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Title: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 23, 2014, 02:20:21 pm
As stated in my "gibbe loomz" thread (http://forum.melee.org/general-discussion/incoming-(l)oomz!-hirlok-gives-away-looms-for-links-and-sexual-favors!/) I have given my loomz to the poor and my loved ones. Most likely I won't be around a lot on the servers for a couple months - and who knows if c-rpg will still be around when I am back to gaming... ;-)

So - for all you beloved headcases that have shared countless hours of fun with me over the past ~ 4 years:

we would not necessarily become "friends" outside of this game, but here in this idyllic space of slaughter and insults we were - and I would like to keep in touch with some of you. Maybe we meet in other games (I might even have lower ping then, LOL) or even IRL when I start traveling the US next spring and find a new Hermit Hut there...

So here is how to track Hirlok the Hermit AKA Martin the Wanderer:

Most of the stuff is "under construction" - I am doing a little personal "re-branding" at the moment, lots of new content incoming over the next months!

Steam: (but won't be much on there as well, since I cut back on gaming in general, not just this mod)
Hirlok the Hermit (who would've guessed...)

Facebook: http://facebook.com/martin.the.wanderer (http://facebook.com/martin.the.wanderer)  (German/English)

Fresh Twitter for my wanderings: http://twitter.com/martinwanderer (http://twitter.com/martinwanderer) (English)

Main Hub for my websites/ "business card" / general bi-lingual newsletter:

http://www.martin-the-wanderer.com (http://www.martin-the-wanderer.com)  (English/German)

My books & courses (mostly German, but also some how-to  and self-development stuff in broken Engerish) will also be announced there.

Occasional YouTube vids (coming up: alternative lifestyle, how-to vids from making bread to knife-sharpening, fitness/calisthenics series, mindmovies, etc.): subscribe to my channels - they are new and empty, but won't be for long... ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/user/martinthewanderer (https://www.youtube.com/user/martinthewanderer) (German/English)

So - see you around - and connect as much or as little as you like ;-)

May the blessings of the Hermit and the scars his arrows gave you be with you on your own wanderings! :)

Martin AKA Hirlok the Hermit
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Vibe on October 23, 2014, 02:27:38 pm
gibbe loomz
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Voncrow on October 23, 2014, 02:29:04 pm
First youtube subscriber! Good luck Hirlok.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: F i n on October 23, 2014, 03:02:16 pm
That's quite the ideology. I envy you for your courage & I will keep an eye out for your books :).

Good luck Sir!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Jack1 on October 23, 2014, 04:48:39 pm
later hirlok
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: StonedSteel on October 23, 2014, 06:41:34 pm
good luck to you Hirlok, even though i hate them all, you were my favorite archer in this mod.

and your not the only one leaving due to this patch.

the combat is better in most every other mod, and this patch has me pretty much goalless xp \ lvl wise. i see no point in building a new char and very little point in grinding my current char

with no point to grind and more fun to be had, im going back to native i guess.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Voncrow on October 23, 2014, 06:45:26 pm
Quote from: StonedSteel on October 23, 2014, 06:41:34 pm
good luck to you Hirlok, even though i hate them all, you were my favorite archer in this mod.

and your not the only one leaving due to this patch.

the combat is better in most every other mod, and this patch has me pretty much goalless xp \ lvl wise. i see no point in building a new char and very little point in grinding my current char

with no point to grind and more fun to be had, im going back to native i guess.

That's not why he's leaving though...
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Novamere on October 23, 2014, 06:48:26 pm
Ill miss you my archer friend!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 23, 2014, 07:09:58 pm
Quote from: Voncrow on October 23, 2014, 06:45:26 pm
That's not why he's leaving though...

well, it is part of it. Being the type of archer that I enjoy to be (a non-pussy non-running sniper, medium/decent damage, long range shots, longbow) has become a not-so-enjoyable joke in c-rpg. And since I refuse to become an always-adapting min-maxing spineless something, the current state of archery has made my decision way more easy...  :wink:
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: MURDERTRON on October 23, 2014, 07:12:32 pm
But who will I hunt down every round to boost my KDR?
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Taser on October 23, 2014, 07:13:13 pm
RIP in peace Hirlok. Enjoy life and we'll see you again perhaps.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Tiger on October 24, 2014, 12:08:26 am
If you ever come back, I'll probably still be here :D You, along with Sharpe are my fav archers too. Now go hug some trees!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Tagora on October 25, 2014, 04:14:29 am
It makes me sad I never got to know you before you left.  I stalked yr FB page and saw Mollison next to Nietzsche and I fell in love.  Here's to moving on and on and on my friend.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Makatozi MB on October 25, 2014, 08:05:11 am
Wut. Noooooooooooooooooooooooo. Hope to see you back soon!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 10:43:14 am
I know EXACTLY what all those "friendly" "Hirlok don't go..." posts here and on my gibbe loomz thread mean!!!

