Virg --
The reason that the termite tests in Almati were limited was precisely because the tests had to be controlled in order for the the secrets of the termites to be worked out. The final five termite experts were chosen from those players who put in the *days* (IRL) of work needed to figure out the pattern. All ranger aspirants were encouraged to help figure it out -- only a few did. The experts became experts by actually figuring out how to use the potions, it was not granted by the event team. These experts were all able to work on the destruction of the kitin Mounds using the termites. Of them, Daomei and Geyos were the only ones that I know of who actually did the work. They had help from other people (including myself) in controlling the multiple expressions of that destruction in terms of attacks of termite predators and kitins.
Yes, it was based in RP. The whole "Ranger Faction" is based in RP. Yes it was difficult. From my conversations with Wilk Potskin it is intended to be difficult -- very difficult. Furthermore it is all in beta, even the termite mounds and Kitin Mounds during the destruction event had to be continually adjusted by the event team because they were ... buggy. The termite experiments were limited to the Ranger aspirants -- that seems to me to be reasonable because they were part of the development of an active Ranger faction.
Keldun, I was not one of the people who was chosen to be a "termite expert," though I was one of those who made observations on the Almati mounds. I have reported extensively on the whole matter because I am supporting the RP of the Ranger Faction. Daomei does the same, for the same reasons. If you read my accounts of the meetings you will see that lot of other people participate -- I just do most of the writing. Given the moderately large numbers of reads per post on my forum threads, it would seem that at least a few people read them.
I have no idea what is going on with MegaCorp because I have been absent all weekend, so I won't comment on that.
The reason that the termite tests in Almati were limited was precisely because the tests had to be controlled in order for the the secrets of the termites to be worked out. The final five termite experts were chosen from those players who put in the *days* (IRL) of work needed to figure out the pattern. All ranger aspirants were encouraged to help figure it out -- only a few did. The experts became experts by actually figuring out how to use the potions, it was not granted by the event team. These experts were all able to work on the destruction of the kitin Mounds using the termites. Of them, Daomei and Geyos were the only ones that I know of who actually did the work. They had help from other people (including myself) in controlling the multiple expressions of that destruction in terms of attacks of termite predators and kitins.
Yes, it was based in RP. The whole "Ranger Faction" is based in RP. Yes it was difficult. From my conversations with Wilk Potskin it is intended to be difficult -- very difficult. Furthermore it is all in beta, even the termite mounds and Kitin Mounds during the destruction event had to be continually adjusted by the event team because they were ... buggy. The termite experiments were limited to the Ranger aspirants -- that seems to me to be reasonable because they were part of the development of an active Ranger faction.
Keldun, I was not one of the people who was chosen to be a "termite expert," though I was one of those who made observations on the Almati mounds. I have reported extensively on the whole matter because I am supporting the RP of the Ranger Faction. Daomei does the same, for the same reasons. If you read my accounts of the meetings you will see that lot of other people participate -- I just do most of the writing. Given the moderately large numbers of reads per post on my forum threads, it would seem that at least a few people read them.
I have no idea what is going on with MegaCorp because I have been absent all weekend, so I won't comment on that.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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