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Oh my god is the FLOOD of memories comeing back to me. My forays into Darktide were many and often. I think Mizu was the first to try it out, and posted a little bit about it on the boards. Well, one day, I was on HG, clearning bandy hill alone at like level 30 or something just to work off vitae or something. Mizu logs on and wants to hang, and he comes and we kill stuff on bandy hill very easily while we chat. Mare is taking a nap, and we start talking about Darktide. ...[see more]

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Silent and I were discussing last night how important vassals are to reaching high level. I think they are a raindrop in the bucket of exp. Druss has Leadership and 200 followers on HG, and I get about a level every 3 weeks or so. Maybe a month. Silent has Leadership over 150, with 25 people under him that are level 40, that play ALL THE TIME. All the exp he has got has not amounted to one level of the current level he has now. You know how you get to high level? You play a lot. Thats it. ...[see more]

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You tell Snow Flower, "how did you reach level 51 and not realize that randomly killing lowbies is PK?"...Snow Flower tells you, "killin newbies OWNZ" ...[see more]

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Yesterday someone brought up AC2, a serious discussion. Someone else questioned wether a class based system was better since it is easier to balence, and balenceing a skill based game is very hard. I've been thinking about that a bit. Why AC fails as a skill based game...[see more]

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Humpdy Omomma nicks you for 3 points of piercing damage! Hell bent blisters you for 5 points of acid damage! You jolt Humpdy Omomma for 41 points of electrical damage! Scream Omomma SCREAM!!! ...[see more]

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Based on what we know right now, I would say that this guy is near perfect. Your decision to go with more coord and less focus is purely a personal choice, and cannot be said to be right or wrong either way. ...[see more]

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I am having a blast with AC right now. More fun than I have had in a long time. But I still love posts like this... sorry. :-) ...[see more]

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5. The more magic schools you have, the more powerful you are. This power is also accompanied by more down time, more burden, less reliance on items, and less fun. An axe warrior with life, creature and item is FAR more powerful than an Axe warrior with just item. However. He also has three times the down time....[see more]

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You tell Li Tsuiho, "there are always exceptions made, like he let senator lifestone in for his long service to Yanshi, and being a true friend to the source" Li Tsuiho tells you, "I'll talk to him next time I see him... it'd suck if I couldn't get in... its been kind of a dream to get into the Source." ...[see more]

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I don't mean to be an immense whiner any more than I already am, but I am having a lot more fun hunting monsters than I am hunting PKs right now. Now that I'm level 44, I can't find anyone LOWER level than me to fight anymore! All the little Pks are pledged to Anti's, leveling in the citadel or the OHN, and they'll turn pk again after they get to 50...[see more]

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I am Super Vitae guy. My morning starts out with Mare’s Mouse freezing up in the middle of the olthoi horde nest, and she has no key selected for “target self” so, she can’t heal. She logs out and I log out, but right next to the chest on the second level. It will end up taking me 30 minutes to fix her mouse. Grrrrr...[see more]

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They are Yes's only if you have not read a dev chat before. How about "We're fixing Magic comps shopping in such a way that you won't be able to live without it. Its just so cool you won't believe it." Now, the peas are a cool idea, and the splitter is a cool idea, and I'm REALLY happy they reduced comp weight by 20%. But "not going to be able to live without it?" I don't even know anyone thats using it. ...[see more]

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I'm really loving AC again, even Darktide. Mare will attest to the fact that I have been much better about being PKed lately. Last night Teth was raided by Akuma's PK Player, and I thought, "Revenge for the monarch!" not thinking for a minute that a guy who can kill Silent, well, can probably kill me. Ok, so I was hoping that Jin and other Teth defenders would come to my aid. They did, but too late. ...[see more]

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The first night the sticky patch was introduced, mare lost EVERYTHING in The Pit, and almost quit the game. You used to be able to run around Dereth and explore, and then in one fell swoop you couldn't...[see more]

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...I LOVE this game for the ability to hunt pk's. But I find that I can beat anyone and everyone my level and below. And lose to anyone and everyone above my level. Pretty simplistic I'm afraid.....[see more]

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Brass Staff cast Item Enchantment Mastery Self III on you / Your magic skill is not high enough to have much chance of success at this spell. / You say, "Puish Zharil" / Your spell fizzled. / Your magic skill is not high enough to have much chance of success at this spell. / You say, "Puish Zhafeth"/ Your spell fizzled. / Brass Staff cast Life Magic Mastery Self III on you....[see more]

