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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
Don't know about other people, but I routinely forget who people are and how they're related to me. Especially on characters with extensive families. I don't know about you, but I generally don't forget the names of my siblings and I personally have 9 of them. I've never even met one of them and I still know her name. That's mostly what I use the bloodlines for--stuff I would remember and sorting out which familiar titles to use when I already know the person and have forgotten the relation, mostly.I mean there's always Notepad.
Re: Which Pokémon is your Character!?
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW... New gen!! Blasphemous heathen!!
1st Gen all the time, every time.
1st Gen all the time, every time.
Zsadist
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Re: Whom do strict crafting standards help?
Wow, it's real wild to hear "I didn't mean to be condescending" right above a post that basically calls approvers uneducated.
You don't know the backgrounds of the approvers. I'm sure we have approvers who do study the language. I'm sure we have approvers who are teachers or students of that kind, or even writers so it's wild to see you act as if you know what qualifications people have.
The reason why designs are held to a higher standard is simple. Because it's something that will outlive a new person joining the game and learning how to properly emote or use any number of language tools. It's something that will be part of the game for a good, long while. And, more than that? A description is easily changed, easily altered if a problem is found. A design goes through? An admin has to do and correct that, becomes a headache.
These things are held to the standard of admin designed items and places because of course they are. At the end of the day, this is a game that people are actually trying to make money off of. Like anything you make, you want it to be polished and, yes, that means if players can add items to the game, you want to hold them to the same standards you hold your game writers. If you think that's unfair, well, I disagree. This is a product for public consumption, the items people are making are often for public consumption. When you make things for public consumption, you have to expect that you will be held to higher standards. And I don't think that's unreasonable! You get to make anything you want that fits within the timeframe and isn't something idiotic like a dildo or something. You get to add items to a game, you get to customize your experience in a way you don't get to in many other formats, without having an immense amount of coding and modeling knowledge. Having to hold yourself to some higher standards is such a hilariously small price to pay for the ability they're giving you.
You don't know the backgrounds of the approvers. I'm sure we have approvers who do study the language. I'm sure we have approvers who are teachers or students of that kind, or even writers so it's wild to see you act as if you know what qualifications people have.
The reason why designs are held to a higher standard is simple. Because it's something that will outlive a new person joining the game and learning how to properly emote or use any number of language tools. It's something that will be part of the game for a good, long while. And, more than that? A description is easily changed, easily altered if a problem is found. A design goes through? An admin has to do and correct that, becomes a headache.
These things are held to the standard of admin designed items and places because of course they are. At the end of the day, this is a game that people are actually trying to make money off of. Like anything you make, you want it to be polished and, yes, that means if players can add items to the game, you want to hold them to the same standards you hold your game writers. If you think that's unfair, well, I disagree. This is a product for public consumption, the items people are making are often for public consumption. When you make things for public consumption, you have to expect that you will be held to higher standards. And I don't think that's unreasonable! You get to make anything you want that fits within the timeframe and isn't something idiotic like a dildo or something. You get to add items to a game, you get to customize your experience in a way you don't get to in many other formats, without having an immense amount of coding and modeling knowledge. Having to hold yourself to some higher standards is such a hilariously small price to pay for the ability they're giving you.
Rasani
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
My biggest pet peeve is when I'm trying to talk to people and they're afk for HOURS/DAYS on end. Makes me not want to talk to people.Considering the people you're most likely to be able to get the comm from is these crafters, you might want to not be a huge dink about it. Considering I'm one of the crafters you're insulting and I've got a lot of wood, you can count me out on selling you jack after that. Pays to be nice and all that.
Additionally, I hate that when I'm looking for a commodity I can't find it in any of the comm shops because of decreased production and because stupid people (Crafters, primarily, who do nothing but continue to make repeated products of stupidity) unicorns hoard that unicorns like its going out of style. Screw you all and your 1000 different vial types, 50000 different bra/panty/shirt/pant types, and your 10000 different jewelry types.
