Metal Bunny

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Read most of the posts.. Aaaaand, hallucinatory flashbacks setting innn.. right about... now. I was mp3, mp5 dudes like genius, actraiser and deetn being mp7 at the time, kicking my arse. Didn't care, because at that point, I got to see new creatures, huzzah. A lvl 3 dark archer, 'wow' I asked, 'what is that?' 'That's awesome!' Now I need the age limit to max any creature.. wooptidoo... Remember when you only got 300 xp, max, per fight? And when mp5 were not as ungodly powerful as now? I do, I also remember what kept me playing. Not the grinding part, it was the friends part. But friends sometimes don't come quick. First real friend was BigC. Had fun times with him. But kept me coming back in the first place? What were those fun times with BigC? Exploring new stuff. You have to agree with me, exploring new stuff is awesome. But once you are done, what do you do then? Grind? Pvp? No real goal is set, and that goes on for a loooong time. Sure you have wp quests, you have other goals, such as getting into an alliance, or (it used to be) becoming an RPC, or maybe mp6, just to explore new stuff. But, WP quests are gone awefully quick, or really hard, like my quests, grinding takes ages and all that time you will be beaten down by ungodly powerful mp5. Roleplaying used to have an opportunity for RPC as a reward, but now, roleplaying does not get you very far, [u]I'm looking at you Mur, change this part especially[/u], alliance's are sorta bogged down in the point that one cannot really accumulate a lot of wealth in the form of either glory, or currency. Sure you have the torch competitions, but I don't even know what the rewards are, so why even bother? And glory? You can't even kill each other for real, and even if you could, you'd get that 'grinding' problem again. Mp6? Getting adepts.. active adepts, is dang annoying, and getting 80 worshies is an ugly business as well, and for what? Spells that can be handy, but once you get a hang of them, are just like the rest of the game, you get used to them. You get used to the scenery, you get used to the new creatures, you get used to the new battle system, you get used to spells. As such, there is not a lot of incentive to keep on playing. I thusly recommendeth that 1, Mur kicks mp3 godplayers up into mp4 or mp5, remember when you did that in alpha.. 3 or 4? Maybe it was 5... And you also kicked down players who were too weak for mp5 to mp4. This should sort of help with the 'newbies being beaten senseless' problem. Roleplayers should get some sort of incentive to keep playing. What I suggest is that you start either a really low reward system, that players can throw at each other, sort of like, 1/1000000th worth of a wp,and you just throw it around, or whatever. Like either give it to explorers; make the maze move (mwahahaha) and then put hundreds of those things in the maze. Or give roleplayers who are doing a job, such as bartending, a lot of those things. Because WP should be able to be collected, without the use of humans, otherwise you will ALWAYS have a problem with 'friends who know people who know the answer' or 'dangit, dst and shadow already got the wp's'. Or... you could start doing something else, you could start implementing decay. Simple tools or simple items, such as beer, that start decaying, within 1 hour? Someone who has a wp, can then make decaying stuff. One could combine this into a bartender who makes a lot of decaying stuff, and roleplays it well, and then starts earning gazillions of those points. Ungodly powerful mp5 players. Well... that's a big problem, lol. No clue, hehe. But making new stuff is always good. Keeps them exploring instead of grinding. But if you make new stuff, you should always finish it. Urgh, have to go to school, wrapped it up really sloppy.

Anyone else find it ironic that dst is being close a troll and the rest wants to flame really hard? Anyway, I believe most people don't get this game as it is. If one has to put it into a category, one that doesn't even really fit but is the closest one there, it would not be RPG. It would be MMORPG. Slight difference there. In the sense that MMORPG has a single system, most of which eventually ends up in pvp. pvp requires npc's, but interaction with others as well. As such, the RPG and grinding are set into [u]one system[/u]. But because people are put into pvp mode from the very start the result is that a lot immediately do something else, as the point and sense in duelling, even though it's called Magic frigging Duel, becomes slightly less plain. The result is something quite extraordinary as the system of MMORPG's goal and interaction changes for MagicDuel. In the sense that one can choose to forgo the pvp and go for the Magic part of the game, whereas others simply keep grinding and go for the Duel of the game. In the end however it is inevitable that grinders and rp'ers eventually come together again, primarily because people quit, others get bored and once you are bored or are at the top of your game, you get bored as well. And once you are bored, you explore the other parts of the game. It's only natural. So please. Shut up. That wasn't directed at anyone specific, ¬_¬, please don't ban me dst. ¬_¬

I suggest that you try and fight with your archers first. There is a way to.. be really vicious. If you are still unsatisfied with your archers, then sacrifice other redundant creatures first, because it is obvious Mur is still tinkering away at the archers and that your sacrifice values may change later on.