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If you had a 500 Magic Defense, Umbris and Diamond Golems and other Level 6 things would STILL HIT YOU WITH IMP6!!!! Or War Magic Inept 6 or Life Magic inept 6 or Weakness 6, or whatever. Something that will make you go "Damn, I wish I had more Magic defense."....[see more]

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The Anarchist sparks you for 0 points of electrical damage! The Anarchist sparks you for 0 points of electrical damage! The Anarchist says, "LOL, 0!" I am... I am Superman...[see more]

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You say, "We don't hate the enemy, its just that this is a game, theyt are on the oppsoing side. They get no more mercy than they give us." You say, "Is all this acceptabel? sound good? or sound like a pain in the ass?" Golden Pestilence says, "sounds great" You say, "thats the answer I was looking for."....[see more]

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She's pretty low. And so am I. But One of us is going to the lifestone right now. No one trash talks my baby. Electricity tears Margot apart! I AM AMERICAN BADASS!!!!....[see more]

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Am I whacked, or is this guy just a total maggot? Is it somehow ok to kill people 39 levels below you? But not ok to have 3 people kill you? Is it somehow ok to raid town, but not ok to defend it? Is this guy just a maggot? or do I have no honor for attacking him with two other guys? I ask myself this question alot....[see more]

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Testertips starts to drain me, I jump off the armory roof and..... Have you ever heard me say this before? I do not say this often. I am not lying or exagerating. I hit attack, nothing happens, scream at the computer screen "ATTACK!! JESUS!!!" Nothing happens. I see the whole world freeze like a picture.....[see more]

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Reeve Hit says, "eww druss" He doesn't like me. :-)...Reeve Hit says, "druss il get ya :P" Missed this, else I would have smiled back. I like PK's with a good attitude....[see more]

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At High level, I begin to understand that when I die, I will get messages like "You fukken sux" or if I win, I will get messages like "I was lagged, you looted! You PHAG you have NO HONOR!" (An actual happening, this from a PK. Telling me "I" have no honor! LOL!" Its important for me to "win"...[see more]

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You evaded Chen Zhen-C! You evaded Chen Zhen-C! Chen Zhen-C sparks you for 0 points of electrical damage! Chen Zhen-C sparks you for 1 point of electrical damage! Chen Zhen-C sparks you for 0 points of electrical damage! Ooo, I want this guy! You shock Chen Zhen-C for 28 points of electrical damage! And the chase is on. ...[see more]

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T'all-Yen starts to chase me. A nice Jubie I have fought before. Mage. I hate fighting Mages. Not gonna do it any more. You say, "dude, go away, magesare broekn" A typing machine I tell you. Ta'll-Yen says, "?" You say, "lol" Ta'll-Yen says, "broekn?" You say, "meaning, go away, you'll just kill me again. :-)" ...[see more]

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Too drunk to type any more, sorry. Oh look, a level 50 mage takes on me, sister C, zak'nafein, and Drake Draco. Lets see a level 50 melee do that. ...[see more]

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But anyway, I made this guy up so that I could sit in Yanshi, and "keep the peace" with no repurcussions to Druss or the Source. I could kill people and then say cool things like "No begging in Yanshi." "No swearing in Yanshi" Attack anyone under an evil alliance and say "No PK's in Yanshi." etc. ...[see more]

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the only one who got away was a level 55 mage who was unbuffed when I attacked him and he shuroved. He came back later to find us in Yaraq and killed Sister C, and did 167 points of damage to me wand monkeying me with the Impios Staff. (thank god TL template is tough to kill - 175 hit points) ...[see more]

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Really, a great great night. Acid Sin, me, Sister C a Senator Lifestone raid Yaraq. There is a level 44 mage there who has just killed fingulphin, and about 10 others. The second he sees us, he tries to shurov. I hit him for 44, lowest power, first hit. Acid Sin imps him or vulns him, no idea which. I hit him for 112!...[see more]

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THIS is the big patch? This is what they come up with for a one year anniversary patch? You can now dye Armor! You can't dye Matty coats AND you need cooking skill of 300. Holy asinine...[see more]

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Nicnac corrodes you for 63 points with Searing Disc Thats pretty good, but not too good. I am still way high on life. Nicnac corrodes you for 61 points with Searing Disc ok, thats pretty low, but I am THE LEGEND TEMPLATE, I AM STILL ALIVE AND.... I.... AM.... COMING....... FOR...... YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...[see more]

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Natural selection cast Lightning Vulnerability Other IV on you Nice choice, see - Drake and I are masters of lightning. It loves us. You shock Natural selection for 19 points of electrical damage! Doesn't like you much though. ....[see more]

