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Events & Tournaments / Official Cavalry Tournament 8/28/15

« on: August 17, 2015, 06:28:36 pm »

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Rules:

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1. All participants must ride a mount.
2. Dismounted participants must switch to their sidearm weapon which can be no greater than 100 length.
3. Participants are restricted to their team's theme and must use the uniformed armor.
4. Skipped-the-Fun characters only.
5. A maximum of 1 horse ranged player per team.
6. All participants must uphold maximum integrity and be respectful to each other.

Failure to adhere to any rules will result in immediate disqualification and public flogging.

Summary & Information:

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The tournament will take place on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 7:00PM EST.

Every participant will be added to a completely random team of knights so everyone has a fair chance to win and no one has to go around recruiting a team. Anyone is welcome to join, NA, EU, wherever. There will be no discrimination in this tournament. Each team will have a unique theme which only affects the armor worn, and all weapons are allowed, with the exception of sidearms being no greater than 100 length.

The teams will be created and announced on the day of the tournament (out of the present players only) and participants will be given 1 hour in FFA to practice, coordinate, discuss strategy, etc. At the end of the hour there will be a single round FFA in which the last knight standing will win glory for themselves and a prize. After the FFA, the tournament will begin. The full event will last 9 or 10 matches with a single round for each match.

The tournament will have an official Teamspeak server with announcers and judges. Address: 173.254.41.101
If you choose not to join the Teamspeak then you must pay close attention to admin chat during the event.

Prizes:

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The champion team will receive full nobility as knights as well as 2 million gold and a special item*.
The team in second place will receive 1 million gold.
The most distinguished knight of each team will receive 35m experience. (To be determined by judges, not exclusively K/D ratio).
The FFA winner will receive 1 heirloom point.
Announcers & Judges will each receive 300k gold for services.

Lastly, every participant will receive 150k gold to cover the cost of their travels and purchased equipment as well as souvenirs and tavern debts.

* Details on the special item will be announced at a later date ;)

Volunteers:

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Announcer 1: OPEN
Announcer 2: OPEN
Announcer 3: OPEN
Judge 1: OPEN
Judge 2: OPEN
Judge 3: OPEN

Anyone can apply. Just post that you are interested and I'll PM you.
Requirements: Teamspeak - Working Microphone - Fluent English Speech
Announcers & Judges must complete a short interview before being accepted.

Knight Orders & Uniforms:

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The Knights of the North: Mail Hauberk
The Riverlords: Scale Armor
The Sunspear Riders: Saracen Lamellar Cuirass
The Stormlords: Yellow Tunic Over Mail
The Order of the Red Lion: Red Palace Guard Armor
The Knights of Thorns: Green Brigandine over Aketon


Only leather boots and gloves are allowed.
Knights may ride any horse or wear any helmet.

Bracket:

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The second tier match is a three-way battle royale (with cheese) and the victor will move on, runner up will move to the special lower bracket, and the first team eliminated will join the lower bracket normally.
The small crown is a special event if the lower bracket team beats the previously undefeated team. Instead of another round, the champions will be determined by a series of jousts. Each team will send one knight to joust until he or she is defeated and then replace them with another knight. The last knight standing claims victory for their team.

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... and all the other things floating around out there / Albion Online

« on: January 21, 2015, 05:16:37 pm »

Sorry for shameless promotion in General Discussion...

But anyone who has ever played Runescape or is just looking for a new MMO in general should check out Albion Online.

https://albiononline.com/?ref=RAYMUCYR1T
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It has a neat crafting system and full-loot pvp. All buildings are player-made, etc. There is a winter-alpha that starts in five days if you purchase a founder's pack.
Figured I'd share the news.

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Game Balance Discussion / The Horse's Archer: A Reversal of Roles

« on: December 01, 2014, 02:01:24 am »

I tried to make a HA and ended up respecing it because it is absolutely useless. Clearly my horse does more damage than I could ever do. I am an addition to the horse, he is not an addition to me.
I'm sure most of this has been said before, but I guess it doesn't hurt to repeat since nothing has been done about it yet.

Just to go over some of the recent changes to HA and archers in general:
1. Horse Ranged damage penalty(20%) and damage cap(15 damage).
2. Horse ranged max speed reduced to 80%.
3. Ranged weight penalty made percentage-based and is now applied before the PT/PD/HA penalties as 1.5x the melee penalty.

