Recent additions & events

[Bargeld]

Now we all love a good event and no one ever says no to more development, as it increases the size of the realm and the things possible. But I am now at the point where the smoke and mirrors and fun of discovery has worn me out. I would like to share a few viewpoints with you:

- When the SL event occurred, and the portal appeared in our temple, there were a very low number of SL members actually involved. When the larger group of SL members caught wind of this 'event and new stuff' we tried our best to figure it out with help from anywhere we coupld find it. I even asked the DM who had run the event for assistance, with the response 'that's why there was an event.'
- We had discovered it was necessary to have a claimed deity in order to use this new feature, and again, I pm'd the DM regarding existing toons that had not chosen, and he replied along the lines of 'it's being worked on.' Great! Can't wait to use it so I can finally have a deity and try this new (2 weeks old) stuff!
- it took 2.1 mil gp from 1 DD and 3.9 mil from another in order to 'figure out' a single piece of the puzzle (and we still dunno what it's supposed to do in the long run)
- there is then an event to test a new pvp system, in this event shrines which allow a toon to pray and set their deity are used in order to activate the new PVP tests. Pretty cool, can't wait to use that shrine on my own toons so i can finally try this stuff out (3 weeks old now)
- All participants in this test are to be rewarded, and my lvl 5 toon accidentally gets sent to the sacro-sanct instead of my desired toon. Again, I PM the DM that is coordinating and get no response, and in less that 2 mins he is gone. Don't get me wrong, rewards for participation are cool, and wings on a lvl 5 are cool, but they are also a constant reminder to me that I asked the DM if I could choose another toon and was ignored (no response whatsoever) and the story will continue to be sang by that toon
- Then there is another event to introduce the new PvP system. Sweet! I wonder how this works! I quickly grab an assassin, trying my hardest to get the first kill and see the features and get rewarded. Waiting at dwarf dimensional for about 1 min and here it comes... POW assassinated Sceeter of FoN. Got the screenshot, go make the post to be first... oh wait, the screenshot is supposed to show the new PvP bonus. Hmmm... I didn't get anything. Lets try again... 5 kills amoungst 4 enemies and 30 mins later, still no bonus. Gee, I guess it doesn't work if you haven't chosen your deity.

I asked for a way to claim a deity a month ago. The thing was flashed under my nose and I used it on a lvl 1 junk toon for a testing event, yet it's not implemented in the realm for full time use. And now there are events that I would have won but didn't because of this.

Boy, I wish someone would listen to me.

[Apokriphos]

Apologies if your tell was missed during an event.

They are typically extremely chaotic endeavors with a mass of tells being sent to the DM at all times. Sometimes this means that tells may be ignored or others will take precedence. Please read this thread for advice: http://www.nsrealm.com/public/ns/viewto ... &t=1000181

Deity shrines are a DM feature, to be spawned at their digression.

Typically this involves the player shouting worship of their preferred God/Goddess, and if the DM online believes they meet the correct qualifications (alignment, class, etc) they may be assigned a task to prove their loyalty, and in exchange have their deity field set to their chosen god.

The SL perk that you have discovered has additional features that make the cost of its investment well worth it, but if you choose to stop exploring with it in tow, it is unlikely you will find anything more. When the SL event was held, the Legion members online chose not to participate. The lack of information you describe was the consequence of their inaction.

You mention how you could have won the first portion of the recent event if you had a deity field. In the changelog you will notice I mentioned that lower level players could meet this guideline easier. Creating a lower level character with your favorite deity would have been a very successful strategy.

I hope you continue to explore and challenge yourself to find out the function of the new additions. If you don't want to do this, that is up to you.

[Bargeld]

As a server admin in other games, I understand your situation during events. All of the situations that I mentioned are all very minor things individually, but sometimes minor things build up over time and get released with the introduction of a catalyst. Today's event was that cataylst for me, because I felt that I was unable to participate, and not due to my own efforts.

Before writing my original post, I asked myself 'what more can I do, or could I have done to rectify this situation on my own?' I was under the assumption that the deity thing was being worked on, then completed, and was now due to be implemented. I was waiting patiently for that to happen. Not to be argumentative, but how is a DM supposed to know when a player is in need to chosing a deity and able to proactively offer that quest or gift? It cannot happen, the player must be proactive and make a DM aware that they would like to take on this quest. Again, based on my assumption of the development and implementation of the shrines, I did not see a need to proactively seek a deity adjustment. I assumed I would be provided that ability when the time was right. I was unaware that there were no plans for this to be implemented and that is was by direct request only. This is almost as frustrating, seeing as how I had made this direct request previously, but was not offered the chance.

I know that the tone of the message(s) is quite negative, but there's no 'positive' way for me to explain my situation. Apologies for that negative tone and I appreciate the work you have done with all of these new features and event as well as your response(s).

-Thanks again

[Bargeld]

Didn't want to leave the topic open-ended... the opportunity to choose a deity was provided to the entire server for a reasonable duration. I sincerely appreciate the attention you have given, as now I am able to jump into exploration head first.

Thanks again!

Praise Lolth!

[-BannyD-]

What? when did we have the chance to choose a diety? I want Tiamat for all my toons

[DM_Kim]

Should reconsider that bannyd. All I'll say that one should choose a deity as listed on Wiki. If you insist it could be arranged to have Daffy Duck as your deity... *giggles*