Just had a huge 2hr+ fight at Shana + 8 hour 100%xp boost started

[fotomay]

just wanted to post again that the game does not appear to be dying.

just finished a really huge fight in Regnum. bout 15vs15vs15+. Reds had 2 of blue relics at shana, reds were taking final blue relic from efe, and goats held Shana with the 2 goat relics inside.
Gelfs turned up and a massive 2 hours+ battle took place at Shana. Gelfs smashed Ignis from behind at shana, goats smashed gelfs from behind, gelfs could not make up their mind on whether to smash blues at Shana or help reds. Ignis eventually took the final blue relic to their save and a 1 hour standoff took place with enemies trying to zerg the Ignis central save while the blues were trying to recap Shana after losing it to the reds. While this took place an 8 hour 100% xp boost started. Shana changed hands 3 times during this battle. During this battle, wz chat was very busy and new players kept butting in to say fun stuff, a sure sign they are eager to participate.

i think the goats won this fight but.. im not sure how the gelfs and ignis felt about it. ignis can't have been too hapy and greens, well im not sure how the greens felt.



And also personally, the game lost its mystery to me. It became very boring and repeptitive. I remember when I defended my first gate invasion from Ignis . ..
http://www.championsofregnum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1756494&postcount=35

As for players who do say they have exhausted or tired of all the combinations of the game. I feel this is normal after many months/years of playing. Once the realms player compositions changes, i suspect Ultimate will find some new challenges. Nonetheless, I would not expect anybody to play regnum their whole life long. 1.5+ years is more than enough, then dropping back to visit for say 6 months eveyr 2 years is already pretty incredible for any game.

(note: now not sure about the xp boost, some people said it hadn't started as announced)

[The_Pirate]

+1

-1 coz I missed it! I knew it was going to get lively with the relic placement yesterday. Would have liked to stay on and get some more wMC :)

[Rising_Cold]

when i logged in.. it was pretty boring..
to many freakin conjus! why couldnt there be 2 others besides me.. instead of 2 barbs and 8 conjus xD

ofc the game isnt dead.. its just boring xD

[Krungle]

No exp boost started yet...I think Gruffy bought a wummin and forgot us

The fight actually was closer to three hours and Shaa changed hands at least twice more early on. I hear at one point a warju and warlock got into the castle before ignis capped it and fought five defenders at the flag to take it back.

Fun times! Sorry Piggies, you were so close!

[ieti]

All hail the pr0 goats! :p

[Tamui]

Last time I've been in that scale of a fight was around March. So it doesn't mean the game is going well.

100% 8hr boost? Well not complaining, but remember that it's a double edged blade.

[errei]

15 x 15 x 15?

[Shwish]

15 x 15 x 15?

3375
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[Reconited]

yes! it was very fun! we ended up taking all our relics back :) GoGoGoats!

[errei]

3375
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[AnujAJ]

Well 15 x 15 x 15 .....
lol ?

Goats are like 5x than gelfs & still 3x than piggs..
Unless gelfs & piggs work together we cant invade goats + i m waiting from 2 months to kill hammerstrike ( goat noble ) :P

[fotomay]

Well 15 x 15 x 15 .....
lol ?

Goats are like 5x than gelfs & still 3x than piggs..
Unless gelfs & piggs work together we cant invade goats + i m waiting from 2 months to kill hammerstrike ( goat noble ) :P

it can be really hard when you are on the numerically smaller realm. but it does produce 3 realms each with a different atmosphere and actually a different game. so you effectively have 3 games in one that you can play. Playing in ignis really can need a different attitude and fighting style to say, syrtis or alsius.

[Awrath]

it can be really hard when you are on the numerically smaller realm. but it does produce 3 realms each with a different atmosphere and actually a different game. so you effectively have 3 games in one that you can play. Playing in ignis really can need a different attitude and fighting style to say, syrtis or alsius.

