The Good Old Days

Trevize

Iocun said:

I don't think the old days were more fun. I was more "in awe" back then, sure, but I'm getting a lot more RP and entertaining gameplay out of Achaea now - particularly considering how much time I used to spend with nothing but ratting!

We uh, kinda didn't RP nearly as much back then.

Ahem.

Anyways!

Anedhel

Oh, oh! Trip block

Also, sentinel spinning. Less obnoxious, but I remember a lot of whining about that back in the day (Specially monks)

I like this game.

Alynna

wrong discussion.

Delphinus

Blujixapug said:

I remember @Jaizsur showing me this weird 'small ball of energy' that he found in Rheodad. The item description was something like, "If you are seeing this, something has gone wrong! Please file a BUG report immediately." Classic Jaizsur.

I remember showing him one of those in Tarah's temple. For what I assume was science, he attacked and killed it. Cue mutual panic and "WHAT DID YOU DO."

Fen

Does anyone know where I can find Xeno's story about Cain chucking his laptop out the window?

Decan

Anedhel said:

Oh, also. Wasn't there some dragon monk who chucked javelins and then jpk'd you? Who was that? I don't think it worked much, but it was funny as hell.

Haha that was one of my alts!

Thaumas

I only remember a few details, Xeno hearing angry yelling, going upstairs, a cat running past his legs, then seeing computer hardware thrown on the yard with Cain shouting about something.

From my old logs:

He is a radiant Immortal and is otherwise completely unremarkable.  Below middle height, bald excepting a rim of thinning grey hair, and with a tall forehead wrinkled by many years of thought and, just maybe, laughter.  To look into his eyes is to discover the measure of his power - a depth of thought, an impatience with ignorance and incompetence, and a breadth of passion for raw knowledge and the power attendant thereto which transcend mortal capacities. He is wearing sturdy brown leather sandals, a signet ring bearing the arms of Clementius, a simple scroll case, and a St. Clementius medallion.

Thaumas

Very advanced AI (Poergh). Weird reading old logs, I don't remember anything or the context.

**********************************************[ Message Summary ]*********************************************
 [Msg#]  [From]       [Date]      [Summary]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    892  Poergh       11/06/10:33 Markuth bother you since yesterday?
    893  Poergh       11/06/10:33 Ah. good, good.
    894  Cypra        11/06/10:34 Your work with the orphans has been most commendable. However, if you are...
    895  Poergh       11/06/13:24 Heh, evaded in to shallam.
    896  Poergh       11/06/13:24 And got away.
    897  Daloc        11/06/13:28 You didnt hear this from me but bleak is after you.
    898  Deeva        11/06/13:29 Manu wasn't helping Shallam. I believe he was chasing Poergh into there a...
    899  Poergh       11/06/13:38 Nuuu.
    901  Poergh       11/06/14:04 Sorry, fighting, one sec, =(.
    902  Poergh       11/06/14:08 Does eavesdrop work while phased? -scratch-.
    903  Poergh       11/06/14:08 Okay, thank you.
    904  Poergh       11/06/14:08 Hrm, they're not saying anything.... hakresh is there too.
    905  Poergh       11/06/14:21 Sure.
    906  Poergh       11/06/14:21 -smile-.
    907  Poergh       11/06/14:22 Heh, the shop doesn't even have anything good...just clothes, and food.
    909  Nona         11/06/15:40 Meanie ... come back and unphase! :P.
    910  Poergh       11/07/7:41  Did it not get you? :-P.
    911  Poergh       11/07/7:57  One sec, deffing.
    912  Poergh       11/07/10:21 I'm back .
    913  Poergh       11/07/11:30 Hehe, nice.
**************************************************************************************************************

Dunn

Jariks Hashan raids. That is all.

Also, @Jhui-dor.

Carmell

Fen said:

Does anyone know where I can find Xeno's story about Cain chucking his laptop out the window?

I found the quotes on Aztecia's old site where Cain admits he punched a hole in his laptop.  I think the Xeno story was on the old forums.

Aktillum

Tranquility hawking his system (a bunch of zmud 3.1 triggers) for 800cr.

Scheherazade threatening newbs over newbie channel and being told to "go suck Vellis dry", and subsequently having a shit-fit about it over Rage. "Did you hear what that noob told me?!?". I still LOL 12 years later.

A certain someone from Shallam being solely responsible for the deletion of Chat / Rage.

Ralph transcending nearly every skill by gambling the free novice lessons. Also him being titled "Ralph Wiggums" for a fairly long time.

Calhoun math.

The fact the guy who designed the Jester class really, really loved these guys IRL and even had a Juggalos clan.

Blujixapug

Oh my god, The Dark Carnival was a Juggalos clan.

Dethea

Blujixapug said:

Anedhel said:

Oh, also. Wasn't there some dragon monk who chucked javelins and then jpk'd you? Who was that? I don't think it worked much, but it was funny as hell.

