Returning To Lotc - Ama

[Senda 472]

Greetings one and all,

 

 

After an extensive break, I find myself being drawn into LotC once again.

 

Having spent a fair amount of time on the server, making many friends.. there are still large amounts of players out there that I have either never met.. or never had the chance to properly interact with.

 

As such, I figured an AMA would be an interesting thing to do.

 

 

So fire away! 

 

 

*sits back and listens*

[Jakesimonson 691]

why did you rage quit?

[Alakabam 582]

When are you going to join the Messy Medieval team?

Did you solely come back to run for king of Oren?

[TeaLulu 1783]

Are you here to slay messy medieval, or do you support it?

[_Stigwig 1510]

Can you please fix Petrus??

[Trips 344]

Are you going to finish Petrus?

[Senda 472]

why did you rage quit?

 

Ragequit might be a bit too strong, though there definately was a fair amount of frustration.

 

Back when I decided to take a break (early 4.0), I had just spent 3 months pre-building Petrus, as well as planning out the entirety of the Oren mainland.

 

To do the above, I was in continuous talks with a large amount of people, all of whom wanted their own thing, be it a town, a fort.. or just a place to put down a little fishing hut.

I greatly enjoyed doing this, mind you. Nothing really gives me more pleasure on this server but to plan towards providing people with the space/resources they need to truly enjoy this game of pretend-fantasy-awesomeness.

 

However, a single thing stood in my way: The near-constant powershifting in the upper echelons of Oren.

 

Over the course of those three months, I saw four different rulers take office. All of whom had to be convinced (succesfully) that what I was planning was in everyone's best interest.

The fact that most rulers have (historically) taken the stance of "Everything for my own sub-faction and damned be to all the others" certainly did not help.. but with time and proper sit-down sessions.. everyone got on the same page.

 

Behind the scenes.. things were sadly not as pleasant as between myself and whomever got to call himself the nationleader.

 

Factionalization took it's toll, with much OOC grievances resulting in a number of groups of roleplayers effectively being denied access to settle in the capital from day 1.

 

For those of you who took the time to read my Dev Blogs on the matter.. you will know this rather effectively killed any chance of Petrus reaching a 'critical mass' of players needed to make it 'boom'.

 

 

When yet another new person took up the throne and started (once again) to shovel people out of Petrus because "He did not trust them on his doorstep".. I decided that I had to take a break.

 

 

 

When are you going to join the Messy Medieval team?

Did you solely come back to run for king of Oren?

 

I am unlikely to truly 'join' the MM team. My talent lies more with the planning of things, then using that insight to instruct a team of builders to craft something greater then the sum of their abilities combined.

 

As for running as King: Yes. That is most certainly at the top of my list.. and I do not mind people knowing that.

 

Aside from my replies to the previous post, where I outline why I would have to go 'one step higher on the ladder' to truly make things happen in an effective way.. I feel there are a number of reasons why I would find the task of nation leader both fun and exciting.

 

Obviously.. this is not the sole reason for my return.

[Senda 472]

Are you here to slay messy medieval, or do you support it?

 

MM took a while to grow on me. I was rather opposed to it years ago, but that has most certainly changed.

 

Like many other things on this server.. one has to realize that there is no "best way to build something".

 

Many.. many different building styles exist.. and MM is a very interesting one, with great variation within the style itself.

 

 

 

Can you please fix Petrus??

 

On the list. 

 

It is a fact that Petrus needs a good amount of work. It is also a fact that this needs to be planned effectively.. which takes time.

 

 

 

Are you going to finish Petrus?

 

'Finish' is a very tricky word here. No town or castle is ever truly done. Much like the community that lives there, builds grow and evolve over time, with people adding and subtracting to it.

 

Will I aim to assemble a team to refurbish Petrus to a state where I can say, with confidence, that it is ready for a large influx of enthusiastic players so it can grow into the RP hub it was meant to be - Most definitely.

[Alakabam 582]

How do you expect knowing and being up to date with the recent struggles of Oren if you haven't been there since the beginning of this map? Let alone vouch for being a good king. Do you think it's all about Ooc or do you choose against actually roleplaying to get there?

[Draeris 3124]

Finishing Petrus and refurbishing Oren in such a way that it attracts most of the Roleplay is a good thing. However, how do you plan to hold other settlements and communities in account? Will you involve them in your refurbishing or let them 'bleed' out with this attraction?

[Anderssn 1115]

Have your building improved yet?

[501warhead 1796]

Love ya senda, shout out for all your hard work and best of luck with the elections!

 

Hit me up if ya need any help with building.

 

Since this is an AMA; Do you like nexus regions? Did they live up to your expectations or fall greatly short?

[DrakeHaze. 2524]

Allot of the roofing on the buildings in petrus got messed up, like upsidedown stairs for half to roof or pretty well just holes. I patched it up randomly when I was bored but yea onto the question..

Why all the solid stone roads in petrus?

[Publius 4098]

(Lot's of questions I just realized, just pick and choose!)

 

As someone helping lead the military of Oren, more specifically the Akovian regiment, how do you reckon you'll be scoring the support of these men that you notice are largely loyal to their count, Duke, baron or whomever? Also, a quick speculation and semi rhetorical questioning:

 

It will be very hard to play politics until your into power, especially if you're starting from a lower rung if any rung on the ladder. How do you intend on climbing above the competition, and how to do you reckon you won't get stamped on by those higher than you? Is it your priority to get into power, or is there something else you're hoping to do as well? One will most likely have to wait for the other, but is risking one worth pursuing the other? If so, which one?

[_Stigwig 1510]

When I read your 4.0 dev diary about districts and how they would play into Petrus a while back it really interested me, and I had/have a few questions on it:

 

How would said districts come about? You spoke of plots combining but it seems unlikely that the government would allow people to monopolise housing in an area? What types of benefits would the districts become entitled to, you hinted at there being some but obviously we never saw it put into play in game and I am still interested in what you planned for that.