PlaneShift
Gameplay => Guilds Forum => Topic started by: Power_BEAST on September 04, 2006, 01:57:46 am
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VAMPIRE HUNTERLORDS!
Well we were all in irc and decided there were too many vampire role players because they are weak night only people we decided to star a new guild!
<Nub_lord> lets make a guild pls?
<Nub_lord> kthnks
<ownzyouall> LOL
<Nub_lord> Vampire HunterLords
<Universe_Man> AWSOMSORS!
<ownzyouall> n00b lolz
<Universe_Man> YAY!
<Universe_Man> hold one no one talk
<Nub_lord> join me pls?
I know thats OOC and all but I thought it was important to know where we were comming from! With this we annouce a super guild for powerful chars! We will be the biggest and best guild and we will kill all vampires! Our guidl heirarchy is like this from hight rank to low rank:L
Uber Lord
Vampire HunterLord Lord
Templar
Steak Slayer
Silver Bullet
Daylight Shiners
Darkness Killers
Warewolf
Master Lawl
Knight
Protectorz
Here is part of how we came up with this leet heirarchy!
<Universe_Man> any rank suggestions?
<Robin_hewd> so how does this game work lawl this is lame
<ch33s3> antartica
<Robin_hewd> yeah like
<Robin_hewd> recruit and master lawl
<Universe_Man> keep going
<Robin_hewd> and protector
<Robin_hewd> and knight
<Universe_Man> I already have Steak Slayer, Daylight Shiners,
<Robin_hewd> and templar lol
<Robin_hewd> and Uber God maybe
<ch33s3> lawl
<Robin_hewd> and King
<Robin_hewd> and president lawl
<ch33s3> grilled cheese plz
<Robin_hewd> har ya go
<Robin_hewd> lawl
<Universe_Man> awsomeorsz!
As you can see we are very excited to start this! Most of them are there but some are my brain child. Now time for our story!
There once was a planed named Eroragag and on it lived evil vampires and girl vampires to! They ruled in evil ways and then suddenly one made a portal to PlaneShift and jumped through it. This is the Vampire named Goldengag. Golden gag was notorious for his assault on talad. Read the following story to discover the evil ways of Goldengag!
A long time ago in yalkium there was a god named Talad and he was a giant rock! People got bored with the rock and became vampires. The first vampire bit Talad the rock and stole his powers and now the whole planeshift is threatened! Many died and others are maimed or injured or homeless. Worse still the land divided into guilds of vamipres and guilds of not vampires. They began to feud! Soon many had become werewolfs or leikans! This was very scary and no one liked turning into a werewolf. One such warewolf was powerbeast himself. He got that name when someone at school said he was ugly like a beast and so he threw the kid through the laanx temple! Talk to the guard near there he knows it all. Then powerbeast was sad because no girls like him because he turns into a werewolf and kills things so he decided to make a magic spell that could turn him into a regualr Xalcha again! He did it with mushrooms and apples and carrots! Then he took the cure and gathered all the werewolf beasts who were sad and cured them and then started a guild to kill all the evil vampires. They were called the vampire hunterlords and now they come to kill vampires with special weapons! One day they came across Jekkar his guild was being eaten alive and turned into vampirs and werewolfs by vampires! Sickened by the slaugter powebeast rose up and called upon his greatest mopst powerful daylight shiner to brighten the land! THe land became like day and the vampires vanished in a puff of green and red smoke! It was a great day for vampirehunterlords and then Powebeast cured jekkar and Induane from vampireness as tehy were the only ones who could be saved and they joined and became darkness killers! Powerbeast turned to jekkar "Welcom aboard stranger! Today is indeed a good day for vampire hunterlords!"
If you want to join our guild plz post here. We are working on a site now but it won't be done quite yet
THNkS!
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Can I join?
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WOW rEALLY!
THat is so awsome we need cool characters. Plz tell us why you want to join like how did the vamipres hurt you and effect you growing up and stuff! That way we can integrate you ito our story and it will beceome more epical!
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What happens when i'm already in a guild? I like this whole idea btw. Great history.
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are you serious? that was really the guild story. I don't think this is a good idea for PS if you like vampires so much google a game called dark eden it is a mmorpg based around vampires and slayers, you can't just add werewolves and vampires to a world where there are none....
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Hmmm are they vampires in your other guild? We could rp a story where you are like almost killed in a battle nad your whole guild becomes vampires except you! Then PowerBeast could come and save you from certain vampireness and even from becomming a werewolf! Then you could join up with us and it would make more sense see?
Btw thanks for the complements on the story. Its only a rough draft but I have seveal more ideas just like it to add to it. You can pm me for now if you wnat more information! Glad to see some others are interested. This weill be teh best guild ever!
