NEWS & NOTES

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Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Well, Its been a while for an update here. Some team members have left the team and there are some new ones to add. As soon as I get an updated roster listing from da boss, ill update the roster. Keep killin those frenchies! Im out.

Wednesday, October 17, 2001
MAPS! MAPS! We need MAPS! and we finally got one! TGPO has released a map of the new terrain in WWII Online version 1.3. Get it here I have added a permanent link to this site on our menu under game resources. This is the best site for maps in WWIIO. Everyone should print out the Brussels city map as well so we can hit that town soon.

I have added a permanent page to the website that explains the mission and rank system a bit more. It under the Game Resources menu. I will be adding more information as soon as I can find some.

If any of you have anything that you want to add to the website let me know about it, I will discuss it with Phenom. We are always looking to improve the site. Tips and suggestions are always appreciated. Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question, just stoopid people. :)

Monday, October 15, 2001
Well V1.3 finally got released late Monday night and it was buggier than shit on a hot summer day. Just as I figured it would be. Give them a few days to knock the bugs out and its going to be great.

The terrain is different and much better. Lots of trees and bushes have made for better cover. Don't forget to check out your statistics under player services at the WWII Online website. I had 327 kills! And I'm still a Corporal! yay!

The infantry has changed the most. I will post all the changes here when i get it organized.

The mission system got a huge work over in 130. There is a whole new paradigm for mission scoring and it is much more dynamic. Defensive and offensive missions are scored on the following data:

1)Kills or damage credits. Each vehicle you destroy adds a kill to your tally, and also adds that vehicle’s value to your score. Vehicles you damage get added as well, but not their value, just a tally.
2)Facility health. The facility you are attacking or defending is checked when you spawn, and then again when you de-spawn, and the difference is used to determine if that facility has been either damaged or re-built. If you are on an attack mission, you’ll need to help damage the facility that is specified as you target to insure that it has been hit, and thus get you a higher mission score. And conversely on defense, you’ll want to prevent the facility you are defending from getting hit for your best score.
3)RTB codes. If you RTB or are Rescued, you’ll score higher than if you are KIA or MIA.
4)Finally, Mission Priority has a large effect. Lower priority missions pay lower final score than higher priority missions. But if you fail on getting a positive kill value, and do not alter your target’s “health”, no priority will save you from a poor outcome.

All these factors add up to your overall mission performance. Do well at all of them and you will score higher and gain rank quicker. As you gain rank you’ll be able to get the rarer vehicles as well as be able to post missions yourself, low priority at first, then medium and high as you gain experience. Do poorly in one aspect regularly, and you will have a hard time getting the points you need to move up the ladder. Bottom line….kill other players, hit or defend your target, and get your gear home soldier!!

ABOUT THE SCORING PAGES : for our new scoring pages. These will display your stats in the game, and are retroactive. Your current score and rank will be displayed for each of your personas, as well as your Mission Effectiveness, Mission Kills, Combat Ratings and Vehicle Performance Data. Be sure to log in with your Playnet username and password.

Sunday, October 14, 2001
Check out this video. It is very funny.

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