Ravenstrider

Fine, then I'll throw a party in the Drachorn Lair because I was annoyed by the endless ranting you people did on the forums. (Yes, this was a joke... not a good one, but still...) If you want to be a mod, you have to deal with the people. If not, don't do it. I think I apologized for bothering you, but if not, I'll do it here: I'm sorry I didn't take my time to find a two year old topic that has a post that contains the rules on the HC that are applied from time to time and I continued to ask you to confirm them. And I'm not trying to be rude or disrespectful here, and we discussed this in the PM, and that was it. This is you messing with people and basically abusing the ability because we annoyed you. Not very nice. Do it, but give up your post as a mod of the HC afterwards, because mods shouldn't do that.

No life is meaningless. No death is worthy or meaningful.

1) To sit on this park bench in my home town, smoke a cig and play my guitar, with a pint of good, cold beer. Why Not: I don't know... I just know that I won't do it... Why it is easy: Self explanatory. Why: That place always gave me a sense of serenity that I couldn't achieve anywhere else... 2) To play "Oci Boje Meda" with the band from my home town. Why not: I never have enough time to practise my guitar... Plus stage fright... I'll never do it... Why it is easy: I could just ask the guys to let me play the song... Why: I need to loose myself. 3) To cook for someone special. Why not: I'll never learn to cook, I'd probably poison her... And I'm asocial, so the someone special part is hard to achieve. Why it is easy: I could learn how to cook, at least one kind of dish, and I could probably find someone if I got over some of my problems. Why: Same reason like the last two... To feel good...

[quote name='dst' timestamp='1290758724' post='73284'] Maybe it's time to share my opinion. I am one of the players that became LHO not because I like to help people. I did it to experience this side of the game. [/quote] Totally off topic: I thought you became a LHO to finish Renavoid's quest for the Leadership spell doc... You shatter my illusions.

@Chewett..was . You can remove the avatar from the system now, while it's waiting approval... (Not sure how it before) and then upload it being in the system twice. And I didn't get any kind of feedback, the avy didn't get approved, and my other avatars got approved... So I'm thinking it's not good enough... :/ Anyway, I'll upload a couple that I'm working on currently tomorrow. Edit: Thanks for the kind words, I know you're lying trough your teeth, but doesn't matter...

For some reason, that particular avatar (grave digger) still hasn't been approved, even though all the others have. I don't know if that's a way of saying: Fix that sword... I might try and do it later today and I'll reupload it...

Well, I've finally started drawing some decent avatars, and I thought I'd share them here. Also, I'm planning to make this a topic where I will add my work and let people suggest how to make it better... Or even make suggestions towards what I should draw. The work is not by any means high quality and I wouldn't call it art, but I think it is good enough for someone to make it their avy if it "fits them." I'll start with a couple that were already approved. [attachment=2204:matrixinspired.jpg] My current avatar. Drew it while watching The Matrix. The movie inspired me in some strange way. [attachment=2205:Monkish.jpg] Started drawing it as an angelic character but decided against it, and got this martial arts kind of feel. [attachment=2206:StaffandCloak.jpg] Staff and cloak. Overdid the shading a bit, didn't manage to tune it down during editing, but I guess someone might like it. [attachment=2207:Fool.jpg] The Fool. My previous avatar and the first avy I was satisfied with. Still waiting on approval, so feel free to suggest changes: [attachment=2208:gravedigger.jpg] Grave Digger. Inspired by the Caretakers, I couldn't manage to make the sword look as I wanted to no matter how much I tried... [attachment=2210:ethien.jpg] A coat and hat dude... Looks French to me, for some reason. [attachment=2209:seig2.jpg] Custom made for Seigheart, if he likes it... I was going for creepy... I'm not sure if I hit the spot. [attachment=2213:pirate.jpg] Pirate avy... Not much to add... Done during my insomnia run. [attachment=2299:atr.jpg] Custom made for Atrumist. [attachment=2302:oldman.jpg] Old man...

Well, here's my opinion on this... Since the bar for approving avatars has gone higher... (still not high enough if you ask me... and I am the guy who submits some of the worst work out there... sorry lol I try my best) And since the selection is shuffled to show at least 2 avy's (I think) from the older generation... the only thing that is the problem here is the repetition... Maybe instead of a random list of avy's every time, maybe a random list per character and then you could go trough the whole thing without seeing the same avatar twice.

