Muratus del Mur

I received a list of rewards for this, I wanted to say here i find them very nice, quite awesome. Some are a bit over the border of what i would normaly allow as gift, but the people they are for deserve this "over the edge" bit not necessarily for this particular contest, but just so in general, so i agreed to all of them. The items will be created shortly :)

As i said in the other topic. I will issue "root docs" , the kind that will require only one signature. I will try to keep those as _RARE_ as possible and only for situations where its really needed. If anyone has anything to say against this method please contact me now about it, before i finish working on them. Thank you

Who confirms highest ranks: There will be a new type of "root docs" Just for that (Probably red color)

Happy Birthday :)

i award them anyway, the problem was with what happens with the SECOND signature, thats the issue we discuss here. I am waiting to see the final list, then i might decide to issue an other special title docs format with just one signature, mine, to be used as root docs for titles that can't be confirmed by anyone else. (but this involves more costs and currently i don't afford it)

the current story (story mode and current game intro), will be present as a secondary quest, one you can start at a later time, after you already visit part of the land. The story will come as a sort of dream, a dream explaining why soe things are as they are. Being a side story allows it to be disconnected from the current reality of md, while still being connected to its past. Lets say a25 brings an other layer of interactivity in the beginning of the game, one that will focus more on keeping new players active and involved, and only later, much later, the current story mode will be unlock-able some way. At least this is the current plan The new s25 also allows multiple starting points, allows user created beginnings of md, and i am planning to monitor these and put forward those that result in the most player retention. The current story mode is ancient and regardless how interesting it might be, its so disconnected from actual md , that it created a huge gap where everybody ends and quits.

makes perfect sense, the only problems are that sometimes previous holders of the title are unreachable or in some cases they are not really happy about the new leader and they might silently sabotage this. Think that the title doc has to reach them and they have to post it to the new person. As a concept this is how it should be, we can at least have it as a guideline ps. ready replied same thing in an other topic a while back btw

why not hold it also in this period? i am sure it won't take days so it can fit in the schedule... sounds like an interesting subject anyway

So, here we are.. kings and other high rank roles are given by me or council, but who signs for them? Council is not represented by a single person and most of all it doesn not have a certal figure to sign such docs. What do you suggest? One option would be to sign as Council, and to have a signature of one council member depending whoever is geographivally closer to the awarded person...but its kind of weird to have a anonymous signature. An other way could be to get an other king to confirm the kingship of an other king. An other option is to print a special set of docs that are only signed by me, or use these and strike confirming authority field...or simply fill it in and double sign it by me I am waiting for your suggestions, especially from the high rank people affected by this.

yes, but the title doc would be nice to include some flavor text to surround the description. Think of it like an awarding ceremony, ...it has more 'words' than just the ones placed on the description Also ...one very important mentioni just realized.. Titles for king roles should include the day the kingship was awarded (and if its the case, also the end date if known) I realise this requires sme investigation and research, this is a lot of work, but its done only once, and from now on such a thing will go very smooth i can't wait to ship the first lot, seriously, I was never so excited about anything in MD, maybe except its first birthday :) Lets make these docs very nice and special, I put a lot of soul and passion in creating them, now you should put similar in writing them properly I think each title should be palced on a separate topic, created by one of the involved parties, or whoever, doesn't really matter, and then all discussions about that title should take place there....BUT THIS ONLY AFTER THIS IS FINAL Both the person granting, the one confirming and most of all the one receiving the title should agree to its content For those that will provide constant writing service for titles, I will award a dedicated title, and why not, maybe a writer medal, if they prove constant and skilled in their work. I am thinking many that will be able to award titles, including myself, will have a hard time to make them sound nice and not just copy paste the description in-game

itles that are now named like ""Former Master Advertiser",, please leave the word "former" out. It will remain in-game but the title is retroactively awarded. Its ugly to receive a title for something that "was". For titles like this, it should be writen in a polite way in the title text that the character had this role beween x and y dates, or that it held the position till the next one continued the role (makes sense?) WE NEED SKILLED TEXT WRITERS TO START FORMULATING TE TITLE TEXT, FOR ALL TITLES i know enough english to do it, but my english is sometimes bad and i also don't have the time to write all of the...so...help? Thnks

awwww..yeah :))) sorryyyy

sounds interesting, but it would imply unneeded shipping costs...

oh wow, wait, i just saw this. no , the teams are for the organizers, its a teaser for the rest, no hidden message. Buuuttt..maybe the organizers and leaders of the teams could use your affiliation to one or the other team, idk, they should post here if so, but not disclose the plans please :)

i find this funny in a sick way :)))

well, you want them, you can't get them however,...so what i can do is to do everything possible to help you get them, and in this case this means wait till you will be able to receive them, is that right? I guess a similar case would be for anyone moving homes or on a very long trip, or in army, or ..jail. So..how long do you think till you will be able to receive the letter? Does anyone think i should talk more about what to do when the awarded person does not want a title doc? As i see it now this equal to not wanting the title so its easy to deal with.

description can be set, and tag can be added with a prefix like "Pending:....." the role itself can be considered in action, i am talking just about the title, so the current tag lists are done with the current roles not the new ones. As soon as the hold on tag awarding is lifted you can rename it to look nice. (About a week) Congrats and thanks for understanding.