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God Damn Drain health one. Watch how much damage I do to this guy....You lose 43 points of health due to Nachi casting Drain Health Other I on you. I learned my lesson last night. When someone starts doing this to you, all bets are off, get the hell out of there.....[see more]

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You tell Action Man, "lol, I love your attitude, nice atlan by the way" What a cool guy. I love cool guys. Silifi of Crimson Stars cast Lightning Protection Other VI on you Silifi of Crimson Stars cast Fire Protection Other VI on you I am. I am Superman. And I know whats happening. :-) ...[see more]

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You tell Acid Sin, "hey" Acid Sin tells you, "sup man" Acid Sin tells you, "nice fight earlier" You tell Acid Sin, "Well done earlier. Nice kill. :-)" Acid Sin tells you, "badass fight" You tell Acid Sin, "You are too big for me, even though we are close to same level" Acid Sin tells you, "nah you are pretty good man" ....[see more]

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Below, is a horrible rant, on all sorts of subjects. If you don't want to ruin your delicate opinion of me, you might want to just move on. This is just a general, billion things on my mind, bitch session. I don't have enough sleep, and God seems to have taken a dislike to me this week....[see more]

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It doesn't show it in this chat log at all, but I reduced Lyffe to less than half and made him run three times, chased him while he healed. He cast Imperil 3 and lightning vuln 3 on me. That's why he was doing so much damage. But even with that, the Silifi is just too powerful. Lyfe was a great opponent, and despite his initial trash talk, was very courteous and nice afterwards. He proably has a better built guy than I do, but hey, I have the SOCS...[see more]

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Got some nice death items, like a dagger and a knife, both worth close to 5k, a greater mana stone and 2 orbs I have not I.D'd yet. That was damn cool. Oh, and for you Archers out there, Llan is level 56 and uses a bow for his Pking. He is greatly feared. I decide to go hunt bugs while I wait for Owyn Stormwynd to tell me he is ready. Owyn needs me as a third for a trade for Shadow armor. I get a call as soon as I kill 2 bugs. Level 40 Raiding Yanshi. So, I put Swiftkiller on the axe, and head to Yanshi....[see more]

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Why am I all of a sudden missing this guy? What the hell? I was hitting so well before. Oh look, my stamina is on about 10. Lets just drink some stamina potions. IN case you don't know, as soon as you show ANY signs of fatigue, you hit much less effective. Try it, you will see. You expertly heal yourself for 33 health points. Your Excellent Healing Kit has 4 uses left. The Stamina Elixir restores 65 points of your stamina. The Stamina Elixir restores 65 points of your stamina. You evaded Auroch Cow!...[see more]

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Did I actually meet some cool PK's today or what? Holy cow what a day I had. I had just about the perfect day. Killed some bugs, made some money, killed some PK's, made some death items. I was so thrilled to meet some nice PK's that I started giving stuff back and couldn't stop...[see more]

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Grim' was in town and he was looking for a soul to steal. Then he saw Mizu, me and Sister see him. He bolts outta town like his ass is on fire. We kill him in seconds on the other side of the Yaraq Portal......[see more]

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I get frustrated that I cannot catch PK's who are my level running away from me. But I have to remember that they are running away because I was able to stand toe to toe with them and have more hit points.More stamina. I made a dagger fighter the other day with starting health of 25 and I didn't like it. But I know I would at later levels proably. ....[see more]

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I love Yanshi. I have always loved Yanshi, I always will love Yanshi. In all the areas of the game I have been too, yanshi is the prettiest town, has amazing scenery, and I love sitting by the well. Yanshi will ALWAYS be home to me.....[see more]

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Just got done killing Code Line. He didn't do much but say "Dude, we are neutral." I messaged him and said "no, you are not neutral, you have killed my friend Mizu-no many times when he was small." He didn't answer. I hate liars. 1-0 for the night....[see more]

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I've been long trying to come up with a new template as we learn more about this game. Its always fun to try and break stuff. This template is taken off of an idea that Dave had a long time ago. That you maximize the skills associated with the most important attributes.....[see more]

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I think the real way to make the Source feared and respected is to make it so that WE always end the night with as few deaths as possible. Like none. How frustrating was it the other night taking on the Hope Twins and drake and I both die twice, me almost a third time, and they portal out when superior numbers arrive?.....[see more]

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Velvet Shirt cast Lightning Protection Self III on you EVERYONE uses lightning. Always. ...J F K thy Penius cast Lightning Vulnerability Other III on you ...Seee, told ya, everyone uses electrical....[see more]