You bastards just want me to keep on playing, not getting my books or anything else done, so I never make it to 'murrica, never get better ping, and never kick your asses in melee after I shot you to pieces across the map. Not gonna work.

#gottem  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 11:24:03 am
Quote from: Tagora on October 25, 2014, 04:14:29 am
It makes me sad I never got to know you before you left.  I stalked yr FB page and saw Mollison next to Nietzsche and I fell in love.  Here's to moving on and on and on my friend.

ty :)
Treehugg'n semi-intellectual permagardening naturist gamer hermit village in the woods of Virginia 2015?
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Jack1 on October 25, 2014, 03:34:27 pm
wait wait, wait, wait, wait, your coming to 'merica?
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Tiger on October 25, 2014, 03:58:23 pm
Quote from: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 11:24:03 am
ty :)
Treehugg'n semi-intellectual permagardening naturist gamer hermit village in the woods of Virginia 2015?

If you move to Virginia you've got to visit Virginia Beach some time!
I 've only been to Virginia once , and that was at Virginia Beach. The Hotels are very high end so they will be expensive probably at the beach, and there's a small amusement park nearby.
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There's also another big amusement park I went to, Busch Gardens in Willaimsburg, Virignia! and I believe it has one of US's tallest or biggest roller coaster, I'm not 100% sure it is still there. Also "garden" is in the name, it should be fun right? :P
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http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/?_ga=1.68700625.1767281013.1414244938&__utma=1.836209002.1414244938.1414244938.1414244938.1&__utmb=1.4.8.1414244944022&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1414244938.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28not%20provided%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=16813881 (http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/?_ga=1.68700625.1767281013.1414244938&__utma=1.836209002.1414244938.1414244938.1414244938.1&__utmb=1.4.8.1414244944022&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1414244938.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28not%20provided%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=16813881)


Now I feel like a travel agent  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 04:35:21 pm
Quote from: Jack1 on October 25, 2014, 03:34:27 pm
wait wait, wait, wait, wait, your coming to 'merica?

LOL - not sure yet when and if (permanently), but basically: Yes!!!

I plan to start traveling the US and a few other places May 2015 - and depending on what comes up and what proves to be easy and what opportunities present themselves - I might set up my basecamp in some remote forest in this crazy country (where I will get crap LTE internet and have 90 ping and the same packet loss as in Paraguay... LOL)

Of course depends on how fast I can fill up that Hermit Relocation Fund - the past years making money was not my primary concern, I don't need much, in Paraguay you can lead a modest life with 200$/month, so I got to ramp up my income "a little" and/or start a successful kickstarter for my original idea of a small ecovillage / self-development retreat.

We will see - and Hirlok might be a more annoying adversary in Bannerlord or whatever we will play at that time... :)
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 04:52:22 pm
Quote from: Tiger on October 25, 2014, 03:58:23 pm
If you move to Virginia you've got to visit Virginia Beach some time!
...
Now I feel like a travel agent  :rolleyes:

LOL Tiger - thanks for the ideas! actually old Hermit is more amused by a funny bird or his dogs - and a few horses are needed to drag me into one of those crowded "parks", but hey, I'd check it out just for the lulz.  ;-)
Virginia is just one of the places on the shortlist that I want to check out in more detail - I will take my time traveling around, maybe an old camper mobile for some time, and settle down when I find something nice (lonely, forest, a little creek maybe, 40+ acres, AND FUCKING FIBRE OPTIC INTERWEBZ!!!)
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Jack1 on October 25, 2014, 06:38:14 pm
Might I suggest Wisconsin? Low population state with plenty of wildlife once you get outside of Milwaukee and the north east parts.

Or if you really want to see nobody then go to Idaho. There is like 6 people in that state and shiternet everywhere.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: cup457 on October 25, 2014, 07:21:54 pm
lol i live about 45 min from Busch Gardens and an hour from Virginia Beach. I dont think you can work at Huntington Ingalls cuz not citizen but theres still a ton of manual labor jobs especially during summer. In smithfield you can work at the ham factories they got some jobs ifr you are looking for work
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Ubereem on October 25, 2014, 07:22:34 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HgOuQ7hkJI[/youtube]


damn you internets why is that not showing gaaaahhhhhhhirlooooooooock
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Taser on October 25, 2014, 07:40:05 pm
Quote from: Ubereem on October 25, 2014, 07:22:34 pm

damn you internets why is that not showing gaaaahhhhhhhirlooooooooock

Fixed.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Sandersson Jankins on October 25, 2014, 08:35:26 pm
Northern Georgia is pretty nice for what you're looking for. You've got plenty of places with relatively low cost-of-living and cost of real estate that are out of the way and isolated, and you might get lucky and run across some bomb-ass internet on your hermit ranch.

