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May Auctions, round one!

SsalissSsaliss
edited May 2013 in Common Grounds
**************************************************[ Current Auctions ]**************************************************
Id   Status    Max / Min      Title                                                                     Winner     Days
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1    OPEN   ---/       5      Book of the Dead                                                          ---         145
2    OPEN   ---/       5      Pentagonal Puzzle                                                         ---         145
3    OPEN   ---/       5      Alchemist's Pocketwatch                                                   ---         145
4    OPEN   ---/       5      Charisma Rune                                                             ---         145
5    OPEN   ---/       5      Magi Rune                                                                 ---         145
6    OPEN   ---/       5      Resurrection Amulet                                                       ---         145
7    OPEN   ---/       5      Farscout Telescope                                                        ---         145
8    OPEN   ---/       5      Farscout Telescope                                                        ---         145
9    OPEN   ---/       5      Farscout Telescope                                                        ---         145
10   OPEN   ---/       5      Clarity Rune                                                              ---         145
11   OPEN   ---/       5      Clarity Rune                                                              ---         145
12   OPEN   ---/       5      Clarity Rune                                                              ---         145
13   OPEN   ---/       5      Gilded Cage                                                               ---         145
14   OPEN   ---/       5      Gilded Cage                                                               ---         145
15   OPEN   ---/       5      Gilded Cage                                                               ---         145
16   OPEN   ---/       5      Pliers of Clangorum                                                       ---         145
17   OPEN   ---/       5      Beastmaster Collar                                                        ---         145
18   OPEN   ---/       5      Mystic Might Rune                                                         ---         145
19   OPEN   ---/       5      Gaudy Glamrock                                                            ---         145
20   OPEN   ---/       5      Rune of Absorption                                                        ---         145
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** Summary for Auction #1 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Book of the Dead
Prize:
     the Book of the Dead
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Allows holder to influence the undead. If you can already
     influence undead, increases ability.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #2 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Pentagonal Puzzle
Prize:
     a paradox puzzle pentagon
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     This puzzle is similar to the paradox puzzle of yore,
     except that it can travel across two planes instead of just one.
     This puzzle works like a pyramid puzzle in all respects, except
     it has a range of 2 planes away instead of 1.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #3 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Alchemist's Pocketwatch
Prize:
     an alchemist's pocketwatch
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Allow owner to sprinkle magical salt/sulfur at no cost
     (i.e. you do not need sulfur or salt on hand to sprinkle if you
     are holding this).
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #4 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Charisma Rune
Prize:
     Great Rune of Charisma
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Reduces ego costs of abilities by 1/3.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #5 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Magi Rune
Prize:
     a Great Rune of the Magi
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Reduces the loss of mana by 20%. Stacks with the Crown of
     the Magi.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #6 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Resurrection Amulet
Prize:
     an Amulet of Resurrection
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Can resurrect another player once per game day at no cost.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #7 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Farscout Telescope
Prize:
     a kaleidoscopic telescope
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Can use the farscout ability as per the cosmic spell.
     Syntax: SCOUT [ALLIES|ENEMIES]
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #8 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Farscout Telescope
Prize:
     a kaleidoscopic telescope
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Can use the farscout ability as per the cosmic spell.
     Syntax: SCOUT [ALLIES|ENEMIES]
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #9 **********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Farscout Telescope
Prize:
     a kaleidoscopic telescope
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Can use the farscout ability as per the cosmic spell.
     Syntax: SCOUT [ALLIES|ENEMIES]
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #10 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Clarity Rune
Prize:
     a Great Rune of Clarity
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Doubles the length of stun and blackout immunity.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #11 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Clarity Rune
Prize:
     a Great Rune of Clarity
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Doubles the length of stun and blackout immunity.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #12 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Clarity Rune
Prize:
     a Great Rune of Clarity
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Doubles the length of stun and blackout immunity.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #13 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Gilded Cage
Prize:
     a gilded cage
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Gives you access to damageshift if you do not have it. If
     you do have it, increases the duration by 100% and increases the
     damage caused from damageshift by 10%.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #14 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Gilded Cage
Prize:
     a gilded cage
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Gives you access to damageshift if you do not have it. If
     you do have it, increases the duration by 100% and increases the
     damage caused from damageshift by 10%.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #15 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Gilded Cage
Prize:
     a gilded cage
Current bid:
     5 credits.
Description:
     Gives you access to damageshift if you do not have it. If
     you do have it, increases the duration by 100% and increases the
     damage caused from damageshift by 10%.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #16 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Pliers of Clangorum
Prize:
     Pliers of Clangorum
Current bid:
     5 golden sovereigns.
Description:
     - These pliers are the ultimate artifact insofar that they
     can be used on other artifacts. They allow the owner to freely
     remove artifact runes (including weapon runes) from their own
     items so they can be moved onto others. Syntax: DETACH RUNE
     <number> from <object>
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #17 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Beastmaster Collar
Prize:
     a collar of the dracnari beastmasters
Current bid:
     5 golden sovereigns.
Description:
     Makes a beast permanent, increases trains and foregoes all
     stable fees. See HELP CUSTOM BEASTS for more information.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #18 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Mystic Might Rune
Prize:
     a Great Rune of Mystic Might
Current bid:
     5 golden sovereigns.
Description:
     Increases damage by 10% to opponents when using abilities
     that are magical.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #19 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Gaudy Glamrock
Prize:
     a gaudy glamrock
Current bid:
     5 golden sovereigns.
Description:
     An unusual artifact that allows the recording of up to 10
     fashion ensembles, which can be projected over whatever you are
     really wearing. See HELP MISCELLANEOUS ARTIFACTS for details.
************************************************************************

