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- Kaila Galathil Travinus
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Right. It's a well known fact that when something happens e.g. a new magic academy opens, everyone makes a mage char. If there was going to be archmage status, everyone would make an archmage char; it's just how it is.Kaila Galathil wrote:Not necessarily, some may have other goals in mind. Maybe finding out those goals in an application process would be helpful and adjusting the classes to fit the goals?Kevin Lightdot wrote:Virtually impossible to do that, near everyone'd want to be an archmage.
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- Kevin Lightdot
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Nah, my best guess is that we'll simply get a lot of people who set their char only 1 goal: Become strong, and pwn.Kaila Galathil wrote:Not necessarily, some may have other goals in mind. Maybe finding out those goals in an application process would be helpful and adjusting the classes to fit the goals?Kevin Lightdot wrote:Virtually impossible to do that, near everyone'd want to be an archmage.
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Like Alex said.
- Kevin Lightdot
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And all those who don't get it, because of gm intervention will be unhappy, or feel treated unfair, and the flames of the forum will reach to the heavens and kill all the bumblebees!Cuthalion wrote:that is why one have gm,s and my point. Only let a few people get strong in magic.
I remember talking with Nitram about this, he also wanted mages to be real strong, and not common, but not even mr binary could fix that.
@Retlak: And that comes from our master summoner;)
I love mages, and I allways prefer to play them, but I would rather not get to play a mage, than seeing this get like for example Runescape. There every character is really the same, only the graphics makes the diference... This is an rpg, and overbalancing takes a little bit of the charm away in my opinion. At least it must be posible for the academy to take less students at a time? Or make the requirements to the rp higher? Or the studytime a lot longer?
I love mages, and I allways prefer to play them, but I would rather not get to play a mage, than seeing this get like for example Runescape. There every character is really the same, only the graphics makes the diference... This is an rpg, and overbalancing takes a little bit of the charm away in my opinion. At least it must be posible for the academy to take less students at a time? Or make the requirements to the rp higher? Or the studytime a lot longer?
- Atuan Silverheart
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- Atuan Silverheart
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- Atuan Silverheart
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- Atuan Silverheart
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- Atuan Silverheart
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Enough with the jokes.
Okay here's my two cents: I hate the academy.. I hate the idea that all newbs and n00bs just get magic without having to work for it or being IG for long enough to know how things spin. I hate the fact this spoils all the fun.. My idea is to erase the academy and insted, have the GM's select a FEW good played mage chars, who wouldn't make you doubt that the players he's gonna teach, would end up pk'g n00bs. These teacher chars should be the only ones having the rune and they could teach when they want and whom they consider that is ready(after a period of apprentichip of at least 1-2 months), without any penalties or skill requirement whatsoever.
Okay here's my two cents: I hate the academy.. I hate the idea that all newbs and n00bs just get magic without having to work for it or being IG for long enough to know how things spin. I hate the fact this spoils all the fun.. My idea is to erase the academy and insted, have the GM's select a FEW good played mage chars, who wouldn't make you doubt that the players he's gonna teach, would end up pk'g n00bs. These teacher chars should be the only ones having the rune and they could teach when they want and whom they consider that is ready(after a period of apprentichip of at least 1-2 months), without any penalties or skill requirement whatsoever.
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- Kevin Lightdot
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And what gm do you think has plenty of time to do so?Atuan Silverheart wrote:Enough with the jokes.
Okay here's my two cents: I hate the academy.. I hate the idea that all newbs and n00bs just get magic without having to work for it or being IG for long enough to know how things spin. I hate the fact this spoils all the fun.. My idea is to erase the academy and insted, have the GM's select a FEW good played mage chars, who wouldn't make you doubt that the players he's gonna teach, would end up pk'g n00bs. These teacher chars should be the only ones having the rune and they could teach when they want and whom they consider that is ready(after a period of apprentichip of at least 1-2 months), without any penalties or skill requirement whatsoever.
I dunno but I don't really think this is an option.
I like the academy, but your statements are true.
There where quite a lot of newbies who still didn't really get the game around, for instance one time some mage apprentice wrote #me wants to die... like right now. Such thing are simply crap.
Nothing against the newbies, but they should first learn a bit more of the game before becoming a mage.
The actual requirements on that part should be higher.
And well, the story is kinda lame since it's absolutely neutral.
If I'd be able to choose there'd be 2 or so 'academies' a general one, for general people, one for more 'evil' people(obviously smaller, and more demanding on parts.)
But there'd be to little teachers, but other than that the academy is fine.
- Atuan Silverheart
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Dunno, the idea of personal teachers is more motivating.. Makes you wanna earn the right as an apprentice, no just write some random stuff and... boom, welcome in the academy, here's your magic!
I've said this before, so i'll say it now also: Once i've seen one that hadn't got the slightest idea of what OOC and IC is, and he was casting illusions all arround TB... in my oppinion, the accademy had lost it's credibility from that point.
Edit: please stay on topic and stop posting crap.. Thank you
I've said this before, so i'll say it now also: Once i've seen one that hadn't got the slightest idea of what OOC and IC is, and he was casting illusions all arround TB... in my oppinion, the accademy had lost it's credibility from that point.
Edit: please stay on topic and stop posting crap.. Thank you