D. V. Devnull

Apparently, I'm going to end up with Forum Burnout again after 5 days IRL downtime... Here's the text wall... One word: Chrome. One of the fastest browsers in existence, and not to mention arguably the most secure as well. However, I have no problem with the latest version of Firefox either, and it's in fact my browser of choice, simply because of all the extensions I use on it. Also I don't know if you're stating the UI upgrades from Windows XP -> Windows 7 were a bad thing, or just IE6 -> 7/8/9? Again, this is subjective, but Windows 7 is arguably the best OS that Microsoft has ever produced. Okay, for those of you going nuts at me about IE6... Had any of you noticed that loading .Net Framework 3.5+ on Windows XP tries to load some things that try to take a swing at the Windows XP Interface? That happened to load bits of IE7+ features, such as Windows Cardspace, and we almost ended up with things getting severely changed. (A bit mad from that one, but that's how I know IE7+ stuff messes with XP-type things, and I'm surprised anyone is seeing different from me there.) Also, as I said before, I don't use it except on clean sites where I need to pull it up. Last time that happened? Oh, about 3 years ago, and haven't bothered it since. And no, I don't advocate usage of it, but I don't recommend upgrading unless you want to see possible interface bleed. Again, sick of the Micro$oft Burn on this, and the last to be said in regard to IE-related stuff here. As for MageUK's confusion about Windows versions, I'm not targeting Windows 7. Don't blow a fuse, please! As for Chrome-related discussion, have any of you checked Google's Privacy Policy lately? Well, guess what... If you're using Chrome, kiss your privacy goodbye. Google is planing to data-mine the hell out of you, and anyone else that even touches their site/services. The only good thing there ever was about that blasted Chrome browser anyway was its' ability to sandbox and separate everything into its' own sub-process bricks, so nothing could bleed over. Sadly, that's not enough reason to trip over to another browser, especially when privacy becomes at-threat. In fact, if you include privacy concerns, it can drive vulnerability counts through the roof where you might not have thought it possible. I don't even use FireFox's search bar, and rely on keyword triggers because of this. Oh, and that reminds me, the interface on Chrome is junk. They treat the user like all they need is a simple button set and know nothing, and that's simply not true. Users should be able to have everything they want in front of them, and I haven't found one instance yet from Google that even allows that. Not everyone wants a simplistic interface, and quite a lot of people love bells and whistles all in an array in their view! Also, Google has gone and made me mad in other ways I won't discuss here due to how off-track things would get. So, end of Chrome-related discussion for now, too. (I'm even starting to think I need to go find a new search engine, but there's no one out there lately that I could begin to feel safe with, huh?) Finally, the browser I'm using 3.5.x-series of, Firefox. Literally, I'm stuck on this front, as any upgrade will cause loss of at least one extension for me. That's honestly intolerable, and the developers at Mozilla should be valuing their user community more than they are. I've seen extension developers quit because Mozilla made the atmosphere at AMO intolerable for them. Worse, going FF4+ will result in loss of wanted interface design, such as separated stop/reload/go buttons! Yes, there are situations I've been in where I need to trigger a sudden change of direction without wasting time to stop the previous action! Honestly, upgrade your browser and be forced to waste time to change direction? NO, you don't do that to users, and there's zero browsers I can switch to recent versions of in order to break away from this problem, because they're all assuming they can make you waste time on that. (And yes, I do use the address bar rather heavily, in case you're wondering.) Oh, and if anyone can show me a way to avoid losing extensions with a "maxVersion" of "3.5.*", I'll gladly push up at least to FireFox's 3.6.x-series latest version! Which, BTW, when did Mozilla think it was such a great idea to go silently knocking extensions out from under me and other users? They've been doing it since I went past 2.0.0.x-series, damnit. It's yet one more reason to be angry, as it forced me to disable blocklisting to protect my FireFox configuration properly, even from Mozilla themselves. As I buzz off for the last time from this thread with a bad case of burnout, and won't be checking for replies, I'll leave some last notes... I guess these sites, the browser makers, etc. have all driven me to the point of paranoia. But when you end up experiencing situations where you keep getting burned, what's bound to happen? Some people don't take well to having the floor ripped from under them, and I'm one amongst the lot of them. I can understand change, and can even accept it for that matter, but never when it's intentionally done in a wrongful manner. Very simply, NO browser maker has the right morally/ethically to go around breaking other people's things because they want them to upgrade, and they should be made to make sure their userbase's stuff can always work, even if they have to provide engine patches. Heck, at least the WinAmp Devs were smart enough to do that, so why can't everyone else be? ~D. V. "And I'm skipping the emotes due to this case of burnout, too..." Devnull (p.s.: Chock anything I've possibly missed in this reply to being due to my level of burnout... Bye.)