Good luck with wherever you travel. You've always been one of the only constantly genuinely nice and friendly folks in this game. I'm sorry for running you down in the streets so many times in battle, but you are an archer, after all.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Tiger on October 26, 2014, 05:09:37 am
Go to Canada then :P
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: lombardsoup on October 26, 2014, 05:18:07 am
If its a hermitage you want, try upstate NY.  Wilderness for days.  The most you'll find outside of the major cities is agriculture (dairy in particular is big business here).
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Morris on October 26, 2014, 07:22:51 am
._. rip


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Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 26, 2014, 12:57:57 pm
Quote from: Havelle Registered Voter on October 26, 2014, 05:15:56 am
but god damn, gotta say I can't not envy your lifestyle. Good luck!

hehe, thanks! yeah - the path I followed the past couple years has its disadvantages as well, but I'm definitely more happy and free than I used to be in my 6-figure-income white-collar frequent-flyer jobs where I was stuck in my early 30s
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Johammeth on October 26, 2014, 02:56:59 pm
I'm still nursing the dream that you are actually my childhood sports hero, Jose Chilavert.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 26, 2014, 03:43:47 pm
Quote from: Johammeth on October 26, 2014, 02:56:59 pm
I'm still nursing the dream that you are actually my childhood sports hero, Jose Chilavert.

how to destroy a dream:
1. look up that name on the interwebz ("who the fuck is Jose Chilavert???" - I am quite ignorant when it comes to sports)
2. the guy is even older than me. By 3 years.
3. weight is about right, but he is 6 cm taller.
4. Must have been quite a legend  - I am not (yet).
4. I no iz play foootboooool. I iz fat meditating Hermit. See:

(click to show/hide)

;-)

BTW - today last day of glorious hermit slaying on NA1/2 !
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Sharpe on October 26, 2014, 05:13:55 pm
Quote from: Hirlok on October 25, 2014, 04:52:22 pm

Virginia is just one of the places on the shortlist that I want to check out in more detail - I will take my time traveling around, maybe an old camper mobile for some time, and settle down when I find something nice (lonely, forest, a little creek maybe, 40+ acres, AND FUCKING FIBRE OPTIC INTERWEBZ!!!)

West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania. All would be good choices, if you can deal with cold and muggy in the fall/winter seasons.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Tagora on October 26, 2014, 08:56:50 pm
Hirlok, if you don't check out some of the farms out here in California (some of which you could easily intern at and live for free), then you will miss out on a lot!  I also recommend checking out some of our national/state parks in CA.  They're fantastic.  Let me know if you're in San Diego next year!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 26, 2014, 09:08:45 pm
Quote from: Tagora on October 26, 2014, 08:56:50 pm
Hirlok, if you don't check out some of the farms out here in California (some of which you could easily intern at and live for free), then you will miss out on a lot!  I also recommend checking out some of our national/state parks in CA.  They're fantastic.  Let me know if you're in San Diego next year!

CA  is on the list as well - actually half the US is, apart from the cities/too populated areas and the really backward / christianist areas and the far north... I will really spend quite some time travelling, maybe work/live on some farm or check out an earth ship project, etc. (can do my internet/writing stuff from anywhere...), see interesting areas in different seasons.... then decide. Or not. Perma-traveling ain't bad either...  ;-)

San Diego? funny. been there as a young journalist (German "Outdoor" magazine, still remember, story on "Eagle Creek" daypack production in Mexico...) - liked it (for a city...).
Will give you a shout for sure when I am in the area!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Snufalufagus on October 26, 2014, 09:10:49 pm
Good luck in the wild beyond friend.  May it treat you better than this mods heavy cav!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Geon on October 27, 2014, 05:19:10 am
Hey man. Always enjoyed playing with you. You're good company. Good luck out there in your future endeavors!
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: kasMVC on October 27, 2014, 10:32:47 am
Whenever I think of siege bros your name usually comes up with the devoted. I know we never talked or were friends. And I know I don't even play this game anymore. Even so, I'm sad to see you go. You seemed to enjoy playing crpg in your own unique way(despite the ping). Although I could never relate, you were always someone I enjoyed seeing in server.

You say that many of us probably wouldn't become friends outside of this game- you could be right. But there was once a time where I could hop onto siege, shoot the shit, and have a blast. You were a part of that. Your impacts are always bigger than you think.


Eat shit and die,

Cikel
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 27, 2014, 11:39:23 am
Quote from: kasMVC on October 27, 2014, 10:32:47 am
Although I could never relate, you were always someone I enjoyed seeing in server.

Eat shit and die,

same! I always found you funny and one of the more authentic assholes on the server - and being authentic is among the things the hermit values most. Cyber respect is a funny thing, LOL, but something we had a lot, esp. among the siege players.
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 27, 2014, 11:41:57 am
Quote from: Snufalumy old friendus on October 26, 2014, 09:10:49 pm
Good luck in the wild beyond friend.  May it treat you better than this mods heavy cav!