Then the stat changes:

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• Bodkin Arrows                                  | old                            | new                           |

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| weight                                             | 7                              | 8                             |
| max ammo                                           | 15                             | 10                            |
| thrust damage                                      | 2 pierce                       | 1 pierce                      |
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• Arrows                                         | old                            | new                           |

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| weight                                             | 7                              | 8                             |
| max ammo                                           | 20                             | 15                            |
| thrust damage                                      | 5 cut                          | 4 cut                         |
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• Barbed Arrows                                  | old                            | new                           |

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| weight                                             | 7                              | 8                             |
| max ammo                                           | 22                             | 13                            |
| thrust damage                                      | 7 cut                          | 6 cut                         |
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• Tatar Arrows                                   | old                            | new                           |

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| weight                                             | 7                              | 8                             |
| max ammo                                           | 18                             | 11                            |
| thrust damage                                      | 10 cut                         | 9 cut                         |
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Before I go over all of this, I just want to point out a few things that matter when talking about ranged balancing:

• All archery balancing in the past year has always been balanced around masterwork bows and arrows. Meaning, if you do not invest at least 6 heirloom points to use masterwork bows and arrows, you will perform in a less-than-balanced environment for these classes. These are the only classes in the game that do not reward you for investing heirloom points, but instead penalize you for not doing so.
  

• With the new increase to levels, everyone now has more health, more armor, more athletics, more strength, more everything. So not only is ranged damage, weight, ammunition, etc. significantly nerfed, everyone else has more armor, more health, and move a lot faster, which in itself is a nerf to ranged classes. Of course, you can make the argument that now ranged classes can move faster and use melee weapons if they choose to go hybrid, but the core of the class, you know...the BOW and ARROWS...are much less effective than ever before, especially for HA. Few players go above 6 Powerdraw as it hurts wpf, so while melee classes get to be stronger and faster with their primary weapons, ranged classes don't benefit with their primary weapons, and are only encouraged to use secondary weapons or heavier armor, which means even less ammunition and less speed so it is unlikely to be used.
  

• Of course, valour is non-existent for ranged players, so let's go ahead an bring this up. Now, in all fairness being able to snipe people across the map or deal damage while being relatively protected should not warrant "valour", but let's understand it from a meta-perspective. For a melee player, infantry or cavalry, they merely need to jump into the fray and deal a lot of damage and are rewarded with valour. This means if they would have lost x5, they keep it. If they won the round on x1, they jump to x3. Valour is very important for players who aren't in a clan or, let's be honest, everyone (since most clans are dying or dead now). So simply for playing a ranged class, you get significantly less gold and experience than other classes. Not to mention the higher chance you have to repair all of your shit in the first place. I make more money as heavy cavalry, always getting valour, than I do as any ranged class.

So with all of that out of the way, let's go back over #1: Horse Ranged damage penalty(20%) and damage cap(15 damage).
Basically, no matter how good you are at headshots or how accurate you are from a moving horse, you get to do a maximum of 15 damage. Which means you have to hit a peasant 3-5 times to get a kill. For a good perspective, there are people who can kill a peasant with punches faster than you can kill one with arrows. Now, this of course, is considering you actually did the full 15 damage. When you read the 20% ranged damage penalty, this does not take into consideration the penalties you ALREADY have from being mounted, the Horse Archery penalties. This is simply an additional damage penalty on top of all the pre-existing ones. Respec your STF, make a HA, go to duel, ask someone to wear medium-heavy armor, and watch them absorb all of your ammo. Then imagine if you were actually in battle, and he wasn't standing still, and you were actually moving. Then you can assume at least 30-50% of those shots flat-out missed, and calculate the total damage you can possibly deal with your puny quiver, assuming no one has killed you yet.


Alright, now let's talk about #2: Horse ranged max speed reduced to 80%.
Go to any horse in the shop, look at its "Speed" and multiply that by 0.8. To save you the trouble, I'll just go ahead and say a horse archer on a courser, is slower than a melee player on a plated charger. Now, I haven't tested this and have reason to believe it is not the case, but whatever the case is, any melee cavalry can catch up and kill any HA without much effort if they have relatively the same horses. This also makes it more difficult for Horse Archers to evade ranged infantry. To be fair, I'm not complaining about this particular nerf, by itself it makes sense. However, stacked with the astronomical amount of other nerfs HA got, it doesn't make sense and neither does the viability of the HA class.

