bmj2
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Feb 7, 2013 12:20:41 GMT -5
Post by bmj2 on Feb 7, 2013 12:20:41 GMT -5
Oh yeah, alot of the maps are out of date that are going around in the excel, but there is an interesting area East of the Thornlands that is full of people in hooded cloaks (not sure what kind of NPCs they are) - I don't remember if it was the crater or not that someone mentioned (as I was trying like hell to get out of there before my invis wore off).
Additionally someone mentioned an area west of the Mantis Valley that isn't mapped, and if I remember correctly there is an area west of the Northwestern tablelands now as well.
There is an accessible halfling pyramid in the Northwestern grey forest, and also a castle at the bottom of the northern chasm (if you go north past the logging camp and jump off the cliff) which was occupied by a sorcerer.
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dunebum
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Feb 7, 2013 13:44:35 GMT -5
Post by dunebum on Feb 7, 2013 13:44:35 GMT -5
Yeah, there are lots of areas that are not fully mapped out on those excel spreadsheets. I've tried to add/note stuff to my own. What I'd really like to see is a map of the "Up in the Air" rooms.
When I was trying to use the arch, I would often times be harassed by d-elves. It's pretty fucking annoying that they would hang around that area all the time, as if they had absolutely nothing else to do but try to grief other people in the tablelands.
But then, that's really all d-elves seem to do nowadays. I wish someone would wipe the Soh off the map.
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Feb 7, 2013 15:14:50 GMT -5
Post by armqwerty on Feb 7, 2013 15:14:50 GMT -5
I always thought the kryl queen was written up "before" Alien resurrection where they had an alien queen. No?
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Feb 7, 2013 15:48:33 GMT -5
Post by jcarter on Feb 7, 2013 15:48:33 GMT -5
When I played a templar around '07-'08 there was absolutely nothing in the Allanaki library. If I wanted information or to do research I was told to e-mail in. I checked out the Ruk plane with a Drovian send shadow, it's accessible by going down through the Oasis in the NE part of the Tablelands. It's a hell of a way down though so the only way you'll survive is if you're flying. For the most part it's just Rukkian summons and a bunch of glow crystals. It's a pretty large area though. imo it's another dumb design decision that the staff decided to put so much effort into creating elemental planes that will be visited by a handful of characters instead of, say, expanding one of the Red Storms, fleshing out Cenyr, or doing something that's accessible to more than 1% of the playerbase. This kind of thing just reeks of bullshit favoritism that was shown around '06-'08 with the Council of Allanaki mages. I think the one time I actually felt like I tasted player tears was when I killed Kolt, who the staff outfitted with custom casting emotes, kizn reach, and probably a whole lot more I never knew about. that exact kryl queen is seriously a description from the queen in Aliens which came out in 1986 - here's a crappy youtube link to the part www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVGzg1B4YOY
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Feb 7, 2013 17:18:27 GMT -5
Post by nipwip on Feb 7, 2013 17:18:27 GMT -5
I feel like Indiana Jones just exploring a random cave... and you guys are out fighting Alien queens and exploring uncharted areas of the game? Man
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Feb 7, 2013 20:09:36 GMT -5
Post by armqwerty on Feb 7, 2013 20:09:36 GMT -5
Trust me. Very few people actually met those creatures face to face and lived. Drovians just have a knack for seeing stuff that no normal mortal can probably walk into.
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jjhardy
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Post by jjhardy on Feb 8, 2013 0:22:24 GMT -5
What's in the planes, what if my warrior wants to go to Vivadu's plane?
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jjhardy
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Post by jjhardy on Feb 8, 2013 0:24:29 GMT -5
Someone mentioned Kizn reach. If there are other reaches, I'd like to start playing a caster to see.
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bmj2
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Feb 8, 2013 13:49:28 GMT -5
Post by bmj2 on Feb 8, 2013 13:49:28 GMT -5
What's in the planes, what if my warrior wants to go to Vivadu's plane? Vivadu plane had a bunch of water, plants, and and creatures I wasn't sure were hostile or not. And there is no other reaches (at least there weren't) and yeah the only way to get it is to have the staff give it to you, or have a player that the staff gave it to teach to you (which this might even be restricted). And I imagine you'd have to be decently long-lived, etc.
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dunebum
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Feb 8, 2013 14:16:07 GMT -5
Post by dunebum on Feb 8, 2013 14:16:07 GMT -5
it's probably more "would this guy abuse the power or further plotlines with this"
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tarrag
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Feb 9, 2013 13:26:30 GMT -5
Post by tarrag on Feb 9, 2013 13:26:30 GMT -5
There are a few other reaches.
But, seriously find out IC really is more fun with such things.
*waits for the rocks and crap to get thrown*
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jjhardy
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Feb 9, 2013 23:11:38 GMT -5
Post by jjhardy on Feb 9, 2013 23:11:38 GMT -5
Well, Tarrag, do tell, that's what the forum is about, this is not the GDB
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Feb 10, 2013 10:18:42 GMT -5
Post by succulentgroin on Feb 10, 2013 10:18:42 GMT -5
I know you can still get to the plane of Ruk from the Gem. Looks really cool, mutated plantlife, random fruit bushes everywhere, green beetles, mini-crystal plated gaj with perrain bites. Needless to say I didnt survive very long down there. Especially after the 6 room drop.
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Feb 10, 2013 19:07:59 GMT -5
Post by armqwerty on Feb 10, 2013 19:07:59 GMT -5
There are other reaches, but in a way, the whole matter is completely irrelevent. They were given out pretty often during the times of echri and the end of the world plots. But since Arm 2 is over, there is no end of the world, and there are concerns about balancing the game, such powers are given out spari ... actually they're not given out at all.
At one point, the idea was to summon a mon elemental and speak to them and if you're long lived and interesting enough, the elemental 'might' give you a series of clues on this and that, which may in the end result in being taught a reach.
Now, the elementals no longer speak tatlum. I dont know what is it that they speak, but it's not tatlum and Krathian spell to understand all languages does not help. You can pretty much assume that Imms decided not to use elementals to give out magick secrets, period.
Right now, they only exist on powerful NPCs like red and black templars, etc. And mostly just for showing off the power of those virtual beings.
At one point, kizn was not difficult to learn and it rose soooooo much outcry of favouritism and abuse. Mass casting of ethereal on everyone in the room and then digging through everyone's stuff while everyone are stuck unable to do anything but watch for 40 minutes is probably the most funniest use. Thankfully I've never seen that one done.
It might be better off for you not knowing other reaches. Because if you know of their names and details, you'll probably try to create a plot in order for your mage to procure it. And the Imms would be like ... how the fuck do you even know about it? The last character who had possession of that reach died 42 game years ago. Since they are ultimately and entirely for imm dispensation, you're better off being suprised when ... whatever is it you're doing suddenly brings you a reach.
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jjhardy
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Feb 11, 2013 9:52:45 GMT -5
Post by jjhardy on Feb 11, 2013 9:52:45 GMT -5
If Arm doesn't do something dramatic pretty soon, they will lose members. I know that three of my friends only log in every now and then, and my playtimes have reduced recently.
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