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  • Sorry I didn't make much of an appearance this year, lots of personal issues and a lack of time have been troubling me.  But I want to wish all of you a Happy Holiday season.
  • (Quote) It was once like that, but it's a rather cheap artifact now (Great Rune of Planar Mastery: 100 credits).  It allows you to do that, you can even jump from Astral to Prime in one Jump.
  • I could have SWORN I have more deaths than 8??!  Or is that just player kills?
  • Let's see how this looks... image
  • (Quote) I think the problem is that the "inflation" has spiked dramatically since IRE released the Wheel and people realized that the Wheel was extra-generous in Lusternia compared to other realms.  This has made it a bit demoralizing t…
    in gold Comment by Tully February 2014
  • (Quote) To be fair, I think guilds and orgs can and should change over time, as the player base changes and generations adapt.  Core tenants should try to be stable, but I find cultural shifts in the MUDs to be extremely fascinating to …
  • (Quote) I agree with this.  I feel there was a period where things were getting a bit crazy and promotions that might have made sense for other games did not happen here.  With all the competition, I think ignoring the benefits of a MUD…
  • The only thing I think OOC clans can hurt RP is if people get lazy and use them to communicate things that need to be done in game.  The big potential problem for Lusternia I see is that more people prefer to use OOC clans to communicate, and then t…
  • I wonder how people felt about the sequel to this.  (Thread Necro yeah, but it's still The Hobbit).  

    I enjoyed it as well, although I was a little less pleased as things were a little too over-the-top action and there were less…
  • I think they do summarize the events perfectly. You can't reduce an event post to a sentence or even a paragraph. They also usually post a simpler summary on the Web site.
  • (Quote) What's even weird is Xenthos has 4 choices and he hasn't voted for the obvious one yet...

    ...I think he's been replaced by Xynthin again...
  • For me, I guess there's some subjective stuff about the Gnafia event that makes it my favorite.  I got a lot to do, I could've even saved the Basin if I had thought ahead...but there are other reasons why I liked it so much, that I feel I should bri…
  • I said "recent", which means the last four years, and "end-year climax", because for the past several years there's been a pattern of an year-long interconnected storyline ending in a huge climax that kicks off the Ascension event.  I know there are…
  • (Quote) Maybe you need to sing a "Ironbeard, Baby" song...

    Still miffed Ironbeard gets all of Jolly's press nowadays...
  • In game, I suspect there's something either involving astrological calculations of the gnomes, or something involving the aetherbubbles themselves--perhaps when the Facility is farthest away from another bubble or something like that.

    in Solstice Comment by Tully December 2013

  • (Quote) We need Kaervas to come back so you have some neck-and-neck competition!
  • [quote]
    Tinjtak Gladheart says, "Do I spy one just below?"

    Below a sturdy ladder.
    A crystal ladder, carved into the wall of the facility, stretches upwards into 
    the viridian gloom. Thoug…
  • (Quote) That may be true, but the flip side is some of the more recent marketing decisions--especially the global ones that are throughout the company--might be sacrificing long-term goals for short-term profits, or they may not be awar…
  • Hey Iosai,

    I've been very scarse lately, long story...so I just wanted to take the time to thank you for all you've contributed to the game, and what fun you've been when we've interacted.  I know you did a lot behind the scenes…
    in Iosai Comment by Tully October 2013
  • I think one thing that ends up happening is organizations in Lusternia echo their real-world counterparts--by that I mean nation-states and countries in the real world.

    What I mean is this--Lusternia has a 1 day = 1 month timefr…
  • Sorry I haven't been in game for a little while--I've had a rough few weekends, I have a new computer that still needs optimizing (had one fatal crash causing me to reinstall everything), and I've been playing other games (non-MUD).

  • Figuring out the ebbs and flows of a MUD population is good for debating, but not for figuring out the problem.  There are many things IRE and even the player base can't control.

    The key thing is, if you need to make a correctio…
  • I think they specifically said they would avoid stat packages and base it on what Archetype you choose--stat enhancements would be based on whether you were a Guardian, Mage, Warrior, etc.
  • I wonder if part of this will be getting rid of XP loss, now that Imperian just removed it.

    Saaga, Estara said it wouldn't really affect events and plots and new areas, since there's a seperation between those working on code an…
  • It is July 4th, I wouldn't pressure the gods to be working when they are watching the fireworks.

    One thing to remember, we've had long-term "season plots" every year for the last several years.  I'm going to assume the Dre…
  • Wasn't combat complexity one of the selling points, initially?  

    Is this a case of the player base changing and people expecting streamlined systems nowadays?  

    Not trying to be contranarian, I'm just …
  • Some of this was covered in a few interviews and elsewhere on the forums (likely the old ones).  

    IIRC it was based on a 2e AD&D campaign from time to time.


    in Dear Estarra Comment by Tully May 2013
  • Is there some bug with the auctions, because I'm seeing several items with a bid of 1, I bid on something and it instantly climbed to 305?
  • Now they just need to fix it so the carpet doesn't work in the arena--if they haven't done so yet.  (At least when playing stuff like Slippers or Freezetag).
  • I know she's not Avatar's Azula, but it seems fitting she got the Dragon Gauntlets...