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Two raiders come into town Hope Slayer and Hope Bringer Fellowship - Evil Loaded for BEAR. No, make that elephants. One of them kills Drake in 5 hits. Mage Imperils drake, unarmed level forty freezes him to death with frozen cestus....[see more]

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Sensuke impales you for 51 points with Nuhmudira's Spines Um, ring spell anyone? Smashing Both Drake and I? Sensuke impales you for 80 points with Nuhmudira's Spines Here, have another one. You spark Sensuke for 4 points of electrical damage! Yeah, do a hundred and thirty points to me? Yeah? Take FOUR this time....[see more]

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Wow. Are we the only ones who GET being anti?...[see more]

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Its really very simple. Being good, being Anti. Being a Defender of towns requires stronger moral fiber than being Evil. Being a PK raider is for the morally and mentally weak. Being a PK raider requires that you think that it is ok for YOU to do something, but not ok for someone else to do that very same thing...[see more]

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Because this was supposed to end with me showing you my Chat log with Action Man. I buffed CORRECTLY for once, and this guy was a level 37 melee using a peerless atlan sword with the major lightning stone.. and Maximum OWNAGE!!! Only, I don't have the chat log. I smashed him. He got away, but I smashed him, and I felt great about it. ....[see more]

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He completly wrecks me so fast I have to go into heal mode immeditaly, He says "Run Bitch" And I might as well, because I am taking greivous damage. Dhali heals me a little bit, (I think) Mare starts showing him how broken she is, Silent pokes many holes in him, and he runs. (i never ran. just stood there and healed.) I attack a couple other people and they do far more damage to me, than I to them, and I have to heal A LOT. Discouraging. Run Bitch. Indeed....[see more]

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Well, to tell the truth, knowing what I know now, I would just role up Mizu's guy. Talk about broken. Tanking JFK for that long at your level? DUDE! Nice job. I'm starting to hate my slow ass axe, CRAP! Drake we need to go get stones! er, Gems, why do I keep forgetting that? Then I'll be a beating. I keep forgetting that.... ....[see more]

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Lets see if I can keep the expletives out of this one, so as not to take uncessary flak from people who are bothered by that. I find people listen better if you don't post with a string of curses showing your frustration. If you like expletives, feel free to add your favorite one in place of every ODD word.....[see more]

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You are now level 35! You have 4,328,128 experience points and 8 skill credits available to raise skills and attributes. Blistered by lightning, Gigas Lugian falls! Later on, right before Ilogged, I took Item, bumped it to 160 base with 4 million xp and Dhali helped me learn all the good spells. Thanks Dhali!....[see more]

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And Vim Takes off! The combined Might of Yanshi rises up to defend itself! The Valient defenders once more rise to the occasion to smite the Evil Pk's!....[see more]

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You say, "every single thing in here is after me" No joke. If there were maggots on the floor, they would be crawling at me....[see more]

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If you see a level one in plain clothes, and it says "Bob Dole the penius" as his monarch, you kill him before he gets his shield up. If he comes back into town and gives you grief for killing someone so low, the only thing you can do is hope he hangs around long enough to be red again, and then you kill him again. ...[see more]

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Mizu-No says, "come here shit head" LOL, um, is that trash talk? :-)...[see more]

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I've already hunted some of the greatest monsters in the game. Now its time to hunt PK's. Roam. Explore. Protect Yanshi. Whatever...[see more]

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When you first come to DT, generally, it takes some getting used to. You hate the guys that kill you. Some ask "WTF?" Some curse and swear. Some quit and never come back. If you stay, you start to realize that its just a game. That some people are role playing RPK's (random PK's) and that they just play, just to kill other players. And if one of them kill you, the wrong thing to do is message them and say "WTF??" Because they will just laugh...[see more]

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Sorry I missed the meeting last night, sounds like quite the turnout and an amazingly tired time was had by all. As many have pointed out, it really speaks about the quality of the people in this group that so many would speak so passionatly so late concerning all of this. So much to talk about concerning all the notes....[see more]

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Leveling is a JOB. I don't PLAY ac when I am leveling. I have no fun when I
am leveling. I don't try to balence, going on quests and having fun, and
making money, etc. I have a specific goal in mind, and I'll go back to
PLAYING ac when I reach that goal....[see more]

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Brashoon (or something like that) kills you like the punk you are! Try not to piss yourself when someone attacks you, you total wuss! You suck so bad at this game! Welcome to Lin! Try our Vitae! Best in Dereth!...[see more]

