The Power Advantage DBZ RPG News Archives: December 2002
Updates/News
12/30/02 - Well, short post here. For now on, you rush me about updating spars, or "ask" (Which from many people its more like a demand...) about if your spar/move went through. You will be blocked. If you think a spar from a week ago or so hasn't been updated, you may ask, but if it was and you just forgot, you will be blocked. If you have been good about not asking me, you can sk those things above, but MANY people are trying to tell me how to do my job, when only 3 people I would consider it from, and 95% chance it's not you. That's all.
-Hoboman
12/28/02 - Not much news. My computer is having serious problems; Installed some new stuff (Norton 2003 and Microsoft BroadBand) and due to System Registry errors, things are messing up. I might get the logs up, later today, but I seriously doubt it. Last night was the Android attack, where #19 was killed, as was Fenix, and Cell made his debut. More to come on that, later, when I release a new storyline. Should either be today, or tomorrow for that. Meat Store is also 'up'; not reachable, yet, but the URL is easy enough to find (Ask Rufus, he always seems to find them), so you can reserve things for the sale. Keep checking the forums and training! Inactivity sweep will take place shortly after the New Year begins.
-LanderZ
12/26/02 - Very small news, tonight. A 3rd Android attack took place, with both Tobias and 17 being attacked. 17 nearly died, but due to the ever-so-lovely 0-factor in Androids, he is in pieces, and not 'dead' (BOOOOO!!!!). A challenge has been made, as well, that shall be carried out, tonight. If you wish to be part of this battle, be present, tonight, as 2A. More news, later, perhaps.
NEW NOTE: Ah, crud... Can't do it tonight. Tomorrow, at around 8:00 PM PST. And the following weekend (At about same time), will be the last parts of the Saga. Sorry for any inconveniance.
-LanderZ
12/25/02 - Wow, school's out, and I still haven't updated the news for a while. Silly me. Merry Christmas!! Well, at least for those who celebrate it. It's a national holiday for most of us, so we can all enjoy it, in any case.
Not much news in the way of the Saga. 2 people have encountered the Androids through searching, and they have scattered after both of them. Several deaths and revival Quests have been done, but that's to be expected. I also have news (not overly unexpected), which many of you will enjoy..
SALE!!! 50% off everything that costs 150 or more credits (extra 25's round up)!! This sale will be up until January 2nd, and affects every planet in the Northern Galaxy. Trainings on Meat can be 'called', if you have the cash, but the planet won't be opened, yet. Ask around for the link to the page, since I'm supposed to be keeping it a secret. So, when sending in your purchases, state the value, and then the sale price (Any deductions, from Clan, etc. Come before the sale price). Any trainings not yet done (I think someone bought Majin, yesterday) will also count the sale, since I'm such a nice guy.
I've been working hard on updates, especially to the new Quest Program. If I can get it puzzled out soon enough, Namek GroupQuests will open, and then I can apply its advanced programming codes to a new Earth Program. I'm sure you'll all love it (Unless you're used to breezing through level 4 Quests with no Senzus). So, everyone, enjoy your holidays, keep searching for the Androids, and if they are found in time, a big battle might take place tomorrow evening... Well, maybe :-).
-LanderZ
12/18/02 - 'ello all! I decided that since it's been such a long time since i've made a post, I will do that now. For one, I need to apologize, the past 2 weeks I have been fairly busy, at least for my standards and have been a bit late on update, or I know that I haven't updated many people's new moves, or sigs so during this christmas break. (2 more days of school after today, and today is a late start!) I also have been hard at work on developing the characters for the namek quest, and let me tell you, i'm very proud of my creations. A few things that i'm sad to say but I have to, yet again. #1 Send ALL SPARS AND MOVES to dbzspars@yahoo.com, the hoboman2250@hotmail.com is my personal account, if you want me, as a non-staff memeber to see something, send there, if you send to my e-mail, your spar/move automatically gets deleted, which i know of a few people that have missed many of their spars cause of this in the last few weeks. #2 If your not sure if your sending something right, read the handbook, if you think you are, read it anyway. Many of our more recent members (250K and down) have been making mistakes the past few weeks on sending stuff in. LZ did a great job describing how to send, so don't let that go to waste! #3 As with I have been busy, I have been updating once a week, sometimes Monday or Tuesday after the last week has ended. Please don't inform me that I haven't update, I already know that, and never ask me about updating something from monday, if it is thursday, wait till after the end of the week to ask (that's in general, with this saga thing ((Thanks LZ)) if you send it on Tuesday, and it isn't updated on Thursday, then talk to me about it.) One sad thing I have to report, many of our 60+ memebers have not been sparing, and many of those that are not elite, or were once elite (like Voon, Zarbon etc..) have also been doing less then all the spars they can do in a week, so if LZ decided to make an inactive sweep, i'm afraid many people would be gone. That's all though, a lot longer of a post then I expected, we got a nice little saga on our hands, so let's get a-cracking! Make sure you continue to train like mad, sounds like we will need all we can get.
