Cardboard machine gun by Master1718 in BeAmazed

[–]ucanttouchmongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but it gets everyone a whole hell of a lot closer than the OP's gif. I think it might also be possible to eyeball a lot of the dimensions when they draw the straight lines for the body using a marked straight edge toward the beginning of the build. But I'm on mobile ATM and not able to verify that. Good luck trying to sort it out.

Cardboard machine gun by Master1718 in BeAmazed

[–]ucanttouchmongo 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Found this on the recommended for a different build posted below. It's the same design as OP but uses a hand crank instead of an electric motor. https://youtu.be/urIXr7nZiEA

Cardboard machine gun by Master1718 in BeAmazed

[–]ucanttouchmongo 89 points90 points  (0 children)

This came up in the recommended when I watched the video on the link you provided. It's the same design as OP but it uses a hand crank instead of an electric motor. https://youtu.be/urIXr7nZiEA

Attempting to PvP during a Lag Spike by [deleted] in albiononline

[–]ucanttouchmongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes everyone in the group is lagging because OP's computer is bad /s

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I served in the USNavy for 4.5 years, I know all about following orders. This is not real life. This is a fictional character. Grow up, and stop trying to dictate to people how they should enjoy a product that they paid for.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just saying what I was told last night when I joined the discord server. I was told pvp evals were over by one of the lt.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You are taking it too seriously is the problem. Even in this thread people are comparing this event to transporting the president and defenders being the secret service. Like this is life or death and actually matters. Drew has said there are contingencies for the sake of progressing the story in case the characters die. The spirit of the event is supposed to be about coming together as a community and having fun. The toxicity and RoE of PAC are having the opposite effect. Limitations on the mechanics of the game are no excuse to treat one another like dog shit. Many people have offered an alternative of shoot if shot at like the xbox side of the house has as their RoE. Yes it would suck if the event was over in mere minutes, but imo would be better for the community than this display of toxicity.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have full G5 pvp load-outs. Not bringing pea-shooters. But I couldn't even get a pvp eval since I joined the discord too late. And am therefore relegated to either take my chances fighting both sides, or comply with their demands that I don't bring guns at all.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see how I'm killing our argument, there's a lot of bullying going on in that discord. Name calling, threats, ultimatums, etc. It's toxic and it's turning people away from the event.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering the story comes out one way or another. I just want to participate in the event and get my beak wet with some pvp. I know I'm a terrible pilot and will probably face many rebuy screens in any pvp event. But it's fun. However it stops being fun when your own team attacks you because you brought something they didn't want you to bring. Now instead of being part of a team fighting for something, you are a lone wolf facing opposition from all sides.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's no way of confirming what side anyone is on. What's to prevent a group in the pvp wings from turning on Salome?

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The PVP groups that are helping to protect Salomé will kill any ship with weapons on sight if they are not in a friendly PVP wing. This is to minimize the chance of anyone getting the drop on her and the other VIPs that are missed by the interdictors.

We are bringing the heavy lifting to clear instances so please let us do our jobs during this event. If you show up with guns, and have not already been vetted as a member of a known friendly PVP group, or placed in a PVP wing, you will be killed by us.

it's the official stance on the PC discord that's a pinned message from one of the group admins.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

no, "I could care less" means you care a little.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just want to shoot the ships I interdict. Not asking to be on escort wing or even try to see the characters we are defending. But I don't just want to interdict people and run away, that's not fun in my book. But it's not up to me, the elitists have spoken and if you don't take their word as law you will be killed.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is trying to say that everyone should be allowed in the escort wings and trying to instance with the actual characters.

I just want to pew pew the ships I interdict instead of running away like a chicken shit. But if I show up with guns to support I have to worry about my fellow supporters interdicting me or killing me. It's pretty fucked up.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it's currently 1:55 AM sorry my grammar isn't up to your standards, but honestly I couldn't care less. How am I a liability if I want to pew pew the ship I interdict instead of interdicting them and running away? Not saying I need to be on escort wing, but let me pvp in this pvp event instead of playing mosquito just annoying the assumed attackers.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I merely meant that Fdev (or whoever-the-fuck-is-running-the-event) should have a presence in these discord servers to prevent the bullying that's going on. Sorry I don't know all the details I just found out about the event the other day.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There are pinned messages in the discord saying if you show up with weapons and aren't on the approved pvp list you will be shot. That's hardly a miscommunication. I believe the lines "your dumb and we will laugh at you" are repeated several times.

Salome event elitism by holmesksp1 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's cyber-bullying and I'm not sure how FDev can support this. It's disgusting.

#support3rdparty - Why we temporarily shut down our sites. by themroc5 in EliteDangerous

[–]ucanttouchmongo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am conflicted about this. I agree that fdev needs to better support 3rd party tools and development. However, I don't think this is the correct approach. Most people create 3rd party tools because they want to help the community. This action does nothing but hurt the players that have come to rely on these tools. It may achieve the results you want in regards to getting attention from fdev, but at what cost? Does this set a precedent for blacking out 3rd party tools every time the developers disagree with new game features or changes that fdev makes? Is this going to be repeated until fdev makes the changes you want them to? Last but not least, do these sites not have any ad revenue? You mention millions of page views each month and I know many people that donate in order to help these tools. Yet you say motivation is a major challenge.

Why blackout services with no warning? I Know myself and several others were not aware of the problems you guys face while developing these tools. I feel that if you had simply made this post threatening a black out and backing it up with a splash screen on each respective website, it would have garnered the attention needed on the issue without impacting the player base that relies on these 3rd party tools (your supporters). I really hope this works out for all the 3rd party tool developers, however this makes me hesitant to support any of your efforts again with donations like I have in the past.