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Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow

For Lisae, I have an inordinate amount of raves. Thank you to
@Lisaera, @Galaphyrae, @Lleuke as well as Honeey, @Lilalue, @Daisee.

And is a little line, but I like the "The presence of your Deity's avatar soothes you." whenever Sondayga activates it. It cheers Xiran up and does reinforce the roleplay.

Daisee again for leading, organising, being front-person, and throwing a lot of behind-the-scenes work into her song night. @Lendren for performances and fun live jam. @Yire for closing the night.

I'm cleaning the logs and there are a lot of people to appreciate for really making it a festive scene. Will update the list.
XiranXiran

Re: Major Nexus Update Coming

Lawrence said:
Any idea on minimum requirements for iOS release?
I am not exactly sure about that right now as we have not tested it as much as the other versions. As soon as we know, we will pass the info along.
IasheIashe

Re: Absence Thread

I'll be scarce as Ein for the next few months. I will be working in the background and will be available to respond to prayers, messages, and emails, but otherwise will not be visible.
EinEin

Major Nexus Update Coming

We're finally ready to give a sneak peek at our next project. Our team has spent the last year rewriting Nexus from the ground up. The new version will include several exciting features. Read on and learn what to expect and check out a few screenshots to see how things are progressing.

Here is the shortlist of the new features:
  • Mobile, stand-alone versions of the client for Android and iOS. 
  • A stand-alone desktop version. No need to play in your browser.
  • Edit settings while not logged into your character.
  • Add characters to the client to easily manage them.
  • Auto-login options. Especially handy on mobile.
  • Add and play third-party games to the client. Yes, you will be able to play almost any MUD from the Nexus client. 
  • Settings save on the cloud across all clients. Edit your settings on the desktop version and use them in the mobile app.
  • All IRE games can be played in a single client. 
  • The client is faster and more responsive.  
  • Settings from your current characters are automatically ported to the new client. They are stored separately, so don't worry about corrupting your setups in the current version of Nexus.
Here is a link to a few screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/FulHaT3

We will be releasing the browser, desktop, and android versions within the next few weeks for you to start experimenting with. The iOS version is about ready as well, we just have to finish jumping through the hoops to get it listed.
IasheIashe

Re: Serenwilde - Purpose of a Festival, of Ritual

(Serenwilde): A carefree elfen lady says, "I, too, find myself looking forward to the final rites of the Festival. Mother Moon has just begun to wax in the sky - these next few days will be auspicious, I think."

Ritual: Raising Bramble-Guardians and Keyne's Closing Poem

XiranXiran

Re: Serenwilde - Purpose of a Festival, of Ritual

Honour ancestral memory
By your role in dark pageantry.
Gather we in Misty Vale
To relive a dreadful tale
Of civil strife in once-sealed past.
Sickles swing and votes are cast--
Will you be among the last?

XiranXiran

Re: Magnagora's Contemptibles

Shango said:
If you wait a bit, I am working on an unofficial Path for contemptibles for just that very reason >_> Got some flak for my desire to do so, but tis my Guild so do what I want. Teaching a potentially new player, who is a race unable to progress normally, how to still be useful and engaged is an ideal I have in mind for it. But you are not neglected at least...just hadn't really come up as a concern before to need such a path, then the latest drama that had happened, etc etc. But I AM working on it, only have a rough idea of about 4 ranks out of the 10 so far. Also with varying titles starting with the Fledgling then Contemptible, progressing to Despicable, before moving towards better quality. Dreadlord of Scourge, or Scourgelord being a good match for the 10th rank to match the other Paths Dreadlord while being unique enough to stand out and still reflect the work put in. Just need a bit of time, and maybe IG help towards such.

Make Fain have a player again :| Would work well to fix such things, could even RP with Him to earn exceptional status, maybe through service, combat prowess, whatever, and be able to progress as normal if starting as contemptible to get the best of both RPs including the 'redemption' aspect?
Sorry. :( I really didn't mean for it to come across like you weren't doing enough, because you have been great. Mostly I wanted an answer to this particular way I've felt about the whole thing, especially with recent drama.

Re: Magnagora's Contemptibles

demonnic said:
Just my 2 cents, but the actual people on the other side of the screen should be more important than anyone's roleplay, at all times. No one disagrees. And when actual people come out and say they actually feel bad about things which are happening to them based on discriminatory roleplay, that should be more important than preserving that discrimination in a game which is meant to be fun for everyone involved. Agreed in general, hence an attempt at solutions. Though, there is a difference between walking into this situation blindly versus wanting your way after intentionally choosing a thing. RP decisions have consequences. And that's without even getting into the whole "there's enough of this bad crap in my real life I don't need it in my vidya games" side of things. Yeah that's a bit out in left field here. Sure, escapes are important, but if you want a 100% escape don't choose a conflict riddled game.

