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King/alliance leader picks 3 people who will do the events, without knowing the events that will be used, and can't change those people. Example, Marind Bell chooses Chewett, Handy Pockets and nadrolski to represent them, and can't choose those people for the next two competitions. If a land doesn't have enough players, people with no homeland or from another (not main) land can be subbed in. If, say, Rendril competes for a main land, MDA can only give players to that land, and cannot have their own team. Not a perfect system, but I think it'd work.

[quote name='Firsanthalas' timestamp='1284194433' post='68182'] First up, Rhaegar was let into the alliance along with other people when Grido and Z tried to rebuild it. He did not rebuild it from nothing like Jazira is now attempting to do. [b]He changed it, and you cannot deny that. It doesn't matter if he rebuilt it or not.[/b] Secondly, Rhaegar himself seemed to change the direction and ideas for the Church on several occassions. At one point he started to take up residence in the Tribunal Temple and he spoke about using it as a base for the Savels. That seemed to just peter out after a while. Then he wanted the Savels to be historians in Loreroot, then he started the avatar shop. There is more, but they are the big ones I can think of right off the top of my head. [b]Oh no, he tried to do other things! His life didn't revolve around the Savels 100%! He tried to give the Savels a NEW ROLE? BLASPHEMY! Nobody else has ever given an alliance a new role![/b] Thirdly, he's a blockhead with as much subtlety as a bull in a china shop. He has zero tact and succeeded in royally getting up a lot of people's noses with his crap. He still does. He had an issue with me from day 1. Why? Because he listened to and believed venomous crap that was still boiling over from old wounds in Loreroot. No matter what happened, he never ever got past that. In short, he was a source of conflict within Loreroot and outside it too. [b]That doesn't change the fact that you ONLY "put up with him" and didn't try to establish friendly ties. (Simply taking the information from your post, I don't pretend to know about your personal issues)[/b] I put up with Rhaegar for as long as I did for one simple fact. I was trying to be fair. I did not want my personal feelings towards him to cloud my judgement and I wanted to give him a chance. Many people felt that I was too soft and I believe that Rhaegar himself started to believe that I was somehow weak and he could push me as much as he wanted. Wrong on that score. He's a control freak. He seemed incapable of delegating tasks and only seemed to want to work with people when he felt like it or if he wanted to. By and large he showed little interest in working with anyone outside the Savels. [b]Why should he work with anybody if he doesn't want to? As an example, I'm not overly friendly with redneck. Am I going to go to him and say "Hey, wanna help me with a quest?", even if we're in the same alliance? It's not hard to ignore someone or something. For most people, anyways.[/b] He openly fostered a belief in at least some of the Savels, that if they were in the alliance before the kingship elections, then they didn't have to recognise the king. For any leader of any group in Loreoot to do such a thing is unacceptable. I also found out that things I said concerning his members were either not passed on or twisted. And he insisted that he deal with his members, not me. [b]Who cares about his beliefs? Lay down the law, don't stand there and "put up with him". There's a PM system and chat for speaking to people, you don't need to go through him. That's plain lack of effort on your part, if you really wanted to speak to them.[/b] Activity of the Savels... Towards the end of his tenure, there was little or none. Most of the members seemed inactive and at least one member seemed to spend more time outside the alliance than actually in it (not a personal dig by the way, merely the way things seemed). [b]You want to talk about inactives? Grayhawk, White Reaper, Mysteria Blue (seemingly back, but still had a long absence), Siala Lone Wolf, Cross Swords and Mojomuppet (not 100% sure) in GotR, and I won't even mention the ones in CoE. This is not intended as a shot at GotR or CoE, just don't complain about inactives if you've got plenty under your command.[/b] When I booted him there was almost no reaction from them. Infact, some of them seemed completely oblivious to what had happened. Personally I was disappointed. I had expected more of a reaction, any reaction. When Marv took over he tried to contact the members and got almost no response until he kicked people. [b]Not everybody reads the forum, where it all happened, and as you said, many were inactive.[/b] Savelite items.... Rhaegar aggressively sought the items that he felt belonged to the church. He was very insistent (to put it mildly) that they belonged to the church. Where are they now? He refused to return the ones he had to Marvolo, when Marvolo took over. I guess that they only belong to the church if Rhaegar is running it. Maybe it should be called the church of Rhaegar? [b]Rhaegar bought the items with his own funds, I'm assuming. If another Muffin Man came along and replaced you without your permission, would you willingly give him your muffin-related items if you still considered muffins to be part of your role?[/b] Alliance location.. Rhaegar himself stated to me very clearly that the Savels belonged in Loreroot and would never leave. [b]Opinions change, get over it.[/b] Savelite memorial.... Yeah, I find this a mixture of funny and sickening really. For starters it is really a homage to himself and one or two others, as well as a two fingered salute to myself and the rest of Loreroot. He's missing at least one name of an older member from that list and he has included names of people that had long gone before his demise and also some people that were barely there or did anything at all. The Savels are also not dead, so having a 'memorial' is in poor taste in my opinion. [b]Marv's Savels were no better than what you seemingly believe Rhaegar's were, and Jazira's plans don't even look like the Savelite Church, they look like the Loreroot Church. Who really cares if he's missing a few names, or included some extra, just because? In the end, it's up to him who goes on, not you. If you disagree, talk to him about it, otherwise, keep your opinion of it to yourself.[/b] The ultimate irony though, is that the alliance should have a memorial, because it should be put to bed in my opinion. But it seems that people in MD have an inability to let go of the past and move on. If this new incarnation of the alliance does not make something of itself it will be going to alliance heaven. Make no mistakes about it. [b]Yey, threats to people who actually wish to see Savelites restored.[/b] As for a memorial, that should be something that is done by the MD community (or at the very least the land of the alliance), not by one or two people with an axe to grind. [b]So, instead of the former leader of the alliance in question, you'd rather either have everybody (most of the people in this group have never had anything to do with the alliance), or you (who has never been in the alliance) decide who goes on the list? Not to mention, of course, that NOBODY can dictate what who puts on clickables except Mur. You want something else for the memorial? Do it yourself.[/b] Rhaegar had his chance. He blew it royally, so stop this nonsense of saying he should have it back. It is time to give someone else a chance or put the alliance to bed once and for all. [b]Yeah, he blew it because of a personal issue between you and him. It was not because of all of that "abuse" you put up with, and it was not because he created an unofficial Lorerootian group without your permission. These things are easily ignored.[/b] [/quote] Now, I don't know about the rest of the community, but I'm tired of hearing you ***** and moan and try to justify yourself. I am also VERY tired of hearing Marv spout off every time Rhaegar and the Savels are mentioned in the same paragraph. Everybody knows both of your positions and opinions on the subject already, so the only reasons I can see for these posts are attempts at justification or just pure hatred, and either way, both reasons make you a "blockhead with as much subtlety as a bull in a china shop", in my opinion. My edits in bold. Sorry for longpost/rant.

