. Once again, like cursing, #echonet has been pretty lax about this. This is not going to change much, as long as you use common sense. Conversation of a sexual nature is permissible, as long as it does not cross the line into disgusting and gross proportions. This includes posting links to sexually explicit websites and/or websites designed to be disgusting, i.e., Rotten.com. In addition, while we are tolerant of perversion/flirting/profanity, these things should not be the entire basis of your participation in the channel. You should be able to contribute to the discussion without having to resort to these things all the time.
Scripts and other Potentially Annoying Things
We all like scripts. Scripts are fun. But like many other fun things, scripts in excess are bad. Music and mp3 scripts are tolerable, as long as you make sure that they do not annoy anyone else in the channel. Large, colorful scripts are also okay, as long as they are only done once or twice. Anything beyond that becomes abusive and will result in a kick/ban. Please do not flood the channel. Flooding is when you take up most of the channel conversation with either your messages or when you are pasting something into the channel. You may paste text into the channel, provided it has relevance to a topic of discussion or is just so insanely funny or impressive that everyone must see it. (By the way, the ops will be judging how "funny" or "impressive" it is, should you pick the second option.) Do not advertise other channels - this does not mean that you can't mention ones relevant to current conversation, but trying to attract people away from #echonet will not be tolerated. Now for capitals (uppercase). You may put your text in all caps as long as it is only to emphasize something, and not to be annoying. Speaking constantly in all caps will be construed as annoying ("SHOUTING") and you will be kicked. Colors are pretty much the same deal. You can put stuff in color to emphasize a point or to make your text look pretty, but only in moderation. Should a color be too garish or hurting to the eye, you must change it if it is requested of you. Should colors become a channel-wide problem, the ops may choose to set the +c mode of the channel, which disables color codes. Please do not make it a channel-wide problem. We like colors. Colors are pretty.
Behavior
Don't be a prick. Simple as that. Do not come onto the channel and bitch and moan and whine about what a crappy day you've had and expect the rest of the channel to put up with you, especially if you say things that call attention to yourself for your gratification. The channel ops hate attention whores. This is not to say that you cannot come on and tell everyone about your day and how bad it's been. More often than not, everyone will sympathize with you and offer you comfort - but do not make the channel your personal bitching ground. Do not come onto the channel while hyper/high/jacked up and say stupid ****. This is annoying to everyone and will be ignored. Just because you are ignored does not mean you can continue. Do not excuse your poor behavior and subsequent off-color comments by saying, "Oh I just came back from school and I'm all wound up" or "I just drank a whole gallon of Mountain Dew/Red Bull/<insert stupid energy drink here>". Just because you are all high-strung does not mean you can come onto the channel and say whatever you want. Please don't repeat yourself. If your question is unanswered, there are a great many reasons (NONE of which include: the rest of the channel being jerks, incompetent or whatever you might think). If your question goes unanswered for fifteen minutes, then you can ask again.
And finally...
Have fun, and enjoy yourself! 
Version 1.02 of these rules posted 2004-03-17.
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Entire Jedi Knight series coming to Steam & Direct2Drive on Sept 16th! |
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2009-09-13, 19:59 - by txa1265
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Another week ... another amazing newsbit about LucasArts and PC gaming! This week, on Wednesday the 16th, the whole Jedi Knight series will be available on both Steam and Direct2Drive for download! It isn't clear what the pricing will be like, and neither site has a listing yet, so you'll have to check it out on Wednesday.
Here is the Twitter world from LucasArts:
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KotOR now on Steam and Direct2Drive |
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2009-09-07, 18:35 - by txa1265
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Wow, just wow ... LucasArts really seems to be waking up to the PC gaming world again! This week they have upped the ante again, releasing Knights of the Old Republic on both Steam and Direct2Drive!
Sure I know most of us already have this, but the ability to have a no-CD install and no CD required to play is quite enticing ... as is the price: $9.99!
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LucasArts games now on Steam! |
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2009-07-11, 14:13 - by txa1265
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Anticipation of the release of the updated LucasArts classic adventure Tales of Monkey Island this week was ratcheted up by the announcement that the publisher would begin releasing classic games from their vault on the Steam download service. One thing that was unknown from the announcement was the pricing – and the absence of details left many fearing the worst … after all, LucasArts has seemed to have gone from being a core center of gaming innovation and creativity to a profit center based on licensed titles in recent years.
So now we have the details of the games and the pricing. For the most part the pricing is extremely budget-friendly! This is especially so on the classic adventures which are all $4.99. Apparently LucasArts is adopting a simple $5 – $10 – $20 pricing model, which is similar to the $5 – $10 used on GoodOldGames but otherwise uncommon.
I would also say that the pricing on games such as the under-appreciated Armed & Dangerous and Star Wars Republic Commando is just right, as is the recent release LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. I would say that Star Wars Battlefront II is possibly overpriced, but looking online there is more demand than supply so this will likely sell well at $20. The one clunker is Thrillville: Off the Rails, the average theme park builder sim that should have been priced at $9.99 if they hoped to sell more than a couple of dozen copies.
