The Bal'met event

Sherazad

@ not being afraid: OOCly, I'm not too. If you wanna be afraid ICly, do think that even Gods are dying left and right. For someone so young and fragile, that's something to be afraid of. I guess you'll feel it more if you participate and maybe even lose levels.

@ what Vayne said: QFT esp on those who do anything that is relevant to the events. You can rally your friends. I mean, you just got out of the trial of rebirth for 2 years and it looks like some serious shit are ending. Those Mhaldorians must be stopped! Since you're basically newbie, you don't really have to be afraid to be wrong. It can be good for character development.

Lodi

Mhaldor feels like it did when it was founded, which is great! 

Am not pleased that Apollyon's going to snuff it though, which is blatantly whats gona happen. He comes back, promotes me to the third highest order rank... only to die? Sucks a bit, but oh well There's no other Divine that fits into Lodi's ridged RP, hence why he's never left the Order of Suffering.

My OOC condolences to every one who's lost a Divine, its gota hurt.

These are interesting times...

Mishgul

It is quite important to know where my flowerpots are going to go in all this. If I'm going to end up losing Oppression, then my flowerpots are meaningless, and the skype chat also loses all it's worth.

I have only ever phoned someone's home phone once and that was because I really needed to gank Kinilan.

Kinilan

Mishgul said:

It is quite important to know where my flowerpots are going to go in all this. If I'm going to end up losing Oppression, then my flowerpots are meaningless, and the skype chat also loses all it's worth.

I have only ever phoned someone's home phone once and that was because I really needed to gank Kinilan.

He isn't joking.

Tvistor

The other boot is going to land on Keresis. Alas.

Beya

My alliances are really testing me in these times. Yes, there are people I want to help, but it conflicts with helping the other people.

I've reverted to my story telling position now, cheering on both sides like a true entertainer should.

Tanris

@Mhaldalts:
Gim my bro back.

Tagg

I'm still here

Ruth

One thing about the event that seems to truly be significant is the fact that a common enemy (Mhaldor) spurs each city to band with each other for a common purpose.

Today, we went to corrupt more shrines of those who've acted against shaitcon'met. From Cyrenians, the turnout spread to Eleusian participation to Ashtani participation. The result was ouch to us Mhaldorians but I thought the dynamics present there are pretty interesting.

Vayne

I was there too! But you were all dead before I could do anything

Sherazad

Man, I feel like Mhaldor's like Batman in TDK.

Sarapis

Just a general comment on the event: Glad you guys are liking it, and we know a weakness of the current part of the event is involvement by non-Mhaldorians. I will say though, remember how this started. At first, people seemed convinced it was an event for Cyrene, or just for Xoran. There'll be further opportunities for involvement. 

I also just want to say this: These events are fun for the Garden, but also a LOT of work. Emotionally, it's been really draining for us too. If you're distraught at a god dying, trust me when I say that so are the people who play the gods. They were all mortals at one time, and have strong personal connections to the god characters from that time. That connection is even stronger when you spend as much time as our gods do helping each other build out their god characters properly. And it's made even stronger when it's -your- god that's dying. Even though in most cases these aren't the first people to play these god characters, they've still spent years in most cases becoming very attached to them and putting their personal stamp on the character. It's not really any different from your main mortal character dying (and not in a "got myself a starburst" sense), which I would guess would be pretty traumatic for most of you. Most players have been really empathetic about it, but I've seen a couple people make some really insensitive ooc remarks in-game that diminish how intense losing a god is for other people (both players and the gods themselves). Not cool.

Kaden

Ruth said:

One thing about the event that seems to truly be significant is the fact that a common enemy (Mhaldor) spurs each city to band with each other for a common purpose. Today, we went to corrupt more shrines of those who've acted against shaitcon'met. From Cyrenians, the turnout spread to Eleusian participation to Ashtani participation. The result was ouch to us Mhaldorians but I thought the dynamics present there are pretty interesting.

It was really fascinating how it turned from me just running around trying to react in some way to suddenly having a group of people turning up. Getting the three of you while alone was still what I consider the highlight of this evening.

Edit: Though I might add that all in all, thanks for the fun night!

Cain

I think Sarapis comment was directed at me, but it was IC!  If your evil your evil, Im not going to cry with them, cmon now.

Cain

TBH, we had way to many friggin gods, I didnt even like the idea of Keresis or Indrani joining Mhaldor. Wrath, Vengeance, its all a amalgam of Oppression and Suffering, Gods of evil. Too many Gods clutter the pantheon.

It should be-       Balance, Magic, Evil, Light/Good, Nature, Chaos, War, Death. Almost everything follows under those categories. There isnt even a need for all the rest.

Tvistor

Can probably even scrap Balance and Magic, to be honest. I liked the Earthsea equilibrium dealie.

Sarapis

Nope, wasn't directed at you.

Draekar

As an affected player who loved the Miramar role and had a close relationship with the last couple of players to run her god role (especially the 2010 Miramar that was absolutely awesome) I found Cains shout actually made me laugh at what was an otherwise sad time.

