Shadow in the Hills critique

[narita]

Well, the light forces were in perfect positon to be ambushed, but this tactic wouldn't work
 - even with auto challenge enabled, you need to be in close range to challenge
 - due to the lag (I had one frame per second) it was very hard to target anything
 - after the challenge has been accepted, the target's inferface targeted back the wanabe sniper
 - when wounded, the victim healed with potions.

It's understandable to have multiple fights in the same time, because a battle is supposed to be somewhat chaotic. Also, I noticed a lot of tourists in our position when we were waiting (people who didn't know about the event and come to see what's happen), I suppose some of them were unexpectingly challenged. Now I think we should have used them as hostages  but, well, I would not have been realistic either so see ennemies stuck by Laanx trying to challenge the hostages.

Monk, you can imagine a lot of thing about the potions, even create a religion about them. It's worth the while. The potions instant fix what others spend so many effort to break. You're near to death? The potions heals you in the instant. Yours legs are broken? The potions sticks your bones together in less than one second. You're losing all your blood? The potions gather it from the floor and fill your body with.

Potions exists certainly in other domains, imagine for example a potion to clean up a room or to fix a broken vase in a snap. Why not? Living beeing are supposed to be more complex than a piece of pottery and if we are more easy to fix than to break, it's necessarily the same for everything else.

[Monk_]

The potions instant fix what others spend so many effort to break. You're near to death? The potions heals you in the instant. Yours legs are broken? The potions sticks your bones together in less than one second.

If that's what the devs have implemented, I'm willing to suspend my disbelief.

[Lanarel]

It is good people try to solve difficulties in massive battle by trying to make certain things (un)realistic in game, but that would not have changed the battle in this case. So let's first stop that and get back to more important things :

IC:
Lanarel hears all the discussion about difficulties drinking potions and sees an opportunity to make some money. He opens his backpack, searches through his glass vials and bottles and takes one with tubes on two sides. He attaches a hose to one side and some bands around it so it can be put in a backpack or mounted on the back, with the hose hanging over the shoulder near the mouth. "I will call this the TreporPack [TM]. I bet I can make at least 100 trias for each of these 5 tria bottles."

OOC:
Back to the battle. Some things to do better for a next one:
- Make sure everyone knows all rules before, and that those rules are complete. Autoaccept was in the forum, using potions was not. I asked about that on the hill and was told not to use them (as I would hope), but only people standing near would have heard that. Besides, it was not clear at all who to listen to (Monk, Sargeant, others).
- Try to keep tourists away A difficult one, but they were at least half responsible for me being send to DR by Laanx for mass-inviting.

[Alhana]

Damned Greetings All.

I know this is off-topic but its just one post

Alhana was one who inspired me and ultimetly guided me through roleplaying without planning. Wow did we come up with some pretty sweet roleplay. If you go into my chat logs, the roleplays with Alhana I could read like a book. I don't have to skip through the ooc, or just small chat because people got involved. *Cheers Alhana* 

*Alhana Bows* - Im glad to have shared such an adventure.  Still waiting for that story though

I miss Alhana, Odessa and Embers, they made RP interesting. Alhana said that Xidus may be the strange Ynnwn she was waiting for or something...then she left, which kinda left me hanging on what she had planned. Either way, I loved their RP's. They gave people something to worry about. Now we just have RP's that pretend to have some big ol' creature smash the roof of a tavern or something, without anyone knowing it was ever there...=/

Ah... yes... Odessa and embers.  Those were the times, so much fun and drama.  You know, I feel so guilty for killing Odessa.  She was such a joy and pleasure to RP.  I'm sorry Suno for leaving you hanging like that, I'm not really sure what happened.  I played less each day to the point of not at all.  I did have some ideas I was going to run by you... long gone now.  I hope we can work on something in the future still.


I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated within the RP's and made them such a joy and addictive.
I had such an awesome time and I hope you did too.  I have no plans as of this time mainly due to work and college...

*Alhana's voice becomes deep, dark and of contemplation*

but who knows what the distant future may bring 
7 Story's remain incomplete.  Many truths are yet to be known.  So many lies and much deceit has blinded.

You can be sure... I'm far from finished *Evil Laughter*

Until laters my friends

[zorbels]

*Alhana Bows* - Im glad to have shared such an adventure.  Still waiting for that story though

Yay, you are still around lurking in the shadows. Yes ... story .... I still I have it and I did work on half of it so far. Hmmm .... perhaps I shall finish it now that I know your just gonna pop out of no where.  Hopefully we will see you in game sometime. 

[Alhana]

Yay, you are still around lurking in the shadows. Yes ... story .... I still I have it and I did work on half of it so far. Hmmm .... perhaps I shall finish it now that I know your just gonna pop out of no where.  Hopefully we will see you in game sometime.

And the shadows I will stay until the right time (and when my ISP sorts themselves out  ).  I'm always watching... always
Someone waits here with me... an old friend of yours lol

She Waits...

I would like it very much if you were to share with us the next instalment of your story.

[Waylander]

Heh, you know what I love about this thread.

We have these drinks that instantly heal you through the use of magic.  Weapons that are enchanted so as to do more damage.  Spells that summon arrows and shot them at your enemy... and you know what we think is unrealistic...How fast people drink potions...

Nobody else thinks this is funny?  no?  come on

[zorbels]

And the shadows I will stay until the right time (and when my ISP sorts themselves out  ).  I'm always watching... always
Someone waits here with me... an old friend of yours lol

[IC] - *Zorbels sniffs the air picking up a scent that seems familiar* "Nawww, theres no way." she walks through the death relam with caution feeling like a cold set of eyes are staring right through her. Zorbels stops at the exit and looks behind her scanning the area with careful eyes. She has a smile cross her face slowly and her eyes narrow as the smile grows. "I hope your back to play, I have been waiting. Oh and lovely book you left me with, I learned of many things. I do believe our paths will cross again, as I need to return it to you and give you my thoughts." Zorbels then pulls her cloak hood up over her head in a quick motion and dashes out not looking back, knowing that Alhana could mean .... many bad things will take place as they always do around the soulless one.

She Waits...

  Nice picture. Looking angry and cold as ever. Thats the Alhana I know. *Zorbels kicks the isp* Are we there yet? 

I would like it very much if you were to share with us the next instalment of your story.

  Thank you kindly. Working on the story as I am almost done, I am still having a problem closing this chapter to begin the story you and I have created. Looking forward to it, as I am sure there will be alot of dark parts and choas (my favorite) and happy moments. I would love your imput on the writing of Alhana from you, so that I may write your character as she should be written. PM me when your around the forums. [/b]

[zanzibar]

Heh, you know what I love about this thread.

We have these drinks that instantly heal you through the use of magic.  Weapons that are enchanted so as to do more damage.  Spells that summon arrows and shot them at your enemy... and you know what we think is unrealistic...How fast people drink potions...

Nobody else thinks this is funny?  no?  come on

It's interesting that you would take that position, given our recent discussions about Drahlian.