I suspect that was @Dethea.

I remember going to spar with her in Mhaldor. I realised I was out of a few venoms, and she was like, "Oh, which ones? Let me help you! Here, have these." So nice. It was confusing, because I was expecting a ranking Mhaldorian to be, you know, mean and nasty and blood-curdlingly terrifying. Then we fought and she more or less laughed off my attacks and choked me out.

The fight wouldn't have been fun if you didn't have all of your gear! 

Trilliana

Rebuilding Acropolis (ACP) on zmud once I figured out how to code on it... Shiro being my hero as a Paladin Dragon... Dragons being huge and intimidating... the first time I heard Santar meow at me- and how utterly terrified I was afterwards and hid offplane as much as I could to get away from him XD

Mishgul

Grove totems + old groves.

Seftin

How alive everything felt all the time

Kenway

Iocun said:

Fen said:

Apparently Aztecia's site is down (for you new players, that had a great collection of hilarious logs).

Nothing's ever gone on the internet.

Well there went my Friday afternoon...

Jonathin

Oh man, I remember this site.

Tirac

Quick glance through my logs for random quotes from the "good old days". Each is separate from the others and extremely out of context. There are a ton of people I don't have quotes for.



Merador says, "I'm gonna need backup dude."

Overlord Malifuus says, "This guy is such a monumental faggot."

Jarrel says with a foreign accent, "Dont hate."

High Lord Andante Vallah says in Mhaldorian, "From this day forward, you shall
be known as Sir Tirac Vastel, Knight of Mhaldor."

Master Scout Geraint Corten, Forest Warden's Carmian voice resonates, "Im a
newb."

The soul of Pilts says, "You nooblest."

Lord Xenomorph says, "Then I struck him with a titanic right hook and left him whimpering on the ground like a newborn."

Issue #58844 Reported by: Laorir Re: Tirac

Ovid says, "R U TROLLING ME."

Sobriquet tells you, "I've lost 10 levels raiding shallam!"

(Party): Tenemara says, "I daresay we do well for a pair."

3/30/2007: Greetings, Ambassador. I, Tirac, would like to express my wish to join the city of Mhaldor.

(Mhaldor): Herenicus says, "Welcome slave, serve well."

Ulrike says in a booming basso profundo voice, "This is going to be funny."

Machet says with a sophisticated Mhaldorian accent, "Because I'm tricksy."

Kelandra tells you, "His head sitting in my living room makes for good decoration."

The soul of Saibel says in Mhaldorian in a clear, quiet voice, "Do we have a druid?"

(Party): Sabiru says, "That went well."

- 2009/03/14 19:14:06 - Alban says, "She rezzed me. The bitch!"

Dontarion makes a beckoning motion.
Dontarion clambers across the boarding deck.
You follow Dontarion Dracrotalus east to Stern.
Distressing images from the Eusian Ocean override your senses as they depict the narrow escape from death at sea of the crew of The Relentless, sent below by TLS Inexorable.
(Party): Dontarion says, "And the moment of glory. Sent there by the TLS Inexorable."

Icaru says in Mhaldorian in a calm, collected voice, "See you at the rally point."

Lideron says, "I would generally discourage any Maldaathi from 'purring'."

(Party): Tanris says, "Tirac follow."

Agathon tells you, "You pathetic basement dwelling little dweeby. Fail to grief more."

The soul of Dakeyras says in a clear voice, "Wow, you got real lucky."

Balynne Lokelinde Le'Murzen says, "We have to kill it."

(Combat Rankings): Dumah says, "The day I join a clan even vaguely associated with Santar, I'm going to kill myself IRL. You all suck."

Sarapis, the Logos has bestowed His divine truefavour upon you. It will last for approximately 3 Achaean months.

Matsuhama, the Eternal Warrior says, "Sir Tirac will face My Conscript, Rean."
Matsuhama shakes His head sadly from side to side.
Matsuhama, the Eternal Warrior asks Rean, "Had you faced an aura of rebounding before, Conscript?"

(Mhaldor): Shaitan says, "Mhaldor."

(Mhaldor): Apollyon says, "Greetings, City of Evil."

With his deadly tail, Carmain strikes out at you and stings you.

Caelan has chosen to snub you. See HELP SNUB.

Kupo tells you, "You Sir are a badass."

Trey will now be known as Sir Trey Adwimar, Knight of Mhaldor.

Bain tells you, "Ill be issueing you good day and enjoy being a shrub."

(Grunts): Rakon says, "Hail, Grunt. Get to work."

(Party): Kallorn says, "He's dead, yes."

You have been slain by Arkantos.

Poergh says in a monotone and lifeless voice, "Feeling this aeon?"
You say, "Ironic."

Nocroth says in an equable tenor voice, "That was rather stupid of him."

