Cleaning up your own damn messes, revisited

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Cleaning up your own damn messes, revisited

Postby Deshana » Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:25 am

Can someone tell me, why it is so hard to say on a channel, "Can someone help me clean up after myself?"

WHY is this so godsbedamned hard? Tonight I've had to kill the Myth drannor dretch, who had already managed to kill a newbie. Mr Dretch was out for a stroll on BGR/Nightfall, and I count myself greatful his lady friend Marilith wasn't with him. Thanks to Lintrals group maspel, crumar linsow and mirlantharn, it died.

no more then ten minutes after I assured myself that Marilith was where she belonged, out comes a request for cr help in Ice Crag. Why? Someone decided to try to twink werewolves, got the wolves. and left.
No warnings, or otherwise. just left.
Kudos to Ilashi Weylarii Ladak Amolol Linsow Engra Ridmar and especially Zarel who couldn't even group with us for cleaning up that mess.

So I ask again, WHY THE HELL DO PEOPLE LEAAVE THEIR MESSES TO KILL OTHER PEOPLE??!

I have ranted on this before, and for the same reasons. Last time it was Marilith dretch and pyrohydra in the same day.
Toril is attempting to become a more newbie friendly place. leaving clots of agro high level mobs in places newbies go is NOT newbie or even low level twinks (like me) friendly. So why does it happen? Its not your hide so who the hell cares? Far as I'm concerned stuff like this is pkill.

Clean up after yourselves. Ask for help, you will eventually get it. Don't just leave it laying around like camel dung in calimport. OK?
Its not that much to ask.


Deshana, Ayra, Et all.


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Postby Delmair Aamoren » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:02 am

On one hand, i agree. you make a mess, you clean it up.

On the other hand, perhaps as an RP stunt, one has left a "trap" for
others.

Also, to quote Benke? (sp) from mallrats:
"You keep looking ahead, or you risk shock and damage"
or something to that effect. I suppose "look before you leap" is
more to the point. Wandering around this mud is way too... safe.
Unless you are of an opposing alignment and happen to run into
the paladins (which are aggro quest mobs, figure that out) or
run into the priestesses, you don't have much to worry about
along the main roads. I think the displacer beast is even out of
the way enough that only if you are careless will you run into it.

So yes, please clean up after yourself, but also, keep an eye out where
you are walking. sheesh.
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Postby Ambar » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:22 am

i know one occasion which i was part of a group where we couldnt clean up a mess ... there was noone on that could help and the time was wrong for most everyone ... all we could do is wait it out :(

i felt horrible about it but sometimes its unavoidable :( (no wasnt us this time)
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Postby chandigar » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:14 pm

I don't buy that "RP to leave a trap" stuff, thats just an excuse for jerks to PK in a non-PK mud.

Agree about the Pally groups, especially when they load in newbie areas. (Faerie forest east of TP, anyone?)

Beshaba priestesses aren't aggro anymore, but I think they were way worse than the pally groups anyway. The head priestess pwned me by 800 hps in one round by herself before I could flee.
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Postby Eilistraee » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:14 pm

Please see http://www.torilmud.org:8080/phpBB2/vie ... hp?t=14192 regarding using RP to justify actions.
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Postby Birile » Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:41 pm

Ambar wrote:i know one occasion which i was part of a group where we couldnt clean up a mess ... there was noone on that could help and the time was wrong for most everyone ... all we could do is wait it out :(

i felt horrible about it but sometimes its unavoidable :( (no wasnt us this time)


I hope you at least informed the Imms.

I recall one time when I was in a group helping quest the gith sword for someone, can't remember who. Somehow the proc caused a gith to load on Evermeet slaying hapless noob elves everywhere and somehow the mob was aggro to everyone who had been in the group helping quest the sword, even though they weren't present when this sword must have procced later on. I hope this sort of thing was fixed by the Imms 'cause even though I wasn't involved in creating the mess I still felt guilty.
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Postby Eilistraee » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:03 pm

Yup, that particular bug was fixed. :)
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Postby amolol » Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:49 am

heh i was in on that group birile... the one that took it down that is... that was horrible... anybody have the newb count death on that? was like 5 or so if i recall.
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Postby Deshana » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:50 am

further note, the IC wolves mess wolfed me. Now, I know its been 3 years and all, but its something I could have done without. Thanks Vena for a timely wolfsbane

