the_nightmare

Those numbers are making me very very sad.

I am back, time to roll something nasty. Which cabal needs help?

Amazing change log I am very happy to see evil bards (not like I am gonna play one)

Okay what is the big deal to remove the clan quests and do it old school?

Picture is quite clear, nothing is gonna change guys, have fun.

Yeah just in the help file.

I remember Raargant before leaving the game, he sent megayeah's an invitation to join knight with his crusader at 25 level , thus kept even megayeah (that we all know how emotional he is and how easily he rages) occupied for almost two-three months playing almost non stop.This is simply an example how an Immortal action can keep a player interested and occupied for months if the Immortal doesn't behave like ' the keeper of the vault' .

This is what Raargant posted: The foremost role of the IMM’s is not to make sure players ‘earn’ the scant RP-benefits which we can give them. It is to look out for the richness, diversity, and immersiveness of the MUD. We should not judge the ‘worthiness’ of the players; we should judge whether or not something is being brought to the MUD. Our role, first and foremost, should not be that of arbiters. It should be that of gardeners. The focus should not be on the players 'worthiness'; the focus should be in making our garden flourish. 10000000% true. Also I would like to see a change in the cabals, we have 50 levels that you can rank up in the game and I dont see a reason why you can't just send an application at 25-30 level and get cabaled.I think that the game gets boring for the newbies because everything is now hard coded to start at 50 - cabal warfare, active PK, active RP.For the vets getting to 50 is very fast but it still requires around 20-30 hours to get to 50 and fully train your character.What about for newbs, getting to 50 is hard pain in the ***, with nobody around to hunt with, they cannot run errands for the guildmaster because they don't know the lands well.This is not newbie friendly, not at all.Please return the old application only process with the cabals, the quests are useless anyway.

I know the ingridients but I am just too lazy to collect them ;D

Caltraps: We can use a change with something like this: If caltraps is used on a flying opponent, caltraps duration cut in half. DECOY Syntax: decoy Speed and deception are important tools that ninjas rely on in their profession. Under the cover of night a skilled ninja is able to quickly dispatch a decoy confusing his enemy. When an unsuspecting foe mistakenly attacks the decoy, a small mechanism is setoff containing a nasty surprise. Additional idea: Lower the lag in half if the skill is used at night and fix it's paralyzing effects.

To be honest I don't care about secret things, if I am interested of knowing something I am just going to PM the right person. This secrecy is very good (my opinion), because it rewards those that really want to know the game and to enhance themselves as better players. What bothers me is one main thing, the thing that bothers maybe 1/3 of the pbase, that the mud is very Imm dependant. This is such a boring game mechanic. You roll a character, you invest time in it to develop him, you have plans for your character then what happens? level 15: immortal should notice you to approve your description ( I have waited 3 days for approve) Level 30: if you want vampire, undead, demon, avatar ( sitting chatting with mobs and RP'ing for 50-100 hours to get approved - if the immortal is in the right mood of course) Level 50: To get cabaled an immortal should notice you and not hate you personally( as a player). I have been in a clan, where I have fulfilled every requirements: quests, even killed member of the opposite cabals- elder, leader. I never got into the cabal I wanted to be, simply because It is me with my forum handle, the person behind the computer. I got into another situation aswell: I get into clan, not have done any quests, neither I have killed anyone, and I got an invitation for the cabal - WTF? Level 50: Cabal promotions: Some immortals are in a mood, some are not. Every cabal immortal promotes different. Some are not even active. You must understand that if you want new, fresh players, we must bring something on the table.This change is great, really great, but the waiting, sitting and idling is just horrible and boring. Not the mention the terrible attitude of some immortals towards the players.I know that it is hard to work with players:they do a lot of mistakes, cheat and complain and bla bla bla. Let's take for example any other MMORPG on the planet, even other muds. When you play any of them, do the players feel an immortal/administrator presense around them? NO. They just log in , play and they are not Immortal dependant.Admins/immortals are invisible guys that interfere in player's game only when they cheat or there is an RP session with Imm's involved.Only in FL i have seen an absurds like Immortal telling me how my character should act, behave, and talk. Only here an Immortal decides if I should play something or not.No I am not on a personal vendetta against the Immortals, I am complaining how the game mechanic is made to work. I have spoke with you Anume, you have told me that if you make the cabals to be runed by player, there will be a lot of OOC conflicts. What about now, when they are ran by Immortal's, aren't there any conflicts ( including OOC and players being favored by certain Immortals?)

that's why we need more players like megayeah, they never ask that much questions!

This explains it all ... Now seriously, the changes are great, I don't care if you dont go into details, these are the most significant changes ever for me.I recognized some of the changes that were guessed in the forum long time ago, it is great that you look into player's ideas and realize them.Even if I am not playing I still love the game and I am happy that it is developing.

Do not be mad at f0xx , Anume. He is an enginner, it is just his twisted mind that wants to know how everything exactly works ;D