Banned because we're "Over 32,000 Banned!", and nobody has updated the title header yet. :P ~D. V. "It's update time!" Devnull

Having the same issues here. Looks like the idiots at Jagex no longer know how to avoid making computers unusable with RuneScape loaded. It's a good thing I quit some time ago. :( ~Mr. D. V. "Looks like it is only going downhill from here..." Devnull

Well done, Tip.It Admins. :thumbsup: This change is beyond long overdue. So many times have we been spammed with people introducing themself, not knowing to look for a sticky thread in a single particular spot. With this new board on the forum, that should cease forever. And that's a welcome relief to my eyes, as the moderators won't have to go around locking so many threads. |^_^| ~D. V. "Woot! Welcome, newcomers!" Devnull

I would also say it is the font being used. I just took a look at it on a 1024x768 monitor, and it is gross. Any chance we could have a font like Arial/Helvetica/Verdana (such as of the old site) instead? Droid Sans looks rather awful anyway, generally speaking. :( Oh, and that reminds me... The right edge of the new site is not fully fitting within a 1024x768 resolution limit. Any chance we can have things resize a bit more dynamically? :ohnoes: ~D. V. "Good colors, but bad font, and bad lack of proper resize..." Devnull (p.s.: I wonder if I should start a bug ticket about the resize not fitting 1024x768?)

Granted, but the dreams make you realize they are nightmares-in-disguise, so you always wake up drained of energy. <_< I wish someone would update this thread to reflect we're at Over 8K+ Ruined Dreams! :wall: ~D. V. "It just seems like the count is behind?" Devnull

Banned because I remember bits/pieces of my dreams/nightmares every so often. :ph34r: @ BlazeTMF -- Just so you know, my katanas can't be broken by guns. Deflected, yes, but not broken. :P ~D. V. "I wish to not remember my nightmares, or at least have the ability to forget them fast." Devnull

Banned because some people are lucky enough to call some things. :P ~D. V. "So there!" Devnull

Damnit, BlazeTMF, you're banned for getting in the way of my banning Alg, sniping the spot I was already aiming for, and firing wrongful claims about the next person to post! :angry: For doing that... :mad: <*pulls out a giant katana, and makes chop suey of BlazeTMF*> ...you can consider yourself 'chunked', hard. :twisted: ~D. V. "And that's why you don't post-snipe me on this game..." Devnull ================= EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE ================= [spoiler=Original ban inside, intended for 'Alg'... Click To View.]Damnit, Alg! You're banned for not typing out a proper 'Completely Intentional Ban' of the person above you for others to read and laugh about! <_< Heck... :P <*whips out a Toon Mallet and makes a Toon Pancake of Alg, just for the funny of it*> ...and now you're flat, too. :twisted: ~D. V. "Just getting damn toony about this game..." Devnull

Spimuncular, first off, your leveling is stellar. Well done. :thumbsup: I think it's far faster than anything I ever managed to do. Although, keeping up that pace might burn you out, so feel free to slow down and enjoy things like bites of Ice Cream or Cake, okay? ;) On an alternate note however, I'm seeing a danger line that you're getting near, and that's having too many combat-related levels before you get into Dungeoneering. Even if you only Dungeoneer solo (you really don't have to group up if you don't want to) for now, get started with that skill and get Complexity 6 unlocked fast, followed by at least the first ~22 Daemonheim Floors, and ~45 to ~55 Dungeoneering Levels. (Yes, you may even have to tell the ring to reset floors a few times, for maximum exp gain.) It's something I was working at myself before I gave up on RuneScape due to Jagex messing everything up for F2P, especially with that abominable Cb Lvl 90 cap. If you manage to succeed where I have failed, the reward dungeons/items that would have come with it will be 'off the charts' in terms of usefulness to you. Heck, just go check out the Skill Advance Guides and such, and you'll see what I am talking about in regard to the matter. :geek: ~Mr. D. V. "I wonder if I may have to come in-game and lend you a mental hand?" Devnull

