EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
Hey, the one letter I've gotten from Glom while CL was answered very positively!
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
Focusing on her left leg, you strike at Enadonella with a dark cross katana. You roughly stab into her A gate of gleaming silver swings open, a burst of static rushing out and consuming Pejat.
Poor Pejat, didn't even do anything and my Katana seems to have the ability to banish him to another plane.
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!
Focusing on her left leg, you strike at Enadonella with a dark cross katana. You roughly stab into her A gate of gleaming silver swings open, a burst of static rushing out and consuming Pejat.
Poor Pejat, didn't even do anything and my Katana seems to have the ability to banish him to another plane.
You swing a solid steel warhammer at Arimisia. You hit her Ulkira steps through a bright, glowing portal, carried away by aetheric energies.thigh for a minor bruise.
(The Crux): Ardmore says, "Throne of Urlach is empowered for undead. The wonderful Aois-Dana will, hopefully, be coming alone to assist in those who require help becoming such!"
(The Crux): Karlach says, "Lavinya was replaced?"
(The Crux): Lavinya says, "I will be indeed."
(The Crux): Lavinya says, "Ruuuuude."
(The Crux): Arcanis says, "Ouch."
(The Crux): Karlach says, "You taught me well."
Then
Ardmore lets out a large belch with a look of pride upon his face.
A playful desert fennec fox bursts out of Ardmore's mouth with a frightened leap, yipping as he lands gracefully upon the ground.
You say, "What does the fox say?"
Ardmore Ysav'rai says, "It says shut the hell up."
A flame-tongued savage in lustrous steel steps up to you and, in one smooth motion, backhands you viciously across the face.
Retired.
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
Man, glad to see all that effort being put into the Overhaul instead of fixing bugs that're currently happening...
To be fair, there are only a limited number of coders, a limited number of hours in the day, and the overhaul is a massive, massive project that, as we were told going into it when they asked if this is what we wanted them to focus on, takes a great deal of time and effort--especially when the sneak peaks we've had have not been met with a positive response.
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
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Cyndarinused Flamethrower! It was super effective.
Bugs have existed forever and will exist forever, regardless of what the admin do. Creating a false dichotomy between bugs and the overhaul does no one any favors.
The IRE model has always been like this. To announce big projects, to work on the projects with zeal and a genuine intention to complete it for the good of their game, but then to not give updates and communications to explain delays which eventually leads to player dissatisfaction at the silence. To give credit where it's due, it's not like they are keeping things secret because they want it to be kept secret. Most likely, it's probably because there has been no progress, and it is less attractive from their point of view to make announcements of non-progress.
Silence on the overhaul side is not something that should be very surprising given the scale of the project. If they wanted to shelve it for good, they would come out and announce that, because then it'd take off a load from the constant player prodding. The fact that they haven't is probably because they still want to give it a try and make it work. They probably just haven't made any progress on it. There are many other projects they are dealing with, and not all their efforts can be channeled into the Overhaul 24/7 nonstop. Also, anyone who has tried their hand at writing a thesis or doctorate should know quite well how easy it is to put something you absolutely have to do on the side for a while because it is just so tiring to keep thinking and working on it all the time.
Of course, IRE is a business, and this lack of open and more importantly, visible communication is not an example of stellar customer service. And yeah, to expect every game developer to be as punctual and open with their development process as big businesses like Valve... oh wait, sorry, Valve isn't all that punctual or open with their development process all the time either, are they?
Anyway, to expect the Lusternian team of coders, paid or volunteer, to meet those expectations is reasonable given that we are paying customers, but if you hope for the best AND expect the best, then you're almost always going to be disappointed. Just take comfort in the fact that they haven't decided to just throw it all in the bin yet. (Or for those against the Overhaul, discomfort, as case may be.)
Suppose I'm just used to a more transparent process from other game developers. Silly me.
Most game developers are full time staff in paid positions, not a majority volunteers who code, test, debug and balance this overhaul around their other godly duties, interaction with their order and the playerbase and the life they have outside of Lusternia that pays the bills and the personal life they have that stops them going stir crazy having to put up with us and our shit on a daily basis.
It's not fair to expect the same. Also game development has only really gone transparent in the last few years, before that most online games were very protective of numbers, details and mechanics, going as far as to reprimand people who tested excessively to be able to theorycraft properly. If the AAA's are only catching on in the last 5-6 years, small volunteer teams that have limited time are going to be stretched.
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!
Protip: avoid mentioning the taint or the wyrd or ask about where she stands between them. Xeria's part of the serenwilde forest. That fact should speak for itself. Otherwise, conversation can be had.
Protip: avoid mentioning the taint or the wyrd or ask about where she stands between them. Xeria's part of the serenwilde forest. That fact should speak for itself. Otherwise, conversation can be had.
Kay uh, this is Quotes...this sounds like a tweet, or I missed a post you're responding to.. Sass definately goes in tweets, though.
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Cyndarinused Flamethrower! It was super effective.