As Amoran mentioned, they are line drawings. Add some shading to them... Also, the criteria for approving avatars has gone up recently, so there will be less bad quality avatars out there and avatars won't get approved as easily. One more note: Characters from movies/comic books/manga/ etc. aren't allowed. Characters need to be original. And objects are a no-no, even though they are easier to draw.

But I like eating paper. Meh, I started drawing a few months back... So I'm still searching for my style...and learning techniques, since I never really liked to draw, so I never bothered, until now... So that could be a part of it... And I was mostly joking in the above post. Great work, Espartano, btw...

May I suggest redoing the drawing, maybe using a ruler to make the lines less "bumpy"... (Edit the original drawing, then rescan it. If it's too faded, use the ruler tool in photoshop or gimp to emphasise the lines without the bumpiness, but in this case, add some shading to the drawing, so it doesn't look like it's done in photoshop) And I've gathered something from the comments on the avatars I've uploaded: The drawing should be complete (not cut) representation of a character, as detailed as you can make it, not too abstract, which clearly shows that it was hand drawn (shading, lines, etc). Representations of objects and animals don't get accepted generally... If it's a dragon, a wolf, a mythical being and if it's very well drawn, maybe it will get accepted, but in most cases no...

I'd just to state the signature was meant for all those people that come here only to argue and gnaw at each others necks. It was left in Serbian because it's (in my opinion) a piece of poetry and can't be translated correctly by me. I considered it short enough to be in both my signature, and in another language, according to the rules. And why open a topic about it anyway? Anyone who wanted to know what it means could have asked me. I even translated it in-game the other night. If you wanted to execute a punishment, again, it's nothing that should be handled in public... This just looks like a stoning for the amusement of the masses. I don't know what you find offensive. I was thinking people would like it, in a sense they can see the message behind it (even the google translation does to an extent). Guess I was wrong. Edit: Very loose translation for Firs and anyone else who is curious. Note: It's not even close to cover all the metaphors and subtle messages in the song, and I apologize to all of those who love EKV and Milan for translating this. "You blind, you deaf, you selfish people, making the noise, without order and sense, without why and because, for whom and how, without the question that maybe would dry out the prideful smile on the face without tears (as in crying tears), on the face that never turned the cheek. Tear (as in a rip, a scar), coffin, a worm, and face(or cheek) and hair and blood. You mute(or silent) players of your ritual dance, happy in trance in a world that exists only in heads of people without scrupuls, of the people without mercy, people without memory, you who don't know the showers(or storms, waves, tough to translate the message here) of sound, colors and smells. You foolish people. " [code]And here's the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMj4dn2Vd_o&feature=related[/code]

The problem with me is: I can't really draw... I mean, I can (poorly), but I can't visualize something and then draw it... it comes down to me drawing lines until I see a shape I like then going from that... And then my friend comes around and goes: "What is that? Is that a space monkey?" And I rip the paper in shreds... and eat it... without chewing... *sighs* I need some art-education...

Not large numbers again! Bloody hell. Twelve of them at that... I give up... I mean, they have a certain characteristic in common, but man...

Happy birthday, Pipz.

I'm looking to buy a joker with any or all of the following tokens: [darksky][clawII][clawIII] The payment would be in coins.

I never said this will be easy. I know this will require alot of time and work... And I believe it is keeping it simple... We just add a list of people with the non-dmg def ritual... This might be done on hate pages or in PL of the "staff", though I don't like the word ...And the event (we would see how it works out, if weekly is too often, we change it to 2weeks and the themed turnaments to 6 weeks... or something) Uh, I don't know what you mean by combat related things... The proposed lessons/trying to get more mp3/mp4 into Fight Club? Or the tournaments stuff... If it's the tournament, it would probably be at some appropriate location... The park is too crowded for that kind of stuff. If it's the lessons, we'll try to do this as much as we can... About the event: 2 mp5 leaders of crews and 8 people competing isn't that big of a deal, I think... Besides, it would be like that cake eating club, a list of people... To maybe cause some healthy competition and rivalry... The other event would be monthly. Not too hard to organize, rewards would be harder to obtain, if it's decided they should be any... (I have no social connections what so ever... ) Yeah, about the creature rewards, I think we all agreed that it's a bad idea, I'll strike that out when I edit the post... All in all this is not much of a change really... Just trying to make people work what we already have and adding a detail or two... And thanks for the input. I probably missunderstood it all... (I'm sleep deprived... Go away, leprechauns)

