MaGoHi

There has been a year since my hunger has grown to gargantian proportions and therefore I am demanding a new meal.
 
I MAGOHI, BACON EMPEROR, THE EVER HUNGRY EATER OF A THOUSAND WORLDS, THE ONE WHO SHATTERED THE ILLUSION, DESTROYER OF DINNERS, VANQUISHER OF VEAL, ANNIHILATOR OF APPLES, WRECKER OF WURST, BANE OF THE BACON, RAZER OF THE STACKS OF RAMEN, THE BATTLECRUISER OF THE UNDERGROUND UNDER STEAM FOR DINNER, AND TERRORIST OF THE TIRAMISU DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL. AGAIN!
MY ARMY OF CHEFS BORE ME AND I DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL TO SURPASS ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY SHALL JUDGE YOU, EITHER DECIDE TO FEED YOUR MEAL TO ME, OR YOUR PUNY LIFE.
 
"I (Chewett) have mostly guaranteed that we can save the lives of MagicDuel people if we ensure we can prepare an exciting meal for MaGoHi. Please submit images of your meals (with the words MD in them somewhere) so that we may judge them."
There is no theme this year, but as always if you can make them MD themed more points will be awarded!
 
REWARDS:
whatever chewetts gives you
TIMELIMIT:
IDK, chew didnt write that
 

There has been a year since my hunger has grown to gargantian proportions and therefore I am demanding a new meal.
 
I MAGOHI, BACON EMPEROR, THE EVER HUNGRY EATER OF A THOUSAND WORLDS, THE ONE WHO SHATTERED THE ILLUSION, DESTROYER OF DINNERS, VANQUISHER OF VEAL, ANNIHILATOR OF APPLES, WRECKER OF WURST, BANE OF THE BACON, RAZER OF THE STACKS OF RAMEN, THE BATTLECRUISER OF THE UNDERGROUND UNDER STEAM FOR DINNER, AND TERRORIST OF THE TIRAMISU DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL. AGAIN!
MY ARMY OF CHEFS BORE ME AND I DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL TO SURPASS ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY SHALL JUDGE YOU, EITHER DECIDE TO FEED YOUR MEAL TO ME, OR YOUR PUNY LIFE.
 
"I (Chewett) have mostly guaranteed that we can save the lives of MagicDuel people if we ensure we can prepare an exciting meal for MaGoHi. Please submit images of your meals (with the words MD in them somewhere) so that we may judge them."
There is no theme this year, but as always if you can make them MD themed more points will be awarded!
 
REWARDS:
whatever chewetts gives you
TIMELIMIT:
IDK, chew didnt write that
 

There has been a year since my hunger has grown to gargantian proportions and therefore I am demanding a new meal.
 
I MAGOHI, BACON EMPEROR, THE EVER HUNGRY EATER OF A THOUSAND WORLDS, THE ONE WHO SHATTERED THE ILLUSION, DESTROYER OF DINNERS, VANQUISHER OF VEAL, ANNIHILATOR OF APPLES, WRECKER OF WURST, BANE OF THE BACON, RAZER OF THE STACKS OF RAMEN, THE BATTLECRUISER OF THE UNDERGROUND UNDER STEAM FOR DINNER, AND TERRORIST OF THE TIRAMISU DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL. AGAIN!
MY ARMY OF CHEFS BORE ME AND I DEMAND YOU COOK ME A MEAL TO SURPASS ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY SHALL JUDGE YOU, EITHER DECIDE TO FEED YOUR MEAL TO ME, OR YOUR PUNY LIFE.
 
"I (Chewett) have mostly guaranteed that we can save the lives of MagicDuel people if we ensure we can prepare an exciting meal for MaGoHi. Please submit images of your meals (with the words MD in them somewhere) so that we may judge them."
There is no theme this year, but as always if you can make them MD themed more points will be awarded!
 
REWARDS:
whatever chewetts gives you
TIMELIMIT:
IDK, chew didnt write that
 

and done xD

As is customary, here shall mark the commencement of this year's contest of memes. As usual, other than this post,

- Each meme should be posted in its own post
- One meme per post (memes quoted from other posts in a reply do not count toward this total)
- One post per meme
- Each meme will receive one point per reaction of any kind (likes, dislikes, and other reactions all add 1 to the total score of the post)
- The final score of each meme will be determined at the close of the Anniversary
- Participants may submit as many memes as they would like, provided each meme were within its own post
- The final score of each participant will be the score of their single highest scoring meme; ties will be decided by time of posting (with the earlier post scoring higher)
- Each meme should be posted in its own post


