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[jjason]

[catherwood]

Hi, jjason, don't panic, you did hit REPLY, but I've split it into a new topic. brb...

I thought this looked a bit off topic for the Craigslist ads, but dante's original post was mixed in with a new ad link, so I couldn't easily split it off. I've been meaning to revisit the issue, and you've given me an opportunity.

Mixed messages? Or just too many messages? It's hard to pick just one character to follow their lead.

As for the phone-in bit, I was prepared to call with a real dream, but now it seems those aren't wanted. We're getting positive feedback when we give fake dreams, and I just don't enjoy lying to the characters that way. I was willing to reach out to B.A. and bare my soul, but that's not the direction the game has taken.

I hate comparing this game to WiBS, because each game needs to stand on its own merits, and no game should be a retread of old material. But WiBS is useful as a point of reference: we had Tucker as a single focal character, who revealed things about himself, his mother, his girlfriend, his job, etc., which made him vunerable and in need of our help. In contrast, the Sentries tell us little about themselves personally, and they all seem so compentant on their own that I don't feel like they need or even want much from me. B.A.St.Feline might actually need us, but we know even less about her.

The one thing about the game so far that works for me are the Craigslist ads, if only because they are consistent, we know how they work, we can count on them appearing on schedule. It's comforting to have something tangible to do, something that the characters don't seem to be doing already on their own.

I look forward to having more things to do in the game. I'm just not sure how invested I am in it so far. Honestly, the "screaming" from the telnet port was the creepiest thing yet, and the most immersive for me, maybe because it happened directly *to* me, right here on my own computer screen in real time. More of that, please!

[James Stone]

The Craigslist postings make absolutely no sense to me and I am so glad I am with a group of very clever people who can think these things through. As for the hacking aspect, I am a bit more experienced, but I still have a reservation. How far are the PM's wanting us to take this? I have dropped a few hints at brute forcing the servers in order to get a rise out of the PM's and some sort of direction, but none has been forthcoming. I would like to know where the boundaries are before Interpol are on the phone

[Occultus]

It's a bit of a grey area.

You need permission from the server owner to be completely covered. So that's Dreamhost (who'd need to contact the SentryOutpost admin to check they were ok with it too). Even if one of the sentries says it's ok to do it, Dreamhost could still legitimately complain about any hacking attempt on one of their servers.

Given the current habit of the US dragging UK citizens over the pond with threats of insanely long prison sentences for anything they can possibly pin a 'terrorism' tag on (which definitely includes any unauthorised computer access) ... I'm personally going to tread very carefully

[johnny5]

[James Stone]

[enaxor]

[danteIL]

[cissmiace]

[Phaedra]

[Phaedra]

[danteIL]

[Phaedra]

Right, but as far as limiting the type of things we're "allowed" to say to B.A. (i.e. that she'll acknowledge) and the method in which she responds (CL ads using dream material left by players to tell her story), I don't see a change. We can just submit dreams via email as well as phone now.

[danteIL]

[Rogi Ocnorb]