#3 Just makes ranged classes even slower and less accurate.


If you look carefully at all the arrow changes, you will notice that all quivers receives a HUGE decrease in ammunition. Up to nearly 50% in the case of the barbed arrows. Holy shit, let me get this strait, not only do the arrows do LESS DAMAGE and WEIGH MORE, they also get 25-50% of their ammunition wiped? Nah, I still don't quite understand...let me try again. So if you were a Horse Archer, you get a significantly slower horse, you can do only a maximum of 15 damage, your damage is 20% less plus the HA skill penalties, you can't kill anything in the game with a headshot, you can't kill anything in the game with TWO headshots, you have to have a masterwork bow, masterwork arrows, and championed horse just to be up-to-balancing performance, and now you don't even have enough ammo to kill more than three people in battle, assuming you get the chance to use all of your arrows? What am I missing here?

If you have 20+ armor and you see a horse archer, you might as well not worry. Just avoid them and wait for them to die.
If you have 30+ armor and you see a horse archer, you might as well not worry. You don't even really have to avoid them either.
If you have 40+ armor and you see a horse archer, just ignore them and go about your business.
If you have 50+ armor and you see a horse archer, you can close your eyes and stand still until they run out of ammo, then laugh at them and bash their brains in with your superior skill.


So how is the HA class even viable? Is the objective in balancing the game suppose to be making all classes equally viable? Or is it to make certain players who play melee infantry have more fun than everyone else?

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Diplomacy / To the Nobles of Strategus

« on: October 17, 2014, 06:06:12 pm »

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For five generations we have brought total war to these lands, and soon another.
However, this may be our last. The end of our reign is not far from sight.
Once more we gather warriors from all sides of the world to make our claim.
But let us not forget our history. Let us not repeat our mistakes.
If this truly is the end, the grande finale, then let us die in celebration of all the glory we have seized.
Let us make this last moment our best moment in history.
That we may die, but the legend of Strategus will live on!
That our glory be the envy of our gods!
And if they deem us worthy, that they grant us the power to rise out of our graves and meet battle again!
We decide our end! We decide our fate! And now is the time to decide!

It is time that we stop blaming the faults of this game on the game itself, and realize that the community plays a heavy role in its quality. The future of Strategus is as much our responsibility as it is the developers'. The developers are doing their part, it is time that we, the community, do ours. We can make this very fun and worthwhile. We just have to respect each other, work together, have integrity, and use our creativity.

The Proposition: All clan leaders agree to meet together in Teamspeak and discuss and suggest methods and rules to make Strategus more fun for everyone. Every leader will be given a time to speak and put forth their suggestions and at the end we will all vote on each one. A full list of passed rules will be provided to everyone who participates. Anyone who plans on participating in the next Strategus is welcome to come and listen. The rules that pass will be enforced through Roleplay. Those who break these rules will be considered rebel factions, primitives, bandits, whatever you'd fancy, and will be dealt with by the civilized factions who follow the universal laws. The objective here is not to limit anyone from their own personal fun, but to add flavor and encourage those of us who affect Strategus on a global level to help create an experience we can all enjoy.

Here are five examples of propositions that could be voted on:
*Influenced by Crusader Kings II gameplay

The Casus Belli Proposal

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The Casus Belli Proposal would require a valid reason for war or casus belli in order to legally declare war on any existing faction, this does not include banditry. We would all decide on what is and isn't a valid casus belli. A faction who started an illegal war would become considered hostile to all factions who signed this proposal and there would be no penalties for anyone to attack them or end their aggression. In addition to no penalties, there may even be rewards and compensation to those who put down illegal wars. An example of an illegal war would be to declare war on a faction simply because you do not like them, or because of trolling. An example of a valid war would be territorial expansion, holy war against different faiths (Sarranids VS Swadians), retaliation against banditry, rebellion against liege, etc. Controversial wars will be considered just that. Those who declare a war that is on the line of controversy risk other factions involving themselves in it. The victors of such wars will likely determine if it was just or not.

