Change to Ethereal

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Unknown2006-06-05 23:51:16
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 5 2006, 11:46 PM) 294624

Alright, I'm going to break my own rule and reply to Ferlas. Just once!

If the fae are undefended, they are more vulnerable than the demons or angels, because the cosmic counterparts are not taken by a quest (and thus take time and call for help), are aggressive, and are strong enough that a group of archangels/archdemons can actually be a bit frightening.


FACT TIME! Angels and demons are -not- aggressive. They just stand there when enemies walk by, unless the person attacks, in which case all those in the room team. Fae do the same thing - perhaps certain Fae should be stronger than others, to make them on par to the angel/demon groups.

ALSO: There are -very- few archangels and archdemons just wandering around. For the most part they are only located around the Supernals and Demon Lords, and are called when they are attacked. You're generally dealing with imps/cherubs, fiends/devas, and one or two angels.

QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 5 2006, 11:49 PM) 294626

I don't think you read what you wrote. I was quite certain you were being sarcastic.
You're suggesting that all the skill involved in accessing the communes be TRANSVERSE ETHEREAL, NW, NW, NW, SW, SE, S, SW, S, SE, S. From there, you skip merrily along, take all the fae you want, take them offplane, kill them, then waltz over to the Avatars (still without having seen one guard yet) and go to work.


...

Did you READ the part where I said the archways should be removed? Did you? Also, we cannot kill the Fae off-plane because they need to be revived in the Well of Souls. Also, the Avatars have fae and, GET THIS, PLAYER DEFENDERS.
Daganev2006-06-05 23:51:27
You keep leaving out important details.

Raiding for avatars is going to be rare, raiding for fae is not.

Anything you do to make it easier for the cities to raid the Avatars, makes it TOO easy to raid the fae (remember you don't need to hit anything or ever be enemied)

Anything you do to make it not to easy to raid the fae, makes it too hard to raid the Avatars.

Thats what I ment Guido. That is a quite a big "so?"

Unless of course you seperate the avatars from the fae.
Xavius2006-06-05 23:51:37
Now, see, I've raided Nil often enough (not enemied though, woo for never getting the killing blow!) to know that, unless they were changed since I was a Celestine, the demons attack enemies of Nil on sight. The Demon Lords, however, do not.
ferlas2006-06-05 23:51:37
I think you all missed my edit any quote xavius

QUOTE(ferlas @ Jun 6 2006, 12:47 AM) 294625

Untrue the cosmic counter parts imps and cherubs are taken and used for a quest.

EDIT:Also the angels and cherubs are not agressive. EDIT: If you don't wish to reply to me but would like to be informed of the full facts of ether glom/seren and the cosmic planes and quests you may do so im PM.

Jack2006-06-05 23:52:23
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 6 2006, 12:46 AM) 294624

Alright, I'm going to break my own rule and reply to Ferlas. Just once!

If the fae are undefended, they are more vulnerable than the demons or angels, because the cosmic counterparts are not taken by a quest (and thus take time and call for help), are aggressive, and are strong enough that a group of archangels/archdemons can actually be a bit frightening.

Are you actually reading what people are typing, or just imagining what you already have formulated arguments to? glare.gif
Sylphas2006-06-05 23:52:44
QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 07:44 PM) 294621


Xavius, this is EXACTLY how the Cosmic planes work and none of us city dwellers are burned out masochists because of it. Get your head out of your ass.


Connect Celestia and Nil once, see how long that lasts.
Unknown2006-06-05 23:53:40
QUOTE(daganev @ Jun 5 2006, 11:51 PM) 294629

You keep leaving out important details.

Raiding for avatars is going to be rare, raiding for fae is not.

Anything you do to make it easier for the cities to raid the Avatars, makes it TOO easy to raid the fae (remember you don't need to hit anything or ever be enemied)

Anything you do to make it not to easy to raid the fae, makes it too hard to raid the Avatars.

Thats what I ment Guido. That is a quite a big "so?"

Unless of course you seperate the avatars from the fae.


Raiding for Supernals/Demon Lords is rare too, raiding for angels/demons is not.

You can't raid the Fae without killing them. We can't make honeycakes.

Ta-da.
ferlas2006-06-05 23:54:09
QUOTE(daganev @ Jun 6 2006, 12:51 AM) 294629

You keep leaving out important details.

Raiding for avatars is going to be rare, raiding for fae is not.

Anything you do to make it easier for the cities to raid the Avatars, makes it TOO easy to raid the fae (remember you don't need to hit anything or ever be enemied)

Anything you do to make it not to easy to raid the fae, makes it too hard to raid the Avatars.

Thats what I ment Guido. That is a quite a big "so?"

Unless of course you seperate the avatars from the fae.



Understand and re read the last two pages of posts daganev, the fae are equlivant to the imps and the cherubs in every single way, they should be defended equally.

Unknown2006-06-05 23:54:42
QUOTE(Sylphas @ Jun 5 2006, 11:52 PM) 294633

Connect Celestia and Nil once, see how long that lasts.


I never said eth glom and seren should be connected - I said the archways ought to go, remember?

QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 5 2006, 11:51 PM) 294630

Now, see, I've raided Nil often enough (not enemied though, woo for never getting the killing blow!) to know that, unless they were changed since I was a Celestine, the demons attack enemies of Nil on sight. The Demon Lords, however, do not.