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Hmmm are they vampires in your other guild?
No but I bet they would love to be. It would be a great rp event.
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are you serious? that was really the guild story. I don't think this is a good idea for PS if you like vampires so much google a game called dark eden it is a mmorpg based around vampires and slayers, you can't just add werewolves and vampires to a world where there are none....
No don't you see its our story! bEsides there are people who rp as vampirs in ps so we can rp that we come to kill them with daylight and anti-coffin tactics and stuff - that way there is balance to the rp of the game! What good is vampire rp when there is no hunterlords to come challenge them and kill them? I thought this game was about RP
Edit: Wow jekkar you post so fast! I can tell how excited you are! we are just as ecited to!
No but I bet they would love to be. It would be a great rp event.
Hmm could you talk to them? I don't know anyhtinb about this cov guild it sounds kinda lame but whatever1 Do you think they would all get ingame and rp that they are all tunred into vamipres by the evil vamire lordess Karudecah?
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Well all I can say is wow great work Power_BEAST! This guild is definately full of original thought and imagination! I think I'll probabily quit my guild too and come join because it looks like so much Fun What more can I say? You rock Power_BEAST!!!!
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I was already thinking of quitting CoV anyway, it can't get more original than this one so i'll just join them.
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Figures Jekkar you are right there are alot of lame guilds out there; To Induane can you make your signature into one for Vampire Hunterlords? That way we can have a cool signature. Like you say you can quit cov and stuff and then you won't need that old signature image anymore! So I'lll make this like your entrance exam. You make a awsome signature for us and we will put you in our story with Jekkar as the sol Survivors of cov. Whats a cov anyways? also if you want you could ask if anyone knows how to program in html so that we can make a website. I have alot of harddrive space so I could probabily host it on my moms computer
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Looks like everything is going gr34t Power_beast. Thnksa for making teh treahd i didnt know how to lawl.
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Fair enough there are ppl rp vampires in ps, but where did the werewolves come from? and sice when did any vampires bitetalad and steal his powers, what you are doing isnt what i'd call roleplay, it's what i'd call weak storytelling for unimaginative people who can't write in a world removed from their own and so borrow poor ideas from other sources.
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Would you need any awesome weaponry? I create swords of superb quality and would be willing to craft for you. Since you're in the fight against evil, I will cut the price in half!
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Fair enough there are ppl rp vampires in ps, but where did the werewolves come from? and sice when did any vampires bitetalad and steal his powers, what you are doing isnt what i'd call roleplay, it's what i'd call weak storytelling for unimaginative people who can't write in a world removed from their own and so borrow poor ideas from other sources.
On this note, how dare you insult their imagination in a world of roleplay. Sure some areas of their guild and ideas need a little bit of work, but insulting is uncalled for. You could simply inform them nicely on a way to "fix" their issues. Also, do not flame unless your grammer backs up your own intelligence!
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RayvenD well you can have your opinion. Just because I stayed up for like 3 days thinking of nothing but this story and imagining the whole event in my head doesn't mean you should make fun of it. I'll bet you are a vampire ingame too lol so maybe I Can send one of our new darknesskillers to go brightinfy your sleep coffin!
Anyways I updated the story it makes more sense now and jekkar and induane are in it! now too. Thanks jekkar.
P.S. RayvenD don' t you thing you are in the minority here? The reponse is overwealmingly saying that my guild rocks your socks off so I'd maybe think that there is a possibility you are wrong on this occasion? Just food for though!
Edit: Archon! Another CoV memeber?! Man they must hate their guild or something... maybe you like wern't in town when the vampires attacked and ate your leadres and killed your children and stuff! Then you could be like the vengeful Templar who creates our armory of special weapons.
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I made an image based off my sig tell me what you think!
(http://vaalnor.mine.nu/Vampire.png)
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How dare I? simple, this isn't WoD or even a remotely vampire/werewolf based rpg, sorry, but that's a fact. Neither creature truly exists in PS. If you want, report me, I stand by my opinion. Oh and on the front of grammer, this is the internet, all that grammer achieves is taking longer to type a post. But fine, I couldn't care less about people who think this poor idea is so fantastic, have fun with your 'werewolves' and 'vampires.'
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HEY! Thats rocks! I'm going to make it my signature now! One thing though could you add some extra text in a secret vampire hunterlord language?
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Here Goes!
(http://vaalnor.mine.nu/vampire2.png)
I added secret text just like you wanted! Also scaled for signature sizes!
Anyways I hope that is kind of how you wanted it!
