To the people of Yliakum- a moral speech

[Merdarion]

Well the time is just a river,

From the heavens come rain,
the rain comes through the earth into the river,
the river flows into the ocean and seas,
there it comes back to the heavens.

OOC: Well do you really think that it would be good to have all those who want to RP leave cause of all the D00ds?!

Anyways Grono, you wont get me out so easily if thats your intention.

[Xordan]

Memnaur does have a point, everytime I visit the tavern, or the temple, or any other old spot we used to rp in nobody is there. Only once have I had the chance to listen to a bard sing, and bought some beer from the tavern I think if we\'re going to change anything, firstly the guilds really need to start roleplaying on a mass scale ingame. They can bring the biggest impact I think. Secondly, the individual people need to start roleplaying in public, and not just in small discrete areas.

[dimaq]

Xhallamatte!

Originally posted by Moogie
*Moogie steps up infront of the crowd, a nervous but resolute expression on her face. She ensures everyone is silent and listening before she begins. The venue is Kada\'s Tavern, and it is raining lightly outside. The audience settles itself and awaits their speaker\'s first words.*

Greetings, my friends... sorry if calling you here at this time inconvinienced any of you. What I have to say is probably nothing new to you... but I wish to say it, and I want you all to feel it, in your hearts, as golden truth.

allete dease.

I speak today of the foreigners invading our fair Hydlaa city. *she glances around the room* Not all... but most. Those who speak in strange, hostile tongues. Those who call us \"players\", who have a scary obsession with slaughtering the sewers\' rats down below. No, I speak not of the fair travellers who comes here to settle into a new life and live in harmony with the rest of us... I speak of those who know only death and destruction... those who do not even seem to know where they are.

rahle lent olaat jiaal neeei!

*A noise is heard outside as a giant claymore-weilding Ynnwn opens the sewer hatch, and, mumbling something about \"pwnage\" and \"n00bs\", disappears underground. Moogie watches him silently through the window, before turning her attention back to her audience.*

As I am aware, nary a good fellow here wishes to see these foreigners take over and drive us out of our homes. I fear for many lives... children\'s lives... the weak and frail... even poor old Jayose, who has become so senile these days that he recognises only himself and his books. I fear for us all... and that is why I have brought you here today.

galer aht...

*Moogie begins to walk amongst the people sat on chairs around the tavern. Familiar faces watch her intently as she moves, absorbing her every word.*

Many of us are taking measures to protect our livelyhoods. Some of our plans will inevitably fail. This horde of bloodthirsty strangers are not going to leave in silence, and they will be here forever unless we all put in the effort to drive them back! These are difficult times, and it may take many months. Teach your apprentices. Show the way for the innocents who seek good lives here. And do not give up, no matter who you are, no matter what you do... do not ever give up the fight!

herak jilat...

*Moogie turns quickly, now standing at the back of the room, facing the audience who\'s chairs had now all turned to keep up with the Enkidukai. She raises her arms in the air as her speech comes to a head.*

We must all fight for as long as it takes! If you give up, we are doomed. Every single person here today, who hears my words, take an oath now- swear on your ancestors, your forefathers, your family, that you will do what it takes, and weakness shall not live in your hearts! Warriors, take up your arms! Priests, prepare your sermons and pray to the Gods for our success! We are the people of Yliakum, and we are not leaving!

halop.

*The speech done, a great cheer roars from the crowd. They clap her performance, but they also applaud themselves. The words ring true to every ear, and that day, all oaths were sworn to the cause.*

(OOC: Well, at least I hope everyone agrees with me. )

You got a quest.

[Watcher]

I prepose that the great rulers those who can control the very words we speak ban the words noob, n()()B |\\|00b and all other vairents on the word. Also make it a hangable offence you talk in so called leet speak. We can have a row of hanging places and the GMs can telport the offending players there and they will stay there until they die about 10 of our minuites. If they manage to dissaper from this world when they return they will be put back in the hangman.

[Draklar]

Originally posted by Xordan
Memnaur does have a point, everytime I visit the tavern, or the temple, or any other old spot we used to rp in nobody is there. Only once have I had the chance to listen to a bard sing, and bought some beer from the tavern I think if we\'re going to change anything, firstly the guilds really need to start roleplaying on a mass scale ingame. They can bring the biggest impact I think. Secondly, the individual people need to start roleplaying in public, and not just in small discrete areas.

That\'s because for some unknown reason all the people camp at the plaza (and actually judge the whole Yliakum by that troll ridden place around spawn point :rolleyes: )

- Swords

[Cyd]

Wow, this really is some high-class roleplaying. I was wondering... if the most people in this thread (and me too) want everyone to roleplay, and the so-called leets want to lvlup at everything, can\'t there be made a system to level up in roleplaying? I think that will attract a lot of them...

