[cropped for space] I am all for creative roleplay and approaching roleplay in an adult manner. Even more, I agree with and believe we have to all strive to have fairly thick skin. But this? This more smacks of people poking fun at one of the few remaining 'acceptable' groups to belittle. And that saddens me. I consider Achaea and IRE, as a whole, a place one could go to and not worry over attacks at their body image or orientation.
I accept roleplay will happen that attack someone's belief system in an IC manner - that is expected and encouraged. But someone who created a character who is 'fat' and people use it as a springboard for jokes. Really?
I agree with you 100%, but would like to point out that the character in question (at least, if they are talking about the character I'm 99% they are talking about) was essentially created as a walking fat joke. I've done my best to ignore that part of that character's RP because I find it in poor taste, and I'd rather not participate in or proliferate that kind of behavior, but I just want to point out that it's not that this character just happens to be fat in their description and so people are making jokes - this character pokes fun at their own size in emotes and says pretty constantly. These other folks' comments are playing along with the trope that character brought in themselves, not initiating it.
ETA: Best of luck with your new faction/lack-thereof and class!
Missed out on a raid, most of the great hunt, and the majority of a TF due to the need for sleep. Meh. Why does that always happen when the fun stuff is going on? On the bright side though, I am sure it won't take much to convince @Austere or @Morthif to raid again to make up for that part at least. Twice.
Actually. Stocked up on some caffeine.Three rooms, three cities, one night? Guys?
What Rohai said, really. It isn't that people were just being cruel or anything, I thought all of that was rather light-hearted. The character literally burped every 10 seconds while talking to Tesha, and her description is very exaggerated towards being fat. None of that seemed particularly... over the line or overly abrasive. It's just a character trait; it would be like one of them asking whatever happened to that little quiet girl. While I can understand how you could take offense to it, there are any number of other things to take offense to if you really want to.
What @Tesha said. It was entertaining like, the first couple of times I met her. But it rapidly devolved into a terrible caricature of a person. It was, very literally, all there was to that character. And the whole deluded 'I'm not fat, I dunno what you're talking about' was getting to a point where it was just silly given how much she was eating. Anyone would've been suffering from severe indigestion from the way she kept belching and stuffing her face.
Finally turned on serverside curing for the first time ever.
Wow. Who knew bashing is so much easier when you aren't also typing out WRITHE, DRINK HEALTH, EAT MOSS, APPLY CALORIC, DRINK IMMUNITY, APPLY MENDING, STAND, EAT BLOODROOT at the same time???
You rip into a fairy Lady of Sidhe with your massive, deadly claws.
You have scored a CRUSHING CRITICAL hit!
A fairy Lady of Sidhe cries out in pain, her butterfly-like wings fold around
her as she crashes to the ground.
You have slain a fairy Lady of Sidhe, retrieving the corpse.
Your soul cries out in ecstasy as it reaches new heights of power. You have
advanced to level 100.
You have reached the illustrious level of The Dragon Lady.
You have received 25 Bound Credits!
Numerous golden sovereigns spill from the corpse.
I feel a bit like a dragon lady, I think sleep deprivation from all this hunting has made me a bit less cheerful and sparkly than usual, sorry if I have inadvertently been bitchy to anyone the last couple days!
This has been a ton of fun, my first great hunt, was really awesome to have the city vs city aspect too. I am so proud of Cyrene - how we all supported one another even when sometimes competing for hunting spots, cheering one another on, and all the support with runes, lucky, running for fallen citymates, corpse collecting, being a track target at the urn, etc. I love my city.
I was only logged in for about twelve hours of the GH (maybe a bit less), so honestly, I'm pretty happy with that as a final score.
- (Eleusis): Ellodin says, "The Fissure of Echoes is Sarathai's happy place." - With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely." - (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")." - Makarios says, "Serve well and perish." - Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
I thought I had a good lead in the Great Hunt until I saw you guys flying through the top ten ranks. It brought out the competitor in me so that, against all sane reasons not to, I ended up hunting from 8:30 pm yesterday right up until Serenade today.
