Topic: Afghan Ops (the Milnet game) Horror Stories

[Mike Bobbitt]

Glad to have you on our side!

P.S. regarding 'horror' stories, I thought I was having a great day in the game... managed to level up a few times, which is very rare, for me at least. Checked the roster and I'm still not even in the top 20. 

[SevenSixTwo]

I wish this game would stop boning me. Just failed the same mission 20 times in a row. It costs 118 CR everytime and I have 70% on it.

[PuckChaser]

I wish this game would stop boning me. Just failed the same mission 20 times in a row. It costs 118 CR everytime and I have 70% on it.

Your SA is at 20, that's really going to lower your chance of winning the mission, even at 70%. I've found I can regularly complete 60% missions with a high SA level.

[Task]

I wish this game would stop boning me. Just failed the same mission 20 times in a row. It costs 118 CR everytime and I have 70% on it.

Ugh that would be frustrating. At least my failures are comical <to me> and not redundant.

[airmich]

I was doing so well at banking MPs.  Then all of a sudden the equipment purchases started adding up (it is like money, you do not notice the little bits here and there when you have it) and then a cash in of a bunch of incentives this morning.  So my horror story is becoming a common sequel.  Oh well, it will add up again...sometime!

[crooks.a]

I was doing so well at banking MPs.  Then all of a sudden the equipment purchases started adding up (it is like money, you do not notice the little bits here and there when you have it) and then a cash in of a bunch of incentives this morning.  So my horror story is becoming a common sequel.  Oh well, it will add up again...sometime!

I'm trying to get myself the 50,000MPs medal. It's kind of far off, though. Hopefully the daily challenges will help me get up to 30k MPs.

[Task]

I'm trying to get myself the 50,000MPs medal. It's kind of far off, though. Hopefully the daily challenges will help me get up to 30k MPs.

As you may see by my MPs I am a little further back than you I thought I might try for it as well, then I realized I am a compulsive spender.
I think I'll easily make the 50K spent though lol, sigh.

[MJP]

I have failed the same 95% chance mission 5 times between yesterday and today.... 

[crooks.a]

I have failed the same 95% chance mission 5 times between yesterday and today.... 

Well, I guess that is supposed to mean you're going to be successful for the next 95 times.

[ArmyVern]

Wow. 590 CRs spent @ -14CR a pop to reduce my current insurgency only down to 7%.

Only 14 out of 47 of my hits gained 3% or 4% reduction.  33 of those 47 hits gained a 1% or 2% reduction only. Something tells me the odds are a little off.

In total:

3 reductions of 4%;
11 reductions of 3%;
15 reductions of 2%; and
18 reductions of 1%.

Activity History for ArmyVern
2010-10-31 19:01:44 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 7.
2010-10-31 19:01:35 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 8.
2010-10-31 19:01:28 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 10.
2010-10-31 19:01:18 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 11.
2010-10-31 19:01:09 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 14.
2010-10-31 19:01:02 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 17.
2010-10-31 19:00:55 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 18.
2010-10-31 19:00:48 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 21.
2010-10-31 19:00:41 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 22.
2010-10-31 19:00:33 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 23.
2010-10-31 19:00:24 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 25.
2010-10-31 19:00:12 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 26.
2010-10-31 18:59:56 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 27.
2010-10-31 18:59:48 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 28.
2010-10-31 18:59:40 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 30.
2010-10-31 18:59:39 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 32.
2010-10-31 18:59:39 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 35.
2010-10-31 18:59:32 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 36.
2010-10-31 18:59:25 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 39.
2010-10-31 18:59:18 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 41.
2010-10-31 18:59:10 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 4. Now at 43.
2010-10-31 18:59:03 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 47.
2010-10-31 18:58:55 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 48.
2010-10-31 18:58:49 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 50.
2010-10-31 18:58:42 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 53.
2010-10-31 18:58:35 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 54.
2010-10-31 18:58:28 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 4. Now at 57.
2010-10-31 18:58:21 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 61.
2010-10-31 18:58:13 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 63.
2010-10-31 18:58:06 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 4. Now at 65.
2010-10-31 18:57:58 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 69.
2010-10-31 18:57:51 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 70.
2010-10-31 18:57:45 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 73.
2010-10-31 18:57:38 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 74.
2010-10-31 18:57:31 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 75.
2010-10-31 18:57:24 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 78.
2010-10-31 18:57:17 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 79.
2010-10-31 18:57:08 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 3. Now at 82.
2010-10-31 18:57:01 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 85.
2010-10-31 18:56:55 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 87.
2010-10-31 18:56:48 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 89.
2010-10-31 18:56:41 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 90
2010-10-31 18:54:48 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 91.
2010-10-31 18:54:18 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 93.
2010-10-31 18:54:07 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 95.
2010-10-31 18:53:59 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 97.
2010-10-31 18:53:51 Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 2. Now at 98.

Sigh.


Edit to add: WhoooHoooo!! My just-accumulated 14CRs more has just garnered me another whopping:

Decreased Insurgency in
The Registan Desert The Registan Desert by 1. Now at 6.

1%. Double sigh. What are the odds. I'm about to toss my laptop through the window.

[crooks.a]

You mean CR, right? Not MP?

In any event, that sucks. I'm still managing to lock down a location with about 300CR. I'll see how that turns out for Gumbad.

[ArmyVern]

You mean CR, right? Not MP?

In any event, that sucks. I'm still managing to lock down a location with about 300CR. I'll see how that turns out for Gumbad.

Yep, CR, not MP.

FFS. 

[ArmyVern]

You mean CR, right? Not MP?