A man-made yogurt that I don't eat, and don't think I would like. -.- Wolf Howls :mellow: ~D. V. "And it's off into sound-loaded left field!" Devnull

Don't know if it has already been referenced here, but this is really causing me to think of 'Valve Time'... Déjà vu, much? :o Of course, we're currently in one of those stages where it feels like content/engine/dev teams are being blocked from doing stuff that is wanted. So, we'll sadly have to wait until it gets back to one of those stages where they're free to do the right things again. :( ~D. V. "Feels like 'Valve Time' redux... Give or take restrictions, anyway." Devnull

Granted, but you find it is full of pineapple shell bits as well. Dang spikes. :( I wish I could control when I sleep and wake up, as well as the passage of time both asleep and awake. There has always been too many things I've wanted to do, both IRL and in dreamland. :geek: ~D. V. "Geeking out about dreams..." Devnull

Sorry, but this isn't entirely true. You could be just seeing someone that is intentionally not talking, and/or hiding their true status. Or, for that matter, some botter could easily have just set a certain status to throw you off. Even with this idea implemented, unless you were able to gather more definitive information, you could not confirm that a person was botting with the implementation of this idea. A nice thought, however, but this world isn't that ideal. :( ~D. V. "I wish it were as true as you think it is, but it isn't." Devnull

Again, Miss Spimuncular, Welcome to Tip.It Forums and Community. :thumbsup: I'll be keeping an eye on your blog for when it looks like it might be worth dropping in and lending a few point-loaded thoughts from my mind. :shades: ~Mr. D. V. "Normally a cool-minded person in the Tip.It Community..." Devnull

Okay, that's it, Kimberly and Sbrideau... Here comes the point-loaded rant-of-the-day, fully on-topic to this thread, compressed as a single text brick because it would be too hard to break it into separate segments and my thoughts are way too cross-connected! :angry: ---Begin Point-Loaded Rant--- You know what ticks me off about more recent browsers, and why I consider them to be less secure in some situations compared to older browsers? All the feature bloat that causes them to be even more vulnerable to attacks and slower on older systems. (Not everybody has the money to upgrade their hardware, damnit!) Worse, developers don't take the time to at least bug-fix the holes before they add more junk/stuff/etc. ... So, you've got these supposedly nice things like WebGL coming out, and they're full of vulnerable code in them, and slow people's hardware down too! Not a way for a developer to build a good browser, especially when they keep ripping things out of the default interface, and/or causing rampant incompatibilities! Hey, not everyone is going to know to go digging for what they need for the interface, and most people are not willing to spend time to learn! (And that's for any browser lately, not just FireFox that I'm talking about!) This even ticks me off more, because it means that even though I'm aware of having to go digging, I still have to spend too much time on it! Just to name another big problem, FireFox 10 is unable to do anything else properly while you're running RuneScape, all due to some bad coding somewhere between Jagex/Oracle/Mozilla! Do you really think that's secure? NO! That's asking for some hacker to design something that can infect your machine! Pardon me being a damn doomsayer, but I'm already sure that people exploiting browsers for malicious purposes have likely already thought of this long before I have, and it looks like I'm the only one of us here aware enough to stick it down on the table now! :wall: Geez... and then you're wondering why I find earlier browsers like FireFox 3.5.x-series (or even better, FF 2.0.0.x-series) easier to keep much more cleanly and securely, compared to the far more recent releases? Heck, you notice I said I leave IE6 dormant, and for good reason. Love the interface provided to Windows Explorer, and I know it's gone the moment IE gets upgraded. Plus, people want to say IE can be secured? I know better, and that it can't be, ever. And no way am I falling for Micro$oft's "Rip the floor out from under the user" approach to things. Already get enough of that from Jagex without a say in the matter. :notalk: ---End Point-Loaded Rant--- Before I buzz off for a bit, I'm going to note and remind that everything I've stated here is due to personal experience. Each and every upgrade has always resulted in me getting basically burned, except for when I used to use FF 2.0.0.x-series and Java 6 (pre-u10)... Those, in my opinion, were maybe the only good, light-weight, insanely superfast releases out of all the Mozilla FireFox browsers and Java Runtimes that have ever been released. Heck, the Flash 10-series plugin here was fine until the browser was upgraded to FF 3.5.x-series, and upgrading as far as I would have to on it now isn't an option due to system requirements. Just too dang high anymore, and I'm sick of getting burned... I'm also sick of seeing other less-knowledgeable users getting burned, so that's why I hunt for the best compatibility and security mix for them, such that they maybe need one small item at most to plug the last hole. (At least I know the average user will spend enough time for that!) -.- ~Mr. D. V. "...gone through one bad experience too many..." Devnull (p.s.: I don't usually get torqued off like this, I know. It's just when you've been using PCs for 15+ years, some things finally reach a limit, and seeing less-knowledgeable people getting burned by upgrade overkill happens to be the pet peeve that triggers mine.)