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Postby Ambar » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:50 am

done IC twice as a goodie wolfed both times ... never ever wolfed as an evil
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Postby Ashod » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:11 am

Newbie friendly is one thing... but new players also have to learn to play toril. Toril was created with harsh conditions it has to bring out the very best in dedecated players... It is part of the reason this mud is so successful in bringing out extremely good players. I have gone to other muds and they just don't bring the challege that toril brings. I agree people should clean up their messes.. but unfortunately from time to time this messy kidd is gonna be playing... and who isn't to say that it wasn't one of those noobs that lured out the deamons. Anyway ranting about this kinda thing is a waste of breath..

*quoting a bumpersticker* SHIT HAPPENS
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Postby mynazzaraxxsyn » Fri Aug 13, 2004 4:07 pm

Delmair Aamoren wrote:On the other hand, perhaps as an RP stunt, one has left a "trap" for
others.

So I could say, get some dragons into WD and have them kill lots of people and when I'm about to be deleted/stripped of EQ say 'it was an rp stunt'?

Set down the crack pipe Delmair.
Lilithelle stops using a softly throbbing piece of flesh.
Gura group-says 'ill go solo the biznatch, just don't tell Stamm'
Kossuth responds to your petition with 'is it bad that the two words i think of when i see yer title are hottub and cthulhu? :('
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Postby Birile » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:24 pm

Ashod wrote:Newbie friendly is one thing... but new players also have to learn to play toril. Toril was created with harsh conditions it has to bring out the very best in dedecated players... It is part of the reason this mud is so successful in bringing out extremely good players. I have gone to other muds and they just don't bring the challege that toril brings. I agree people should clean up their messes.. but unfortunately from time to time this messy kidd is gonna be playing... and who isn't to say that it wasn't one of those noobs that lured out the deamons. Anyway ranting about this kinda thing is a waste of breath..


I don't think I can say I have heard a quote-unquote "good player" ever say they got good by running into someone else's clutter as a noob. Just throwing that out there. :roll:
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Postby Botef » Fri Aug 13, 2004 7:31 pm

Like the Black Knight in the Goblin Hovel outside of DK in Mir. I've died (I'm lvl 16) a few times at the hands of that aggor. It is always because someone leave his door open and visable, and I end up fleeing right into him.

Even though I'm not high level, I try and make a point to clean as I go. For example, I always try to close the trapdoor to said hovel so the mobs don't go wandering around Mir.
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Postby Tanji Smanji » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:31 pm

Ambar wrote:done IC twice as a goodie wolfed both times ... never ever wolfed as an evil



That sucks, been tryin to get wolfed since that damned proc got added and never managed to get it. I Wanna wolf :(
How to go from Waelos to Weylarii.

Weylarii group-says 'oh shit! my penis is stuck in the toaster. afk'

Corth ASSOC:: 'up to you.. need a ranger, but if you want to afk i can probably find someone else'
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Postby Ambar » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:49 pm

dont think i will offer to bite you tanji :P

aerisia wolfed last time i went to seelie with Lil ... rofl too funny
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Postby Deshana » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:24 am

well i admit it WAS a novel experience, I haven't wolfed since i started.

but still, not so good, mid ap when the chanter wolfs
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Postby Delmair Aamoren » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:49 am

amolol wrote:heh i was in on that group birile... the one that took it down that is... that was horrible... anybody have the newb count death on that? was like 5 or so if i recall.


omg! 5 newbies died?! cry me a friggin river. I've seen considerably
more than that.
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Postby Treladian » Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:55 am

Ambar wrote:aerisia wolfed last time i went to seelie with Lil ... rofl too funny


Slightly edited log of a roots trip during Soj2.

< 647h/647H 170p/170P 114v/123V >
<> afire 3.root

Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H 170p/170P 114v/123V >
<> You take aim and begin frantically firing your slender elven longbow!
You fire a black-shafted elven arrow at a root thick as your arm. It flies wild and strikes the wall.
You fire a black-shafted elven arrow at a root thick as your arm, who grimaces in pain.
Your shot just skims a root thick as your arm's body, dammit!

< 647h/647H 170p/170P 114v/123V >
< T: Touk TC: small wounds E: root EC: few wounds>
You fire a black-shafted elven arrow at a root thick as your arm. It flies wild and strikes the wall.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk parries a root thick as your arm's lunge at him.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H 170p/170P 115v/123V >
< T: Touk TC: small wounds E: root EC: few wounds>
You arch back in dire pain suddenly!