What a load of nonsense. Have you played in more than 1 realm? I have. It's the same shit in all 3 realms, even the quests. OK, maybe a bit more Aggersborg camping in Alsius, otherwise the same.

[ieti]

+1 Awra

Realms are not so different as they should. Only difference is well green, desert and snow. Period...

[kmdk]

Goats are like 5x than gelfs & still 3x than piggs..


Lol what ? :D from where you took this ? O.o
The only think goats have is that they keep take fort at infinite :D Yesterday 5 goats took herb and over 15 syrtis showed up :D The funny was that 15 greens never went somewhere ,they just dissaperd after taking back herb.

Ofc depending of timezone goats have more ,but even when goats have 10 ,ignis are 15 and greens are 15 they work together too ^^

[uncreative]

Lol what ? :D from where you took this ? O.o
The only think goats have is that they keep take fort at infinite :D Yesterday 5 goats took herb and over 15 syrtis showed up :D The funny was that 15 greens never went somewhere ,they just dissaperd after taking back herb.

Ofc depending of timezone goats have more ,but even when goats have 10 ,ignis are 15 and greens are 15 they work together too ^^

LOOL I always see goats+ignis working together than syrtis+pigs wtf man open your eyes , even when syrtis has few on

[fotomay]

What a load of nonsense. Have you played in more than 1 realm? I have. It's the same shit in all 3 realms, even the quests. OK, maybe a bit more Aggersborg camping in Alsius, otherwise the same.


lol i have played on all 3. they are 3 realms with distinct personalities to me. i'm afraid you may not be sensitive enough to the differences. it was one of my concerns when i was proposing things like switching realms, that this would somewhat dilute individual realm personalities :) im afraid ieti and others maybe, do not perceive it either.

if you play on ignis it is a completely different fighting atmosphere. much more sombre because of their present lesser numbers. in the past when syrtis was numerically dominant, it was again a different feel. syrtians consistently react different to given combat situations compared to alsians and ignis.

i do know however, that the sentiment of you guys on forums are different to those who play ingame. there does seem to be that different. i hope you will appreicate this difference and respect the opinions of others. it is not considered particuarly polite or considerate to call the opinions of others nonsense, as much as i cud call your opinion absolutely stupid and shitty. pls have a bit more respect and politeness you lousy prick. lol. as you can see, anyone can wield empty expletives, i use them as a demonstration so you can see how ridiculous they are when wielded against you. behaviour like yours drives forums users away, and it does so silently. which is a shame because this is a good game open to the broader community and not just to narrow minded rude and impolite bullies and bastards like you. at least i still have respect for the game and the devs whereas you guys who have lost faith, why dont you shut the fck up instead of calling our game shit.

http://i.imgur.com/rt6O8sC.gif

[errei]

they are 3 realms with distinct personalities




man! stop writing

[Rising_Cold]

Well 15 x 15 x 15 .....
lol ?

Goats are like 5x than gelfs & still 3x than piggs..
Unless gelfs & piggs work together we cant invade goats + i m waiting from 2 months to kill hammerstrike ( goat noble ) :P

Ive been 'waiting' 2 months to kill yours :p
-get killed breaking gate at first run
-get killed when trying to stalker in
-get killed by areas while in camo
-FINALLY INSIDE, get chased by 5 gelfs, they can miss them at gate and who doesnt like killing winter :p

and really, gelfs/reds try invading at the wrong times of the day.. you should see my friendlists sometimes :(

[The_Pirate]

Ive been 'waiting' 2 months to kill yours :p
-get killed breaking gate at first run
-get killed when trying to stalker in
-get killed by areas while in camo
-FINALLY INSIDE, get chased by 5 gelfs, they can miss them at gate and who doesnt like killing winter :p


Well, we have had loads of practice fighting off invasions these past 10 months :)

[GrimNightfall]

syrtians consistently react different to given combat situations compared to alsians and ignis.