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How dare I? simple, this isn't WoD or even a remotely vampire/werewolf based rpg, sorry, but that's a fact. Neither creature truly exists in PS. If you want, report me, I stand by my opinion. Oh and on the front of grammer, this is the internet, all that grammer achieves is taking longer to type a post. But fine, I couldn't care less about people who think this poor idea is so fantastic, have fun with your 'werewolves' and 'vampires.'
Excellent job improving your grammer. However I do agree, this game isn't vampire/werewold based. That didn't seem to stop those who began spreading their Vampire roleplaying did it? What is to stop werewolf roleplaying either? Is it their fault they're following a new Planeshift "trend"? No. Blame those who started it, this guild was merely "going with the flow".
I still stand by my statement as well; how dare you. You insult those who don't know any better. Perhaps practicing a bit more patience and helping those who are obviously clueless would increase the pleasure of their Planeshift experience.
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Haai, i am appoinbted to being webmaster and i kinda made a thign already with my graphic skills i hoep you like ti
http://www.geocities.com/hunter_lords/index2.html
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Well there is always a exception if you are a very good Role Player then there is no problem.
Example "There was once a portal that connected two worlds and through the portal came vampires to taint the lands of hydlaa forever..."
And by the way im am interested in your guild id like to see more guilds with new ideas to expand planeshifts story.
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Well there is always a exception if you are a very good Role Player then there is no problem.
Example "There was once a portal that connected two worlds and through the portal came vampires to taint the lands of hydlaa forever..."
Exactly! Thank you Colinb. This may support the werewolf arguement as well, seeing as Vampires and Werewolfs go hand-in-hand.
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Thank you colinb for your not rude and very level headed post. We recogonize that there are things to improve. I'll add your portal idea now it pwns!
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I like that site Robin_hewd, I would probably never get in that zone of excellent designing. And thank you for accepting me into your guild Power_beast
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Werewolfs and Vampires is a very interesting topic just dont expect this idea to be widely accepted among the "Citizens of Hydlaa".
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Werewolfs and Vampires is a very interesting topic just dont expect this idea to be widely accepted among the "Citizens of Hydlaa".
Of course it's not popular. Hopefully with their roleplaying skill, it will blossem into something great.
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Maybe the dev can add some skills like that of course it will take alot of convincing. but never forget there is a command we like to call /me. Cant wait to see how this turns out (Not in a bad way). I hope Karyyu and Santaigo dont lock this up for some reason. And by the way id like to check your guild out for a couple weeks if you dont mind.
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Maybe the dev can add some skills like that of course it will take alot of convincing. but never forget there is a command we like to call /me. Cant wait to see how this turns out (Not in a bad way). I hope Karyyu and Santaigo dont lock this up for some reason.
I enjoy reading posts from those with an open mind. I look foward to seeing where this guild's path leads to as well.
The /me command should never be underestimated. ;)
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Colinb you are obviously a very smart person! I can tell you know how to RP and how to keep an open mind. If you would like a place in our guild it will always be open to you!
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I got a little story for the portal
Long ago in the lands of planeshift there was a portal linking a dark world to the lands of planeshift. From these lands vampires poured out they were hungry and very tired of there world. The portal was based at the fort Bronze Doors the vampires walked the road attacking the merchants in cold blood. Then they came to a quiet town known as Hydlaa. It will never be the same again...
Feel free to comment my story.
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A long time ago in yalkium there was a god named Talad and he was a giant rock! People got bored with the rock and became vampires. The first vampire bit Talad the rock and stole his powers and now the whole planeshift is threatened! Many died and others are maimed or injured or homeless. Worse still the land divided into guilds of vamipres and guilds of not vampires. They began to feud! Soon many had become werewolfs or leikans! This was very scary and no one liked turning into a werewolf. One such warewolf was powerbeast himself. He got that name when someone at school said he was ugly like a beast and so he threw the kid through the laanx temple! Talk to the guard near there he knows it all. Then powerbeast was sad because no girls like him because he turns into a werewolf and kills things so he decided to make a magic spell that could turn him into a regualr Xalcha again! He did it with mushrooms and apples and carrots! Then he took the cure and gathered all the werewolf beasts who were sad and cured them and then started a guild to kill all the evil vampires. They were called the vampire hunterlords and now they come to kill vampires with special weapons! One day they came across Jekkar his guild was being eaten alive and turned into vampirs and werewolfs by vampires! Sickened by the slaugter powebeast rose up and called upon his greatest mopst powerful daylight shiner to brighten the land! THe land became like day and the vampires vanished in a puff of green and red smoke! It was a great day for vampirehunterlords and then Powebeast cured jekkar and Induane from vampireness as tehy were the only ones who could be saved and they joined and became darkness killers! Powerbeast turned to jekkar "Welcom aboard stranger! Today is indeed a good day for vampire hunterlords!"