You feel your entire body spasming as your canines grow long and sharp, and black
hair sprouts out of your flesh, transforming you into a werewolf!

You are now a member of Qualith and Company.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/123V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm knocks Touk backwards several feet with a powerful kick.
shape me

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Something in the air prevents your magic.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> u
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk's longsword flares white hot, scarring a root thick as your arm
who screams in agony!
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm hard.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Valeos group-says 'er lol'
A Deep, Dark Tunnel
Room size: Mid-sized (L:50 ft W:5 ft H:10 ft)
Exits: -E -U
[7] A slender elven arrow arrow lies on the ground here.
[4] A broken arrow lies here, discarded.
A root about the size of your arm is here waving dangerously at you.
A root about the size of your arm is here waving dangerously at you.
A root thick as your arm stands here, fighting Touk.
Touk (Dwarf) stands, inches above the surface here, fighting a root thick as your arm.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm misses a kick at Touk's groin.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> gsay crap
Ok.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Varia group-says 'oh goodie. :P'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk group-says 'rofl'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk group-says 'who's that?'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Korus group-says 'jurd'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> gsay Trel
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.
Ok.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> A root thick as your arm glares at Touk.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk's longsword flares white hot, scarring a root thick as your arm
who screams in agony!
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk parries a root thick as your arm's lunge at him.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Valeos group-says 'dirs?'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> gsay Can't change back
Ok.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Jurdex group-says 'type shape me trel'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Qualith group-says 'rofl trel is a wolf'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk barely slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm knocks Touk backwards several feet with a powerful kick.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> A root thick as your arm glares at Touk.
Qualith group-says 'shapechange bag'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> gsay No magic room
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk parries a root thick as your arm's lunge at him.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Ok.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> shape me
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.
Something in the air prevents your magic.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk says 'go up'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Dakn group-says 'heh! I got a potion!'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Varia group-says 'rofl'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Valeos group-says 'er hehe'
u

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Jurdex group-says 'thats magic?'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Korus group-says 'erf ur at the all down?'
gsay Don't have lev

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Ok.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm.
Touk's longsword flares white hot, scarring a root thick as your arm
who screams in agony!
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm hard.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk group-says 'stone out'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk group-says 'ya'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Dakn group-says 'I not change anymore'

< 647h/647H/0P 116v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
A root thick as your arm hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.
A root thick as your arm misses a kick at Touk's groin.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Varia group-says 'potion wont work either'

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Korus group-says 'gotta clear room or trel dead'

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm very hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm extremely hard.
Touk slashes a root thick as your arm extremely hard.
A root thick as your arm hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm barely hits Touk.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk slashes a root thick as your arm extremely hard.
A root thick as your arm staggers from a fearsome slash from Touk!
Touk's lands a mighty slash on a root thick as your arm!
Touk parries a root thick as your arm's lunge at him.
A root thick as your arm hits Touk.
A root thick as your arm misses a kick at Touk's groin.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> l e
A Deep, Dark Tunnel
Room size: Mid-sized (L:50 ft W:5 ft H:10 ft)
Exits: -E -W

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> A root thick as your arm gasps from Touk's awesome slash!
Touk enshrouds a root thick as your arm in a mist of blood with his deadly slash!
A root thick as your arm is nearly slain by the force of Touk's slash!
Touk blocks a root thick as your arm's attack with his shield!
Touk dodges a root thick as your arm's attack.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> l
A Deep, Dark Tunnel
Room size: Mid-sized (L:50 ft W:5 ft H:10 ft)
Exits: -E -U
Blood is smeared all over the area.
[7] A slender elven arrow arrow lies on the ground here.
[4] A broken arrow lies here, discarded.
A root about the size of your arm is here waving dangerously at you.
A root about the size of your arm is here waving dangerously at you.
A root thick as your arm stands here, fighting Touk.
Touk (Dwarf) stands, inches above the surface here, fighting a root thick as your arm.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Varia group-says 'giev him a ring?'

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk neatly beheads a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm is dead! R.I.P.
You receive your share of experience.
collect
Your blood freezes as you hear the rattling death cry of a root thick as your arm.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Your not wearing a quiver to put anything into!