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Actually, from how easy they went down, I should have sent Mhali in alone. She would have wiped the floor with them. Of course, you never know this until AFTER the fight is done. :-)...[see more]

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Have you actually tried a battle yet? or are you just seeing one screen shot and losing your mind? Have you actually tried a battle using the ever broken and insane drain health?...[see more]

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How can people not understand that who they swear to shows everyone on the server their alignement? I'm sick of uninformed Shollos, Red Devil, and Bloods messaging me wondering why I attacked them. ....[see more]

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Looking at your first three stats, you are what is known as a hybrid warrior. Hybrid Warriors are mages that use a sword. Since you started both focus and self at around 40 I think you said, you are relying on Magic to make you into a kick ass warrior....[see more]

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A lot of people that did not vote, told me in game that they wished that I would remain monarch, even as inactive. I know a lot of other monarchies have done this. Many just started right out with a dummy guy. I wish we had started out with "The Source" fletcher/alchemist/ portal guy, but, hey, hindsight is 20/20...[see more]

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On the way there, I see a guy who has killed Mare, and I have attacked, and he got away from me. He is camped on top of this Limestone little temple by lin. I run over to him, and I try to get up to attack, but I can't. Too damn many monsters attacking me on the ground. Screw it I say. I take off with 5 monsters chasing me...[see more]

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But now, well, we are getting lazy. And its not right for the Lord and Lady of the Source to get Lazy. A good portion of this game is about the Alliances you make. Who you pledge to. What group you belong to. Many times you hear the common lament "I never see my Patron, much less my monarch. I've never even met my monarch." I don't WANT to be that kind of a monarch. ...[see more]

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Just because you have now become a target/red dot does not mean that you can now be a dishonorable, lying, cheating wand monkeying scumbag. Just because you are a target, and a red dot, doesn't mean its o.k. for you to steal from other people, lie, message them and call them horrible names. Thats not part of the deal. ...[see more]

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I would like a time where I could be Anony Mouse. Or not show up for Big Event Saturday and no one minds. Or not feel guilty for playing on HG. And no, no one has made me feel this way, "I" just feel this way. I want to play this GAME and have no responsibility. Not in game or out. Just for a little while. Maybe forever. Maybe a month when Miko begs me to take over again. :-)...[see more]

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It is time for the Source to have a new monarch. I have long said that the Source is just a good group of people, it doesn't have anything to do with me being leader. So now, I request that someone else be monarch for a while. ...[see more]

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You ever really hope for something, and then you get it, and its really
lame? ...[see more]

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Servers are going down? Think I'll run through the most Zephyr crowded place I can find. That wasn't my thought, but thats what happened...[see more]

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If you ever need us and we are not on HG, make up a throwaway characeter on DT and message us there, and we will come help with body recovery, cooking, or whatever is needed. Mare and I have been swamped with messages on HG lately too. If its 7:30 at night, we know that we won't get out of Mayoi until 8:30 or even ever if we sign on at prime time....[see more]

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Because I am DRUSSS!!!!! I don't follow a rescue crew in to get a body, I lead them. I'm a level 50 alliance Monarch. I don't run naked through anywhere where people can see that "I lost"...[see more]

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Deao 'J, why are you picking up that al50 Hauberk and those crappy leather leggings off the floor?' Druss 'Because I know that soon I will be naked, and I want something to put on after I die.' Deao - 'ha ha'. Mages finally stop buffing. I say 'we ready?' Deao 'yes' Me 'Let me buff' press 1,2,3,4,5 on my keyboard. 'ready'. Me - Item Sucks. :-) ......[see more]

A Plea for Peace (6/12/00)

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Below is a letter I recieved this weekend. Its really a wakeup call for all of us, and most importantly, me. I have been exceedingly negative on this list lately. And while I try not to be negative about the Source, me being negative about the patch, about the game, and sometimes the source, is not good either. I keep begging for peace, perhaps I should lead by example huh?....[see more]

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You win by starting with an Archer who has Item and 100 Coord, 100 Focus. You get all the cool item spells, cool quest weapons, and none of that 'Wow, do I suck' feeling. I feel if someone asks 'Yeah, but whats the BEST class to play?' That this is prety much the answer......[see more]

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I hope to god they introduce Thor's hammer or some facsimily when the fix thrown weapons. Because I have thrown weapons too. :-) Sure would be nice to say "Yup, I sure did make my character right. I have cooking AND thrown weapons!" .....[see more]

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The new monsters seem to be all life magic casting weenies. Bludgeon Vuln 4
then hit you with a mace or something. So, they are tough in that they are hard to kill, but in a chessy, crappy, life magic way...[see more]

