Mallos

A question, if I may:
Were there any appreciable difference betwixt its suffering when skies are clear, and when rain should fall?

Being the negative stats opposite person that I am, my VP has never been better. Although my vitality is steadily decreasing

well one regen later and it is fixing itself, but i'm not too sure yet, will check back soon

Over the years, in MD, many people learned things that eventually changed their life.
In 15 years of MagicDuel, this is probably the most valuable thing thing one could obtain, along with lifetime friends.
I want to revive this "MD spirit" 
So...what is this about? Let me try to explain it
People can be divided in two categories, and all people belong to both  so how is this ? Each one of us has questions but also answers. In your line of work, you might be paid with 100Eur/hour or 2Eur/hour, its still an hour of your life. There are many young people that might spend years of their life searching for something they love to do, or discover that something in the most unexpected place. Myself, i teached things i knew to md people, sometimes "pro-bono" other times because i needed them to do things, but either way, in the end, they learned something new.
 
I wish to introduce a new value unit, lets call it "lecture coins". 
One lecture coin equals one hour of your life sharing knowledge from your line of work, regardless what your work is. You might be a good programmer, or a doctor (and yes we have several in md), or you might be simply a delivery guy thinking you have nothing valuable to share. One lecture coin equals one hours of your life, and in that hour you must share your knowledge from your field of work, as best as you can, as if your life depended on it.
The person "listening" and learning from you, will discover the tips and tricks of your particular line of work, and might love it, or might just expand his knowledge about it for other use, regardless, that person, the pupil, will pay you one lecture coin for that hour of your life. With that coin you can "buy" time from someone else, equal also one hour of their time, sharing detailed and valuable info from their own knowledge.
You might think...some peoples time values more than others, and thats true...but knowledge is knowledge, and if you are looking for it, its valuable, regardles how much it costs as monetary value its still an HOUR of someones life.
 
The rules are these:
For one full hour, you will try to answer any question, but  also provide unrequested info from your personal expertise, as if you would have to teach someone to do your job the next day. 
You will put all possible effort into this, during that hour, and that person will rate you at the end, telling if you provided info that was valuable, or not.
In exchange, you receive a lecture coin, that you will be able to use for same purpose yourself.
Also, you will have a "menu" presenting all possible knowledge fields you could cover, regardless how stupid or valuable they might be. You could be a SEO expert or lawyer, asking for 600$/hour, or a pizza guy that could share tips and tricks about how to do that job better, its equal value. Think that you might change lives forever, losing just an hour or two of your life, you might make someone a better person, or earn a lifetime friend.
 
I will be the first to donate time of my life to this. I will sponsor lecture coins to anyone that wishes to participate, and get people that want to listen to what they have to say, for one hour, and these lecture coins are payment i will accept for my own time, sharing information the best i can, from any field i might have something to say about.
As example, i will show you my menu, for anyone interested:
My current "Menu" is this:
 
- Learning programming in general
- Tips and tricks about webdevelopment and webdev tips and tricks accumlated over years, not easy to find online
- How to start to learn python (:D i am new to it too, but i will share an hour with you, guiding you through the best and most time saving info i can)
- Any question you could ask a webdeveloper with 20years experience paid with 50$/h, i will consider you paid me 50$ and act accordingly, but will do only knowlede sharing, not work in your place.
- neural networks, robotics, and anything related i might know
- a random choice of art related activity i will pick, that you could replicate
-  Anything else i might know and you know how to ask, to the best of my ability
- a mix of all of the above, trying to the best of my ability to find something that interests you personally. I will consider you pay me double my hourly rate, only if you are satisfied in the end, even if its all for free.
- psychological adice and personal experience share of how to overcome addictions (why not, i've become an expert from my own experience and from others)
- cooking lessons of my favorite food adapted to your resources
 
I will start sharing 3 hours of my life to either individuals, or groups, and expect other professionals out there to contribute the same way.
Do you want to participate and learn new stuff. Either participate as a student or as a teacher.
 
Thats it.. i hope this initiative resonates with you, because i think MD is about knowing people and learning from them, so if you are here, lets get organized
 
 
Overall i plan to put in motion 100 lecture coins, that will circulate in exchange of hours of your knowldge. 100 should be more than enough, but i will start with sponsoring you if you offer to share hours, or learn, and with hours of my time, each valuing one symbolic coin. 
These coins will be also given as items in your md inventory, and medals will come for those that gather most.
 
My time is very limited so i will select the people i wish to dedicate time to, but just ask...or offer.
 
Thats all.
 
 

Were you still working on this Aia?

Age is teaching you how to be empathic. That is one of the best things you can be in life... Life gets a little easier when you understand what motivates other people, and not just judge by your feelings...

I'm gonna share something with you because I am getting old and some stuff that I held to be true before just doesn't make sense anymore. I can't find stupid people in my world  
Yesterday I went to do some house viewing and one of the houses was a nice little setup. The story was about two young lovebirds who bought a house and made the necessary arrangements to live in style there, but some years ago things happened and they decided to leave for UK for good. Now the house is empty, but look how beautiful it looks! Everything's new, the location is great, it's a bargain! Everybody would say 'They were stupid to leave all this'.
Regardless, my bullshit radar activated and I need no confirmation to be sure that this was a house bought at half the price they're selling, put in maybe 5k to make it look nice and another 5k to dress it up and expect some huge profit. Hey, there's money to be made in this industry, even if it's dying atm. I chuckled at the bubble bathtub for two people. The marketing is great - it's those young gullible couples who'd bleed their money over it. Stupid? I don't think so, this was all well-planned and executed.
Years ago, I was making a trip that involved crossing a border. That usually took about an hour or so, but what was particularly memorable about the trip was that the driver decided to bring three little kittens with him (they were in the back). Sure, kittens look nice in pics, but once they start pissing and shitting in their cage (because of fear, hunger, car-sickness, I don't know), hehehe, the joke's on you. And the driver...was exceedingly happy that day. From the beginning to the end, he kept chuckling and making jokes. I think many of us feel something is wrong when something IS wrong. I didn't know what was wrong, but soon after the trip I had this weird thought in my mind - was he smuggling cocaine (after sniffling some)? Some reader from the US may say 'Well, duh', but in Europe things are a little different. When there's smuggling, everyone's usually on it - not a lot of freelancing around. 
'Fucking moron, dumbass, cretin, imbecile' are all adjectives we, the passengers, lovingly attributed to the driver. But was he an idiot for transporting the three kittens (given to him by 'an animal loving friend') or was he deterring policemen (and police dogs) from getting at the back? Stupid? I don't think so, he was laughing his ass off.
And I...tried to educate some people around me. I thought 'If I'd explain things to them, they'd get it and we'd all  do something good together'. How wrong I was! In thinking people don't know better (a.k.a. 'are stupid'), I was the only idiot of there. One person in my life drove me crazy, until I realized she wasn't dumb, just didn't want to accept the kind of reality I was looking at. I mean I can't pretend I don't see what I see. I suppose we all ignore some aspects of life - we're not invincible - but some people run from reality far and wide. Stupid? Nah, just weak and wanting protection, not the harsh reality and the obliteration of dreams (I'm *this* close to joining SI).
In any case, the proverbial fool is harder to spot than the Yeti. There have been more sightings of the Loch Ness monster. Sure, stories are using this trope and comedy inevitably has 'a dumb one'. But if you think someone is stupid, and laugh at him/her, you'd better take a look in the mirror. The one who doesn't understand things is you.
(P.S. This is how you kill laughter and create a gloomy world - show people the reality. And... be sure to take away their booze and drugs.)
 