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk drops flat to the ground.

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> Touk floats up.
You follow Touk.

Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)

< 647h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
<> A root thick as your arm hits you hard.

< 608h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few scratches E: root EC: excellent> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.
A root thick as your arm hits you.

< 552h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: small wounds E: root EC: excellent> l
Touk group-says 'flee'
A Deep, Dark Tunnel
Room size: Mid-sized (L:50 ft W:5 ft H:10 ft)
Exits: -E -U
Corpse of a root thick as your arm is lying here.
Blood is smeared all over the area.
[7] A slender elven arrow arrow lies on the ground here.
[4] A broken arrow lies here, discarded.
A root about the size of your arm is here waving dangerously at you.
A root thick as your arm stands here, fighting YOU!

< 553h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: small wounds E: root EC: excellent> Qualith group-says 'wolves cant wear'

< 553h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: small wounds E: root EC: excellent> Touk group-says 'fast'
flee

< 553h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: small wounds E: root EC: excellent> Oof! It seems that a root thick as your arm is in your way.
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 553h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: small wounds E: root EC: excellent> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.
You're hit in the solar plexus. Wow, this is breathtaking!!

< 464h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: excellent> flee
Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 465h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: excellent> flee
flee
Varia group-says 'or can you wear a ring as a wolfie? sulk'
Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)
PANIC! You couldn't escape!
flee

< 466h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: excellent> Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 466h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: excellent> You barely hit a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.
Oof! It seems that a root thick as your arm is in your way.
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 431h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> flee
flee
A root thick as your arm glares icily at you, you feel COLD to your bones.
Touk group-says 'retreat u'
Oof! It seems that a root thick as your arm is in your way.
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 432h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)
PANIC! You couldn't escape!

< 432h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> You barely hit a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm hits you very hard.
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.

< 372h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> Korus group-says 'he can't flee '

< 372h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> retreat u
Try flapping your arms! (Couldn't hurt)
You can't retreat through that exit!

< 373h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: few wounds E: root EC: few scratches> You barely hit a root thick as your arm.
A root thick as your arm hits you very hard.
A root thick as your arm hits you very hard.
You're hit in the solar plexus. Wow, this is breathtaking!!

< 279h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: nasty wounds E: root EC: few scratches> gsay Can't, no lev
A root thick as your arm glares icily at you, you feel COLD to your bones.

< 280h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: nasty wounds E: root EC: few scratches> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A root thick as your arm hits you extremely hard.
A root thick as your arm hits you very hard.
Ok.

< 212h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: nasty wounds E: root EC: few scratches> Touk group-says 'you dan't disengage?'

< 212h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: nasty wounds E: root EC: few scratches> disen
A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A root thick as your arm hits you extremely hard.
You stagger from a fearsome hit from a root thick as your arm!

< 145h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> You are too busy fighting for your life to disengage!

< 145h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> Touk group-says 'ah shiet'

< 145h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> Qualith group-says 'consnt me'

< 146h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> Korus group-says 'neope'

< 146h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
You stagger from a fearsome hit from a root thick as your arm!
A root thick as your arm hits you hard.
A root thick as your arm misses a kick at your groin, you breathe lighter now.

< 109h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: pretty hurt E: root EC: few scratches> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A mighty hit from a root thick as your arm makes you contemplate a new career!
A root thick as your arm enshrouds you in a mist of blood with its deadly hit!
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!

< 44h/647H/0P 115v/107V >
< T: fierce TC: awful E: root EC: few scratches> A root thick as your arm dodges your futile attack.
A root thick as your arm half kills you with its mighty hit!
YIKES! Another hit like that, and you've had it!!
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!
A root thick as your arm smashes your throat, gasping and choking, you descend into darkness.
With a final blow, you feel yourself falling to the ground.
Your soul leaves your body in the cold sleep of death...
Use "shapechange me" to return to your normal form.
As the last of life leaves you, your body resumes its natural form.
You are now a member of Qualith and Company.
Autosaving...
Your vitality drains away.
gsay Vit Out.
The magical side of things is less visible.
You feel less dexterous.
You feel weaker.
gsay Man this weapon is heavy . . . (Strength Out).
You stop floating.

I was still wolfed when Soj2 shut down :P
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Postby Ambar » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:56 am

the echoes while wolfed just piss me off :P people laugh at ya!

