Kyphis the Bard

Added in my approximate location (Centered on the closest Hub) For those of you trying to figure out how to place markers, you need to click the big [Edit] button in the side bar first, then three options become available for you to use in the map view.

So basically, its like weaken in that it stacks up? ie, the first turn the creature takes say 5 points of damage, then the second turn it takes 10 (5x2), and so on? If so, the acid also needs a duration, say creature level in turns (since first level is an egg, it will always have at least two turns of acid when able to use in combat).

You do realize that Eon's desire for herb baskets means you can movelock her before the items return, use the land cleanser to move her out of the pickup point, and then since she doesn't want to miss out on baskets you can go crazy with the needle, don't you? And in the meantime, if you organize yourselves, you can also collect all the baskets so Eon can't take any. Then Eon doesn't have a basket and is needled. Complain all you want, the tools for this sort of thing have existed for a very long time now. All you have to do is organize yourselves.

Playername: Kyphis Activity days: 993 as of day 5 of year 7 [[b]85% [/b] (A total of 993 out of 1166 days)] Reason: I am already working in the CLC to clarify rules as much as possible. This can be seen around the forum, and to a certain degree in game. I have not had a long period of leaving the game other than immediately after my first day where I left for several months, and read announcements as they happen. As such, I am aware when most rules change. I also have a lot of experience in organizing teams and groups of people. I also have huge amounts of time that I can dedicate to MD on a semi regular basis.

Just to clarify, what I said was more personal opinion than proof of any kind. As the CLC statement said, the fact that they don't appear to have any real integration within the realm is only relevant if you can first prove they are being used for alt abuse in the first place. [u][b]--->WARNING! THE FOLLOWING MAY OFFEND NANCIES<---[/b][/u] To extend my personal opinion, I don't actually give a F***. Yeah, its almost guaranteed that Eon is technically commiting alt abuse. But predominantly that alt abuse centers on tracking abuses, not committing them, so ultimately it helps the realm. And when you look at the wider picture, while still technically alt abuse it doesn't provide any relevant benefit to Eon, so, if you can prove it at all, you will largely be only proving that she is committing an abuse that doesn't help her, but helps the realm. Sure for tracking down people to attack the story is a little different, but ultimately if she didn't have the alts she would just use a different method. Like say, asking people, or looking at where your trail goes, or useing locate, or simply teleporting and movelocking you so you can't run away. The best part of all this was when dst replied to my earlier opinion. None of you would be having this discussion if Eon hadn't gotten Skill Damage. But rather than acknowledge that fact you all dance around it and try to find some other way to blame her, since outright complaining about SD didn't seem to do anything to you (newsflash: craptons happened that the majority of you ignored, even though it was happening in the open. I won't say all of you since I know some of you actually did pay attention, especially Eon) So what, a lot of you don't like the way MD is heading. Tough. MD isn't what it was three, two, or even one year ago. Its the nature of this game. You can't deal with it? Piss off. MD is going to go along fine with or without you. Adapt or die. Yes, that was me blowing my stack. If that offends you, it is mean't to. If it doesn't offend you, then that means your probably one of the people who I actually play MD to hang out with, even if you don't realize it (exception is Pip. I can never tell how you will react. Just because we argue more than not doesn't mean I don't like you, Your one of the people I enjoy seeing the most around MD right now) [u][b]EDIT[/b][/u]: Alright, to clarify the above, I'm not annoyed at anyone in particular, I was actually smiling while I wrote the above. I am annoyed at the irony that, while I generaly find nothing too awful about what Eon is doing (generaly, not always), my tendency to prefer to make posts based on facts rather than opinions presents the opinion that I am anti Eon/dst. Which isn't true. Since I personally can't stand people who act one way in public and another in private, the above post is to express clearly and publicly that, while the facts demand I acknowledge Eon and dst do a lot of abusive things, I personaly don't have a problem with them (the results, I often have a problem with. But that is something I prefer to discuss in private with them, not in public with them, so tough). So yeah, me = largely pro Eon and dst, even though my posts seem to indicate otherwise. Now hopefully I can stop having insane discussions with myself about the double facade I appeared to myself to be presenting... EDIT: Or y'know, not. Since Crazy is often synonyms with fun around MD... EDIT: Oh yes, if you are wondering why most of that initial post has nothing to do with the second prior edits clarification, it is because my brain prefers not to work in a linear fashion. So bleh.

