The Lockjaw Server

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by sunbeam

Is there some standard way to do bots across EMU's I missed? The servers that had these in the past had some kind of NPC to explain things, or instructions on the server site about it.

And why do say "mercs?" I hailed the two Vah Shir mercenary liaisons outside the bank, no response to hails. Are they the same thing as bots? You have to create them at the command line as it were?

And how many can you have? A bot army like some other servers?

If you can this server is definitely not for me. I know you ultimately wind up soloing most of the time on any emu, but we all know what servers with the guys that run 35 bots wind up like in the long run. Totally different game than... anything really.

I find your questions somewhat conflicting. Your sign up date clearly shows you have
been around this site for a long time. You've indicated in other posts that you have
played EQ on the live servers, so you should know how to create a merc with your
right mouse button.
As far as any knowledge you need on bots .....This forum is full of info on many things
that you can read about. Some of it, you don't have to look far.
OR, to give you a quick tip: In the game, type #bot help
As far as anyone on any server using "an army of bots", it doesn't stop you from
playing the way you want to. Look at the Server List and find something you like.

[kokey98]

i've been around for a long time. i even bought EQ within a couple months of its release. i have no idea how to create a merc. never had to learn, so being incredulous about it is a bit much. whether 1% don't know or 80% is irrelevant. he simply was asking for a very small amount of information.

in general, should people make use of the search feature or google before asking mundane questions? sure, i have no problem agreeing with that. however, we are all lazy on occasion.

i googled "mercs eqemu create" and all i got was info for server-side setup on the first two pages. it's folly to assume that how something works on real servers is how it will work on emu servers. that isn't a critical statement, but merely an understandable and unavoidable reality. (for the record, i think eq emulation works very well.)

you did eventually tell him to right click, but in a very condescending way, and neglected to mention that it is just like a merchant, if like live. i still have never made one.

i hesitate to ask about the spells or dbstr files that are required. i don't want to be told i should know better, tsk, tsk, i'm a dummy!

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by kokey98

in general, should people make use of the search feature or google before asking mundane questions? sure, i have no problem agreeing with that. however, we are all lazy on occasion.

The only reason I am responding to this, is so others might hear me out as well.

Yes, we've all been lazy, me included and sometimes the search feature on this
site is not so accurate. I was in the same position way back when I was learning
to set up a server, searching, googling, asking annoying questions on here and
even having some people getting frustrated with me, because I didn't search
hard enough.
I don't have a problem answering support questions which are specific to my
server, even in regards to how things are played, if different from other servers.
THOSE support questions that are specific to The Lockjaw, should be directed
towards the website or in game.

BUT, sorry, when it comes to guiding someone on how to play EQ in general,
the answer is NO, I am not prepared to take the time to do that.
When someone is unintentionally asking annoying questions, I have a crapload
of patience. But when my better judgement tells me it's deliberate ?

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