*gig*

also .. mentalist pets go aggro and you lose spells ... Aerisia wolfed while i was having some evermoors fun just me and my lil pet ... that troll tailor was in same room ... was smiting he nicely ... then wolfed ... when unmorphed both pet and troll was pissed ... I dieded :(

just plain annoying!


bah didnt mean to hijack the thread :(
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Postby Duna » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:31 am

rofl :) I remember when you first posted that Trel :) several names there i haven't seen in ages ;( sigh. I'm glad I've never wolfed.. done vault a few times the last 2 wipes and been lucky enough not to get bite ;)
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Postby Ashiwi » Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:01 pm

I thought it was a fun and unusual, if inconvenient, gaming experience. More features like this in the mud would be a blast.

But yeah, clean up your messes!
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Postby Grizz » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:06 pm

Delmair Aamoren wrote:
amolol wrote:heh i was in on that group birile... the one that took it down that is... that was horrible... anybody have the newb count death on that? was like 5 or so if i recall.


omg! 5 newbies died?! cry me a friggin river. I've seen considerably
more than that.


I have to agree here. Yeah it sucks to get killed but that is part of the game. Personally I feel the game needs more events like this to shake things up. Add a little adventure to the normal grind. Let loose a big nasty in the middle of WD and see how many people will come back from their 20 hour afk session to find a corpse. We are too complacent! We need to develope our own Homeland Security for the mud!
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Postby Cordan » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:02 pm

It's one thing for low levels to not always be "safe". But a Marilith? Dretch? Pyrohydra? Give me a break.

Newbie friendly is one thing... but new players also have to learn to play toril. Toril was created with harsh conditions it has to bring out the very best in dedecated players... It is part of the reason this mud is so successful in bringing out extremely good players. I have gone to other muds and they just don't bring the challege that toril brings. I agree people should clean up their messes.. but unfortunately from time to time this messy kidd is gonna be playing... and who isn't to say that it wasn't one of those noobs that lured out the deamons. Anyway ranting about this kinda thing is a waste of breath..

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If you want to teach newbies about surviving the harshness of Toril, then put low level aggros that a newbie can survive against for a few rounds to give them a chance to flee. If I'm level 15 and I run across a level 20-25 aggro that's starts to beat on me, I at least have a chance to get the hell out, get a group of like level people, and tackle the sob. Or at least if I die and the mob sits, I can chance a CR without getting creamed every time. But a high level demon that can kill a level 15 base eq newbie with a weak fart? That's ridiculous.
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Postby Grizz » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:12 pm

I agree but this isn't the subject really. Those big ass monsters are not always there. They end up there by accident or due to an event. No one would put that Gith on EM as part of the zone. It just happened at that time. The orc captain on the road up north is there by design. It just means that people have to be more cautious and pay attention. You get killed by a big demon out at TP I'd be thinking Holy Shit and not pissing and moaning about some dumbass who brought him there. But that is just me. I guess the point I am trying to make is that it doesn't happen all the time and mostly not on purpose but when it does happen, live with it and enjoy it for what it is.
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Postby Birile » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:29 pm

Grizz wrote:You get killed by a big demon out at TP I'd be thinking Holy Shit and not pissing and moaning about some dumbass who brought him there. But that is just me. I guess the point I am trying to make is that it doesn't happen all the time and mostly not on purpose but when it does happen, live with it and enjoy it for what it is.


Grizz, there's a big difference between you or I running into these mobs and getting our asses kicked and the same thing happening to a new player who this may be one of their first experiences on this mud. You and I may curse, bitch and moan and get a group together to help smite. Some newbies may use the newbie channel to solicit help after dying. But other newbies may just walk away either sickened or completely disheartened and discouraged, never to return. That is the subject, I'm afraid. Like it or lump it, some of us do get easily discouraged. Character flaw? Maybe, but that doesn't mean that person won't become a great player if given the chance early on. With a mud that could always use a higher pbase we should be concerned with so-called little things like these that could potentially cost us players. Cleaning up your mess, even if it was accidental, is generally not difficult. People are always willing to help, it's just a matter of realizing no one's gonna curse you out (maybe chuckle a little!) and ask for the necessary help. That's something any one of us more experienced, confident players should be able to do with ease.
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Postby Grizz » Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:26 pm

No no, I understand where you are coming from and I agree with you, really I do. I guess my main point is that it isn't that often, almost rare infact, that these events take place.

