Best Of
Re: Memorable quotes
THE FORUM RP IS REALBleak said:The next few IC years will be a lot worse if you can't control your necromancers.
Kasa
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Re: Memorable quotes
Quotes!
30) Bleak told You: You just raided Eleusis whilke proficy was exterminating 
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.31) You told Bleak: I raided Eleusis? While a monk exterminated?
32) Bleak told You: Exxia.
33) You told Bleak: Or I chased you for attacking me because you ran there.
34) You told Bleak: Are you a fucking idiot?
35) Bleak told You: Yeah I hit the wrong button.
36) Bleak told You: But I was triyng to get to delos to fight Proficy and his minions.
37) Bleak told You: So you where not helping Proficy?
38) You told Bleak: No, I was jumping him.
39) You told Bleak: Before you jumped me.
40) Bleak told You: I only hit your shield.
41) Bleak told You: I was jumping Proficy.
42) Bleak told You: Where you forestenemied?
43) You told Bleak: I'm a Corten you fool. Of course not.
44) Bleak told You: Stop the bloody swearing, man. You where attacking Eleusis while Proficy and
Exxia where exterminating. Can't blame people for thinking you are helping them.
45) You told Bleak: I have you as the prime witness for the reason I was in Northern Ithmia. I
chased you directly. If you choose to lie in some. (I get jumped)
46) Bleak told You: Yeah yeah. But a lot of things where happening at the same time.
47) Bleak told You: You know that we all get notified when somebody is exterminating, right?
48) You told Bleak: So try to process as fast as the rest of us. Especially when you are the cause.
49) Bleak told You: Alright.
50) You told Bleak: I'm going to put you on ignore for a few months. Your idiocy is stifling.
Little interactions like this are what make me glad that horrid old Oakstone system is gone. Kick PKer, get chased directly to Eleusis, get slammed with forest enemy for aiding. Adorable cancer.
Little interactions like this are what make me glad that horrid old Oakstone system is gone. Kick PKer, get chased directly to Eleusis, get slammed with forest enemy for aiding. Adorable cancer.
Mizik
8
Re: A Sad Farewell!
It's a bit surreal to think back on how you've gone from the "big, bad Sorcerer" in another realm (among other roles; lots of memories there) to a developer for Achaea, and now on to another adventure. Hopefully this one will provide you with enough unique challenges to further hone your skills and allow you to continue to learn and bring great new changes to a new world. Thank you for all of your hard work these last few years in regards to helping make Achaea what it is today. Best of luck and congratulations!
Re: Mudlet 4.9+ GUI
Updating the balances gui element to use svo balances is actually pretty easy, replacement scripts here:
Treyal
1
zGui Directory (For shops)
Link To Package: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvtmfm56363vk4y/zguiDirectory.mpackage
Description: A package to Search Shops with or without the directory artifact. Sorts by cost and groups multiple items. Saves every search for recalling or updating.
3 Aliases:
- DI <ITEM> : Create a list of items searching ALL cities: Requires Directory Artifact
- DI <ITEM> <CITY> : Create or update a list of items searching ONLY the city entered: Requires Directory Artifact
- SI <ITEM> : Show an already created list without updating it: Does NOT Require Directory Artifact
- DIR <ITEM> : Search the city you are IN for items and save to a list or update lists: Does NOT Require Directory Artifact
Short Gif: https://i.imgur.com/AIdZ9Zt.mp4
DI <ITEM>
DI <ITEM> <CITY>
SI <ITEM>:
Zulah
1
Early to mid-game adventures for new players
I would love to see more adventures that new players (like me) can partake in, and that also align with the experiences you typically have at this stage in the game. Renown comes in fast when you have your newbie tasks, but it plummets dramatically afterwards. Many of the current adventures aren't accessible at this point, either. If you want the daily credits, you're basically left with the option of grinding out quests (average 30 renown from what I've seen, so you'll need to do 60+ different quests) or hoping to piggy back with stronger players doing adventures (I've not yet seen this at all, but just assuming it's something that happens in busier cities...)
Here are some of my ideas for adventures to make the early game experience continue to feel rewarding:
- exploring a certain number of NEW rooms
- reaching a new explorer rank
- easier hunting targets (gated to only those below a certain level). Like perhaps the 'bosses' of each area - I noticed lots of areas tend to have 2-3 leader-type denizens that are stronger than the rest
- interacting with other people, such as says, tells, city channels, etc
- Kill X number of mobs
- Kill X number of mobs as a group
- rewards for partaking in RP (not sure how this would manifest but would love to hear ideas. In Ashtan we have some pretty cool ritual stuff that I just got to witness)
While writing this, it just occurred to me - why not have more tasks even after novicehood? Since tasks seem great for one-off things, and adventures are recurring.
