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BM General Discussion / Re: The Daimonomicon

« on: October 18, 2018, 09:19:23 AM »

Under the list of Daimonslayers, I would request the addition of Regstav Pryde.  He still carries (RPwise) the flaming dragon sword he wielded against the Daimons.  It has a tooth from two Daimons named Kree that he was part of slaying embedded in the hilt.  Though he wasn't given credit for killing either of them in the battle reports.  He was just part of the battles. 

For those given credit in the battle, VonGarrett Anderbliss slew the first Daimon named Kree.
And Marzo Zond killed the second Daimon named Kree.  I THINK those were during the Fourth Invasion, though I could be wrong.

Also, for unique items linked to the Daimons, I would include the Screeching Ring of Daishi Souls.  Jactosh said he made it of Daishi Souls and it was used to help kill him, along with portal stones, and another artifact.  I THINK that was the Fifth Invasion.  Could be Sixth.

I might also request that Yao Ling Pryde be listed under the "special humans" category.  She touched the energy barrier created by the Screeching Ring of Daishi Souls and it reversed her age, giving her a new youth.  This was around the time that the devs removed the age coding from the game, and that was my RP reason for how she started getting full hours again.    Also, even the individuals running the RP had the energy barrier first vaporize her hand and then regrow it immediately afterwards...so...not entirely just me making stuff up.  Hehehe.  I still RP her as looking VERY young...which considering she's one of the very few nobles on BT who has been here since the THIRD Invasion makes here...ahem...rare. 

http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Screeching_Ring_of_Daishi_Souls
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Long-Lost_Sword_of_Flame

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BM General Discussion / Re: Abusive Players?

« on: October 18, 2018, 09:01:16 AM »

Yes, I did see that, and thank the devs for making the change.

I haven't tried using scrolls with my adventurer since this change back so don't know how much different it will feel, but thank you for returning the option, with limitations and modifications.

My primary issue is in the tone of the original announcement in suggesting that some players were being abusive.  I find that to be unnecessarily prejudicial and antagonistic to the players on the part of the admins, and believe it should be moderated to reflect a more balanced and neutral tone to reflect the position I believe the admins should take.

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BM General Discussion / Re: Why did Greater Xavax <Insert Action>?

« on: October 18, 2018, 08:56:11 AM »

Some went to Perdan where they fight for The South.

Some went to Sirion and later formed Red Haven where they fight for The North.

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Development / Re: Archer targeting

« on: October 18, 2018, 08:51:54 AM »

I was part of that Monster Mash myself.  200 Mixed infantry with 100% armor and 95% weapons with range of 3.

I was part of the wall with the ranged 5 SF behind me.  I still have many of those men now on that character.

It is still scary to see that force in action when going up against monsters or undead, even after the archer nerf.  It's very hard for even monsters to actually KILL soldiers arrayed one hundred strong with 100% armor.

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Feature Requests / Re: Customisable Duchy Shares

« on: October 18, 2018, 08:47:30 AM »

I am in favor of this.

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Feature Requests / Re: Email reminders/browser notifications

« on: October 18, 2018, 08:46:18 AM »

I like this idea. 

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Development / Re: Archer targeting

« on: October 15, 2018, 03:08:28 AM »

Oh yes.

Some realms are known for their infantry.  And some are known for their archers.

I've never seen a realm myself that uses only one of them.

Though there is a note above that one is ranged SF and archers.  When you get someone capable of putting together SF centers that good.  Very expensive that is, and so are the SF themselves.  You're looking at a serious richman army there. 

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BM General Discussion / Re: Abusive Players?

« on: October 15, 2018, 03:03:42 AM »

And as a noble, you would have the right to make that decision and enact it on your own.

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Development / Re: Archer targeting

« on: October 13, 2018, 05:44:27 PM »

I have played this game for over ten years.

I've never seen any realm using only infantry.

I in fact have never LED an infantry unit.  I've used mostly archers since the beginning.  I currently have some range 5 special forces, some range 3 mixed infantry, and have commanded cavalry numerous times in the past.  But never infantry.  Why?  It didn't interest me, so I didn't.

The point is, that I've never seen any realm rely purely on infantry.  The average I've seen is between one third and two thirds of a nation's army is infantry, the rest is archers, and then a few nobles messing around with the other possibilities.

Perdan and Astrum are two realms that partially break this.  Perdan has very powerful special forces recruiting centers, even after the admins erased the MOST powerful one during the Walls and Recruiting Center Destruction Portal Stone Event.  And Astrum has the best Mixed Infantry RCs in the game.  So both of those realms have a higher percentage of SF or MI in their lines of battle.  But even there I see plenty of standard infantry and archers walking around.

Yes, the infantry and the archers are the most basic force used by the vast majority of nobles.  But there's never been any time that I've played when only one of those was used. 

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East Island / Re: Bescanon portal RP

« on: October 13, 2018, 05:27:20 PM »

It is possible I misremember, but I remember Jarbosh as a powerful Daimon...