Also, think about it from a vetrens view. Quickly organizing a group to go kill the foul beast at TP to save the townsfolk. That's just good fun. Like I said though, these things are few and far between imho.
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Postby Delmair Aamoren » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:07 pm

Hell, i know a lot of critters that coulda killed a newbie just as fast, and
an equal number of paces from the city. Yes BGR is one of those
zones that the low-mid level use for getting exp, but would it have
been any different if it were, i dunno, a BIGASS white polar bear
that is on the road up north rather regularly?

Sure it sucks that people don't clean up, but there has to be at least SOME
danger out there. And with all the 50+ and their alts around, a few
shouts in waterdeep will wake the afk, and get the foul beast slain.
Minor inconvenience at best.
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Postby teflor the ranger » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:44 pm

Delmair's elitest, better than everyone attitude strikes again.

I think he would be happy if he got to play the mud all by himself, so that no one can do the zones before he wants to, and he wins all the bids!

You know, the mud is already difficult enough to get into, those who don't know their way around. Killing off new player's characters their first time away from WD doesn't help at all.

Nor does killing off our older players in areas that are though of to be safe.

The mud is anti-exploration as it is. Extremely aggressive mobiles litter the realms and high level zones often have little introduction. Take MD for instance. Several steps north of the standing stone, and you're only told that you're approaching MD. Sounds harmless so far. Then splat.

This is a minor inconvenience for me, sure. I know how to CR naked, and what I'm doing. But for your midlevel player just looking around to see what's east of nightfall trail, this is not an attractive feature of the mud.

Hasn't anyone noticed that no one seems to know anything about the mud anymore? Most of even higher level players stick to WD and only venture forth when dragged along with a zoning group. These people aren't adventueres. They're scared little rabbits that won't go down any half suspicious looking path without a minor army.

And that's because they were shown early on that exploration is a bad idea. If this is what we're trying to convey as a community, so be it, but if we want to encourage players to go out own their own more, to see the world and enjoy it...

There needs to be changes and the players have to pitch in.

If you drag a huge agro mob out onto nightfall trail, clean it up. Hell, if I'm on and you have to go, ask me to clean it up. While there should be risks to exploring, I don't consider random instant death to be a very good one.
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Postby Birile » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:39 pm

teflor the ranger wrote:Delmair's elitest, better than everyone attitude strikes again.


I didn't think his post was elitist, but maybe I'm partial to guildmates. :wink: There are one or two vociferous folks who play the game who I would say are much worse than him.

Otherwise, i agree with your general sentiment, Teflor. :D
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Postby Teklar » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:37 am

Teflor Wrote:
The mud is anti-exploration as it is. Extremely aggressive mobiles litter the realms and high level zones often have little introduction. Take MD for instance. Several steps north of the standing stone, and you're only told that you're approaching MD. Sounds harmless so far. Then splat.


As a Druid, and still lost :) I explore often solo, as I don't group but once in a rare while. I'm still finding new places but now it seems i'm stuck in a place where it's either too easy or too hard a zone to enter and nothing I find seems "inbetween" at level 38. As a general rule I don't ask directions except from 2 people that I do talk to in Mud who welcomed me, it seems alot of times it's not right to ask as in the replies that you get.. the people act as if you're a nuisance and you have wasted their time.

As for messes of Huge Mobs, yes I have ran into my share of them with unfortunate outcomes. It would be nice for people to "clean up" so to speak, but nowdays I simply look as I go room to room simply for safety.

Shrug, my 2 cents.
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Postby Delmair Aamoren » Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:02 am

Elitist? funny shit.

Far from it actually. As far as winning bids, only if it fits my color
scheme and is better than what i have.

I don't appreciate the personal attacks, honestly. Not that i am personally
hurt by your opinion of me, just rather amused that you think you know
me. I may have an attitude that comes off as "harsh" to newbies, but
you ever met a drill sergeant that people LIKED?! Its not a candy coated
world out there, the best time to stop pretending it is, is NOW. The
realms are supposed to be exciting, filled with adventure, mystery, and
occasionally a good ass-kicking. I stated a plenty good reason above as
to why these deaths aren't a huge deal. If we had just wiped, and nobody
could help CR, yeah, it might be kinda a pain in the ass. But the reality is
there are a good number of 45+ level characters, or their alts, on at
almost any hour. CR's are cake now, most of the time you just have to
ask. Perhaps more people should use Teklar's technique as he stated
above. Look before you leap!

