OFFICIAL DISTENSION THREAD HERE

[Shaddowknight]

very few people actually had access to change the settings, but most ers hated that it killed any chance of hosted events, and often restructed other things like wbduel javduel and to a lesser extent, pub and twd. It also sucked when you were midlevel with everyone else being so brokenly overpowered. This type of game has its merits, but needs to have a very fine balance between ships and players.

[steiger]

[QUOTE=Viruk;857201]I am guessing not as long as qan believes a Distension player is trying to cheat with their weasel. :\

I don't think it's about qan necessarily believing "a player is trying to cheat" with their own ship(s). It's about someone dicking with the ship settings, period. qan doesn't like having his stuff touched, and I can't argue with that too much, given that it's his hours poured into development of the game, and how much subtle changes to ship settings can affect the balance, and thus the viability and integrity, of the game.

Personally, I found even a nerfed weasel more fun to play than most other ships. Once I got the weasel, most other ships seemed tedious to fly. Of course, I don't love normal TW settings -- I only really log on to TW to play distension and events like battleship or starcon, so I don't visit often anymore. Given how much unjustifiable hate there is for distension there is in TW, I'd be happier if qan convinced another server to host it, that would treat it with more (i.e. any) respect. I'd even play Cheese's version of distension, if people logged into it.

Near the end there, TW staff seemed actively hostile to distention being hosted -- I wouldn't be surprised if the settings were getting molested intentionally in order to stir up shite.

[roxxkatt]

never forget that there is another ship to abandon to

[Viruk]

Will this ever come back?

I am guessing not as long as qan believes a Distension player is trying to cheat with their weasel. :\

I don't believe this when the game was sabotaged by Distension-hating staffer previously and there are other Distension-hating players (probably including staff) about.
I also thought that some of the lev settings changes qan suspected as cheating were openly discussed with Distension players by staff.
Also, look at the likely suspects for weasel cheating:

1. AcidBomber (49)
Switched from almost exclusively playing spider to weasel.
The most obvious cheat-suspect as the one who has benefited most from weasel settings.
Ex-dev (I think) so would have technical knowhow (and possibly legacy access?).
But I don't recall him doing or saying anything really lame, despite flying a lame (but fun) ship.
Also, why would you continue to alter a highly visible setting like ship energy when you are by far the most likely suspect and risk a total weasel level reset (which was discussed) or the game you have invested so much time in and were already a leader in?

2. Raveni548 (40)
Mainly plays javelin so would not benefit from powerful weasel and no known problem with altering jav settings (despite them being relatively underpowered at low level)

3. Demonic (39)
A senior staffer as a Distension cheat?
Also one who has deliberately highlighted the issue by PMing me about testing weasel in-game?
Saboteur: maybe. (Paranoia rules!)
Cheat: no.

4. LF (38)
Mainly plays terrier but has tried everything. Would not benefit from an overpowered weasel much.

5. steiger (32)
Mainly plays Spider, Terrier and Weasel. Limited benefit from weasel cheating.

6+
It really isn't that hard to rank a weasel once you have one. Before the (welcome) fire-rate nerf I managed about 6 levels over level 10 in one session. It seems almost inconceivable that someone went to the effort of cheating by changing settings yet failed to reach the top 5.
Epic fail?

I would like to know what staff have done to identify the problem and tighten security.

If someone can mess with Distension arena settings it means they can probably also change them in TWD, TWL and other events. Some players may be reluctant to invest time in any competition if cheats or saboteurs are allowed to prosper.

Another nail in TW's coffin.

[but...why...per...]

Will this ever come back?

[mtine]

Sok, as long as there is Cheese, we r doomed.

[roxxkatt]

thread +2 troll retards

[cash.MONay]

Kill distension. Should have spent the hours developing distension on improving other game play mechanics. Distention is the sole reason for TW's downfall. God hates distension.

[LF]

i believe lefty was making changes to settings

I believe you are an immeasurable amount of faggot stuffed into 1 tiny, yet mildly plump body that most likely his own mother can hardly tolerate. I also have years of evidence to back my claim, whereas you are just pulling shit out of your ass to fling at people since your entire purpose of existence in the 2d world of spaceships has just been brought to a sudden and very drastic end. Maybe now you are your posse (K-pop) can go back to shamelessly plugging your empty zone while the rest of us try to enjoy the very limited # of days, weeks and/or months this game has left. I feel like worse person for ever having been associated with you and at no point will you ever be considered relevant again. May God have mercy on your soul.

RiP Distension.

[Shaddowknight]

ya, i agree its horrible... but its the only way to do it until it gets fixed... which will hopefully be happening before too long.

[roxxkatt]

i can also not see anymore if i stab myself in the eyes with daggers repeatedly

[Shaddowknight]

you can edit if you change forum skin to "vb4 default"

[roxxkatt]

at least he was talking about changing weasel settings in pub chat frequently

edit doesnt work, fuck broken forums

[roxxkatt]

i believe lefty was making changes to settings

[Shaddowknight]

• The bot is not changing the settings file -- there is no code in DistensionBot or TWCore that would spontaneously change arena settings. TWCore is not magic ... at least not in "that" way. The assumption that the bots might spontaneously change arena settings is ... lacking in intellectual rigor/understanding of the workings of computer science.

It's the Ghosts in the Machines man.... call Will Smith, he'll solve the mystery!