-Hoboman
12/17/02 - Whoa, time flies when you're busy as can be. Bandwidth's looking fine, hits are somewhat down; to be expected, at this time of the year, so we're doing alright. I need to get some major updates done, once I finish with my last-minute mid-quarter-finals... bleh. Teachers always give you stuff at the same time. Oh, well... I mostly have Quests, the Namek Quest, the Saga, and new members to do. Speaking of the Saga...
A Royal Transport touches down in the heart of 2A, near Kami's Lookout, before the figure of a young swordsman flops listlessly to the ground.
Reno, unsung hero of the ages, has fallen ill, and no doctor has been able to diagnose what the problem is. However, the prognosis of his condition has remained the same throughout every examination:
If nothing is done to help him, he would die.
Now, in normal terms, to the warriors of Earth, this wouldn't be such a big deal. The Dragonballs could wish him back, right?
However, Dende has warned several inquirers against this.
"Bringing someone back to life requires that their body, at least in the last few hours of life, be whole, or in a state of total repair. If he died of illness, bringing him back would only bring him back, still sick. He would face death, again."
Disheartened by the news, Karthias took Reno to a public hospital near Capsule Corp, in the hopes that something would be found to help him, before it is too late.
The news of the battle against the mysterious pair of 'Androids', as Rufus had taken to calling them, spread like wildfire. They would need to be found, and soon, or else there might not be a world left to inhabit.
Only time could tell if there are any answers to these problems...
Fun, no? Anyway, a little bit of work for your parts, now. The planet needs to be searched for the Androids. To search, you can go alone, or in a group, to a certain square (Yes, Hobo... this will require much updating on your part... sorry), and send a story(each) of about 1000 characters (Small), within a few hours of eachother, detailing of your search. Grammar and such counts! If you find something, your group will get to Saga-role-play whatever they find (Or as much of your group as can be online at the soonest available time). This should only last a week, so please try to hurry! I want to have this whole Saga DONE before January 7th. So, please hustle. Also, when moving about, please also state every square which you enter to get to where you want to go. Just helps with updating. I have a quest ready for Dracos' revival, so don't send anymore, unless Tobias fails. Tidus needs to be revived via Namek Dragonballs, so someone might want to get him, there.
I would also like to wish Squirrel a swift recovery after her surgery on her hand. A dedicated member, with a beautiful scripture style, rivalling Eva's for creativity that flows in that way... Well, Get Well Soon!!!
Keep training and checking the forums! We're almost up to 200,000 Hits, plus Christmas is around the corner... heh heh heh...
-LanderZ
12/08/02 - Well, I kept my end of the bargain. I'll post the storyline (Short one), and get working on my article.
The devastation didn't stop, after the last news report. Over the next week, several other major disasters occured, with no-one ever witnessing what caused any of it. Scientists were baffled, the military was restless, and the populous was terrified.
Only a few knew what it was.
Android 16 had taken to spending most of his time, alone, and wouldn't be bothered with answering questions, for the time being. He had more important things on his mind...
However, Reno was returning from Konats, so he could help make things better again.
Right?
Well, the articles section link is HERE, so check it out. And don't forget, keep training, and checking the site and forums!
-LanderZ
12/07/02 - Not much to say in this news post. I will get back to Questing people, since Voon decided to cancel his Quest application, and probably starting tomorrow. Hoboman and myself have been hard at work on the new Quest formulas, so we may have those done in a week or so. I intend to get an Articles section started, where people can parouse my research papers regarding different areas of Dragonball, and how they can be related to real world science/events/etc. Many of you won't really care about this, but I've seen sections like these on other sites (I think Pojo had one...) and they were alright, when well done. I will probably be posting another Storyline for the Saga, tomorrow, so check in, then. Keep training and checking the forums!
-LanderZ