-Angien eggs required no effort, just age. -Yes, they take up creature slots, but the slots can still be used, even though the creature occupying them can't be sacced for any great reward any more. -More time wouldn't have even helped most people unless you asked for an unreasonable amount. A reasonable amount to ask for is 1-2 weeks, not 1-2 months. This is basically asking for compensation for NOT doing work.

I checked logs, WP shows up. [quote]Totenkopf Tarquinus 661 Wish 42 Yes Details 15/06/10 09:39:02[/quote] Details say it was used for Oak Tower.

Or just start translating basic stuff, such as restrictions, known issues, help pages, etc. It's not a horrible thing to have something started if you do get the go-ahead, or whatever it is you need from Mur, and if you don't, then that's too bad, I guess? Don't see why Mur would say no to a translation, though.

[quote name='Tipu' timestamp='1283645625' post='67692'] Solution Beating loreroot guards will gain access into LR - that not a spoiler use blah blah blah creature to defeat LR guards thats a spoiler. [b]This is how it is (or should be), not sure what you're saying.[/b] Lore root Guards The first set guards - an average player can defeat, but the second is way too hard to defeat them. The ritual has been changed there is no weakness in their strength. The old easy way of defeating the LR guards is now no more only brute force can take them down. Only players who have defeated them lately can understand what iam talking about. The Aimed Hit ability for LR archer have changed the Odds. [b]I can't be 100% sure, but I'm 80-90% sure that the old method is still a viable option, if you modify it just a tiny bit.[/b] my request is players should not get personal EXP for Lost battles against LR guards. This will make many player to try and find solution by themselves rather than asking some one. [b]This, I agree with, though it would probably be hard for Mur to do.[/b] Weapon sets : the above can solve this problem too. [b]Not sure what you're talking about here, explain a bit? But in any case, weapons/armour are not necessary for anything, really, but they do help.[/b] Tokens and MD shop creatures: I have no solution for this one. well i used to give them false rumors that they have negative side effects [b]While these things do give quite a bonus, it is quite possible to beat them with normal things, or even to get them without paying (free credits), and even if you don't beat them, it's only a few losses. By the way, it's never really a good idea to spread false rumours.[/b] [/quote] Good job for thinking up ideas, in any case. My edits are in bold.