...What are you, 9? Seriously...read up on Yliakum history sometime. This is a very sorry excuse for a guild as far as I'm concerned, especially the "biggest and bestest guild in ps history" part. Waste of 20K.
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PowerBeast don't worry about what suno_Regin says. btw I made you some fan art!
(http://vaalnor.mine.nu/death.png)
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Ummmm I am not going to say a thing but suno was right about the history maybe that can use some editing.
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I don't have any problems with the vampire part, but the history and spelling is just pathetic...It's things like this that make me want to stop playing. Guilds require a solid history, a lot of work to maintain, and especially matured roleplayers as higher-ups to take care of recruitment. Right now what I see is a bunch of kids who are looking to mass recruit everyone and become a huge guild...reminds me a lot of Radiant Fate.
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History is fine. I as Jekkar officialy aprove it! Now there, that's enough to let it be like that isn't it?
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Jekkar, if I were you I'd go back to the Dark Empire...
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That's the biggest insult someone has ever given me :woot:.
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A long time ago in yalkium there was a god named Talad and he was a giant rock! People got bored with the rock and became vampires. The first vampire bit Talad the rock and stole his powers and now the whole planeshift is threatened! Many died and others are maimed or injured or homeless. Worse still the land divided into guilds of vamipres and guilds of not vampires. They began to feud! Soon many had become werewolfs or leikans! This was very scary and no one liked turning into a werewolf. One such warewolf was powerbeast himself. He got that name when someone at school said he was ugly like a beast and so he threw the kid through the laanx temple! Talk to the guard near there he knows it all. Then powerbeast was sad because no girls like him because he turns into a werewolf and kills things so he decided to make a magic spell that could turn him into a regualr Xalcha again! He did it with mushrooms and apples and carrots! Then he took the cure and gathered all the werewolf beasts who were sad and cured them and then started a guild to kill all the evil vampires. They were called the vampire hunterlords and now they come to kill vampires with special weapons! One day they came across Jekkar his guild was being eaten alive and turned into vampirs and werewolfs by vampires! Sickened by the slaugter powebeast rose up and called upon his greatest mopst powerful daylight shiner to brighten the land! THe land became like day and the vampires vanished in a puff of green and red smoke! It was a great day for vampirehunterlords and then Powebeast cured jekkar and Induane from vampireness as tehy were the only ones who could be saved and they joined and became darkness killers! Powerbeast turned to jekkar "Welcom aboard stranger! Today is indeed a good day for vampire hunterlords!"
...What are you, 9? Seriously...read up on Yliakum history sometime. This is a very sorry excuse for a guild as far as I'm concerned, especially the "biggest and bestest guild in ps history" part. Waste of 20K.
Amen
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Please no flaming here X-/ i dont want to be accused again of somthing going bad here.
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Ummm.... Is this some joke???? I mean, seriously, are there really people like this playing Planeshift???
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Apperantly so...-.-
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Ok ok, I apologise....for ever being in the DE :)
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So you'd rather go to a guild formed by kids trying to sound cool, than go to a nicely thought out guild like the Dark Empire?
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Well I just like to tell stories and yes there are people like that there is already a vampire guild testing how it will go always good to use alts!
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Wrong way to inform them:
Haha! Get a live you newbs! Your history makes me want to choke myself to death with a dead fish!
-Also, everything Suno and Rayven said-
Right way to inform them:
Your approach fits with Planeshift's current events, although you should check the grammer and spelling in your history. You should also look into detailing it a bit further.
-Also everything Colinb said-
I agree with Colinb, stop flaming! Why not go about correcting them politely?!
If you disagree with what this guild is doing, then tell them your opinion in a well-mannered way! I enjoy seeing a new idea now and then, but there's always those who strike it down immediately without giving any thought.
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This is not a guild formed by kids I am 47!
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Wow this thread will be called spam if people keep posting. Just to let you know you vioated a rule for the forums which we call flaming so id consider editing your posts.
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Okay, old guys with very low mental development...
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Okay, old guys with very low mental development...
See, now that was a bit harsh, but more polite than others.
Wow this thread will be called spam if people keep posting. Just to let you know you vioated a rule for the forums which we call flaming so id consider editing your posts.
Who violated the rule? If it was me, please tell me so I can correct it.
This thread yes, needs to backstep to it's original intent - for guild business.
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I'm not in the habit of calling people 'retards'...
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I'm not violating crap. And if people older than me really sound like this:
<Nub_lord> lets make a guild pls?
