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General Discussion / A Public Service Announcement - Be Kind to Others

« on: June 12, 2012, 08:39:12 pm »

Hey, you know how you can press Q and then slide your nose around the keyboard to randomly shout things like "Build a siege tower!" or "Release arrows!" or something? If you Press Q -> Q -> T your character will say "[T]hank you!" in the chat box. You get 10 letters for the price of three. Or 12 letters if you count opening the chat box and hitting enter.

Take a little time to thank your team when they deserve it.

Reloading a crossbow and a friendly shielder offers you cover? QQT.

Friendly horse rider knocks down a baddie for you to kill? QQT.

That guy just chopped up someone that was sneaking up behind you? QQT.


Let someone know you are thankful for their cooperation. Foster a friendly band of warriors, a camaraderie in this grimmest hour - and the long road to victory will grow several steps shorter.

[T]hank you! Have a nice day. 

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General Off Topic / tupac serbia

« on: June 09, 2012, 05:54:22 pm »

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Suggestions Corner / Looming Siege Shields

« on: June 09, 2012, 05:16:28 pm »

Every now and then I will grab a 0 slot weapon and a buckler so i can carry two siege shields. They have a variety of uses. On open plains maps you get the cover that normally requires a shield wall of at least 5 players. You can turn corridors into impassable slits for archers and crossbowmen to fire down.

The thing I like about them is that they are the best way to get your team to do something other than charge every single round. No matter how much you type in teamchat, no matter how many voice commands you make, no one will follow. You plant two siege shields in a good strategic location, and it's like watching a coral reef of players form. First the ranged characters will set up camp behind them. Then a few shielders and long polearm users will show up. Soon you have a thriving ecosystem of players, a beautiful cluster of strategy in a sea of ignorance, leeching, and WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

So, the siege shield is working. It's doing its job. Why should you be able to make it better? Because beyond arrows and bolts, the siege shield falls apart like wet paper. Most 2H and some polearms can destroy it in a single hit. A +0 Dagger can knock it down with two thrusts.

I think the item is great, and has much less griefing potential than ladders. You don't need to spend time typing or navigating voice commands. You don't have to set up batallion flags. You just drop those siege shields and it's all good.

If this idea does get seriously considered, I'd suggest making the shields a little stronger but also reducing their weight as they receive heirloom levels. Even in really light armor with a dagger and buckler two siege shields (50 weight) slows you down a LOT.

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Suggestions Corner / Heraldic Tabard

« on: June 04, 2012, 11:28:15 pm »

So you can get a couple different mid-level armors with a heraldic tabard or surcoat etc. You can get heavy plate with a heraldic tabard.

Would it be difficult to make a lighter armor that uses your banner as a texture? Similar stats to the colored tunics. Have it cost 3,018 like all of the "fancy" body armors.

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cRPG Technical problems / Won a banner auction, did not receive a 30 day banner slot.

« on: May 31, 2012, 03:00:12 am »

I created the clan about the same time I won the auction, and I am thinking that not having a clan when I won the banner stopped me from acquiring it. Can this be fixed? I was really excited to snag one for the price I did. When I try to upload a banner I get the message "Exlusive banner for clan members only."

I won the auction just a few hours ago, surely the records are still available somewhere. Hope it can be fixed. 

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Buy / Looking for some odd Looms

« on: May 18, 2012, 06:38:11 pm »

I have been looking for the following items on the marketplace, but no luck so far. Not even any ridiculous priced ones.

Dagger +1 or +2 (NOT Long Dagger)
Short Bow +1 or +2
Shortened Spear +1 or +2

I have a +1 Katana, +1 Monk's Robe, +3 Tatar Arrows. Soon I will retire and have a loom point to offer. I can include some gold, but I currently can't afford to buy even one loom point so don't ask for too much.

I want to keep the Tatar arrows but if you make a good offer I would be willing to let them go.

Thanks!

