                          Prozac's Personal Gaming Report
                                    January 1999
       (If you'd like to make an intro ASCII, contact me on irc on EFNET)

  It seems after you put your time in the gaming scene you should look into
  creating a gaming report as a way to kick back, but still be involved in
  the gaming scene. Many gaming reports have come and gone, and this report
  is pretty a much a month by month trial basis: When I get bored or too
  boggled down to handle the report, I just won't do it. This report is not
  100% bias-free, as I am currently with the group Class and all attempts to
  abstain a truly unbiased report can not be fully possible. I had thought of
  calling this report "Prozac's Slightly Bias Report", but that'd just a rip
  off TRC's old bias gaming report. This report is sort of a hybrid cross (no
  pun intended) of Just the Facts & Mason's Gaming Report in the scoring
  system and monthly gaming report.

  My personal history in the gaming scene:
  If you're reading this report and you have no clue who I am, I will give a
  history of gaming warez life. I've actually been in the scene since '92, and
  was a big-time courier & utility supplier up until about mid-96 where I
  decided to plunge into game supplying hardcore (before this I had supplied
  small games to small groups, but nothing significant) by helping startup a
  group called Illusion. When Illusion died in Oct. 96, I went over to Prestige
  until they finally disbanded on Dec. 31st 1996. On Jan. 1st, 1997, I joined
  a newly founded group called Class with ex-members from multiple groups. At
  this current time I've still sticked with Class, even though some hard times.
  At this current time I'm an active supplier in Class, and spend a great deal
  of time trying to help the group.

  Rules of a release (May be revision, amended and modified at any given
  notice of one month. A % will be placed next to the rule if one has been
  modified or added in comparison to last month):

  1.  This report will uphold to The Faction's rules, including the disk limit
      of 50 * 2.88M disks. Any release that purposely breaks The Faction rules
      will have -1.0 points deducted.

  2.  Trainers and Update Cracks will receive 0.5 points. A trainer that is an
      exact duplicate with the same functions of another group's trainer will
      receive 0.0 points. Non-working trainers and uncracked updates will
      receive -0.5 points. A group that release a duplicate cracked update
      will receive -0.3 points.

  3.  A game mispackaged will receive -1.0 points. A trainer or patch
      mispackaged will receive -0.5 points.

  4.  -1.0 points will be deducted if a game requires a fix. If one group fixes
      another group release to make the game functional, that group that fixed
      the release will be transferred the release points and the original
      release group will receive -1.0 points for the game.

  5.  Trainers, patches and add-ons for an over-the-limit or ISO release will 
      receive 0.0 points.

  6.  Add-ons for a game: a maximum of 2 are allowed for one game and will
      receive 0.5 points per add-on. These add-ons must be 100% completely
      functional with the original release and be under 25 disks, or the add-on
      will receive 0.0 points.

  7.  Official add-ons for a game that is not standalone will receive half the
      points of a full release. Authorized or unofficial add-ons will receive
      0.0 points.

  8.  If two groups put out one game at the same time, the winning group on the
      FTP sites will receive the full points, and the losing group will receive
      0.0 points. A dupe from a release last month or several months ago will
      receive -2.0 points.

  9.  If a game is proven to be a beta, and the final is put out that month,
      the group who releases the final will receive the release points, and the
      group releasing the beta will be deducted -2.0 points. If a final is put
      out the next month or several months down the road, the group that
      released the beta will receive -2.5.

      The points from the group that released the original beta will have
      its points deducted from the yearly total. Beta to final patches from a
      group will receive up to 1.0 points, and the original group releasing the
      beta will be hit with -2.0 (less than a month old beta) or -2.5 (over a
      month old beta) points for the infracture.

  10. Games intended for kids, edutainment or just plain lame (Ex. 3D Maze Man)
      will receive -1.0 points.

  11. A game must work 100% to receive all of the points of the game. If the
      game must be installed in a certain matter it must be explained in the
      original release. If an installation fix is released to explain the
      release and details on how to install 100%, this will be considered a
      minor fix and -0.3 points will be deducted.

  Scoring System:

  The scoring system mixes both JTF & Mason's report with this formula:

  1. Rating. This is based on how good the game is. This can collect between
     1.0-4.0 points depending on the quality of the actual game.

  2. Company. A release will receive 0.1-0.5 points based on what company the
     game was published and/or developed by. The more well-known the company,
     the more points it will accumulate. An example is a game from EA will
     receive 0.5 points, while a game from Webfoot would receive 0.1 points.
     The game will not receive any points in this catagory if it breaks a
     rule like being a dupe or beta.