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Well, I guess I should have said - Lets PRETEND we are all moving to Soclaim. How would your guy look? You get to remake him on Soclaim. Same exact one,
only made knowing what you know now....[see more]

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If you specialize, you are as handicapped as if you did not take item magic.
You are a broken character. You have made a design flaw that cannot be
rectified...[see more]

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1. Umbris Shadows kick people's asses. I think thats the one I want to see most. I'd like to see an Umbris speed improved to super sonic. And then I'd like to saee them have level 6 war spells and cast them frequently. And then I'd like them to chase people from their spawn site all the way into town. Hell, I'd like them to chase people INTO portals and portal with them,. And they should scream. Like banshees. Some blood curling awful 'YOU DARE TO MESS WITH ME YOU LITTLE PUNK????' scream.....[see more]

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I had a level 53 guy tell me I should start over since I don't have item. Umm, I'm a level 44 Alliance Monarch with 100 followers. (none of them mules I might add) I'm not starting over. Is it so much to ask that I wanna play a WARRIOR and not carry some dinky wand? How the hell am I supposed to ROLE PLAY Druss or Tarl Cabot or Conan or Barak when in order to be effective I need to use magic? Would Conan ever use a magic wand to buff his sword? NO! Would Druss ever carry a saphire wand and comps? NO! Would Tarl Cabot have a pouch full of herbs and scarabs? No way in the nine hells!....[see more]

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In order to come to Darktide, I have to be the Leader. Ulric - the Uniter of the tribes. (tell me you have read the book that Druss comes from? Tell me you have read "Legend") That means I won't be a good guy. It also means starting over - again. I'm playing Druss again, and I relish the force of nature feeling. We took some lower levels to the folthid cellar last night, and I was so glad I was not little any more. They run so slow, and they die so easy!!! Much like Magic, I have done so much experimenting with different charcters, that I have started over so many times. mages, unarmed, mace guys, etc etc. Starting over again is just loathsome to me. I am not ready to do it yet ....[see more]

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I am a force of nature. I say this not to brag, but just to let you all know what it is like to be level 43. ...Well, this is a bragging and an informative post. In case you wonder at what power level you can do some things, I am here to help enlighten you. I always wonder at what skill level it takes to hit Olthoi and what skill level you can evade olthoi, or obsidian golems or tank a tusker,. etc. Here are some findings and some things to look forward to. ....[see more]

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I need to have goals in game in order to enjoy it. And you can only go for so long with the goal of "I want to kill a bunch of stuff, and get k00l Lo0t." (Frore this weekend? Get a geldite robe for a mage? Thats gonna be cool.) And I was thinking about Darktide, and how I wanted to move the Source over, and make Yanshi Safe. That would be cool. And then I started thinking a little bigger. How's this for a goal.... The Once and Future King of Darktide....[see more]

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We kill Gromnies. We kill Liches. We kill a Lich Lord. We come to a room with like 10 Liches in it. We kill them all. Across this expanse that you have to jump to, there is a Hammer and a Shield. I jump over, raise them high above my head and shout in triumph "TROTHYR'S HAMMER AND SHEILD!!!" Then I look at the Stats. So does Joshie. Hammer is like 6-11, speed 40 - that's all Shield is al40 - no spells at all on it. "Man, no wonder he died in here. This stuff blows" Joshie says. . ....[see more]

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Do you notice something? Axes with BD3 or high base damage are common. Not only that, but a TON of them have + 5 +5 or better. Axes are easy to come by. ....[see more]

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Druss got blasted for 59 and 58 points from two liches, and then some damn undead thing hit him with an arrow or something to kill me. TO KILL LEVEL 35 DRUSS IN THE WEAK ASS FOLTHID CELLAR OH GOD THE HUMILATION!!! Of course, I lost all my clothes, so Druss had to run back in naked to add to the humiliation. ....[see more]

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Am I dumb? Damn right I am. "Servers will be having a breif maintenace in fifteen minutes, and this may affect service, or disconnect you for a moment, PLease do something safe." Nope. Not going to be doing that. Think I'll go outside and kill two lich lords, some gromnies, ....[see more]

Druss' First Steps (Fall '99)
[Mizu-No sent an e-mail to the List 3/10/00 with this treasure he had saved from what must have been one of the first weekends Druss was playing]

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I have to play Magic tonight witht he guy that is bringing me my copy of Asheron's call, and then I expect to be on line around ten, and I am hoping to be on line until about eleven or twelve....[see more]