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Postby Ashiwi » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:23 pm

Delmair's not elitist, he's just cranky from being on semi-permanent retirement, now that the Care Bears have lost much of their popularity. You can still catch him occasionally, riding his My Pretty Pony down from Care-a-Lot.
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Postby teflor the ranger » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:33 pm

Delmair Aamoren wrote:Elitist? funny shit.

Far from it actually. As far as winning bids, only if it fits my color
scheme and is better than what i have.



...

...

...

yeah.




Anyway. It's hardly an occasional ass kicking. It's more of a constant one, the way things have been on the mud lately. And Ashiwi... damn!
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Postby Pril » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:20 pm

Seriously Tef, if ya actually knew delmair he's not elitest a bit bitter and quiet until he yells but hey. what can ya do about a grumpy old man? It's ok seriously i do understand that it sucks when a noobie walks into marilith or some mob wandering, heck i've walked into them before and died but the thing is there's agro's everywhere even if you go to SS and stop by gc you can get owned, i'm pretty sure everyone on the mud has died in gc before. But that's one thing. it's totally different to be lvl 10 ask where you can exp be told to go e of tp you get to first room of bgr and get owned by some dragon or marilith.

Bottom line is don't be an jackass if you pull a huge mob out get it killed and have a nice day.

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Postby teflor the ranger » Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:23 pm

Actually, Pril, I think you got a bit of it too.

While to some of you all it's a 'minor inconvenience' or 'not a big deal', it's beacuse you all are used to this.

In the meanwhile, incidents such as this are leading to new character deletions, and abandonment by what might have been otherwise fine players.
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Postby Ambar » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:25 pm

Delmair Aamoren wrote:I don't appreciate the personal attacks, honestly. Not that i am personally hurt by your opinion of me, just rather amused that you think you know me. I may have an attitude that comes off as "harsh" to newbies, but you ever met a drill sergeant that people LIKED?! Its not a candy coated world out there, the best time to stop pretending it is, is NOW.


noone else found this funny? :P
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Postby Deshana » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:25 am

quite, but we digress.
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Postby Dalar » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:35 am

The funny thing Delmair is that you actually listen to rangers.
It will be fixed in Toril 2.0.
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Postby Ashod » Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:04 am

I am not sure how often these messes have been occuring but i doubt it is more than once a week. Reguardless, I don't think that making it easier is the solution though... The reason Toril is such a great mud is because it is so dangerous. Go play on a candy mud if you want is half my attitude cause i like toril hardcore. But i can understand the noobie point of view as i was once there.. I think best thing is to encourage newbies more so that they realize what they are getting into when playing this mud... otherwise we might aswell turn this mud into candyland...


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Postby amolol » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:27 am

Delmair Aamoren wrote:Elitist? funny shit.

Far from it actually. As far as winning bids, only if it fits my color
scheme and is better than what i have.

I don't appreciate the personal attacks, honestly.


humm delmair... yea... im just gonna leave it at this...
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Postby Pril » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:20 pm

teflor the ranger wrote:Actually, Pril, I think you got a bit of it too.

While to some of you all it's a 'minor inconvenience' or 'not a big deal', it's beacuse you all are used to this.

In the meanwhile, incidents such as this are leading to new character deletions, and abandonment by what might have been otherwise fine players.


yes teflor i have a HUGE elitest attitude. I am THOR bow before me mortals or i shall smite you with lighting from my arse! :p

sorry couldn't pass it up :p

look pretty much anyone who has made it somewhere on the mud will have the same attitude. It sucks when people don't clean up their messes but it happens. So if you make a mess clean it up. If you get hit by a mess get over it nothing you can really do.

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Postby Delmair Aamoren » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:56 pm

amolol wrote:
Delmair Aamoren wrote:Elitist? funny shit.

Far from it actually. As far as winning bids, only if it fits my color
scheme and is better than what i have.

I don't appreciate the personal attacks, honestly.


humm delmair... yea... im just gonna leave it at this...


Difference is: My posts aren't whining about why my class sucks, or
why rangers need to be cooler, or why all the mud seems to hate
me, etc. If you can't see the irony in my post, well.. i dunno what you should do. You know, i was lookin through some of my medical books.
I think you might be suffering from "rectal-cranial inversion". Just a
thought.

