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Re: Tweets VIII: Knocks Me Off My Tweet
Maylea is not Zvoltz's sibling!Tylwyth said:Isn't Maylea also Zvoltz's sibling?
But whatever, dream logic.
Maybe you could Idea that guy as a new divine. WHo knows, maybe someone wlil like the idea....
Maylea
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Re: Tweets VIII: Knocks Me Off My Tweet
Isn't Maylea also Zvoltz's sibling?
But whatever, dream logic.
Maybe you could Idea that guy as a new divine. WHo knows, maybe someone wlil like the idea....
But whatever, dream logic.
Maybe you could Idea that guy as a new divine. WHo knows, maybe someone wlil like the idea....
Tylwyth
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Re: Lusternian AMA
Lantra said:Tere isn't the only Quizmaster!
- Who is your favorite deceased Elder God and why?
Lyreth. To this day, I regret ever leaving His order as Pesukaru for many, many reasons.- If someone wanted to get to know your character, what tips would you give on how to go about it
Path A requires respect, common sense, and an interest in both sharing and receiving knowledge and wisdom.
Path B, the one he's not going to tell you about, requires consistently bringing him new food and drinks he hasn't eaten/drank before. Nothing with shards in it. Tikki is slowly getting on Parhelion's good side via this route.- What has been your most unexpected or unlikely IC friendship and why?
Adal.
So here I am, playing Shaddus, and there's this kinda waifish person wandering the city. Quiet, polite, so I rp at her. She roleplays back, and it starts this absolutely amazing period of Shaddus' life where (in his mind) he has this subordinate/chatelaine he can pamper, throw gold at, and get to design things. And man, could she design. I'd probably rank Adal in the top five designers I've ever seen in Lusternia, and I don't just say that randomly. I'd like to think we had a sort of rapport, and I almost pondered offering to adopt her, but she was snapped up by some other family, and ended up in d'Vanecu, where I think she did a great job portraying the house. To this day, I don't know where she went, or why she stopped playing Adal, but Magnagora lost something special when she left.- What's your e-family like, if you have one? How did you join? If you don't have a family, do you plan to join or create one?
Skipping this on purpose, too many to choose from- Have you changed orgs on a character? If so, what led you to choose the org you wound up in?
It's super rare I ever change orgs for a character. Maybe four times that I can think of off the top of my head. Most of the times, it was when Gaudi and Halli opened. Once, when Pesukaru moved to Gaudiguch so Shulamit could join Mysrai.
Re: Lusternian AMA
Lantra said:Tere isn't the only Quizmaster!
- Who is your favorite deceased Elder God and why?
- If someone wanted to get to know your character, what tips would you give on how to go about it?
- What has been your most unexpected or unlikely IC friendship and why?
- What's your e-family like, if you have one? How did you join? If you don't have a family, do you plan to join or create one?
- Have you changed orgs on a character? If so, what led you to choose the org you wound up in?
1. Don't really have one. If we include sharded elders, I really liked how Mugowumpois was portrayed, even if I'm not really interested in playing a mugwump.
2. Being interesting without being annoying I guess? Uzriel gets annoyed easily, especially by being acting overly cutesy or whimsical. A little fun or amusement is okay but he'll get annoyed and politely excuse himself if it moves into the vaguely defined territory of "too much."
3. Uzriel doesn't have any friends in the opposing orgs that he regularly speaks to so hard to say. I'll go with Thalkros being very protective of making sure Sapphira's swans don't try to murder Uzriel, it started unexpectedly and is pretty funny. I would have said Lief/Elexia but been awhile since we spoke much.
4. The d'Vanecu were essentially dead when Sapphira and I finally managed to use necromancy to resurrect it thanks to Noira. We've been trying to regrow it keeping to the historical roots of the family as refined nobles devoted to Nil. It's kind of ironic considering neither of us were actual Nihilists though. We've had two daughters who are helping keep the religious side alive with both Nil and Earth worship. Unlike the historical d'Vanecu, we also have a mad science vibe going on, largely influenced by Uzriel and Edwin.
5. No.
Uzriel
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Re: The Economy (Again!)
Sounds a bit like an interesting idea that was put up a few years back was effectively a loot mechanic.
Bashers and influencers (maybe questers too?) would generate new comms which could be utilised by traders. There's a couple ways you could set up the specifics around loot, but you could use it to introduce a rarity mechanism.
Like maybe loot is defined by the admin, maybe bashing is set up so things drop certain stuff based on their resists, the type of influencing you use or the denizens personality for influencing, etc.
