I do not want my friends who have posted here, or those who read their words, to continue to miss out on the fun.
So I will show what a Seer does, and point out what is obvious to me, for those who do not see.
First, I tell what is:
Although there are 35,500 characters that have been created since the wipe, there exist perhaps only 30 or 40 weapons of massive destruction, with a slash of 150 or more.
There are not too many of them, really.
So who are the owners, and what do they do with these weapons?
All but three of those that I am aware possess such things, are those who founded, lead, or assist in commanding a guild.
Some guilds now RP these weapons, quite appropriately, as gifts of the Gods, and treasures that are beyond price. Some have created wonderful stories, telling the legends of how these weapons were wrested from the hands of defeated demons, angels or sorcerers.
Most who own them, take it upon themselves to slay, when they encounter Ulbers and other monsters who have strayed from their spawning grounds.
So because of these weapons, the GMs have one less janitorial duty.
The Great Weapons make looting more fun, too.
Each time you make a kill, every player knows there is that small chance that this time, they may may be the one who gets lucky. Everyone who has ever played a lottery a second time, knows the feeling. And a lottery has to have big winners, or there is no point.
Most importantly, the intensity of the emotion you feel, if one of these treasures is loaned to you, is astonishing.
I cannot put into words, the stunning impact of receiving something so rare as a gift, or the emotion that would cause someone to give away such a thing.
To create something so compelling, is the greatest Art of all.
And this is what is to come:
Ulbers and the other monsters have been made more dangerous and difficult to kill, several times already. This will happen many more times, before all things are enabled.
We seem to be in a stage of the game development, where things are beginning to be turned on, at long last.
When Medium and Heavy armor, Body Development and Shields are enabled, and enchanted armor becomes available from looting, a player equipped with the best of them, will not be killed by a single strike, not even were there to be a weapon of 15,000 slash.
Do not be worried by this. The level of challenge will be adjusted appropriately for the balance of the world. The Great weapons will then be made more plentiful, and even looting the presently disabled 4400 slash, that the weapon naming system allows for, is not unreasonable.
Lastly, I would like to point out:
When the Devs put in the time and effort to create something, and they put it in the game, they have a reason and that thing serves a purpose.
If you cannot discover that purpose, or find a purpose of your own that a thing might serve, then you need to strain and stretch, and ask what if, and wonder...
For otherwise, you lack the imagination to RP with it, don\'t you?
The Dark Lady
Verrliit
