Short Questions

Ishin

Toz said:

How the hell are we supposed to hinder magic damage classes now (looking at you, Shaman) - weariness is focusable and I sure as unicorns can't push mental affs.

I'd have preferred they just stuck it onto clumsiness, but it being on weariness works out okay for Syssin. Not sure about Carni/Sent though.

Toz

Ishin said:

Toz said:

How the hell are we supposed to hinder magic damage classes now (looking at you, Shaman) - weariness is focusable and I sure as unicorns can't push mental affs.

I'd have preferred they just stuck it onto clumsiness, but it being on weariness works out okay for Syssin. Not sure about Carni/Sent though.

Carnifex is super boned, forever. We cannot push mental affs, at all, without sacrificing a great deal. Our 6s stupidity ent isn't gonna cut it in a fight, especially not when we're 'not a locking class' and are instead supposed to focus on sticking sensitivity/soul poisoning to kill.

Teani

Question for the @Admin team:

LEYLINES show a total of 15 foci globally and I just finished running through all the 122 areas I have on my list (missing Beryl reef and Tecpatl's cradle that I know of) without finding a single one.

I know that areas are changed from time to time, with rooms being removed/moved and so on. Is it possible that some rooms might remain open for minor foci in such areas by mistake?

Dristin

Teani said:

Question for the @Admin team:

LEYLINES show a total of 15 foci globally and I just finished running through all the 122 areas I have on my list (missing Beryl reef and Tecpatl's cradle that I know of) without finding a single one.

I know that areas are changed from time to time, with rooms being removed/moved and so on. Is it possible that some rooms might remain open for minor foci in such areas by mistake?

I did do a pretty thorough hunt of areas not too long back and they should be fairly caught up honestly. Foci can just go away/pop up fairly quickly sometimes, so some of those are likely in that situation. Definitely not 15 that are not in areas that can be reached by players. If anything, maybe up to 5. Best way to test it is to get a few people together to hunt at one time and fan out.

Edit - I just did a run through the AREAS list and some rough running around to nearby areas by them. Found 11 out of 20.

Teani

I found a few after a while, but it seems a bit strange that there can be so many out there. It's not like it takes me long to run through all the areas. How often do they spawn?

Dristin

Teani said:

I found a few after a while, but it seems a bit strange that there can be so many out there. It's not like it takes me long to run through all the areas. How often do they spawn?

That'd be a great question for @Oleis or @Razmael. I'm not sure the actual math on them. But in like..the 10-15 minutes I was out doing my hopping around, 5 had popped up and 1 had went down.

Teani

Well, I make my round in about 5 minutes now, so it shouldn't be shifting -too- much! <.<

Carivah

So I know sometimes objects have different names in Aetolia than they do on Earth, which is neat.

With that in mind, is there anything at all in Aetolian fashion that resembles a hijab or could be worn as such?

Areka

Can do a veil/headscarf described as one. I made one for Maite way back when.

Edit:
a draping $(dye$) headscarf embroidered with $(dye2$)

Meant to be draped around the head in a modest fashion that would hide the hair and cover the neck, this headscarf offers a considerable amount of fabric to drape in a pleasing way as well as possesses a soft texture for comfortable wear. The $(dye$) linen-silk blend has been embroidered with a complementary $(dye2$) pattern of splaying vines and flourishing blooms that radiate in a geometric consistency from the fabric's hem.

Arbre

I got one along those lines: How about a french braid?

Teani

You mean a Delosian braid, @Areka?

Arbre

@Arbre, but sure, is that what we're calling it?

Teani

Oi! Sorry, @Arbre! I actually got autocorrected for some strange reason. And yes, I believe someone described a french braid and called it a Delosian braid at some point. It's not set in stone, I think, but that's just one way to do things. Describe something from the real world and then apply a name to it.

Start a new trend with a simple description line: Her hair is spun in typical Kornar fashion, with a multitude of thin braids hanging in a heavy curtain around her head, some of them adorned with colorful wooden pearls.
And voila! We now have Kornarian braids as opposed to Jamaican braids!

Aishia

I guess my inclination would just to go with some equivalent/close style like "Fishtail" braid. .

Sarita

Fishtail braids and french braids are pretty different things though. I spent many summers at overnight all girl camps.

Aishia

They are pretty close! Bible camp lasts a whole week!!!

Trigru

Teani said:

Question for the @Admin team:

LEYLINES show a total of 15 foci globally and I just finished running through all the 122 areas I have on my list (missing Beryl reef and Tecpatl's cradle that I know of) without finding a single one.

I know that areas are changed from time to time, with rooms being removed/moved and so on. Is it possible that some rooms might remain open for minor foci in such areas by mistake?

Leylines shouldn't be showing up in the Cradle IIRC.

Teani

Awesome. Thanks, @Trigru! Means I don't have to add that one!

Draiman

Is something up with Aetolia today? Pretty much everyone I've talked to is lagging like crazy. @Oleis @Razmael @otherimportantpeople

Oleis

We track hardware lag pretty aggressively, and I have only seen one or two uncharacteristic spikes over the last few hours. Certainly nothing that would cause a noticeable issue. I'm definitely noticing some delays myself, but it's network latency. Chances are there's maintenance taking place at our ISP or some sort of regional switch in that area is misbehaving. Hopefully it'll quiet down soon.

Malok

The lag is not resolving itself and has been getting worse to where multiple players curing systems are not curing properly, if at all. You type press orbis and it doesn't go through until 5-10 seconds later. Makes doing lessers literally impossible. Hopefully this isn't a larger problem or something.

Serrice

It isn't quite as bad as that on my end - average between .3-1s delay on commands - but it's definitely noticeable and out of the norm.

Ishin

config firstaid on

Erzsebet

Is the vampire Sire skill -supposed- to not have a third-party message? Don't think I'd ever done it with another player in the room before, but was told there are no third-party messages on it whatsoever. One would think creating a blood blister bubble on your wrist and feeding it to a nightstalker would be fairly visible. Isn't exactly the vampire's most subtle skill.

Ishin

@Oleis - How do you guys feel about lowering Leylines in vision? It's at 0% gifted right now, while Detection is down at 0% Adept. Could Leylines be brought a little closer? I think it'd help lower the entry bar for ley conflict.

Malok

Does anyone know how exactly the rune of cutting works? Does it add 5% more damage after all damage reduction or before? The helpfile is pretty vague, and I'm considering getting it in the future.

Rashar

I think you play BB more than anything? Take this with a grain of salt, as I have never played the class and could easily be wrong. But I think there are a -lot- of better things to buy than that. I have a few arties, and that's not something I've ever even considered.

Malok

Yeah, I just got the level 3 empowerment rune today. Just looking for more ways to increase damage. 500 credits seems very steep for 5% more, unless it works a certain way. I may just get rune of the leech instead. I mean, the way the helpfile is worded, I wouldn't even be surprised if it added 5% to the damage stat on the weapon instead of the actual damage you do. I literally have no clue.

Toz

Rune of leeching is awful and in no way worth it. 5% of 1000 is still just 50.

Malok

Well, another question then, if I have white amulet and blessing consistently(which I seem to), is it worth it at all to buy +1 str arti? I was told it doesn't stack with those, but I'm not sure of that either. Or do you have to buy at least +2 str to get +1 more than what white/blessing gives you?