[quote name='Rules and Restrictions'] You can have multiple accounts, to try out story, to experince new ways of play etc ..., however if you are detected that you are using them just to help one of your main accounts , all of them including the main will get banned. [/quote] In regards to the cases of useing one or more account to either gather information to support the role of a different account of the same persons, or to scout out targets for a different account of the same persons to attack (either through following a player or through attacking them to test defences), both cases are definitely alt abuse. However, hearsay evidence is not sufficient for a case. For such action to be determined as alt abuse, you must be able to definitively prove that the player is useing the accounts for that purpose. In regards to lack of social integration within MD being indicative of alt abuse, such a lack of social integration is indicative, however not definitive. By itself, it has no value as proof for or against an argument of alt abuse. However, it may be used as corroborative evidence to prove the accounts only purpose is abuse if definitive evidence of related alt abuse can also be provided. CLC - Kyphis

There is a topic working to clarify the alt abuse rules [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10339-clarifications-on-alt-abuse-and-related-rules/"]here[/url]. The CLC has made a statement regarding its stance on this particular aspect [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11338-cowardice-seasoned-with-a-bit-of-hypocrisy/page__st__57"]here[/url]. To clarify your definition of alts and mains, for the purposes of alt abuse it does not matter which account is considered the alt or the main. If you have multiple accounts, and one account helps another, then both accounts are guilty of alt abuse. It does not matter which is considered the alt and which the main, both are guilty. The difference between an alt and a main only comes into play when there is severe alt abuse, to the point that all accounts will be banned. Depending on the nature of the offense, it may be the punishment that all but one account are permanently jailed, in such a case the account which will be given a temporary jailtime is the account considered by the punishing body as the main, while the accounts given permanent bans are considered by the punishing body as the alts. ie for determining if there an abuse happened, an accounts status as alt or main is irrelevant. For determining severity of punishment, an accounts status as alt or main may play a factor in some cases.

Nope. But Eon's alts are logged in regularly, and travel around a lot. Unlike what you just expressed, which is dead alts, Eon's alts are very much active. They just don't do anything that distinguishes them from Eon's main.

Far as the whole supporter argument goes.... When someone pays (actually pays, not just uses free credits to get it) a lot of money, that puts them on Mur's radar, yes. But what that means, is he is going to pay more attention to them whenever they come up, because he recognises them a bit more. That means, if they do anything wrong, he is LESS likely to let it slip by. So yes, supporters do get special treatment. But until the spent credits shop opens, and outside Tombolas, that special treatment is not something anyone wishing to break the rules would want. At any rate, I'm going to bring this matter to the CLC and see what advice we can give you here. EDIT: Just as an additional, personal note... I have never seen any of Eon's alts do anything that contributes to them having a role. Without any role of their own, it is NOT POSSIBLE to argue that they are not there just as an extention of the main, and thereby as a means to alt abuse. However, this is obviously only the case if they haven't been taking efforts to have a role of their own (ie talking in chat, PMs, raising their own creatures, creating their own papers, competing in quests, etc). I have never observed them doing any of these things, but that doesn't mean they havent. So, dst and Eon, before it even becomes necessary for them to provide any substantial evidence that those accounts are used for alt abuse, the onus is on YOU to provide evidence that those accounts have their own role, that they are developing. But as I said, that is all my own personal opinion, and nothing official, and really just food for thought.

It looks exactly like my display there, and I have a few thousand more wins and losses than you, so I would say it has just gotten too thin to see.

Let me just check... EDIT: The text of the tokens has been changed, so now they operate within parameters. This can be closed.

