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Darkwords 
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Joined: 23 May 2011
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Points: 1005
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 Posted: 23 Dec 2011 at 23:00 |
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A set of standing stones I activated has gone innactive after a couple of attacks hit.
Is this normal???
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Createure
Postmaster General
Joined: 07 Apr 2010
Location: uk
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Points: 1191
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Posted: 23 Dec 2011 at 23:32 |
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It is normal.
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Rill
Postmaster General
Player Council - Geographer
Joined: 17 Jun 2011
Location: California
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Points: 6903
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 00:55 |
I have to admit, this isn't my style of tourney either, I like things that involve a bit more strategy. But it is encouraging to see movement toward faction AI, and if this tournament is at least partly a way of ironing out all the possible glitches, then I guess that's not such a bad thing.
Maybe it would be cool if we could get a rundown of the total number of skelly kills per night? Or something like that? It would help people feel engaged and realize that they are not falling behind (or perhaps they are).
Maybe they are gonna unleash the hordes on Christmas Eve or something. Not sure if I WANT to see legions of skellies ... some people say I worry too much.
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Kumomoto
Postmaster General
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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Points: 2224
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 02:11 |
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Let's make note of the whiners here. Odds are they will be the same ones who complain later on that they're armies are being wiped out. As to the supposed long line of "veterans" who are on the verge of leaving if they don't get they're instant gratification fast enough-- some folks have said this since the beginning of the game. As someone who is passionate about this game, do me a favor and keep your quitting thoughts to yourself. Either you want to stay, in which case, be constructive, or you don't, in which case, leave without pitching an ego fit and wishing for everyone to ask you to not leave. I know most of the long term vets and they are absolutely NOT leaving. Quite the opposite. They are excited about all the changes that are happening in Illy. And this tourney is a new style. Maybe you don't like it. Fine. I didn't like the grind fest of the animal parts one, but didn't whine about it. And if you think one doesn't have any possible tactics involved in it, then you just have a lack of imagination.
Edited by Kumomoto - 24 Dec 2011 at 05:28
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Rill
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Player Council - Geographer
Joined: 17 Jun 2011
Location: California
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 02:36 |
Kumo, I understand where you're coming from, but I don't think saying that this particular tournament style is not one's favorite is whining or out of line. Perhaps people will change their minds as the tournament goes on. Perhaps they won't. Either way, it is useful feedback to the developers, keeping in mind that those who are not enjoying something might be more likely to say something about it than those who are really digging it.
Digging the skeletons ... see what I did there?
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Brids17
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Joined: 30 Jul 2010
Location: Canada
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 03:21 |
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I'm not really a fan of this tourney either. I still stand by the first tournament in terms of being the most fun. While it was very alliance focused and left out individuals and smaller alliances (mCrow had...20? members at the time) it was still a blast even when we didn't win. I think the ones that focus on teamwork and strategy are probably going to be the most fun, even if it does alienate some people.
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Cerridwyn
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Joined: 12 Sep 2011
Location: So. Cal.
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 03:31 |
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For a lot of us who were not around for previous tournaments and who are not raiders and fighters by nature, it is a great learning experience.
Many moons ago, I played a game on a very old fashioned BBS that had arenas where you could go to gain exp in fighting and it scaled by level and it was a great way to learn.
I could very much see something that could be considered a different type of quest, i.e., graveyards in an area that you go to and it knows where you came from, and what level your commander is and how many troops you have and gives you a test of mettle that in addition to experience gives you other rewards if you can hold it for a specific period of time.
But who knows what evil lurks in any dev's mind.
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Kumomoto
Postmaster General
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 03:33 |
 Brids17 wrote:
I'm not really a fan of this tourney either. I still stand by the first tournament in terms of being the most fun. While it was very alliance focused and left out individuals and smaller alliances (mCrow had...20? members at the time) it was still a blast even when we didn't win. I think the ones that focus on teamwork and strategy are probably going to be the most fun, even if it does alienate some people. |
I personally love those the best too, Brids...
Edited by Kumomoto - 24 Dec 2011 at 04:37
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Nokigon
Postmaster General
Player Council - Historian
Joined: 07 Nov 2010
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 08:24 |
I have been playing this game for longer than most people here, despite my size, and literally days after I started playing in July the Devs told us that there was going to be Factions, ships, Trade v2.... You all know what I'm talking about. But d'you know what? They said it was going to be out in a couple of months. It's now a year later, more, and I still haven't had these factions. I don't care.
Since then, I have been waiting for the factions. I've gone briefly MIA, some times getting on once a day, sometimes even more. Lots of things kept me playing- the features at the present. People I met in-game. But possibly more than anything else, was the promise of the factions. I love the idea of the Factions, they're the sort of things I love in games. A rogue element, which you can control and use to your own ends. I love that! Pathfinding, toll charging, ships- I love that! I want it now! And I'm prepared to wait for such things.
This tournament is the closest thing I've experienced so far in my time in Illy that comes closest to being the factions. So what if this tournament maybe isn't the best so far- we're only three days in! And if I finally decided that I was going to stop playing, stop waiting for the factions, not because I was in an alliance which got destroyed by inactivity and a war, not because I decided I didn't like the game (which I haven't), not because I decided I couldn't be bothered to wait much longer, but because I didn't like the tourney quite as much as the others. Quite frankly there would be only one word which described me. PATHETIC.
Get a grip!
Anyway, rant over. That's a little bit off topic, and Luna will probably remove it. But at least I've spoken my mind.
Edited by Nokigon - 24 Dec 2011 at 08:25
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Createure
Postmaster General
Joined: 07 Apr 2010
Location: uk
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Points: 1191
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 10:48 |
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At least tourny V2 was a test of 'something'... even if it was just grinding.
So far the league tables seem to be almost completely random - just depending on how many skellies deign to show at a square on a particular night.
Although as I said previously - the real test of this tourny is going to happen IF the undead armies get big enough... seems we were back up to numbers in the +100s last night.
Noticed a great number of people jumping up 500 exp points or more infact.
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