Ludlow Militia : newish guild

[Golena]

Ludlow was the starting town for mages, I am pretty sure?

Highlanders started in Humberton.
Britons started in Cotswold.
Saracens started in Lethanis.
Avalonians started in Avalon Marsh.

I didn't think your class had anything to do with it, could be mistaken tho.

 

[Ruggio]

Good old days...

Nice old good days,
I remember when my first toon popped near Lethanis Association, in Campacorentin Forest, he was a naked Avalonian Elementalist anxious to explore the area and the game. I soon met other players and started grouping with them, trying to learn how to survive in that huuuge forest.
Then one of them proposed to ride a horse to Camelot Hills and a fantomatic Prydwen Keep. And my reaction was: "Why should we go to Camelot, we have a lot to do here.", he answered: "Well because it is the capital city". I spent the huge sum of 5 silver pieces to ride to PK bridge, my m8 fell from horse in the middle of the travel and I felt completely lost in that new and unknown land...
I survived 2 minutes, then a purple boulderling came to "hug" me and I /released in my dear forest.

We were such a nooooobs, but it was so funny, without frustration, without the need to be the best, we were playing a game aiming to have fun... aren't games designed to make people happy?

Sometimes I'd like to turn back time, to return at the beginning, when noone was unsing bots, noone was snobbing a group because powerlevel is faster, everyone was playing his class for what it was and not a mess of artifacts, pots, MLs, CLs and all that things.

 

[Javai]

Highlanders started in Humberton.
Britons started in Cotswold.
Saracens started in Lethanis.
Avalonians started in Avalon Marsh.

I didn't think your class had anything to do with it, could be mistaken tho.

Actually Briton Paladins started at Prydwen Keep. I recall this very clearly as my first in-game act was to walk from there to Humberton to meet up with my other half who decided to be a Highlander, using only my wits and the map that came with the game!

 

[Jarahl]

My very first char was a Saracen Rogue and I started in Lethanis Association.

My 2nd Char was a Highlander Armsman and I started in Humbterton if I recall correctly.

Might have been a mix between class and race then, not sure.

Pretty sure my Avalonian Mage started in Lethanis as well.

 

[Flimgoblin]

There was definitely some race/class combos that started in ludlow - might have been saracen mages or possibly briton mages.

There was a full set of starter class trainers there too (with the rogue trainer hidden behind the pub...)

Used to be able to start at:

Lethantis, Cotswold, Humberton, Ludlow, Prydwen Keep, Campacorentin Station (not far from lethantis to be fair) and Adribard's retreat. I think you could start in Caer Ulfwych too but not 100% sure on that.

This was back in the times when you had to fight over the Boulderlings spots...

 

[Influenza]

Im pretty sure my briton infil started there , you used to have a choice of where to spawn or was that just 1 place in classic lands and in SI? cant remember really

 

[Straef]

Im pretty sure my briton infil started there , you used to have a choice of where to spawn or was that just 1 place in classic lands and in SI? cant remember really

The ability to choose from several places didn't come in 'till SI, I think. You'd just have to create something and get lucky on a starting location before that

 

[Vandrakken]

Greetz to Ludlow :> got some top m8s in that guild, alot of time and respect for them all.

 

[collegien]

This just in : -----


Emergency Report

28 March

Ludlow



We should have seen it coming. Golestandt has attacked, and left little of our fair village intact.




Emergency Report

28 March

Ludlow



We should have seen it coming. Golestandt has attacked, and left little of our fair village intact. We managed to aid many of the villagers to safety during the fiery rampage. In that we were successful. To my dismay, many of my own men who went back to seek survivors still have not returned to our new makeshift camp, which has been set up near Ludlow Guard tower. Thankfully, Elia and Sir Gregory have joined us here and offer their protection.



There is only one other item of concern. I have had several reports of a mysterious figure fleeing the village as it was being ravaged. After speaking with Elia and Sir Gregory, it seems that this figure matches the description of the one who drove them away to begin with, so many weeks ago when all of this began to unfold.



Looks like the Ludlow Militia might have to happyslap a dragon

 

[Mckennitt]

It is actually refreshing and quite warm to see few people/guilds still trying to keep the game in a good level and spirit. At least for people that arent active anymore or semi-active like me its quite good 'advert'. Although my guild is quite small - u've got my warmest welcome and best wishes for the future.

Keep it up and u shall be rewarded.

Regards
Mck

 

[Legaethiel]

This just in : -----


Emergency Report

28 March

Ludlow



We should have seen it coming. Golestandt has attacked, and left little of our fair village intact.




Emergency Report

28 March

Ludlow



We should have seen it coming. Golestandt has attacked, and left little of our fair village intact. We managed to aid many of the villagers to safety during the fiery rampage. In that we were successful. To my dismay, many of my own men who went back to seek survivors still have not returned to our new makeshift camp, which has been set up near Ludlow Guard tower. Thankfully, Elia and Sir Gregory have joined us here and offer their protection.