The De Jure & Titles Proposal

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The De Jure & Titles Proposal will identify the de jure territories on the map. This will assist in determining valid casus bellis. In addition to identifying the territories on the map, holders of most of the fiefs within a territory will be considered the Duke (or equivalent) of that land. The dukes/duchesses will have the opportunity to vassalize all of the smaller factions within their territory and the smaller factions will always have the opportunity to usurp the duke. Anyone who owns a castle would be considered a count tier rank, anyone who owns a town would be considered a duke tier rank, anyone who owns a village would be considered a baron tier rank. Small barons and counts would be protected from larger dukes, if they swore fealty to their de jure dukes. I would also imagine that this system could result in the establishment of true kingdoms, if duchies were conquered. It would only be legal to declare war on an independent realm, not someone's vassal, unless they were granted independence. This allows smaller clans to hold some weight in power shifts and politics, while protecting them from being wiped out by mega clans. This would also encourage clans to be more accepting of vassalage, rather than every leader pretending to be a god king. It would encourage realistic alliances and wars, and eliminates the need to lurk around with shady intrigues trying to find support of 90% of the map before you get the courage to go to war with someone. Finally, for once we could all respect each other as rulers and nobles, rather than only our personal clans respecting our leadership. Right to rule would be acknowledged globally. Here is a quick concept map:
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The Mercenary Integrity Proposal

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The Mercenary Integrity Proposal would be an attempt to remove the need to form mega-alliances in hopes to fill your battle roster. This would require every clan to participate in the filling of rosters and try to keep both teams relatively full. We would all accept that there are absolutely no diplomatic penalties or benefits for having players merc for or against you. It is to be considered that each player in each side of the battle is merely a soldier of the respected faction, not necessarily a "mercenary" for people to harass about why they joined the "wrong" side of what is suppose to be a fun battle. Clans can sign up for their side, but actual "mercenaries" who are unaffiliated to any clan, or unaffiliated to the two battling factions, must sign up evenly to both sides. Again, this would only be an attempt to make things more fun and fair for everyone, regardless of a faction or player's popularity or infamy.

The Balance of Power Proposal

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The Balance of Power Proposal would restrict the formation of mega-alliances and attempt to balance the map to be viable for independent small clans to exist without being forced into the alliance of one half of the map or the other half of the map. The exact methods that would be taken would be discussed. Some examples might include separating "bro" clans from being neighbors on the map, putting likely enemies next to each other, instating an Emperor/Empress on the map that all dukes/kings must swear fealty to at the beginning, who would act as a peace keeper and consider growing dukes/kings a threat, similar to Realm Divide on Total War Shogun 2. I'm sure we could come up with plenty of interesting ways to balance the map.

The Immersion Proposal

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The Immersion Proposal would be an attempt to promote a more immersive experience for everyone by having some of the larger clans agree upon diverse themes and stick to them throughout strategus 6 or until their themed faction has been eliminated. For example, we would have a Sarranid clan in the desert, Swadian/Rhodok clans in the plains, etc. Of course, any faction could have a unique theme and be anywhere on the map. It would be more important that they simply stick to whatever theme they pick. If a clan adopted the Samurai theme for example, they should be restricted to samurai gear. If a clan adopts the highlander theme (I assume is coming), they would be restricted to that, and not be making katanas or cataphract horses. I know this is a very controversial proposal and most people simply won't be willing to dedicate to a theme, but it would allow strategus to be more about fun, roleplay, battles, intrigues, etc, rather than min-maxed gear, min-maxed trade, min-maxed mega-alliances, etc. It would be fun to see crusaders actually attacking Sarranids in the desert, or the Norse raiding and pillaging the lands. Diplomacy would be much more interesting. But alas, I realize this is a shot on the dark. It just goes to show that any and all proposals will be seriously considered by the rest of the clan leaders when they are presented.

This meeting would probably take place sometime in early December, before Strategus 6 launches. We can publicly post all the proposals here, so everyone is up to date on what material will be discussed and has time to prepare arguments. Teamspeak will be used just to finalize everything and issue the votes. Again, these are all just proposals that could potentially make the next strategus more fun, please be constructive when posting any and keep in mind each proposal is in assumption that the majority of clans will follow it.

If you are a clan leader and you are interested in participating say so in here so we can have an idea of how much collaboration there will be. We will all agree on a time and date that is convenient for as many of us as possible.

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[Name] leader of [clan name] accepts invitation to the meeting.