Another idea is "processing" (i'd say refining but aethertrades), you have basic usable comms which different trades can process into better comms. Kinda like bookbinders turning leather into vellum, but also with the idea being that other trades should also want the output. So if tailors could make special types of cloth that should be a requirement for other trades.
A little extension on that being that maybe some processing is locked to an org or guild.
The specifics of what you can do with those comms kinda becomes the big question. Crafting buff items sure, but how much more can be added in on top of what's already in the game, do you limit stuff like how you can't have kirigami and wetfold active together, etc.
One idea that is coming to mind is kinda... D&D wondrous items and how some enchants work in Aetolia.
Maybe crafting an item with special comms makes it a "wondrous" version and gives it an effect that's active while you wear it? Limited by locations where things can be worn, there could be multiple possible effects for each location so you have to choose. i.e Maybe "hands" has an effect for bashing attacks, for crafting, for gathering. The effect might become inactive after a certain amount of time so you'd have to get it refreshed somehow to maintain it.
Tailoring and forging are the trades that might work with in the end.
Bashers and influencers (maybe questers too?) would generate new comms which could be utilised by traders. There's a couple ways you could set up the specifics around loot, but you could use it to introduce a rarity mechanism.
Like maybe loot is defined by the admin, maybe bashing is set up so things drop certain stuff based on their resists, the type of influencing you use or the denizens personality for influencing, etc.
Another idea is "processing" (i'd say refining but aethertrades), you have basic usable comms which different trades can process into better comms. Kinda like bookbinders turning leather into vellum, but also with the idea being that other trades should also want the output. So if tailors could make special types of cloth that should be a requirement for other trades.
A little extension on that being that maybe some processing is locked to an org or guild.
The specifics of what you can do with those comms kinda becomes the big question. Crafting buff items sure, but how much more can be added in on top of what's already in the game, do you limit stuff like how you can't have kirigami and wetfold active together, etc.
One idea that is coming to mind is kinda... D&D wondrous items and how some enchants work in Aetolia.
Maybe crafting an item with special comms makes it a "wondrous" version and gives it an effect that's active while you wear it? Limited by locations where things can be worn, there could be multiple possible effects for each location so you have to choose. i.e Maybe "hands" has an effect for bashing attacks, for crafting, for gathering. The effect might become inactive after a certain amount of time so you'd have to get it refreshed somehow to maintain it.
Tailoring and forging are the trades that might work with in the end.
Saran
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Re: What do you see as more important right now: Economy Fix or Defense Overhaul?
We appreciate this input but just wanted to say a few things. Devoting entirely to a defense overhaul just isn't something we're willing to do at this point. There are numerous factors that go into the decision on what we choose to do.
As was mentioned - focusing entirely on the defense overhaul would be rather time-consuming for the only real change being that defenses are now giving gmcp messages. It does make coding easier, sure, and it would enable things like SSC to work easier with defenses (which, if there are any major defenses that really need to be put into SSC, let me know, I thought all the big ones were already in there).
This is already something we're slowly moving through (as things come up, not with a concerted priority), and it's something that we will continue to work on.
A defense overhaul would be strictly a coding thing. It would be limited to only the admin that is able to code and primarily myself. The economy overhaul will involve a much wider array of admin (and likely players) both in how we dive deep into how things currently work, and how we plan/design things to work moving forward.
Again, we do understand that quite a few people would really like and enjoy getting the defense overhaul all into one cohesive system. It's something we'll continue to work on. It's just not something that we're going to devote to full-time at this point.
As was mentioned - focusing entirely on the defense overhaul would be rather time-consuming for the only real change being that defenses are now giving gmcp messages. It does make coding easier, sure, and it would enable things like SSC to work easier with defenses (which, if there are any major defenses that really need to be put into SSC, let me know, I thought all the big ones were already in there).
This is already something we're slowly moving through (as things come up, not with a concerted priority), and it's something that we will continue to work on.
A defense overhaul would be strictly a coding thing. It would be limited to only the admin that is able to code and primarily myself. The economy overhaul will involve a much wider array of admin (and likely players) both in how we dive deep into how things currently work, and how we plan/design things to work moving forward.
Again, we do understand that quite a few people would really like and enjoy getting the defense overhaul all into one cohesive system. It's something we'll continue to work on. It's just not something that we're going to devote to full-time at this point.
Orael
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Re: Simple Ideas
Can there just be a way to toggle huge ASCII things like fireworks off, without turning all of screenreader mode on?
Eritheyl
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Re: The Economy (Again!)
A have a few thoughts on the economy. This isn't me saying that these should happen. It is just brainstorming ideas that I think could be cool for the admin to think about when they are coming up with the new systems/changes.