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TO THE VALIENT DEFENDERS OF SISTER C - I salute you. I cannot thank you enough for your valor, honor, and help in a tough situation, and I am sorry that so many of you died trying to help us. I salute you. You have our thanks. I am sorry I did not get any names in the chaos, but I was in a near panic trying to help my wife. ....[see more]

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When I started this game, I posted quite a bit to these boards about things that I thought that were wrong with the game, and things I would like to see changed. I signed everything with "Ranter" because that was all I did. It's my nature. I was one of those guys that Turbine hates. I quit playing the game just long enough to post about some imbalance. But I always was very clear that this was the best game ever. That I just wanted it better. Now its just the best game ever. Period....[see more]

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But, these are the people that should be on EVERYONE'S FRIENDS list. All these people are GREAT to adventure with and are on all the time. They all love group adventures and they love to get together with people. I have adventured with, and enjoy adventuring with every one of these people...[see more]

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Before I stole the wrong loot, I said out loud "Whose kill is this I am looting." And I said it again, and someone told me it was Kamasuta or something. So I tell him the loot is his, and let the window close. The breastplate is like Al230, with 3 spells on it, must be Aluvian. kamasutra goes on to tell us how amazing all his treasure is, almost rubbing our faces in it. Listing all the stats, all the spells, all the worth. He comes to the breastplate and says must be aluvian. I say "I am aluvian. Will you sell to me." He says no. Thanks for your honesty - see ya. Actually, he didn't even say thanks for your honesty. What a tool. And after we saved his ass too...[see more]

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On that note - a word about these atlan weapons and the list. Getting one of these weapons is going to take a LOT OF WORK. Do not msg me and ask me what I am doing this weekend, because excpet for doing the Shadow dungeon, the answer is "Getting Motes." Much like Miko and Simone, every now and then you have to stop and smell the drudges just for a break. I took a short stop into the matty cave the other night just because I was so close and well, killing matties is fun. But don't forget how hard it is going to be to get 16 motes...[see more]

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Add to the friends list - Theolyne...Very noble. Add her to the friends list please Add to our enemies list GGGRRRRR Ramtha Ka. The pure definition of an Anti Paladin....[see more]

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I don't know about everyone else, but I am starting to think that axes have damage modifiers just like Bows. If you read the cybex hint guide, damage is based on about six factors. Monsters armor you attacking, your strength, your attack skill, your burden, day of the week, and colon count, and even more. Its unreal. So how is a 5-10 axe SO MUCH WORSE than a 6-11?...[see more]

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I really feel as if they have balanced the warrior class very well. Many people think that the speed of weapons was the only thing improved but it wasn't. I'm now hitting Drudge Stalkers and Ravenors more frequently, and I'm doing a LOT more damage. ...[see more]

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Go play on Darktide until that crashes too. Sign back on about 8:15 with everyone else and find that I ams standing at the lifestone, 5% vitae, have lost two very good axes, and one which was not my best axe, but was my favorite axe...[see more]

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I like being a TANK. I don't want to mess with wands, or mess with magic ever. I don't want to be really good at avoiding magic at the cost of not being able to stand toe to toe with a Rough Monounga. I like wading into battle, like Druss, and just being the last one standing. As an eye to the future, I need to look at what is going to make my guy the best fighter ever. And I don't mean the best Item Unarmed Fighter, or the best Item Bow Fighter, I mean the best melee fighter that will never pick up a wand. Because, Miko has already shown you the best way to make those. This is a formulae for those who have no intention of ever being able to portal or cast swift killer. Here are the stats for those of you interested in how to make the best TANK ever...[see more]

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Druss had made too many friends and published his name too much in the Magic community and once a night somoene would msg me and say "Is this Jamie Wakefield?" and I would be trapped for twenty minutes talking to someone I did not know. Of course, this didn't happen every night, but some nights it would happen three times. - so it all evened out....[see more]

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Druss does not want to be on the council but will agree to pass or veto items if people would like that. Gar read the druss books the other day, and my attitude is a lot like Drusses right now. I am thrilled thta people enjoy my alliance and my writings, but I think I am most happy leading a hunting party and an adventuring party - not a political party...[see more]

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Joshua wants to become a PK. We'll see how he does. Joshua is a real life friend of mine, so I feel pretty comfortable saying this. Joshua is like Joxer The Mighty when he first meets Xena. He really, REALLY wants to be evil, but just isn't. No matter how much he tries to tell you how evil he is, he just isn't. His Vassals love him, I love him, and he's just too nice to be badass...[see more]

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I am looking for the higher level people to take the lower level people on Hunting Parties. These Hunting Parties would consist of NO MORE than TWO higher level people. These higher level people would be guides, and would only pitch in when the lower level people get ambushed or over their head or for the really tough fights...[see more]

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Druss is again becoming almost unplayable. And these msgs are getting really tiring to write. I know I am sick of whining, and I know you all are getting sick of listenting to me whine. I would like to reorganize The Source. And in so doing, make it so that anyone who joins, has to meet certain criteria, and has to understand a LOT of things.