** Summary for Auction #20 *********************************************
Title:                                     (Days until closing: 145)
     Rune of Absorption
Prize:
     a Great Rune of Absorption
Current bid:
     5 golden sovereigns.
Description:
     Imbues you with a 15% chance of absorbing all physical
     damage.
************************************************************************
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Comments

  • RiviusRivius Your resident wolf puppy
    edited May 2013
    Man, these are all pretty nice. Bad time to be credit-poor. 
    I'm wary of the Clarity rune though...That's a pretty huge advantage.
  • ThulThul
    Yay, they used my Clarity rune idea!

    ...means I get one free, right? >_> <_<
  • KarlachKarlach God of Kittens.
    I want a gilded cage, whoever came up with the mechanics of that one is a brilliant person.

    The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."

    You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!


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  • AyisdraAyisdra
    I would like to know which artifacts @Estarra decided that sucked.

    Also, I'm a bit sad to see the alchemist pocketwatch up again...I liked  being the only one with it (unless I can get a bal time reduction if I own the other one >.>)
  • LeradLerad
    Does the charisma rune affect forcefield usage? Does it stack with the roseglasses?

  • XenthosXenthos Shadow Lord
    It no longer affects forcefield usage because it was absolutely, completely, amazingly bonkers when it did so.
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  • ZvoltzZvoltz
    Lerad said:
    Does the charisma rune affect forcefield usage? Does it stack with the roseglasses?
    Charisma rune works the same as roseglasses. Yes, it does stack.

  • CiaranCiaran
    Lerad said:
    Does the charisma rune affect forcefield usage? Does it stack with the roseglasses?
     Hello! In answer to Issue #1271, yes the Great Rune of Charisma functions like roseglasses and 
    yes, it does stack. Thank you!
    Take great care of yourselves and each other.
  • CaeruloCaerulo
    How does it stack? Additively or multiplicatively?
  • LothringenLothringen

    Ciaran said:
    Lerad said:
    Does the charisma rune affect forcefield usage? Does it stack with the roseglasses?
     Hello! In answer to Issue #1271, yes the Great Rune of Charisma functions like roseglasses and 
    yes, it does stack. Thank you!
    I feel like... we've, uh, been over this before... and it's not good.
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  • ShuyinShuyin The pug life chose me.
    Apparently it works for ego loss, meaning voluntary and not ego drains, meaning involuntary. So it'd work for bard/psi attacks, but won't work on forcefield. 

    Hoping the mana rune does the same.

    Will need to confirm though.
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  • ShaddusShaddus , the Leper Messiah Outside your window.
    Yes, admin. Please don't make claims and then go back on them like you did with Fillin. Thanks :)
    Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.
  • XenthosXenthos Shadow Lord
    Shaddus said:
    Yes, admin. Please don't make claims and then go back on them like you did with Fillin. Thanks :)
    They made statements, then "cut the Gordion knot" when it was observed just how broken it was when it was abused to the fullest extent.  They reserve the right to change things for the good of the game.  (As a note, it probably wouldn't have been changed without the abuse.  Sometimes taking full advantage of something that is Just Too Good really is not the best idea!)
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  • CiaranCiaran
    No way to test if rose glasses would work on forcefield, but I'll say they should make sure that it does NOT.