<Nub_lord> kthnks
<ownzyouall> LOL
<Nub_lord> Vampire HunterLords
<Universe_Man> AWSOMSORS!
<ownzyouall> n00b lolz
<Universe_Man> YAY!
<Universe_Man> hold one no one talk
<Nub_lord> join me pls?
then I hope I never get that old.
Also, what's with your guild ranks? Uber lord? What the hell? This guild isn't serious at all, it's just a bunch of kids looking for attention. I advise you close it now, or face many more flames than what you're getting now.
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He does have a point..... with the ranks that is uber lord and i think Lord plainly is good.
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He does have a point..... with the ranks that is uber lord and i think Lord plainly is good.
Agreed. Ranks and history need some work. Keep trying guys, you'll get it set up eventually.
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"Master Lawl"
That isn't even a rank, that's some idiot trying to make it sound cool.
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Suno we whoudl all appreciate it if you stop flaming im sure they got the point.
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Seriously, is this some joke?
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No, they don't get the point. Back when I was still new to the game, there were a lot of good guilds like Felines Lair, Dark Empire, League of Avatars, and many others. Now the game is overrun with idiots, and a guild like this is entirely OOC to me, and not to mention they're pulling so many people into it, it's disgusting. Please just close this already so we can get rid of this retarded subject. If you're going to manage your guild, be more mature about it and stop acting like you're big and tough because you say "uber."
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* While discussions about guild politics are absolutely fine, if any thread becomes an exercise in Out-Of-Character finger-pointing, it will be locked. OOC conflicts or misunderstandings must be discussed maturely, else they will be discussed privately between the parties involved only. Roleplay of IC conflicts is encouraged
I hate to say it but this thread itself has violated some rules...
Im sure locking it will be neccesary unless of course it gets edited fast.
I tend to defend guilds but i noticed there is no hope for it unless it is edited and fast.
This guild thread has taken some serious hits wed all appreciate it if you stop with the flame a mature poster whould stop after the first few and not continue.
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Thank you Archon and Colinb for your kinds words. Sorry that I do not speak the best english for you sumo rain! If I could have started learning english before I was 25 maybe it wouldn't sound so noobish I 'm sorry tro disappoint you but please don't put me down for not having english skills that are as awsome as yours. I used uber lord to show that it was the master lord of all lords - it may be a bit redundant I'll consider renaming it. Constructive criticism is fine but outright insults are not! Thank you for the fanart Induane I can tell you are talented esepecialyl from your sig but also your fanart imagination! Suno we get the idea that you don't like our guild that is fine just go and let us accept constructive criticism from members of hte community we respect like jekkar and colinb and archon. Flaming helps us none so maybe we will find otyu ingame too! You will regret the day you crossed the vampire hunterlords.
REally I get thee impression that maybe sumo rain is a vampire rp'er and that he is threanted by us.
Jekkar you are a sent fomr the gods of the Vampire hunterlords! I'll name them soon as I find an awsome name for them.
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Colinb, would you please inform them of the violations? I myself would, but I haven't a clue of which rules have been broken.
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WOW what a sweet idea, im gunna quit CoV right now and join. Where do i sign up? I cant wait to shove my big uber axe down some vampire throats.
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You really don't know anything about me. I play multiple characters, none of them even being close to vampires. Also, I'm repelled from the game now because of the overflow of people doing what you're doing. Listen, even if you're slightly mature, the people you spoke with in IRC aren't, and clearly you made them higher ranks in the guild. If you want to earn the community's respect, please get serious and stop acting like children, learn more about Yliakum history, and don't mass recruit members. As long as you roleplay and do it good, I don't see a problem, but right now you guys are acting very immaturely, especially with this "biggest and best guild in planeshift" crap. With that it sounds like you just want to mass recruit to no end and have everyone who's ever played in the guild.
EDIT: Also, this is a discussion, not violations. Violations would be cussing to no end and acting like a little kid over some stupid subject.
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Sorry im a bit lazy so heres the whole thing.
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This includes proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, and word usage. Not everyone enjoys writing as if in an English class all the time, but it's true. English is such a complex and colorful language that it is entirely too easy to be misunderstood even when spoken, and more so when written without inflection. This is also a matter of respecting your intended audience, and garnering respect for yourself and your own intelligence. If your post reads like a phone text message, you may want to go over it again or risk coming off as lazy and uncaring. If your difficulties are due to English not being your native language, state it openly. You will find that most folks will be glad to help out anyone willing to learn… and slam anyone that should know better but is too lazy to even try.
Ignore Spammers.