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Here is some advice I posted to Acvault general msg board about fighters going out to dires, and just a general rant on the treasure system and exploit spots...[see more]

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I am able to play for short streches when she is sleeping and have to leave in the middle of playing quite a bit to get her more medicice, bowls of soup, ginger ale, help her down stairs, pick up prescriptions, help her back up stairs, etc etc etc. So, let me just just some things said that need to be said....[see more]

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Some 38th level guy has been msging me about Joining them. You can check them out at www.eternalconclave.com. They promise all sorts of good loot, and I believe them. The level 38 guy that I met showed me axes with blood drinker 6 on them, with coordination self 5 - not only do you get to hit people, you get to critical a lot.

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The Source does not BUY vassals. If a vassal ever says to you "You need to buy me stuff for me to be your vassal" then we do not want them in the source. Th Source is only composed of good, honorable, role playing, easy to get along with people. People who you LIKE to adventure with, and are good additions. The Source is not about getting 1000 followers. It is about having a good group of friends to play with. It is about helping people and showing newbies the ropes and spreading the wealth when we have it...[see more]

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An evil plan forms in my mind. He can't really be this stupid can he? "I can see the lifestone in uziz from where I am at. But anyone comes near me but you, I high tail it out of there." He bites "O.k. see u there" Images of fifteen year old punks dance in my brain. Hunched over their keyboard, frantically searching for me around the lifestone in Uziz, only, I'm fifty miles away, adventuring in a dungeon with Joshie Trash talker, telling him of my tales of adventure. "I'm at the lifestone" he says. "What level are you?" I say. Long silence "I'm twelve." "I bet you are." and then I squelch him. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA...[see more]

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Turbine has their head up their ass on so many issues - we killed a revenant twice last night (Tougher than a lich lord) and got bread, and sandals for treasure...[see more]

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Serrah and I do not have enough fire power to clear a hallway to get to the room that probably holds the key. I die twice trying, and start to get pissed off. Luckily, at this point, two level 4 mages show up and they help us clear a path, and we go into a room and one of the mages says - this is it, and then proceeds to answer a bunch of questions for me. Like this is the room where the key is, the holtburg dungeon is on a rat in a room where two white rats spawn, and the carved caves is such a bitch to get a key from, and oh get this...[see more]

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I have seeen the error of my ways. The last time I was in the Matty cave, I jumped down into the pit, and looted the Matty's the mages were killing. that sucked. Boring and I felt like scavenger. Now, I stay in the upper entranceway to the cave, and never jump down into the pit...[see more]

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Met a lich hunter last night. Saradin was his name, a really nice guy. Played the beta for three months before it went public. Lucky bastard...[see more]

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Adventures With Darktide Mare and I get off work and we sign on the play. She is in a different part of the world than I am, so I am just futzing around, waiting for more people to sign on. I head out to a place we refer to as Banderling Hill. It's a great place west of town for people of level 8-20.

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So, who wants some more Asheron's Call? I got the BEST e-mail today from a guy who usually likes my columns. He said I could reprint it, so here it is for your enjoyment...

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La La La, this is boring, lets talk about Asheron's Call instead. The other night Alan calls me and as usual, he gets the Call Answering Service and that means I am on the Internet. "You know what you ought to do? You ought to get a restraining order on that guy. Then that Asheron guy would stop calling you!" Which pretty much sums up my existence

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I have a lot of friends from Magic playing the game. And they all swear to me. As their leader. And then they go out and get followers. And we are all "The Source" And we get together and help newbies and adventure together and have a BLAST.

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As I run back down the road, I can't help but think about how much it sucks to be naked in the wild. My corpse is just up ahead, and I am so pissed off that I can barely see. The monsters that killed me mill about the corpse, waiting for their next victim. Twice now, their next victim has been me. And it is getting old very, very quickly.

Has nothing to do at all with AC, but is one of the funniest articles ever written and is probably one of Jamie's most popular. Had a whole subway car staring at me 'cause I was laughing so hard while reading it the first time.