There is only one other item of concern. I have had several reports of a mysterious figure fleeing the village as it was being ravaged. After speaking with Elia and Sir Gregory, it seems that this figure matches the description of the one who drove them away to begin with, so many weeks ago when all of this began to unfold.



Looks like the Ludlow Militia might have to happyslap a dragon

Nice work mate. We could probably do a dragon raid if only we could find a few more fun seekers. We have an excellent raid leader, who adds another dimension to PvE raids (not me, but someone with alot of experience, who is an exceptionally good player).

 

[toxii]

this is gonna sound a bit harsh, but isnt wow pve easier/better/more fun than daoc pve ?
unless you have had only 1 character since ever and pve wasnt a routine for you but just was more keen on chat and making armies of lvl1 toons

way i see it, pve is a routine , considering that you can get anything a char needs with tripplelog at the hardest, dualog most times. And pve is routine considering the fact that daoc has the best pvp system out there if you count guildwars out.

playing the game like when we played it back at release, is most of all tiresome,
bcos you dont get all the enjoyment from your toon, bcos its badly templated/untemplated completely, ie :tis a bit stupid to hit taskers for example with 0 melee resists, getting hit for 400 a go isnt fun

but ofcourse thats the way i see how the game has evolved atm, and my personal thoughts

 

[Darzil]

way i see it, pve is a routine , considering that you can get anything a char needs with tripplelog at the hardest, dualog most times. And pve is routine considering the fact that daoc has the best pvp system out there if you count guildwars out.

That's true if all you play for is rvr.

Was great fun killing all the epics in the Summoners Hall with a guild group. That's not possible with triple logging, and is much more fun as a group, especially as none of us had checked the tactics, so what the mobs did was unknown and unexpected. You don't have to make pve boring by studying the web before hand !

Also, since when did pveing mean you needed rubbish kit ? My Paladin has 101 dex, +11 Shield/Parry, +10% PvE Block/Parry etc, making him far more effective in that role in PvE. Makes much more epic stuff possible.

I've not played the cartoon that is WoW, with it's highly limited choice of character archetypes, because I like the varied ways that pve (and rvr) can be approached with the multiple characters of DAoC. I'm not saying the pve is the best, but there is a lot out there that people don't do, and can be fun if you try.

Darzil

 

[Legaethiel]

this is gonna sound a bit harsh, but isnt wow pve easier/better/more fun than daoc pve ?


Wow, like Darzil said, is very cartoony. PvE is very fun on this game - because it can be very challenging. Some mobs we have never seen before, so we need to think on our feet, to work out to defeat them. Having sampled WoW, for an evening, I don't like style of game play.

Half of the fun is being tested by difficult mobs, the other half is the interaction with very friendly and nice people, with whom we run with.

Being around people whom you value and respect, is a pleasure in itself. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by people I value and respect in this guild, and our alliance as a whole. I wouldn't change anything about our guild at the moment, we are still having lots of fun.

 

[Golena]

this is gonna sound a bit harsh, but isnt wow pve easier/better/more fun than daoc pve ?
unless you have had only 1 character since ever and pve wasnt a routine for you but just was more keen on chat and making armies of lvl1 toons

DAoC's PvE is fairly bad and i'm assuming this is mainly because the focus of the game has been on RvR.
There's only 1 or 2 mobs in the game that can't be killed almost with your eyes closed by any small group that has any idea how to play their characters.

Most stuff in DAoC is fun the first time round, but after you've done it once doing it a second time isn't really worthwhile.
Your 100% right however that it's the people that make these events fun. Most of the reason people bitch about PvE being crap round here is that we've already done it all already, and doing it for a 7th time doesn't hold much appeal given how easy it was the 2nd->6th times. You can take the same bunch of fun people and do something slightly more challenging.

Was great fun killing all the epics in the Summoners Hall with a guild group. That's not possible with triple logging, and is much more fun as a group, especially as none of us had checked the tactics, so what the mobs did was unknown and unexpected. You don't have to make pve boring by studying the web before hand !

Actually most of them probably are doable with triple logging these days. The first time for me doing raids like this was also very fun, seeing new mobs and working out how to kill them. Doing it the second time there was zero thought required to chain through them easily and while the people there made it enjoyable, doing something less monotinous with the same group of people would probably of been more fun.

DAoC PvE can be good fun (for the time it lasts), and while you've still got new mobs to go visit and kill there's still fun to be had there however!

 

[Flimgoblin]

if you avoid taking ml9 pets or necros along it can be good fun but I'd agree that it's the people that make it

 

[Golena]

if you avoid taking ml9 pets or necros along it can be good fun but I'd agree that it's the people that make it

The main problem is DAoC's PvE is very black/white, and by this I mean once you've worked out a mobs tactics it's either very easy, or completely impossible.

For most groups it's simply a case of tanks taunt the mob and healers heal them. Either the tanks will be able to keep aggro and the mob will drop, or the healers will get aggro and you'll wipe. The fight was pretty much decided when you clicked the invite button based on what classes/gear they had. There's only so much "player input" you can give once you've got past the basic's of how to play a character in PvE.

