The Bal'met event

Delphinus

Harmonia said:

The notion of bringing the dead ones back or allowing 'new gods' to grow from the ashes of the old would be silly too as it would be simply replacing what is being weeded out.

If you think they're going to leave Lorielan as the only god of Shallam, well...

Harmonia said:

(Note- Please leave Slith out of this event).

Slith events are not really all that bad. You know we haven't seen him in five years, right? If the stupid jokes and old-guard cynicism never die, we're not going to actually see closure on that.

Xith

Pandora's character could be tweaked, but mischief is a good thing on a godly level. Even when you don't have a specific god devoted to it like Loki, you still look back and the Greek pantheon and laugh all the little "just becauses". Granted every god can play out their own whimsy, but mischief with a direction would be something good to see.

I'm just sayin let's keep jester hate on the mortal level. *wink*

 

As for the event, we're all eager to know the conclusion(s), but I'm not bored with it. Partly because I'm still interested in involved as a player. And unfortunately with my reflexes out of the picture, the only way I'm doing that is through roleplay opportunities.

Cain

Harmonia said:

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How is it going viewing the event from the forums? I wouldnt want to lose any exp either. ; )

Cain

Delphinus said:

Harmonia said:

The notion of bringing the dead ones back or allowing 'new gods' to grow from the ashes of the old would be silly too as it would be simply replacing what is being weeded out.

If you think they're going to leave Lorielan as the only god of Shallam, well...

Harmonia said:

(Note- Please leave Slith out of this event).

Slith events are not really all that bad. You know we haven't seen him in five years, right? If the stupid jokes and old-guard cynicism never die, we're not going to actually see closure on that.

Not really that bad, but they NEED TO HURRY THE HELL UP

Vayne

If you think Harmonia's primary concern is conserving txtp, @Cain; you don't have a clue what you are talking about.

Cooper

Vayne said:

No matter what you say ever, @Cain; you don't have a clue what you are talking about.

ftfy

Draekar

There has been a major movement in this event every week and sometimes twice a week. I know we are all impatient people, but this has been some of the most epic, well communicated and fast paced action I have seen in any Achaea event ever.

Given how much background thought and activity must be going on, let alone all the coordination I really appreciate that it is moving at such a pace.

Delphinus

Slightly off topic, but Wynedere's random WTF-ing and disagreeing is getting a bit obnoxious.

Harmonia

Cain said:

Harmonia said:

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How is it going viewing the event from the forums? I wouldn't <sic> want to lose any exp either. ; )

It's qoing quite well, @Cain. Thank you for asking. Since I am somewhat dormant, it's good to keep up on events and the comings and goings. I believe the only time I had to come in was when I nearly had a fit of apoplexy regarding your "get out of jail free and come ally with Mhaldor card" posting on news-boards. Since it was not clear as to who, what, how, or why, you were going to handle the situation, I found myself back in game for a while attempting to figure it all out. Lemme know when you figure it out and how it works for ya.

Cooper

Delphinus said:

Slightly off topic, but Wynedere's random WTF-ing and disagreeing is getting a bit obnoxious.

Everyone's rnadom disagreeing and wtfing is obnoxious.

Nizaris

Delphinus said:

Slightly off topic, but Wynedere's random WTF-ing and disagreeing is getting a bit obnoxious.

No alt speculation, please.

Tvistor

Wynedere is Babel.

Ourania

Tvistor said:

Wynedere is Babel.

Back in your box.

Skye

we can haz event nao?

Synbios

Skye said:

we can haz event nao?

I'm afraid you just gave some of the event-hosters heart attacks. Thus, no event for you, kitty!

Mishgul

Lothien

Your eyes momentarily grow heavy and the image of Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams

appears in the back of your mind. As the Goddess gives a graceful sweep of Her hand, the

memories of Gods departed are fixed within the Dreamrealm, and the brief feeling of

drowsiness dissipates.

Asmodron

Lothien said:

Your eyes momentarily grow heavy and the image of Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams

appears in the back of your mind. As the Goddess gives a graceful sweep of Her hand, the

memories of Gods departed are fixed within the Dreamrealm, and the brief feeling of

drowsiness dissipates.

*cry* why, oh Sarapis why!

*runs off weeping and complaining about Mhaldor bullies*

Vayne

Lothien said:

Your eyes momentarily grow heavy and the image of Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams

appears in the back of your mind. As the Goddess gives a graceful sweep of Her hand, the

memories of Gods departed are fixed within the Dreamrealm, and the brief feeling of

drowsiness dissipates.

Are there new dreams about the fallen Gods now? If not, that would be really cool.

Arlanda

One can only wait.. The question is only whether we have to wait long or short

Nellaundra

There are.  I saw a few about Lupus and Hermes earlier.  Not seen the rest just yet.

Vayne

Awesome.

Tvistor

They had best stay out of my head. It is not my fault they were too lazy to ink starbursts.

I miss them so much.

Xith

Tvistor said:

They had best stay out of my head. It is not my fault they were too lazy to ink starbursts.

Too soon.

Xeran

all I can honestly say while remaining civil on this case is this. they are dragging it out far too long. The increased danger is nice, but only to an extent. I come to Achaea to relax from a stressful life by living as a being that has a stable life, and is sure of himself. I DON'T come to Achaea for an event that's gonna be dragged out until it's finally been beaten to death multiple times, and I can't even find time to do what I like because I'm so stressed out, and I'm actually to the point that I'm considering dormancy until the end of the new year because of this stuff, and before anyone says, " oh shush you, it isn't like your paying for this." Do note that I DO buy credits every once in a while, and if I'm investing money, I feel I should be able to offer input.

ps. Yes, I'm trying to be sensitive, and I'm trying to keep my language clean, but I'm also trying to get a point across, I apologize if anyone's feelings are hurt, and I've stepped on any toes, I'm just saying what I feel.

Sylvance

@Xeran - I don't think that buying credits gives you (or me!) any more of a right to comment on the game.

Talonia

The gods are principally volunteers (former players), and as such often have full-time jobs that are not Achaea and other obligations.  This is a massive event unlike anything seen for quite some time, and is doubtless quite complex in addition to being emotionally draining for some of the divine.  Be patient, @Xeran.

Also, you're in a distinct minority - just about everyone else playing the game agrees that this event is wonderful for the game, and it is precisely that sense of UNcertainty that injects enjoyment into Achaean life.  If you want stable, play Call of Duty or Halo - no surprises there.      

Ephram

I just want to throw in, in defense of @Xeran, that if I was still waiting to find out if my character's Goddess was going to die, I'd be enjoying this less too. I have a lot of feelings about the fact that she did, but the not knowing made it worse. The longer this goes on, the harder it will be for some players.

As it is, this way I at least know and I can deal with it IC and out of game. But yeah, I can understand where that feeling would come from.

Tvistor

I don't understand. Are you saying that RPing someone in a stressful situation is actually stressing you out? Because even when Apollyon died my first thought was something along the lines of 'Pentharian has SHUTDOWN Evil! (+ 500 gold)'

Chryenth

As a character who owes some allegiance or other to multiple Gods - including Pandemonium - I can say that the waiting, unknowing, if they're all going to be alive tomorrow is rather exciting.

This inability to log in because of IRL time constraints is -ing awful, but so it goes.

A question for the admins, and I fully understand you not being able to answer for reasons of mystery: How did this event come about? Were there a few event ideas lying around that all got melded into a super-event, or was it more 'Let's do this huge thing to shake things up. What else can we tie into it?' Were there other factors affecting the timings of it, ect? (Like, why now and not +/- 6 months, for example.)