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I received some feedback when I wrote that post (I didn't approve it because...well...because of a stupid reason regarding multiple laptops and passwords - I hope I'll remember tomorrow at work to approve it) but here it is (thanks to the comms being sent to my e-mail address - smart wordspress!): It "hurt" more than I could imagine because like it or not he's saying the truth. And I still cannot accept it. It was rude and uncalled for as in the end, my blog is my personal dreaming/ranting/brainstorming place and they can simply stay away from it. But meh...it's nicer to try and shatter someone else's dreams :D. Now, back on topic: I still lists are great as they give people something that MD lacks: goals. Yes, it's fun to play in a sandbox but human nature is a bit different. You HAVE to push or to incentivize people as even the ones that almost never get bored, will manage to not find anything to do and leave. And today we need new people. New people that play games are the new generation that grew up with a different view on games and MD is hard for them as most look for instant gratification (not their fault). I joined MD in an era where MMOs were few and quite limited so MD was something "wow". It changed a lot in the past (ha! never thought I'd say that) 10 years but it's not keeping the pace with the real world. MD, as it is today, is not for everyone. And since it's not visible in the ocean of MMOs, it's hard to find people that would stay. So we need the a mass from which to get a few stable players. To get that we need what Mur said he never wanted to implement: addictive things. We can get rid of those later, you know? Or we can have MD composed of 2 MDs: the "marketable" MD (this might be the one that would sustain both financially and in terms of player base the second one) and the real one. And it seems I forgot how to stay on track and write normal forum posts and start writing blog posts so I'll stop here.

Thank you all for the wishes!

Ok. I do hope so.

Cause you will have even less reaaons to come back to MD.

Instead of making me jump for joy (for the opportunity as I know what goodies you have), this really saddens me . A LOT.

Remember when Mur introduced something called "vote power" (or something similar)? I liked that idea. It was not that well implemented since I never knew the criteria on which the power of a vote was decided. But it might be something we could look into it. Maybe if we'd have a set of rules from which to choose and apply to a vote (few details below) then we might have a working system. Details*: there is something being implemented for a land, so all the citizens of that land should get a higher vote power. But in theory everyone should be able to vote because what if the rest of MD might be impacted indirectly by the change/whatever that's being voted?

I love the idea! That would be indeed something VERY original. And very interesting for players :D. Imagine the struggle.

I forget logins but I HATE having to log in using my fb account but heh...I am old fashioned.

Works fine for me. At least from the work laptop (and they are security freaks)

One extremely selfish use: tell me how many hours till Free credits are available Ooor...a more useless feature: make an item somewhere where anyone can enter a message (ann, status, joke, etc). The item resets randomly during 24 hours so it will be a first come first served based: whoever gets there first after the item resets can add their comm. Use it as a reminder/player: you have to brush your teeth tomorrow morning between 8 and 9. You have to pay the internet bill - yeah useless and without any connection to MD but I am brainstorming Make him yell a hall of fame...sort of...Yesterday player X gained the most resources, player Y gained the most stats, player Z had the most battles, player W cast the most spells. Found another one: the crier yells at you the last login date since there is no possibility (except for using alts) for someone to know when they have last logged in. Yes, no useful feature but maybe others can get inspired and come up with something good.

Thank you! Please keep the shmsh for future quests. And if you come by me I will give you some additional stuff to sponsor your quests.

Hmm...missed this one...

That falls under creative.

Has certain age - a new player might not be able to perform the same way as a veteran Has X as friend - should be an interesting addon - there have been quests where you were encouraged to find and talk to some players. This feature might be proof of at least "searching" of the search Has Creature or X amount of Creatures - for example you could have a quest where the number of crits of a certain species can give you a class: you have 5 dragons -> dragonslayer/dragonbreeder etc; you have 10 barren souls -> healer; you have 10 Imps -> Paladin etc etc

Works for me now. Thank you, Chew!

I was unable to find a pattern so far.

I have it as well. On 2 distinct laptops. On FF (up to date).

I confirm: it's still happening.

What is the status of this auction? Are the crits being sold or not? If yes, are the bids accepted or not?

Madhorn 10GCs and 5 SCs.

shade - 9 gc + 15 sc + brilliant diamond

Shade 9 GC + 5 SC + brilliant Madhorn 9 GC + 5 SC

Shade 9 GC and 5 SC

Madhorn 8GC +5SC

Shade 8 GCs and 5 SCs