Just here to say hi again, for people who remember me
I woke up -- didn't think that would happen, but didn't make preposterous precautions against it by changing the password and locking myself out of the email this time, unlike back when I was Minty and tried to leave...
So yup, still a prisoner in this rat maze
you people are cool and shaped my formative years...no real escaping that
 

Today we talked about RP Reality and similar other concepts.

[04/05/20 17:20] Aelis:Do you think RP reality indicator would be better?
[04/05/20 17:20] Aelis:Or a whole new name for it?
[04/05/20 17:21] Ungod:a name change is not what i\'m interested, although some language aspects should be polished, or else it\'s just confusing
[04/05/20 17:22] Aelis:Ah yes. A lot of sections need polishing
[04/05/20 17:22] Ungod:it says there this indicator is a reminder that the more people see it and accept it, the more real it becomes
[04/05/20 17:23] Ungod:but then why is it a requirement? for what? it\'s not a requirement, it\'s a reminder
[04/05/20 17:24] Ungod:and it\'s not a reminder, it\'s a number that tells you your actions have become more real now that more people watch it and accept it
[04/05/20 17:24] Aelis:I think that section makes sense when there were people roleplaying insanely powerful stuff
[04/05/20 17:24] Aelis:I think the "meta" has changed in MD
[04/05/20 17:25] Ungod:well...that means we can cut out that section now?
[04/05/20 17:25] Ungod:since we have items, actions, tags etc
[04/05/20 17:25] Ungod:and they\'re only going to become \'more real\'
[04/05/20 17:25] Aelis:It\'s still important I think
[04/05/20 17:25] Aelis:Like in the strict part:
[04/05/20 17:26] Ungod:OR we can develop that section somehow
[04/05/20 17:26] Aelis:These are the things you can do based on your actual abilities such as spells or special interfaces, actions supported by your inventory items, fights, and other interface supported actions. Simple lo
[04/05/20 17:26] Aelis:I really like this bit
[04/05/20 17:26] Ungod:that poses a question, though
[04/05/20 17:26] Aelis:How do you feel about "RP Reality"
[04/05/20 17:26] :Steno plunders ☻2 heads by attacking appiek
[04/05/20 17:26] Aelis:No other word after that
[04/05/20 17:26] Ungod:suppose there\'s nobody watching and you stand on your head
[04/05/20 17:27] Ungod:according to the rp requirement, it\'s not real. nobody0\'s watching
[04/05/20 17:27] Ungod:suppose you perform a spell, which is more real than your rp
[04/05/20 17:27] Ungod:but there\'s nobody watching, so how real is it compared to what you wrote in chat/roleplayed?
[04/05/20 17:28] Aelis:Heh I like where you\'re going
[04/05/20 17:28] Aelis:Well the trigger panel makes it "real for everyone"
[04/05/20 17:28] Aelis:It\'s visible from every scene
[04/05/20 17:28] Aelis:Can\'t get more real than that
[04/05/20 17:29] Ungod:ok, but this is basically the system deciding to commu icate your rp to the whole realm
[04/05/20 17:29] Aelis:Other items that don\'t show triggers also make changes in the DB
[04/05/20 17:29] Ungod:it no longer depends on the number of people watching
[04/05/20 17:29] Aelis:Which is something I\'d consider a good requirement for reality
[04/05/20 17:29] Aelis:It changes the state of the world
[04/05/20 17:30] Ungod:theoretically, you ccould say it\'s strict reality, but the number is missing
[04/05/20 17:30] Aelis:Whereas "simple words" don\'t
[04/05/20 17:30] Ungod:yes, but it no longer has any relation with the rp req
[04/05/20 17:30] Ungod:i.e. the number of people watching
[04/05/20 17:30] Chewett:Feel free to write these things up and I can make "big changes"
[04/05/20 17:30] Ungod:it\'s \'\'automated\'\', so to speak, asking for nobody\'s implicit or explicit approval
[04/05/20 17:30] Chewett:Going back to work now!
[04/05/20 17:31] Ungod:good luck, Chewett
[04/05/20 17:31] Aelis:See ya, Chewett
[04/05/20 17:31] Aelis:Have a nice one
[04/05/20 17:31] Aelis:Ungod, I guess it\'s because it\'s not RP
[04/05/20 17:31] Aelis:It\'s mechanic
[04/05/20 17:31] Ungod:but it\'s in the damn description you quoted
[04/05/20 17:32] Aelis:It\'s vague, I agree
[04/05/20 17:32] Ungod:that means it needs updated, right?
[04/05/20 17:32] Aelis:But I guess it\'s referring to something like...
[04/05/20 17:32] Aelis:Let\'s see..
[04/05/20 17:32] Aelis:I say something like
[04/05/20 17:32] :Aelis casts a magic rope that prevents Ungod from attacking
[04/05/20 17:32] Aelis:and THEN I cast attacklock on you
[04/05/20 17:33] Aelis:It\'s like asterisks backed by game mechanics
[04/05/20 17:33] Aelis:It\'s not game mechanics on their own
[04/05/20 17:33] Aelis:... I still agree with an update though
[04/05/20 17:33] Ungod:but how is this less real (or not strict reality) than if you have 30 people and you just write the magic rope thing without the actual spell?
[04/05/20 17:34] Ungod:because according to the rp req, it\'s less real
[04/05/20 17:34] Aelis:Because people won\'t just believe you did that
[04/05/20 17:34] Ungod:if you have 30 people chanting \'Go, Go, Aelis\', it\'s real fo\' sure. If you have 2 people chanting it, it\'s less real
[04/05/20 17:35] Ungod:if you have 30 people watching you get entangled in rope, it\'s real; if you have 3 people and a spell, it\'s lesss real
[04/05/20 17:35] Ungod:even if there\'s a spell
[04/05/20 17:35] Aelis:I don\'t think that\'s the way it works
[04/05/20 17:35] Aelis:With 30 people it\'s even harder for you to get entangled
[04/05/20 17:36] Aelis:And a spell might be the only way to convince them
[04/05/20 17:36] Ungod:and if they do?
[04/05/20 17:36] Ungod:without the spell
[04/05/20 17:37] Aelis:Then that\'s it I guess
[04/05/20 17:37] Aelis: (gotta go afk for 5 minutes)
[04/05/20 17:37] Ungod: (ok)
[04/05/20 17:37] Ungod:The thing is, it says here some things are more real than others, world, depending on how many observe the same "reality"