Now I need to remove all my important notes from the notebook... *sighs*

This didn't surprise me at all, actually. If you look back at the Jester/Poe incident, they look at as many different factors in the situation as they can to come to as fair and unbiased a result as they can. There are always a lot of factors in any case, nothing major just "happens" without some sort of motivation first. Would yrthiliian have used the tools if Azull wasn't in a Golemian Alliance? No. Would he have been in the alliance if Kiley hadn't let him? No. Was the last instruction he recieved not to use the tools? Yes. So yes, yrthilian did what he wasn't supposed to, but he was doing what he wasn't supposed to in response to someone else doing what they wheren't "supposed to". Doesn't make it any more or less right or wrong, but it does change the facts. Personally, I like that they run like this. It might mean that they take much longer to come to a concensus about how to handle anything (maintain lack of bias, cover all the angles takes a while, just ask anyone who has done jury duty, or watch 12 angry men to understand this), but ultimately it means they are fair. And we all know Mur isn't fair (he is a Demon, who REALLY expects him to be fair?) [quote name='Chewett' timestamp='1325619716' post='99538'] Its always intresting for me to see Murs views on matters, since its so radically different from ours. Personally for me, in this case, i was against yrth because he did something he wasnt meant to (sorry yrth you are still the best gg king ) But, it seems that although the kings are gone, and they are not allowed to use their powers, they still think the land laws should be upheld (which to me, seems wrong, since there is no king, king makes and enforces land laws, so surely you have no land laws???) [/quote] I think in this case (abdication) that any land laws would, logically, still stand. Yes the kings might make the laws, but that doesn't mean that without a king there are no laws. Say for example someone pulled a Guy Fawkes and succeed, and then assassinated the royal family. There would be no law creating body in England, however the laws would still stand and the police would still catch criminals who broke the law. The situation would potentially be very different in the case of rebellion, however, as that would suggest that the people do not like their leader and the way the land is being run. In a rebellion I think it is logical that at the point of success all current land laws cease being enforced until restated by the new land leader (either exactly the same or with different phrasing and conditions) And yes, yrthilian was (and still is) the best King GG ever had

I certainly hope that something is put somewhere so we know that this has started, since who knows what a spam filter will mark as spam...

Me Gusta

Best Wishes, Strongarm is a good fellow. Like most others though, I do like Wind and Rain better. And personally, I think it suits Nightbane as well >.>

There have been several cases in the past where people who don't have the ability to edit MD scripts have been given it for doing really good scripts in the past. A lot of players who have MD Script ability don't utilize it for themselves, and would be happy to help someone by putting code into scriptable objects on their behalf. I personally gained full scripting access mainly so that if anyone with coding skills wants to help add to MD like that, but doesn't have Wishpoints for the scripting ability, I can help them out. So If he wants to do that, I would be happy to help, as would most other MD players with the ability.

They are also used for casting spells, if you have them (either from permanent ability or a memory stone).

Which is funny, since MD started on Forums

I'd encourage you to stick with No Mans Land (look into established housings though) Although, with your cheery attitude and potential destructivness, it would be mildly ironic if you found your way into Necrovion...

Welcome to MD . We don't all play nice, but I hear some people like that... MD has something for everyone, you just need to find it first And if it doesn't exist? Make it! (disclaimer: Makin' stuff has a habit of annoying the vets. If you think you can do something and you know it isn't going to break the rules, but a bunch of vets is objecting, don't worry. We have all made stuff in the past, and makin' somethin' usually involves destroyin' somethin' else. But bah, progress-ward ho!)

That's why it would only be the regular, spammy announcements that get moved there. For example, as I said above, the announcement for the begining of the HC would be in there, but not the one for the end of stage one and two (since these fall on different dates/times each time, and often contain important information for the participants, as well as historical data on the winners) The HC is an especially good example, since it falls on a set date rather than a set day, and has the same interval every year, it doesn't require any reworking each year (it is possible that some such as the item regrouping, which happens on a set day rather than a set date, would require either for it to be reentered each year, or for some automated system to calculate it as the year goes by, both of which could be a bit of work)

[url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11266-md-calender-integration/"]MD Calender Integration[/url]

There are a lot of regular events that happen at the same interval every time. Personally, I would like to see them added to the Calender, rather than posted in the Announcements. I'm talking about events such as the Beginning of HC (Not the end, that should remain in announcements), Item Regrouping, Spell Casts Refresh, and other such, regular, events. Also things like the MD birthday, Murmas, and any other holidays MD decides to celebrate annually, although in these cases there would (obviously) still be announcements about the event. It being on the calender would just make it a little bit more searchable. If you can think of anything else, please post below.

They will still be the same price. While there are more of them, once they morph they are basically taken off the market again, so the value of an un-morphed morph is the same. Which sucks for me since I still haven't been lucky enough to get one *laughs* Although, this could change in the future if Mur starts melting them more often (look back in the announcements if you don't know what I mean)