They are pretty transparent about most things, sometimes you have to pursue the information to get an answer. For example, Iosai gave me some pretty specific information about nightgaze, how to compares to staff damage, and what unique modifiers affect it. The overhaul, I imagine, is very much "subject to change without notice," so giving updates that may or may not be relevant tomorrow or a week from now seems a rather fruitless pursuit.
You greet Deb Roundmuffin with a sincere smile. Deb Roundmuffin exclaims, "Furry Power!"
With a high-pitched yell, Deb Roundmuffin somersaults in the air and kicks you in the chin.
You greet Deb Roundmuffin with a sincere smile. Deb Roundmuffin exclaims, "Furry Power!"
Fuzzbutts of the world unite?
Tho, it bothers me more to only be able to hear that in Scrappy Doo's voice. And no character should ever be associated with that Hanna Barbaric nightmare.
.oO---~---Oo.
"Perfect. Please move quickly to the next post, as the effects of
prolonged exposure to the signature are not part of this test."
After the constant scries, I attempted to be helpful:
The Vault of Heaven. With outstretched arms, an enormous statue of Estarra stands here vigilantly. A leopard lurks in the shadows, curiously watching anything that moves. A diminutive feline crouches here, wreathed in shadow. Snarling and slavering, a massive grungy black rage worg with leathery black wings waits here.
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "Up here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "No here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "To the left."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
Eyes flashing with anger, Illidaen points a finger imperiously at Saoirse and utters a series of guttural croaks. You watch in amazement as warts break out over Saoirse's skin which then turns green and slimy. Finally, she shrinks and transforms into a large, ugly toad! 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb- You detect nothing here by that name. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb- You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Illidaen. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb- Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie bound in shadows shoots an arrow straight at Illidaen. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Illidaen takes a drink from a glowing jade vial. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Caerlyr takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on her legs. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Karlach's aura of weapons rebounding disappears. Karlach tries to stomp down on a warty toad, but the toad dodges aside. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at Karlach. A banshee stares at Karlach, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at him, causing the colour to drain from his face. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Caerlyr's aura of weapons rebounding disappears. With a slow, jerking dance, Caerlyr points at Karlach and lowers her arms, and Karlach's movements slow to a crawl. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Karlach takes a long drag off his pipe. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Karlach takes a drink from a coiling vial of swarthy crystal. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Karlach clenches his fists and grits his teeth. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Caerlyr takes a long drag off her pipe. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb- Your momentum ends. 3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w Bexkdb- You blow a big kiss. A warty toad wobbles about uncertainly and turns a pale shade of green before suddenly stretching and transforming into a demigoddess. Shaking her head, Saoirse stands before you where once there was a toad, looking slightly disoriented and perplexed with her tongue lolling out the side of her mouth.
As you kiss Saoirse, a strange thrumming fills your stomach, and you watch in horror as warts break out over your skin which then turns green and slimy. The world seems to suddenly become much larger.. .or are you becoming smaller? Hmm, why do you have a sudden craving for flies? (67.739s) (189.762s) 1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp-(outr kafe|eat kafe) You are a toad! The only thing you can do is move and ribbit. 1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp- You are a toad! The only thing you can do is move and ribbit. 1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp- Romaan is bathed in the holy light that surrounds him. Saoirse is bathed in the holy light that surrounds her. Caerlyr is bathed in the holy light that surrounds her. 1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp- (outr earwort|eat earwort) With mounting horror, you see Karlach slowly lift a gargantuan foot up over you and then bring it crashing down upon your back, cracking your ribs painfully. A black shadow materialises in the air before Karlach and then quickly strikes you. Your back breaks under the weight of a heavy foot, smashing your vital organs to pulp. Unable to withstand the pressure, you die an ignoble toady death.
I sacrificed for Saoirse, and I don't even get a return kiss!
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.
After the constant scries, I attempted to be helpful:
The Vault of Heaven. With outstretched arms, an enormous statue of Estarra stands here vigilantly. A leopard lurks in the shadows, curiously watching anything that moves. A diminutive feline crouches here, wreathed in shadow. Snarling and slavering, a massive grungy black rage worg with leathery black wings waits here.
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "Up here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "No here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "To the left."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "You're waaay off."
"Constant scries" is a bit of an overstatement after you had just been raiding or being where you weren't supposed to be. I was waiting for you to stop hiding in havens, particularly because you keep sending me annoying tells...
After the constant scries, I attempted to be helpful:
The Vault of Heaven. With outstretched arms, an enormous statue of Estarra stands here vigilantly. A leopard lurks in the shadows, curiously watching anything that moves. A diminutive feline crouches here, wreathed in shadow. Snarling and slavering, a massive grungy black rage worg with leathery black wings waits here.
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "Up here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "No here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "To the left."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "You're waaay off."
"Constant scries" is a bit of an overstatement after you had just been raiding or being where you weren't supposed to be. I was waiting for you to stop hiding in havens, particularly because you keep sending me annoying tells...
4 scries there in 6 seconds, and that's not counting all the others I was getting, not just from you. Looking at the dictionary, that sure does define 'Constant'
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Poor Pejat, didn't even do anything and my Katana seems to have the ability to banish him to another plane.
