Letter to Jessica Mulligan
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:42 am
Dear Jessica,
I was happy to see that you actually responded to a post in one of the (many and, quite often, lengthy) Episode 2 threads. It was this response that prompted me to write this to you. I'm not one to usually start threads. Firstly, there are usually others who have beaten me to it, and all I can do is add to it with my views. It was only when something was truly needed to be said that lead to me creating an actual thread. This is one of those times. Regarding Episode 2: Thank you.
The Temple race has nearly all of Atys in its grasp, and the total number of people that are in that FvF zone is simply amazing. Its eerily empty in the other regions of Atys. Doing a /who in the Void last nite came up with only two people who were not part of the group I was with. The same can be said for many other regions. Places like GoC, where the Kami Tolerance was almost always 0 in certain areas, its practically empty, and the KT is plentiful. The people who normally frequent these areas are busy digging, crafting and fighting their ways towards the building of their temples.
There have been many lengthy and wordy responses given to how its not enough, too much, not enough choice, etc. regarding the FvF. I hardly need tell you that no matter what you do, what changes are made to Atys, you will never satisfy everyone. A shame, perhaps, but a fact of life, none the less. The sheer numbers of people who are roaming around the FvF zone, happy as Larry, should tell you that this Episode has so far been a success. You even listened to the complaints we had on the zone, fixed them in a very prompt manner (something we were beginning to think was something impossible, I'm afraid), and even helped adjust the temples so that any advantage the Kami had during the first few days was rectified.
The amount of posts and reaction to the episode on these very forums should be an indicator of the episodes success. The world of Atys long told of two religious worlds who opposed each other. This never truly came into the game play until now. There were even guilds that attempted to provoke some response for following one side or the other (the Kult of Kami comes to mind), however, they were ignored and considered troublemakers. Now, with the arrival of this episode, we can see the competition between the two religions. And, as in real life, there are those who choose to follow and those who choose to walk their own path. Reminds me of real life conflicts between counties. There will always be those who fanatically defend their country, while at the same time, those who oppose and attempt to prevent what their country is doing. A great deal of those who are posting against the new episode were those who have long protested against PvP/FvF (or wanted it severely limited... in which case having it limited to a region in which you have to agree to teleport to seems reasonable). Since they were not happy with PvP/FvF to begin with, there was little chance that they would enjoy the FvF zone. Again, can't please everyone (and something about eggs and omelettes comes to mind)
Anyway, this have become much longer than I had planned. Again, I thank you and the rest of the Nevrax team for Episode 2. I can only hope that things continue like this and that they progress at a decent rate (while the corrective patch was indeed fast, I still remember how long it took for things like Episode 2 to arrive, so you'll have to forgive me if I have my doubts)
With Great Respect,
Morgaine
I was happy to see that you actually responded to a post in one of the (many and, quite often, lengthy) Episode 2 threads. It was this response that prompted me to write this to you. I'm not one to usually start threads. Firstly, there are usually others who have beaten me to it, and all I can do is add to it with my views. It was only when something was truly needed to be said that lead to me creating an actual thread. This is one of those times. Regarding Episode 2: Thank you.
The Temple race has nearly all of Atys in its grasp, and the total number of people that are in that FvF zone is simply amazing. Its eerily empty in the other regions of Atys. Doing a /who in the Void last nite came up with only two people who were not part of the group I was with. The same can be said for many other regions. Places like GoC, where the Kami Tolerance was almost always 0 in certain areas, its practically empty, and the KT is plentiful. The people who normally frequent these areas are busy digging, crafting and fighting their ways towards the building of their temples.
There have been many lengthy and wordy responses given to how its not enough, too much, not enough choice, etc. regarding the FvF. I hardly need tell you that no matter what you do, what changes are made to Atys, you will never satisfy everyone. A shame, perhaps, but a fact of life, none the less. The sheer numbers of people who are roaming around the FvF zone, happy as Larry, should tell you that this Episode has so far been a success. You even listened to the complaints we had on the zone, fixed them in a very prompt manner (something we were beginning to think was something impossible, I'm afraid), and even helped adjust the temples so that any advantage the Kami had during the first few days was rectified.
The amount of posts and reaction to the episode on these very forums should be an indicator of the episodes success. The world of Atys long told of two religious worlds who opposed each other. This never truly came into the game play until now. There were even guilds that attempted to provoke some response for following one side or the other (the Kult of Kami comes to mind), however, they were ignored and considered troublemakers. Now, with the arrival of this episode, we can see the competition between the two religions. And, as in real life, there are those who choose to follow and those who choose to walk their own path. Reminds me of real life conflicts between counties. There will always be those who fanatically defend their country, while at the same time, those who oppose and attempt to prevent what their country is doing. A great deal of those who are posting against the new episode were those who have long protested against PvP/FvF (or wanted it severely limited... in which case having it limited to a region in which you have to agree to teleport to seems reasonable). Since they were not happy with PvP/FvF to begin with, there was little chance that they would enjoy the FvF zone. Again, can't please everyone (and something about eggs and omelettes comes to mind)
Anyway, this have become much longer than I had planned. Again, I thank you and the rest of the Nevrax team for Episode 2. I can only hope that things continue like this and that they progress at a decent rate (while the corrective patch was indeed fast, I still remember how long it took for things like Episode 2 to arrive, so you'll have to forgive me if I have my doubts)
With Great Respect,
Morgaine
