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bluefve wrote:Actuall, they did add new Kitin. They are called Kitin of the Depths, and they are whitish-blue, like

Ninja Yubos! ^^

mithur wrote:You are pretty self-centered, I think.

I'm sure the point is to make the same, but thinking a little in the low-level players. Near the newbie zones (lvl 50-60) don't put 3 lvl 40-50 mob; put only two, so it can be possible for a solo PC kill them if they need to do.

In that way you don't annoy that players, and they can play while the rest can take the same fun.

sadly i am bored at work today so i get to post.

how did you come to the conclusion i am self centered exactly? I have been to plenty of events where *everything* killed me in 1 hit, i had a brilliant time.

the idea is to team up with people, fight off the kitin, not farm them in low level zones solo. Life is harsh, its supposed to be, get used to it. the team invite isnt that tricky to work out you know.

and sorry for quoting you and being so agressive, but you quoted me so meh.. It really bugs me when ppl moan whenever something new or different or heaven forbid challenging happens ingame. There are plenty of games that are in permenent easy mode, this isnt one of them

mithur wrote:I'm sure the point is to make the same, but thinking a little in the low-level players. Near the newbie zones (lvl 50-60) don't put 3 lvl 40-50 mob; put only two, so it can be possible for a solo PC kill them if they need to do.

In that way you don't annoy that players, and they can play while the rest can take the same fun.

The idea about a invasion is that they invade the safe places and that you have to fight regain territory. You are forced to cope and find a way to survive them. That is what this is about. The world atys is advertised as a dynamic world, and so here it is being dynamic. I want to be annoyed when I log in, there must be some kitin at the cities and safe spots around the TP's. They are invading, and the homins must fight to regain the lands.

The last invasion was in 1 zone only but surviving with less then 10 players was really hard with 25+ level 200 mobs ganging up on your team. This invasion is nice since it has mobs of all levels and they are spread around. Everybody has a change to kill them even in small groups. In case you haven't noticed this is a multi player game, give a shout in region, run around and look for people and start killing kittin

sx4rlet wrote:Dont you mean that your grand-grandson 'the great master kitin exterminator' will tell his stories to Ulani 'The almost Hunter of Debutant Kitins'?

*winks at Ulani-who-wants-to-be-big*

lol! Yeah, darn those kitins! They resist 75% of the damage I do to them and I think I used 300 bullets to take one down. I gotta get a team.

Where are those professional leveling companies when you need them?

Personaly I loved this event. Changed my paths from one spot to the others also got me kitin eradicator title, gave the best hunt fun I had in a while particularly cos of spawn time which is kinda long so forces us to travel a lot to kill as much as possible in different spots

It sticks to the original lore which made me first pick SoR as my MMORPG. And it is a great introduction event for the kitin lair as well

Awesome work Nevrax, I love it

Kind of came in at bad timing for me. I am at the stage where I really just want to level. Its quite good fun for a change, but for me personally its more of a hindrance. That said and done i would imagine its good fun for the majority.

well, i'm a newcomer too,been only a week i play SoR, so the event and its 'nastiness' came as a surprised too. especially after being killed 2 times by kitins respawns near FH stables :s
i just went 'wtf!!' for a wee while. so i looked at my options, as i couldnt solo my favorites spot at the moment, i decided it was the time to level my forage and crafting a bit *grins*
so , yes, i know people will tell its more boring than going on hunts, but so far, in my experience a hunt in group is just choosing which tile you want to level, choose the spell/attack to do it then hitting a key for a long while ( i know, i generalize that too, but basicly...).
so since monday, i have fun foraging, learning the ropes, diying unexpectanly too, i can craft some sparkly medium q60 amps now, may not sound much, but it makes a newb like me happy

so there's still things to do, tonight ill try to carefully sneak in Fount, to a spot i know give some barks, or at least, reach the teleporter.

i'm not in mood to grind the kitins for a title, so i found others things to do, and accept this challenge is part of my life on Atys.

(To needlessly tack my own opinion on here...)

I've gotten steamrolled a few times by the invaders. This is my first experience with aggro+social critters, and... it's annoying to get smeared by a swarm of weak enemies. It's also annoying to have important spots and routes camped by enemy hordes. But the teamwork is really nifty. To get a group together not to grind faster but to survive; to not worry about whose skill level is nerfing your XP; to just go out and play action hero, making Atys safe for democracy... I think that's a good time.

geezas wrote:The idea about a invasion is that they invade the safe places and that you have to fight regain territory. You are forced to cope and find a way to survive them. That is what this is about. The world atys is advertised as a dynamic world, and so here it is being dynamic. I want to be annoyed when I log in, there must be some kitin at the cities and safe spots around the TP's. They are invading, and the homins must fight to regain the lands.

Fine, that's your opinion, and it's fine.

I think in another way; I've been Game Director for Pen-and-Paper RPGs for more than 13 years, and I've learn a couple of things: The lore, the background story must be good, and it's basic for a good game. That's totally true. But the objective is playability. Wraith:The Oblivion has a damn good background, and a very poor playability, and wasn't very funny.

I think that, if you have to sacrifice a little background for a better play, as a storyteller you have to do it, and that is why I have my opinion about this.

mithur wrote:Fine, that's your opinion, and it's fine.

I think in another way; I've been Game Director for Pen-and-Paper RPGs for more than 13 years, and I've learn a couple of things: The lore, the background story must be good, and it's basic for a good game. That's totally true. But the objective is playability. Wraith:The Oblivion has a damn good background, and a very poor playability, and wasn't very funny.

I think that, if you have to sacrifice a little background for a better play, as a storyteller you have to do it, and that is why I have my opinion about this.

Well, Wraith wasn´t about Fun. It was about Horror. I´d had some very, very, good scares in my time playing wraith. It´s a kind of Fun.
If it´s not your kind of Fun, but you want to play (or Master) it anyway, try and take a different approach.
Make it your game.

It´s the same with Ryzom.
The Gameplay is what YOU make of it. The Game-mechanics just provide you the tools. YOU have to be able to use them and make something worthwhile for yourself and others with them.

You seem to know just that, so why don´t you do it?
Ok, you realy can´t make the Kitin go away just now, but you can choose to ignore them for just a few days, or you may choose to take up the challenge they represent and act like the Hero you´re supposed to be!

Or you could just leave, for a reason as small as a few days of not getting what you want. And not being able to help yourself.

It´s your decision.

Edit: Ah, and not to sound arrogant, but do you realy think that Nevrax would change their 2 year old lore and background just to keep you here? We oldies have been demanding a new Invasion for Month now and are happy to see one again and we have participated in some before, at the same levels as you are now. We took the challenge. Can you?

Acridiel