I am looking forward to so many grievous and frustrated complaints. But you have to realize, this game is always under development and things can change, abruptly, on the fly It's why I like it so much. Except when I start pooping golden eggs or somehow live through a fatal head wound for 2 weeks.. Anyway, the archers do not have an initiative or a defence stat. Now I realize that when they attack, they use power as well as the owner's principles. But.. 0 def and 0 ini? What happens if other creatures attack the dark archers first? Is it supposed to be this way?

Close and refresh. It happens when you open it at the exact time of the 1 hour interval when it is refreshing. At least, to me it does.

Hehe, if I am correct, my piece of ''linguistic art'' should give you a chuckle, if only because I wrote it the day before you removed RPC's , pay no mind to the rest, it's part of my humor. Enjoy the others' gifts and know that you need not thank us, we thank you for making this game

Happy Bday

Not me Tests said I had an IQ ranging from.. 135-142.. so I took it safe and picked 135.

OR, your country has a decent education system, willing to not only help people with learning disabilities, but young, smart and unchallenged people as well. And to properly find such people, they let the children do an anonymous test (for others, you get to see your own IQ), at different ages, to determine an aproximate, but fairly accurate level of intelligence and capability of learning.

I'm surprised Grido hasn't committed fraude at this poll yet... *cough*unlike my awesomeness poll*cough*

Rotterdam would be awesome, lol. And every friday is fine with me, as long as it isn't this friday Saturday gets harder, especially if it is somewhere ''relatively'' far away like Maastricht. Cuz.. I have to pay for my rides on the weekend.

Well, obviously, I agree. And this time, it has absolutely nothing to do with the leader. Take any random leader, any random, supposed powerful king, with a strong mandate. One could still be a citizen without following the laws and rules of the land, or more specifically, of the king. One could be pro-slavery, like in America, before Lincoln. Imagine, if you will, that I was a wealthy slave owner from the south. Three generations in, I am a true blood American. Then, all of a sudden, civil war breaks out and I refuse to follow the new laws that ban slavery. But I'm still a citizen of America, no? I fight for what I believe is right, or in this case, more profitable, no? I disobey the leader, but I am still a citizen. A clash over laws and what one perceives as best for the land should not and does not automatically remove one's citizenship. At most, it makes one a pariah or prisoner, if the law or king is popular, but a hero when the law or king is very unpopular. But one would still be a citizen. Also, what if one person completely identifies himself as a citizen of a land, in this case GG, but simply because of one stupid law, or disobedience, he is stripped of his citizenship. Then what? Should he apply to LR, MB or NC? Nonsense; those lands are so different that the person, even though he still committed a small crime, like, pee on the GG bridge, would still identify himself as a GG citizen. Just because he peed on the GG bridge he can't be a citizen? Even if someone removed his citizenship, he would still consider himself to be a citizen of GG, mainly because he completely dislikes how alltogether different all the other lands are, and most importantly; he still cares for the land GG as a whole. Laws and kings are not the land as a whole. Identifying with the nature of the land and the totality of the population, culture as well as having an affection or good intentions for the land as a whole, that's what makes someone a citizen in my opinion.

Udgard, at least put in what kind of pic it is. No one knows what you mean with 'those kinds of pics'. Say it's at least NSFW.

Pfah, I barely had any abilities to begin with. The one who will be clipped the most is the one who is going to miss their spells the most. I didn't have any spells except for 1 bugged one and a spell doc giver. Seriously, when I became RPC, over a year ago, I had less abilities than some of you PWR's have. So.. de facto, not a lot changes for me. I'll just feel naked

I'm gonna feel naked without my dots though. But just like if you were living together with your partner and then you got married; nothing's going to change. It's just the title. But man, I had my dots since.. summer 2008. Lol.

Brilliant idea. If I have to say so myself

Not a pulse? That's a bit harsh, more like, no brainwave activity, or complete inability to read anything other than letters. Now, if you were to ask why Wodin had to go, then you'd have no pulse.

