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Diplomacy / ignore this

« on: September 03, 2011, 08:43:53 am »

Wrong section

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Sell/Trade / MW Katana + Champion Arabian Horse for sale

« on: July 27, 2011, 04:52:52 pm »

MW Katana + Champion Arabian Horse for sale.  Looking for other 2h, Horses and Throwing Weapons.

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General Off Topic / Character Theme Songs

« on: April 12, 2011, 06:51:08 am »

What are your character's theme songs?

This is mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgN9-pp484E

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General Discussion / Bannerpack

« on: March 16, 2011, 06:07:13 am »

There can only be one.

Quirian
http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,2995.0.html

Kalam
http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,2990.0.html

AdNecrias
http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,265.0.html

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General Discussion / Now Hiring: Forum Moderators

« on: February 19, 2011, 10:46:17 pm »

See title.

Apply below.

Edit Count = 8:

Requirements: Knowledge of English Language, Typing Ability, Internet Access, Sanity, Self-Control, Bachelor's Degree from Accredited Institution, Masters or PHD preferred.
Responsibilities: Moderate the forums

CV optional

Example Application:
I think I would be a good moderator because I have been a good admin for a pretty long time and have caused way less controversy than some of those new admins.

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General Discussion / The best part of the patch

« on: January 07, 2011, 06:48:16 pm »

Ah, the joys of selection.  Many thanks, Cmpxchg8b.

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Diplomacy / Mod, please delete

« on: January 04, 2011, 07:56:47 pm »

As apparently no one else plans to use this section for diplomacy, I'll remove this post.

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Guides / The Art of Throwing

« on: January 03, 2011, 05:51:51 pm »

This guide is very out of date.  Read at your own risk.  However, posting here seems to still get you useful advice and the more recent comments are still accurate.

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I have played a thrower since I first starting playing, many moons ago.  I have played thrower and board, thrower/1h hybrid, thrower/2h hybrid, thrower without a shield, heavy armor thrower and robe thrower, and currently have a horseback thrower and a thrower who literally has only strength, powerthrow, and weapon proficiency: throwing.   These are my qualifications for my following opinions regarding throwing, which I intend as my gift to new players interested in picking it up as a vocation or a hobby.

Let me start by describing the role of the thrower on the battlefield.  The thrower is a hybrid role, even when not a hybrid build.  A pure thrower can fill different roles depending on what weapon they chose.  Unlike a bow or a crossbow, every type of throwing weapon acts very differently in combat.  Above all other classes I have played, a thrower is able to configure their weapon loadout to fight different enemies effectively.  Thus, I can't describe the class as a whole.  I can, however, describe a number of specific builds and how I have found them most effectively used.

Stones
Requirement: 0 pt
Requirement for awesomeness: 8 pt

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The stone is the cheapest throwing and the most accurate.  Figure that one out.  It also has the lowest default damage, but fear not!  The stone is quite useful, even as a level 1 peasant!  Most archers wear light enough armor on the body that they need fear being hit by a stone by any thrower.  They also tend to not wear much on the head, making headshots deadly.  A peasant with a wooden shield and a stack or two of rocks can keep the attention of archers off his teammates and possibly kill a few, something very useful indeed.  Many others will take notice when rocks fly by as well, since recently there has been an upsurge in very high powerthrow stone tossers.  With enough powerthrow, rocks can kill anyone.  The blunt damage is also decently effective at getting through armor.  While any other throwing weapon does more damage, if you need to snipe and can compensate for a significant drop at range, the rock can serve you quite well.

Throwing Daggers
Requirement: 0 pt
Requirement for awesomeness: 5-6+ pt , 120 wpf

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These are one of my favorite weapons.  They are an ideal anti-archer weapon, with good damage against light armor, excellent accuracy, and incredible speed.  A good headshot will 1-shot most light head armor around 5 powerthrow, those without head armor and with low strength, you can headshot at even lower levels.  The speed on these is insane, when not using a shield, you can hit a shieldman by waiting until he starts to swing, then throwing one at him (not applicable against scimitars).  Against light armor, you'll rack up the kills as well or even better than an archer, and that is with really minimal investment.  Note that you will need very high powerthrow to have any effectiveness with these vs. heavier armor.

Wardarts
Requirements: 1 pt
Requirement for awesomeness: 5-6+ pt , 120 wpf

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These are the games cheapest platekiller.  A 2-h swordsman will die to these regardlesss of his armor if you aim well and he dodges poorly.  Accuracy is just slightly worse than daggers, but the pierce damage is excellent.  Around 6 powerthrow you'll notice that you are attracting a lot of attention the second one of these hits a plated enemy.  That is because he thinks an archer hit him with a warbow.  Still possible to hit someone as they prepare to strike, but not as easy.  Can be used in melee, but they can't block and do little damage, recommended you only try this if desperate and you have a shield, or you are fighting a peasant.  These are excellent for anti-horse duty, able to take down any but the heaviest with relatively few shots.