Banned because I don't get what you're talking about... :huh: ~D. V. "Eh... What?" Devnull

Hi, Spimuncular... :) It looks like the combat-crazed nuts got to you before I arrived. (I say that somewhat jokingly, BTW. I don't intend offense to them at all.) :wacko: Anyway, I don't know if you're particularly into combat yourself. But, if you're not into it (and therefore more like myself in that aspect) that much, then you'll find there are a whole ton of non-combat things to do. There are even competitive things you can do with/against other players, without killing. I'll leave it to you as to choosing what you wish to do, but know that you can make your way in RuneScape even without ever having to get particularly violent, albeit there are some challenges which that path presents. Heck, you could even choose a mildly violent path if you want, or really violent (like the others have suggested) if that's your persuasion. ;) There is, however, a warning which I must give. To avoid finding yourself running into any major ceilings in RS, make sure to keep your non-combat skills well above (or equal to) your combat skills. Among other issues, there is an exp cap imposed in Dungeoneering upon F2P'ers who exceed Level 90 Combat, especially if they try to solo dungeons. I have been fighting to avoid this limitation myself, and have had to spend tons of time leveling non-combat skills because I made this error in my RS character's life. I can already tell you, it is tough not being able to self-smith/self-craft/self-cook things that you'll want/need, and it can actually cause you to be unable to get to many things. :( I might as well tell you that I wish you good luck around RuneScape. Maybe you'll find more fun in it than I got to, or you'll get as mad at it as I have. Either way, it will at least introduce you to many things that you might have had a harder time picking up from some other game. |^_^| ~Mr. D. V. "Good luck on your new beginnings..." Devnull (p.s.: While I am retired from RuneScape, you can occasionally find me if you're looking in the right places. Heck, I even belong to Tip.It's Unofficial "HYT" Clan, so you might wish to watch that channel as a guest. I'll be glad to help you get well on your feet, and even show you a few tricks/options, should you decide to track me down.) (EDIT: p.p.s: Yikes... A half-dozen more posts while I was typing this one... I wish I was faster at thinking and typing these. :-? )

Yeah, Windows XP Pro SP2, but I avoided the system(and interface)-crapping updates. Still on IE6 here, but not using it except on clean sites and only where needed. It gets to sit in dead silence, you might say. Viva La Well-Tweaked FF 3.5.x-series, plus twenty-some extensions! :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Old stuff, sometimes far better than the new." Devnull (p.s.: Did you know SP3 perma-breaks classics like MechWarrior 3?)

It makes a good point, though. Wouldn't you agree? ;) ~D. V. "It's both funny and serious... right?" Devnull

Banned because I wish I had banned her for that first! <_< ~D. V. "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!" Devnull

Granted, but then you find people are confused all the time, and you land up spending far longer having to explain things and providing your intended interpretation. Sadly, this results in everyone on earth getting killed by the next great meteor shower, and none of the human race survives. :boohoo: I wish for... ....... ...oh nuts, I totally can not think of anything! Just make your next wish on the next post, everyone! Sorry, my mind hit a wall! :wall: ~Mr. D. V. "Stuck in midstream... At least this isn't the end of human existence, right?" Devnull