[Proposal name]

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[Details about proposal]

Comments: [Additional information or inquiries]

Notes:
* This does not have to be exclusive to NA. EU and other regions may participate. However, English will be the language spoken.
* The reason clan leaders are voting and not just anyone is because they will be responsible for enforcing the decided proposals on their individual clans.
* Although only clan leaders are allowed to vote, everyone is allowed to give input.
* A clan leader must have 5 active members to be considered eligible to vote. We know mostly everyone by now so don't bother trying to make shit up.

Let's be friendly.

Leaders Attending:

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Auphilia of the Caliphate of Krea
Jack1 of [Go do the dishes]

Current Proposals:

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Anti Annexation Proposal

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Any strategus faction containing more than one clan in itself must split into separate groups.

The Casus Belli Proposal

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The Casus Belli Proposal would require a valid reason for war or casus belli in order to legally declare war on any existing faction, this does not include banditry. We would all decide on what is and isn't a valid casus belli. A faction who started an illegal war would become considered hostile to all factions who signed this proposal and there would be no penalties for anyone to attack them or end their aggression. In addition to no penalties, there may even be rewards and compensation to those who put down illegal wars. An example of an illegal war would be to declare war on a faction simply because you do not like them, or because of trolling. An example of a valid war would be territorial expansion, holy war against different faiths (Sarranids VS Swadians), retaliation against banditry, rebellion against liege, etc. Controversial wars will be considered just that. Those who declare a war that is on the line of controversy risk other factions involving themselves in it. The victors of such wars will likely determine if it was just or not.

The De Jure & Titles Proposal

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The De Jure & Titles Proposal will identify the de jure territories on the map. This will assist in determining valid casus bellis. In addition to identifying the territories on the map, holders of most of the fiefs within a territory will be considered the Duke (or equivalent) of that land. The dukes/duchesses will have the opportunity to vassalize all of the smaller factions within their territory and the smaller factions will always have the opportunity to usurp the duke. Anyone who owns a castle would be considered a count tier rank, anyone who owns a town would be considered a duke tier rank, anyone who owns a village would be considered a baron tier rank. Small barons and counts would be protected from larger dukes, if they swore fealty to their de jure dukes. I would also imagine that this system could result in the establishment of true kingdoms, if duchies were conquered. It would only be legal to declare war on an independent realm, not someone's vassal, unless they were granted independence. This allows smaller clans to hold some weight in power shifts and politics, while protecting them from being wiped out by mega clans. This would also encourage clans to be more accepting of vassalage, rather than every leader pretending to be a god king. It would encourage realistic alliances and wars, and eliminates the need to lurk around with shady intrigues trying to find support of 90% of the map before you get the courage to go to war with someone. Finally, for once we could all respect each other as rulers and nobles, rather than only our personal clans respecting our leadership. Right to rule would be acknowledged globally. Here is a quick concept map:
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The Mercenary Integrity Proposal

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The Mercenary Integrity Proposal would be an attempt to remove the need to form mega-alliances in hopes to fill your battle roster. This would require every clan to participate in the filling of rosters and try to keep both teams relatively full. We would all accept that there are absolutely no diplomatic penalties or benefits for having players merc for or against you. It is to be considered that each player in each side of the battle is merely a soldier of the respected faction, not necessarily a "mercenary" for people to harass about why they joined the "wrong" side of what is suppose to be a fun battle. Clans can sign up for their side, but actual "mercenaries" who are unaffiliated to any clan, or unaffiliated to the two battling factions, must sign up evenly to both sides. Again, this would only be an attempt to make things more fun and fair for everyone, regardless of a faction or player's popularity or infamy.

The Balance of Power Proposal

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The Balance of Power Proposal would restrict the formation of mega-alliances and attempt to balance the map to be viable for independent small clans to exist without being forced into the alliance of one half of the map or the other half of the map. The exact methods that would be taken would be discussed. Some examples might include separating "bro" clans from being neighbors on the map, putting likely enemies next to each other, instating an Emperor/Empress on the map that all dukes/kings must swear fealty to at the beginning, who would act as a peace keeper and consider growing dukes/kings a threat, similar to Realm Divide on Total War Shogun 2. I'm sure we could come up with plenty of interesting ways to balance the map.

