Ave, My Name Is Gaius :3

[GaiusMarius 89]

What do you think of coming back, restarting the Jahvid kotan with the other guys and bring them back as the Saracens and have a massive holy war with Oren?

I have said this time and again, I simply do not have the time to dedicate to a leadership position. Especially on the scale of facing yet the most populated 'entity' in Lord of the Craft. If you are of the party that says I am 'wuss', then I say this, come meet me IRL and talk dat ****. ;) I am just too busy with IRL priorities and I am wise enough to not sink my time to something I simply cannot given the constraints.

 

 

Are the Subudai still around, Or have they fallen apart without you?

The Subudai are still 'playable' in the sense that when Sauros Alanbataar died, it wasn't like the entire Subudai committed senpuku. That being said, I am not informed if there is still a large group and I presume they've 'merged' with the different existing factions.

 

 

Do you love me?

Mercy supersedes Anger comrade Monkeycoffee

 

 

will 3.0 be as amazing as Aegis?

If the players can put their heads together and make a cohesive effort, I do believe so. Nostalgia blocks the intellect though, so don't even commit to 'making it as amazing as Aegis', if anything; make it better than Asulon :3

 

 

For minecraft warfare/strategy, what are some tips? Besides numbers

Pay in mind that most of the Teutonic Order's combat in Aegis made them face foes that outnumbered the order, which actually paved our legend even more solidly. I will give you some tips.

 

1. /sneak is your friend, so long as you hold a position that can firmly 'camouflage' your position, effective especially in ambushes.

2. DO NOT GIVE CHASE if you know that within fifteen seconds, you cannot catch the person. Most oft-used and typically effective way to lead people into ambushes.

3. Do not get adrenaline rushed, this worsens your chance to escape sticky situations and can lead you into 'No-RP kill situations'. To remedy this, have the one who is the calmest in combat RP situations do the emotes for your army. This is legal as far as I have seen. Of course, if it is 2 versus how ever many, each of the two should emote.

4. Really think out combat roleplay, try to institute testudos, try to institute battering rams, try to institute artillery.

5. Higher ground baby, if your going for archery, the higher; the better.

6. Try to outsmart your opponents, I can't tell you how many ways into Al'Khazaar I found when I was RPing as Hochmeister invading the capital. Surprise the opponent and if they use Teamspeak; it gets funner when you throw them into chaos on Teamspeak and they have difficulty adjusting to the new variable in the combat roleplay.

 

 

Red, Ethan, Lyra, Brendan, May, Lucas, Dawn, Hilbert, Hilda, Nate or Rosa?

I think Lucas or Ethan sounds best, Ethan by a minute point.

[Cracker 4570]

What keeps you on the LotC forums? What brings you to continue to play in LotC despite claiming to leave many times?

[GaiusMarius 89]

What keeps you on the LotC forums? What brings you to continue to play in LotC despite claiming to leave many times?

Just being cordial with folks, I did the 'many claims' just to jest with folks. Many who have kept close contacts know that I bullshit the 'Leaving Posts' albeit they number few to your exaggeration ;)

 

What keeps me on the LotC Forums? I log in, joke with folks, talk some, and head off. Didn't know that question would be asked ;)

[LaCabra (Soda) 1519]

Not a question, but a poem I wrote:

 

Gaius, Gaius, the man who never left,

Gaius, Gaius, he puts your wisdom to the test,

Gaius, Gaius, lore-master retiree,

Gaius, Gaius, you'll never be as educated as he.

 

Gaius, Gaius, ex-leader of the T.O.,

Gaius, Gaius, too classy to smell of B.O.,

Gaius, Gaius, the man will never depart,

Gaius, Gaius, we all love you in our hearts.

 

- The work of your friend, SuperSodaPops.

[GaiusMarius 89]

Keep The Questions Flowing in comrades!

[Cracker 4570]

What nations/races do you feel provides exceptional RP? Which nations/races do you think needs work, and how would you improve them?

 

Did you enjoy the skill plugin made by Vaq? What's your stance on plugins in attempts to improve RP such as PvP, economy, and skill plugins?

 

How do you feel about the PvP vs RP fighting debate which seems to take up many threads?

 

In what ways would you tell the community to improve themselves in order to make 3.0 the best map LotC has witnessed so far?

 

If you were in charge of LotC, what would be your order of business/game plan to fix things up?

[Watyll 1104]

What is the best way to develop a group in role-play?

[GaiusMarius 89]

What nations/races do you feel provides exceptional RP? Which nations/races do you think needs work, and how would you improve them?

 

Did you enjoy the skill plugin made by Vaq? What's your stance on plugins in attempts to improve RP such as PvP, economy, and skill plugins?

 

How do you feel about the PvP vs RP fighting debate which seems to take up many threads?

 

In what ways would you tell the community to improve themselves in order to make 3.0 the best map LotC has witnessed so far?

 

If you were in charge of LotC, what would be your order of business/game plan to fix things up?

 

1. That is subjective to be blunt, it depends on the personality and factors that most attract an individual to gauge that. For example, I could easily find Oren for all it's girth to be an unattractive roleplay region simply because I attract more towards more individualized and zany characters that are typically ostracized, put to death, and declared ex-pats in that nation.

