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And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
or be changed.
Veil can let you get a temporary out of phase thing.. like writing manuscript where you just pop out of existence. Blackwind without movement!
Gems can be like... turn on and it lasts 1 hour. Usable once or twice a month.
While I don't particularly like veils, I can certainly see the appeal of offering them to players.
Since my response to below quote got eaten:
Making veil = journal seems pointless. Make veils make guards ignore you unless you attack them, a loyal denizen, or a citizen in front of them. Pseudo-phase!
I have no idea what the financial state of IRE is like; maybe it's doing well, maybe it's tanking. All I know is that some of their employees can afford to live like kings, while others - people who I know for a damn fact are helping make the game a better place and environment - don't get paid shit.
This is not to say that Sarapis is a jerk or that somehow every Celani deserves to be paid minimum wage for the work they do, but it's inaccurate to say that Achaea can afford to pay employees when most of them are seemingly unpaid.
Why would they delete something that provides so much revenue when they know no matter how much people whine, they'll cave in eventually?
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
Penwize has cowardly forfeited the challenge to mortal combat issued by Atalkez.
So it begins...
Yeah, same. If I hadn't bought a veil, I'm sure I'd still have spent the same - given that there is still tons of stuff I don't have. I'm not sure it actually encourages anyone to spend more money. People unwilling to spend that amount don't spend it and just can't locate veiled people. People willing to spend it would buy other things too.
Perhaps instead of deleting veils, nerf the times that they can be active. Maybe the active could last for a full Achaean day and the item can only be activated once a month. That way, veil users will have to pick and choose when is the right time for veiling. I feel like that was the original intent for the item instead of having an omnipotent get out of jail free card.
To get back on topic, I'm almost in the top 500 expwise at level 85. Maybe dragon is possible after all!
Honestly, just make veil a 200cr artefact, refund current owners the difference. It's not a huge fucking pay gap, but it's still available to those who want it, and still keeps any fresh-from-the-flame troll from being a real pain in the arse.
I've played everything from Wheel of Time to Avalon (Legends and First Age) to Akanbar and some other lesser known (if at all) MUDS. One thing Achaea does differently is that they do offer some sort of pay-model, and while a lot of people may see it as pay-to-win or gimicky promotions, it allows the game to stay in the forefront of the industry and offer continuously new content.
One thing I really like about Achaea is that, while most of their staff is volunteer based, those volunteers are able to work towards a paid position. It's basically a big internship. Putting in the time and dedication and hard work has it's payoff, as we've seen with both Tecton and the recent internal producer promotions. We went from one producer to an Executive Producer with a ton of knowledge and skill and two new Producers who can learn under him.
It's slowly growing and expanding at a reliable rate, and in this industry, that's an impressive feat in and of itself.
Other MUDs may have their own special appeals. I particularly like a few that have intricate seasons, farming systems, warfare, mining, etc. That stuff is slowly coming to Achaea and in more reliable, better functioning models. Even the outdated an archaic Seafaring system, finally getting the attention it deserves, is/was more sophisticated than a lot of other attempts I've seen.
I definitely don't think Achaea is tanking. I think it's doing quite well, or the recent promotions might not have been feasible. I like that for the most part promotional content and new artefacts lean heavily towards aesthetic or collectible content rather than things which could have a noticeable effect on combat.
I digress. What happened to me today? I considered buying globes, but so far have fought off the temptation. Considering it was payday today, I find that to be remarkable. However, the night is still young, and I'm holding out hope that I can remain strong.
Strong Xandir Kresslack, strong
Perhaps all of the split-off's into the other games with their various themes and specialty features weren't necessary. I can't say what prompted that or whether or not it's proven beneficial. The point is that now Achaea is showing that it has the capacity and the desire to promote people to those positions who have shown their dedication to growing the project and doing what needs to be done.
All in all, while it really is a discussion for another place, it's progress.
I know some people want to detect for more personal reasons, but there are still veil-users who will help you, provided you are friends with one. Some classes have more detection abilities than others, but Bowl of Scrying makes it available for everybody, and though it's a Shop of Wonders item, it's been there so long that I wonder if they will ever remove it, (I personally hope they don't.)
Veils are a pain for some, but I just don't think they're that big of a pain, since you need exactly one friendly veil-owner to pretty much pierce the opposing veil should the necessity arise.