[04/05/20 17:38] Ungod:If that is true, then 30 people observing an attacklock without the spell are experiencing a stronger reality than 3 people experiencing the attacklock spell
[04/05/20 17:39] Aelis:Only if all the 30 people accept that, which is highly unlikely
[04/05/20 17:39] Aelis:The strict requirement adds this:
[04/05/20 17:39] Aelis:Only real things, irrefutable to anyone present.
[04/05/20 17:40] Aelis:And the real one is even strciter in that sense
[04/05/20 17:40] Aelis:If anyone doubts one little aspect of your roleplay, then it\'s "not real"
[04/05/20 17:40] Aelis:I see it as a guideline for people trying to do overpowered things via asterisks
[04/05/20 17:41] Steno:Aelis didn\'t rope on you, he used spider silk instead (like that?)
[04/05/20 17:42] Ungod:he just types ultra fast, so that your vision blurs
[04/05/20 17:42] Aelis:Back then people were riding unicorns and throwing fireballs
[04/05/20 17:42] Aelis:The RP reality thing came as a reaction to that, I believe
[04/05/20 17:42] Chewett:Yes
[04/05/20 17:42] Steno:Indeed. Now that people see that less often they fall more in the realm of feasible
[04/05/20 17:42] Chewett:It was intended to anchor personal RP, to "actual" RP
[04/05/20 17:43] Steno:Like the whole "he made a rocket and flew it into the sky" Yeah no, that makes it seem like a joke
[04/05/20 17:43] Chewett:We had a lot of "random" RP, back in the day
[04/05/20 17:43] Steno:People were saying they were forming black holes and folding the cube back onto itself and expecting that because they said it Mur would "make it real"
[04/05/20 17:43] Chewett:Thats why my ceremony, ensured that nothing was "over the top"
[04/05/20 17:43] Chewett:It was purely based on facts everyone agreed with
[04/05/20 17:44] Ungod:so we can all agree that if someone uses a spell in the scene, it\'s very real, even for 2 people, just as real as roleplaying done and accepted by 4 people
[04/05/20 17:44] Chewett:And thats how it "became real"
[04/05/20 17:44] Chewett:Thats why a lot of the past peolpe trying to get leadership of the east failed.
[04/05/20 17:44] Steno:yes
[04/05/20 17:44] Chewett:They failed to recognise, that for it to be real it, it needs to be acceptable to everyone.
[04/05/20 17:44] Steno:Game mechanics facilitate all reality. They even create that reality
[04/05/20 17:46] Ungod:ok, so this reality requirement serves the purpose of telling people if they want their actions to be believable, they have to test them in front of many (unless its backed by game mechanics)
[04/05/20 17:46] Steno: *nods* That\'s how I interpret it.
[04/05/20 17:46] Ungod:there\'s not much sense to put all those numbers there, then
[04/05/20 17:46] Chewett:Not belivable, "recognised by the game"
[04/05/20 17:46] Chewett:Thats the key thing
[04/05/20 17:47] Steno:So saying "my character hid out in the labyrinth and no one was there and got super strong, or developed the power of flight" when no one was around for their 100 days of logins only, doesn\'t work
[04/05/20 17:47] Ungod:how does the game recognize it, then?
[04/05/20 17:47] Ungod:isn\'t it by admin powers?
[04/05/20 17:47] Steno:Chew can you elaborate on what you mean by that?
[04/05/20 17:48] Chewett:The game, is an elaborate way of saying "everything"
[04/05/20 17:49] Chewett:The game encompasses, your character, the other people, and the secret ones.
[04/05/20 17:49] Chewett:If you go to Mur and say "I am King of East, make me king" he goes "nah mate, thats your fantasy"
[04/05/20 17:49] Chewett:Because your "truth" does not match the reality requirements, its just fanciful
[04/05/20 17:49] Chewett:Thats where others failed.
[04/05/20 17:50] :Steno dismembered appiek and took all ☻117 heads.
[04/05/20 17:50] Chewett:What you have to do is actually have the right "level" of belief
[04/05/20 17:50] Chewett:Then the "game" belives you, and you should get what has become true.
[04/05/20 17:51] Chewett:So because I created a world in MD where, everyone accepted I was king, I was made king.
[04/05/20 17:51] Chewett:It fits along with the principle of "You get what you already have"
[04/05/20 17:51] Chewett:If you can create a MD where you are an X, then you should then be given everything to be X
[04/05/20 17:51] Ungod:so when the game recognizes what you do, it becomes real. this is the way to \'fabric\' reality
[04/05/20 17:51] Chewett:Because you are already X
[04/05/20 17:51] Chewett:Yeah
[04/05/20 17:51] Steno:So if I decided that to ascend to MP5 I had to have an ornate ceremony with people attending, that would become my reality?
[04/05/20 17:51] Ungod:in fantasy
[04/05/20 17:52] Chewett:Now, the game itself cannot do that by itself. You need "someone" to press the buttons
[04/05/20 17:52] MaGoHi:i thought the X was a kiss
[04/05/20 17:52] MaGoHi:xD
[04/05/20 17:52] Steno:And I couldn\'t ascend until people showed up to said ornate ceremony?
[04/05/20 17:52] Ungod:wait, hold on, now it starts to make sense why it\'s a requirement...this number is the requirement for you to be able to fabric the reality
[04/05/20 17:54] Ungod:so let\'s see...the game also has stuff where there\'s no requirement for things to be accepted, such as spells or items
[04/05/20 17:55] Steno:Because the spell and item is already accepted by the game, otherwise the spell wouldn\'t be part of the game
[04/05/20 17:55] Ungod:darn it! we only had 5 members as Baconeers!
[04/05/20 17:55] Aia:It were easier for one\'s reality to be made so if it were not too different from that which all do believe,
[04/05/20 17:56] Aia:A spell cast may, in example, be tangibly an opening of a portal.
[04/05/20 17:57] Ungod:the really weird thing is that the game here is to \'create reality\', which is strange. Then again, i never played MD back then
