(Market): Kryss says, "Fight the druid scourge! Take your axe and chop down some pesky trees near you! The Imperial Logging company believes that together we -can- make a difference! Imperial Logging - we care."
(R): Mathiaus, "I remember when I was a knight they killed my falcon and sent me a cooked chicken. The letter told me it was my falcon, so I ate it, and died a horrible death."
Oh Mathiaus. You crack me up sometimes.
(R): Ihsan, "Lmfao why did you eat it."
(R): Mathiaus, "I was weird and didn't want his body to go to waste."
(R): Raykel, "Hahahaha."
(R): Ihsan, ":<."
(R): Ihsan, "I can't breathe."
What were the reasons things like poison-death-by-eating got removed?
Too frustrating to deal with on several levels. Poisoning food was just a very unfriendly mechanic; the vast majority of the scenarios you saw poison in weren't hilarious "Mathiaus eats his kestrel's body and dies horribly" stories, they were "random Antiochian lowbie eats pickle from the pickle barrel and dies" or "You feel irresistibly compelled to eat horrible_poisoned_bread" and they were basically the worst.
Any RP or atmospheric value was lost in the noise of all the generally awful crap that it was used for. There certainly wasn't enough value in it to justify keeping it when the general usages of it were so crappy.
That aside, people put a lot of work into designing food; a skill that discourages people from eating that food is probably a bad skill.
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
The last time I attempted to poison somebody, I tried to kill a "God". It worked out as well as expected.
You give a thick cup of honeyed milk to Erzabet, Beloved Child.
Erzabet tilts Her head curiously at you.
Erzabet squeals happily at Her cup of milk.
You say, "I have heard you are fond of honeyed milk."
Sickly red rings form around Erzabet's eyes as a thin film of sweat begins breaking out on Her skin.
Erzabet swoons slightly, blinking involuntarily as Her eyes are stung with streaming sweat.
Face paling suddenly, Erzabet grips Her stomach in pain.
Erzabet gives a trillingly melodic laugh.
Erzabet staggers once before doubling over as She vomits violently, spewing forth a thick, unpleasantly green substance stinking of decay.
Erzabet, Beloved Child says, "Oh."
Bloody mucus seeps from Erzabet's tearducts, running down Her face and collecting on Her lips and chin. Suddenly buckling, Her legs give out beneath Her and She hits the ground hard, bewilderment settling over Her grotesque features.
Erzabet burps obscenely.
Erzabet whispers, "I am immortal, silly creature."
You say, "T'was worth a shot."
With a coy giggle, Erzabet, Beloved Child gingerly skips towards you, and the sensation of honeyed words seep deep into the forefront of your mind leaving you with a firm, unyielding feeling that your head is a melon that you must open. With no tool at your disposal, you find yourself crouching down and are compelled to slam your head into the ground.
And again.
And again.
A sensation of revulsion washes over you as you see blood and skin matted together on the ground, but the feeling passes just as quickly and you continue the action until the light around you begins to fade. And you feel yourself continuing to crack the melon...
(x): Yurii, "Now you're just ..."" (x): Yurii, "A demonic scrub."" (x): Yurii, "Which."" (x): Yurii, "Everyone in demonic is scrub."" (x): Yurii, "Because all you have to do to be good at demonic, is be demonic."
I'll be honest. As bard, I was so scrubby I could clean a toilet with no bleach. Demonic made me a better coder and better person because I chose to switch to something that would challenge me, and that actually requires skill. I'm sure the same could be said for most of demonic's classes.
H:520/520 M:460/460 B:0 <e-> <db> D:100 F:0 Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain unlimbers both of his massive shields and holds one in each hand, crouching down in a defensive stance. Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain says, "Come, fleshies! Ouogakk ready." Ultrix utters a prayer and smites Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain. Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain says, "Ha ha, fleshie! Ouogakk got you now." The last vestiges of strength having ebbed from Ultrix's body, she sinks to the floor with a sigh. Suddenly, your surroundings are enveloped in a blinding white light, forcing you to cower with your hands over your eyes. When you tentatively open them once more, you are astonished to find Ultrix alive once more. H:520/520 M:460/460 B:0 <e-> <db> D:100 F:0
Talk about bad timing.
