Update 14OCT10 - Faction Info

bartimeus wrote: Zangi wrote: So... Melders are something players can't fight against or something? From what I read of it, it is a plant thing, that kills by some sort of infection, 'no battle' or any of the sort...  Is that supposed to be how Melders work?  Are you implying that Melders 'play by different rules'?  If so, will you tell us of these different rules they will play by? Or are they just abstracted to have godly military stats? Same question. Can you post here every time you update the description of some faction. I dont really want to have to check everyday every faction that haven't got a descrition to see if you added one.

Um, the Melders' description was ingame when we released factions.

At the moment Factions don't interact with their surroundings - and you can't interact with them either.  At some point this will change.

Put it this way:

You, as a player (or as an alliance) can be destroyed ingame - either by other players or alliance - or by factions. 

Factions cannot be killed. 

They are there to stay, and will regenerate, respawn and come back at you again and again.

So if you choose to settle next to the Melders, or the Dragonkin, or the Giants, or the Sirens, or anyone else who is in the category of "I will kill you" on the standings table it almost doesn't matter how strong you are at surviving waves of attack - because you will never be able to defeat that Faction. 

Does it matter if these "I will kill you" factions rely on purely military strength, or whether they have special powers?  No.

This is why it is, ultimately, very counter-productive for you to settle there.

I'm not sure what else I can say about this!

Best,

SC

Zangi wrote: Assuming NPC operate under the same rules as players...  needing advanced resources and dealing with troop training time...  Would not a coordinated and prepared alliance be able to wear them down to a manageable level?  If they could withstand the initial onslaught?  Albeit, easier the farther away you are...

With many factions, absolutely. 

But the really dangerous ones on the edges of the map - can I reiterate this again? - no, you won't wear them down to a managable level.  If any player thinks for one nanosecond that he will "rule the Dragons", please let me disabuse him of this idea right here.

All these questions have only settled it *very* firmly in my mind that we need to make these few super-dangerous parts of the world unsettlable, and I will update the map over the weekend accordingly.

waylander69 wrote: Now the factions are out can we confirm what day and time we will have access to the spell allowing us to move our cites.  The reason im asking is that due to the different timezones and the rule on distance everyone will want to ensure they get to their new plots asap if indeed they do decide to move or they may miss out on carefully laid plans.

We will give 24hrs notice of the exact release time, but (as of this moment) it's still Wednesday 20OCT10.

Best,

SC

GM Stormcrow wrote: waylander69 wrote: Now the factions are out can we confirm what day and time we will have access to the spell allowing us to move our cites.  The reason im asking is that due to the different timezones and the rule on distance everyone will want to ensure they get to their new plots asap if indeed they do decide to move or they may miss out on carefully laid plans. We will give 24hrs notice of the exact release time, but (as of this moment) it's still Wednesday 20OCT10. Best, SC

Also, I would assume that any alliance really serious about taking a piece of territory would already have settled some placeholders in that particular part of the world to stop anyone else teleporting in.

If not, well... it would make sense... Just a thought.

SC

GM Stormcrow wrote: GM Stormcrow wrote: waylander69 wrote: Now the factions are out can we confirm what day and time we will have access to the spell allowing us to move our cites.  The reason im asking is that due to the different timezones and the rule on distance everyone will want to ensure they get to their new plots asap if indeed they do decide to move or they may miss out on carefully laid plans. We will give 24hrs notice of the exact release time, but (as of this moment) it's still Wednesday 20OCT10. Best, SC Also, I would assume that any alliance really serious about taking a piece of territory would already have settled some placeholders in that particular part of the world to stop anyone else teleporting in. If not, well... it would make sense... Just a thought. SC