1. Lessen/remove the restriction of trades based on class.
2. Make it harder to skillflex tradeskills. Meaning flexing would cost investment rather than adding to your investment.
3. After transcendent in a tradeskill, have tiers of expertise that is gained by performing the skill. A legendary forger must continue to forge to keep up their legendary status. Think of this like Tradeskill Exp that decays over time if not maintained. *This could be cool to be a competition by making the buffs in the below idea to be based on your ranking for overall forgers)
4. Instead of Villages passively producing comms, villages give buffs to your comm production to farms and mines from the above ideas.
5. Make gold drop on death or logout (could even do idling in a manse, but honestly I feel like afking in a manse is an issue in itself and shouldn't be allowed). This would make gold only safe in banks where it could be subject to a percentage tax.
6. Add mining, skinning, farming, fishing, and herbalism skills that is enhanced by your trade skills. These skills would be able to be learned by using the skill not lessons. Every so often (IR year) add a new tier to grind out and farm.
Idea:
Give each trade a way to buff combat/bashing/influencing/etc. Add a comm material that you get from events like timequakes(noms), wildnodes ,mining, farming, skinning, fishing, raids (On the fence due to potential of griefing), aetherhunts, astralbashes, quests, etc. This would be on top of existing comms.
Examples:
Forging: A legendary forger (best in the basin) can add an enhancement that will last x time on weapons for 1% critical with those weapons (warrior/monk weapons). The forger that is (ranked 27 overall) could do the same enhancement for a lesser time. I know this is going back to things like weapon/armor stats, but I think this is less of an issue now that it is issue to grind out enough lessons due to daily credits without a huge investment.
Enchantment: A legendary enchanter could add an enhancement to mage-druid weapons/guardian-wicca weapons for the same enhancement the forger could for warrior monks.
1. Lessen/remove the restriction of trades based on class.
2. Make it harder to skillflex tradeskills. Meaning flexing would cost investment rather than adding to your investment.
3. After transcendent in a tradeskill, have tiers of expertise that is gained by performing the skill. A legendary forger must continue to forge to keep up their legendary status. Think of this like Tradeskill Exp that decays over time if not maintained. *This could be cool to be a competition by making the buffs in the below idea to be based on your ranking for overall forgers)
4. Instead of Villages passively producing comms, villages give buffs to your comm production to farms and mines from the above ideas.
5. Make gold drop on death or logout (could even do idling in a manse, but honestly I feel like afking in a manse is an issue in itself and shouldn't be allowed). This would make gold only safe in banks where it could be subject to a percentage tax.
6. Add mining, skinning, farming, fishing, and herbalism skills that is enhanced by your trade skills. These skills would be able to be learned by using the skill not lessons. Every so often (IR year) add a new tier to grind out and farm.
Idea:
Give each trade a way to buff combat/bashing/influencing/etc. Add a comm material that you get from events like timequakes(noms), wildnodes ,mining, farming, skinning, fishing, raids (On the fence due to potential of griefing), aetherhunts, astralbashes, quests, etc. This would be on top of existing comms.
Examples:
Forging: A legendary forger (best in the basin) can add an enhancement that will last x time on weapons for 1% critical with those weapons (warrior/monk weapons). The forger that is (ranked 27 overall) could do the same enhancement for a lesser time. I know this is going back to things like weapon/armor stats, but I think this is less of an issue now that it is issue to grind out enough lessons due to daily credits without a huge investment.
Enchantment: A legendary enchanter could add an enhancement to mage-druid weapons/guardian-wicca weapons for the same enhancement the forger could for warrior monks.
Re: What do you see as more important right now: Economy Fix or Defense Overhaul?
I don't think I'd consider most of those 'big ones'
The big ones I mean would be the ones that are constantly needing re-upped (think fire potion, insomnia etc)
The apply once and it lasts an hour or more, I would not consider 'big' for being included in SSC as a priority.
The big ones I mean would be the ones that are constantly needing re-upped (think fire potion, insomnia etc)
The apply once and it lasts an hour or more, I would not consider 'big' for being included in SSC as a priority.
Orael
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Re: Lusternian AMA
Tere isn't the only Quizmaster!
- Who is your favorite deceased Elder God and why?
- If someone wanted to get to know your character, what tips would you give on how to go about it?
- What has been your most unexpected or unlikely IC friendship and why?
- What's your e-family like, if you have one? How did you join? If you don't have a family, do you plan to join or create one?
- Have you changed orgs on a character? If so, what led you to choose the org you wound up in?
Lantra
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