  3. Popularity & Anticipation. This depends on how awaited and how well
     receive the game is, like Quake 3, or if the game is a surprise smash
     hit, like Grand Theft Auto. If it's an unknown game by an unknown company,
     like Rising Star, it'd get 0.0. This can receive 0.0-0.5 points. The game
     will not receive any points in this catagory if it breaks a rule like
     being a dupe or beta.

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Release Name & Company                       Date |Rating|Comp.|Popu.= Total |
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Civ2 Gold Multi v1.1 (c) Microprose -DUPE    01/08|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
Ignition TNC & V2 Update Patch (c) VIE       01/08| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
BattleCrusier 3000AD v2.0 (c) Interplay      01/09| +2.0 |+0.5 |+0.2 = +2.7  |
Rising Star (c) Blue Star                    01/09| +1.2 |+0.1 | 0.0 = +1.3  |
Eat This (c) Image Line                      01/09| +1.5 |+0.1 |+0.1 = +1.7  |
Bridge MstCls II /w Omar Sharif (c) Oxford   01/16| +1.1 |+0.1 | 0.0 = +1.2  |
Beavis & Butthead Do U. (c) GT Interactive   01/21| +3.1 |+0.5 |+0.2 = +3.8  |
Beavis & Butthead DO U. Speech Addon         01/22| +0.5 |+0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
GO Professional II (c) Oxford Software       01/22| +1.2 |+0.1 | 0.0 = +1.3  |
SimCity 3000 *FINAL* (c) Maxis/EA            01/24| +3.9 |+0.5 |+0.4 = +4.8  |
SimCity 3000 BETA TO FINAL Patch             01/24| +1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +1.0  |
Extreme G2 +11 Trainer                       01/24| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Ultimate Soccer Manager 98-99 (c) Sierra     01/29| +1.8 |+0.5 |+0.1 = +2.4  |
USM 98-99 Editor Fix -FIX                    01/29| -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -1.0  |
PowerSlide v1.01 Update (c) GT               01/30| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
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Monthly Total Points                                                 | +21.2 |
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Notes worth mentioning:
The usual "stuff" came from Class, some good quality, others just plain
crap. Class gets the points for SimCity 3000 because they are giving the
scene the final that they can get in stores, despite what OGN wants the
scene to believe. Another good release include Beavis & Butthead Do U. With
several key people gone from the group, don't expect the Class domination
to be like the past.

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Release Name & Company                       Date |Rating|Comp.|Popu.= Total |
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Myth 2 All Levels Cheat -FOR ISO             01/08|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
Natural Fawn Killers (c) Gameplay Company    01/12| +1.4 |+0.1 |+0.1 = +1.6  |
Simcity 3000 (c) Maxis/EA -BETA/OVERLIMIT    01/13| -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -2.0  |
Liath (c) Project 2                          01/14| +1.9 |+0.2 |+0.1 = +2.2  |
Simcity 3000 +2 Trainer                      01/14| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Brood War Multiplayer Trainer                01/19| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Cow Hunter +3 Trainer                        01/19| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Spins (c) The Foundation                     01/19| +1.4 |+0.1 |+0.1 = +1.6  |
Natural Fawn Killers +2 Trainer              01/23| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
3D Frogman +2 Trainer                        01/27| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Worms Armaggedon (c) Team 17                 01/27| +3.8 |+0.3 |+0.5 = +4.6  |
Turok 2 CD Fix                               01/29| +1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +1.0  |
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Monthly Total Points                                                 | +11.5 |
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Notes worth mentioning:
While OGN wants the scene to believe they put out the final, the truth in
CLS's nfo is a pretty damn good arguement, no matter what OGN counters with
(hey when will we see the paperback version of this controversy?). The rest
of the month included an old adventure game & another hunting game synopse
with the OGN name. With the alliance of DVNiSO now at there side, expect
OGN to be a major force for '99.