 
Oh, and, to encourage competition, a single point will be added to any reply-meme posted by one who is mentioned by name in the previous meme, provided it is not a reply to their own post.
(That is: if Aia is mentioned in a meme that were not her own, then Aia's reply-meme to that meme will receive an additional bonus point.)
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For those who are interested in more tangible prizes, rather than the enjoyment of creation and sharing of such memery:

First place will have their choice of any one of the following, and then fourth choice of any one of the following:

1x Memery Stone - a custom item that proves the bearer's magnificence by sitting in the bearer's inventory for all to see
1x 17th Anniversary Creature
1x coloured pope
1x coloured winderwild
1x coloured elemental
100 points to any profile stat (other than skilldamage) - this were any statistic which one may observe in the General Profile section of one's profile page (i.e. not maximum AP, vitality, or worldly-inertia)

Second place will receive the second choice and fifth choice of the above, and the third place will receive the third and sixth choice of the above.

All who post any meme will receive plushies to the total value of all votes received on their memes (the reply-meme bonus will not add plushies to the final prize).
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For those who have missed previous anniversary meme-contests, do find some inspiration hence:
 
 
 
 

Okay so... First off, a forced vote is bad in my opinion. It forces people to pick someone for their good/bad vote even if they haven't made a particularly strong impression. This causes some people to get more points (positive or negative) than they normally would. And it even causes some people to get undeserved (imo) negative scores because some people just dump their negative vote on characters that just log in and never communicate much. 
So, in my opinion the vote would make more sense if you made it optional, BUT maybe made it so that you can vote on everyone BUT ALSO added an "indifferent" option. That way you could get a general feel of how the realm feels about each character, not just the one that each person likes/hates the most. The scores acquired in such a way could be used for certain roles, or achievements. 

Dropping by once again to say "hello-farewell". This is I know exactly what brought me here: nostalgia.
I saw the 17th year mark in the game and I could not believe it! It's been 15 years since I started playing MD. 15 freaking years! There were players that were 15 back then (not naming names though ).
I saw some of the changes and I realized how disconnected I am now with everything. I honestly feel like a noob.
I still don't like the interface and I think I know why now: it's not the clean (yes, this is the word) game that I used to enjoy 15 years ago (I am a masochist for keep saying this ). Now it's full of animation and bling bling and buttons. All it misses is Piss Piss' fairy dust and we all know we get itches from that one!
And on a more serious note I caught a glimpse of few very good friends and if they are here then they are ok or at least ok-ish. I am glad and I hope they stay the same or in case things change they will for the better.
Take care of yourselves and maybe one day...we'll meet again or maybe I'll have the ok from Mur to tell some of the untold old stories...It's a shame for them to get lost.
Hugs and kisses,
dst

Following mine ascension to the throne of Loreroot, I had been notified of a wish for Sunfire to return to the land who once did call him consul. I have had significant discourse with him, and have returned his name to the Lorerootian citizenship record.
I am entirely aware of the events of the past which concern the Guardians of the Root, and this decision is not made lightly. He has pledged his loyalty to myself, to Loreroot, and to it's alliances, with full knowledge of the consequences of betrayal.
Any who would wish to speak about this are welcome to seek an audience with myself, or, mayhap, Sunfire, if he were willing. I am confident that he will be a boon to our lands, and his experience shall strengthen us; if naught else, he will attempt to atone for the deeds of the past.
 
Below is the brief exchange at the Oak Fort this day.


[27/02/22 17:19] Aia:Sunfire, I have been notified of thine intention to return to Loreroot.
[27/02/22 17:20] Sunfire: *nods* this is true
[27/02/22 17:20] Aia:Although one may consider of events of the past, I believe that Sunfire were not the same as he of several years hence.
[27/02/22 17:21] Aia:Although thine actions remain with thee, Loreroot shall offer thee a small amnesty, if thou wilt pledge loyalty to Loreroot, its Queen, and her alliances.
[27/02/22 17:23] Sunfire: *kneels before her with his head bent low* i do
[27/02/22 17:23] :Aia places her staff on Sunfire's shoulder
[27/02/22 17:24] Zetsuei: *blinks as he realises what is going on right now* I came at an opportune time. Congrats Sunfire.
[27/02/22 17:24] Aia:Let thy deeds more than atone for the blood thou didst spill, Sunfire. Loreroot welcomes thee home.
[27/02/22 17:25] Sunfire: *lifts his head* thank you
[27/02/22 17:25] :Zetsuei applauds
[27/02/22 17:26] Aia:We also recognise of thy past service to Loreroot this day; let all see thee for the good deeds also.
[27/02/22 17:26] :Aia writes Sunfire\s name in the citizenship records of Loreroot once more
[27/02/22 17:27] :Sunfire smiles as he stands up
[27/02/22 17:28] Aia:I sympathise with the frustrations that thou hast faced in the past; I vow never to be resistant to change when it were best.
[27/02/22 17:29] :Zetsuei gives a curt nod to everyone before returning to the aether
[27/02/22 17:29] Aia: *motions to the bridge* Afore this is made real, one considers that it should be adequately guarded.
[27/02/22 17:29] Aia:I hope thou mightst be of service in nurturing of its new guards.
[27/02/22 17:30] Sunfire: *bows his head* i will do my best my Queen
[27/02/22 17:32] :Sunfire takes position at the bridge
[27/02/22 17:33] :Aia smiles

