Thor Mastablasta Hammersmith - Level 220, AI 30, LE 70 Clan Atrox Nano Technician - Setup
The Red Brotherhood
I'm a Nano-Technician, don't ever expect me to fight unbuffed, alone or fair.
Means: about f'ing time :P
Satenia: heresy <3
Znore: Mastablasta <3
Kinkstaah: I have agro from many mobs ;(
Madarab: we are aoe class, we are supose to use pistols
Marxgorm: the NT toolset does not fit into my raiding tactics
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/sho...3&postcount=47
Items #1 and #4
I'm not sure if that means that the whole Phasefront platform in Newland Lake will be gone. If so, will Toni Akseli be moved somewhere else (Westerlund Loungemaster, preorder item, Hover Chair)? Or will the Hover Chair be available in the Item Store's Claim tab, same as other preorder or order bonus items?
What a wonderful, emotional, heartfelt, warming, sincere, and achingly-honest post by you, Edvvin. This post probably sums up what most of the players of this game really feel about it.
Everyone behind the scenes should read it. Put yourselves in this guys shoes. Feel his pain, respect his feelings, and deliver ( Although, having said that, it seems you're all beavering away in the background ).
+10 internetz to you, Sir Edvvin.
Rubi-Ka is an ideal Planet for colonisation, but its Notum will make it dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands. I fear for it. Unknown 28703AD
+1 from me also for Edvvin.
It was 11 years and 6 months ago when I first logged into AO. Nanomage Melee Adventurer, totally gimped... But it was a great time, seeing all these people in Newland City every day. Or the Neutral starter zone (a.k.a. Neutral Backyard)... I was there for 2 weeks. This place felt damn huge and it's still my favorite AO starter zone. But what really hooked me about AO was how it just threw you into the world. I felt lost and I had to learn everything from ground up, by myself. There are only 2 games which went into a similar direction. One is TSW, even if it shows some of it's mechanics in tutorial videos and everything, the other one is EVE Online. If AO threw you into into it's world, slapped you into the face and left you, EVE nearly kills you and leaves you to die in open space. Most other MMO's I've tried (especially WoW) were more... Let me say, starting in WoW felt like this and the following strips:
http://www.goblinscomic.com/08212005/
AO felt like this (from the Goblin's POV):
http://www.goblinscomic.com/10192010-2/
And this is the reason why AO hooked me for such a long time.
Btw, I wore an Evangeline Terigena Webcloak for 3 months or something, ever wondering how I could switch on this cool effect blueish skin. Then I found out: This cool armor is called grid armor and Adventurers can't wear it. But until today, I have an Evangeline Terigena Webcloak on my bank and all my EVE characters have Terigena as their surname.
Solweintraub - Engi - 220/30/70
Byteflush... - Advy - 150/04/14
I really don't care about what mattered to you personally because it's going to be different for each person. The hook that grabs someone else is not going to be the same as your own, you can't grasp onto features for nostalgia's sake alone.
Like for example, I'd absolutely hate to see cities back. It completely ruins the scenery that is AO for me, and I love it so much better now than how it was, and bringing them back for a novelty just doesn't make much sense to me.
Sorry I didn't much care for the story, not trying to be offensive or anything.
Last edited by leetlover; May 3rd, 2013 at 01:28:28.
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While I do understand and respect your opinion, I don't understand how does the current situation make more sense than pre-merge with org cities? Paved streets and cleanly cut grass in the middle of nowhere? It may be a step in the right direction (not sure about that, but it may), however current status of RK is waaaaaay worse than pre-AI.
As you immerse yourself into the game exploring the wilderness far away from populated cities, you find remains of old Org cities that used to be there. You scratch your head wondering: "How come no-one told the groundskeeper that we have abandoned those cities?"
Last edited by byteflush; May 3rd, 2013 at 02:18:20.
Solweintraub - Engi - 220/30/70
Byteflush... - Advy - 150/04/14
As others have mentioned, great post!
I honestly feel like this may have been the best post I have ever read. Thanks!
I don't think they ever comfirmed what they were going to do with the empty plots after merge. There was talk of removing them completely but there was also talk of them being used again as outdoor cities again later. AFAIK, they never said what exactly was going to happen to them
RK2 - Pimpmyride 220 Engi!
Why would they ever care about prioritizing removing them considering the first priority is development of the game in the new engine.
♚ Hail To The King Baby. ♚
You would think that they have the old world on a hard drive somewhere.
If not, one of us old-timers could send an .iso of a pre-AI install disc
Ekarona 220/30 Female Solitus Engineer, long term member of Northern Star and proper "poor" gimp.
Ekaslave 220/low Female Solitus Trader, FLAT(TM) pricing TS, almost all can do!
Ekaros almost there/almost there too Male Solitus Martial-Artist.
Ekadv gimp/gimp Female Opifex Adventurer
@Edvvin - wonderful post ! Simply heartbreaking ...
Read it people (the long one in page 5) and DON'T FORGET ...
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When was the last CONTENT update done in AO? Wasn't it gauntlet instance? Seems like it happened ages ago. Is this normal behavior for a MMO?
MyNameIsCani 220 Trox Solja
Canibaal 215 Trox Enf
Canifix 215 Trox Fix
Pureevul 220 Trox Shade
Canikeep 220 Trox Keeper
Deathreturns 220 Solitus Doc
Alphadawg 164 Opifex Fixer
CanIKillYou 150 Solitus Adv
Canistrikes 80 Nano Agent