On the other hand you could also put an extra world like in MB up too, so the roleplayers could gather there, not to be bothered by the others.....

[Memnaur]

Within the guilds there is the ranking system as well as the point system already. I\'ve read where excelling within a guild will someday be tied to in-game performance, so this may not be too far from what the devs intend. Just speculation.

[Ayshe]

[ooc]

I have had a thought... once the /spawn command is removed, won\'t most of these problems dissappear?

It\'s a brilliant solution... rampant PK\'ers would most likely stay in the Death Realm because if you die in the world it will always be a long walk back, which coincidentally enough lends an evil air to the place... levellers will have to walk miles to sell items and train, so it would be harder and would slow powerlevellers and the plaza would essentially be a place to meet people again.

I forsee many changes, all good once /spawn is gone...

[Draklar]

Wouldn\'t it be easier to just quit camping on plaza?
Not to mention the roleplaying qualities of actually meeting in tavern...

- Swords

[XpYtZ]

I have heard no rebuttal to Draklar\'s continued aligation that the only way to see the \'Delerious\' is to camp on the Plaza.
Oh, Draklar. I live in the city of Odjaveda and they come knocking around in the bar here as well. Not nearly as often as they do in the Hydlla but enough to become an annoyance.
My largets problem has not been the Delerious though, it has been those that wish to be called Citizens but refuse to be like us. Responding to my questions or answers with distaste and phrases like \"The Mods have forbidden it.\"
The Mods? I assume they are refering to the Formers of the world, but forbidden them from telling me where I might be trained in something?
 I doubts that the Former\'s command to keep the answers of the Great Riddles secret has any application when answering: \"Pardon, have you seen a person around -perhaps a fighter- that is taking new students in the art of Melee combat?\"
Nae my problems with these miscreants is their lack of wisdom or intelect. Only for this reason have I stayed away from Hydlla, for I did so love that great city. Yet those that wish to be Citizens are cold and brash, refusing to assist their fellows while claiming that they are so to keep the \"spirit of RolePlaying alive.\" and refering to I, who am but a humble Druid and Alchemist as a newbie. Am I a newbie for being less battle trained than they? Perhaps it is because I have aquired less Tria? Nea sadly there are no good answers, they say I am new to elivate their own status, yet who of them has studied the ways of the Great Glyphs, or knows the making of Burning Oil or has burned their name into the walls of the Labrynth? Not one!

{ooc} I have seen you a few times recently Drak and I have tried to introduce myself IG but you seem to be a little hard of hearing. Perhaps that is why you do not hear them.{/ooc}

[Monketh]

Originally posted by Ayshe
[ooc]
I forsee many changes, all good once /spawn is gone...

The game requires it at this stage, have you never gotten stuck?



Anywho, no-one has yet to devise a sustem of rp-leveling.  Let\'s hear one, otherwise all this is for naught.

[IC]I wish I could return to the realm, but I am busy with much work, so my lack of support there may seem hypocritical.

[Draklar]

Pfft... everyone knows that yokels are not an educated bunch. But is it the reason to kill them?

And I hope you use ye olde greetings, because I take each \"hi\" for conversation with local merchants and trainers.

*pokes Monketh with /unstick command*

- Swords

[Sulatorc]

A topic very similar to this one is being played out on another game forum. One post there begs me to ask people here a question or two.

What do you feel is the fundamental difference between RPers and RPGers? That is Role-Players and Role-Playing Gamers. Also what role does each have in the game of Planeshift, if any? I am sure some people scanning this forum deciding if this is a game worth dowloading would also like to know.

I am with Draklar on this one. I also avoid camping the Plaza which sometimes can have almost half of the servers population there. Not only do i avoid the lag from my system trying to draw/recieve all the people there, I also avoid this problem.

I am suprised no one has mentioned the /ignore function. I have yet to use it but i am sure it works.

[Monketh]

I have it!  The solution to our woes is found!

By the Royal Decree of Vigemesi Bobus Maximus:
A man shall stand lone in the plaza, and every three minutes, he shall exclaim as loud as he possibly can.
The man shall scream the following:
\"OMGWTF!!!11  game boken it give u NO EXP!!!  !@#$ SUXORZ game, I R LEVING!!!\"

If, on the ocassion the man is not able to scream due to illness or loss of voice, a local passerby shall be conscripted by the guard to take his place, and every hour on the hour he shall be replaced by another local passerby in the immediate area.

~The Hydlaa Guard

 
The scary thing is, it might actually work.  I won\'t feel guilty about saying combat is bugged: it is, after all.  Those precious stats will be wiped too, soon.

[Draklar]

Yup, like I said:

Originally posted by Draklar
Soon you\'ll be no better than whom you fight.

- Swords