Low Ki numbers

Tweek · **Joined:** Tue May 09, 2006 12:11 am **Posts:** 2633

Lagrider wrote:

Once upon a time, when URU was "new", KI numbers were a somewhat fair way of gauging someone's experience level...... but not any more. Now it's just a number; nothing more, nothing less.

Exactly this.

JanB · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:42 am

I want to keep my low key number I've got earlier, for obvious reasons, as I'm still proud to have it!

Kerryth · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:33 pm

Those of us who have been around for long (and yes, I go back well before 2010) have had all kinds of KI numbers and started over multiple times. I think the last thing a low number can still signify - besides being a Cyan employee or test player - is a passion to be in Uru. There's plenty of that around. :wink:

Szark · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:06 pm

I don't care what my Ki number is.

but interesting point Lagrider made about gauging experience. I had that a few months back when I was in the cavern, someone asked me was I an old timer due to my KI number.

Jamie Marchant · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:20 pm

Ok well most people don't care what the Ki number is, which in my opionion is a good thing.(since it means we don't have to worry about 'bumping the Ki number up').

On the topic of experience, I was once asked if I was a greeter cause I had a low Ki number. The concolusion that a low Ki# is eqaul to a lot of eperince is a false one. For example: players can sign up first day, get a very low number and then come back a year leter with never having solved any of the ages.

Szark · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:40 pm

good point, still interesting how people perceive things though.

Calumon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:38 pm **Posts:** 1673

Alien wrote:

Regarding the "I'd like a low KI number so I can remember it / makes it easy for someone else to remember" I'd like to make 2 points ...
1) How many of you memorise phone numbers? or birth dates? They're numbers roughly 10 digits long.
2) If it's for grey hats to use to, say, warp people around ... MOULa has copy & paste functionality now, so numbers could be copied from KI mails or pasted into chat.

EDIT: I voted "I don't care what my KI number is" ... because I don't.

Is it wrong of me to say that the only phone number i memorized was my home phone? ._.

(Don't get me started on birth dates. I only remember three and that's it. .n. don't give me that look plz)

Szark · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:53 pm

oh don't start me off with remembering numbers, I know my National Insurance no, my wife's, mobile no's X 3 and even 6 digit products code and part numbers from over 30 years ago. Can I remember my KI, no because it doesn't matter.

Eleri · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:10 pm

I think the lowest batch this time around where the testers that came in before launch- there was maybe 15? 20? of us... it was fun, awkward, and somewhat surreal to hop in cavern and have people go ZOMG at my KI number. "Yes, I've been around freaky forever... no I'm nobody important."

What I'm really going to miss is my membership in the original DRC Bevin, with pics taken by DRC on the imager, and their names still occasionally showing up on the visitors list. With that gone, it really does cut our last ties with the DRC era.

Szark · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:32 pm

of cause you are important like all URU stalwarts.

Moiety Jean · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:29 pm

::geriatric high-five with Vid:: Mind if I cut in line with you, old buddy?

Eleri: Yeah, that's a tough one. Last I recall the Great Tree's hood still had some nostalgic things on our imager. The DRC stuff is harder to get over.

I still want a low(ish) KI number because I associate it with a connection to "the good old days" even though we've been through... how many of these wipes now, since Prologue? That's about it, though. When people recognize long-standing community members by name, that's the better feeling.

ChloeRhodes · **Joined:** Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:29 am **Posts:** 520

Moiety Jean wrote:

I still want a low(ish) KI number because I associate it with a connection to "the good old days" even though we've been through... how many of these wipes now, since Prologue? That's about it, though. When people recognize long-standing community members by name, that's the better feeling.

Yeah, low numbers are gone ::sad face::

Moiety Jean · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:40 pm

That was quick

vidkid7 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:49 pm

Man, I can never get in on these things early. On MOULa day, my computer had a total failure, and on "Oh No, Not Again" day, I just keep stack dumping. Maybe I'll have better luck once I get home.

Moiety Jean · **Posted:** Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:05 am

That stinks! Also, "Oh No, Not Again Day" is officially what I'm calling it from now on.

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