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Discussion in 'Annihilation' started by DoxNotch, Dec 21, 2014.

Other - 1.5
  1. DoxNotch Platinum

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    Give us change! Give us change! It rang out in the streets
    We're sick of broken classes and clans like battle fleets!
    So then they came to answer pleas to give us what we wanted
    And in return they were cast out, berated, hated, taunted

    The update that they worked on wasn't good enough for some
    "Screw the admins! This staff sucks! Let's grind them into chum!"
    The veterans they all flared up, oh my! Oh no! What now?!
    How will we all stay on top if new things are added, HOW?!

    Because you see the changes made are fun, exciting, new!
    The only thing that's hindering it is fear in me and you
    The game mode has the same concept that it had when it was made
    Four teams four colors for nexuses that you can't harm with a spade

    But now there's explosions and flying and junk so much excitement and things brand new!
    Isn't that what every game does? Aren't those the things they sell to you?
    If Annihilation was made of whole wheat bread it would be as stale as a rock
    There's nothing left to do now, no knew strategies to unlock

    My point is this, change is good! Let's see what all's in store!
    And as a glowing bright side, we couldn't possibly ask for more
    So don't be scared just get pumped! If it blows they'll change it back
    These changes are needed so very much, or else Anni fades to black

  2. BrickWaflle Platinum

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  3. themaster1357911 Regular Member

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    Nice poem/rap/song/whatever :D
  4. svdragster Retired Staff

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    People are indeed strange these days. They demand an update but when there is an update, they say it sucks.
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  5. norwayjump Emerald

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    Actually a really impressive poem. +1 Dox!!!
  6. KaiMaterra Platinum

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    I'm a veteran, I don't mind change 1 bit.
    But this update was just not well thought out gameplay wise.
    Admins should play a bit more anni before they do stuff like this.
  7. Rebel_Vanguard Platinum

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    Like I said in the other thread, I firmly believe that this update needs to happen. I don't want to see Annihilation drop in popularity even further just because the vocal minority doesn't want the game to change.

    Nice poem.
  8. Celariel Platinum

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    This reminded me of Doxy wrecking Murg in the rap battle of classes.
  9. Cheater Platinum

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    I agree, the people changing anni should have more experience with it :)
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  10. jessenorton Platinum

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    change for change's sake, it's sad because it seems like some effort has been put into it to, just doesn't seem like it will make Anni any better and could potentially cause more problems and falling numbers, but the enthusiasm for the community and staff is nice to see, I'd love to see it crossover during Anni games as well instead of just on the forums where your comments are cemented and permanent for all to see
  11. Quote Platinum

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    Here's a limerick I once heard:
    There once was a hermit named Dave
    Who kept a dead whore in his cave
    You've got to admit
    He's a bit of a shit
    But think of the money he'll save
  12. KaiMaterra Platinum

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    I said this on both the Anni 1.5 patch notes thread, AND on the recall thread.

    But guess what they did?
    They removed it with no warning, just Shotbow not knowing how to take constructive criticism I suppose.
  13. jessenorton Platinum

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    really? that's pretty awful to make a thread asking for opinions about the update and then deleting comments because it's negative, sort it out shotbow forum mods, you don't have to reply to comments you dislike, just don't delete them, jesus didn't die for this
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  14. Snowmanfat Regular Member

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    Every player down in shotbow liked annihilation a lot.
    But the Devs who developed Minez and Minez2 they did not!

    The Devs hated the old Annihilation! They didn't have any reason
    Now, please don't ask why. but they committed treason

    It could be, perhaps, that their budgets were too tight.

    It could be their heads weren't screwed on just right.

    But I think that the most likely reason of all
    May have been that the community was just two sizes too small. :(

    But, whatever the reason, the community or budgets,

    they stood there by their update hating the new version of bukkit

    Staring down from their office with a sour, Grinchy frown

    At the warm lighted game of villages below in the town,

    For he knew every veteran down in annihilation beneath

    Was busy now biting their teeth

    "And they're complaining," they snarled while programming new code.
    "Tomorrow we testrun! It's practically a new gamemode "

    Then they growled, with their fingers nervously drumming,
    "we must find some way to keep Annihilation from dieing"

    For, tomorrow, I know all the veterans and newbs
    Will wake bright and early. and either approve or boo

    Oh we hate yes hate! Oh, the strength rushes! Oh, the hackers! ragers! players! discussion!

