Unknown2005-03-01 00:49:06
Well, Imperian had artifact auctions before, and now they just announced a new one.
Basically, what it comes down too, is it's an auction selling unique, one of a kind artifacts, that cannot be purchased normally (like from an artifact shop). Some are auctioned off for gold, some for credits, and every auction has new items, sometimes with a few returning items.
Here is the newest announce post from Imperian:
ANNOUNCE NEWS #494
Date: 2/28/2005 at 21:57
From: Lord Avasyu, the Creator
To : Everyone
Subj: Artifact Auction
We will be holding an auction on March 19th at Midnight GMT. That is
Saturday at 4PM PST.
The following items will be sold for credits. We may be selling more
then one, we may not.
Market Stall
- A very hot item fom the previous auction, this is basicly a
movable shop.
Stone Figurine
- Make your own stonewalls. (requires stone comms)
Monocle of Acuity
- Observe or glance witout using balance.
Wyvern's Collar
- Gives the user the use of the vitality ability.
Pipe Filter
- Reduces pipe balance.
Phantom mask
- Another very hot artifact. This item works just like the famous
Idrasi masks.
Protection Rings
- These will be individually named at the auction. In short, each
will offer 10% damage reduction from a single damage type. The
damage types will be - fire, cold, poison, asphyxiation,
electricity, and psychic.
House
- A custom, 5 room house, outside a city.
And a few other items we will announce as we get closer.
We will also be auctioning the following items for gold.
1. Silver Bracelet
2. Truesilver Ring
3. Shield of the Protector
4. Level 1 weapon artifact (Bidder Choice)
5. Orphanim Angel Wings
6. A couple other items we will announce later.
Penned by my hand on the 4th of Tenebrae, in the year 457 AD.
Also, here was the announce post from the previous auction:
ANNOUNCE NEWS #352
Date: 8/11/2004 at 0:18
From: Lord Avasyu, the Creator
To : Everyone
Subj: Artifact Sale and Auction
Before some of you are forced back into school, we figure it is a great
time to have an artifact celebration. For the next 3 weeks we will have
a 25% sale on artifacts AND then on September 4th we will have an
artifact auction.
Check out some of these new and older items that you can only get at the
upcoming auction!
Market Stall: This item rocks. In short, you can set up a small shop
(like the city ones) in any urban, road or path environment. It does not
need to be in a city or council.
Tent: A portable indoor room.... imagine the uses.
A Phantom Mask: Like those Idrasi masks? You will like one of these.
House: 6 normal rooms, outside a city or anywhere you want. It needs to
fit within the game design however, and is subject to my judgement.
Boots of Acrobatics: Use the frontflip, backflip and kipup skills.
Bone Shard: Throw this object at the ground or to another room,
afflicting everyone in the room with random afflictions. Great party
gag!
Angelic Medallion and the Demonic Sigil: These items will give you the
appearance of an angel/demon. More importantly they will randomly raise
a single stat from 1 to 3 points. The stat type and amount will randomly
change every Imperian month.
Custom Wings: These wings will take you to a custom portal room.
Penned by my hand on the 12th of Letum, in the year 441 AD.
Imagine how much fun it'd be? And some are auctioned off for gold, so it gives everyone an opportunity.
Edit: And just in case you were wondering, kipup is the ability to stand up while off balance or equilibrium. Frontflip and Backflip are sort of like instant tumble.
Basically, what it comes down too, is it's an auction selling unique, one of a kind artifacts, that cannot be purchased normally (like from an artifact shop). Some are auctioned off for gold, some for credits, and every auction has new items, sometimes with a few returning items.
Here is the newest announce post from Imperian:
ANNOUNCE NEWS #494
Date: 2/28/2005 at 21:57
From: Lord Avasyu, the Creator
To : Everyone
Subj: Artifact Auction
We will be holding an auction on March 19th at Midnight GMT. That is
Saturday at 4PM PST.
The following items will be sold for credits. We may be selling more
then one, we may not.
Market Stall
- A very hot item fom the previous auction, this is basicly a
movable shop.
Stone Figurine
- Make your own stonewalls. (requires stone comms)
Monocle of Acuity
- Observe or glance witout using balance.
Wyvern's Collar
- Gives the user the use of the vitality ability.
Pipe Filter
- Reduces pipe balance.
Phantom mask
- Another very hot artifact. This item works just like the famous
Idrasi masks.
Protection Rings
- These will be individually named at the auction. In short, each
will offer 10% damage reduction from a single damage type. The
damage types will be - fire, cold, poison, asphyxiation,
electricity, and psychic.
House
- A custom, 5 room house, outside a city.
And a few other items we will announce as we get closer.