I have played in all 3 realms and it's all the same, you can't blame an entire realm for one player's actions.
i hope you will appreicate this difference and respect the opinions of others. it is not considered particuarly polite or considerate to call the opinions of others nonsense,
Your opinions don't count.

[bois]

ROFL.

Somebody blew a fuse. ( could be still smouldering over getting the random login idea stood down by Adrian ):drums:
Anyway...
I logged in and made a few observations.

That is :
1. Nothing much has changed. Personnel has changed a bit or, it could be what it always was. That is, players rolled other characters. I don't see any dramatic increase in population. It is not dramatically less either.

By nothing changing, I mean that the numbers are generally the same, there is rotation of fortunes depending on the time zone you decide to play in and the quality of game play depends on who your allies and opponents are in any particular skirmish.

Thus all the arguments above outline the same issues we always had. Population flux and realm dominance rotation both over the long and short term continues to have its impacts.

If I were to weigh in on the Fotomay/ Awrath discourse, I would say they are both right , to a point.
Essentially the realms are all the same on a basic mechanic level. Yes, terrain and races are different but if you remove the cosmetics, they are the same.

Here is where it gets a bit tricky. I suppose I will have to put it this way.
A realm's character is the sum total of its inhabitants.
Anybody who would like to quantify that considering the diversity of humanity, be my guest. I certainly can't do it with any surety. I can give an opinion though.

Fotomay may not be all that wrong . In my opinion, the character of each realm was distinctly different. Back in the day.

Those differences are not quite as stark now.

Right now, we have a mingling and a dilution of populations of each realm. As such we see the distinct culture lines of the past becoming blurred and each realm becoming more generic, carbon copies of each other from a social perspective. Cross realm defections, multi realming and also new, less committed player base each have their parts to play.
Finally, because of the haemorrhage of long time players, we see the loss of culture transference. No old players to keep the methodologies of the past. I think this is what Awrath and others allude.
What we see are new realms emerging.

Unfortunately, this emergence has led to a constant weakening of the social fabric of each realm with each new iteration becoming more runt-like and disconnected.
This trend is one that cannot be reversed easily and actually has been accelerated by decisions of the company.

What was once a vibrant and socially diverse game is slowly becoming eroded to mediocrity from a social perspective.

So while I do agree with Fotomay that there were differences, nowadays it is increasingly difficult to detect.

[Krungle]

LOOL I always see goats+ignis working together than syrtis+pigs wtf man open your eyes , even when syrtis has few on

Alsius does not work with other realms...they won't have us lol
Closest to 'working together' is sometimes goats will back off and let the pigs and Galahads fight it out.

[AnujAJ]

Lol what ? :D from where you took this ? O.o
The only think goats have is that they keep take fort at infinite :D Yesterday 5 goats took herb and over 15 syrtis showed up :D The funny was that 15 greens never went somewhere ,they just dissaperd after taking back herb.

Ofc depending of timezone goats have more ,but even when goats have 10 ,ignis are 15 and greens are 15 they work together too ^^

I have hardly seen ignis & syrtis work together...1 day they did & we invaded alsius & on that day 1 goat made thread on "syrtignis" lol ?

It's just that ignis loves more to alsius than syrtis so they always prefer teaming up with alsius tho alsius have many people on all the time of the day !

when syrtis takes up Meni, goats always work with ignis & when gelfs r cleared they cap Meni cleverly :P

[ieti]

In some point every realm work with some other one. I agree if they team up against the stronger one to keep the balance, but seing alliances happen to bash the weaker ones is sad.

Anyway it is a game, so peace and have fun.

[Krungle]

I have no idea what server you guys are talking about but I am talking about Haven.

Anyway, I see many times gelfs and pigs fighting side by side trying to stop goats from getting a last relic or one realm taking the outside of gates while the other defends them from inside...after the goats are cleared then they turn on one another.