[04/05/20 17:58] Aia:It seems that the more power a being purports to possess, the harder it were to make it real for all else.
[04/05/20 17:58] Ungod:aha, so...MD was rather void and it needed to be filled, so that\'s just a guideline for the process
[04/05/20 17:59] Ungod:unless you have the tools and admin powers , Aia
[04/05/20 17:59] Steno:The more gradual the change, the more believable it is
[04/05/20 17:59] Ungod:that\'s right, which is why people are always pissed off when Mur changes stuf
[04/05/20 18:00] Chewett:Could be
[04/05/20 18:00] Ungod:disband lhos...hold on, it\'s not believable. I just did it, so it is ????
[04/05/20 18:00] Aia:Indeed; but consider also that the tools are also a method to grant one what she already doth possess.
[04/05/20 18:00] Chewett:I will log this and put it on the forum
[04/05/20 18:00] Chewett:Its an interesting discussion
[04/05/20 18:00] Ungod:coool
[04/05/20 18:00] Ungod: (cool*)
[04/05/20 18:00] Aelis:It is!
[04/05/20 18:00] Chewett:But certainly, for "big things" then you need people to be doing some "real" things
[04/05/20 18:00] Steno:It sums up one of the core aspects of the entire experience, at least in my mind
[04/05/20 18:01] Chewett:When we did the SoE thing, many years ago, we got people releasing heat
[04/05/20 18:01] Aelis:Reminds me of those posts you posted in the MDA site a while ago, Chew.
[04/05/20 18:01] Aelis:Should it go there too?
[04/05/20 18:01] Chewett:It was a purely mechanical "thing" but as we had so many people we had to make it real
[04/05/20 18:01] Steno:So instead of Aia changing who she was alone, she incorporated lashtal\'s help and made a ritual?
[04/05/20 18:01] Aia:I do not believe that Mur hath granted thyself, or myself, these tools because we had not already shaped the realm.
[04/05/20 18:01] Steno: (Aia, that sounds so very Murr-ish of you )
[04/05/20 18:02] Aia:A realm-shaper would shape the realm without them, surely, and does so with them.
[04/05/20 18:03] Aia: (I have some examples, but it seems like it would be bragging to mention them)
[04/05/20 18:03] Ungod:how about now? we obviously have other kind of limits so the requirement is not that important, but
[04/05/20 18:04] Ungod:take the GWI, for example
[04/05/20 18:04] Ungod:new people had to fabric the reality of escaping there, and it was basically a thing between them and the guardian
[04/05/20 18:04] Ungod:they had tools at their disposal, so I guess that works, eliminating the need for many people...perhaps?
[04/05/20 18:05] :appiek plunders ☻2 heads by attacking Steno
[04/05/20 18:05] Ungod:the GWI was a place where roleplay was just like \'the old times\', no?
[04/05/20 18:05] Aia: *nods* MaGoHi did mention the possibility of creating jet-packs to escape the Island.
[04/05/20 18:06] Aia:This was his example where one\'s reality were not accepted.
[04/05/20 18:08] Ungod:ok, so...that kind of roleplay is still possible, but is overshadowed by the content A25 tools will be bringing
[04/05/20 18:08] Aia:Chewett, I wonder if aught did approach thee for new roles this Anniversary.
[04/05/20 18:08] Ungod:not to mention other improvements, or the items branch in shop
[04/05/20 18:08] Chewett:No one has come to me about new roles but I think that is important
[04/05/20 18:08] Steno:See I thought roles were not asked for, they were given by the community by your actions making your role apparent?
[04/05/20 18:09] Steno:So as to make your place "undeniable" as it were
[04/05/20 18:09] Chewett:I have a few pending as part of my Grand Dukedom of the east.
[04/05/20 18:10] Aia: *nods* Many must yearn to be a loyal subject of thine.
[04/05/20 18:10] Chewett:But the majority of them are people that are already doing things
[04/05/20 18:10] Chewett:Or my suggestion that they should have such a tag if they do a few more things
[04/05/20 18:11] Ungod:that means you no longer can \'create reality\' the way yo could, numbers being less relevant and so the rp requirement will become more and more of an artifact of th past
[04/05/20 18:12] Ungod:ok, that gave me an idea or two
[04/05/20 18:12] Aia:I would applaud the return of more custom titles, if naught else.
[04/05/20 18:14] Aia:Titles and attempting to create roles within them did increase of the interplay of beings.
[04/05/20 18:14] :Miq makes his tag more appaling
[04/05/20 18:14] Miq:So you all know how you get to be a king *grins*
[04/05/20 18:14] :Steno laughs
[04/05/20 18:15] :Steno plunders ☻2 heads by attacking appiek
[04/05/20 18:15] :appiek clubbered Steno and took all ☻121 heads.
[04/05/20 18:15] Chewett:Iv told them my secret Miq
[04/05/20 18:16] Miq:which one?
[04/05/20 18:16] Chewett:Im heading back to work, but I will acoustic this in an hour or so
[04/05/20 18:16] Miq:nr six?
[04/05/20 18:16] Chewett:Ask King Miq to make you a King, then he does it
[04/05/20 18:16] Chewett:Thats my secret
[04/05/20 18:16] Miq:ah nr 4
[04/05/20 18:18] Aia:I wonder, in example, if one attempted to become the adopted Prince of Marind\'s Bell; if the King should abdicate, this would leave one well-placed to inherit the throne.
[04/05/20 18:18] Ungod:there was an ann about kingship being passed down
[04/05/20 18:19] Aia:I yet only recall of one incident of its like.
[04/05/20 18:19] Aia:And this did pertain to the Khalazdad dynasty.
[04/05/20 18:21] Miq:most kings don\'t bother with dealing owns mortality
[04/05/20 18:22] Aia:Indeed, but most will consider of their legacy.
[04/05/20 18:23] Ungod: (correct me if i\'m wrong: the old MD meant you had little, so you had to think really hard about what is real and how to create reality; therefore)
[04/05/20 18:24] Ungod: (the more content the game has, the less freedom you0ll have and you won\'t be thikìnking hard about what is real)
[04/05/20 18:24] Steno:Old MD was scenes, plus creatures, plus story, plus weapons, a few "spells".
