Possibly a Cabbage Posted:

Effective hacker play comes down to “Having enough Processing Power to pwn forums without consumables while using 4 beast0r cables.” Doing that really requires some decent .moar files (I heartily recommend Riprogrammatori). But the four beast0r cables are not optional. The Hackers that established the benchmark that resulted in the clbum getting nerfed were all using 4 beast0rs.

Other than “Four Beast0rs, enough PP to keep you funded, and good .moar files” you just want to put a lot of points into offense, and enough points in ego. Also, don’t use avtr if it would require you to use any PP consumables. Playing a hacker you just have to realize that your attacks are going to stink unless you get your offense up to at least 170.

EDIT: Oh, and it helps to not compare them to trolls. Trolls are silly overpowered relative to the other clbumes right now. Hackers are at comparable levels to Emos and Camwhores, but Trolls are way out of line.

Yeah, I have that, I was at cap back during their earlier nerfings and was one of those casually pwning back then before it got nerfed hard. PP is pretty much only gettable by moar files, which is what I grind for, but it tedious since hackers are often ineffective on the same forums they need to grind to get the equipment to be effective. And yeah, I don’t use avtr at all. After it’s double nerfing it became totally useless as an ability. Does anyone use it anymore? I’m interested to see what will happen when EvilTrout finishes his hacker run he’s currently doing, but maybe I’m just being hopeful.

And that’d explain it a bit, I’m at a mere 140 offense (double what my troll has lulz). I probably should yank points out and put it into ego, but it feels like there’s no point until I grind more moar files. Which is sadly tiresome since it looks like it’ll be a good 200-500 more visits to get the good moar files completed (Ripromatic is at least a 50-150 visit one, but luckily that can be done alongside pink floyd). I’m fiddling with rectum scan at the moment since at least that goes through the grinding in minutes. Trolls are overpowered, but at least if you’re going to fall on the wrong side of the balance curve, it’s better to be on the side that can accomplish things quickly. Anyhow, enough whinyness from me. Thanks for the advice on ego.

Any hackers doing the 35 diff forums? If so, post some stat numbers, I’d be curious Log in to see images!