In any event, that sucks. I'm still managing to lock down a location with about 300CR. I'll see how that turns out for Gumbad.

You're very lucky then, because all of my insurgencies have been taking at least a days worth of my CR to quell; not just this latest one.

[NavyShooter]

I used all mine on Route Summit the other day.

-13 CR per hit.

Took me all 430 CR's to get me down to 18%.

The last 18% took all my my CR's produced overnight to whittle down.

All so I could get access to a mission that has a 22:1 return ratio mission, that it turns out only has a 30%-ish chance of success.

Ugh.

So now I'm back pulling 14:1 missions with a 98% success rate.

NS

[airmich]

It is great to have Reputation so that the insurgency level doesn't rise as fast if you can't lock it down, but it would be nice to have something that helps you lower it faster too.  It seems a hit and miss thing with how many 'hits' it takes to lower it completely.  Has Mike written anywhere what the chances are, or how it is figured out?

[crooks.a]

You're very lucky then, because all of my insurgencies have been taking at least a days worth of my CR to quell; not just this latest one.

Ghundy Ghar took me probably around 330CR, which is great because that's an average of -3 per click. Fortunately, I still haven't purchased the incentives for Combat Readiness Spent, so I still have those to use if necessary.

It is great to have Reputation so that the insurgency level doesn't rise as fast if you can't lock it down, but it would be nice to have something that helps you lower it faster too.  It seems a hit and miss thing with how many 'hits' it takes to lower it completely.  Has Mike written anywhere what the chances are, or how it is figured out?

I'm not sure what the formula is, but it might generate a random number between 1 and 4. If the number is a 3 or 4, then generate it again (which explains the high number of ones and twos).

I like the idea of something that helps lock it down. Perhaps Situational Awareness could be used there. The upper limit for killing insurgency could be: (SA/20) + 2, and the lower limit at 1 of course.

[ArmyVern]

Ghundy Ghar took me probably around 330CR, which is great because that's an average of -3 per click. Fortunately I still haven't purchased the incentives for Combat Readiness Spent, so I still have those to use if necessary.
I'm not sure what the formula is, but it might generate a random number between 1 and 4. If the number is a 3 or 4, then generate it again (which explains the high number of ones and twos).

I like the idea of something that helps lock it down. Perhaps Situational Awareness could be used there. The upper limit for killing insurgency could be: (SA/20) + 2, and the lower limit at 1 of course.

It isn't SA, as I've had 125 since the get-go in that area if you recall Mike commenting on it that "Vern would be happy" when he doubled that up from 1 minute to 2 minutes for each SA point.

I've cashed, but never gotten the "reductions for SA" bonuses as the system was glitching back then. Each and every one I've reduced has been purely on my own using my own CR - no bonuses.

I still figure with 1, 2, 3, and 4 ... you should pretty much even out to about 25% each one or even 50/50 for a 1or2% against a 3or4% ... but certainly not in my case. My 1% & 2% hits are far outweighing the others.

[crooks.a]

I didn't say SA helped, but instead that if SA was implemented to make the upper limit higher, then it would be a cool addition.

[PuckChaser]

Might posted a few weeks ago ref AOR and locking down areas. If I recall correctly, it was affected by no stats, and was simply a random number generated between 1 and 5.

I like the idea of having a stat give you a higher chance to get a higher number, but SA already does a lot. If Initiative was used instead of SA, it would greatly increase its usefulness.

[NavyShooter]

Puck,

I'd agree with that. 

At this point, Initiative doesn't seem to help much...

NS

[crooks.a]

Might posted a few weeks ago ref AOR and locking down areas. If I recall correctly, it was affected by no stats, and was simply a random number generated between 1 and 5.

I like the idea of having a stat give you a higher chance to get a higher number, but SA already does a lot. If Initiative was used instead of SA, it would greatly increase its usefulness.

Yeah, that's true. I'm still regretting using my Merit Points for initiative. 17 initiative is better used elsewhere.

I've never seen a 5 when trying to lock down an area, though, so it must be really rare.



Mike: does the code look something like this for AOR?

$x = rand(1, 5);
if ($x > 2){ $x = rand(1, 5); }
if ($x = 5){ $x = rand(1, 5); }

[PuckChaser]

I did the math using Vern's stats, she'd get 20 more seconds off her timer if she had used the Initiative points in CR.

Crooks: I may have been wrong with the 5. 1-4 seems about right.

[ArmyVern]

Wow. 590 CRs spent @ -14CR a pop to reduce my current insurgency only down to 7%.

Only 14 out of 47 of my hits gained 3% or 4% reduction.  33 of those 47 hits gained a 1% or 2% reduction only. Something tells me the odds are a little off.

In total:

3 reductions of 4%;
11 reductions of 3%;
15 reductions of 2%; and
18 reductions of 1%.

Youpee!! 1 full days worth & 2 hours more of CR later ... I've just managed to reduce it to 0 (taking a further hit of 1% and 2 more of 3% each). (I have a bonus going on right now, bringing my daily CR up to 590 for a week ... thank Gawd!! Else, I'd still be fighting this insurgency this time tomorrow too!!).

Total spent to reduce = 632CR:

3 reductions of 4%;
13 reductions of 3%;
15 reductions of 2%; and
19 reductions of 1%.

 


 

[Task]

Have you guys tried to take down Pashtun yet? It says locked down, and I have not put any credits into it yet.

[PuckChaser]

Have you guys tried to take down Pashtun yet? It says locked down, and I have not put any credits into it yet.

Yours must be bugged, I haven't put points into Pashmul either and its at 100%.