We will also be auctioning the following items for gold.
1. Silver Bracelet
2. Truesilver Ring
3. Shield of the Protector
4. Level 1 weapon artifact (Bidder Choice)
5. Orphanim Angel Wings
6. A couple other items we will announce later.
Penned by my hand on the 4th of Tenebrae, in the year 457 AD.
Also, here was the announce post from the previous auction:
ANNOUNCE NEWS #352
Date: 8/11/2004 at 0:18
From: Lord Avasyu, the Creator
To : Everyone
Subj: Artifact Sale and Auction
Before some of you are forced back into school, we figure it is a great
time to have an artifact celebration. For the next 3 weeks we will have
a 25% sale on artifacts AND then on September 4th we will have an
artifact auction.
Check out some of these new and older items that you can only get at the
upcoming auction!
Market Stall: This item rocks. In short, you can set up a small shop
(like the city ones) in any urban, road or path environment. It does not
need to be in a city or council.
Tent: A portable indoor room.... imagine the uses.
A Phantom Mask: Like those Idrasi masks? You will like one of these.
House: 6 normal rooms, outside a city or anywhere you want. It needs to
fit within the game design however, and is subject to my judgement.
Boots of Acrobatics: Use the frontflip, backflip and kipup skills.
Bone Shard: Throw this object at the ground or to another room,
afflicting everyone in the room with random afflictions. Great party
gag!
Angelic Medallion and the Demonic Sigil: These items will give you the
appearance of an angel/demon. More importantly they will randomly raise
a single stat from 1 to 3 points. The stat type and amount will randomly
change every Imperian month.
Custom Wings: These wings will take you to a custom portal room.
Penned by my hand on the 12th of Letum, in the year 441 AD.
Imagine how much fun it'd be? And some are auctioned off for gold, so it gives everyone an opportunity.
Edit: And just in case you were wondering, kipup is the ability to stand up while off balance or equilibrium. Frontflip and Backflip are sort of like instant tumble.
Daganev2005-03-01 00:51:24
yaaaay auctions!
Lyren2005-03-01 00:55:49
Wow, I want that market stall. Can we have that?
Unknown2005-03-01 01:13:47
QUOTE(Lyren @ Feb 28 2005, 02:55 PM)
Wow, I want that market stall. Can we have that?
62777
Well, the last auction, they sold three. Two for credits, and one for gold. The first one went for like 1800 credits. The second went for 1400 credits I think.
The last one went for gold and was sold for a ridiculously low price (like 750k). I think all the gold had been used on other artifacts and so no one had enough to bid on it.
Ixion2005-03-01 02:04:21
Bad idea, no no no.
We have enough artie whores. Let's not give the artie whores a chance to be further empowered.
Edit: The NON-Combat arties in an action are an exquisite idea, but definately no arties that help in combat.
Edit2: Please give some equivalent of Buckawn boots to make you immune to webbing. Estarra, I know about 20 people who would buy that in a heartbeat= more money for you.
We have enough artie whores. Let's not give the artie whores a chance to be further empowered.
Edit: The NON-Combat arties in an action are an exquisite idea, but definately no arties that help in combat.
Edit2: Please give some equivalent of Buckawn boots to make you immune to webbing. Estarra, I know about 20 people who would buy that in a heartbeat= more money for you.
Daganev2005-03-01 02:05:43
but some people have too much gold.
Unknown2005-03-01 02:09:30
No, buckawns boots should NEVER exist. To many classes rely on entanglement. Nihilists for starters, and if web was blockable like that, your damage needs to be tweaked a lot, even still it does.
And those artifacts are non-combat related. None of them give to much of an advantage.
And those artifacts are non-combat related. None of them give to much of an advantage.
Daganev2005-03-01 02:12:22
wha? almost all of those affect combat. The only one that doesn't is the market stall, and that I think is a HUGE advantage to being able to get more gold.
Ixion2005-03-01 02:13:21
Moderators, delete Tuek's post immediately! I had to try; I'll have to stick with diminish and tipheret I suppose.
Unknown2005-03-01 02:16:25
QUOTE(daganev @ Feb 28 2005, 04:12 PM)
wha? almost all of those affect combat. The only one that doesn't is the market stall, and that I think is a HUGE advantage to being able to get more gold.
62826
I own a market stall, it is a hobby item. You will NEVER make back what you spent on it, believe me.
Daganev2005-03-01 02:22:45
Are you a concotionist with an marketstall?
Geb2005-03-01 02:44:09
Ixion, It is the artie-whores that make it possible for you to have a Lusternia to play.