Heavy Throwing Axes
Requirements: 4 powerthrow
Requirements for awesomeness: 8+ powerthrow

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These are my babies.  I've heirloomed my set twice to give me a large bag and 20 of them with 4 slots.  They hit hard, have a good bonus vs shields, and the throwing for them is really smooth in my opinion.  They aren't perfectly accurate, no throwing after this is, but they are excellent shield breakers.  You will shatter low level shields with these, medium shields might require two hits but will break.  With a shield of your own, they don't make terrible melee weapons, though the reach is abysmal.  You can hit any armor with these, you'll generally oneshot light armor around the awesomeness point and heavy armor will feel the hit, though as a cut damage weapon they aren't the best vs plate.  Excellent vs light horses, which they will oneshot.

Jarids
Requirements: 6 powerthrow
Requirements for awesomeness: 10+ powerthrow

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Plate killer.  That is what these are (they kill everything else too of course.)  Large amounts of pierce damage will generally kill anything without high strength and ironflesh, regardless of armor, in one or two hits.  I've only had these on one character, however, because I don't like the throwing animation for them.  It takes adjustment, however many throwers rely on these as a mainstay and do excellent with the damage.

Throwing Lances
Requirements: 7 powerthrow
Requirements for awesomeness: they are always awesome, but at 10+...amazing.

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One shot kill is the phrase these bring to mind.  This is good, because you don't get many shots.  More pierce than anything but a crossbow, these aren't known for amazing accuracy or range.  What they are known for is making tincans cry foul.  As a main weapon, they are somewhat disappointing, because you'll run out of ammo quickly and a steel shield can absorb half your ability to fight.  However there are few weapons in the game that give you more of an ability to pick one person and kill them, shield or no.  Throwing lances will kill anything you can hit.  Just don't try to use them in a duel with an archer.

Builds
Throwing is a strength game.  It was only this month I made my first character with more than 12 agility, and that was so I could throw from horseback.  You'll really want at least 6 powerthrow, and throwing feels very weak at any point below that.  My first thrower got agi first, because I wanted a shield, and I didn't start getting regular kills until around level 22 because of that.  I really recommend a starting thrower tries to get 5-6 powerthrow before diversifying into agility, because as much as running helps you survive, I enjoy getting kills more than surviving.  However, there are different schools of thought.

Throwing meshes naturally with hybrids.  The pure thrower has much better throwing, but a small investment can give a rather good return.  Lord_Braeden currently has 7 powerthrow and only 47 wpf in throwing (much of that left over from retirement) and is mainly a 2-h fighter, where he has 178 wpf.  The throwing still comprises a lot of my kills, though that is also because he has horse archery and throws from horseback and just because I enjoy throwing more than 2-h fighting.  The point is, even hybridized, throwing is nice.  A single stack of heavy throwing axes is generally enough to remove a shield (or at least weaken it to the point of easy breakage) from a pesky shieldman.

Throwing isn't the best at really anything.  For range, get a bow, for one hitting at range with minimal investment, a crossbow.  What throwing does do is let you play a round, then adjust your equipment to counter the enemies your team is struggling with.  Getting archer'd to death?  Grab some daggers from the inventory.  2-h tincan murdering everyone? Throwing lance him in the chest.  When the team needs a support fighter, you can grab wardarts and do a lot of damage, when the team needs someone to smash enemy shields, then you can throw axes.

Most of all though, throwing is dang fun, so for those of you struggling with it in the early levels, hold out hope!  For now, throw daggers at enemies and distract them, your team will love you for it if you learn to not hit them.  And remember.  Soon, you will be invincible.

Horseback Throwing

Horseback throwing is awesome, basically.  It takes a lot of practice to get used to, and on a courser I still can't pull it off at that speed.  But a horseback thrower can be an excellent counter to a horse archer, taking down a horse is pretty easy once you get used to it and many horse archers are reliant upon their horses to the point of struggling once you take them down. (this not valid for all, of course).  Against horse archers, pierce weapons are amazing, specifically wardarts and jarids.  Sadly, you can't currently couch throwing lances due to a failure in game code, but they are still useful in melee from horseback.  I'm a fan of the longsword and 15 heavy throwing axes from the back of a Destrier.  It isn't the most useful, but it is helluva fun.  Racks up a lot of hate, too.

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Faction Halls / Archives: The Old D'Haran Legions Thread

« on: January 03, 2011, 04:18:29 pm »

Old D'Haran Legions thread, locked by request.

