A newbie's quick hello

[Skil Gannon]

Hello,

Firstly i must say i'm impressed with the level and amount of work that has gone into the game so far, it seems like there is a ton of work planned and needed but on the scale the game has been developed so far it's astounding.

I only registered three days ago and i'm still getting my bearings. I would like to add that i've encountered two members of staff (My name at the time was Porkus Pantus but i'll get to that in a minute), so the first member of staff who i can't remember his name unfortunately, i encountered two days in the tutorial section. I must say was helpful and patient with my problem and happily waited a few minutes while i realised i was typing in the wrong chat window  . I just wish i could remember his name.

The only other staff member i've encountered was regarding my name, which i didn't realise had a double meaning. The GM who spoke to me goes by the name Marathal, i must commend her also for her patience, her attitude and her helpfulness. She was always quick and verbose with any questions i asked and had a great attitude towards helping out a n00b like me who is still getting used to the World.

I hope aswell that i may help here and there with the development of the project, this is the first MMORPG i've played but i've been playing RPG's since my old Atari ST in the late 80's. I can't code for toffee and i've got design and graphics skills of a blind badger. But i'm full of ideas, have an interest in medieval history, have a great grasp of the English language.

I'm still only a couple of days old so i have yet to establish a name, so for now i'll report any bugs and spot any spelling mistakes.

Before i forget, had this discussion yesterday:

Thee = You
Thou = Me

 

See you in PlaneShift,

Skil

[Rigwyn]

Welcome Skil

[Skil Gannon]

Thankyou Rigwyn

[Rigwyn]

Give any thought to your character yet ?
( Alignment, personality, etc.. )

Always looking for a few evil characters to conspire with..
Or a .. Er .. Eh .. Agood guy to bury a sword in. XD

*Rigwyn turns and glares at Garosan Ringe with a how's-your-head-feeling kinda smirk on his face.

[Skil Gannon]

I think so, just my usual stance with RPG's. The nice guy with the big sword mainly. I've never been one to turn onto the dark side, i couldn't keep it up. Plus doing tasks for people may be a little tedious but it's good for XP and for finding people and places, not to mention the gold.

I think i'll be in it for fame, fortune and wanderlust. A well spoken gentleylian with a pure heart, may not be the most quick minded, but quick witted and always on the side for good. I think i will have a dark horse side that creeps out now and again.

I'll have to think about this some more, usually with RPG's i don't put much thought into a character and just choose what i would do. This is going to require a lot of pondering.

Regarding the evil side, i think my character will tolerate it to an extent aslong as it's not murder or assault, for anything minor, aslong as i don't witness it i see no reason to act upon presumptions.

Something else i'll have to ponder 

[Rigwyn]

Nice to see good guys in game .. The kind that fight that is.

There's a thread off the in-game roleplaying events section where you can meet other role players or post your own description if you like.

Good luck and enjoy

 

[Earowo]

ahh good ol marathal always changin everyones name..

[Skil Gannon]

lol Go easy on her, it's part of her job description and someone has to do it 

[Akkaido Kivikar]

Thee and Thou are both referring to 'you'

Thou shalt not steal. = You shall not steal.

Read a Bible, you'll find understanding old English much easier.

For another example: Thou art magnificient, O God....

He's not talking himself up, is he? No, he's saying "You're great, God..."

[Skil Gannon]

The Bible and the 10 commandments are a translation from translated texts that have been translated from other texts that have been translated from and translated.... well you get the picture.  You have to remember that until about 200-300 years ago there was no one dialect that was singularly spoken and officially used in England. When the Bible was first printed here it was into several local dialects used here over the years and then re-translated from them again and again until the more modern English language we started to adapt today. Thee and thou meant something different than it did in the 18th\19th century than it did between the 13th and 16th century. Anyway, this isn't a theology discussion or a discussion on ancient Anglo\Latin\Etc... and their translations. Otherwise i'd be here all day.

Thee and thou can mean either you or me really, but it depended on the scribe\printer, documents record both words being used in either context. It was established though that it was more commonly used how i stated it on my original post. You have to remember back when the bible was first being printed in medieval Britain, there were hundreds of local dialects throughout the island. Only a few minor dialects where ever recorded, but with no firm base of language established, with a mixed bag of conquerers over the centuries, language was dilluted, wiped out, expanded or warped depending on who was ruling the area at the time. Again, there is another time and place to discuss this.

Trust me when i say, the Bible isn't a good place to look upon ancient English language, if that's how you think people spoke 500 years ago or even at the time of writing then i will be seriously worried.

[Skil Gannon]

To add: Between 0-1600 years we have had Welsh, Italian, Scottish, Scananavian, French and German rulers and their dialects mixed in with the already local dialects at the time 

[Earowo]

i dont beleive in the bible, therefor it does not exist

[Skil Gannon]

LOL i'm pretty sure it exists in context as it has been printed over a billion times

[Earowo]

sshhh

[Sarras Volcae]

thou means you. thee is a different form of you depending on its place in a sentence. neither mean me.