So I noticed something on IRC today...

[Solari]

At any given moment, #thalmarkin is more active than at least eleven other channels (including the main channel—#battlemaster) combined. I have no idea what that signifies, but considering it's mostly talking about Noldorin's french girlfriend (lately) or borderline-childish sexual innuendo (frequently), it must not be anything bad. This is why Thal is sometimes jokingly referred to as an IC clan by the people who play there. It's a joke. Seriously, don't even try to read too much into it.

So, consider this a challenge for those of you who are maybe the chatty type but not especially proficient with IRC, or really active on BM and thus capable of being on IRC, to find a way to connect with other people that play in your realm(s). It's pretty rewarding.

[Miriam Ics]

My thoughts about this:

We talk about everything at IRC, from french girlfriends to music, softwares and pets. At Thal, this is easier, once at the others channels people are mostly talking about the game, problems, strategies.
Why is it easier at Thal? Idk. Maybe because the two guys that started to call us there, Gondolin and Lorgan, started it saying: we are not rich, we are not strong, we don't have many regions but we are the funniest realm at al BM. And they did not lie.
Well, all this changed. We have more regions, we have more money, more nobles but we are still a funny realm.

I put it all as being consequences of the way we (they) started it.
Maybe.
Hard to know for sure.

[Gustav Kuriga]

My thoughts about this:

We talk about everything at IRC, from french girlfriends to music, softwares and pets. At Thal, this is easier, once at the others channels people are mostly talking about the game, problems, strategies.
Why is it easier at Thal? Idk. Maybe because the two guys that started to call us there, Gondolin and Lorgan, started it saying: we are not rich, we are not strong, we don't have many regions but we are the funniest realm at al BM. And they did not lie.
Well, all this changed. We have more regions, we have more money, more nobles but we are still a funny realm.

I put it all as being consequences of the way we (they) started it.
Maybe.
Hard to know for sure.

It has Outer Tilog's penchant for intrigue and crazy characters, without the more fantastic elements such as werewolves and such. Beyond the wizard, whose rp as such is supported in game mechanics via the scrolls, we're all just normal human nobles. Who fight with each other and somehow manage to still be coherent against Melhed.

[Solari]

And just to avoid this becoming a Thalmarkin lovefest, the intent of my post was to suggest a way for players to connect with and engage people they play with on different levels. The game's a community. Being a part of the community enriches your own experience. 

[Anaris]

And just to avoid this becoming a Thalmarkin lovefest, the intent of my post was to suggest a way for players to connect with and engage people they play with on different levels. The game's a community. Being a part of the community enriches your own experience. 

This was, in fact, why I added the "Chat" button on the main navbar.

[Miriam Ics]

And we love it Tim

That button brought a few more to chat. The main channel is always full now, so, thank you

[Anaris]

And we love it Tim

That button brought a few more to chat. The main channel is always full now, so, thank you

You're welcome

...But now we need to get more people in there. MOAR, I tell you!

[Penchant]

You're welcome

...But now we need to get more people in there. MOAR, I tell you!

Directing people to some channels would probably help. The main channel often has chatting but not always and many realms chats are silent so then what? That's why I find chatty channels. Lurians and Thalmarkin are the two I generally go to now.

[Miriam Ics]

Yes, but we are all at main channel too. Or almost all. There are a few who refuse to go there :p
We can always start chats.
I try, but I don't succeed.
Many times not even at Thal channel.

[jaune]

I'm at irc mainly at work, so i idle a lot... and ofcourse i hop there at sometimes during weekend... but then i'm prolly drunk and people hastily retreat and leave IRC before i start to babble and post silly music videos

But... IRC really improves your gaming experience, you get almost immediate replies to your questions and you get to know fellow players... and if your realm chatty is active you get to know players of your realmmates well too.

Back the old days, all Darkan leaders were at IRC, we crunched numbers and made a lot planning at irc along with chitty chatty... Same was with Tara and CE some extent too... I guess that was one of the reasons those realms were pretty dominate at beginning of Atamara... now they are dominating thrhough brute force No irc needed

[Vellos]

IRC is the enemy.

I'm gonna go sit on IRC for 10 minutes or so and troll.

[jaune]

Dont we all?

[Miriam Ics]

Yes, lots of silly youtube videos, music, pics of Una and birds :p

[Tandaros]

At any given moment, #thalmarkin is more active than at least eleven other channels (including the main channel—#battlemaster) combined. I have no idea what that signifies, but considering it's mostly talking about Noldorin's french girlfriend (lately) or borderline-childish sexual innuendo (frequently), it must not be anything bad. This is why Thal is sometimes jokingly referred to as an IC clan by the people who play there. It's a joke. Seriously, don't even try to read too much into it.

So, consider this a challenge for those of you who are maybe the chatty type but not especially proficient with IRC, or really active on BM and thus capable of being on IRC, to find a way to connect with other people that play in your realm(s). It's pretty rewarding.

Any time I log in I get molested by a puppet chicken or something else random, so I never really log onto the BM IRC

because it hurts my brain.

[Miriam Ics]

Any time I log in I get molested by a puppet chicken or something else random, so I never really log onto the BM IRC

because it hurts my brain.

You just need to ignore this and start talking. Its what we all do. Or you think he doesn't do it to all of us? Although I need to say that recently I have been offered flowers