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Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 7:05 PM #1

This was kind of an odd occurance, by default I have my shortcut bar "attached" to the side of the screen, vertical. Today right next to the rotate button a very small "crosshair" style button appeared (same size as rotate), it didn't seem to do anything, so I made the mistake of hitting the rotate button and it dissapeared again. What was this button for?

Spudnik Mar 17, 2006, 7:12 PM #2

looks

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 7:23 PM #3

It only shows up if a GM is checking you out. I swear it's true. :eek:

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 17, 2006, 7:24 PM #4

It is there to confuse the hell out of you and for you to make a post about it, therefore upping your post count +1 :D

Aranya Mar 17, 2006, 7:25 PM #5

I've wondered the same thing. Does anyone actually know, or this just... doing nothing but look pretty?

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 7:30 PM #6

I've wondered the same thing. Does anyone actually know, or this just... doing nothing but look pretty?

I gave the correct answer. Don't listen to the Gnome-troll.

Box_of_Fox Mar 17, 2006, 7:33 PM #7

Box wants to know what it does :p

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 17, 2006, 7:50 PM #8

I've wondered the same thing. Does anyone actually know, or this just... doing nothing but look pretty?

I gave the correct answer. Don't listen to the Gnome-troll.

The hell? YOU called ME a troll? I'm hurt and deeply offended by this!

Spudnik Mar 17, 2006, 7:54 PM #9

It only shows up if a GM is checking you out. I swear it's true. :eek:

i am beginning to believe you. i just witnessed my button dissappear ...

and i cant understand how or why ....

and now i need some new pants.

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 17, 2006, 7:54 PM #10

Oooooooooooooooooooooooh you're in trouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuble!

Mistryl Mar 17, 2006, 7:57 PM #11

That button is related to the gamepad (the hotbar changes when the gamepad is plugged in).

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 7:58 PM #12

That wouldn't make too much sense though, why tell the user when a GM is inspecting them? That's just another point towards the developers of bot applications and scripts.

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 7:59 PM #13

I don't use or have a gamepad plugged into this machine.

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 17, 2006, 7:59 PM #14

*Slaps head* Maybe Sir E has cracked NCSoft's detection method?

Spudnik Mar 17, 2006, 7:59 PM #15

well i dont have a game pad and i cant see the button. likewise when i do see the button, there isnt anything different about the hotbar. registered all the same for nearly a month straight now.

Mistryl Mar 17, 2006, 8:02 PM #16

The button does seem to be showing up after you open the Options menu, which is a little odd. I'll ask the QA team about that.

(And don't listen to SirEl!)

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 8:02 PM #17

You've seen it too then? I'm not alone :O
Maybe you could screenshot it and post it for clarification next time you get it >.>

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 8:03 PM #18

Thanks a lot, I'm curious as to what it is :)

Edit: Yes, I can verify that it comes up when you open the options menu, even though mine wasn't open at the time, that's the button I'm talking about :)

Amborix Mar 17, 2006, 8:07 PM #19

The button does seem to be showing up after you open the Options menu, which is a little odd. I'll ask the QA team about that.
(And don't listen to SirEl!)

SirEl is our Guru of wisdom! The prophet of Darkmotion! Blasphemer!

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 8:09 PM #20

Fine, don't believe me! :mad: I don't have a gamepad either and once that icon shows up strange things start happening.

At work, we use Microsoft SMS to attach to a user's machine. We can see what the user sees, take control of the machine, etc. The user will see a little icon that looks like at eye-ball while we're attached to it.

Gnome - you know I'm just playing with you. St. Paddy's Day and all. :p

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 8:15 PM #21

lol, first off I would doubt strange things start happening just because a GM might be in the area... second it would seriously be one on of the stupidest moves NC could make if they were to signal a GM being in the area or investigating you.

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 8:17 PM #22

lol, first off I would doubt strange things start happening just because a GM might be in the area... second it would seriously be one on of the stupidest moves NC could make if they were to signal a GM being in the area or investigating you.

GMs test for bots by doing things like spawning mobs and teleporting players to see if the rest of the group autofollows.

Keyon Mar 17, 2006, 8:23 PM #23

Yeah there's many ways to test for bots.

L2Girl Mar 17, 2006, 9:01 PM #24

(And don't listen to SirEl!)

Such wise words....

/giggle

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 9:07 PM #25

(And don't listen to SirEl!)

Such wise words....

/giggle

:mad:

Spudnik Mar 17, 2006, 9:12 PM #26

well i will still listen to you sir E.

just please put down the bunny ears. we cannot take you seriously with them on.

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 9:22 PM #27

just please put down the bunny ears. we cannot take you seriously with them on.

Are you kidding me?? Chicks love 'em. It's my most important piece of flair. :cool:

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 17, 2006, 10:13 PM #28

Gnome - you know I'm just playing with you. St. Paddy's Day and all.

When have I ever taken you seriously? :p

Elrohir Mar 17, 2006, 10:16 PM #29

Gnome - you know I'm just playing with you. St. Paddy's Day and all.

When have I ever taken you seriously? :p

When I charged you repeatedly in the colesium?

TailChaser Mar 18, 2006, 1:30 AM #30

St. Paddy's Day and all.

Is that the saint of rice farmers? You know, as in rice paddy farmers.

Caleria Mar 18, 2006, 2:39 AM #31

Haha great thread, always wondered what this button was for. :)

And the only really scary thing is how much influence SirEl has devloped... I wait for the day when one of his posts makes 50% of the players quit, totally upset about NC and their methods. ^__^

Cal

Weyrand Mar 18, 2006, 4:37 AM #32

Ah, that's the purpose...

...I have that button, all the time, and clicking it rearranges the hotbar into a diamond shape with only four hotbar slots (slots 1-4).... always wondered what the heck that was for :)

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 18, 2006, 7:42 AM #33

Gnome - you know I'm just playing with you. St. Paddy's Day and all.

When have I ever taken you seriously? :p

When I charged you repeatedly in the colesium?

When did this happen? I must've missed it. :p

Elrohir Mar 18, 2006, 8:23 AM #34

Gnome - you know I'm just playing with you. St. Paddy's Day and all.

When have I ever taken you seriously? :p

When I charged you repeatedly in the colesium?

When did this happen? I must've missed it. :p

C3 Chaos week.

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 18, 2006, 2:48 PM #35

Hmmmm... if you say so ;)

Elrohir Mar 18, 2006, 3:29 PM #36

Hmmmm... if you say so ;)

I'm surprised you don't remember killing me like a dozen times in a row... :eek:

uNDeRPaNTS_GNoMe Mar 18, 2006, 3:40 PM #37

Ooooooooooooooooooooooh I get it! I was a bit confused (shocking I know :p )

Deathwail FTW!!!!

Jareka Mar 20, 2006, 8:49 AM #38

Yah I saw it do that too on the pts, was gonna post that but you beat me to it. :p

Makes more sense now that mystral said it's ment for game pads since those hotkeys are arranged like the buttons on a gamepad.

Andothe Mar 20, 2006, 9:56 AM #39

GMs test for bots by doing things like spawning mobs and teleporting players to see if the rest of the group autofollows.

Well, we are clean then, everytime my group sees someone get ported, we laugh as they die, then rez and go back to hunting.

Crawlerin Mar 20, 2006, 1:41 PM #40

Oh yeah, I clicked on that once and could not the hell get configuration back to "normal" vertical or horizontal layout.
But what if my gamead has two pads, for each hand one? Is it used only for movement?
I demand Nostromo's N52 shape as well :p

Keyon Mar 21, 2006, 5:47 PM #41

Any updates on this? >.>