It is a bit tiresome seeing people who barely support the game financially (if they support the game at all) be allowed to insult those players who do. They carry themselves with this false sense of superiority thinking they earned all of the power they have because they have not spent any money on credits. They cry about how the artie-whores (read actual financial supporters of the game) may gain a leg up on the real players who put real work in (more playtime actually). They actually feel non-support of the game is a badge of honor. It is really downright silly, and shows a lack of understanding of how the real world works.
It is a bit tiresome seeing people who barely support the game financially (if they support the game at all) be allowed to insult those players who do. They carry themselves with this false sense of superiority thinking they earned all of the power they have because they have not spent any money on credits. They cry about how the artie-whores (read actual financial supporters of the game) may gain a leg up on the real players who put real work in (more playtime actually). They actually feel non-support of the game is a badge of honor. It is really downright silly, and shows a lack of understanding of how the real world works.
Daganev2005-03-01 02:46:44
best as I can tell, ixion is pretty up there as far as artiwhores go
Geb2005-03-01 02:51:08
Daganev, can you give an answer that speaks to the heart of my post? Are you just here to support your buddies, and not really contribute anything meaningful?
Drago2005-03-01 02:54:46
Well, Basically you're saying that you're a capitalist pig and like it.
We all support Lusternia in our own ways. I've bought credits, enough to make me happy with my skills, but I really don't feel like spending money on artifacts that overall wont help me out much (Though I'd love a cubix, paintbrush and spatula).
Other people think differently and they're entitled to that opinion, just as they're entitled to call you an arti-whore. You can just call them a piss-poor loser in return
As for artifact sales, I've never really worried about them, as long as none of the artifacts are too overpowered (like those darned rings of returning, stupid uber-pathfinder).
Buckawn boots really aren't needed on Lusternia, considering it'd only stop abjure web.
We all support Lusternia in our own ways. I've bought credits, enough to make me happy with my skills, but I really don't feel like spending money on artifacts that overall wont help me out much (Though I'd love a cubix, paintbrush and spatula).
Other people think differently and they're entitled to that opinion, just as they're entitled to call you an arti-whore. You can just call them a piss-poor loser in return
As for artifact sales, I've never really worried about them, as long as none of the artifacts are too overpowered (like those darned rings of returning, stupid uber-pathfinder).
Buckawn boots really aren't needed on Lusternia, considering it'd only stop abjure web.
Daganev2005-03-01 02:59:20
What I was saying Geb is that you shouldn't be so rude to people who do infact support Lusternia with money.
Geb2005-03-01 03:02:09
QUOTE(daganev @ Mar 1 2005, 03:59 AM)
What I was saying Geb is that you shouldn't be so rude to people who do infact support Lusternia with money.
62870
Calling people arti-whores is not rude in your mind? I see what people are saying now about your inability to be unbiased.
Aebrin2005-03-01 03:04:05
I want the Porti-tent. Anybody know Aebrin will know what -he- will use it for 
Ixion2005-03-01 03:04:59
QUOTE(geb @ Feb 28 2005, 09:44 PM)
Ixion, It is the artie-whores that make it possible for you to have a Lusternia to play.
It is a bit tiresome seeing people who barely support the game financially (if they support the game at all) be allowed to insult those players who do. They carry themselves with this false sense of superiority thinking they earned all of the power they have because they have not spent any money on credits. They cry about how the artie-whores (read actual financial supporters of the game) may gain a leg up on the real players who put real work in (more playtime actually). They actually feel non-support of the game is a badge of honor. It is really downright silly, and shows a lack of understanding of how the real world works.
It is a bit tiresome seeing people who barely support the game financially (if they support the game at all) be allowed to insult those players who do. They carry themselves with this false sense of superiority thinking they earned all of the power they have because they have not spent any money on credits. They cry about how the artie-whores (read actual financial supporters of the game) may gain a leg up on the real players who put real work in (more playtime actually). They actually feel non-support of the game is a badge of honor. It is really downright silly, and shows a lack of understanding of how the real world works.
62857
Geb, your statement is the epitome of ignorance.
I've dropped over $1000 USD on Lusternia. But according to you, I do not support Lusternia.
Daganev2005-03-01 03:06:09
artiwhore is the established word for people who buy lots of credits. *shrug*
I'd say the same thing if Narsrim said it, and you replied to Narsrim that way.
Ixion, is himself an artiwhore.
edit: I'm still looking for evidence of said biases. oh well.
I don't even know zaltan in game or out of game... but I'm fairly sure he isn't magangoran.
I'd say the same thing if Narsrim said it, and you replied to Narsrim that way.
Ixion, is himself an artiwhore.
edit: I'm still looking for evidence of said biases. oh well.
I don't even know zaltan in game or out of game... but I'm fairly sure he isn't magangoran.
