Boot Rights - Page 2

coreys · #16 03-21-2010, 11:56 PM

I didn't get staff boots when I was GAT on Maloria. I can see both sides of it, though.

Imperialistic · #17 03-22-2010, 12:41 AM

On Unholy Nation, the only time I see staff boots being used.. is when it's not needed. LATs/GPs just having their boots on walking over houses and etc for the fun of it. It's quite irritating to see, let alone 5-6 staff members just sitting on top of a house idling.

gravator · #18 03-22-2010, 01:13 AM

The only staff that should even have boots are GP, If you need staff boots as a faq, you are NOT a good faq and should just quit now.

A good faq knows about the zone they are hired for, knows how to get through the quests, where everything is, and the best way to get through those quests/locations without having to actually BE there.

On many servers that had been revived for the short time they were up (years ago mind you, the game sucks right now and i don't even have it installed) a staff would just warp me through the quest to the finish, that's just not good for the player at all.

And gats? Don't they just get things animated and looking neat? Why in the world would ANY gat need staff boots? A player says the windmill isn't spinning when it should? Ok, walk yourself to said player, it's not hard, What's that? You don't know the way? I thought a requirement for certain staff was lots of hours but that may just be a mild suggestion these days if you have staff that can't find their way around the zone they work on without help, and that's a darn shame.

DustyPorViva · #19 03-22-2010, 01:17 AM

The whole, "Graal did it better years ago" doesn't really apply here... staff(ya, ALL staff) have been abusing their tools since it was just GP's.

MysticX2X · #20 03-22-2010, 02:36 AM

GP and FAQ are PR related and thus it does come in handy depending on the situation such as help in quests, or anything else.

GAT: I have no clue. I guess it's a benefit?

All other positions really need it for dev related purposes especially LAT's when constructing levels around npc barricades or blocking tiles, or just navigating easier.

Imp, you really expect too much finesse out of a bunch of graalians who aren't getting paid.

Imperialistic · #21 03-22-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MysticX2X

Imp, you really expect too much finesse out of a bunch of graalians who aren't getting paid.

You have two choices:
Work without compensation
or
Don't work at all

Loriel · #22 03-22-2010, 03:21 AM

Literally everybody seriousposting in this thread needs to get the hell away from running playerworlds

Mark Sir Link · #23 03-22-2010, 03:33 AM

I'm an expert on this stuff and I think staff should not only have boots but reset, ban, etc

LoneAngelIbesu · #24 03-22-2010, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Loriel

Literally everybody seriousposting in this thread needs to get the hell away from running playerworlds

forreals. i <3 my boots, editplayer command, invisibility, etc. etc. they're pretty much the only reason to stay on the staff team.

Cloven · #25 03-22-2010, 04:55 AM

Boots are fine if you have a dev server I guess. I can't see any real reason a staff member would need boots on a live server though.

DustyPorViva · #26 03-22-2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloven

Boots are fine if you have a dev server I guess. I can't see any real reason a staff member would need boots on a live server though.

Walls are a ***** to navigate around regardless of server status.

Cloven · #27 03-22-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Walls are a ***** to navigate around regardless of server status.

Why do you need to navigate through walls with boots on a live server though, and, why boots over some other sort of (possibly less offensive) wNPC? I'm just having trouble thinking of any practical, logical purpose.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the novelty of staff boots. ;P

DustyPorViva · #28 03-22-2010, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloven

Why do you need to navigate through walls with boots on a live server though, and, why boots over some other sort of (possibly less offensive) wNPC? I'm just having trouble thinking of any practical, logical purpose.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the novelty of staff boots. ;P

What exactly is offensive? Boots are not offensive... staff using them have the potential to be, though. In that case, deal with the staff, not the tools. There are, of course, lines to draw with staff tools... but staff boots are way down on the list. Also, you can take steps to prevent abusive use of things like boots. Disabling the sword/weapons while using them, for example.

Cloven · #29 03-22-2010, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

What exactly is offensive? Boots are not offensive... staff using them have the potential to be, though. In that case, deal with the staff, not the tools. There are, of course, lines to draw with staff tools... but staff boots are way down on the list. Also, you can take steps to prevent abusive use of things like boots. Disabling the sword/weapons while using them, for example.

I don't disagree, but that still doesn't really answer my question regarding the 'why' factor... what are some practical purposes for having them on a live server (other than selective conveniences)? The fact that an item in this case can be rendered relatively harmless does not necessarily justify its existence and subsequent usage. That's all I'm saying.

LoneAngelIbesu · #30 03-22-2010, 05:41 AM

instead of asking "why?", man should ask, "why not?" the world would be a much more interesting place.