Spam is a blight upon the face of the net. Nobody likes it. However, it is hard to avoid. Despite our best efforts, you will occasionally see spam within the PlaneShift forum. If you feel the need to flame the spammer, don't do it publically. Complaining about spam in public increases noise, but not signal. It may make you feel better, but it doesn't help. So report the spam to make sure it finds the exit quietly, and with whatever remains of grace it can salvage.
Do not flame the staff.
They have the final say. This forum isn't a democracy. Your vote doesn't always count. They try to please everyone they can, but in the end, they're charged with making this community as enjoyable for as many people as they possibly can. They can not always be right, nor can they please everyone with the decisions made, but they're doing their "jobs" and hopefully we can all agree that they're doing their bests to ensure a good community here. Even if you despise authority and curse down the highest ranking official in your national government, let it be known that senseless acts of lack of respect will not be tolerated.
If you feel that an egregious oversight has been made, then please PM any of the forum administrators: Acraig, Vengeance, or Talad. Do not post complaints on the forum.
This last one is strictly personal. You are posting problems and asking complete strangers to solve them with no expectation of reward other than the satisfaction of knowing we helped. Hey - that's what we're here for and we're happy to do it. Still, as is the case with pretty much everything we do in life, an occasional "please" and "thank you" won't hurt and are really nice to hear.
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Hi Torik I'm glad to see such a powerful vampire slayer on the prowl! Maybe you could start with sumo_rain! Just kidding I don't want to start being a flamer like him that will get our thread locked and I want this to be open so people can discuss it openly!
Colinb thank you for such a nice copy of the rules of etiquette! They are well written and we will do our best to adhere to them! Btw Sumo I have read the story but I have also read the other threads and guilds and so I know that there is room for all kinds of different things.
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I hope you're not calling me sumo on purpose.
Anyway, what story are you referring to? The history?
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Power_BEAST, I believe you may be not getting it. To me at least, Jekkar, Torik, etc, are using sarcasm.
Thought I'd like to point that out. I'm going to stay out of this discussion and continue to watch from the sidelines.
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At first I was really laughing because I thought Jekkar was trying to act funny with the sarcastic plead to join, but then it turned into this. Listen guys, you should've read this long before posting.
Grammar and Spelling
As the only things we see here on the forums are a person's posts, that is where we derive our first impressions. With that in mind grammar and spelling are very important tools to getting and keeping members. Though it may see like a trivial matter, spelling a word right or remembering to capitalize a letter can make the difference between gaining or losing a member. Posts that use all caps will be ignored by many and deleted by moderators.
Defining Your Guild
A successful guild takes a fair amount of planning. It is best to take time to clearly define what your guild is about and why they exist before physically creating it. As this is a roleplaying game, the longest lasting and biggest guilds have a reason for being who they are. Some exist to wreak havoc, some exist to spread peace, some unite around a certain god, etc.
Along with the guilds goals, many guilds like to have a history written up. A short (or long) story outlining how the guild came to start. This doesn't mean a story about how you were sitting at your computer one day and said to yourself, "Hey! This game roxs, I'm gonna create a 1337 guild!" The story should be written as it pertains to your character.
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I hate to defend to guild threads i am now going on the sidelines before i get banned for somthing.
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I seriously hope they are being sarcastic...
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who said we was using sarcasm?
edit: hehehe
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Dear PlaneShifters,
This post is to inform you that the Community of Vaalnor has played a small prank on you. PowerBeast is an alternate forum personality I created specifically for posting things that aren't in character with Induane. The entire concept of a Vampire Hunterlord guild was born in our irc chat as a silly joke I decided to make a reality. It is merely a joke. That said it wasn't without purpose. In its own way it is a commentary on the sort of guilds that seem to be cropping up lately, as well as the rudeness of the reactions to them. Mostly we were having a bit of fun at the expense of others but we also were expirementing with the openmindedness of the community. Colinb you performed fanastically. You were concise, polite, and informative without needing to flame our fake characters. For that I commend you. Suno_Regin well... what can I say... the joke is on you. I wasn't sure you'd think it was a real guild or not :D Farren Kutter seemed to suspect a joke but I did the best I could to derail that thought!
I hope everyone had a good time with this. I know I sure did! I got several stomach cramps from laughing so hard throughout this! Many thanks to Jekkar, Archon and Gorzhuul(Torik) for playing along with our little prank!
Thank you and good night.
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Now where was Karyuu during all this?
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Tied up
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Heh thanks for getting my account nearly banned! Now maybe i can get some guild points for this.... For being a idiot.
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Accounts aren't banned that easily...why do you think zanzibar is still around?
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/me bows.
Colinb, excellent job with your attitude and helping out those who "didn't know". You are what everyone in the PS community SHOULD be.
