Today is going to be the day, that my gold membership on zone is running out. As mentioned in another thread, I decided already a while back not to upgrade again.
The reasons are as simple as unsatisfactorily, I've asked myself why I should pay today now, while the game isn't a task but more of a pain, just cause the game is hardly playable the way I want to play it, of course as trial today yet, while I didn't pay for the game back when it was loads of fun, but still not worth the money. Of course a trial phase is not meant to be a basis to play a game at it's full features, but it made me the decision rather simply.
To the main part of this topic:
I'm quite sure that there's still players on zone looking for a task as well as a enjoyable and well worked out game. If the offer still stands, I would like to keep the "showdown" going, maintained as events person with a reward for the winner. I'm not that sort of person, that enjoys a bunch of ittle bittle events, just cause they don't require any preparation, nonetheless time or even work, just to have something done. Since I don't enjoy these, I wouldn't go the route and have these going. In fact those sort of events could just be triggered automatically with some in game script, but in times where the jobs are rare...
I could set up a showdown once or twice a month, just the way I was trying it before, I've got to agree, it failed on the first try and lot's of time for preparing the event was more or less wasted, asides of the point to learn by failures, but that shouldn't stop another try.
There could be some adjustments here and there, and maybe two at each different time zones, supporting European and America, as well as a materially price, since those seem to be the only thing to keep people attracted for it, once a month gold aprippers for apripper event, gold appirces for apps event. I wouldn't need much of commands for these either, the routine is simple, but time consuming and a lot of work.
Something a lot seem to be scared about around here.
I wouldn't be active as player, cause of the reasons mentioned on top, but I would be spend the time to prepare and announce these and be there to have the events going of course. As first I declined straight away, cause I'm leaving anyways, but I forgot to take in mind, that this game once was a game that I've spend hours and hours on and had good times here, yes it actually was one of the games I did enjoy the most. So it wouldn't be the right way just to nod the head and turn for the door, rather than giving a bit back and who knows, maybe it does get one day back on the route.
Cause I've still had some items, bought a while ago but never could activate them, I've gambled some of in some sort of event, just cause I didn't want to have them wasted or giving them away for a less. Thanks to Nataxo who made it possible with commands, to lock a spar room, and limiting the weapons. The one to beat me got the price, after a good bunch of dead bodies, scooter123 won the assault pistols on the third try. I would have kept it going for two more items, but Nataxo had to go, being continued tomorrow if I'm still gold then.
Since everyone in that hour+/- did enjoy it quite well, and was begging to be the next one, while I was trying not to skip anyone waiting outside, as well as me having fun even when I gave away a gelat item I did pay for, and Nataxo freaking out with cheer-leading
this was well worth it for everyone. It's some thing I've also could take in mind during my visits now and then.
One more thing for an event, I've wondered a long while now why it never happened, is having the whole server, as those who want to compete, having to fight one tough enemy, some admin seems to have a lot fun with uber health, why not have some admin fighting the whole bunch of people with equal health to the peoples competing. Of course this needs to be tested and worked out, to have a possible victory for both sides, incredible speed commands or alike wouldn't help to have it balanced. But disabling cakes and sniper, adjusting the health to a equal percent, possible map for it as if it's be deathmatch or guild wars etc. etc.
I'm sure the whole server would enjoy it (except the ones that tend to whine about each and everything) especially if there is something new, like having the "beast" wielding new weapons that are introduced soon but not released yet, that way there was feedback already before it gets into game and could need a possible adjust 2 days later. If no admin is willing to die a possibly death, I would offer myself to have this going with some adjusted character as another part of my visits. It wouldn't even need a reward of any sort, cause it's fun to work as a team.
Helpful side note:
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A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.
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This could also be automated with some nice scripted bot, shooting diagonal, switching weapons from close to long range or even bombs at a large stack of players. Of course its simple to have a uber bot, but a well balanced bot especially in this case would take up a lot of work in scripting. And in some other thread I could read, what kind of major project the Christmas tree in game was, with
color changing boxes, guess yet there is already the work started for the Christmas tree next year, maybe with even flashing lights, so I understand that there won't be any time for things like that. Not to mention all the bugs that are around, even for years, but how long could zone survive without a Christmas tree?
Bahamutstetff seems to be a really good hoster when it comes to guild wars, sadly most of the times if not always, those event are the same guild versus the server. Maybe hes willing to host of, frequently and announced guild versus guild events for everyone? Taking registrations a few days and having two guilds fight each other three rounds with announced rules once a week.
There's many ideas around the forum, for messing with current maps, most of those ideas would destroy more in the balance than adding to it. But they could be used as events, for a hour or two.
Like this being an example:
http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=83299
But I almost forgot, this would need scripting, and next christmas comes for sure, like
whoops and the tree needs to be ready.
As for the forums, I was banned the past 7 days, for kinda the most incredible and unbelievable reason, I've ever heard. That going to keep me away from this forum as well, apart of the times when I would need it to host something.
So long,
Real
01-05-2009, 03:30 AM
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