then youtube will come and remove the vote negative option so nobody gets their feelings hurt

at least let me hate darvin
 

give me the chance to vote you negative for implementing it in a way that i have to vote good and negative and cant skip both or either

I am going two weeks on vacation in 2 days, not sure if i will be able to do any updates while on vacation. Anyway, artworks are on their way, so updates will still happen.

Mago, you’re ugly enough to handle your own problems.
But boy how on earth did you let yourself murdered??? I hope you’ll get your sweet revenge even if this will take you years! Like a tru SI member.

This has been resolved.

Today I have added in the structure and code to create upgradeable buildings in MagicDuel. These will allow players to pay resources towards a project which will, over time, grow and provide additional functionality. An example of this is a treasury that if properly maintained will grow and allow more items and creatures to be stored.
There is a wide range of possibilities with this that I plan to expand this to encompass and I am sure the A25 team can come up with ideas that I have not even considered! Some examples include contributing resources to your lands armoury to provide bonuses, charging fees at land boundaries (if protected!), and even the ability to blockade scenes and other areas in a "war footing". Or you could have a community shed which, is improved would allow a wider range of items to be grown, and tools to be used. The ability to "upgrade" a scene using this framework is pretty wide so I am open to ideas about how you could create an upgradable building.
The start of this however is the humble building, a framework that allows contribution towards resources in MagicDuel. For the moment the underlying code and tables are in place and I plan to continue the work to make it more functional.
I will detail more information once I have the first instance implemented and I can demonstrate how it works within MD. A25 members are welcome to ask my questions on our PM thread beforehand however as the (read only interface) is currently up. Please note nothing you see below is currently fixed. 
 
 Example A25 Interface for viewing building templates 

 
 

What about reddit? 

After reading this a few times, to really let it sink in, I have to admit I have nothing but support for this venture.
That being said, I have just one slight bit of advice for your suggestions.
I love you to death, but advertising on facebook would be advertising to a VERY specific set of individuals.
There's nothing wrong with that per sé, but we want to be aware of exactly who we target for ads.
That being the case, I think we have the most promise in two places. The first being the most obvious, Discord rooms dedicated to the Mental, Spiritual, and Cosmic in general. 5D rooms etc would be great targets (and one of my regulars when I do advertise, because yes, I do my own advertising).
Secondly and equally importantly would be the woke, spiritual, and alien sub sections of tiktok.
Facebook isn't just outdated, it would be (in my humble opinion) a crowd that's... Slightly outside the range of what we're looking for.
Discord and Tiktok are relatively consistent, in that they keep drawing in a newer, more thought driven crowd.
Just my humble 2 cents. I'd be happy to support this venture regardless of whatever path you decide to take.

I will be opening treasuries up to more than just Marind Bell with some notable changes. A treasury can be used to store items and creatures and allowing for alternative storage or a collaborative pool to be used. Taking items/creatures in and out of a storage has no penalty which confers several benefits to totemizing (although should not be used for trading penalty-less).
Treasuries will however (going forward) require a maintenance fee to be paid weekly.
If you have any questions about what treasuries are, please feel free to ask them on this topic.

If you are a land leader, group leader (official or unofficial), etc, and would like a treasury please post below stating:
What group/land you represent in your request:
Amount of Storage wanted (items):
Amount of Storage wanted (creatures):
How much you would pay (weekly) for this: (Nothing is an acceptable answer although might mean you can't afford it. Payment could be resources, items, etc...)
Location you would put your treasury: (Scene coordinates and name)
 
I will review all requests and consider them for the work I am doing, Once I have the new "building" code in I will speak to you individually about the requests.