What Happened To You Today?

Achilles

We are just going to do the equivalent of damage to Ashtan via tanks or guards or whatever.  Was an administrative fuck up by one person and was missed for a few rl weeks during a busy time of the game.  

Achilles

As far as guard bashing goes, I know Sothantos did it to Shallam after he won it so it's definitely not a Jhui tradition, it's what happens when someone gets a dozen TFs and this was pre-guards being buffed considerably (they doubled their health at the very least).  Ashtan used to guard bash Shallam with any flimsy excuse, new city leader, new MoW, new shoes, Dunn's first beer, Taco Tuesday.  Ashtan didn't even bother defending (and they had defenders) but Farrah just kept bashing away (and died probably 50 times from it) without much resistance.  A couple of experienced defenders could stop guard bashing pretty effectively if they wanted.

Siduri

Minifie said:

Leaving ship perms on a traitor is just begging to get ransacked. 

For the last two RL months, I've been placed on PTSD leave following a traumatic work incident that led to the sudden and tragic loss of my own mother on my own watch.

Also, for the last three months or so, my laptop has been dead and my presence in game is 95% on phone, AFK, dealing with medical issues, family matters, helping my father cope with widowhood, insurances, and his bills. That's without counting the growing pile of bills I can't yet pay because I'm considered a workplace liability due to my psychological state.

I'm unable to focus sufficiently to write a damn IC post, or read the logs lately. So yes. I slipped up. Maybe I need to be replaced. I don't know. I'm just f-ing through with some people's shit.

Sophi

"I'm gonna murder you if you don't return my shit" is perfectly valid. Just happens to be unfortunate that you can be murdered multiple times. 

Zavala

The only reason my first character is not still open pk to the Crystalline is because Shallam got sunk.

Was definitely indefinite.

Astarod

Achilles said:

As far as guard bashing goes, I know Sothantos did it to Shallam after he won it so it's definitely not a Jhui tradition, it's what happens when someone gets a dozen TFs and this was pre-guards being buffed considerably (they doubled their health at the very least).  Ashtan used to guard bash Shallam with any flimsy excuse, new city leader, new MoW, new shoes, Dunn's first beer, Taco Tuesday.  Ashtan didn't even bother defending (and they had defenders) but Farrah just kept bashing away (and died probably 50 times from it) without much resistance.  A couple of experienced defenders could stop guard bashing pretty effectively if they wanted.

Yeah there were some mess ups, could have done better. Oh well! Next time I'll try to handle things better on my end. Was pretty fun a few times, admittedly. 

Accipiter

Zavala said:

The only reason my first character is not still open pk to the Crystalline is because Shallam got sunk.

Was definitely indefinite.

Old theft rules was open PK for a while after thieving but that got changed long ago. I think stealing org ships and items do give a RP justification under rule 1 though.

Siduri

On a positive note, Targossians have been nothing but extremely supportive today despite everything. I'm thankful for them.

Puxi

Siduri said:

Minifie said:

Leaving ship perms on a traitor is just begging to get ransacked. 

For the last two RL months, I've been placed on PTSD leave following a traumatic work incident that led to the sudden and tragic loss of my own mother on my own watch.

Also, for the last three months or so, my laptop has been dead and my presence in game is 95% on phone, AFK, dealing with medical issues, family matters, helping my father cope with widowhood, insurances, and his bills. That's without counting the growing pile of bills I can't yet pay because I'm considered a workplace liability due to my psychological state.

I'm unable to focus sufficiently to write a damn IC post, or read the logs lately. So yes. I slipped up. Maybe I need to be replaced. I don't know. I'm just f-ing through with some people's shit.

Holy shit man, take care of yourself. If you aren't stable, it is going to be hard to care for someone else. I will check tomorrow to see if my work has an extra laptop they plan on getting rid of soon. It might not be the best, but it will run.

In the meantime, I saw this link in another thread that might help you out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ There are linked to therapists and resources to help you through this. Stay strong!

Siduri

@Puxi : Thanks. I'm not comfortable about the laptop thing, so please don't worry about it. As for help, my employer covered a few sessions, and I was appointed a social worker today (they called just after we kicked Ashtan off the CTS Fervour).

Your offer is appreciated, though.

Morsul

actions ------> consequences.

Grief them all until property is returned.

Torrent

Its always been a rule usually that if someone steals from an org in the past they were full PK until they made restitution for (aka give the item back or pay the amount of the item). It used to happen when Magi would steal crystals from Master Crystal before when having no crystals would kill it. This happened in Eleusis, when Wicella stole a ton of gold from there when she left, and she was open PK till she returned it. Its an old rule that is not used very often, it also is used to discourage stealing from orgs. Granted this is mostly used for individuals, this gets a little hazy when its org v. org.

Farrah

It's fun when bad stuff happens because it creates more conflict.

Though, I can't really wrap my head around it when people vacillate between telling me they're going to issue me, claiming that they're really winning all along and nothing I do can hurt them, rageqqing, and "u mad"ing me like I'm the one getting emotional because I am engaging in pk in response to conflict stimulators.

It's pretty simple. If you don't want to be pked, don't rob org ships and murder all their shipmates. If you like the pk, there's no need to complain. Targossas will certainly take offense to this kind of direct provocation IC and respond accordingly!

I had a good day. Pk, debating, more pk. Very eventful.