You say, "Let's begin."
4171h, 3268m, 19525e, 2056w exkd-
Brimir's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
Brimir slashes into you with a steel Theran broadsword!
A bolt of lightning hurls from the tip of the runeblade skywards, accompanied by
a crack of thunder.
With a series of hisses, small acidic hailstones pour down from above, battering
your body.
Your hearing is suddenly restored.
Brimir swings a dwarven battleaxe at you with all his might.
A bolt of lightning hurls from the tip of the runeblade skywards, accompanied by
a crack of thunder.
With a series of hisses, small acidic hailstones pour down from above, battering
your body.
A prickly, stinging sensation spreads through your body.
586h, 3268m, 19525e, 2056w exk-

You shriek in pain as Mirko crashes his muscled arms down onto you.
Your frozen body shatters into a thousand pieces of crystalline flesh as it is
split apart by the pounding.
You have been slain by Mirko.
You say, "Hmm, was that a freeze pound?"

Sobriquet's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
With a loud BOOM, your body suddenly and violently explodes in all directions,
ending your life instantly!
You have been slain by Sobriquet.

Carmain's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
[12-13 15:29:10]Carmain inhales deeply, then lets out an earth-shaking roar as a jet of
[12-13 15:29:10]white-hot fire shoots from his nostrils directly at you. (apply mending to body)
[12-13 15:29:10]You flinch and raise your arms in front of your face in an instinctive gesture
[12-13 15:29:10]of terror, but the effort is futile. The heat and intensity of the flames are
[12-13 15:29:10]too much for your weakened frame to stand, and the last thing you see through
[12-13 15:29:10]your charred eyes is a glimpse of the pure, white-hot fire consuming your entire
[12-13 15:29:10]body.
[12-13 15:29:10]You have been slain by Carmain.

Bulvai tells you, "Vivisect! Go go."
2132h, 4178m, 14950e, 18423w cxkb|0/0|8/6|0/0|14-(-135 Health)
Bulvai razes your magical shield with an ornate steel rapier.
Bulvai slashes into you with a dwarven battleaxe!
A bolt of lightning hurls from the tip of the runeblade skywards, accompanied by
a crack of thunder.
With a series of hisses, small acidic hailstones pour down from above, battering
your body.
A *rickly s*inging overcome* your body, fading away into numbness. (paralysis +)
You have been slain by Bulvai.


Joking and OOCness aside, pretty wild 8 years or so. So far.

edit: Actually, some of these are not that long ago, so I guess I'm still living the good old days.

Xenomorph

I'll fondly remember the days of my youth, energetically going about causing mischief and mayhem. But after all these long years I shamefully feel, even now, the slight sting of regret for those misspent early years. For not "living in the now". For failing to stop and smell the roses. To truly remember the most important things in life -the things we all take for granted.

I'll always remember my youthful bladder control.

I'll always look back fondly on the golden age, those wondrous years prior to the Skid-marked Underpants Era we live in today. Where little shits known as Maldaathi Grunts whisper in formation, "..Is the High Lord wearing Depend's Undergarments?"

BECAUSE I'M ALMOST 400, ASSWIPE! I'll take crapping my fullplate over dumb and stupid any day of the week.

Want to be #1 combatant someday? You'll be wishing you could still made it to the toilet someday. Consider your Novice exam terminated, you dormancy magnet!

Sarapis

Ahh, Xenomorph.

Jarrel

Ah, Achaea as it used to be, probably just those golden memories of being trashed as a newbie and thoroughly enjoying the banter that flowed between opponents even when you were losing had kept me playing most of these years.

Now it has just degraded to people calling you a basement-dwelling dweeb without a life before he tries to pile you with 20 random newbies who don't know any better and everything seems to be steadily getting worse.

Still good, solid, enjoyable years and I wouldn't change 'em for anything (except perhaps a life and being able to move out of my mom's basement).

Hyperlith

Listening to people whine about credits sold via Market that cost 2500gp each.

Dji

I vaguely remember arguing with Herenicus about the size of his penis on the class lead forums. Does that count?

Gibbi

@Wronic :c I miss you, mentor. No one burned Karma quite like you did.

Mellexo

Necromancer mode activate!

Looks like much of these players are gone. Did they retire or just plain leave the game? What drove them to leave? 

Vika

Oof, the 5-year necro.

Well, some people grow up, develop a life that takes up too much time and little recreational use and they choose to use it at the gym or other games. The newest WoW expansion we saw a big dip in player activity.

Some people grow bored, others frustrated. We cannot really speak for other players!

Van

Being able to cowardice a Nightmare, Daemonite, and Fiend into the same room and then stacking them against your opponent.

Poor man's Occultist. Also just miss the numbers. I remember one Year X00/X50 quiz where the server was sporting something like 1100 people online or something ridiculous. Maybe it was closer to 800. I can't remember but it was enough.