                   
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Release Name & Company                       Date |Rating|Comp.|Popu.= Total |
                                                  |      |     |             |
Wargasm Cheat Mode Enable                    01/01| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Carmaggedon v2.0 Patch (c) Interplay         01/02| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Civ2 Gold Multi v1.1 (c) Microprose          01/08| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
AFL v1.1 (c) EA                              01/08| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
The Operation Art of War v1.05 (c) Talonsoft 01/11| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
DOT Announcement -NON Game Related           01/11|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
European Air War v1.1 (c) Microprose         01/13| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
SC3K Trainer & Cheat Codes -4 RIP OVER LIMIT 01/15|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
The Operation Art of War v1.06 (c) Talonsoft 01/17| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
EI v1.195 WORKING (c) Segasoft               01/20| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Gangsters v1.05 WORKING (c) Eidos            01/20| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Madden 99 v2.07 (c) EA                       01/20| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Rainbow Six: Eaglewatch (c) RedStorm         01/20| +3.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 = +4.1  |
Castrol Honda Superbike Update 3             01/21| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Extreme G2 (c) Acclaim                       01/21| +2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 = +3.1  |
Luftwaffe Commander v1.1 (c) SSi             01/22| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Need For Speed 3 v1.02 (c) EA                01/22| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Player Manager (c) Ubi Soft                  01/22| +1.6 |+0.3 | 0.0 = +1.9  |
Player Manager v1.3 (c) Ubi Soft             01/22| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Alpha Centari *FINAL* (c) EA                 01/27| +3.7 |+0.5 |+0.5 = +4.7  |
Tellurian Defense (c) Psygnosis              01/27| +2.4 |+0.3 |+0.3 = +3.0  |
Battleground 9:Chickamuaga (c) Talonsoft     01/27| +2.1 |+0.3 |+0.2 = +2.6  |
Extreme G2 Cheat Codes (c) Acclaim           01/27| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Turok 2:Seeds of Evil (c) Acclaim            01/27| +3.7 |+0.5 |+0.5 = +4.7  |
Turok 2 Cheat Enabler                        01/27| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Turok 2 FIX -REL. By Origin                  01/29| -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -1.0  |
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Monthly Total Points                                                 | +31.1 |
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Notes worth mentioning:
WOW! After almost being dead for the whole month except putting out like
daily patches & trainers, PDM comes back and brings us some of the biggest
games of the month, including Turok 2, Alpha Centari & RB6:Eagle Watch.
Expect this to continue for quite a while, as long as they don't get lazy in
the groups.

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Release Name & Company                       Date |Rating|Comp.|Popu.= Total |
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Extreme Tennis (c) Head Games -DUPE          01/03| -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -2.0  |
Baldur's Gate Expereince Cap Remover -4 ISO  01/03|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
Dune 2000 v1.06 Patch (c) Westwood -UNCRCKD  01/04| -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -0.5  |
Caesar 3 v1.0.1.0 Patch (c) Sierra -DUPE     01/10| -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -0.3  |
Alpha Centari (c) EA -NOT FINAL              01/15| -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 = -2.0  |
Alpha Centari +5 Trainer -4 BETA GAME        01/15|  0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 =  0.0  |
Extreme G 2 +3 Trainer                       01/22| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Forsaken v1.01 Patch (c) Acclaim             01/26| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Turok 2 Cheat Codes (c) Acclaim              01/29| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
Johnny Herbert Grand Prix v1.1 (c) Midas     01/31| +0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 = +0.5  |
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Monthly Total Points                                                 | -2.8  |
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Notes worth mentioning:

This is probably the first time I've ever seen a group start in the red.
They start the month by putting out the US version of Table Top Tennis, then
(accidently) put out Alpha Centari beta, and put out a dupe patch. Hrm, not
a good way to start the '99. Razor won't be the exact top of '99, be lucky
if they manage to get to #3.

Other
This ranking will not be tallied each month, but this column is worth
mentioning games from group not considered top groups in the scene. This is
where groups like DiViNE, Backlash, & Fusion would typically fall under.
If a group puts out a respectable amount of games, they will be put in the
report and tracked accordingly.
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Release Name & Company                                        Date     Group

Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter Alaskan Expedition (c) Wizworks  01/03     TPC
Triazzle (c) Head Games/Activision                            01/11     DD
Cow Hunter (c) Xicat                                          01/17     iND
Tiny Trails (c) Games Arena                                   01/20     TRD
The BlobJob (c) Intelligames                                  01/21     BT
Frogman 3D (c) Romtech                                        01/26     iND
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Notes worth mentioning:

The noname groups don't really come out with anything impressive, thought I
did like Frogman 3D for what it is. If the smaller unknown groups can get
some decent suppliers, maybe we'll see some competition.


Ranking of groups for the month.
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     Group          Monthly Total Points

 1.  Paradigm             +31.2
 2.  Class                +21.2
 3.  Origin               +11.5
 4.  Razor                -2.8
 
Yearly total so far:
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     Group          Yearly Total

 1.  Paradigm            +31.2
 2.  Class               +21.2
 3.  Origin              +11.5
 4.  Razor               -2.8

Feature of the month
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My first idea for this month was to do a poll of who was the top all time
suppliers of the '90's, but only three people answered my poll, so this month
I don't have anything shattering to talk about. If you want all the comments
of what's been happening this month, read the scene review scene charts or
read my weekly reports in NWR or on my website. Maybe next month will be a
tad more interesting (haven't decided if I want to do an interview or do
a scene wide poll). So for my inagrual issue, I give you nothing. Sorry :(
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