I think RP being played out around this from both sides is a good thing, it is just a pity that too many of the good side are in shock to RP out much other than sitting around sad right now.

we'll see how it plays out though since there seems to be more to come.

Cooper

Sarapis said:

Nope, wasn't directed at you.

Should have been :P

One of the best parts for me during this event was after Miramar died, Cooper received a ton of tells and messages and people tracked him down to talk to him (I don't normally say 'Cooper' did this, but in this case it is necessary). Cooper couldn't show emotion to the loss of Miramar, so he just told everyone thank you, that he was fine, justice was still there, justice would still be brought to those who killed her, etc, while at the same time telling people not to cry over her loss and to stay strong, etc.

While at the same time oocly I wanted to punch through my computer and hit you in the face. But you're lucky I'm not a violent person. And I'm still upset at pumping so much gold and time into an order that is now gone, I want to make it clear that I've enjoyed the event and think it will be great for the game overall. I was just pretty pissed off that night (hence organizing and getting the 5 city raid on Mhaldor right after <_<), but I'm good now

Also, I would love to be able to RP this out and swing from justice to vengeance, but unfortunately I think we all know why that can't happen <_<

tl;dr Event rocks, good opportunities for most, sucks for some, I'm not pissy anymore.

Lucine

..Read Sarapis' post and now feel insensitive.  Please disregard.

ETA: I'm a little sad I left my order before all of this happened.  I think that it could have been an even bigger RP opportunity.  Yet, I admit that I've enjoyed trying to comfort my friends who have lost their divine.  I just really hope that people who are so saddened by losing their divine don't allow it to force them to quit the game.

Mishgul

It is hard, but it's also a good opportunity. not everyone will be happy though, or see it that way. If shaitan died now I would totally bandwagon to Oneiros.

Nakari

my one complaint is that Mhaldor's gods seem to be playing the role of cartoon villains. I mean, how many times has the 'I have gained control of this inconceivably powerful force/monster/item that is technically sentient but totally obedient to my will and will use it to take over the world' plan actually gone well?

Nellaundra

Nakari said:

my one complaint is that Mhaldor's gods seem to be playing the role of cartoon villains. I mean, how many times has the 'I have gained control of this inconceivably powerful force/monster/item that is technically sentient but totally obedient to my will and will use it to take over the world' plan actually gone well?

I'm hoping they'll prove more intelligent in the end and just like...WONDER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE.  FORM OF, SARTAN! and just whip Bal'met's ass over to Babel who then God-pits him.

Athylea

Out of the nine to ten years that I have played Achaea, this is probably one of the most (if not the most) complex event I have ever witnessed. First of all, it keeps players guessing constantly of what is going to happen next. When you think you've figured something out, it's not always exactly what you think. There are twists and turns throughout this event, and it reminds me of reading of an adventure/fantasy/action novel. 

Sincerely, I feel sorry for those who have lost their Divine they have developed so much around and or with. I know that it must be a difficult thing to go through. I have not personally experienced yet. 

On another hand, I kind of think that purging some of the Divines out is not that bad of an idea. Too many have been over-looked and dormant for ages which is even hard on their mortal followers within the game. I think with a less number of gods, it will be eventually be enjoyable for the players behind the gods and the followers' to the gods. 

I clearly like the fact that Mhaldor is finally getting involved in a fairly large event that is currently focusing on them. (And no, I am not currently playing a Mhaldorian). Mhaldor has had quite a lot of problems with activity, especially in the past year. So having Mhaldor in the limelight for an event (Even for a moment or however long this will last for them) I've definitely seen a change with the number of Mhaldorians present in the realms. From those that I have talked to, they have actually enjoyed the event. 

Truth be told, I like the event overall. I think it's a shame, but also understandable that some of the gods and goddess are being removed from the game. I like the twists and turns of the event. I especially like how it seems so far there is a little something for everyone to participate within from some type of roleplaying stand point. 

My only -minor- complaint is that the heavier stuff seems to happen on the weekends, although that's also understandable, since you guys probably need time to settle down after protraying someone and losing someone. 

That's just my thoughts on the current event. Keep up the work though. 

Isis

Lol.

Sylvance

My ten cents (with the caveat that I'm not highly involved):

Epic? Yep.

Scary as heck? Yep.

In a good way? Yep.

Does it look like an 'On the rails shooter'? A little bit...

So, whilst I have full faith in the admin to make the event awesome, here's what I hope: That in the end, when the dust settles, things won't have just run along as they were always going to. I hope that the final decision as to how this plays out rests on the actions of the playerbase.

Sarapis

@Athylea It's definitely the most complex event Achaea's ever tried.

Beya

Do you get revenge for the permadeath of your Divine? Y/N

Nicia

That depends on whether the entity responsible still exists, now doesn't it? XD

Isis

My OOC condolences to every one who's lost a Divine, its gota hurt.

It sucks.