@ Shadowseeker: I wouldn't be changing any of the current rules nor would I add any more rules... We would just expand the communication a bit and work more on it. And no, we won't be starting the project until there is more support and we work out the details. Since the current SG system is dead letters on paper, the letters could be changed if this is what bothers you? If we do what Rhaegar did and change the rules of the SG, we will just get chaos... Can't we use the current SG as a foundation and slowly build up? I would like more input from you in regards why you don't think it's a good idea... And why try to stop it? This is the kind of behavior that I really don't understand. Look, I'm just trying to improve something here, maybe help new players (as I stated above, I count myself in this group), be a little more open and transparent in order to help the fellow man, and you go: With the current support, you'll have to go trough me. Why? If it's because of your personal attachment to the SG, I'm sorry Shadowseeker, but that was left unattended for far too long to be anybodies. (I understand I'll need more people to agree on this in order to add anything and that it needs work, but I'd really like to hear the "why").

I'm just saying that people who set a non-dmg defense could be on the list so the people who do want to train with rituals that give 0% vs 0% can do it, but don't really have to... Besides, balance is not so hard to achieve with the new changes to the combat system. Those who aren't on the non-dmg list or the Fight Club list would set any ritual they want... And no, I don't deserve a WP for this. Really, this is for my benefit as much as the next guy... Oh, on the rewards... They wouldn't be rewarded for being an employee or anything... I probably didn't make myself clear enough in the post... I was thinking of giving rewards for something that would be similar to Burns' quest for new players... To stimulate them to continue being active and learn... Because we all know there are people who aren't satisfied with knowledge alone... We are fighting a battle to keep as many new players as we can... Not everyone realises the potential of MD on the first glance. Who knows how many smart and interesting people have left because of this... But this isn't the topic for that. Just disregard this part.

Not for free... I was just suggesting as a kind of push for them to keep at it, but as a reward for various tasks... I didn't know you already awarded a TS for your quest... As I said in the first post, I am open to every suggestion... And I think you made me blind. Tarq, Neno, Rheggs, Burns, I appreciate the help... I'm too tired currently to think about any of this stuff (long day), and I need to reread all the discussions on previous sparring ground reboots, so I don't repeat mistakes... Neno, would you be kind enough to try and make a flawed ritual for mp3, as Burns does for mp5 and announce it in the park when you have the time/feel like it and see the reactions of the newer players? I'm curious to see if they would take it well... And once again, this isn't really official yet, just my curiosity...

@yrth: Uh, the topic title is misleading... I'm rubbish at naming things. This was mainly what I had in mind... Discussions about ideas and personal viewpoints on things... Maybe Free Thought Movement would be more appropriate as a name... Not giving knowledge as in: "Here, this is what I know", but more: Here is my viewpoint on this, here is an idea about a direction concerning that, etc. Something that would maybe cause people to step back and reexamine their own personal research... One man can only do so much without someone to discuss things with... And yes, I know this would be very hard to maintain, and organize... This is why I opened the topic, to see how people would react to it and would they be willing to participate... And once again, I wasn't thinking about talking about sensitive information like land weapons... But something like: Why don't some people need food to survive in MD and why do some do? (I'm quite tired atm, so I can't think of anything better) And no, the discussions wouldn't be limited to MD, they could go in various directions...

Yes, I was thinking that the theme tournaments would be announced one month prior to the tournament itself... So, we would have a tournament and then announce the theme for the next one... Or maybe we would announce all the possible themes, then pull out one from the hat a month before...

One of the reasons I proposed this is the lack of basic knowledge on some things people seem to suffer from. I was thinking that it could be limited to general things and people who are willing discussing them. Principles, general nature of the lands and the direction they should develop, maybe some parts of the AL... Something that would help spread the thirst for knowledge more than give it away freely... Do you think this is too much of a spoiler as well? Maybe have a discussion on The Light Principle for one of these sessions... Another reason is my eagerness to see how other people see some of the things in the realm I've thought about and built a somewhat blurry and intuitive image of.