[04/05/20 18:24] Chewett:Old Md means a lot of different things to a lot of different people
[04/05/20 18:24] Chewett:Just FYI
[04/05/20 18:25] Ungod:i\'m just trying to focus on this one aspect - roleplay
[04/05/20 18:25] Aia: (Alternatively, more content means more framework for dedicated roles)
[04/05/20 18:25] Ungod:bascially, the more content MD will have, the less people have to think about \'what is really real\', so to speak
[04/05/20 18:25] Chewett:Yep thats true Ungod
[04/05/20 18:26] Chewett:Thats why all the previous East "false kings" failed
[04/05/20 18:26] Chewett:They focussed too much on trying to get the crown in some way, rather than doing it the "old way" like I did
[04/05/20 18:26] Chewett:Its why some of the "new" players are surprised it just happened, wheras the old hands like Steno are like "Well Dur, thats obvious thats how you do it"
[04/05/20 18:27] Chewett:Its why also some of the old "false kings" in the east have been surprised it was "easy"
[04/05/20 18:27] Chewett:Well it wasnt easy because it took a lot of time and effort organising
[04/05/20 18:27] Chewett:It looks easy, becasue thats the end goal, once you "make it real" it is real, so its easy
[04/05/20 18:27] Chewett:The making it real takes the real effort
[04/05/20 18:27] Chewett:Took a lot to get some of the lands there, Even Mag over there was present!
[04/05/20 18:29] Ungod:so how do we force people to fabric and still add content? because yes, it means more framework for dedicated roles, but it could also mean point and click
[04/05/20 18:29] Ungod:fabric reality*
[04/05/20 18:29] Ungod:i\'m a woodcutter! i cut wood. point and click, rinse and repeat
[04/05/20 18:30] Aia: (because the roles have to agree with the accepted framework of "reality")
[04/05/20 18:30] Ungod: (yeah, you collect wood until you reach the skill needed for the tag)
[04/05/20 18:31] Ungod: (it\'s a lengthy process, you also need to join LR etc, but it\'s fairly clear)
[04/05/20 18:31] Ungod: (direct road to it, which takes away the \'is this real\'?)
[04/05/20 18:32] Steno:Indeed. But what isn\'t clear is what you do with that tag. Also, the RP is in how you get to 40. Did you buy a bunch of magical potions to give +3 repeatedly, or did you sweat and bleed every day?
[04/05/20 18:32] Ungod:yea, and it\'s too simple
[04/05/20 18:32] Aia: (It is a very clear way though; Nadrolski is a good example of a resource based role)
[04/05/20 18:32] Ungod:there are no 20 people who have to accept it, so you ahve to think about how to present it ina real fashion
[04/05/20 18:32] Aelis:In the end a tag means little if the person doesn\'t play that role
[04/05/20 18:33] Aelis:To me, at least.
[04/05/20 18:33] Ungod:you just do it, you know how
[04/05/20 18:33] Steno:Yes, like if I asked Ledah to get me wood, would he?
[04/05/20 18:33] Ungod:as for the tag, we can add content
[04/05/20 18:33] Aia: (It is hard to deny that you have cut 100000 trees if your stat suggests it)
[04/05/20 18:33] Ungod: (yeah, but the rp effort incolved is nill. you just pointed and clicked)
[04/05/20 18:33] Aia: (This suggests that you did actions consistent with the role already)
[04/05/20 18:34] Ungod: (yes, but its totally different from how things used to be, no?)
[04/05/20 18:34] Steno:No, you gave up time. Your PRESENCE in the game was devoted, at least in part, to woodcutting, you earned it
[04/05/20 18:34] Ungod:yes, but it\'s a different kind of effort
[04/05/20 18:34] Ungod:it\'s like grinders
[04/05/20 18:34] Ungod:combat grinders
[04/05/20 18:34] Steno:Whereas you could have sat in MDP using astericks saying you were "cutting wood" if you did that every day, wouldn\'t eventually your role be a woodcarver?
[04/05/20 18:34] Aelis:To some people that effort matters more than anything else in this realm
[04/05/20 18:35] Aelis:Yeah, just like grinders
[04/05/20 18:35] Ungod:yea, but for that kind of effort creatures were invented, not the rp reality requirement
[04/05/20 18:35] Aia: (Combat roles would be a thing if there was a method to measure it... like attack stat)
[04/05/20 18:35] Aelis:There should be room for everybody. I see the resources thing as a niche for those kind of players.
[04/05/20 18:35] Steno: (I will admit, having so many creatures makes it harder and harder to say they are \'part of my mindset\')
[04/05/20 18:35] Aia: (why aren\'t they a thing again?)
[04/05/20 18:35] Chewett:Look at Nad and his water gathering
[04/05/20 18:35] Ungod:what i\'m trying to say, is RP is vastly different and the allure of the MD I never played was characters born out of \'how do i make myself recognized when i have nothning?\'
[04/05/20 18:36] Chewett:Efforts in the game, meant that he became the defactor water gatherer
[04/05/20 18:36] Aia: (nad is the prime example of resource-role)
[04/05/20 18:36] Steno:You can choose to RP through game mechanics alone, or you can use astericks to build the reality by shaping how people view you
[04/05/20 18:36] Chewett:I disagree
[04/05/20 18:36] Chewett:Nad does both
[04/05/20 18:37] Aelis:Yeah, there are multiple paths
[04/05/20 18:37] Aia: (I don\'t mean he doesn\'t do it in other ways too)
[04/05/20 18:37] Steno:Hmmm... I see what you meant, I don\'t mean that the options are mutually exclusive chew. I just mean the universal solvent is what other players "see" hence the RP requirement
[04/05/20 18:37] Chewett:Its a spectrum
[04/05/20 18:38] Steno:Indeed
[04/05/20 18:39] Steno:Like when I think of resources, weren\'t there people with high woodcutting who ultimately recieved roles of being able to "construct" new items?
[04/05/20 18:39] Ungod:dod that thing happen?
[04/05/20 18:39] Steno: (though they went inactive and didn\'t really utilize their roles a lot, according to the forums)
[04/05/20 18:39] Ungod:did*
[04/05/20 18:39] Aelis:Who got that role?