 

2. Vaq's plugin was done with the right intention, but simply butted heads with players who either had so much time to possess more than one character or those who could either in a power-game sense or even in a sensible way possess enough skill that the plugin wasn't willing to match for said players. What it did was attempt to close a lid on the chaotic combat roleplay elements, which I believe stems from the increasing playerbase's ill knowledge about the 'traps of combat roleplay'. Not many really understood the rigors of combat roleplay, thus it turned into a sloppy 'King of the Hill' in Asulon, whereas in Aegis, we had people such as Mogroka, Luchian, Enor [although Mogroka and I had to spend extra time making sure he wasn't ******* up too much :lol:] and sparse others that could conduct combat roleplay in an intelligent manner. Even then, we had more intelligent and level-headed people that could even take the OOC heat and calm the scene. Mogroka, he is just flat ass tired, it took alot of patience surprisingly to keep Aegis in some 'limelight of awesomeness'; truth be told it was not. I think for the time being, we should allow the Dev Team to experiment with minute plugins that are specific for things, such as the proffered 'Horse dispenser' type plugin rather than all-encompassing ones. Test the water by dipping your toes in rather than diving headfirst :lol:

 

3. The way I feel about it is, if the person requests in a one-vs.-one environment to roleplay fight, oblige. That being said, when you purposely have a violent group, PvP should be utilized to give the grand effect of 'these people are here to spill blood'. That being said, you should still have one person emoting and roleplaying the general maneuvers of said group. For the Teutonic Order, I was that person giving the orders and giving general emotes motioning what we were doing. Likewise, if the people weren't 'whiney', we would give even more emotes to our combat, but yes we did rely on PvP. What people seem to omit out of the 'If you want PvP, then this makes this a PvP server' is that firstly, PvP servers typically have no lore, no cohesion, and no artificial governing in the figurative sense; likewise no storyline. When using PvP in an RP server, you are still playing the role, but of a soldier that lets the reflexes do the talking. In fiction, you are easily allowed to have the reader 'in this case the person being attacked', to work his own narrative in of what you are doing. Read Chuck Polahniak, read Twelve Blue, many stories do that in which it is the responsibility of the reader to narrate the story to themselves. That being said, the violent group cannot '*****' when the victim describes the attack ICly in a way he doesn't like. When you commit to PvP, it is they who are put through the rigors of describing the narrative.

 

4. Shut the **** Up, use your head, do not get into a wolfpack mentality against staff. Come locked and loaded with evidence and use some reasoning. Become cohesive, recognise the real-life situations of certain players, be kinder to those who don't have as much time on their hands to play LotC, do not strive to make some 'noteworthy' contribution. LotC is not the place to 'compliment' your failures in-real-life, so do not take this video game so seriously, just respect the rules and respect your fellow players. I know this sounds simple and I'll probably be called elitist, but don't bullshit yourselves, follow them.

 

5. Oh man, if I was allowed to become Head Admin for atleast a month. I would cut off most of the staff, I would organise the staff around times that they are most able to be on LotC so as to not obstruct on their real-life priorities. I would revamp the Lore entirely. I got mad ideas, send me a PM if your genuinely wanting to ask this question ;)

 

 

What is the best way to develop a group in role-play?

Manage your time, know who you are recruiting to ensure your not collecting chaotic folks. Create Lore that allows your members to contribute to it and give them the laurels of recognition via Lore. Nothing like etching a man's name in stone for all to see, do not just rely on silly titles, give them worth in writing. Organise the group to complement the fact that not everyone in the group can be on LotC 24/7, that is very tricky, but satisfyingly awesome if you get it worked out. Ensure you all are on best behavior, do not recruit those who want to attack any and everything, even I ran into that situation with people like Burkester ;). Keep the Lore-writing up-to-date, gives people a sense that they are in a solid group that is going to be big business. If you can't afford as much time to LotC, do not make a centralized authority. If you can afford time, **** it and become sole King :lol:

 - Assentuate the best qualities of who is within your group, the builders should be organised to build an appropriate place for your group, whether merchantile or militaristic.

 

Keep the Questions Rolling, I can expand further possibly!

[ski_king3 0]

Is pimpin' easy?

[shiftnative 3103]

Have you ever gone down with the ship? :wink:

[Αμφίονας 41]

Do you have a meme for every situation? Is it possible to have a number of 10-20 peoplein the five ships which were likewise searching for a better future tag along with the families? To the 3.0 map? Tell me if you want me to pm you about this.

[Watyll 1104]

Where do you get your massive supply of GIFs?

[Mithradites 1168]

When it comes down to the differing war systems of Aegis and Asulon (Aegis war system of attacking the enemy city at any given time, and the Asulon system of War Claims with mandatory written RP), which do you think was better/more enjoyable?

 

That said, do you believe raider groups like the Flays were/are create good RP, or detract from it?

Opinions. Opinions everywhere.

[Cappy 1599]

Do you like Doctor Who?

[♦ Kal ♦ 242]

If I remember correct you are of Muslim believe.

 

When did you first pick it up, what made you decide to be Muslim and when do you intend to do the Hajj (assuming you haven't done yet)?