[quote name='Ravenstrider' timestamp='1283618047' post='67669'] And I for one would like to posses any kind of inner magic doc since I'm more interested in those then the WP spells... So, yes, it would matter, especially if it was to be combined with something else... [/quote] Yes, that's what I mean. One single doc doesn't give much information. Of course, there's also the chance of someone making 25 alts just to get a bunch of docs. I give you ^5 for trying, you're doing better than I am >>

This is not a bug, it's just that the calendar hasn't been written, so you don't get the stats.

[quote name='Ravenstrider' timestamp='1283560670' post='67651'] a) Get rid of the stat loss, instead implement a stat cap, or a monthly stat decay if you don't fight. (maybe combined with the forced advance after a certain ammount of stats are gained) [/quote] Mur said in the february thread that he won't cap stats. Also, the skill damage wasn't implemented to punish those who didn't fight. [quote name='Ravenstrider' timestamp='1283560670' post='67651'] b) A transit level between mp4 and mp5, where lowering exp is possible, but much less then on mp5 (like 5-10%), or maybe implement this on mp4... This wouldn't get more people to mp5, but would make those who make it to mp5 strong enough to stand up to the vets without the need of dipping into the WP shop to reset their exp... Would lower the ammount of strong mp3s as well, but would be a problem since there would be a lot of strong mp4s going around... But I think it could be tweaked so that it works better than the current system. Could be done by implementing a forced advance after a certain ammount of stats are gained. [/quote] Not quite sure what you mean by 5-10%, so I'll just give to answers. If you mean a lower value per battle, then someone could stay MP4 forever, just like people could easily stay MP5 forever, if there were another regular stage to get to naturally (MP6 is protector, MP7 is illusion, etc.). If you mean they can only lose a certain amount and then they won't lose any more, then that's the same as increasing the cap. [quote name='Ravenstrider' timestamp='1283560670' post='67651'] c) Since there is already the 15 credits when your "recruit" reaches mp5, there could also be a 10-15 credits when you reach mp5... Even better, once you reach mp5, you get the avatar feature enabled without the need to buy it in the shop. Lower the gold-avatar quality bar, put the gold avatars lower in the shop, make the best avatars into red-gold avatars... or different colors depending on the theme of the avy, and put that in the place where the gold avys are now. Also, could be good if there was a creature somewhere in there to assure more shop action in that branch... [/quote] There's already heads for credits. Avatars are in the shop for a reason; the game needs to make money. Simply having another tier of rarity (red-gold) doesn't really solve anything, does it? [quote name='Ravenstrider' timestamp='1283560670' post='67651'] d) Something similar to something already suggested: Pick your inner magic doc when you reach mp5... (since there is no distributing of them at the moment afaik) Choice between 4-5 lvl one docs would be appropriate. Yes, this would eliminate the special feel and rarity of them, but still... In a community this small nothing is that rare any more... And besides, with most vets having 4 to 5 inner docs to their name, they still stay "special", especially the higher level ones. [/quote] Mur will do something with the docs: [quote][22/06/10 00:11] Muratus del Mur:for example, if i decide to place all the spell docs in a book and write about them, i will not auction them there because it wont be fair to the one winning the auction[/quote] And, of course, one single doc doesn't really give you much, depending on the one you get. Sorry for longpost

Well, I couldn't find it, but I'm sure that Mur wrote something, somewhere that explained the difference between Mur, Manu and Muratus. Poo

No, King Manu was the first account in the game. The game was made by Mur, so they are controlled by the same person. I'll try and find some quotes, though.

King Manu is not Muratus del Mur, but they are controlled by the same player.