Sothantos

Achilles said:

As far as guard bashing goes, I know Sothantos did it to Shallam after he won it so it's definitely not a Jhui tradition, it's what happens when someone gets a dozen TFs and this was pre-guards being buffed considerably (they doubled their health at the very least).  Ashtan used to guard bash Shallam with any flimsy excuse, new city leader, new MoW, new shoes, Dunn's first beer, Taco Tuesday.  Ashtan didn't even bother defending (and they had defenders) but Farrah just kept bashing away (and died probably 50 times from it) without much resistance.  A couple of experienced defenders could stop guard bashing pretty effectively if they wanted.

I don't remember this very clearly, but I'm pretty sure I wasn't the first one to guard bash after winning Staff. I'm not sure who did it before me, though.

Mishgul

Such metapassion wasted on forums when you all could be crying ICly instead for epic in game drama. 

Astarod

You are leading a group consisting of: Astarod.

You cease to follow Mr. Astarod Blackstone, the Merciless.

Well fuck. Help.

Tvistor

I'm not sure what metapassion is, but I know a very high quality sneer when I see one.

Rangor

All staff winners are obligated to guard bash for as long as they can upon obtaining the staff. It is tradition and motivation to the cities to perform better the next year.

Torrent

You know the carnival games where you just throw money down hoping you will get better but then really don't..... That is how I feel about the Moirah, that thing hates me.

Minifie

Torrent said:

You know the carnival games where you just throw money down hoping you will get better but then really don't..... That is how I feel about the Moirah, that thing hates me.

I think you mean, “surprise mechanics”.

Ictinus

Torrent said:

You know the carnival games where you just throw money down hoping you will get better but then really don't..... That is how I feel about the Moirah, that thing hates me.

There is a technique to the moirah!

Ysela

Cooper said:

Jiraishin said:

It's not illegal, actually. It's the usual way of dealing with org perms being used to steal org property. The thief gets killed until they give the property back.

Where are you getting the info for this? I've seen a LOT of heavy org theft, and not once has it ever been "We get to kill you until you give what you stole back"

Unless it's a surname

Marisella

Today, motivated by the showcase of an Elemental faction, I decided to head up the branches of Yggdrasil again.

However, I found out that trying to defect to a different Elemental faction was harder than I thought. I really should have chosen my faction carefully in the past. These lesser Earth elementals really hurt, especially when you decide to hunt them in the desert, and then promptly run out of health elixir while surrounded by so many aggressives...

Ouch!

Also I bought way too many expensive things in the Worlds' Fair. Now I have to think of how I will be able to afford to non-decay the things I like.

Torrent

Ictinus said:

Torrent said:

You know the carnival games where you just throw money down hoping you will get better but then really don't..... That is how I feel about the Moirah, that thing hates me.

There is a technique to the moirah!

Yeah I have figured out some of it, just not the initial staying on part. Hehe

Cooper

Marisella said:

Today, motivated by the showcase of an Elemental faction, I decided to head up the branches of Yggdrasil again.

However, I found out that trying to defect to a different Elemental faction was harder than I thought. I really should have chosen my faction carefully in the past. These lesser Earth elementals really hurt, especially when you decide to hunt them in the desert, and then promptly run out of health elixir while surrounded by so many aggressives...

Ouch!

Also I bought way too many expensive things in the Worlds' Fair. Now I have to think of how I will be able to afford to non-decay the things I like.

I think that there is a Renegades talisman that can break your allegiance. Not sure what they cost though, might not be viable. @Marisella

[Deleted User]

'An elemental injunction' yes. Penwize has like 60 of them, sells for around ~30-50 credits. Forget exactly.

Sobriquet

keneanung: Priority list changed to:

Channeling the fury of battle, you prepare to unleash a brutally swift stroke against your foe.

Drawing back a curved sword of shifting shadows, you unleash a flesh-mincing blow at Grollum, the

Sentinel.

You have scored a CRITICAL hit!

As you strike a killing blow to the golem, he becomes still and collapses to the ground, his magic

spent.

You have slain Grollum, the Sentinel, retrieving the corpse.

Your soul cries out in ecstasy as it reaches new heights of power. You have advanced to level 116.

You have reached the illustrious level of 1st Echelon of the Paramount.

A jagged crimson shard appears and clatters to the ground.

A small pile of sovereigns spills from the corpse.

You feel a surge of energy course through your body as a sycophantic shoulder cape feeds upon the

lifeforce of your fallen foe.

Aleth

I lost my mine and my complete mining legion today, I'm sad

Mathonwy

Not gonna lie, I was pretty disappointed with how badly I let my team down in the first round of the debate, but I hope I made up for it in the second. Regardless, I had a lot of fun with @Truax, @Lii, @Sothantos, @Farrah, and @Jiraishin over the last couple of days, so I want to thank them all for making this debate contest a reality. It's rare you get to see people argue about something that isn't text-religion or text-politics, so being able to take on some of the interesting subjects we have had to take on is really refreshing.

And hey, at least the halfling child is still on my side!

Kuririn

Placing one foot on the chest of Emiya to hold her in place, you drive your

staff down with all your strength into her weakened throat. The gurgling death 

rattle is the only sound to herald her death as she gives a single great 

convulsion beneath your heel, then falls still.

You have slain Emiya... Reset Success!

And dispatch training continues on higher health targets.