That's the longest consecutive time I've ever hunted before in Achaea! 47% experience, gaining level 105, 4 million essence offered, and close to 600k later...I'm whipped!
Even the last hour though I was engaged in this hunt more than any previous one. I spied Dochitha gaining on me and felt driven to keep going. Now that it's over, I keep obsessively checking the scores as if they're going to change. *twitch*
To everyone who competed, well done! Thanks to the all-night folks, who played music in the dj.achaea room too. You kept me awake and entertained!
I have come to love the hunting changes. This was the first time I'd hunted in dragon since the changes went in and this is the only Great Hunt in all the years I've played Achaea that I didn't feel like it was just a sleepy-headed button mashing session. The new system really is interesting and fun to use.
I thought I had a good lead in the Great Hunt until I saw you guys flying through the top ten ranks. It brought out the competitor in me so that, against all sane reasons not to, I ended up hunting from 8:30 pm yesterday right up until Serenade today.
My strategy was if it bleeds, I kill it. If it doesn't bleed, I kill it anyway.
Needed sleep too much, though. Was in fifth place when I went to bed, woke up with an hour left to go (I'd intended to be up earlier, but c'est la vie) and I'd dropped down to fourteenth.
- (Eleusis): Ellodin says, "The Fissure of Echoes is Sarathai's happy place." - With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely." - (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")." - Makarios says, "Serve well and perish." - Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
Busy day! Let's see... I got level 113. Super proud of @Wessux getting first place in his tier during the Great Hunt! If you know how much he hates hunting, then you know how awesome it is that he stuck with it. He's also way closer to dragon now which is also exciting. Really proud of you text bro and can't wait to see you get dragon!
Also settled an old mutual IC misunderstanding with someone, and it feels awesome to move forward and to be able to say I would be happy to consider this person a friend going forward.
Then let go of a grudge I 've held for a little while now due to somebody hurting someone I'm really protective over. After hearing them out and how they're rectifying the situation, I am glad to see things hopefully working out in the end.
So it was a productive day with lots of good things!
I was only logged in for about twelve hours of the GH (maybe a bit less), so honestly, I'm pretty happy with that as a final score.
Congrats! I'm amazed, I hunted straight through except for a 3hr nap (and an hour late start) and barely kept up with your score.
I had to catch you a couple of times.
It started 10AM on Sunday my time, but I was doing other things that involved the outside (horrible place, advise never going!) until late afternoon. Logged in somewhere around 4PM, bashed through to about 8PM (ranked 7th or so), went off to cook and eat dinner, came back at 9:30 (ranked... 9th?), bashed to about 3AM (ranked 5th), then slept until almost 9AM (dropped to 14th) and bashed for that last hour (back up to 9th), but I only barely scraped through by a couple of points since I caught the Azdun vampire respawn about three minutes from the end of the GH for a last-minute massacre.
That <expletive deleted> urn, though. So manycorpses.
( @Tecton@Sarapis please make the next 24h GH start at 12 noon on Saturday GMT+10 or something, and I promise to do my best at staying logged in for the whole thing.)
- (Eleusis): Ellodin says, "The Fissure of Echoes is Sarathai's happy place." - With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely." - (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")." - Makarios says, "Serve well and perish." - Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
You have found a Blue Dragon's scale (level 1) talisman piece! twice today.
(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
You have found a Blue Dragon's scale (level 1) talisman piece! twice today.
I hear Atalkez needs those :pleased:
I hear Atalkez is willing to pay many creditses for scales, yes, precious.
- (Eleusis): Ellodin says, "The Fissure of Echoes is Sarathai's happy place." - With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely." - (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")." - Makarios says, "Serve well and perish." - Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
My favorite part of the great hunt was bringing a house novice on a hunt and seeing him level on basically every kill. 4 theran guards = 4 levels. I only joined due to filling the great urn, but the competition is fun. Too bad I need sleep, and starting at 2 am (already been awake for a full day!) and finishing at 2 am monday is really bad for europeans.