[04/05/20 18:39] Ungod:ooh, like back then, with Udgard and others
[04/05/20 18:39] Aelis:I might have missed it
[04/05/20 18:39] Aelis:Oh those were pre-resources
[04/05/20 18:40] Aia: (the crafters?)
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:It is part of what I am planning to arrange Ungod
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:The kings, IMO, should have been pushing things forward
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:They have not
[04/05/20 18:40] Steno:Oh, my bad. My time-frame is off (reading all of the forums without timeframe makes it hard to shuffle in brain)
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:I will be
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:Aelis is the fist guini pig
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:Dont tell him
[04/05/20 18:40] Chewett:Its a secret
[04/05/20 18:40] Ungod:ok
[04/05/20 18:40] Aelis:!
[04/05/20 18:41] Ungod:i won\'te tell Aelis no matter what
[04/05/20 18:41] :Chewett shushes them all
[04/05/20 18:41] :Aia looks at Miq\'s implied non-progression
[04/05/20 18:41] :Chewett especially Aelis
[04/05/20 18:41] :Ungod takes the bribery money
[04/05/20 18:41] :Aelis looks the other way
[04/05/20 18:41] :Steno distracts Miq
[04/05/20 18:41] :Chewett passed Silver coin to Ungod
[04/05/20 18:41] :Chewett shushes
[04/05/20 18:42] :Ungod nods and hides it in his sleeve
[04/05/20 18:42] Steno:Aia, I could see your desire to have kings drive research into creature descriptions fitting in this.
[04/05/20 18:43] Aia:Would one require... an enchantress to enchant of magical items?
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:Aelis already knows my plans
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:So it should not be shocking
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:I see a lot of good people ready to start new exciting roles
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:They just need to be reminded what those roles are
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:and IMO kings should be pushing people forard
[04/05/20 18:43] Chewett:And when I use the word Kings
[04/05/20 18:44] Chewett:I obviously also refer to our fair Monarch Lintara too
[04/05/20 18:44] Chewett:I merely an a lazy slob of a King
[04/05/20 18:44] :Aia hides the Enchantress\'s Grimoire in her inventory
[04/05/20 18:44] Chewett:And use a singular gender
[04/05/20 18:44] Aelis:That\'s a really nice initiative, Chew.
[04/05/20 18:44] Aelis:Now that the birthday is over I\'m ready to resume my work. *smiles*
[04/05/20 18:44] Chewett:Certainly, in MaBeast, we want to find out what people are wanting to do, and push them forward
[04/05/20 18:45] Chewett:So join MaBeast!
[04/05/20 18:45] Chewett:<end advertising>
[04/05/20 18:45] Ungod:I\'d like a conclusion for this,: is the RP requirement an obsolete link useful for when we\'ll have 60 people plying wildly, OR
[04/05/20 18:45] Chewett:Being serious, yeah I think thats part of the Monarchs role
[04/05/20 18:45] Ungod:can/should it be improved ins ome way?
[04/05/20 18:45] Chewett:I think it is an idea that may have been needed once, but probably not now
[04/05/20 18:45] Aia:Chewett, may I digress? Steno, I believe, were in fact of Lorerootian heritage.
[04/05/20 18:46] Ungod:so I can forget about it
[04/05/20 18:46] Chewett:Ungod, I think its a reminder for people who maybe dont know how the "RP" in MD works
[04/05/20 18:46] Chewett:I strongly grasp it, so its useless for me
[04/05/20 18:46] Chewett:Go ahead Aia
[04/05/20 18:47] Steno:Agreed. It explains how the game works in many ways, also encouraging them to "play" with others
[04/05/20 18:47] Aia:I should like to return to the topic at hand, but if one reads of the note I did place in his personal log, one may consider that he may indeed be a dual-citizen.
[04/05/20 18:47] Ungod:it desont explain anything, in fact it\'s confusing, because the reality that created it has disappeared
[04/05/20 18:48] Aia:I do bring this up as a matter of example rather than of conflict...
[04/05/20 18:48] Ungod:well, Juba was also Lorerootian
[04/05/20 18:48] Steno: (My logs! I wish I somehow got a notification when my logs were edited)
[04/05/20 18:49] Aia:but surely the King of Marind\'s Bell and the Queen of Loreroot would consider grounds for a custody battle.
[04/05/20 18:49] Steno:Lintara and I met and held a little ceremony where she pardoned me for my abadonment.
[04/05/20 18:49] Ungod:but I wdouln\'t like to think of MB as a desolate land where some lorerrootians settled
[04/05/20 18:49] Chewett:The Queen of Loreroot already does not favour me Aia, I fear this will cause more issues!
[04/05/20 18:49] Steno:She failed to mention whether or not I was actually a planted spy in Ma\'Beast however.
[04/05/20 18:49] Aia:Ah, do forgive me for digression, then; it is resolved.
[04/05/20 18:49] MaGoHi:WAR
[04/05/20 18:49] MaGoHi:WAR
[04/05/20 18:49] MaGoHi:WAR
[04/05/20 18:49] Steno:WAR?
[04/05/20 18:49] Lazarus:Besides the "King of" and "Queen of", is "Demon of" also considered land leaders/monarchs?
[04/05/20 18:50] Ungod:Mago got bored of WORDS
[04/05/20 18:50] Steno:GAteway Island hereby declares war?
[04/05/20 18:50] Aelis: (lunch time, brb)
[04/05/20 18:50] MaGoHi:make war not love
[04/05/20 18:50] Chewett:On what grounds Laz? Murdering them or?
[04/05/20 18:50] Steno: (yes, check announcements, Mur said so)
[04/05/20 18:50] Ungod:makes sense
[04/05/20 18:50] MaGoHi:or however that sentence goes
[04/05/20 18:50] Chewett:In terms of considering them monarches, Demon is one of them yes
[04/05/20 18:50] Lazarus:I wanted to know the titles of land leaders
[04/05/20 18:50] Lazarus:I see
[04/05/20 18:51] Chewett:King Queen, Demon I believe. Check dst\'s as well for whatever her\'s is
[04/05/20 18:51] Steno: [Ann. 3906]
[04/05/20 18:51] MaGoHi:grumpy cat of underground
 