Is it just me or compared to the old days people here are more and more full of drama and a lot more sensitive (apparantly me included) Whats wrong with us that we cry about anything so easy..lol

i guess "its in the air", because this attitude is how others feel too, due to totally different reasons. at least you see it as an issue and act. I feel like taking my toys and leave too at times, usually when i see that what i do goes wrong or is unapreciated My suggestion is that you all calm down, chew will probably accept and understand you apologies and realize he doesn't need to take things so personal every time someone talks without thinking, and you will probably be more careful next time. Leaving is just a last option you could always do, i don't think anyone would be happy if someone else leaves, regarding if chew hates you for your comment or not, your last one helps. i am hurt when i see people leave, regardless how 'big' they are

You know what the problem is? People like you DD only see what they are interested in and totally ignore what is behind the rest of the things they enoy. The problem is that MD is driven by a sensitive mechanism of "enthusiasm VS gratitude", people invest enthusiasm and get gratitude...and when someone like you makes such comments , they steal away gratitude that should have been received for the invested enthusiasm. If you don't realize or see what Chew does when working on the "big stuff", refrain from offending him by disregarding his efforts. If I would have listened to all of you that considered their ideas and feature requests are a lot more important and useful than everything else, I would have stopped working on md in the first year. Chew is too kind and actually listens to all of you, thats his big "problem". My opinion about this feature is that it is an interesting one...but i am uncertain if i want to make it that easy to know if someone is logged out intentionately or not. Let me tell you something...now MD is dieing because of major issues in the beginning part (mostly) ..every minute wasted on various cute little features, prevent Chew from dealing with the "big stuff" you consider so useless and might mean the difference from remembering MD just from memory, or actually still playing it in the future. The "big stuff" that you say nobody cares about, is usually the stuff that makes possible for everything else to exist. When i was working on major changes on items for example, that nobody used back then, i was making the foundation for all the things that you enjoy now ....and its usually like this with the "big stuff".. you don't see the foundation of the house, or you don't care about the structure of the building you live in, instead you complain about the decorations and say who cares about that invisible stuff behind. I am used to such attitude, but chew is not, and has no fault to endure it in my place.

yes, very sad :( i received an email from a relative of his (we kept in touch a bit more after he left md), and when i found out that he died i had a hard time to realize it. Sometimes you have the impression people are timeless and never die. In a way, he remains timeless. rest in peace.

This topic will be concluded at the end of September (after the special event)

@Azthor: md being "mine" has absolutely nothing to do with anything discussed in here. ..and i don't think i ever used or ever will use such an argument. Md is nothing without its players, and the players belong only to themselves. I am focused on the symbolic part, and i am glad that i am, because so few can replace that part. I am a total disaster when it comes to managing skills. Gladly md evolved enough to have other people deal with stuff i always failed to do right. When I implement a new thing, such as these titles, I try to do my best to see those things integrated, at all cost, because i am fully aware of the changes they will cause both socially and technically. Sometimes the changes i aim at are not directly related to the implemented features, but appear as side-effects of these features. Imagine people would have a word to say for every new law.ld be chaos, because there will always be pro & contra voices to everything. In MD i act as a dictator when it comes to concept changes/improvements and i try to let things more flexible through public debates and council decisions when the changes are not core changing. Even if these titles look like something optional and non-essential, i am sure their long time importance is crucial to keep md values intact, especially with the plans to make it more dynamic and hierarchy orientated in Autumn2050 i can only hope i will be able to keep them going forever, and to be able to keep up with the additional stress...but in case it will prove too much for me, i have a backup plan :) no need to discuss it now anyway. (ps:I generally like structured discussions like your puzzle reply there, but this time i find it a bit hard to follow :) no offense)

i might seem rude as you say chew, because its very time consuming and annoying to hear theoretical problems, that have no base in reality. Dark Demon represents a _REAL_ situation and an example to analyze, while you on the other hand, don't have a real problem, because as you said you already received things from me, and i am sure that if you really want to keep your new address hidden, you could just let me send stuff to the old one. I am not reacting nice to things that are meant mainly to be a time waster and are not actual problems. I am sure there are other people that have actual problems regarding privacy, but don't talk in their name, let them speak if they consider...and when they do , i expect them to present actual details to help find a solution not just to discuss the theoretical problem of providing their address. 99% of the people that complain about privacy, provide their address to shops and have enough info about them online, but they complain about privacy just as a concept. I simply don't have the nerves to discuss concepts now when i am trying to find actual solutions. taken YOUR case, i find it kind of very rude to make such a fuss about not wanting me to know your address, considering we know eachother for such a long time and i trust you both with my address and full md server access. So far, unless i missed something, i see only two people complain about the shipping, one is DD and one is you. The first has a valid point, but if he is willing to, there are solutions to that (and i could investigate more what solutions are there depending on country, if he can't do that himself). You on the other hand, simply complain out of principle. Btw..for cerain countries there is a possiblity to send a letter via a people transport company, just leave it with the driver and give him somethign for the effort, then the other person should wait at a precise time and date in the station to pick it up. This method is stealth enough for spies. Of course i get angry..when i see such lack of trust from people i trust so much and when people like you chewy, treat me as if i am some danger. I know this is not what you probably mean to do, but this happens if you talk concept instead of actual case. Leave those that have the issues discuss the actual issues.