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!
Silence on the overhaul side is not something that should be very surprising given the scale of the project. If they wanted to shelve it for good, they would come out and announce that, because then it'd take off a load from the constant player prodding. The fact that they haven't is probably because they still want to give it a try and make it work. They probably just haven't made any progress on it. There are many other projects they are dealing with, and not all their efforts can be channeled into the Overhaul 24/7 nonstop. Also, anyone who has tried their hand at writing a thesis or doctorate should know quite well how easy it is to put something you absolutely have to do on the side for a while because it is just so tiring to keep thinking and working on it all the time.
Of course, IRE is a business, and this lack of open and more importantly, visible communication is not an example of stellar customer service. And yeah, to expect every game developer to be as punctual and open with their development process as big businesses like Valve... oh wait, sorry, Valve isn't all that punctual or open with their development process all the time either, are they?
Anyway, to expect the Lusternian team of coders, paid or volunteer, to meet those expectations is reasonable given that we are paying customers, but if you hope for the best AND expect the best, then you're almost always going to be disappointed. Just take comfort in the fact that they haven't decided to just throw it all in the bin yet. (Or for those against the Overhaul, discomfort, as case may be.)
It's not fair to expect the same. Also game development has only really gone transparent in the last few years, before that most online games were very protective of numbers, details and mechanics, going as far as to reprimand people who tested excessively to be able to theorycraft properly. If the AAA's are only catching on in the last 5-6 years, small volunteer teams that have limited time are going to be stretched.
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!
Tytone Farain, Shepherd of Enduring Faith sticks out a long tongue and licks you where the sun don't shine.
Deb Roundmuffin exclaims, "Furry Power!"
With a high-pitched yell, Deb Roundmuffin somersaults in the air and kicks you in the chin.
You greet Deb Roundmuffin with a sincere smile.
Deb Roundmuffin exclaims, "Furry Power!"
NARF!
The Vault of Heaven.
With outstretched arms, an enormous statue of Estarra stands here vigilantly. A leopard lurks in the
shadows, curiously watching anything that moves. A diminutive feline crouches here, wreathed in
shadow. Snarling and slavering, a massive grungy black rage worg with leathery black wings waits
here.
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "Up here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "No here."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "To the left."
You sense the piercing eyes of Kelly looking upon you.
You tell Queen Kelly McCloud, "You're waaay off."
guttural croaks. You watch in amazement as warts break out over Saoirse's skin which then turns
green and slimy. Finally, she shrinks and transforms into a large, ugly toad!
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb-
You detect nothing here by that name.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb-
You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Illidaen.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 8p, 13437en, 19521w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie bound in shadows shoots an arrow straight at Illidaen.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Illidaen takes a drink from a glowing jade vial.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Caerlyr takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on her legs.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Karlach's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
Karlach tries to stomp down on a warty toad, but the toad dodges aside.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at Karlach.
A banshee stares at Karlach, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at him, causing the colour
to drain from his face.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Caerlyr's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
With a slow, jerking dance, Caerlyr points at Karlach and lowers her arms, and Karlach's movements
slow to a crawl.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Karlach takes a long drag off his pipe.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Karlach takes a drink from a coiling vial of swarthy crystal.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Karlach clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Caerlyr takes a long drag off her pipe.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w, 1mo Bexkdb-
Your momentum ends.
3145h, 4635m, 5400e, 9p, 13457en, 19535w Bexkdb-
You blow a big kiss.
A warty toad wobbles about uncertainly and turns a pale shade of green before suddenly stretching
and transforming into a demigoddess. Shaking her head, Saoirse stands before you where once there
was a toad, looking slightly disoriented and perplexed with her tongue lolling out the side of her
mouth.
As you kiss Saoirse, a strange thrumming fills your stomach, and you watch in horror as warts break
out over your skin which then turns green and slimy. The world seems to suddenly become much larger..
.or are you becoming smaller? Hmm, why do you have a sudden craving for flies? (67.739s) (189.762s)
1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp-(outr kafe|eat kafe)
You are a toad! The only thing you can do is move and ribbit.
1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp-
You are a toad! The only thing you can do is move and ribbit.
1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp-
Romaan is bathed in the holy light that surrounds him.
Saoirse is bathed in the holy light that surrounds her.
Caerlyr is bathed in the holy light that surrounds her.
1075h, 1065m, 1065e, 9p, 3375en, 3375w Bexp-
(outr earwort|eat earwort)
With mounting horror, you see Karlach slowly lift a gargantuan foot up over you and then bring it
crashing down upon your back, cracking your ribs painfully.
A black shadow materialises in the air before Karlach and then quickly strikes you.
Your back breaks under the weight of a heavy foot, smashing your vital organs to pulp. Unable to
withstand the pressure, you die an ignoble toady death.
I sacrificed for Saoirse, and I don't even get a return kiss!
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!
Vroshnak the Destroyer storms into the fighting pit, swinging Furrychewer the spiked club.
4 scries there in 6 seconds, and that's not counting all the others I was getting, not just from you. Looking at the dictionary, that sure does define 'Constant'