The Immersion Proposal

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The Immersion Proposal would be an attempt to promote a more immersive experience for everyone by having some of the larger clans agree upon diverse themes and stick to them throughout strategus 6 or until their themed faction has been eliminated. For example, we would have a Sarranid clan in the desert, Swadian/Rhodok clans in the plains, etc. Of course, any faction could have a unique theme and be anywhere on the map. It would be more important that they simply stick to whatever theme they pick. If a clan adopted the Samurai theme for example, they should be restricted to samurai gear. If a clan adopts the highlander theme (I assume is coming), they would be restricted to that, and not be making katanas or cataphract horses. I know this is a very controversial proposal and most people simply won't be willing to dedicate to a theme, but it would allow strategus to be more about fun, roleplay, battles, intrigues, etc, rather than min-maxed gear, min-maxed trade, min-maxed mega-alliances, etc. It would be fun to see crusaders actually attacking Sarranids in the desert, or the Norse raiding and pillaging the lands. Diplomacy would be much more interesting. But alas, I realize this is a shot on the dark. It just goes to show that any and all proposals will be seriously considered by the rest of the clan leaders when they are presented.

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Faction Halls / The Jōshō Shogunate [Rebirth] WIP

« on: August 05, 2014, 02:59:49 am »

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Ranks:

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Ashigaru  -
Role & Privileges: Ashigaru are the armed peasant class regiments of the Josho Shogunate. They are inexperienced warriors and must rely on supporting each other to survive. They are not allowed to wander and must retain formation at all times. They must primarily use a bow or a bamboo spear, no exceptions.
Mandatory Equipment: Steppe Armor, Eastern Civilian's Cap, Leather Gloves, Eastern Cloth Shoes, Bamboo Spear*. (Optional side arms: Wakizashi, Katana, Hafted Blade)
*Archers are exempt from bamboo spear.

Ronin -
Role & Privileges: Ashigaru who have proven themselves capable warriors and have shown both honor and discipline are promoted to the Ronin class. A ronin is allowed to wield any weapon within theme and is allowed to wander out of formation. They are not allowed to use horses or wear strange armor, however. As a ronin one must aspire to achieve total balance between the spirit and the blade.
Mandatory Equipment: Any reasonable robe up to Mongolian Lamellar Robe. No Strange Armor. No horse.

Samurai & Onna Bushi -
Role & Privileges: By officer recommendation only, a distinguished ronin may take the challenge of becoming a samurai or onna bushi. They must defeat an existing samurai in duel 4 out of 7 times with officer supervision. Samurai is a very prestigious rank and allows one to wield any weapon and ride any horse within theme, as well as exclusive rights to wearing strange armor. A samurai's duty is to protect the Daimyos, the Shogun, and the Empress, and because of this, they are not allowed to wander off as a Ronin might.
Mandatory Equipment: Strange Armor. (Optional horse)
Subclass:

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Shinobi & Kunoichi - A samurai seeking the less honorable route of shadow and deception may subclass as a ninja. They must complete a prepared scenario in the event server to become a ninja. This will not be easy and will only be allowed once every week or two. Ninja are disqualified from receiving any ceremonial titles and may wander freely.

Koshogumi -
Role & Privileges: Koshogumi are samurai retainers who have achieved a higher degree of honor and dedication to the Josho Shogunate. They act as officers leading both Ashigaru and Samurai. Rank only achievable by higher officer recommendation.
Mandatory Equipment: Strange Armor. (Optional horse)

Daimyo -
Role & Privileges: Daimyos are faction leaders who manage all the samurai and ninja and act as ultimate leaders in the absence of the Shogun or Empress.
No mandatory Equipment

Empress / Shogun -
Role & Privileges: The supreme rulers of the Josho Shogunate.
No mandatory Equipment

Honorary Titles:
Kensei (Legendary Duelist) - Awarded to the best duelist.
Battousai (Legendary Manslayer) - Awarded to the samurai with the highest K/D.
Metsuke (Secret Police) - Apprehended the most infamous ninja.
Kogado (Empress Great Guard) - Protected the Empress against overwhelming odds.
Sensei (Teacher) - Actively trains members of the Josho Shogunate.
*Only samurai rank and above qualify for honorable titles

Contacts:
Recruiting Officer - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020657046/
Teamspeak Address - 173.254.41.101

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Buy / Buying ALL Samurai/Ninja items

« on: August 04, 2014, 05:52:44 pm »

Having trouble getting rid of your unwanted samurai / ninja looms? Look no further! I am interested almost every one of them and will pay a fair price.


