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[Aaron Tiger]

Wipes. Will. Always happen (or better!)

The game updates and progression require wipes at times, which is why certain changes are put off until there is enough worthwhile alterations to justify said wipe.

Personally, I wish we wiped on a semi-regular basis, simply to reclear the game and let things start fresh.  Early wipes are the best of times, this has been proven repeatedly, yet for some reason routine wipes have never happened. (Glaring hint~)

If the game needs to be wiped out that much, perhaps you are doing something wrong? Maybe a better security system to stop exploiters or something?

A game shouldn't have to start fresh. If it does, something's wrong. I played an MMO for 2 or 3 years (still playing) and the game does not even remotely need a wipe. Wiping that game would also wipe all the players who play it
As I have said, and cannot stress it enough, if there are players who need to "start fresh", they can make a new char. You can also ban players who are causing the game to need a wipe. *koff*gridcamp*koff*

[Wipe]

Nothing lags my computer 

You better don't say it when GM is near. Really

[Aaron Tiger]

You better don't say it when GM is near. Really

Nothing lags me! I don't lag at all! The GMs can hit the server with anything! I'm unstoppable! Bahaha!

[Wipe]

Nothing lags me! I don't lag at all! The GMs can hit the server with anything! I'm unstoppable! Bahaha!

Is it a challenge?

[Aaron Tiger]

Is it a challenge?

Perhaps. As long as it doesn't actually break the server, I can probably handle it alright.

[Wipe]

Perhaps. As long as it doesn't actually break the server, I can probably handle it alright.

Oh right then. If i only knew your ingame nick, i would look for you during wipe night to see how much truth is in your words

[Lexx]

"They" said that there will be a 1-week warning before the Wipe.

We said there will be a warning- doesn't have to be a 1 week warning.

[T-888]

We said there will be a warning- doesn't have to be a 1 week warning.

Yes you did mention that there will be a warning 1 week or less before the wipe.

On the topic , for some MMO's wipe is needed or at least a half-wipe(leaves all characters intact , deletes every item possible) , yes full wipe is needed if game is in beta faze.There will be so many changes that it is better to start over , better to observe how changes kick in from plain zero if you understand what i mean  , a half-wipe is needed when economy goes wrong.

[Cheesus Krighst]

Hmm... Lets see, Wipes will rip all info clean from the server as in players, random items and all that stuff.
After the wipe (if we're lucky) They update the game with some new content which i've been hearing hints about from devs. There are going to be updates after the wipe right devs?

[Reginmund]

Hmm... Lets see, Wipes will rip all info clean from the server as in players, random items and all that stuff.
After the wipe (if we're lucky) They update the game with some new content which i've been hearing hints about from devs. There are going to be updates after the wipe right devs?

That's work its going to be considering they have been saying in pretty much all the wipe threads that until the major updates are ready we have to wait for wipe.

[wreese2u]

"They" said that there will be a 1-week warning before the Wipe.

Hopefully there will be all sorts of Endtimes Events, rains of radtoads, etc.

Remember rain?
(And how laggy it was.)

i miss rain, it was AMAZING

[Aaron Tiger]

I've seen TONS of games have MAJOR updates and not need a wipe - the effect the changes had were clear.

It's just plain stupid to have to get rid of everything every single time a huge update happens.

Just think - there are PLENTY of ways to get around having to need wipes. You don't actually need to resort to wiping with every big update. It's called temporarily downing the server and testing it out.
Everyone does it. And it's alot more convenient than destroying all that work.
As wipes get more common, starting over and over again only to have your hard work erased is going to get boring. It's happened quite a few times and it seems like a good idea, but trust me, the novelty will wear off.
There was an accidental wipe in a certain game I played before and more then half of the players quit for good. Wiping should be considered a last resort, something to turn to when all else fails. There are other solutions that are better than this, you just need to try them.

[Handyman]

Dude  ... just wipe, so i can start PK again and it's tradition to wipe, mosly no one likes it but it's tradition so .. WIPE WILL CUM !!!

[Aaron Tiger]

Dude  ... just wipe, so i can start PK again and it's tradition to wipe, mosly no one likes it but it's tradition so .. WIPE WILL CUM !!!

You can't PK? Of course you can PK.

1. Get weapon
2. Get ammo
3. Find some dude
4. Shoot him!

Voila. You just PKed a player without needing a wipe.
Oh, and who cares if its tradition? If raping little children suddenly became tradition, it still would need to stop.

[Boon Lived]

You can't PK? Of course you can PK.

Think of it like this.

Wipe comes, everyone is new and blue.
Your groups get together, and buy out all the traders.
They got nothing to fight with.
For a long time, your invincible!

BYE BYE BLUESUITS!!!! shame on you people!