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The D'Haran Legions

There are guilds for fighters, for mercenaries, for assassins, for guards.  This is not one of them.  This is a legion, a place for soldiers.  We are those who fight in formation, who march and follow orders as one, and who do not turn from battle.  We fight under the red banner of Rahl, and our loyalty is unquestioned.  Our goals are simple: we will conquer.  Carve the name of Rahl into your mind, join our bond of brotherhood, and conquer with us under the red banner.

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Current Border Status: Limited Openness
D'Haran Fiefs: Maras Castle, Reveran, Ilvia, Glunmar
Currently at War With: No one

Diplomatic Contact: Braeden

Open fiefs for recruitment: Ilvia, Reveran
Cost: 10 gold per hour
When percentage drops below 90% people will be kicked on basis of faction alignment and then troop count.

Our alliances are not publicly listed at this time.  Please contact us if there is a question regarding our diplomatic status.

D'Haran History

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Like a hurricane the D'Haran Legions crashed into Caladria, wiping aside armies and forces with ease as vast numbers of soldiers did what they knew best and conquered all in their path.  Numerous, strong, and filled with a lust for battle, the D'Haran's seemed unstoppable.  In the name of Rahl, their master, they conquered the majority of the Rhodok lands, sweeping aside all opposition with a speed that rivaled armies ten times their size.  Yet, as inevitably happens to all who seem near to conquering the world, an alliance was formed of those both weak and strong from far and near across Caladria and that alliance pushed them back to the sea.  There they were slaughtered and dispersed.  The mountain passes that had been used to allow the initial invasion were sealed by engineers from the nations of Caladria, and it seemed the threat of D'Haran invasion had passed.

             The D'Haran threat never died.  It only slumbered.  The shattered remnants of the first legions bore children, and those children bore children of their own.  Once more, their numbers grow plentiful, and once more the need for conquest calls to them.  Once more the D'Haran menace descends upon Caladria, and their march shall be swift and bloody.

Appearance and Equipment

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Tag: DL_
Armor: Red/Black or Heraldic
Shields: Board
Weapons:

     -  Swords smiled upon
     -  High Strength: recommended, not necessary
     -  Must carry a ranged weapon of some kind, either throwing, bow, or crossbow.

We have an infantry base, but horses are permitted for cav or mounted infantry fists.  However, all D'Harans must know how to fight on the ground first.  If you fall off your horse, you are expected to keep fighting, not go searching for a new one.

Organization

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The D'Haran Legions are organized into two fists of 5 members each in the regular forces or quads of 4.
Each fist is headed by a Sergeant, each pair of Fists is under a Captain.
Quads answer directly to the General of the Legion.

In order to advance to the rank of Captain or above one must be active on IRC, TS and the forums.  Sergeant is achievable simply through gameplay, however use of those communications methods is encouraged for all members and will help in all promotions.

Members

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Active:
Braeden - Lord Rahl

Sphinxer - General
Kophka - General

Lt_Anders - Captain

Memento_Mori - Sergeant
Kryser - Sergeant

Fuer_Grissa_Ost_Drauka - Veteran
MadMac - Veteran
Lestos - Veteran
ZekeRage - Veteran
Duc_Volpe - Veteran
Argoth - Veteran

Inactives:
Jeremy

Recruitment

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We are recruiting, but we are also very specific regarding the kind of player we want.  We train in group combat regularly, with and against our allies.  We don't necessarily demand the highest skilled players.  We desire the most skilled soldiers.  To be fit for the D'Haran Legions requires the ability to act as a unit with single purpose.  If you can do that, send a PM to Braeden with your character name, class and level or post it here.  Unless one of us already knows you well enough to sponsor you, expect to undergo some testing prior to acceptance.  Our standards go beyond play to strict standards of behavior in game chat, forum posts and on IRC or Teamspeak.

That said, we are happy to see new faces and look forward to new members to join the wars.  If you desire organized battle on a regular basis, both in practice and against skilled enemies, if you don't care about honor but do care about acting civil, and if you want to wear the best banner in the game, you've found the right faction.

Historically, we have been mixed NA/EU, currently most active members are NA.  However, as Strategus tends to take place on both servers, we welcome any applicants who meet the requirements regardless of server preference.

Communications

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IRC:  Quakenet server -> #D'Hara
TS3: dallas.jestservers.com:7400 -> D'Haran Legions room
Forums: http://dhara.freeforums.org/index.php

This is not a new clan, but an old one reborn.  We took the first castle in Strategus, we conquered villages and deposed factions. 
We suffered losses, were disgraced in battle, were defeated and now we shall rise from the ashes.