Since we all know knowledge of the realm obtained in one way or the other is generally jealously kept, I suggest a weekly discussion event on various topics, where those who have researched can share their conclusions and discuss various mysteries of the realm. The reward for this would be expanding the boundaries of ourselves and learning more, because even the ignorant can teach you something from time to time. I was thinking that this event should have 5 different locations depending on the topic discussed, to add to the feel of it. Your opinions and suggestions, please. I was thinking that it would be good if the logs of these conversations could be made public on the forums. For those too lazy to read the whole thing, a clarification: Uh, the topic title is misleading... I'm rubbish at naming things. This was mainly what I had in mind... Discussions about ideas and personal viewpoints on things... Maybe Free Thought Movement would be more appropriate as a name... Not giving knowledge as in: "Here, this is what I know", but more: Here is my viewpoint on this, here is an idea about a direction concerning that, etc. Something that would maybe cause people to step back and reexamine their own personal research... One man can only do so much without someone to discuss things with... And yes, I know this would be very hard to maintain, and organize... This is why I opened the topic, to see how people would react to it and would they be willing to participate... And once again, I wasn't thinking about talking about sensitive information like land weapons... But something like: Why don't some people need food to survive in MD and why do some do? (I'm quite tired atm, so I can't think of anything better) And no, the discussions wouldn't be limited to MD, they could go in various directions...

Well, I've heard peoples concerns about GGG, so I propose an organization of new training grounds. There won't be any rules, but there will be guidelines and a list of people who “follow them”. There would be a list of those who have a non-damage ritual in their defense, but people who come won't be required to follow them if they don't want to. Also, since another valid concern is people not learning to fight while training at this kind of training grounds, I was thinking of having people with Fight Club style rituals of different difficulty to help in this regard, as well as a comprehensive guide on the fighting system and it's basics, for those lazy to find it in game. A few small spoilers would be included. (I would need help on this part from people who are willing). The location, in my opinion, should be the MDP. Since Fight Club is already there, people already train there, and the signpost is there for the reading... Basically, we would just be adding the small combat guide (the one Lifeline has on his papers, I think would be good enough, with some additions) and a list of people who have non-damage rituals, and trying to get more members for the FC. If Burns agrees, of course. Also, it would be good that people who have regeneration rituals on their def add their names to the list. There would be a staff doing something LHOs should be doing in the MDP, but they fail to do sometimes. Addressing concerns and answering questions that new players, but will be given a distinct line on what is a spoiler and what is not. We would talk this over and determine that line. (only with those who are reasonable and don't start flaming and saying that everything is a spoiler and that we will be creating a generation of dumb players... newsflash: look at the new generation, they are mostly clueless and leave because they find it hard to adapt... If a small amount of help would mean that one in every twenty of those players stays, good.) To organize such a thing in the Marble Dale Park, I would need consent from the lands king, so I hereby officially ask it, though I will be contacting him in-game as well. All of those who are willing to be the staff, please add a comment here stating that. I would much like the veterans to be involved in this. Also, mp6 are welcome to be the medical staff, healing newbies. I was also thinking about rewarding all the mp3s who finish Burns' newbie quest with a set of creatures that includes a UHP and a remains. Also, I was thinking about an incensive that would give a non-aged angien egg to those who defeat the Loreroot guards... I had an idea to divide the training possie into crews, whose champions would compete once a week for the title of Trainee of the Week, which would be rewarded with a Tormented Soul.... To avoid domination of one person, the people who win can't represent their crew in the following 5 weeks. There would be four different brackets: mp3, mp4, new mp5 and advanced mp5. I think the rewards should be tweaked to adjust to this. I will be doing an artwork for this which people could add to their papers. Once a month we would have a special tournament event which would have a theme (no tokens, Loreroot creatures, Necrovion creatures, No Man's land, Black and White, Colorfull, etc) which would give the winner a title based on different event he won. Paint it Black, Ranger, Conservative... I would take suggestions on the names. This is not something that is surely going to be organized. It's an idea, I present it to all the players. There won't be changes to any of the current rules of the SG for mp3 and mp4, just an addition... Please refrain yourselves from insults and offtopic posts... If you want to give a reason against, please state it clearly... I don't agree because this and that... I don't want this to turn into a flame war, like many other topics do... Also, this will not be ran or "enforced" or whatever by me... It would be a community project... I am just suggesting the idea... If we set aside our differences and talk about this in a normal way, and reach some kind of an agreement, I will then make a topic with all the things we agree upon which would be a declaration of this "movement" or whatever you want to call it. I did this in quite of a rush and it's basically just a bunch of ideas put together, I will edit the post later on to add some order, and to add peoples suggestions.