Kaya

Dot in the far corner sounds like someone in a location that hasn't been linked to the right point on the map. Haze sounds like a really weird but though.

Definitely interested in joining this one!

Definitely wanna join this, time to summon my inner Caretaker!

This year I have the honor of holding one of MDs longest running traditions, the MD scene makeover contest! The days of black and white are over! For this contest I would like you to chose a scene that holds a special meaning to you, and add a lot of colour to it! Next I want you to add anything you think would add to the festivity of the scene! You're free to decorate the scene in any way you would like, be it digital, by printing it out and drawing onto it by hand, or any other way you can think of! For reference, the last 2 scene challenges: https://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/18154-scene-redesign-challenge/ https://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/17884-scene-decoration-quest/ The deadline to add submissions will be the final day of the festival, Thursday 29th 23:59 MD time. Afterwards the winner will be decided by an expert panel consisting of all players of MD through voting. Rewards: First place: 1 Anni creature, 3 gold coins + 2 GC From Mur Second place: 1 anni creature, 2 gold coins + 2 GC From Mur Third place: 1 anni creature, 1 gold coin + 2 GC From Mur

I'd love to join this!

I'm all for speedy resurrections, but do think it would be good to emphasize that the 14th starts in 1 hour, so people will have to get their baskets quickly!

I'll play along ^^

For this quest I would like to request 3 things. First, a ritual/method to create the Death Anchor. Second, a list of all the tools, resources and anything else necessary for this ritual. If resources that do not yet exist are necessary give a short (about 1 sentence) description of how they can be obtained. Finally I will ask you for an explanation how and why this prevents the dead from being collected. Entries should be posted in this topic and will be judged by me. Public discussion on methods is not only allowed, but encouraged, and will also be rewarded. Best solution may earn a reward, all comments are eligible for shiny coins. The deadline is 2 weeks from now, april 26th, 23:59. If you wish to participate, but won't be able to make the deadline, let me know ahead of time and I will give an extension. The deadline is fairly short, especially with all the other festivities going on.

I already showed some interest in the resource group, but would honestly love to be involved with all 3 of them ^^`

Still looking for some input on the resource system?

I like the idea of having a red plus or something like that in front of the HP to indicate what it is.

When using a Heat stone I didn't get the Heat spell. Instead what appears to be an empty spell "0" was added to my spell list. Changing the casting words gives the message: Screenshot of the activation + spell list. Admittedly the stone is a pretty old Heat stone from Gateway, so probably just an issue with this specific stone.

I'm absolutely not fond of the idea of giving coins for payments. Inflation already is a thing in MD, please don't send us into hyperinflation. It is already possible to convert credits into gold using by rewards at the end of most shop tracks as well as rare drops in the common item table. Making it even easier to print money sounds like a very slippery slope to pay to win, unless the community notices this in time and decides to move away from the coin standard, abandoning them all together in favor of a more stable currency.

Thank you Fang, you're a great friend. And don't worry, I'm not leaving MD, I know I would be lying if I said so. All I'm doing is leave this body behind, while preparing for the next one. I'm sure we'll meet again, even if I can't yet say when and how.

2 December 2019, Samon passed on. Samon has always been a reflection of myself, he was myself. However as time went on the part of me he reflects became weaker and weaker. Samon has been death within the realm of MD for several years and with good reason. I won't go into details as to how and why, but over the last week things happened that made me realize Samon is no more. This passage is not a sad occurrence, I'd even say it's a rather happy one. Even if I haven't been very active, MD has been a major part of my life. Therefore I feel like I can't move on without tying things up here. I might be on Samon a few more times during the coming weeks, but as nothing more than a shadow of the past. After that I'll probably leave MD for some time, but I do plan on returning at some point in a new shape. To all who knew me, fare well, and I hope we'll meet again in the next life. Now excuse me, I have to go to a meeting with Marind.

The thorn messed me up. Should have realized considering it is literally a thorn and all the other characters only contain straight lines. I did try and brute force my way through the substitution cypher, but couldn't find a good combination for the "the", "thee" and "see" combination. I even thought of "tee" and "see" for a while, but "tee" wasn't quite right and "te" didn't really work either, so eventually decided it probably was some other form of encryption. Alas, it was an interesting puzzle. Compliments to Jubaris on figuring it out.

I had fun puzzling this out, so would love to donate a Joker for the next person to solve it

There are only a few level 2 avatars and they are (sadly) usually sold out. Shuffling should give a new selections of avatars though, so if you keep getting the same that might be a bug.

Perhaps instead of having TC as the kind of battle royale it is right now it could be something one land declares upon another to force the other land to do something. E.g. Loreroot only allows Lorerootians to use axes, so to break the monopoly Golemus could declare a TC on Loreroot. If GG wins the axes will be accessible to all and they can't be locked away again for an X amount of time.

I loved Heads Contest, but it did have two major flaws. One, there were not enough participants, and two if you 'won' second or third place you were kinda screwed. HC gave some pretty good rewards, but second/third place got only half the rewards first place got and with no way to try again this resulted in a sort of match fixing where some of the stronger players would decide not to participate in the same contests, leaving the lower ranks to be filled up by the unsuspecting noobs and alts. I would suggest allowing anyone to participate, but have rewards depend on previous achievements. If you win Silver for the first time you will get a major reward (i.e. 20 credits) If you win Gold for the first time you will get an even bigger reward (i.e. 40 credits) However if you already have Silver you will only get the difference (20 credits) If you win a rank you have already obtained you will get a minor reward (e.g. a small amount of stats, maybe a few silver, bragging rights, etc.) This way the incentive to participate is far greater for those who have not yet won, but there is no reason to avoid an uphill battle. If it turns out the same people keep winning regardless it would still be possible to place a ban for X rounds on the winners.

The main problems with death seems to be the feeling of helplessness that comes along with it. While there are multiple ways to be resurrected, unless you own your own revive item you will be dependent on others to bring you back to life. Meanwhile there is nothing much one can do while dead. I know Azull is working on some things to make death more interesting/allow people to revive on their own, but from what I understood Gateway has priority. This problem is only aggravated by the way death works. You are bound to a remote corner on the map, so it is unlikely you will run into many random passer by's, people can't PM you unless they have you on your friends list or you send them a PM first, the mood panel is prohibitively expensive as you gain only one AP per day, your movement is extremely limited and even if you move you'll probably be send back within half an hour. Most of them minor nuisance on their own, but they add up to an almost complete isolation within the game, forcing the player to take things almost completely to the forums. For example a Death anchor at the GoE would already make it a lot easier for the dead to make contact with the living (and it makes sense, as the dead have been brought there to plea for their case since times immemorial). Furthermore I'd love to see the AP cost for the mood panel removed as too often something happens I'd love to comment on, but which doesn't really warrant a forum post, yet am unable to because of AP. As for killing, there should always be a way to prevent being killed. Sanctuaries should be absolutely safe, and even outside those there should be some way to stop the killer, even if it takes some effort. More than once I've heard the dead say something along the lines of "it doesn't atter, because I'll be killed again anyway."

Ooh, happy birthday, Nimmy!

I could create a quick logging clicky if wanted. although the statue at the floating book is not normally editable. I could also help to keep it updated as I tend to hang out around the graveyard either way.

A log in the house of tainted times, perhaps? Either way I do agree a log like that would be useful.