    There's many things we hate! All the SAME SAME SAME

    ...

    They'll stand far apart, with forum posts coming

    They'll stand hating each other, and those veterans will start raging!"

    Fahoo forays, dahoo dorays
    Welcome update! Come this way

    Fahoo forays, dahoo dorays
    Welcome update the new players/ rage quitters will say

    Welcome, welcome, fahoo ramus
    Welcome, welcome, dahoo damus
    the patch is in our grasp
    So long as we have strength str2 to clasp

    Fahoo forays, dahoo dorays...

    "And they'll sing! And they'll sing! And they'll SING! SING! SING! SING!"

    And the more the devs thought of UPDATING
    The more the devs thought, ITS ALL OR NOTHING

    Why for many years the players were waiting

    We must get more players coming

    Then he got an idea! An awful idea!

    The devs got a wonderful, awful idea!

    "I know just what to do!" The Devs laughed in their throats.

    "We will make a game for the rage quitters and then maybe will add back Boats

    ...

    "This is patch 1.5," the old Devs hissed,

    But the community was pissed

    Then they posted on the forums around the clock
    but all the Devs did was lock topic lock after lock

    Yes the map changes were good

    Most of the class changes might be good yes they could

    But assassins leap this was truly unique and bloodmage was so so

    But the devs said these would have to go

    But the inventory changes were the most unpleasant,

    The respawn timers took away what made Anni pleasant


    ...

    It was quarter of dawn. All the devs still a-bed,

    All the players still a-snooze, when Vaecon worked out he said (you can tell im running out of stuff to write :stuck_out_tongue:)

    Then the devs took everything that was fun

    The risk and the reward, where is Saunders his updates won

    Ten thousand feet up, up the side of some institution Saunders was studying

    with his old college buddies

    "Pooh-pooh to the players!" the devs were humming.

    "They're finding out now that the update is coming
    !

    They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!

    Their mouths will hang open a minute or two
    Then the players down in shotbow will either yay or boo

    And he did hear a sound rising over the players

    It started in low, then it started to grow.

    Yes this sound was a mess!

    name calling and bashing

    Every player down in shotbow, the old and the new

    Was yelling and raging, all at each other

    The Devs couldn't stop discontent from coming! It came!

    Somehow or other, it came just the same!

    And the Devs, with their heads full of code

    Stood puzzling and puzzling. "How could it be so?

    It came without problems! It came without bugs!
    It came without hacks but the update was a bug!"

    they puzzled and puzzled till their puzzlers were sore.
    Then the Devs thought of something they hadn't before.

    Maybe Annihilation, he thought, doesn't need controversial updates

    Maybe Annihilation, perhaps, desereves a little bit more

    And what happened then? Well, in Annihilation they say

    That the community grew three sizes later after a few days!

    And then the true meaning of Annihilation came through,

    And the Devs found the strength of Saunders, plus two!

    And now that their budgets didn't feel quite so tight,

    they woke up and made an update that everyone liked

    With smiles to their soul, the descended

    Cheerily writing "players" on their devices
    they removed the update people hated. they compromised

    They brought back the class changes and map changes to!

    but the inventory changes
    They had to go

    Veterans welcome change

    as long as its good

    we may need to wait
    but so what we could go out on a date

    Annihilation will always be

    Just as long as we have we.

    We welcome updates (as long as their good)

    Heart to heart and hand in hand the community should stand
  15. Superbob1000 Retired Staff

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    Now sing it.
  16. Celariel Platinum

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    TL;DR - Poemz 4 dayz
  17. eternalmars Gold

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  18. KaiMaterra Platinum

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  19. Cromulis Silver

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    I love you. Thank you for writing this. I agree, and I love the poem.
  20. Redzenn Platinum

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    [IMG]
    Nice Message and all...
    But... It's kinda gay.
    With it rhyming and stuff.

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