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General Discussion / The Best Players by 13th Century Empire/Ethnic Boundaries

« on: May 16, 2012, 11:53:25 pm »

Hi. I'm making a vote to see who does the community think to be the best players of each area. Everyone can vote one person per empire, nation, sultanate, khanate, etc. Of course if you don't know anyone from some country you can skip it. Also if you don't know for example Mongolian players and you are from Holy Roman Empire or Venice, dont vote them. If you don't know where some player is from and you want to vote him, feel free to ask Marco Polo. I will count the votes after 10 fortnights and announce the winners. My list:

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England: Edward I
France: Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt / Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
Bulgaria: Tsar Kaloyan
Hungary: Andrew II
Holy Roman Empire: Frederick II
Roman Catholic Church: Thomas Aquinas
Mamluke Sultanate: الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري‎, al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari
Mongol Golden Horde: Nogai Khan
Sweden: Birger Jarl
Vatican City-State, Throne of Christianity: Innocent III
Scots Clans: William Wallace
Iceland: Snorri Sturluson
Persian Empire: ابومحمد مصلح الدین بن عبدالله شیرازی Abū-Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, Saadi Shirazi
Bohemia: Ottokar II
Estonia: Lembitu
Yuan Dynasty: Kublai Khan

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Beginner's Help and Guides / Riding Skill

« on: May 16, 2012, 06:07:43 am »

Like power strike, throw, and draw the "riding" skill increases your item's stats if your skill level is beyond the required one listed.

Is there a cap on how much of a bonus you get for extra riding skill? With power draw you only get a bonus for up to 4 levels above the PD requirement for that bow. Are horses/riding like that, or is it similar to power strike where you can boost it as high as you can level the skill?

What are the bonuses for extra levels of riding? I know it boosts speed, but how much do you get per level? Are other stats are raised as well?

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Game Balance Discussion / Sidearms

« on: May 13, 2012, 06:12:15 am »

I'm not going to research and write a thesis on why this should get changed, but many warriors from different lands/periods would carry a smaller sidearm in addition to their primary weapon. If you were fighting in a tight corridor or grappling with someone, a more maneuverable dagger or similar weapon would be better than your unwieldy sword.

Every now and then you'll see someone running around a server with a katana and wakizashi (their sheaths match up and look real cool!) or very rarely someone with a long dagger to compliment their cut-only 1H sword. 2H and polearm users would have to give up some of their chosen WPF to one handed if they wanted to do this, and in most cases it's not worth it.

Is there some way to make this play style more viable? Buffs to "sidearm" type weapons might make archer/melee hybrids a little more doable as well.

Just throwing an idea out there. Anyone else think it would be a nice little flourish to the melee combat system? Or would it be a worthless sink of devs' time? Would it actually add any complexity to combat?

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Beginner's Help and Guides / Melee Options For Dedicated Crossbow Users

« on: April 27, 2012, 06:40:59 pm »

I'm on my second generation of crossbow built, with +2 steel bolts. I know that you get a bigger bonus by heirlooming the crossbow first, but I decided to max out my bolts while trying different builds to see which crossbow I want for the long run.

My last character had 1h weapon proficiency, so I could use axes, picks, etc. with an arbalest and one stack of bolts, or a 0 slot dagger or sickle with 2 stacks of bolts. If you land an arbalest shot on someone, you can usually finish them with a warhammer or axe when they reach you. The sickle was my favorite 0 slot weapon because IT LOOK COOL and you can use it to block while you run away.

My current character is level 30, and this time I built to allow more flexibility. With some levels in shield and riding and polearm wpf, I could switch to light cav if needed, or use a number of crossbow setups. I had a lot of fun with some of the more expensive 2 slot polearms and a regular 1 slot crossbow/1 stack of bolts. With the arbalest, my only polearm choices were staff, quarterstaff, or shortened spear. The shortened spear is a lot of fun - even with just over 100 wpf it is absurdly fast, and the polestun makes people stagger often enough that you can usually get 2-3 hits in quick succession. The damage is low, but I don't mind since melee is a last resort when you have an arbalest. You want to fend off any immediate attackers, then back off behind your teamates to reload.

So, after reading all that, here's my question: My next character will be the last one before I "have" to pick which crossbow to heirloom. With +3 steel bolts, I'll be levelling two handed weapon proficiency. For the majority of 2h weapons, I will have to forget the arbalest and use a crossbow, but there are a few options for 2h and an arbalest. Are there any 1 slot 2h weapons besides the cudgel and the langes messer? I feel like I will probably end up heirlooming my arbalest and settling on shortened spear or langes messer for a final build, but if anyone has suggestions (or if I missed any possible 1 slot weapons) I'd like to hear from you!

Thanks!