Are you paranoid?

mcnic · Post by **mcnic** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:36 pm

When posting a screen shot of themselves in Silkroad, why do people black out their HP and sometimes their level? What are they trying to hide?

Artem · Post by **Artem** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:38 pm

I would like noobs spamming me about:

HP/SP: Omg! Yu0. t3h haxx0rzz!!

Name: Omg! What a noob name!! My grandma's name is better..

Level: Wow!! You're such a high level! Give me 100k plyss!

I rest my case..

zZh4ku · Post by **zZh4ku** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:38 pm

idk.. str/int on their or something? im lvl65 i have about 12k hp... idk if its good or bad

Kitt · Post by **Kitt** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:41 pm

Artem wrote:I would like noobs spamming me about:

HP/SP: Omg! Yu0. t3h haxx0rzz!!

Name: Omg! What a noob name!! My grandma's name is better..

Level: Wow!! You're such a high level! Give me 100k plyss!

I rest my case..

Are you serious? O.o lol thats retarded.... as for the begging for gold you'll get that anyway...

Penguin13 · Post by **Penguin13** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:43 pm

Some people just don't want to reveal their build/skills, and just don't like showing their name.

ElMejorGlavie · Post by **ElMejorGlavie** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:43 pm

i´m not paranoid.....who said that?! voices....

Artem · Post by **Artem** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:48 pm

I hope the thread starter knows what paranoid is :roll:

NinjaNara · Post by **NinjaNara** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:53 pm

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5681/silk011px9.jpg <- I'm not paranoid, you're paranoid!

But seriously, most ppl prolly think it'll stop them from getting "hacked" when posting screenies, even tho there's like a 5.232% chance of that happening.

Mahnitu · Post by **Mahnitu** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:08 pm

hi hi lol

mcnic · Post by **mcnic** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:34 pm

Yeah I guess. Most people that play are Turks or 8 years old anyway.

Penguin13 · Post by **Penguin13** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:47 pm

NinjaNara wrote:http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5681/silk011px9.jpg <- I'm not paranoid, you're paranoid!

But seriously, most ppl prolly think it'll stop them from getting "hacked" when posting screenies, even tho there's like a 5.232% chance of that happening.

You forgot to cover the yellow sp bar, green xp bar, party members, the rest of the chat, your minimap, color dot of mob, character face, noob icon and your buffs. YOU LOSE!

NinjaNara · Post by **NinjaNara** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:48 pm

Dimitri13 wrote:
NinjaNara wrote:http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5681/silk011px9.jpg <- I'm not paranoid, you're paranoid!

But seriously, most ppl prolly think it'll stop them from getting "hacked" when posting screenies, even tho there's like a 5.232% chance of that happening.

You forgot to cover the yellow sp bar and your buffs. YOU LOSE!

But.. but.. I covered my actual SP and buffs are non-important.. =(

mcnic · Post by **mcnic** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:57 pm

Nope, sorry man your character is going to be hacked now. It is inevitable. YOU MUST BLACK OUT ALL SCREENSHOTS.

BlackFox · Post by **BlackFox** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:03 pm

mcnic wrote:Nope, sorry man your character is going to be hacked now. It is inevitable. YOU MUST BLACK OUT ALL SCREENSHOTS.

if somebody dont want to show all so what ..!? This dont make you be paranoid becose off it ,

NinjaNara · Post by **NinjaNara** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:03 pm

Nuuuu, not my nublet with NPC-Sun gear. Spare me, please.

underK · Post by **underK** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:59 pm

i usually hide my name and sometimes my lvl and hp/mp too... but im not hiding anything strange, and some ppl know who i am in game.
its just that i dont want to show it for all, and in addition, who cares about who i am and my stats? :/

TibusOfVenice · Post by **TibusOfVenice** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:20 pm

I think most people black out the HP/MP so that their enemies on the server they play on don't know alot about them, specially if their hybrid and want to keep their build a secret

SuicideGrl · Post by **SuicideGrl** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:25 pm

this is a throwback to the times of silkroad betan and the 60 cap when you really couldn't tell much about a person by guessing their lvl based on what gear they were wearing. you couldn't add str, int, or HP to gear, so people tried to hide their HP and MP totals - as well as their lvl - because it gave away some of the advantage they may have in PvP. these days, with character generator applets and all sorts of alchemy goodness, it's not essential anymore, though some people have continued to do it regardless.

StealMySoda · Post by **StealMySoda** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:29 pm

SuicideGrl wrote:this is a throwback to the times of silkroad betan and the 60 cap when you really couldn't tell much about a person by guessing their lvl based on what gear they were wearing. you couldn't add str, int, or HP to gear, so people tried to hide their HP and MP totals - as well as their lvl - because it gave away some of the advantage they may have in PvP. these days, with character generator applets and all sorts of alchemy goodness, it's not essential anymore, though some people have continued to do it regardless.

That may be true...but I doubt half the people here now played back in the beta

Fuel · Post by **Fuel** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:39 pm

60 Cap was pwnage. Popping on Xian at the ferry was ownage.

Some people just don't want you to get any idea from their build because their build is "SPECIAL"

BrokenSaint · Post by **BrokenSaint** » Tue May 22, 2007 1:58 am

ElMejorGlavie wrote:i´m not paranoid.....who said that?! voices....

100k for your avatar?! lol

GaS · Post by **GaS** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:08 am

It stoppes me from logging onto your server and spamming you with how big of a newb you are.

Oooor

Leveling a character to kill your to prove that your build sucks...

Thats why I suggest people block their names etc...

I do it because I'm scared of people and I dont want to show people the porn links I link in guild chat.

cin · Post by **cin** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:09 am

i used to be a schizophrenic..

but we're ok now.

HakubiNi · Post by **HakubiNi** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:09 am

I don't hide anything on my screens. Not much provided I rarely even post them anywhere.

Nas18 · Post by **Nas18** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:33 am

GaS wrote:It stoppes me from logging onto your server and spamming you with how big of a newb you are.

Oooor

Leveling a character to kill your to prove that your build sucks...

Thats why I suggest people block their names etc...

I do it because I'm scared of people and I dont want to show people the porn links I link in guild chat.

lmao i black mine out for 3 reasons, one i hate being spammed. two its none if ppls biz what my info is lol. and three cuz i can :roll:

IguanaRampage · Post by **IguanaRampage** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:37 am

SuicideGrl wrote:this is a throwback to the times of silkroad betan and the 60 cap when you really couldn't tell much about a person by guessing their lvl based on what gear they were wearing. you couldn't add str, int, or HP to gear, so people tried to hide their HP and MP totals - as well as their lvl - because it gave away some of the advantage they may have in PvP. these days, with character generator applets and all sorts of alchemy goodness, it's not essential anymore, though some people have continued to do it regardless.

yap. I liked the 60 cap so much

PureOwnage · Post by **PureOwnage** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:56 am

Yes I am.

MastaChiefX · Post by **MastaChiefX** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:01 am

I hide my hp/mp.
Not cuz im afraid of being hacked, but I dont like people to know.

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:01 am

They black out the HP/MP so people can't see/criticize their build.
OR so enemies won't know how long/fast it takes to kill them.

PureOwnage · Post by **PureOwnage** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:02 am

Meow wrote:They black out the HP/MP so people can't see/criticize their build.
OR so enemies won't know how long/fast it takes to kill them.

Yep. So true.