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East Island / Re: Bescanon portal RP

« on: October 12, 2018, 08:46:10 AM »

I don't know.

I don't know.

And I don't remember who planted the portal. 

But...I figure there is some rhyme or reason to it somewhere.  I'm just hopeful that this really does portend an end to the the massive magical attacks on EC.

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BM General Discussion / Re: Family Logos on Forum

« on: October 12, 2018, 08:41:40 AM »

Yeah...it starts there with that...let me tweak the instructions...hehehe

Sorry for anybody caught by that issue. 

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BM General Discussion / Re: Abusive Players?

« on: October 12, 2018, 08:40:51 AM »

I'll note again...those tactics have been used for years.

Were they always popular?  No.  The East Continent recently went through a long situation of a single adventurer using a portal to ask that all the defending walls of a nation be removed and their best recruiting centers be destroyed.  The request was granted in minutes.  Possibly hours, but I remember it as minutes.  That did start up a general disagreement in the player base about the magic game on EC being...ahem...too game changing.  And an answering portal was called up specifically to lower magic in the EC.  That portal was just closed today with an event that seemingly removed magic from the island and attacked adventurers carrying portal stones and seemingly erasing them from the island.  The stones.  Not the adventurers.  I think that is good for the game, and agree that EC should be a low to no magic area.  It is ironic that it is the only island with elves, but....such ironies can build more fun.  hehehe.

Throughout all of this, BT was noted as the island where high magic SHOULD be allowed, considering its experiences with invasions and the like.  I remember when adventurers were first introduced, and from that time until now I have seen adventurers use scrolls against monsters, undead, daimons, and other players.  This has never once been questioned by anyone as an abuse of the rules.  It was the way the game played.

I can't even count the number of times I've seen adventurers use scrolls to wipe out monsters, undead, or daimons as noble-led units charged in to fight the survivors of their attack.  And in wars between player realms, they've often moved in just before the fight to use scrolls in support of their nation, religion, or guild.

Now what we had here was one city seceding from an allied realm and then adopting a religion following the Daimons, the single biggest baddest bad guys ever seen on Beluaterra.  Every single Daimon-worshiping religion has been wiped out.  I say this as the player of the noble who is the head of the primary anti-Daimon religion.  And she has seen every single Daimon invasion.  She's old.  She's REALLY old.  She's one of the older characters in the game.  And she's seen multiple Daimon-worshiping religions rise up and she's seen every single one of them torn down again.

So she got information from members of a guild offshoot of the religion saying these people were daimon worshipers.  She traveled over to one of their temples, read their mission statement, and the basic tenants of their religion, and agreed that qualified as daimon worship.  So she declared them evil and went back home to continue tending to her city.

At which time the guild offshoot in question mounted probably the most successful scroll attack I've ever seen.  Number one.  They played me.  I love it that they did.  They knew a hot button issue for my character and they PRESSED it.  Then they waited for me to respond, which I did pretty quick.  Not because I knew they had plans.  Oh no.  I had no clue.  I just happened to have full hours and the ability to travel their pretty much immediately.  Remember.  Priest.  They can be quick on their feet.  Hehehe.  And then the guild offshoot did what I've seen before.  They sent out adventurers with scrolls to smash and rend.  As I said, I think it's the most successful such attack I've seen.  Not the only by any means.  In previous cases it's usually been across a broader front over multiple regions as nations were fighting on the fields or defending or maintaining takeovers.

In this case it was a focused attack on a secessionist nation  reduced to a single city following a Pro-Daimon religion.  From what I hear, it was rather devastating.  Of course, considering every nation on BT had declared war on them before the invasion started due to their secession in the first place meant they probably would have been promptly dealt with long ago.  If the new invasion hadn't started up that is.  *shrugs*

So...this was a totally in character conflict, initiated by the actions of the target nation in question.  And the attack was conducted via tactics that have been in use for years across multiple continents.  Was it the best example I think I've seen of those tactics?  Yes.  I think it was.  But that was merely because players have spent years practicing them and have gotten better with them over time.

There was no abuse of the rules, and charging players with being abusive is simply wrong.

Once again, if you want to change the rules to make that not happen again, that is your prerogative.  But please do not accuse the players of abusing the rules when they were simply acting in good faith and using the tools you gave them to play with.

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BM General Discussion / Re: Adventurers

« on: October 12, 2018, 08:09:19 AM »

I gave up hunting monsters and undead at all because it became too dangerous and I was spending most of my time healing up from being beaten to a pulp.

So now I collect rare items and make myself useful getting new scrolls or repairing stuff that needs fixing.

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BM General Discussion / Re: Family Logos on Forum

« on: October 11, 2018, 12:56:19 PM »

Yeah, it's cool. 

And I love that it shows up when typing my messages right up next my name there too.

It actually helps the immersion of being in the game a bit.

Hehehe.