I'm otherwise loving Achaea and the really nice people I've met, Hoping to see more new people joining, and more importantly, staying!
Woland
4
IC/OOC Separation
Do people still use forums?
Something I've thought about lately is IC/OOC separation in roleplaying, and how the Achaean approach to it seems different than other mediums I enjoy. In Achaea, it's my anecdotal experience that when someone references "IC/OOC separation" it's almost always shorthand for "Don't use knowledge in-game if you didn't learn it in-game." and "Don't take things personally." This is important and good in a game where politics, fog of war, and complex interpersonal relationships are part and parcel to the experience. But I feel that this stops short of what IC/OOC separation is and means in other formats, which is essentially, "Is everyone having fun?"
I was playing Achaea before I ever dabbled in other mediums like Dungeons & Dragons, or even forum roleplay storytelling. As I dabbled in those other mediums, I quickly learned more rules that Achaea didn't really impart to me. Like don't troll the Dungeon Master who's trying to craft a fun experience for you. (My empathy and personal apologies to Achaean Gods) Or being courteous to other players at the table, so that everyone gets a turn to tell their story. Or if you're doing a forum roleplay thread, take what elements other people write and roll with them instead of trying to impose "how it should be" on the whole thread. Basically all etiquette shown to fellow players when you're roleplaying with a small group, but that same etiquette applies to our IC actions, as well. If Bob the Paladin and Steve the Necromancer are both in the same D&D party, that's a weird party dynamic because these two characters are arguably polar opposites and want opposite things. But OOC, both Bob and Steve want to play D&D, so they have to govern their IC actions to make it work. If Steve insists on raising zombies in full view of Bob, it may force a showdown that splits the group or results in a character's death. This might be very believable IC roleplay, but it's bad IC/OOC separation, because (unless Bob and Steve agreed to this climactic moment) that clash ruins the session for Bob or Steve if one of them has to give up their character, but also for everyone else at the table who has to deal with this drama instead of exploring whatever adventure they were on.
And so IC/OOC separation isn't just separating your IC persona from your RL persona, it's also guiding your IC actions with your OOC awareness of the other players at your table. "This is what my character would do as I imagine them, but as a player, I recognize that wouldn't be fun for other people, so I'll do it a little differently." Perhaps Steve engineers his character's undead-raising to be out of sight, so there develops an amusing cat-and-mouse relationship with Bob. Bob immediately destroys any of Steve's zombies he sees, but engineers his character to not go looking for Steve during his mysterious absences. This is good IC/OOC separation, because both characters are being true to their roleplay, but both are doing so with respect to the other player at the table. We often have to compromise a little to make the experience a fun one. In Achaea, we're all eager to show off our own RP and tell our own stories, (through dialogue, combat, or politics, what have you) but we should always spare a thought for other players (especially our enemies!) to make sure we're roleplaying in a way that allows them to have some fun with it as well. (Most of all, we should avoid vicious cycles)
It's fair to say that the rules that govern a small group around a small table don't always apply to a MUD with hundreds or thousands of players, where our "table" is largely our faction and some players are supposed to be in direct competition with us. But as a result, a lot of Achaean roleplay takes a scorched earth approach, people roleplaying at each other instead of with each other, because we aren't particularly concerned with the other person's enjoyment. As Achaea shrinks, as our game-wide table gets small enough that we recognize most of the faces who sit at it, I think the IC/OOC separation that governs a D&D group has and will increasingly apply to us, and we can easily affect the tone and atmosphere at that table. I'm definitely not saying that we have to come at this game with kid gloves on, I can appreciate a good dunk on someone who deserves it. But I think our Achaean definition of IC/OOC separation should expand from simply "Keep IC IC and OOC OOC" to encompass more of the sportsmanlike aspects of roleplaying in other mediums.
