Dopey1992

 

Forest Dwarves are just screwed.

~*~

Balrund sends a bird to all volunteers, stating:

For yer euwneh int'rest, thes is not going teh be ay militareh expedition, but ay diplomatic un'.
Nae heaveh weapons needed, t'ey would jus' slow us deuwn and wouldn't make nae guud impression en teh Caliph. 
Et es bett'r tu bring diggin' tools aend sum builden' materials tu set up ay archaeological campsoite.
Gifts fer teh Caliph would alseu be noice.

Toime and date ef teh exp'dition will beh communicat'd shortleh.

Eye'll be contacten' teh Caliph ferst tu notify 'em of our exp'dition.

Kazahar, Balrund Treebeard, Treebeard representative in the Senate of Hammers. 

Narvak oz Urguan

~*~

I don't use any mods atm. 

So, this passes over after some time? 

When I logged today, something weird happened. 

I can only see 80% of people's skins. The other 20% look like standard 'Steve' skins for me. 

I logged in earlier today and didn't have any problems. 
This seems to be an issue on my end since only I have the problem.

Relogging/restarting the game didn't help. 

I tried disabling my firewall, didn't change anything.

This is really weird. Please help!
 

If you need more information, just ask. 

Nothing works for me... 

1/2/3 Don't work.

When I try to connect to ts.lotc.co it says I'm not whitelisted. 

A bird leaves a message to the King. In neat handwriting, there can be read:

~*~

Kazahar Thrummaz,

I, Balrund Treebeard, would like to lead a small expeditionary force to the newly established Caliphate.

Goals of this mission:

1. Establish diplomatic relations with the Caliph.

2. The construction of a small fortress in the mountains of Deus Proditor.  
3. Do an archaeological examination of the area in search of precious materials.

I would like to meet with you, Grand King, on this subject. 

“Narvak oz Urguan, Narvak oz Yemekar, Narvak oz da Brathmordakin!”

Balrund Treebeard

~*~

I honestly think that a simple "Pick a job" system would be the easiest route.

 

Then, people don't have to grind for what they want, people have special crafts, creating a need for co-operation, and for people like me, I don't have to waste my short, precious time on the server doing MC ****.

 

It /works/. I know it works. I've seen it work. I know. It. works.

 

Basically, you let people pick two jobs, and purposefully design the jobs so that, no matter what two you choose, you cannot have everything you need without the help of at least one other person.

 

For example, a person plays a miner and a tool-smith (or just smith?). Neat, they can mine the material to make a tool and have the skills to actually make it. However, you need lumber for that which you can't get.

 

Or you are a weapon and armor smith. Obviously, you have to buy materials to work, but those miners want weapons and armor, and they have to buy from you.

 

The key is that you have each person have two professions, but each profession requires material/products from two different professions.

 

That's just my opinion though.

This is also my opinion on this subject. Makes more sense to me.

Balrund visits a local shrine where he lights a candle before mumbling a small prayer. 

"Mae' Anbella warm us duren' these cold toimes."

If you guys made new players spawn in their racial capital instead of some dumb ******* Cloud Temple this wouldn't be an issue because nations do this every single day with new players. More often than not, noobs just have no ******* clue where to go.

This

Balrund mumbles "Nae Treebeards en tehs list?" 

Fer onceh, all dwed 'ave ay proper voice en thes neu Senate. Thae' wus never tru' under Balek's rule.

Is the server currently in Dev mode? 

For some reason, I'm not whitelisted anymore. 

Also, when I try to log in, I see '0/300' online.

Is this a bug? 

"Maeybeh call en teh 'elp ef teh Druids? T'ey moight beh aebl' teh aid us."

When Balrund hears of this, he picks some of the finest flowers in Gloin's folly to lay in front of the many altars and statues. 

"Foinelleh somethen gets dun' en teh Kengdom." Balrund mutters while shipping some fresh wheat from the farms. 

"Why boite yerself en rock 'n steun when ye caen 'ave all resourc's frem teh wuuds? Eye n'ver understuud why Dwed dig seu deep." Balrund says while strolling slowly through Kal'Karaad. 

'Eye, Balrund Treebeard well beh teh representatev fer teh Treebeards.'

The tapping of his cane can still be heard for several seconds as he leaves the halls, heading to the Treebeard Clan Tree. 

Balrund nods "Eye, 'ppreuve thes messageh!"

I like this a lot! Keep up the good stuff. 

A more realistic world planning. 

As it is now, there are too much buildings/structures in crowded placed (Stone Road as an example). 
For now, it feels like you are walking through one big town/city from Cloud Temple to Petrus. 
I would like more extensive patches of wilderness, just to feel more immersed. There doesn't have to be a building every few meters.... Breaks the immersion for me a bit. 

"Sure teh Doomforge's ain't pur' blud Dwed. Bu' eye rath'r seh ay Doomforge roise teh power. The' stand fer equaliteh insted ef discrimn'tion."