So two things. I got the tier 2 credit bonus in a Great Hunt for the first time. I mostly can't be arsed about Great Hunts but I was close enough to level 103 that I was able to achieve both goals.
So I wake up at the early early hour of 12:30pm because I have to make sure my lineups are set and then 9 hours of football!!!
I log into Achaea after realizing I'm stuck with the Jets game as the 1pm game. The following occurs almost immediately:
AwesomePerson tells you, "Sir, do you have a gold chain?"
-foggy brain confusion for a few seconds-
You tell AwesomePerson, "Do you mean a devo chain?"
AP tells you, "yes."
You tell AP, "I do."
AP tells you, "Do you have a pebble?"
You tell AP, "nope, no pebble."
AP leaves to the south.
You tell AP, "Why do you ask?"
AP arrives from the south.
AP gives an enchanted pebble to you.
AP is seriously the most generous guy I know and while it's probably easy to guess who he is I am unsure if he wants to be named. But he is awesome and I am always grateful for him being around.
You have found a Blue Dragon's scale (level 1) talisman piece! twice today.
I hear Atalkez needs those :pleased:
I already gave you one of them!
(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
My favorite part of the great hunt was bringing a house novice on a hunt and seeing him level on basically every kill. 4 theran guards = 4 levels. I only joined due to filling the great urn, but the competition is fun. Too bad I need sleep, and starting at 2 am (already been awake for a full day!) and finishing at 2 am monday is really bad for europeans.
Eternally grateful to @Rangor for looking after @Karistan. Would never have been able to show him the hunting stuff you did.
With a roar of triumph, you unleash a cataclysm of crushing psi energy, laying waste to a whisper spider outrider's mind.
You have scored an OBLITERATING CRITICAL hit!
The life seeps out of his eyes as his ravaged mind simply shuts down.
You have slain a whisper spider outrider, retrieving the corpse.
Still clawing at a strange, spiderweb-shaped pendant hanging from his neck, a whisper spider outrider expires upon the ground.
Your soul cries out in ecstasy as it reaches new heights of power. You have advanced to level 102.
You have reached the illustrious level of 4th Heir to Ashaxei's Legacy.
after a great hunt to 97.5%, figured I'd finish it up
Aurora says, "Tharvis, why are you always breaking things?!" Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh." Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
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ETA: Best of luck with your new faction/lack-thereof and class!
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Actually. Stocked up on some caffeine.Three rooms, three cities, one night? Guys?
i'm a rebel
Finally turned on serverside curing for the first time ever.
Wow. Who knew bashing is so much easier when you aren't also typing out WRITHE, DRINK HEALTH, EAT MOSS, APPLY CALORIC, DRINK IMMUNITY, APPLY MENDING, STAND, EAT BLOODROOT at the same time???
I feel a bit like a dragon lady, I think sleep deprivation from all this hunting has made me a bit less cheerful and sparkly than usual, sorry if I have inadvertently been bitchy to anyone the last couple days!
This has been a ton of fun, my first great hunt, was really awesome to have the city vs city aspect too. I am so proud of Cyrene - how we all supported one another even when sometimes competing for hunting spots, cheering one another on, and all the support with runes, lucky, running for fallen citymates, corpse collecting, being a track target at the urn, etc. I love my city.
- With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely."
- (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")."
- Makarios says, "Serve well and perish."
- Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
I thought I had a good lead in the Great Hunt until I saw you guys flying through the top ten ranks. It brought out the competitor in me so that, against all sane reasons not to, I ended up hunting from 8:30 pm yesterday right up until Serenade today.
That's the longest consecutive time I've ever hunted before in Achaea! 47% experience, gaining level 105, 4 million essence offered, and close to 600k later...I'm whipped!