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
No dude, clearly Yurii is secretly played by Doublelift.
I like this, let's take it further.
Khizan is secretely played by MonteCristo, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the game is used almost exclusively to tell people how garbage they are using a wealth of statiscal evidence and theory.
Ahkan is secretely played by someone on TSM, an old fan favourite who is now most commonly in the news for saying something horribly offensive in a public forum.
Kryss is secretely played by Imp, because she plays to make other people cry and smiles maniacly if she kills you.
Septus is played by someone from C9, because no matter what the odds are or how the game is going, he is somehow in the back of our base pushing objectives.
Eldreth is secretely played by Samsung White, because he's better than you and has a million dollars to prove it.
Edit: I am obviously Phreak, because I enjoy theory more than practice, contribute little of value to a team and Phreaking love puns.
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
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What were the reasons things like poison-death-by-eating got removed?
Too frustrating to deal with on several levels. Poisoning food was just a very unfriendly mechanic; the vast majority of the scenarios you saw poison in weren't hilarious "Mathiaus eats his kestrel's body and dies horribly" stories, they were "random Antiochian lowbie eats pickle from the pickle barrel and dies" or "You feel irresistibly compelled to eat horrible_poisoned_bread" and they were basically the worst.
Any RP or atmospheric value was lost in the noise of all the generally awful crap that it was used for. There certainly wasn't enough value in it to justify keeping it when the general usages of it were so crappy.
That aside, people put a lot of work into designing food; a skill that discourages people from eating that food is probably a bad skill.
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
(x): Yurii, "A demonic scrub.""
(x): Yurii, "Which.""
(x): Yurii, "Everyone in demonic is scrub.""
(x): Yurii, "Because all you have to do to be good at demonic, is be demonic."
Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain unlimbers both of his massive shields and holds one in each hand, crouching down in a
defensive stance.
Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain says, "Come, fleshies! Ouogakk ready."
Ultrix utters a prayer and smites Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain.
Ouogakk, the Ogre Captain says, "Ha ha, fleshie! Ouogakk got you now."
The last vestiges of strength having ebbed from Ultrix's body, she sinks to the floor with a sigh. Suddenly, your
surroundings are enveloped in a blinding white light, forcing you to cower with your hands over your eyes. When you
tentatively open them once more, you are astonished to find Ultrix alive once more.
H:520/520 M:460/460 B:0 <e-> <db> D:100 F:0
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
I like this, let's take it further.
Khizan is secretely played by MonteCristo, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the game is used almost exclusively to tell people how garbage they are using a wealth of statiscal evidence and theory.
Ahkan is secretely played by someone on TSM, an old fan favourite who is now most commonly in the news for saying something horribly offensive in a public forum.
Kryss is secretely played by Imp, because she plays to make other people cry and smiles maniacly if she kills you.
Septus is played by someone from C9, because no matter what the odds are or how the game is going, he is somehow in the back of our base pushing objectives.
Eldreth is secretely played by Samsung White, because he's better than you and has a million dollars to prove it.
Edit: I am obviously Phreak, because I enjoy theory more than practice, contribute little of value to a team and Phreaking love puns.
"On the battlefield I am a god. I love war. The steel, the smell, the corpses. I wish there were more. On the first day I drove the Northmen back alone at the ford. Alone! On the second I carried the bridge! Me! Yesterday I climbed the Heroes! I love war! I… I wish it wasn’t over."
>:P
** And don't try them now just see if they're really broken. **.
** Or credit conversion. Try not to do anything much right now. **.
** Don't panic, normal service will be restored as soon as possible. For now, enjoy the wonders of conversation. **.
*** We will be rebooting in about 60 seconds ***.
** Don't panic. Just...stay close to your rosaries **.
** Monetary offers for Salvation accepted. **.
set. Not a terrible one, at that.'
Oystir just said, 'Right? More tasteful than many sets I've seen.
Scoooore.