Yay - Snuff made it to the hated forums to say goodbye to old Hermit.. :) *hug*

... and of course he has to mention cav. Fuck off.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Daunt_Flockula on October 27, 2014, 02:28:08 pm
Such good stuff. If only I had the guts to leave stuff behind and enjoy a life like this. Being married and a slave to money (though a freelance one) gets you tied up.

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Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Hirlok on October 28, 2014, 07:27:31 pm
Quote from: Daunt_Flockula on October 27, 2014, 02:28:08 pm
Such good stuff. If only I had the guts to leave stuff behind and enjoy a life like this. Being married and a slave to money (though a freelance one) gets you tied up.

The experience is worth it - though you still would be a slave to money, as long as  you want any of the nice shiny things and luxuries we would not want to miss (like Internet and a decent gaming comp... LOL). Life here is cheaper, but on the other hand there are less ways to make money (local wages are terrible) and you still have to buy food unless you want to be a fulltime peasant and have the knowledge for it.

A place to live is the main issue - speculation and corruption has made land crazy expensive almost everywhere on the planet.

but anyways: there is always a way. Webworking is possible from almost any place in the world, and I know people who have "dropped out" with partner and kids - and esp. the kids LOVE it (unless they are already fucked up) because they can grow up in a way more natural way and actually enjoy life instead of being little stressed-out adults...
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Talanarsis on October 28, 2014, 07:31:26 pm
*sigh* All the fun people are leaving this year... you... Testi...
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Daunt_Flockula on October 28, 2014, 07:56:05 pm
I could actually webwork and easily sustain a living anywhere on the world with just a moderate internet connection. But my wife would definitely not want to leave an urban life behind altough the idea of it all would sound beautifully romantic to her in the beginning. I love her too much to leave her behind to pursue the spartan life I have been yearning for. Double-edge sword indeed.

Also, I do realize that one can never be fully free from money. The slavery is real wherever you go. Yet there is direct involvement in it and there is avoiding it as much as humanely possible just like you. It still feels good to know that people like you are living that life and making it real while not having to directly severe their ties to the world. It keeps that "maybe" inside every one of us alight :wink:
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Goretooth on November 09, 2014, 10:00:23 pm
I believe I drive by one of earth ship places in Taos anywAys later Hirlok
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Clockworkkiller on November 10, 2014, 01:18:45 am
Hirlok screw virginia, come on over to MD, sure it's a shitty state, but I live in there so it's  got that going for it.

We can both razzle-dazzle things n stir up awesomeness here. Not much in the way of good forests or anything. But I can hook you up with my sister. ( u know u want dat)
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: kasMVC on November 19, 2014, 12:37:13 pm
Quote from: Clockworkkiller on November 10, 2014, 01:18:45 am
Hirlok screw virginia, come on over to MD, sure it's a shitty state, but I live in there so it's  got that going for it.

We can both razzle-dazzle things n stir up awesomeness here. Not much in the way of good forests or anything. But I can hook you up with my sister. ( u know u want dat)


A shitty state? I always laugh when people say that. I live in Potomac, Maryland. It's in Montgomery county. It's the exact opposite of the life of a hermit.
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Dan Snyder (owner of the redskins) lives 2 minutes from me. The former shah of iran who fled with all that money lives on River Road. His house is laughably huge. Ted Leonsis the owner of the Nationals and Wizards also lives very close to me. I used to smoke blunts and go look at his house. It's beautiful - and I don't attribute beauty to ostentatious shows of wealth.

You also have bethesda maryland. 2 girls I know very well (friends of the family) go to school with obama's kids at the Sidwell Friends School. Clinton, Gore, and Biden also sent their kids there. Bethesda and chevy chase are just insanely rich it hurts your soul.


The thing is though that 50 years ago potomac was all forest. I have beautiful tree's in my backyard. We have one of the hardest trails on the east coast in terms of hiking. My brother goes on it regularly. Maryland is definitely a beautiful state. There's so many trees and wildlife. My neighborhood alone has 2 government wildlife preserves. All you have to do is google "maryland hiking trails" Just where I live will crush your soul and spirit. Clockwork I don't know where you live in maryland- but you need to move asap. If you don't have natural beauty or materialistic bullshit around you then what the fuck are you doing?
Title: Re: How to keep track of a wandering Hermit... (Hirlok going dark...NOT)
Post by: Sharpe on November 20, 2014, 03:07:05 am
Quote from: kasMVC on November 19, 2014, 12:37:13 pm

Clockwork I don't know where you live in maryland- but you need to move asap. If you don't have natural beauty or materialistic bullshit around you then what the fuck are you doing?

Jerkin it to furries in his dimly lit basement.