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Today Marind Bell and the East, along with notable VIP's of MagicDuel were present at a ceremony where the citizens have voiced their support for a King for Marind Bell, and a Grand Duke for the East. In addition various dignitaries of the lands have voiced their support for this appointment.

I am able to announce, on behalf of both citizens of the lands that I, Chewett, am the new ruler of both.
The East and Marind Bell shall form a new group, headed by three figures. One Marind Bell Citizen shall be chosen, along with one East citizen, and Chewett the Governor of both. This group, run with the support of the citizens shall guide both lands. Regular meetings will be held with citizens to address issues with both lands, and the combined issues. The first of these meetings including an appointment of these two land dukes will occur some time after the Anniversary. In the meantime all citizens are welcome to come talk to myself.
Thank you to all those who supported me in this endeavour as it has taken much effort.
Those Present at the meeting

The following people were present at the meeting and voiced their support publicly. This represents a full cross section of MagicDuel:
East Citizens
Mallos (Alliance member of the Caretakers) Sunfire (Leader of the Seals of the Six) Ledah (Leader of the Caretakers) Aelis (Alliance member of Soldiers of the Inner Sun) Ailith (Alliance member of Soldiers of the Inner Sun) Eara Meraia (Leader of the TK's) Granos (In spirit) Marind Bell Citizens
Clock Master (Leader of KoB) Ungod (Alliance member of SoE) Jubaris (Leader of SoE) Steno (Newest and valued member of Marind Bell) Representative of Loreroot - Lintara (Queen of Loreroot)
Representative of Children of the Eclipse - Aia
Representatives of the GWI - MaGoHi and Azull
Representative of the Underground - BFH
Representative of Golemus - Miq (King of Golemus)
Representative of the MD Archives - Ivorak
Representative of the Lab - Dark Demon
Representative of the Dead - Blackshade Rider
Self representative - VorniC
Summary of the Meeting
Chewett spoke to the massed assembly about the diverse citizens of both the East and Marind Bell and their individuality. That he will rule alongside his two Dukes to guide the lands together with the citizens.
Sunfire spoke as a representative of the citizens of the east after which Chewett called for those who would support this venture. No players called out against this and the following players from the East supported it: Sunfire, Ledah, Mallos, Eara Meraia, Aelis, Ailith
Jubaris spoke as a representative of the citizens of Marind Bell and gifted Chewett the rare "Bell of Marind", a long kept relic of Marind. Chewett called out for those who would support this venture. No players called out against this and the following players of Marind Bell supported it: Jubaris, Ungod, Clock master, Steno
Queen Lintara was asked then to speak as a representative of her land Loreroot. She gifted Chewett a Crown of Ivy, wishing that the empire will last as long as ivy,  and an Acorn stating that Oaks are trees of strength and Sacred to Loreroot, giving her blessing of the Root towards the endeavour.
King Miq was asked to speak as a representative of his land, Golemus. He gifted a Porcelain Chessmen and wished that he were to rule in interesting times nodding in agreement.
MaGoHi was invited to speak as a representative of the GWI and while warning this power shift was concerning stated that since Chewett is to be the ruler he can agree to it. He gifted a Sleeping Gnome since, according to himself, that is all he does on the island.
Eara, Manager of the Treasure Keepers was asked if she supports the effort. She feels that the East joining together with Marind Bell, keeping the treasury of the TK's, is a move that makes much sense and supports the effort. She gifted Chewett Muratus's engraved ring for his work.
Dark Demon was asked to speak as a representative of the Labyrinth  stating that out of respect for all that Chewett has done with the realm he undoubtedly supports the move. He gifted Chewett a stone holding Bringfromlabyrinth so that he may be summoned when needed.
Blackshade Rider was asked to speak as a representative of the Dead, someone Chewett stated he hoped to work more closely with and with the Caretakers. Blackshade Rider gifted a Coffin to fit any enemy he wishes. In addition, two gold coins were gifted as a payment to the ferry man. He in the dead pledged his support.
Sunfire then took final charge of the meeting to thank Chewett and bestow upon him the title of honorary citizen of the East.
Ledah came forward and stated that the Caretakers wish success in Chewett's goals, that they support him, and stated that the first step to success is not being late, and therefore presented a Bone clock.
Ailith, representative of the Soldiers of the Inner Sun then presented a Commemorative Pocket Watch to mark the event, pledging their support for Chewett.
Sunfire, representative of the Seals of the Six, presented a Thorny crown to Chewett, stating that rulership is a burden and not a powermove.
Chewett then ended the meeting stating that there will be a public celebration later during the Anniversary.
The full log will be available once it has been cleaned up a little.

