SurvivalX isn't survival, isn't RPG

TruePurple · Post by **TruePurple** » February 1st, 2008, 12:29 am

I hate it when I say "ok I'm willing to play a survival" or "I'd like a RPG" and someone puts up a survivalX. It is neither of these things. Especially the latter.

What makes a RPG is not stats,(which survivalX has no more of then any other wesnoth game) or upgrading. Its story! Survival X has no story. A game with a good story can easily be called a RPG even with no upgrades or stats at all, the same could not be said with the other way around.

And regular survival games play very different then survival x games thus should never be used interchangably as terms.

Website · Post by **Sapient** » February 1st, 2008, 1:04 am

maybe it should be called a DBZ then, in reference to powered up anime characters

Darth Jordius · Post by **Darth Jordius** » February 1st, 2008, 1:08 am

TruePurple wrote:I hate it when I say "ok I'm willing to play a survival" or "I'd like a RPG" and someone puts up a survivalX. It is neither of these things. Especially the latter.

Boo hoo. Now that's cleared up why don't you just say I'm ready to play anything but SX? And how do you know that those people are putting the game up for you? Could be just on impulse.

TruePurple · Post by **TruePurple** » February 1st, 2008, 1:18 am

Its not about that particular example Darth Jordius, its about using the right terms for the right things so people know what other people are talking about. And nothing said here warrants your crocodile tears.

BTW there are more types then just those 3.

Darth Jordius · Post by **Darth Jordius** » February 1st, 2008, 1:22 am

TruePurple wrote:Its not about that particular example Darth Jordius, its about using the right terms for the right things so people know what other people are talking about. And nothing said here warrants your crocodile tears.

BTW there are more types then just those 3.

Yes, you're right. I just like picking on people who can't seem to get over their problems and so have to make a thread complaining about it.

I just call it an "SX".

Jami · Post by **Jami** » February 5th, 2008, 9:49 pm

Sapient wrote:maybe it should be called a DBZ then, in reference to powered up anime characters

We should call it a Shōnen game, which DBZ and many other power-up style anime are. ^^

The Hidden Hippogriff · February 6th, 2008, 1:35 am

I don't have any problem making it clear that I don't want a DBZ.
But I cant get anyone to stay when I do make one. how do you find good interested players?

Darth Jordius · Post by **Darth Jordius** » February 6th, 2008, 1:01 pm

The Hidden Hippogriff wrote:I don't have any problem making it clear that I don't want a DBZ.
But I cant get anyone to stay when I do make one. how do you find good interested players?

Wait for me to show up.

Post by **Quietus** » February 6th, 2008, 1:09 pm

Darth Jordius wrote:
The Hidden Hippogriff wrote:I don't have any problem making it clear that I don't want a DBZ.
But I cant get anyone to stay when I do make one. how do you find good interested players?
Wait for me to show up.

lol agreed. Its onjly really good if you've actually organised it becase at least then you nknow you ahve commited gamers. Personally i dont really care whats its called, its soo god damn addictive

Darth Jordius · Post by **Darth Jordius** » February 6th, 2008, 1:14 pm

Thanks Quietus.

Benurban is also a reliable player, and so is nataS. And I'm not sure if you use stable or development, but we're all on the development server.

Post by **Quietus** » February 6th, 2008, 1:19 pm

Darth Jordius wrote:Thanks Quietus. Benurban is also a reliable player, and so is nataS. And I'm not sure if you use stable or development, but we're all on the development server.

Ah just realised they fixed the windows binary =] been using 1.3.14a upto now

Lim_Arcadia · Post by **Lim_Arcadia** » February 6th, 2008, 1:22 pm

A while back they had a list of reliable players, but it seems to have sunk into fourm death...

Darth Jordius · Post by **Darth Jordius** » February 6th, 2008, 1:28 pm

Well, actually I have 1.2.8, 1.3.14, and (the fixed) 1.3.15a all installed on my computer. I haven't had any problems with 1.3.14, so I'd been using that too.
And Lim, that list really doesn't apply to people who play Survival Xtreme, just players in general.

The Hidden Hippogriff · February 7th, 2008, 10:31 am

Darth Jordius wrote:Thanks Quietus. Benurban is also a reliable player, and so is nataS. And I'm not sure if you use stable or development, but we're all on the development server.

to get to the dev server do I have to use 1.3.14?

Post by **anakayub** » February 7th, 2008, 10:37 am

If I'm not mistaken you still can for the time being, until the official development version 1.3.15 build for the Mac comes out, at which the 1.3.14 will be shut down.

It's better to just go on the new version (1.3.15) if you're not using a Mac, or use the unofficial (use at your own risk) build for the time being here.

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