[quote name='Shadowseeker' timestamp='1283258148' post='67430'] Question would also be, who would hold it, and how would that person know who to advance? [/quote] To me, Burns seems like a good choice, seeing as he's already LHO and spends most (if not all) of his time in the Park where newbs tend to congregate, and also knows the consequences of abuse, has a direct superior, etc. A single complaint with evidence would be enough to advance somebody, would it not? Or multiple complaints with no evidence could be put up on the forum for voting, or the whole thing could be decided by the community through voting, and Burns (or anyone else, really) could just be the one to carry the action out. Of course the process would possibly be made easier through use of dream control to temporarily hold possible offenders, but it's not necessary. And really, this IS just a precautionary measure. The next incident of one MP3 giving significant amounts of EXP to others will most likely be sometime in the not-so-near future.

Sometimes the role aspect is taken too seriously. You don't have to have a strict role, like "gardener" or "knight" or something, just do what you do and be what that makes you. Example: If you're a very angry person, it doesn't matter whether your papers tell a story about unicorns and lollipops, or if they tell a story about destruction and murder, you'll still be an angry person. The story is something of an add-on, something to do if it interests you. Role development doesn't just happen overnight, you have to settle in and interact lots.

Welcome back, Mr. Eggs! You muss stay >>

[quote name='Bronzometh' timestamp='1283110379' post='67313'] This is not an excuse. The fact that you and February and anyone could do that is the problem. That is a fighting system problem that must be solved. no sacrificing caps and stats caps or any other caps you could think of will ever solve this problem. The fighting system must be fixed so that NO ONE can harm other players by getting them to exp cap. [/quote] Burns capping GGG players is different from february capping random MP3s in that Burns restricted himself in who he would cap: a) He said he would only cap MP4s b) He said he would only cap them if they were using GGG c) He gave warning on the forum, and if he did end up doing anything in the game, I'm sure he would've given warning there as well d) He had a clear, constructive goal which he believed was good for the community, and was stated many times, before he even did anything. Whereas february is doing it (most likely) unintentionally, to any random MP3 that happens to be in the same place that he's in and chooses to attack him. He has no constructive goal other than to show that he can use underhanded methods to raise creatures that can beat older players. As for your concerns about VE, I got up to almost 30k VE through story mode and heads contest and such, and had that for quite a while before saccing a few creatures. Now I have 44k VE. I do just fine in fighting, even if I can't beat up people like dst and Metal Bunny. Try actually experiencing MP5 before saying that you know what you need to survive in it.

Reminds me of a fight between knators >>

Ironic that you're talking about social clubs being a bad thing, seeing as you lead the alliance that lets in the most and youngest members on average, and that only three or four out of the eighteen members have actual alliance-based roles (recruitment, "mentorship") within your alliance. Of course, you've also got five or six inactives by my count. Do you think that there would even need to be 50 seat alliances such as your own if there weren't non-contributing members? In special cases, yes, but not for any long period of time. People move on. If you don't want alliances to be social clubs, give people things to do once they join, don't just have them run around with shiny new badges. Don't complain about other alliances social clubs if you can't keep your own alliance from being one. PS: On the off chance that you agree that GotR is a social club/inactive holder, then why are you complaining in the first place? Do something about it.

[quote name='Muratus del Mur' timestamp='1283035424' post='67259'] cap count sound also good but i fear its complicated to do especially on defence [/quote] Monitor the "E lost: 4vit; A lost: 7vit;" and the "Casualties: Defender:32%, Attacker:64%" of MP3 fights, and if it meets the conditions for giving more than x experience, flag it and if necessary, send someone to ask about it.

What if it were made freelance, but with a similar system to the Wasp's Totem items? (ie. They return to a specific person or location after a set amount of time) Also, you're not touching my potato!

It's a Water Daemon/Elemental with freeze influence that lasts one round instead of the whole fight, and more stats than usual. Also, no creature targets single, there's dying, random, weak creatures, etc.

[quote name='Blackwoodforest' date='16 August 2010 - 02:16 AM' timestamp='1281946587' post='66303'] I don't seen the purpose of a button that reloads the captchas, because when I tried to enter it, it will automatically gets renewed when entered wrong. I do as well don´t really seen and issue of those kind of unfriendly captchas. The colormixing makes it really worse. [/quote] The reload button would be so you don't have to enter your username and password five times.