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Most interested in:
Champion Eastern Horse
Lordly Light Strange Armor
Masterwork Long Hafted Blade
Lordly Light Strange Gloves

Other interests:
Katana
Nodachi
Wakizashi
Strange Armor
Heavy Strange Armor
Hafted Blade
Studded Warclub
Yumi
Steppe Armor



Offer me anything you think I might be interested in! I'll even buy in bulk! I have 8lps and plenty of gold, as well as various other +3 items!

Message me here or send me a PM.

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Faction Halls / [Krea] The Queendom of Krea

« on: July 08, 2014, 02:50:02 pm »

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Tired of theme-less pub clans that have absolutely no teamwork? Wish you had a queen to loyally give your life for?
Do you love horses as much as we do? Would you like to participate in mild roleplay and fun events? Then join the QUEENSGUARD today!

But that isn't all, if you join RIGHT NOW, we will even let you ride our large collection of champion horses within our armoury!
And we will even DOUBLE the value by letting you rep one of the best banners in the northern hemisphere!

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 DEAL!

JOIN THE QUEENSGUARD TODAY!!!

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General Off Topic / How to use Marketplace by Monach_

« on: June 23, 2014, 07:13:02 pm »

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Type his name in market search:
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General Discussion / Need More Throwing

« on: May 28, 2014, 10:30:41 pm »

Not enough throwing. Need more. Buff please. 
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Buy / Masterwork Daggers!

« on: May 23, 2014, 07:16:20 pm »

Looking for +3 daggers, any kind.

Let me know what you have and we can do business <3

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Buy / Masterwork Flaming Katana

« on: May 16, 2014, 05:39:36 am »

Whoever gets it, please PM me. I will pay handsomely for it.
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That is all.

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Buy / Looking for War Horse, Heraldic, 1hers

« on: January 18, 2014, 04:25:26 pm »

I have a Champion Palfrey, Masterwork Heavy Throwing Axe, Masterwork Yumi.

If you take all three, I can add 100k on top of all, depending on the trade.

PM me offers or post on here. Looking to trade ASAP.

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Sell/Trade / Superior Japanese Steel

« on: January 06, 2014, 02:19:02 pm »

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SUPER SALE

HUGE DISCOUNT IF BOUGHT IN BULK

Masterwork Yumi

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Masterwork Tatar Arrows SOLD
Masterwork Katana
Masterwork Nodachi
Masterwork Wakizashi SOLD
Masterwork Bow
Lordly Light Strange Armor
Champion Palfry
Heavy Throwing Axe

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PM me if interested in anything!

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General Discussion / Auphilia On A Horse In Real Life!

« on: September 22, 2013, 05:43:50 pm »

+3 Turban Helmet
+3 Purple Cavalry Robe
+3 Arabian Warhorse
+3 Khergit Leather Boots
+3 Arbalest 1 shot 1 kill (+3 steel bolts too duh)

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I know I'm horse xbow scum. 

Btw it is harder to ride a horse in real life than on crpg. Promise.
AND RIDERS DO TAKE FALL DAMAGE!!! lol

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However, not in my case lol - While riding somewhat fast I fell off of the horse and got dragged like a ragdoll by one leg for a few seconds...but somehow got up with just a few scratches lol. It was exciting and fun - but other people die from stuff like that. I guess it isn't for everyone. Pretty dangerous.

It would be interesting to have a "horse control" meter that the riding skill effects. If the meter gets too low then it is hard to control the horse or you just get reared automatically lol. Just an idea.

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General Off Topic / Another Auphilia Photoshoot! <3

« on: August 08, 2013, 07:33:18 pm »

l0l2hnerdpub: Auphilia, why do you have so many alts? Why can't you just play one character?

Auphilia: CUZ THAT IS FUCKING BORING

l0lcrutchl00mz: He has all these alts because he has no life!

Auphilia: FALSE. I'm my alts in real life too!


PROOF:

Link of Hyrule (deity):

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Red Lotus - Josho Shogunate:

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Knightess of the Templar:

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Cpt Ghost SAS:

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Rikkimaru:

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Queen Auphilia:

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Master Wukong:

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I bring a new meaning to "coming out of the closet" LOL <3