I'm surprised what a success this was. Glad to see so many results. Now people can study, how NOT to act, how TO act, and what NOT to do when creating a guild, as well as what NOT to base a guild on.
This was extremely enjoyable.
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I knew it had to be a CoV prank.... I even said it on IRC
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I personaly think Phinehas whould instead of zanzibar just joking. I need to do some "Community service" for my last attack on the empire. Maybe this can go on my reseme for a guild application...
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I knew it had to be a CoV prank.... I even said it on IRC
"<Farren_Kutter> I think CoV is pulling some prank"
That you did. You had us figured out and worried. Nice observational skills.
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I really don't see the point in this topic...so you're saying we need to all act like people who support children running around in PS saying "join my 1337 guild?" No, I'm not doing that.
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I apologise if I hurted anyone's feelings, but this has had me laughing all night long.
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Hey i had to do some services! I just couldnt let a guild fall like that. And if the mods dont mind i think this thread should be deleted. Yeah i felt the same way way to some 7 year olds guild ;D
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So i passed the test?
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I really don't see the point in this topic...so you're saying we need to all act like people who support children running around in PS saying "join my 1337 guild?" No, I'm not doing that.
you must misunderstand the point of this, we arnt here to support it we are trying to discourage it.
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Kinda, unlike Suno you were beginning to suspect something, so I geuss you did :P.
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Whoever came up with it should get a warning and this should be locked, instead. Fact is, they did this while Karyuu was gone, and it's completely off-topic to what the guild forum should be.
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And by the way dont go running around yelling about me supporting some 1337 guild. I agree with torik i was bored. /me takes a step back
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HA i can appreciate a good prank, good job guys. But I still stand by my right to complain about people writing moronic histories which don't fit in with the game, even if they are fake morons ;P
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Thanks for staying calm Rayven :)
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Whoever came up with it should get a warning and this should be locked, instead. Fact is, they did this while Karyuu was gone, and it's completely off-topic to what the guild forum should be.
why do you have to be so stone cold? we were trying to make a joke and prove a point. Just because we tricked you doesnt mean you have to be an ass. and thats all i have to say.
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What suno you cant take a joke? /me nudges torik
Torik you violated a rule!
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I have to agree Suno, this does show us all what we should NOT be doing...
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By the way we set a record! Most posts in three hours!
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Yes he is, but a tad too strict.
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Phinehas should of posted here by now...
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I think he is away for a while.
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I just get pissed off when idiots run around thinking they're all great and have the best guild. These are the people Zayek should be banning, I can't believe I'm saying it but I wish he was back now. Too bad it doesn't apply for the forums, but any guild like this ingame, or anyone acting like this ingame, should just be banned without warning. I don't want anymore crap, and I want to roleplay with people who actually have something other than vampires or 1337 skillz to roleplay about.
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I have to agree this thread WILL be deleted! Thanks for late night joke COV. Suno lighten up i know this will give you a heart attack so i called for a ambulance there are vampire guilds!
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I might not have explained myself very well. We were making fun of all of those silly guilds with bad histories and the like. Those definately need criticism. We were also trying to make the point that flaming them is competely pointless. They will never learn unless someone tries to help them instead of insulting them. Better to try to help them see what is wrong with what they are doing and help them overcome the deficiencies in their guild than saying OMG YOU SUCK! I'm not saying you should "support" the newb guilds - and that s not what colinb was doing at all. He was saying that every idea can be morphed into something fun interesting and useable with enough patience, openmindedness, and a bit of help from expirenced players and guild leaders who have all been through this..
I say all this because PlaneShift is growing in popularity. More and more new guilds are rising and falling. We have an opportunity to show them what a wonderful world planeshift can be. Lets not retreit into our shells and shun the new people for not understanding the dynamics of the game. Lets take them under our wings and be a real community. A community which is here to help teach and educate, and to enjoy each others company and to marvel in the wonderful magical land that planeshift has created for us.
I just get pissed off when idiots run around thinking they're all great and have the best guild. These are the people Zayek should be banning, I can't believe I'm saying it but I wish he was back now. Too bad it doesn't apply for the forums, but any guild like this ingame, or anyone acting like this ingame, should just be banned without warning. I don't want anymore crap ingame, and I want to roleplay with people who actually have something other than vampires or 1337 skillz to roleplay about.
Sure we can hope that all the people comming to planeshift will know how to act ingame, and how to roleplay. But thats not realistic. We could say ok we have players who already care so screw the newbs but most people don't stay forever and the pool of people you are roleplaying with will slowly dwindle. The key too keeping the ingame expirence good for RP is to teach RP. Sure some players are going to be young. They will be frustrating to deal with. But if you really want this community to be an enjoyable one its not unreasonable to try to help people adapt to the game in a way that make the game more enjoyable for everyone involved :D
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suno, bring one of ya characters to the tavern sometime to dice and drink with frak!