[quote name='Pipstickz' date='10 October 2009 - 03:43 AM' timestamp='1255139038' post='44227'] Wodin doesn't have a personality of his own anymore. [/quote] Getting a tiny bit tired of people disputing this. What Pipstickz says here is true. I'll hand you personal proof. Although, the moment Burns is going to change the papers, the proof will be sort of gone, except for the memory of older players. If you read Wodin's papers, it will speak of honor and a moving fighting circus or something like that. These papers were made like.. 6 months ago. Maybe more. He also had a paper that talked about how he hates shades and fights them to the last breath. H-eh, yeah right. The real Wodin quit playing a very long time ago. So no he doesn't have his own personality anymore. [quote][2008-08-28 04:09:44 - Alpha 7] Intriguing change, but what else to expect in an unusual game other than an unusual event. Master Wodin is now no longer the person you knew before, but its a public role, occupied/invoked by whoever will rule the Guerrila Golemicarum alliance. The .Wodin Ullr. character was apperantly deserted by its rightfull owner, but because he achieved such a huge popularity, the character will permanently remain in the game even if its owner will change from time to time. This unusual change is the first step towards predefined game roles that regular player can occupy if they fulfill certain requirements. I am open to opinions on this. If the feedback is good, other deserted rpc roles will become open as public role, and some even specialy created for that, if not, then i will keep deserted characters just as legends in the game and allow owners to resume them anytime they want. Please use the forum for feedback. This is a very important decision for the game future expansion. [/quote] More than 13 months ago he quit playing. If you count his little break of MD then you can easily say that Wodin quit a very, very long time ago. Yes, he was popular back then and this is listed as a reason to keep him as a public character. Back then, he was still one of the strongest players, because he had one of the highest profile stats and the real Wodin knew a lot about rituals. Is he popular now? Hah, don't make me laugh. Is he strong now? Not only are his stats and principles ridiculously low compared to the really strong (which means that Wodin would have to train at least for a year (or about the time the real wodin was gone) to come back to the top) and his knowledge about rituals (with exception of now, with burns at the steeringwheels) was deplorable. I even gained on Wodin with activity days. And the majority of the time, Yrthilian was controlling him. What do you mean? The revolt was nothing but a petty attempt at revenge? You newbies don't know jack. To be honest, I feel that the legacy the real Wodin had left has been tarnished by months and months of neglect. I believe honestly that the current Wodin either has to train for an ungodly long time, or to become a symbol and retire, like KC. I could go on about what the real Wodin wanted and what he said about the current state of business. But the way he left the game (he reset his entire character) should say enough. *edit* Just saw that Burns had removed those 2 papers, with the exception of the honor one and the rules, which fit wodin's character more.

Happy b-day

The GG alliance will be a democratic alliance with meritocratic flavours. The alliance recognizes two classes. The Triumvirate; consisting of *Burns*, .Grido. and .Metal Bunny. The people; consisting of civilians, mages, soldiers and everyone else, as long as they are in the alliance. The Triumvirate are the caretakers of the alliance. They are charged with the duty of overseeing everyday business and organization. Each member of the Triumvirate has a certain section s/he is responsible for, such as military, research or diplomacy. It is not an elected position. The members of the Triumvirate may step down or bring forth a candidate for the Triumvirate, based purely on meritocratic reasons. But if that candidate becomes a member of the Triumvirate, we’ll probably have to change the name. The people are just that, the people. They perform their duties, tasks or research. To be invited to the alliance, one has to be a citizen of the land itself and be motivated enough to work in the alliance. To apply, ask one of the Triumvirate. Having people inside the alliance recommending you helps to get you invited. The democratic aspect of the alliance is simple. Both classes can put forth a call to vote on an issue and the people vote on it. The Triumvirate does not have any votes at all, except when there is a tie. As such, the people decide the long term purpose and goals of the alliance; whereas the Triumvirate does its best to make sure it is fulfilled and that growth is sustained. As such, most of the orders, if not all of them, are indirectly from the people. As such, you have to listen to the Triumvirate and follow their orders. If you do not feel comfortable with their orders then you will be warned once and after that kindly asked to leave. If you wish to protest against it, then call for a vote, if there hasn’t been one yet. The people are also not allowed to invite someone else, but they may recommend someone to the Triumvirate. The people and the triumvirate are allowed to curse and have their own opinion, but should not cross any blatant and obvious lines or use inappropriate language in copious amounts. Cheating or violating any other rule of the realm itself will not be tolerated. For matters that are greater than the alliance itself, and concern the land as a whole, the voting will be different. The people will still get to vote and the Triumvirate still have to cut the knot when there is a tie, but with matters that concern the land, important dignitaries who are of great influence to the land will have a chance to vote as well. Currently, the people may call a new vote whenever they want to on a new issue and one on an old issue when there are 7 new/different members or 2 months have passed.