Of course, the reason I've been thinking about this is because I've been using the Guild of Knights as an avenue to encourage this concept. Much like Dauntless is a player-opted "tag" for "I'm down to fight at any time and I won't issue/hire for it," I'd like to see "Knight" become a tag for "I'm down to roleplay with my enemies, and I want them to have a good experience while doing it." But you don't have to wear a pretentious title to be a good sport and be on the lookout for ways to moderate our IC actions to create a better OOC experience, and perhaps it will help to know that there's a group of players out there trying to do just that.
Something I've thought about lately is IC/OOC separation in roleplaying, and how the Achaean approach to it seems different than other mediums I enjoy. In Achaea, it's my anecdotal experience that when someone references "IC/OOC separation" it's almost always shorthand for "Don't use knowledge in-game if you didn't learn it in-game." and "Don't take things personally." This is important and good in a game where politics, fog of war, and complex interpersonal relationships are part and parcel to the experience. But I feel that this stops short of what IC/OOC separation is and means in other formats, which is essentially, "Is everyone having fun?"
I was playing Achaea before I ever dabbled in other mediums like Dungeons & Dragons, or even forum roleplay storytelling. As I dabbled in those other mediums, I quickly learned more rules that Achaea didn't really impart to me. Like don't troll the Dungeon Master who's trying to craft a fun experience for you. (My empathy and personal apologies to Achaean Gods) Or being courteous to other players at the table, so that everyone gets a turn to tell their story. Or if you're doing a forum roleplay thread, take what elements other people write and roll with them instead of trying to impose "how it should be" on the whole thread. Basically all etiquette shown to fellow players when you're roleplaying with a small group, but that same etiquette applies to our IC actions, as well. If Bob the Paladin and Steve the Necromancer are both in the same D&D party, that's a weird party dynamic because these two characters are arguably polar opposites and want opposite things. But OOC, both Bob and Steve want to play D&D, so they have to govern their IC actions to make it work. If Steve insists on raising zombies in full view of Bob, it may force a showdown that splits the group or results in a character's death. This might be very believable IC roleplay, but it's bad IC/OOC separation, because (unless Bob and Steve agreed to this climactic moment) that clash ruins the session for Bob or Steve if one of them has to give up their character, but also for everyone else at the table who has to deal with this drama instead of exploring whatever adventure they were on.
And so IC/OOC separation isn't just separating your IC persona from your RL persona, it's also guiding your IC actions with your OOC awareness of the other players at your table. "This is what my character would do as I imagine them, but as a player, I recognize that wouldn't be fun for other people, so I'll do it a little differently." Perhaps Steve engineers his character's undead-raising to be out of sight, so there develops an amusing cat-and-mouse relationship with Bob. Bob immediately destroys any of Steve's zombies he sees, but engineers his character to not go looking for Steve during his mysterious absences. This is good IC/OOC separation, because both characters are being true to their roleplay, but both are doing so with respect to the other player at the table. We often have to compromise a little to make the experience a fun one. In Achaea, we're all eager to show off our own RP and tell our own stories, (through dialogue, combat, or politics, what have you) but we should always spare a thought for other players (especially our enemies!) to make sure we're roleplaying in a way that allows them to have some fun with it as well. (Most of all, we should avoid vicious cycles)
It's fair to say that the rules that govern a small group around a small table don't always apply to a MUD with hundreds or thousands of players, where our "table" is largely our faction and some players are supposed to be in direct competition with us. But as a result, a lot of Achaean roleplay takes a scorched earth approach, people roleplaying at each other instead of with each other, because we aren't particularly concerned with the other person's enjoyment. As Achaea shrinks, as our game-wide table gets small enough that we recognize most of the faces who sit at it, I think the IC/OOC separation that governs a D&D group has and will increasingly apply to us, and we can easily affect the tone and atmosphere at that table. I'm definitely not saying that we have to come at this game with kid gloves on, I can appreciate a good dunk on someone who deserves it. But I think our Achaean definition of IC/OOC separation should expand from simply "Keep IC IC and OOC OOC" to encompass more of the sportsmanlike aspects of roleplaying in other mediums.
Of course, the reason I've been thinking about this is because I've been using the Guild of Knights as an avenue to encourage this concept. Much like Dauntless is a player-opted "tag" for "I'm down to fight at any time and I won't issue/hire for it," I'd like to see "Knight" become a tag for "I'm down to roleplay with my enemies, and I want them to have a good experience while doing it." But you don't have to wear a pretentious title to be a good sport and be on the lookout for ways to moderate our IC actions to create a better OOC experience, and perhaps it will help to know that there's a group of players out there trying to do just that.
Aerek
6