Even the last hour though I was engaged in this hunt more than any previous one. I spied Dochitha gaining on me and felt driven to keep going. Now that it's over, I keep obsessively checking the scores as if they're going to change. *twitch*
To everyone who competed, well done! Thanks to the all-night folks, who played music in the dj.achaea room too. You kept me awake and entertained!
Kudos to @Tecton @Makarios and @Sarapis and whoever else reworked hunting too -- I'll admit it:
I have come to love the hunting changes. This was the first time I'd hunted in dragon since the changes went in and this is the only Great Hunt in all the years I've played Achaea that I didn't feel like it was just a sleepy-headed button mashing session. The new system really is interesting and fun to use.
Album of Bluef during her time in Achaea
Needed sleep too much, though. Was in fifth place when I went to bed, woke up with an hour left to go (I'd intended to be up earlier, but c'est la vie) and I'd dropped down to fourteenth.
- With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely."
- (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")."
- Makarios says, "Serve well and perish."
- Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
Also settled an old mutual IC misunderstanding with someone, and it feels awesome to move forward and to be able to say I would be happy to consider this person a friend going forward.
Then let go of a grudge I 've held for a little while now due to somebody hurting someone I'm really protective over. After hearing them out and how they're rectifying the situation, I am glad to see things hopefully working out in the end.
So it was a productive day with lots of good things!
It started 10AM on Sunday my time, but I was doing other things that involved the outside (horrible place, advise never going!) until late afternoon. Logged in somewhere around 4PM, bashed through to about 8PM (ranked 7th or so), went off to cook and eat dinner, came back at 9:30 (ranked... 9th?), bashed to about 3AM (ranked 5th), then slept until almost 9AM (dropped to 14th) and bashed for that last hour (back up to 9th), but I only barely scraped through by a couple of points since I caught the Azdun vampire respawn about three minutes from the end of the GH for a last-minute massacre.
That <expletive deleted> urn, though. So many corpses.
( @Tecton @Sarapis please make the next 24h GH start at 12 noon on Saturday GMT+10 or something, and I promise to do my best at staying logged in for the whole thing.)
- With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely."
- (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")."
- Makarios says, "Serve well and perish."
- Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
Progress is being made
i'm a rebel
It's a great one! About 43% for me, got level 103, lots of gold, made me buy a lucky from SoW, and drugged too. hehe.
This is by far the hardestcore hunt for me, never did that even when I was rushing for dragon. I hunted a straight 17 hours.
It also opened my eyes at how quick the Top 5 is moving. Now I have a new goal.
Penwize has cowardly forfeited the challenge to mortal combat issued by Atalkez.
- With sharp, crackling tones, Kyrra tells you, "The ladies must love you immensely."
- (Eleusian Ranger Techs): Savira says, "Most of the hard stuff seem to have this built in code like: If adventurer_hitting_me = "Sarathai" then send("terminate and selfdestruct")."
- Makarios says, "Serve well and perish."
- Xaden says, "Xaden confirmed scrub 2017."
So I wake up at the early early hour of 12:30pm because I have to make sure my lineups are set and then 9 hours of football!!!
I log into Achaea after realizing I'm stuck with the Jets game as the 1pm game. The following occurs almost immediately:
AwesomePerson tells you, "Sir, do you have a gold chain?"
-foggy brain confusion for a few seconds-
You tell AwesomePerson, "Do you mean a devo chain?"
AP tells you, "yes."
You tell AP, "I do."
AP tells you, "Do you have a pebble?"
You tell AP, "nope, no pebble."
AP leaves to the south.
You tell AP, "Why do you ask?"
AP arrives from the south.
AP gives an enchanted pebble to you.
AP is seriously the most generous guy I know and while it's probably easy to guess who he is I am unsure if he wants to be named. But he is awesome and I am always grateful for him being around.
Surely old news to everyone by now but thank you for keeping the old house halls around. This made my day.
after a great hunt to 97.5%, figured I'd finish it up
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."