I'm in charge of the military of the alliance. While calling me general would be appreciated, calling me the 'little general' will not. The military distinguishes 5 classes. Non-military; such as civilians and mages or researchers. Recruits. These are people in training. Soldiers. They are finished with training and have to perform their duties and they get paid 2 silver per year. Officers. They have distinguished themselves and perform duties as well as give orders. They are paid 4 silver per year. Triumvirate. The leaders, with me being the one who leads it on a fixed basis, but the other two can give orders as well. To become a recruit, you have to be in the alliance first and you have to have basic knowledge about rituals as well as adequate profile stats. You will have to vow an oath of fealty to the land of Golemus and swear to protect it. To become a soldier, you have to have completed your training as a recruit and have a good set of profile stats. To become an officer, you have to be a warrior of renown as well as expert knowledge of rituals. You also need some experience as a soldier and have excelled at some duties.

Liberty, I think you are mistaken. Yrthilian may stay king, but that doesn't mean he is entitled to the alliance, nor that we are no longer inhabitants of GG. And Peace did say she would return the alliance to the /people/ of GG, not one person.

One issue that bothered me was kind of nitpicking one. The part where you ask us to put in your arguments, politely asks us to keep things short. But when I shift through the arguments, I notice that one extremely long post had 9 points, but all the arguments in them were basically already in the forum. So what are we supposed to do next time? Let one person make an enormous list of logical reasoning and compelling arguments, let him/her post it on the forum, so that everyone can quote him/her? (that is what I /will/ do next time such a petition comes along. It's all about loopholes and circumventing the system, in order to make it stronger) What I suggest is that instead, you let people make a really long list of arguments and reasons and all the other stuff, and let them debate about it. Then, you pick every single reason and argument and put it in a list. Then you let the 100 people vote on those reasons and arguments, letting them grade them on a scale of 1-10. With below 5 negative. Above 6 positive and 5&6 neutral. Or something like that. Then you add in the reputation and the land affiliation. And then you put in a last small box to allow people to comment something small or give one last extra reason. This way, less reading, and everyone is aware of all the reasons and arguments. *edit* Oh and if people think that a reason is totally off-topic or too stupid for words, you can add in a '0' or '?' option. Making it not count or something. *edit edit* Oh and if maybe you really like to read Mur, then perhaps you can change the 1-10 thingy for each reason into a tiny bar where people can write what they think of it. So for example (1-10 based vote) Yrthilian is paranoid/untrustworthy as a leader as he exiled his nr.2 1-4 is negative, with 1 being more negative than 4. 5&6 is neutral, with 5 being slightly more negative than 6. 7-10 is positive, with 10 being more positive than 7. example (tiny-bar-to-write-what-you-think variant) Yrthilian is paranoid/untrustworthy as a leader as he exiled his nr.2 I say yes, because a leader has to keep his people in mind first. Exiling Grido was a sure sign of paranoia. (this would be like.. an 8 or 9 on the 1-10 scale) I say no, because a king has the right to do whatever he wants to. Grido had to accept it and he's just doing this now out of petty revenge. (2-4 on the 1-10 scale) I say yes and no, because while a king has the right to do whatever he wants to, a king should still keep in mind the consequences of his actions. Exiling your nr.2 is a very drastic thing to do, even if Grido in some sense was betraying his king through non-action. Maybe some reprimand or warning would have been better at the time, even if betrayal, if you wish to see that dilemma as such, is a gross offense during war time, or any time. (this would be a 5-6 on the 1-10 scale)

[quote name='Kyphis the Bard' date='08 October 2009 - 04:50 AM' timestamp='1254970249' post='43968'] I wonder what the consequences will be for these actions...Would not be surprised to see Yrthilian "clean House" and exile all of the GG members who actively promoted the idea of His deposing...(By this I mean players such as Metal Bunny, not players like Cryxus who was able to argue both sides, and therefor remain clearly neutral) [/quote] Here's a fact for all the newbies, regardless of whether or not you see yourself as one. I don't have access to GG. Never had. Me, one of the oldest players and RPC's, has no access to his homeland. So how can I get exiled? Also, Yrthilian remains king. But as it is with the necrovion alliance, being king doesn't necessarily entitle you to the alliance. I also have 1 bugged spell and the inner magic doc reward spell. I am the most non-spell RPC there is. (Hardcore RPC ftw , some PWR's have more abilities than I do) Seeing as how wanting and trying to dethrone someone, is not against the game rules, I will not be demoted for this. I never took creatures, so you can't take mine. I never took items, so you can't take mine. As such; there is very, very little you can punish me with. You know what this means? We-stay-in-power. And of course I am not going to debate both sides, I'm the one who revolted along side with Grido. Grido and I have equal parts in this.