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Anyone remember TOY? Thats a good RP Guild.
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And you made all these posts to explain it. Listen, the forums are moderated enough with all the rules, and people acting like this are (or should) be banned on the spot ingame for acting so childishly and interrupting all roleplay with spam about recruiting for their guild. This prank is more or less a waste of my time.
And Rayven, I'll take you up on that offer tomorrow. =P
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Im sure we all agree suno but this was a little community joke after all this is a small community
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Suno: Lighten up!!!!
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Suno, its people like you that will eventually ruin RP for everyone. Well yes you are an RPer and you want to RP with experianced players but if you never teach anyone to RP then PS wil turn into the next stupid Runescape, where noobs run around everywhere and ruin everything. eventualyl everyone will act exactly how you dont want them to be.
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Gack! Dont mention that dreaded game!
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Did no one ever tell you NOT to mention the 'R' word?
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Everyone knows RUNE$C^PE is a curseword on these forums!
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Here have a bar of soap and clean your tounge.
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I thought it was a decent game myself (jk) :P
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I think I remember Runescape being censored on the forums once. Anyway, I did try to educate the fake you by saying to fix the grammar and learn more about PS history, but intsead it turned into what it is now. I even quoted a part of one of the stickies saying what's expected of guilds, to show that they needed to change it to gain more respect.
Apperantly most of my posts were overlooked.
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For those of you who didnt know you cant name your character OOC so it was a dead give away. And have to have two names like frghs gasht.
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you cant alwasy acspect everyone to search up suno_regin and look at all your posts. and you cant acspect them to check all the rules of the forums too. You know i never check the rules and i bet alot of other people didnt either. Thats why we dont flame the new people we help them.
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If I had been here at the beginning, I could've given some suggestions, but seeing this streaching on for 5 pages got me a little ticked off.
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Thanks for the fun COV i think its time to close the thread. Let me know when you do another thing like this again... Hehehe. For those of you that dont know i myself am in a guild i thought id play along.
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I don't believe I've ever read the forum rules...
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Suno I'm not directing all my criticism on you. I'm not saying that every one of your posts was terrible. I'm making a statment about the state of things as a whole. Sure I singled you out a bit when I made my this was all a joke thread... but I didn't say you did bad things I just said HEY! Jokes on you :D
I didn't overlook all of your posts, in fact I read each one carefully. Whether your were helpful or not at the beginning, you were definately obvioudly a bit hostile. Had I been a newb in that position I would have either ignored you or been very defensive.... in fact if you look at our guilds old threads and seperots flamings you can see I mistakenly did react defensively. I didn't want to listen to what he said whether it was good or not because he was so openly hostile. I think that is the reaction alot of newer players have in the face of something like that.
And Colinb I agree. The purpose of this little fun has been served! :D Tis time for and end!
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I hope this taught everyone a lesson. So long and goodnight!
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I think I remember Runescape being censored on the forums once. Anyway, I did try to educate the fake you by saying to fix the grammar and learn more about PS history, but intsead it turned into what it is now. I even quoted a part of one of the stickies saying what's expected of guilds, to show that they needed to change it to gain more respect.
Apperantly most of my posts were overlooked.
My last post will be this: Suno, I did notice you tried helping out the "guild" with information. I also pointed that out to the folks in the irc (not planeshift). So don't think your attempted good deed went unnoticed.
Glad to see the public didn't explode once the joke was revealed.
I'm done posting here.
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congratulations guys on that little teaching lesson, that's even better than the jesus guild ;)
i vote for making this thread a sticky in the guild forum, maybe with a renaming of the title: Feel you want to start a guild? An example on how NOT to do it.
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Nice idea :)
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*sneeks into the forum*
Over so soon? And I never had a chance to offer an alliance with The Sheeple Foundation.
Seriously, nice play. I have had a run in with a vamp ingame myself just a few days back. Cute little kitten with a slobbering and gnawing problem, and a bit of ADD. He did not stand a chance against my poet. Vamps, beware.
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Now where was Karyuu during all this?
She was at a wedding :) Unfortunately it wasn't hers and Xordan wasn't there.
At first I was bewildered, then horribly amused, and finally satisfied - no harm done with this little joke. It created and ended itself in one day, without any long-term damage to anyone.
Thanks for keeping fairly cool heads here.
And Archon, edit your signature already! ;) I've sent you several PMs by now.
Aaaaaaaaaand.... we're done!