The people that still have fun PvE'ing are those who are new and haven't seen it before or actually just having fun hanging out with mates and could probably just be sat about in gothwaite and still have a good time. While you can choose not to take ML9 pets of necro's along it does sometimes give you the same feeling as you might get having just climbed Everest. A great sense of achievement, that's slightly dulled when you get your picture taken at the top with the tourists that took the elevator.

 

[toxii]

Also, since when did pveing mean you needed rubbish kit ?



Darzil

that wasnt my point, prolly misunderstood
what i meant was that running in a normal xp group xping at ease doesnt always grant you the access to decent gear unless you look after that specific gear, which needs ingame time/money

however, when you play relaxed, few hours per day pve or not, you wont be getting that kind of assets, unless you had them already or you ebay plats, and lets face it, quests do take time.
way i see it, suiting up a char takes time, esp when you make high end templates with rare items that cost a lot.

on the other hand, im not very fond of pve personally, i always enjoyed rvr, cos its more challenging than killing a mob however hard that is,(doable/undoabe, what Golena said). Just the interaction with other people in a larger scale is what makes this game more fun i think, not NPCs

 

[toxii]

bloody edit timer; i completely agree with what Golena said on entire post

 

[Galadry]

People find PvE fun who are either new or who haven't seen it before:

Speaking personally, yes this is a large part of it. I really love exploring and trying out new things. I would add to the statement above "or who want to try something a different way e.g. with different classes or methods". The Golem Girls doing Cetus with theurgists, which was always a big no no on a ML1 raid comes to mind.

After several years of exploring and trying out different char types, making an effort to level them in different areas and trying to do as many quests and boss monsters as possible I do however feel like I am getting to the end of exploring. That does sadden me a lot. I am amazed at how big the game world is and how much one can do in it without getting bored, tho.

So for me all thats really left now thats new in PvE are the few obscure artis or bosses I havent done yet (yes Colialt that means you and I havent seen Xanxicar although I've been very close more than once...guess these days I will have to go with a necro *sigh* and watch em do it).

The other thing I'm doing is trying to see as much as I can of another realm by doing as many quests as I can solo. Which is cool.

But yes its not just about that, its about the people. And when we get a guild raid going that I can come along to, I jump at the chance!

 

[Zede]

I take it all back !


Oh beloved ones of FH, please forgive me for my indiscretions !


sorry sorry sorry

I think I gave this guy the ego boost he needed to become the legend that he now is !!! :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

 

[noaim]

The name is only a small part of whom we are. We are friends who don't take ourselves seriously or the game seriously.

For such a new guild you spread your spirit quick. Already noone is taking you serious.

 

[Tilda]

The name is only a small part of whom we are. We are friends who don't take ourselves seriously or the game seriously.

I am not going to engage in flaming people who disrespect us.

If you respect all the existing members, then sure. We will welcome you into our fold.

I am probably going to be the new ECM in game - do you want me to close your accounts done? Shut the fuck up and and don't fuck with me again. I am warning you fella - you won't even be able to play this again. So write an apology to Javai or lose your right to play. Idiot.

This is not a threat it is a promise. I will be starting soon, and I would take great delight in closing your accounts down. If you mention these messages in open forum and disclose who I am, I will take away your playing rights. If you bad mouth Javai again, I will close you down. If you fail to apologise, I will close you down. I am too well connected fella, in game and in real life to cross.

www.twofacedwanker.com :worthy:

 

[Gahn]

www.twofacedwanker.com :worthy:

Ahah nice one Tilda xD

 

[aika]

rofl

 

[Muylaetrix]

i have made regretable posts while being drunk...



but this guy just broke long standing records of what is acceptable.

 

[elbeek]

So Legaethiel is the new FH wanker. Jesus @ his posts recently. An IQ of 170, a multi billion pound, industry changing, business oh and a complete fuckwit for a personality. Where the fuck to do these guys come from? The last time we had anyone like this on FH it was when Doribore sussed out what his fingers were for.

I await, with nervous excitement for him to see to me irl..........lol

 

[Corran]

So Legaethiel is the new FH wanker. Jesus @ his posts recently. An IQ of 170, a multi billion pound, industry changing, business oh and a complete fuckwit for a personality. Where the fuck to do these guys come from? The last time we had anyone like this on FH it was when Doribore sussed out what his fingers were for.

I await, with nervous excitement for him to see to me irl..........lol

He has such a great business he was talking about switching to a position that would pay in the region of 14k british pounds. And the wages are (or were) linked to legislated levels which means unless the law changed then he must have been willing to take one hell of a pay cut. Wonder why i dont believe most of what the guy says

 

[elbeek]

He has such a great business he was talking about switching to a position that would pay in the region of 14k british pounds. And the wages are (or were) linked to legislated levels which means unless the law changed then he must have been willing to take one hell of a pay cut. Wonder why i dont believe most of what the guy says

Ahh, he sells knock off tellies.

TBH, Lewankerathiel should either apologise, which he won't, or fuck off.

 

[Golena]

Are this guild still recruiting?
I want to sign up for some of what they appear to be smoking!