Sol

Joining in the fun Happy Birthday Calyx!

Phrog? You know that I support you

Lol you asked everyone to draw you Raven's? I can't wait for mine ^^ (I really can't wait! I am checking the forums every 30 mins or so for my drawing!)

Can't say that the dojo is an instant sucess but it's done a really good job, I know some new players who found the helpers at dojo helpful. But some people don't really care or they really don't know so we really need a sign somewhere.

Nice ones too Archnov, I like the meditating bald elf and how are your fingers lol.

Lol at the Jedi. Who requested you to make that? He must be a fan. BTW, they are great ones, can't wait to see mine ^^

I agree with side three too, there would a balance if the Necrovions and Angiens were in harmony but... there was harmony and peace and balance between them in the very old times before, the emergence of a particular race cause the balance to be broken and thats why the Shades attacked the MB lands, because of the lost balance. Thats what I think.

I would like to get an avatar, but...... Free credits don't work for me and stuff... So oh well.... My dream avatar would be a young man in white flowing robes with some armour pieces like Blackthoorn's ssecond piece up there with a godly aura around him. And I can never draw like that in my whole life.... You draw those characters so lifelike which is superb

Yeah it is a "dojo" where people can only attack with the other person's consent. Mur has approved and gave titles to the organizers. But actually I think that this confuses the New players more as there are no big announcements about the opening of the dojo. What I found was that new players who were led by a experienced player who was nice and helpful makes them stay longer in the game.

I made this topic because of the influx of new players due to the advertisements, and actually tailed some of them, lets say 30 of them got through the tutorial with little problems. Then they read the story, which most new players found it captivationg. Then they reach the Free roam part where players start to explore MD, but then the numbers start dropping due to extensive attacking from other players cause they are weak, from the orginal 30, I think only 10 are left. Because new players are the game's new hope and they will provide a good source of income for the game too if the newbs start exploring the MD shop. So I as above I was suggesting ways on how to keep the newbs from leaving.

Thanks, I spent a long time on this post

Some Newb stuff and "Newb Protection" I asked some New players (5 days or below) about their first impressions in-game and asked them what confused/frustrated them the most. 1st Review Shimmkid: When I first started the game I was very confused (though most people are with a new game) I got through the turtorial no problem but once I got out of it and into Marble Park I was very confused. Luckily I was helped by a few kind players and now find the game quite simple. Me: Well what did you think of the fighting system did it bother you or anything? Shimmkid: That actual still kinda bothers me, It goes too fast and I feel like I can't put too much strategy into the battle I just have to set up the rituals at first, though i was told as you upgrade your creatures that gets easier since they have different targeting choices which i've noticed. One that about the rituals that bothers me if that if you lose with the ritual you have to remake it. 2nd Review Kyouko: I like the story line and the puzzles throughout the game, and the player community I've seen makes the game vastly better with thier own story involvement. RPCs are doing a pretty nice job. However, the game interface itself is akward and difficult to work with - especially when it comes to combat. I hate the fact that I can't set a defensive ritual without first "attacking" a player, and then once the ritual is defeated, it reverts to one that is unpredictably weak and sucks away my personal vitality. The defensive ritual is something I should be able to set up anywhere and at any time (perhaps as an option from the creature page). Also, when a battle happens, I get either a very late warning about it, or sometimes none appears at all. The page is also too tall. If I want to see chat activity, I have to scroll down at each page. I guess that's all I have to say so far. Extra And I had a look around MB lands (where New players which got out of Chap 1 hang out) and saw that some New players were complaining about how they get wiped out easily at the start and they quit just right after that. Conclusion From the above points, I see that with a little good help from experienced players will keep the new player playing longer and will also leave a great first impression also most new players found the graphics and story interesting, so if we could develop more in the story= new players more happy because the story is one of the first things they meet. And some similar points in both reviews is that both players and other new players found the interface/combat system frustrating and was hard to understand (I don't really understand it too... ). Suggestions What I suggest is that we provide new players with "Newb Protection" for 1 or 2 days so they could learn more about the game, ask other players for suggestions, socialize with others (etc.) without the worry of getting attacked estensively by better players. Also I think that the tutorial should include some info on the Battle system/setting up rits and stuff, as PvP is a important feature in MD, new players should learn how to protect themselves and attack others with specialized rituals. Also I think that since we have such a great community, I would like to suggest having a few people specialized in teaching newbs (on duty when most people are online) posted at the places where new players need help so new players would feel that they are helped and that they are cared about. More on the "Newb protection" Maybe newb players with the "Newb protection" could only attack other newb players under this protection but if they win/lose they don't lose creature vit but still gain the XP. Also other players could not attack the "Newb Protection" players so the new players wouldn't feel vulnerable. As waiting for Regen kinda puts new players off the game especially when they get attacked over and over again when they are trying to regain Vit. Hope you read this and post comments (Hope you don't get bored also too). Sol.

So it was probably 7 AM GMT... Most players come from the USA or Europe...,but this time doens't seem ot match the time players from those countries normally play. Unless maybe they were from another country. I checked recently and found a normal amount of New players there, so maybe it was just that particular day, where all players seemingly decided to join...

I didn't have enough AP to check the Paper Cabin, so I couldn't go there. Like what time do you mean by nightly shift, could you give me a GMT time?

I chose the Light, Dark, Balance and Cyclicity principles. I like this combination.

I think he means the transparent layer thing. I have that problem too sometimes when my wireless connection is really bad.

I found some great websites while I was surfing the internet. Face Recognition (Upload a photo): http://www.myheritage.com/face-recognition Various types of tests: http://similarminds.com I found them interesting, hope you like them too.

Hmm... There are ways of getting into restricted lands with some help... One question about the sacrifice altars, I want to ask that do different altars give different sacrifice rewards? Cause I checked the one in Necro and compared with the Fenth's Press, I didn't seem to notice anything different...

Since I don't live in Europe or the USA, most links don't work for me... And the ones that work don't give me creds...

Lol, when I became phrog's adept, he promised "good" benefits and was advertising everywhere... Hmm... I don't have any adepts...

Hmm... The part about how we return, you know the shades might like sacrifices right? So I think if one person is willing to sacrifice their life by entering and never returning maybe will trigger something?

@GlorDamar That is a really nice portrait of Glai ^^ Maybe it could be his avatar in-game. EDIT: Maybe it could be his avatar in-game. Not sure @_@

Sounds interesting... Sure, I'll try.