Rasani
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Re: I remember...
Oh the good ol' days, back when all the gods were actually more active and people looked forward to interactions with their chosen divine. Back when being in an Order meant something and when Holy Wars existed.
Yes, I know that gods are still played, but let's be real here. There's only a few who ever show up anymore and of those few, do they ever actually do anything besides hide in god-phase.
Yes, I know that gods are still played, but let's be real here. There's only a few who ever show up anymore and of those few, do they ever actually do anything besides hide in god-phase.
Zsadist
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Re: Vocalizing (Announce 2577)
30 lessons. Not credits. Not hundreds.I was thinking of the artifact, not this, but 30 lessons is 5 credits and it is still a significant amount to switch in and out of an inferior class. Even if you are getting the lessons from elite you're still paying $25/month for the elite and it will get you ~5 of those changes a month.
Vaskar
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Re: LOVE
So, I made a post a few months ago outlining the issues that were plaguing Duiran.
I'm happy to say that it has gotten better many, many times over. As have the Sentinels for the most part. I've enjoyed working alongside both @Kerryn and @Kheoss so far in trying to come up with new ways of adding a little excitement here and there for the Council on a whole and refining some aspects of Duiran to add more flavour in little ways. Additionally, I've seen some pretty positive attitudes coming from a lot of councilors and a lot of potential in our new novices. The roleplay out of many of our folks has been also top notch and there's a lot more willingness to get involved in other ways.
As for the Sentinels, @Aymah has done a fantastic job with her work on the new Sentinel face paints. A lot of the previous animosity has mostly disappeared and we're progressing towards a more welcoming atmosphere with far less bickering than we had previously.
In short, I'm happy all and all with the progress that we've made as an organization and really appreciate all of those who have had a large hand in helping bring Duiran back to the place where it was in the Sibatti days.
Edit: Alright, since some are disagreeing, it means that some feel that there are some issues still. If you're having an issue within Duiran, please feel free to message me about it if it's an OOC thing or notify me in-game so I can try to address it for you. For the most part, I haven't heard any complaints, but if people are having them, I obviously can't discount that. So, please let me know if you're having problems because otherwise I haven't seen any nor have had any reported to me as Speaker. There have been a few isolated incidents, but nowhere to the scale of what was happening months ago. However, I can't do anything if you don't contact me about it.
I'm happy to say that it has gotten better many, many times over. As have the Sentinels for the most part. I've enjoyed working alongside both @Kerryn and @Kheoss so far in trying to come up with new ways of adding a little excitement here and there for the Council on a whole and refining some aspects of Duiran to add more flavour in little ways. Additionally, I've seen some pretty positive attitudes coming from a lot of councilors and a lot of potential in our new novices. The roleplay out of many of our folks has been also top notch and there's a lot more willingness to get involved in other ways.
As for the Sentinels, @Aymah has done a fantastic job with her work on the new Sentinel face paints. A lot of the previous animosity has mostly disappeared and we're progressing towards a more welcoming atmosphere with far less bickering than we had previously.
In short, I'm happy all and all with the progress that we've made as an organization and really appreciate all of those who have had a large hand in helping bring Duiran back to the place where it was in the Sibatti days.
Edit: Alright, since some are disagreeing, it means that some feel that there are some issues still. If you're having an issue within Duiran, please feel free to message me about it if it's an OOC thing or notify me in-game so I can try to address it for you. For the most part, I haven't heard any complaints, but if people are having them, I obviously can't discount that. So, please let me know if you're having problems because otherwise I haven't seen any nor have had any reported to me as Speaker. There have been a few isolated incidents, but nowhere to the scale of what was happening months ago. However, I can't do anything if you don't contact me about it.
Seir
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Re: Post Your Pictures!
Too late, I already told everyone. -Gorbi@Rhoynn Your face looks familiar and for the life of me I can't place why.I'm an MKO refugee. Could be that you saw me on that forum? Although if so, I'd appreciate you not saying who I was.
Ishin
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