Odd. I know for a fact angels are never aggressive automatically.
Xavius2006-06-05 23:57:00
Raiding for fae is squint, squint, movemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemove, give honeycake. No one knows unless someone is onplane, and since you're on the same accursed plane anyways, you would never do something that rampantly idiotic.

Raiding for angels or demons involves combat, which takes time and alerts player defenders. They might be used in a quest, but the method is different.

Seriously, just give the Avatars a little area like Crow and Hart have, then disconnect all four from org territory.

QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 06:54 PM) 294636

I never said eth glom and seren should be connected - I said the archways ought to go, remember?
Odd. I know for a fact angels are never aggressive automatically.


Ohhhhhhh. You're not saying the archways should go. You're saying that the planes should be disconnected.

Huge difference, boy. Keep up!
Unknown2006-06-05 23:58:04
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 5 2006, 11:56 PM) 294637

Raiding for fae is squint, squint, movemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemove, give honeycake. No one knows unless someone is onplane, and since you're on the same accursed plane anyways, you would never do something that rampantly idiotic.

Raiding for angels or demons involves combat, which takes time and alerts player defenders. They might be used in a quest, but the method is different.

Seriously, just give the Avatars a little area like Crow and Hart have, then disconnect all four from org territory.


FACT TIME, PART DEUX. We can't make honeycakes. So, we need to attack Fae.
ferlas2006-06-05 23:58:33
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 6 2006, 12:56 AM) 294637

Raiding for fae is squint, squint, movemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemove, give honeycake, movemovemovemovemove, give honeycake, movemove, give honeycake. No one knows unless someone is onplane, and since you're on the same accursed plane anyways, you would never do something that rampantly idiotic.

Raiding for angels or demons involves combat, which takes time and alerts player defenders. They might be used in a quest, but the method is different.

Seriously, just give the Avatars a little area like Crow and Hart have, then disconnect all four from org territory.


You understand that some people have to kill the fae to get them?

As I said make the shadowbound/moon fae let out a cry for help when cakes have been given to them,

(glomdoring) A shadowbound banshee says Someones trying to take me from my tval or what ever its called etc.

Xavius2006-06-05 23:58:40
QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 06:58 PM) 294638

FACT TIME, PART DEUX. We can't make honeycakes. So, we need to attack Fae.


I made lots of honeycakes for Serenwilde as a Celestian cook.
Unknown2006-06-06 00:00:26
Ah, crap, forgot about cooks. Well then, one more change: make honeycakes made with cooking different than the ones that are quest items. Can't the avatars or Butter make them? If not, make it so the they can again. That issue, resolved.
Xavius2006-06-06 00:01:17
QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 07:00 PM) 294642

Ah, crap, forgot about cooks. Well then, one more change: make honeycakes made with cooking different than the ones that are quest items. Can't the avatars or Butter make them? If not, make it so the they can again. That issue, resolved.


Butter serves anyone, even the city people.
Unknown2006-06-06 00:02:19
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 5 2006, 11:57 PM) 294637

Ohhhhhhh. You're not saying the archways should go. You're saying that the planes should be disconnected.

Huge difference, boy. Keep up!


I'm saying both. Sort of. EthGlom, EthSeren, and Faethorn should be different continents (like earth caverns and the mountains of madness), with the archways removed.

QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 6 2006, 12:01 AM) 294643

Butter serves anyone, even the city people.


I gave her a load of honeycomb before I was enemied to Faethorn or either spirit and nothing happened.
Xavius2006-06-06 00:02:59
QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 07:02 PM) 294644

I gave her a load of honeycomb before I was enemied to Faethorn or either spirit and nothing happened.


That would have been during the last Faethorn event, I imagine.
Terenas2006-06-06 00:04:11
QUOTE(Temporary_Guido @ Jun 5 2006, 11:44 PM) 294621

Xavius, this is EXACTLY how the Cosmic planes work and none of us city dwellers are burned out masochists because of it. Get your head out of your ass.

Um, no? Were you around when Celest got raided on an hourly basis by Magnagorans? I can assure you the city was incredibly frustrated and burnt out. That's one of the reasons why the guards and Supernals/Demon Lords were upgraded. This is precisely what Estarra does not want, your suggestions would do nothing but escalate the level of conflicts on Ethereal to what occured during the last Glom vs. Seren war. Both sides were exhausted and frustrated to hell because of all the fightings all the time.
Unknown2006-06-06 00:05:42
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jun 6 2006, 12:02 AM) 294645

That would have been during the last Faethorn event, I imagine.


I don't think so - it was shortly before I began killing them on a regular basis, which was after the event.

QUOTE(terenas @ Jun 6 2006, 12:04 AM) 294646

Um, no? Were you around when Celest got raided on an hourly basis by Magnagorans? I can assure you the city was incredibly frustrated and burnt out. That's one of the reasons why the guards and Supernals/Demon Lords were upgraded. This is precisely what Estarra does not want, your suggestions would do nothing but escalate the level of conflicts on Ethereal to what occured during the last Glom vs. Seren war. Both sides were exhausted and frustrated to hell because of all the fightings all the time.


Uh, what? Currently the conflict on celestia and nil is fine, and with my suggestions the ethereal areas would be identical in every way to cosmic.
Xavius2006-06-06 00:08:51
Ethereal.
Is.
Not.
Mechanically.
Equivalent.
To.
Cosmic.