    I'm not in favor of increasing the disparity between the super-arti-rich and the unartied.  ( I am biased though, being a Psionicist, I would like to get this rune for myself at under 1k credits...)
    Take great care of yourselves and each other.
  • XenthosXenthos Shadow Lord
    Ciaran said:
    No way to test if rose glasses would work on forcefield, but I'll say they should make sure that it does NOT.

    I'm not in favor of increasing the disparity between the super-arti-rich and the unartied.  ( I am biased though, being a Psionicist, I would like to get this rune for myself at under 1k credits...)
    It doesn't.  They changed rose glasses when they changed the ego rune.

    Now it's not even possible to have rose glasses on if you have forcefield up, though; you lose the effect of the rose glasses if you flex tinkering in order to go Mage.
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  • CiaranCiaran
    Right, that's what I meant by 'No way to test'

    So your info predates them changing the way trade arties work?

    Good good!
    Take great care of yourselves and each other.
  • ElanorwenElanorwen The White Falconess
    edited May 2013
    I'm rather tempted to explore this farscout thing... but I doubt I'll get one considering all the arti-rich people. :P

    EDIT: If only I knew we'd get another round of censers, I'd save up for that.
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    Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
  • XenthosXenthos Shadow Lord
    I'm betting there will be at least one set of censers.
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  • SiamSiam Whispered Voice
    Roseglasses reduce all ego drains,right?
    Viravain, Lady of the Thorns shouts, "And You would seize Me? Fool! I am the Glomdoring! I am the Wyrd, and beneath the cloak of Night, the shadows of the Silent stir!"

    #bringShikariback 

  • ShaddusShaddus , the Leper Messiah Outside your window.
    Siam said:
    Roseglasses reduce all ego drains,right?

    Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.
  • CaeruloCaerulo
    I am pretty sure roseglasses is ego loss as well. I know I read a news post or changelog recently when I was going through the huge backlog I accrued due to hiatus.
  • ElanorwenElanorwen The White Falconess
    Xenthos said:
    I'm betting there will be at least one set of censers.
    Yeah, and if they come for gold again... I can hardly even reach the level I was at during the last one, let alone higher. :(
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    Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
  • CaeruloCaerulo
    I'm terrible at this. The best I could dig up was:

    readnews announce 1321
    o Roseglasses, the transcendent Tinkering item, was affecting types of
    ego loss it shouldn't have. This is now fixed.

    changelog 89
       o Tinkering Roseglasses now affect a wider variety of ego loss sources,
       including Dramatics and Influence skills.

    I don't know how Xenthos or Shiri do it. :shrug:
  • EventruEventru
    Shaddus said:

    Yes, admin. Please don't make claims and then go back on them like you did with Fillin. Thanks :)

    That's not what happened and you know it.

    Don't make me restrict you to the kiddy pool.
  • SiamSiam Whispered Voice
    I thought it was a sandbox!
    Viravain, Lady of the Thorns shouts, "And You would seize Me? Fool! I am the Glomdoring! I am the Wyrd, and beneath the cloak of Night, the shadows of the Silent stir!"

    #bringShikariback 

  • CyndarinCyndarin used Flamethrower! It was super effective.
    Shaddus said:

    Yes, admin. Please don't make claims and then go back on them like you did with Fillin. Thanks :)

    Please players don't abuse mechanics to force the admins hand. Much easier.
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  • ShaddusShaddus , the Leper Messiah Outside your window.
    You mean where he verified repeatedly that his ego rune would work with force field, and it was later changed?

    Not sure how that's abuse, but you can enlighten me.
    Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.
  • RiviusRivius Your resident wolf puppy
    It's a good thing they went back on it. If what they're saying about how it works out to be true, this guy was essentially immune to damage attacks. That's completely insane. In general, I don't like the idea that these auction artifacts be so powerful. They just create unfair combat imbalances.
  • LlandrosLlandros
    edited May 2013
    Yes he was completely immune to everything, except a disrupt scroll.

    edit,
    Not saying it wasn't warranted but it was far from immunity.

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  • EventruEventru
    I think in general we're fine with auction-only artifacts being "overpowered" or imbalancing, but only to a degree.

    As I recall, it ultimately worked out that, in practice, the Rune of Charisma proved to simply be way, way too much of a benefit and that it needed to be changed. I feel like Estarra spoke with Fillin about the whole affair, but that's between them and my memory gets fuzzy on that point, so I'll let them speak or not speak on it.
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