And don't be bustin pril's balls. He's a cool guy, more character than
most rangers i've met.
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Postby teflor the ranger » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:02 am

You know, Del. Pril can take care of his own balls.

And you seem to whine about rangers alot.
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Postby amolol » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:45 am

teff delmair whines about rangers more than anybody else i know... yes even me... look delmair as a non attack and a standoffish veiw of your overall attitude it seems to me that you go out of your way to try and be an arse to many people... take a step back and look at what is being said.. alot of what you classify as whining is actually an attempt at throwing some improvement ideas out there. no rangers arent asking to be uber... no ranger has ever asked to be the ultimate... but rangers have tried to get a few upgrades going there way... now to get back on the topic of the post.

as said there isnt always an option to take care of "messes" so would it be possible to code a way for players to make signs that could be posted about... sothat if there is a large aggro on BGR or north of WD or a pali group is roaming on the path from ghore to DK there is at least a little notice? baybe this would help prevent some of the problems.. and no im not talking about writing a message on paper and dropping the paper. most people dont look at that... im thinking more along the lines of a sign post that adds something to the room descriptio.... maybe premade signs that can be dropped...

a sign has been stuck here in the ground by a traveler , it reads AGRESSIVE BEASTS AHEAD!
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Postby Ashiwi » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:56 pm

amolol wrote:a sign has been stuck here in the ground by a traveler , it reads AGRESSIVE BEASTS AHEAD!


Shouldn't that be the disclaimer page that loads before you get to the BBS?
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Postby Iaiken Toransier » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:37 pm

teflor the ranger wrote:The mud is anti-exploration as it is. Extremely aggressive mobiles litter the realms and high level zones often have little introduction. Take MD for instance. Several steps north of the standing stone, and you're only told that you're approaching MD. Sounds harmless so far. Then splat.

I have never been, by any means, an elite player, but I have never had a problem exploring or getting around. You just have to be on your toes, and look around you when you are on unfamiliar grounds.

That said, I remember having to put together a cr group for a lil warrior who somehow found his way all the way to the demons in MD. I was like "Why couldn't you have stumbled in on the dracolich instead?"

teflor the ranger wrote:This is a minor inconvenience for me, sure. I know how to CR naked, and what I'm doing. But for your midlevel player just looking around to see what's east of nightfall trail, this is not an attractive feature of the mud.


Don't forget that nasty little beasty up by Ulric... Seen plenty a noob die screaming on nightfall in his teeth.

teflor the ranger wrote:Hasn't anyone noticed that no one seems to know anything about the mud anymore? Most of even higher level players stick to WD and only venture forth when dragged along with a zoning group. These people aren't adventueres. They're scared little rabbits that won't go down any half suspicious looking path without a minor army.


Are you suggesting that we set up manditory course? Like exploration 101 and as your final assignment you need to map the whole of the trollbark yourself at level 35? (just kidding)

I dunno, the mud has changed a lot, I remember when I could look at the level 50 list and only see the best of the best of the best...
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Postby Nurpy Fuzzyfeet » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:40 pm

Touchy Topic =p

Cleaning up messes is just common courtesy. A level 50 or even 40 getting whacked by a mob out of place is ok, you get a group you kill it. You feel better. A level 10 noob, 20 or even 30 is gonna get discouraged and leave. Low level noobs especially probably wont even know what happened, or where to go back to get their corpse. Many are too proud or dont care to ask for help, they can go play a less stressful game instead.

We have to offer things to players that they cant get from an mmorpg or any other game. Muds are hard to learn, even harder to master.

Its a challenge? Explain to me how getting whacked by a mob that you have not a chance in hell of beating, no matter how strategic you get going to teach you anything? What's it going to teach a newbie?

It might teach them to be more careful, but when the mob is out of place and it was never in the area before that was supposed to be safe that kinda makes no sense, especially to the victim.

Being careful is often a lesson learned and needed in exploring new ground, sadly enough many newbies leave because they know not that displacer beast is waiting around the corner to kill them. They die, they leave.

With the numbers dwindling, we have to perfrom pbase growing manuevers sometime. But before we do that, maybe we should keep the newbies we have, and mop up the mobs you let loose.
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