Adventure Game Classics:
- The Dig – $4.99
- Loom – $4.99
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – $4.99
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis – $4.99
Star Wars Games:
- Star Wars Starfighter – $4.99
- Star Wars Battlefront II – $19.99
- Star Wars Republic Commando – $9.99
Other Games:
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures – $19.99
- Armed and Dangerous – $9.99
- Thrillville: Off the Rails – $19.99
So what do you think?
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Footage from Star Wars: Battlefront III leaked |
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2009-01-18, 16:05 - by Wacky
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...But it looks like it might not be the BF III we end up with.
The footage is apparently from an internal meeting in November at Free Radical Design, who are now in administration after losing the BF III contract. IGN has more in an interview with a former FRD developer.
You can watch the leaked video on Kotaku.com.
A choice quote from one ex-employee of FRD:
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Originally Posted by Thomas Dudenaughty
It's dead. The stuff in the video of going from the ground to air to space to orbit is the tech that is dying with us. They've [LucasArts] decided, for whatever reason, I guess because it's less effort, to completely remove that with a cutscene transition.
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And one more:
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Originally Posted by Thomas Dudenaughty
LucasArts never told us when they wanted to release, literally never. We didn't do any press, they kept it totally under wraps. I think that was partly because they had The Force Unleashed, they didn't want it to be contrasting with that.
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BF III had apparently been in development for well over 18 months, and was nearing completion, so one can only wonder what the reception and outcome might have been had LucasArts announced the game sooner. Now it looks like the FRD version of BF III will never see the light of day.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Announced |
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2008-10-22, 13:15 - by Prime
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After much speculation and verbally violent discussion the announcement has been made that Bioware and Lucasarts are developing an MMO called Star Wars: The Old Republic.
You can check out the announcement video at
Gamespot. Here is the official blurb in the setting:
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The true Sith have spent centuries building their strength in the depths of unknown space. The Sith Emperor patiently planned for the day when his Sith Empire would repay the Jedi for the humiliating defeats of the past. In that time, generations of Sith have come and gone, working hard and devoting their lives to the dream of vengeance.
With dark discipline and meticulous execution, the Sith's first assault on their enemies succeeded to near-perfection. They sliced through the Jedi and their defenses as if they weren't even there. Though their aggressive advances were eventually slowed, the Sacking of Coruscant settled any questions about whether the Sith were victorious.
In the years since the treaty, the twelve-member Sith Dark Council has overseen the consolidation of the Empire's new domains and the restructuring to put practical matters in the hands of the Imperial military so the Sith Lords can plan for the future. The Sith Lords' focus has now turned to recruiting and training new acolytes to increase the Empire's power. When the final battle with the Jedi comes, the Sith Lords plan to be prepared. There will be no mercy.
In the vaulted halls of the Sith Academy on Korriban and in the deep tombs of the great Dark Lords of the past, potential Sith must face arduous tests to prove their worthiness. Even if they survive this deadly training, though, their greatest challenge lies in the cruel competition of their fellow acolytes, as each vies for the favor of their Masters. Ultimately, only the strongest will become Sith; the others will simply die trying.
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KOTOR MMO News |
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2008-07-24, 15:31 - by Prime
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I bit late, but worth noting. Feel free to either yell suXX0rz or w00t. I'm the former...
EA to Play in Knights of the Old Republic
N. Evan Van Zelfden in Los Angeles warns, watch out World of Warcraft. In an interview at E3 this week, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to it. [emphasis mine]
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," said Riccitiello. The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will launch soon. "And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about -- in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it."
Does Riccitiello mean the oft rumored Knights of the Old Republic Online? "Yes," he said.
As for the bolded part, what does that imply exactly?
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Star Wars Battlefront III: not coming soon to the PC |
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2008-07-10, 09:36 - by txa1265
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We already know that there are Clone Wars games coming to the Wii and DS, but yesterday Kotaku posted a link to a short-lived Amazon.com listing for Star Wars Battlefront III. That isn't much of a surprise since the game has long been rumored to be in production:
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Retailer Amazon has listed tentative dates and platforms for Star Wars Battlefront III, long rumored to be in development at Free Radical, developers of Haze and Timesplitters. While we've been under the impression that the UK based dev was hard at work we didn't know how hard at work they are. According to Amazon, Battlefront III is coming to everything — Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS, PSP, PlayStation 2. OK, not everything, since it doesn't list a PC version, but if these listings are accurate, anyone and everyone will have access to a version of the game come March 2009. We await more news at E3 next week.
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The listing noted that the game was coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS, PSP, PlayStation 2. Pretty much every viable gaming platform.
Except for the PC.
While everything is still in the rumor phase, some part of me believes that when the dust settles the PC will once again be left out of LucasArts plans.
What do you think?
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