Here is some history on block: Originally, the block effect was most heavily represented in the game via the Rainbow Wall spell that the Ancient Order of Mystics were able to produce. Many many players (including myself) met their death thanks to this spell. As time passed, more guilds were given ab...

I don't understand why all the pfighters usually gang up on others? Actually, Lindros, I think you have an opportunity here to actually answer an interesting question. What is the typical motivation for the occasional "random" pkill? Why is this fun? How do you justify it as a reasonable ...

I take a good deal of the responsibility for the current situation. Prior to me becoming AoP, the game had operated on a subjective standard in which playerkilling was required to involve a suitable purpose or reason, and it was up to the AoP to make the call. Over many years of this policy, I felt ...

Quest hints are now available for Krynn.

Go get 'em!
G.

A simple idea but hard to implement? Strangely, yes! The mechanics of death are old as the hills in the game, but do not differentiate between PvE and PvP. Establishing that a kill was PvP is certainly easy enough, but then one must figure out a way to determine how Recovery Over Time plays out. Wh...

If PvE were the only consideration, we could create mages who have devastating one-shot powers with a fair amount of impunity. The trouble comes in when PvP comes into play. The playerbase, I imagine, would be able to accept the idea of a mage preparing for many hours, gathering a team of tanks to p...

Well ... I cannot state how amazed and delighted I am by the workings of this forum. This is *exactly* the sort of productive collaborative spirit that I so very much enjoyed three years ago back on Eden. Amazing stuff! Rhynox' idea is so simple, one has to wonder how it hasn't been suggested till n...

Termite walks into a bar, says:

"Is the bar tender here?"

It turns out that, statistically speaking, most dental appointments tend to fall around the same time of day.

The time? Tooth-hurty.

G.

<t>I am happy to announce that quest hints are now available in the Tower of<br/> Realms for both domains (Shire and Gondor) of Middle Earth. Many thanks to<br/> the players who took part last year in the event to help generate these<br/> helpful nudges in the right direction. I will be working as I...