Solrain is pretty much dead..

LaVey

AFAIK Gossip, if you mean PJG coder, are from Germany.

But I wonder if he meant "Gossip" as in the person.

Wild_Bill

Gossip the main man of Planet JumpGate and Gossip the pilot are different people? And one of them may be GM_Istvan? You guys are confusing me! I only date back to like Oct 21st 2001 and have never been either a beta pilot or test pilot, so a lot of what y'all say is way over my head.

RG, I don't want to drag this out, but can you give some solid examples of what you mean about factional differences in ship balance? Oct ships tend to be slower, clumsier but have overwhelming firepower *yeah, I know about the Raven being the fastest LF*. Solrain has more cargo space and better shields. Quants tend to be more manueverable but have less power and get a mining bonus. What else did you have in mind RG?

I can see the value of different factions having different ships with varied strengths and weaknesses, but other than the mythical win button, what did you have in mind?

You also said something to indicate that connection speed had more to do with how good of a pvper you are, rather than skill? How does that work? I've got like 200+ ping with a 44-45 kbps landline hookup. Are you saying I'd be a better PvPer with a faster connection? I'm not getting snarky with you RG, I truely don't understand what you mean.

Corn

Pretty sure Gm_Istavan is not Gossip, but have no real proof of any kind. But i know in beta pilot Gossip, was Gossip who ran PJG.

About ping yes it does help to an extent. Although when someone has a really bad ping 500+ they become better in duels because if they change direction the other person doesnt know it. Also using ammo helps, when your very laggy the ships that your fighting will fly straight when your lagging making a dragon able to do massive damage, without the other persons shields flashing untill hse gone from 100/100 to 30a. Anticipation of lag is important. When Fighting a laggy dragon it might not even be looking at you but on thier screen hes looking right at you tearing your shields off. Also when your laggy you jump around on others screens, making it very hard to ketch you. Thiers also gatelag witch can hurt and help, sometimes it lets enemies ketch you but gate hopping is extremely easy and makes it very hard to kill you, especially if its a 1v1.

Algore

The RG thing is clearly full of crud.
I'm not sure why you guys are entertaining it.

Regards
Al

SingleShot

Indeed

Ambrosius

Istvan is not Gossip.

QrazyKermi

Let's gossip about Istvan being Rollio.

LaVey

Wasn't Klatsches Hold named after Gossip?

Jump

LOL. Gossip and Istvan are two completly different people on two different continents. Get real.

GrimGriz

Quote:

Now, GM_Istvan, a great guy and former runner of planet jumpgate website,

I just don't gather how anyone could have come to that conclusion at all, and that's why I was pondering it. There's all sorts of things I've heard, such as Rollio was in fact a member of ND and that's why he was allowed to run amok with abandon. I've heard that KH was named for Gossip, and that the K part is the word 'Gossip' in another language. I've also heard cool rumors like combat missions used to be to kill other players, and that there was life before HG tags.

SingleShot

KH is named after Gossip, and all that.

Jump

Yes, that is accurate historical truth. That's why his going away gathering was held there.

Jump

Ok, let's settle this once and for all.

This is where you can find Gossip and pictures and info on him.

He ran PJG, still runs g-blog, works for Yahoo, not NetDevil. And has written some pretty cool and well known Firefix extensions.

This is where Istvan works.

He once played Jumpgate and had the one of the first big econ squads, FTL. Now he codes Jumpgate for NetDevil. He started as Josh's assistent and now flies solo. Oh, and here is his picture of course.

Now Rollio is notorious enough and we all know about his escapades. For those that must, here is his picture as he takes a break from his Joystick activities. Now there is no mistaking him with Gossip or Istvan.

Here of course, is me.

And this of course is, well, just some lamers I guess.

Now, I hope we have settled this issue once and for all.

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	LaVey Beta n00b Pilot Name: LaVey Joystick: Logitech Freedom 2.4 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gothenburg Sweden Posts: 159 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	AFAIK Gossip, if you mean PJG coder, are from Germany. But I wonder if he meant "Gossip" as in the person.


	Wild_Bill Member Pilot Name: Wild_Bill Faction: Octavius Joystick: MS Sidewinder Precision Plus Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Abilene Texas Posts: 811 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Gossip the main man of Planet JumpGate and Gossip the pilot are different people? And one of them may be GM_Istvan? You guys are confusing me! I only date back to like Oct 21st 2001 and have never been either a beta pilot or test pilot, so a lot of what y'all say is way over my head. RG, I don't want to drag this out, but can you give some solid examples of what you mean about factional differences in ship balance? Oct ships tend to be slower, clumsier but have overwhelming firepower yeah, I know about the Raven being the fastest LF. Solrain has more cargo space and better shields. Quants tend to be more manueverable but have less power and get a mining bonus. What else did you have in mind RG? I can see the value of different factions having different ships with varied strengths and weaknesses, but other than the mythical win button, what did you have in mind? You also said something to indicate that connection speed had more to do with how good of a pvper you are, rather than skill? How does that work? I've got like 200+ ping with a 44-45 kbps landline hookup. Are you saying I'd be a better PvPer with a faster connection? I'm not getting snarky with you RG, I truely don't understand what you mean.


	Corn Cadet Pilot Name: Corn Faction: None Joystick: X52 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 41 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Pretty sure Gm_Istavan is not Gossip, but have no real proof of any kind. But i know in beta pilot Gossip, was Gossip who ran PJG. About ping yes it does help to an extent. Although when someone has a really bad ping 500+ they become better in duels because if they change direction the other person doesnt know it. Also using ammo helps, when your very laggy the ships that your fighting will fly straight when your lagging making a dragon able to do massive damage, without the other persons shields flashing untill hse gone from 100/100 to 30a. Anticipation of lag is important. When Fighting a laggy dragon it might not even be looking at you but on thier screen hes looking right at you tearing your shields off. Also when your laggy you jump around on others screens, making it very hard to ketch you. Thiers also gatelag witch can hurt and help, sometimes it lets enemies ketch you but gate hopping is extremely easy and makes it very hard to kill you, especially if its a 1v1.


	Algore Member Pilot Name: Algore Joystick: MS Force Feedback 2 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Belfast. Northern Ireland Posts: 583 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	The RG thing is clearly full of crud. I'm not sure why you guys are entertaining it. Regards Al


	SingleShot Member Pilot Name: SingleShot Joystick: Spare FF2 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 497 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Indeed


	Ambrosius Member Pilot Name: Ambrosius Faction: Quantar Joystick: MS FF2 Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Stone Temple Posts: 1,939 Nominated 4 Times in 3 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 3	Istvan is not Gossip.


	QrazyKermi Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CT Posts: 579 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Let's gossip about Istvan being Rollio.


	Jump Big Daddy Pilot Name: JumpDemon Faction: Solrain Joystick: MS FF2 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tracy, Ca. Posts: 7,128	LOL. Gossip and Istvan are two completly different people on two different continents. Get real.
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