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double post oops

LFG

Any reason you can think of why a regular player would have an alt named Scotthartsman?

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Ravenne

LFG, obviously that person isn't a GM. What self respecting GM would level up a SHADOWKNIGHT to 70?

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Pacc

Well, I guess having a dev in guild is not that big of a deal but Sylvia makes it seem like they benefited from it. Im sure there are lots of devs in guilds ww but I never thought they aided there guilds with info.

- side note - that is prolly because I haven't heard anyone crediting kills to dev info.

LFG

Well, I'm not sure this character was "leveled". Check out his time played:




Just over 4 days played on a 70 SK. I'll admit that is inconsistent with the leveling history shown for this toon on Eq2players. but there is just a ton about Astaroth that doesn't make sense.

I've been checking out Astaroth since Emanji posted that he was a dev guilded in NPU on the Disso boards several months back. After I took the above screenshot of his alt window and posted that on the Disso boards, and asked why he had an alt named Scotthartsman, which is the name of the Senior Producer for Eq2, this person disabled access to his alts window so nobody could view it.

Next, why has Astaroth not died since September 15th? Show me any other member of NPU that hasn't died in the past several days, or within the past week:




Astaroth joined NPU just a few days before the release of KoS, after they beta'd KoS and became acquainted with several of the devs. This toon is in a unique membership category within NPU that isn't shared by any other member. He clearly is only played part time, and not often. He isn't an alt, because NPU has an alt guild. And why for the love of God would NPU have TWO SKs? This just makes no sense.

His 4 days played do not have a simple explanation, such as a server transfer. My level 70 alt SK Ixnay was transferred from Blackburrow to Nektulos after the beginning of KoS, and my alt's profile shows over 200 days played. So there are several things definitely not right here.

But let me get something straight. I have zero problem with NPU or anyone in NPU at this time. I do not feel hostile anyone in NPU in any way. I am friendly with, and genuinely like, several NPU members. So I have no axe to grind here.

What I am saying is this: Astaroth has every appearance of being a dev that is receiving special treatment from NPU. Based on previous statements Emanji has made, combined with the above evidence, I believe Astaroth is a dev.

But I also don't think there is anything wrong with a dev being in NPU. I think it's great that devs want to actually play EQ2. I think that Astaroth will probably get a better understanding of the high end game in NPU than Locke did in Drow, or whatever guild he was in when he posted that ridiculous ranger parse on the SoE forums.

My point to all this really is, so what? Why bother lying about this or trying to hide it?

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LFG

On the other hand, Renavan is a well respected person, and I'd pretty much take his word if he could explain some of the above inconsistencies and if he plainly stated that Astaroth is not a current or former dev or other SoE employee involved in EQ2.

So there's my offer. I'll believe Astaroth is a SoE dev unless and until Renavan presents a clear case and statement to the contrary.

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clint

Only 4 days played and a level 60 armorer too. Of course another big sign this is a dev is he knew not to bother leveling his armorer above 60. ;)

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Renaven

LFG, I apologize that I don't have time to thoroughly go into detail right now. I just read your post, and wanted to clear up one thing, then I need to go out. I'll try to make a post in the near future, or send you a tell in-game soon, if work permits me the time off to do so.

The thing I wanted to clear up was his rank in our guild. That rank is the rank that anyone on "vacation" status gets. Vacation status usually means inactive for a month or longer. We don't usually have many people in that rank, because we have very strict playtime requirements.

Ishbu

This is dumb. Ive know Emanji longer than pretty much anyone posting here so after leaving the thread for a while I expected to read something about emanji.

Astaroth = boring.

Emanji = funny

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Renaven

Didn't you read my fairly large post about him at the end of the last page? :P