so Mur now announces my glory in battle

Aelis wins the silver! ... Can a hollow warrior talk with cats? ????

This week let's hear what your favorite movie or movies are, and maybe why. Again don't spoil stuff
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Well my favorite is V for Vendetta, not much to add I guess except maybe vive la révolution! My others would be Boondock Saints, I am Legend, The Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained, Interstellar. All good.

It's hard to pick a single favorite. I'll tell you about my favorite among recent readings instead:
 
Mr. Nakata from Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore. He's a solitary old man that , due to a mysterious event in his childhood, lost all his memories along with the ability to read and think "properly". As a kind of collateral effect, he suddenly noticed he could talk with cats, among other things. I can't quite pin down why I like him so much. I guess it's partially due to some sort of inherent wisdom/complexity behind his actions and thoughts (even though on the surface he's seen as a simpleton) and also his way of seeing and dealing with the ways of the world. 
 
Interestingly, this book sometimes reminded me of ideas and memories that somehow, in my head, are intrinsically connected to MD.

Well I think heads are rather iconic to the realm by now, I don't care what they are called but if you did rename them to toilet paper, it could be a fun joke for a while but hopefully not a permanent joke.
There is more toiletpaper where that came from Syrian but sometimes I need to let others have a chance

Mirus wins the silver! Dishonorable mention to Dark Demon, maybe we will roast you some day.
This week I want to hear what your favorite character from a book is, and why! Also if spoilers be kind to mark it as such by using the spoiler tag, the eye icon in the formatting menu above the reply box
Credit to Steno for the idea, using this one because I wanted to do similar, but yes if you have ideas you can PM them to me and I might use them some week. I just want them to be lower effort, no requiring an essay or something, you can see past ideas to see the theme.
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Well my favorite character is Walter O'Dim from The Dark Tower series, because he is the main antagonist at least in the first book
 

Mirus wins the silver! Dishonorable mention to Dark Demon, maybe we will roast you some day.
This week I want to hear what your favorite character from a book is, and why! Also if spoilers be kind to mark it as such by using the spoiler tag, the eye icon in the formatting menu above the reply box
Credit to Steno for the idea, using this one because I wanted to do similar, but yes if you have ideas you can PM them to me and I might use them some week. I just want them to be lower effort, no requiring an essay or something, you can see past ideas to see the theme.
____
Well my favorite character is Walter O'Dim from The Dark Tower series, because he is the main antagonist at least in the first book
 

Mirus wins the silver! Dishonorable mention to Dark Demon, maybe we will roast you some day.
This week I want to hear what your favorite character from a book is, and why! Also if spoilers be kind to mark it as such by using the spoiler tag, the eye icon in the formatting menu above the reply box
Credit to Steno for the idea, using this one because I wanted to do similar, but yes if you have ideas you can PM them to me and I might use them some week. I just want them to be lower effort, no requiring an essay or something, you can see past ideas to see the theme.
____
Well my favorite character is Walter O'Dim from The Dark Tower series, because he is the main antagonist at least in the first book
 

Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on null in /home/magicdue/public_html/ui/marketitems/iteminterface/itemmixer.php on line 32
So I was making tea with Tissy, we finished one batch, and I had them give me the teapot/recipe book, after finishing the second batch I notice upon clicking through the page of the teapot
ITEMS READY
HEAT BURNING FULL
Materials to be processed are depending on instructions/recipe used. When heat extincts all loaded items required to operate the device will be consumed.


You get all this stuff below in the scene:
Teapot
READY   A nicely decorated teapot for preparing tea. Available instructions in the area (recheck): aromatictea Next instruction in 35   No messages... Heat: 17594 (min: 16000)
Listening to instructions...   Now preparing: Aromatic Tea (check status) ##ALL INSTRUCTIONS PERFORMED## Players online here: 3    |    RP Reality requirement: loose


   
Clicking the Continue button on this page gives you the error above, Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on null in /home/magicdue/public_html/ui/marketitems/iteminterface/itemmixer.php on line 32

But clicking the "Check status" button will continue to give you tea as many times as you click it, maybe not before clicking the continue button again.
 

Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on null in /home/magicdue/public_html/ui/marketitems/iteminterface/itemmixer.php on line 32
So I was making tea with Tissy, we finished one batch, and I had them give me the teapot/recipe book, after finishing the second batch I notice upon clicking through the page of the teapot
ITEMS READY
HEAT BURNING FULL
Materials to be processed are depending on instructions/recipe used. When heat extincts all loaded items required to operate the device will be consumed.


You get all this stuff below in the scene:
Teapot
READY   A nicely decorated teapot for preparing tea. Available instructions in the area (recheck): aromatictea Next instruction in 35   No messages... Heat: 17594 (min: 16000)
Listening to instructions...   Now preparing: Aromatic Tea (check status) ##ALL INSTRUCTIONS PERFORMED## Players online here: 3    |    RP Reality requirement: loose


   
Clicking the Continue button on this page gives you the error above, Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on null in /home/magicdue/public_html/ui/marketitems/iteminterface/itemmixer.php on line 32

But clicking the "Check status" button will continue to give you tea as many times as you click it, maybe not before clicking the continue button again.
 

My frog won’t keep silence anymore. 
I know he's not cute. But looking into his eyes I could find peace. 
How about you?

This is becoming a cat and mouse game!

Notice the different alleles between left to right, daughter-father-mother
Bonus:

This is becoming a cat and mouse game!

Notice the different alleles between left to right, daughter-father-mother
Bonus:

Change isn't always good and meaningful, and if a change serves no purpose than a potential annoyance, I will point that out. AP problem being that it's a gateway, something preventing players from playing. To what extent would this be reasonable? My opposition does lay a bit elsewhere, rather in how reckless pushing changes without the proper care and consideration would do. Rather, a much, much shorter regen timer, with lower maxAP, would be, in my humble opinion, preferable. Through which, max AP would be the desired meaningful resource.

Also, merely dismissing isn't a counterargument, it's simply avoiding concerns without addressing it.

I'm eager to meet other MP3 peers, foes or allies. Maybe we could form a team or have a contest, anything we could have more interactions. 
Please let me know if you are there by replying the topic. When and where would you be active?

depends on player. If curiosity to see what else is there is not a main driving factor, probably not...but i am counting on this because without this curiosity, the players are not the type of people i am looking for. I never intended to make md a casual candycrush game.
There are things to return for daily, what we are missing are constant activities, but again, i am counting on the npc fights to fill this game. The plan is to have npc fights fill this gap when there are not enough people, and revive the heads and torch to make real events.
I am also preparing seo and advertising, and really doing desperate things like giving inactive people credits or wp via email, just to get out of this collapse. With more people online, activities start to show up. 
The entire range of things i am doing towards this goal, are in a way shifting the activity balance. There are less attractors and important aims right now, because i moved some of them (like wp), more "in" the middle area of this balance, and this is good. The new attractors that will cause motion will be to perform activities to obtain new creatures.
If only i could keep up this volume of work 2-3 more months, and things will get back on a functional track. I am doing my best.
This is something that i should have done years ago, to not let MD crash into this state. Now its harder to bring it back up from nearly zero...but not impossible. The people currenlty having the A25 tools are the last standing core of what md is, and i am counting on them to help in this process, because anything i could do, is not enough if the tools are not used right.
 
@Aia del Mana the above answers you also what my plans are regarding everything, AP value included. ..i hope