"You can buy your way out of it" doesn't seem like a great answer, even when followed with "Or someone else might buy your way out of it for you" That's nonsensical to me. A tiny expense to enjoy things your way is reasonable. Players design and customize a hundred things, this is essentially just one more.

I know I personally steer clear of Mag because play pretend discrimination and meanness towards actual people (or their characters) isn't any more fun to me than the real life sort, giving or receiving. If you don't play in Magnagora, spreading hearsay doesn't seem productive- I don't see any discrimination to actual people. IC is not OOC, which many struggle to differentiate. Mag has been pretty amazingly drama free and supportive to its own for years now. I just feel like these sorts of things come up too often and the response is often "but our ArPee" or "Justification #5 by Chanel" or "just buy a racehat and cheat the system like the rest of us" and none of those actually feel like they're helping the situation which culminated in someone feeling bad enough about something they dared risk the forums to talk about it. People sharing their feelings is so crucial. And, disagreement with a certain aspect of an opinion does not denote invalidation of their feelings. Anyhow, yes this topic does come up once in a while, even sometimes when someone doesn't get their way. There are solutions in this thread beyond a race hat. Also, I know the older Mags are tired of dealing with this situation because we enjoy being supportive and helpful especially to newer players. Progress would be a win-win for everyone involved, but that poses 2 problems: 1) Banning races mechanically restricts RP (there's always going to be someone who wants to play how they want to play. Restricting that has its own downside.  2) It creates tension since admin would have to implement the ban (Mag could ban I suppose, but we don't like dissuading anyone from anywhere); surely it sets an awkward recent precedent and situation. I can recall certain other admin restrictive step-ins regarding org population dynamics that were highly disliked in times past.

Maybe that makes me a snowflake Literally no one suggested you as such, why even say this? , but mostly I think it just means I care about people and their feelings more than the game or its story. Ok- caring about both is just fine too. And when I saw another thread from another person saying the racial discrimination in the city feels inflexible and is hitting the feelsbadman button, I felt like I have to point out that this is starting to look like a pattern, and one which involves people feeling hurt or upset and perhaps that means it's a pattern worth breaking. One can certainly and easily choose to avoid it, but that's fair.

Edited to Add: And if the RP is only important at such a superficial level that everyone's just buying their way around it anyway, maybe it's not actually that important? You're right, some contemptible RP is not terribly important when weighed against the cohesion of Magnagora. That's the big picture, which I think you're missing entirely. Do your thing, but when someone tries to threaten Mag unity/policy through force, expect to get kicked into oblivion (like a certain urchin). There's a big difference between having a frustration about a certain RP, and trying to dictate to an org. The buying around it as you say, it's a way to have your cake and eat it too. However, stirring drama is to be put down like a lame horse. City drama is stomped out hard no matter the source. We enjoy unity and plagues, though not necessarily unity plague.
Loralai thanks for your responses that seem more than reasonable. I think you make valid points, and I doubt Magnagorans would die on the hill of being resistant to change generally. Change is quite literally.... our thing. If a ban was too heavy-handed, certainly an informational note on character creation like aforementioned about the RP may go a long way to avoid frustration. I think we all can agree more can be done to reduce frustrations, verily.

Re: Magnagora's Contemptibles

If you wait a bit, I am working on an unofficial Path for contemptibles for just that very reason >_> Got some flak for my desire to do so, but tis my Guild so do what I want. Teaching a potentially new player, who is a race unable to progress normally, how to still be useful and engaged is an ideal I have in mind for it. But you are not neglected at least...just hadn't really come up as a concern before to need such a path, then the latest drama that had happened, etc etc. But I AM working on it, only have a rough idea of about 4 ranks out of the 10 so far. Also with varying titles starting with the Fledgling then Contemptible, progressing to Despicable, before moving towards better quality. Dreadlord of Scourge, or Scourgelord being a good match for the 10th rank to match the other Paths Dreadlord while being unique enough to stand out and still reflect the work put in. Just need a bit of time, and maybe IG help towards such.

Make Fain have a player again :| Would work well to fix such things, could even RP with Him to earn exceptional status, maybe through service, combat prowess, whatever, and be able to progress as normal if starting as contemptible to get the best of both RPs including the 'redemption' aspect?
ShangoShango

Re: QUOTES 8: THE QUOTING

Llani's melodic voice sings into your mind, "If you mail the leaves to someone, is it the letter of the law?"
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Llani's melodic voice sings into your mind, "If a bookshelf falls on you, are you liburied?"
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You quickly break open a cookie, palming an ethereal mantle of the Fae and a strip of paper and stuffing the broken cookie in your mouth.
You quickly read the paper in your hands: Could I get some directions to your heart?
(I mean. That works.)

XiranXiran