Best Of
Re: Announce Post #2960: A Roadmap for Lusternia
Ianir said:Fixing classes, the economy, all of which are on our short-term and long-term roadmaps are things which will keep players old and new invested. Endgame is something everybody will reach, and frankly, with the habit players have of bashing everybody they see up to demigod in the first five minutes they meet them, it seems a good priority for us.
The games economy is really something that all players also participate in though and working on that could in turn provide more mechanisms to make endgame more rewarding (because endgame is also part of the game economy).
Like, if some of the things Elryn has been suggesting around bashing improvements and loot drops were put in they could improve the experience for players already at the endgame as well as those still working towards it.
Saran
3
Re: Announce Post #2960: A Roadmap for Lusternia
I suppose the way I'd put it is this. Our goal, both short-term and long term, is to fix what we have while making the game enjoyable for our existing players in the meantime. While we want to attract new players obviously, new players will be turned off by half-finished and broken systems being left around.
As Xenthos said, Autocuring is one of the biggest things that allows new players to enter combat, and even bash/influence without having to script or work with their client (very often, Nexus is the first client new players use - we don't want to have to tell players "we're sorry, you have to use Mudlet to do basic things.")
Fixing classes, the economy, all of which are on our short-term and long-term roadmaps are things which will keep players old and new invested. Endgame is something everybody will reach, and frankly, with the habit players have of bashing everybody they see up to demigod in the first five minutes they meet them, it seems a good priority for us.
To summarise, there's no point in drawing in new players if we're just going to drive them off, so we should fix the things that are doing that.
As Xenthos said, Autocuring is one of the biggest things that allows new players to enter combat, and even bash/influence without having to script or work with their client (very often, Nexus is the first client new players use - we don't want to have to tell players "we're sorry, you have to use Mudlet to do basic things.")
Fixing classes, the economy, all of which are on our short-term and long-term roadmaps are things which will keep players old and new invested. Endgame is something everybody will reach, and frankly, with the habit players have of bashing everybody they see up to demigod in the first five minutes they meet them, it seems a good priority for us.
To summarise, there's no point in drawing in new players if we're just going to drive them off, so we should fix the things that are doing that.
Ianir
6
Re: Announce Post #2962: Introducing Aonia
First off, congratulations on your new position! I can't think of anyone more suited for the role, and I look forward to seeing (more of) your work in the future.
The shoes you're filling are pretty big ones. Do you forsee any particular difficulties ahead in trying to keep future events...for lack of a better term, interesting? What sort of plans do you presently have to keep us hooked?
The shoes you're filling are pretty big ones. Do you forsee any particular difficulties ahead in trying to keep future events...for lack of a better term, interesting? What sort of plans do you presently have to keep us hooked?
Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow
Don't run the last leg if your epic while severely tired. You will miss a vital step and now have to redo it. Gdi 
Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow
Raves for agree and disagree returning to forum buttons.
Sylandra
16
Re: Spreading Colours
*writing note* Drag ... Xenthos ... along with Gurashi... so he can also witness and/or participate in the mayhem.Xenthos said:I am not good at poking Divine. I always feel like I am bothering you (regardless of whether I am or not, personal feeling thing). But if you drop a feeler out I usually will jump for it!
But yeah, you Admin-folk keep doing what you're doing, you're all great n we love you.
Gurashi
5
Re: Spreading Colours
My biggest takeaway from this post is: the admin team is always watching. 👀Nocht said:Aww. I know all of us are always thrilled when people enjoy our stories. I also don't think everyone realizes just how much we enjoy the players' as well. Plenty of havens conversations go along the lines of, "OMG, look what they did!"Lief said:I couldn't find a place that seemed appropriate to post this, but the entire storyline being written by Maylea and Nocht has gotten me so interested and at the edge of my seat for what happens next. I've played a lot of IRE games over the years, and have been involved in some interesting, some middling, and some frustrating events, but I've never, ever truly had a storyline inspire me to participate and poke at it as much as this one.
I am huge into tragic stories, flawed characters, and complicated relationships, and this has been ticking all those boxes for me. Thank you to everyone who is letting me play along in this. ❤️
And I hope others are inspired to poke at us! I hate feeling like I've forced someone into an interaction they may have no interest in, so I often poke at people who've poked at me. It can be as simple as sending me a prayer! (Sorry people who've already done this that I haven't poked at yet. I've got a list, I promise.)
Lief
9
Re: Spreading Colours
I am not good at poking Divine. I always feel like I am bothering you (regardless of whether I am or not, personal feeling thing). But if you drop a feeler out I usually will jump for it!
Xenthos
7
Re: Org Class Synergy-Hallifax
Lol, DysbaricPressure doesn't exist anymore. But I appreciate the effort. I'm guessing wherever you got this from is horribly outdated, as Nelras has implied.
Symphonists do work with timewarp, with RedRubato and SkySforzando. Aeromancy is the only skillset that doesn't really fit in with timewarp synergy atm.
Maligorn
2
(c) Iron Realms Entertainment 2012.