At Meni, well Meni is close to goat CS so when we are bored sometimes we will go Meni just to get into a three way fight for laughs. Perhaps it seems to some gelfs it is two against one because gelfs are easy to kill and typically wipe faster than the pigs do. But trust me, Ignis and Alsius are fighting each other at the same time we are fighting the weakest link.

[ieti]

You are at meni sometimes...pff it is your graze place. Usually we fight at meni or at PN. Seing you at gelf forts is a miracle! Not that this is bad - i have loads more fun compared to when i was in greenlands. I really enjoy open ones.

I wanted not to write this, but a day ago your realmmates let some ignis fight in your zerg against syrtis at eferias. Noyone touched them not killed them. What you call this?

I raised a question in realm and got different answers - one of them was 'go back to syrtis'... It was stupid of me to raise this in realm, but i felt interested what i will see. How i saw that - i went to my old chars trying to help as there was no action that time. Ye sometimes i multirealm if i see goats do invasions in the morning - i know i will see 20 vs max 10(most middle or low levels) at there.

Things are not ideal, different people play and they act as they want to.

[bois]

Three realms. The design will always allow for 2 versus 1 and alliances of some form or fashion. 1v1v1 rarely happens in real life so why should it happen here? People will form alliances they think are most beneficial to them. It is war so those alliances can change from moment to moment.

I just don't see why people get so wound up in that and which sides form alliances and how they form them.
Seriously, who cares? It's just a game.

Personally, I find all threads like that ridiculous. Play the game. If you can't handle what is going on, GTFO or go play something else.

That formula worked for me really well.

[Aries202]

Some of you guys are really misunderstanding the term teaming up.

In some cases a group of people(realm) will help the other realm in order to benefit themselves.

If Ignis is at aggy, and Syrtis has Imp and Trelle relic, it's only logical to help us get relic because the timer is almost done already, in return they will try and steal the relic from us when the time is right.

Krungle, you should really stop typing on this forum if you really believe Alsius has never teamed with any other realm.

Right around the purple fever event I'd literally go to Aggy and help goats get rid of the Syrtis zerg, and no one would touch me(Besides Syrtis ofc). The same with Alsius coming to Samal to help Ignis rid of Syrtis at samal.

[GrimNightfall]

Alsius does not work with other realms...they won't have us lol
Closest to 'working together' is sometimes goats will back off and let the pigs and Galahads fight it out.

I'm convinced that you don't even play this game.
The alliance I see most often is pigoats, not that I am complaining, it was surely needed at some points but it's sad when I see this alliance fight gelfs when they are at their low point.

Syrtis has had it's fair share of alliances too (every realm has) but I have noticed that we don't keep said alliances long because some gelfs just want RP.

[Krungle]

I suppose people see or interpret what they want to see.
bois is also correct in stating that there are three realms for the reason of 2v1, not 1v1v1. At times people, as individuals or groups, have their own reasons to aide another temporarily. This does not mean there is an 'alliance' or pre-planned grouping. Sometimes it is driven by boredom, sometimes by something as intuitive as wanting a break (like the Multi that placed a red relic in Imp the other day). What drives one realm to show up at another realm's fight is really only known by the third wheel, but again I say it is far from an 'alliance.'

I have noticed that Ignis and Syrtis have been working less together but a few weeks ago this was not the case. Ignis, especially has gained in strength in the past few weeks and Syrtis in numbers and this may have something to do with it. It might also be that more multi's have leveled up in opposing realms so they just bring on the account that is in the realm in question rather than cross-realm support.

It really does not matter in the end, however, for this game is designed with three realms to encourage some cross realm cooperation when events should make such cooperation conducive to two realms opposing the third one. This is a fluid situation and changes about as often as a politician's position on nearly any issue, including Syria (I mean, really guys!). It makes people wish others would make up their minds already, but that will never happen, not in this game, and that is one thing I love about it.

Aries, I think I know who you are. You are an exception, not the rule. There is a difference between one or two acas showing up to get in some RPs and an entire zerg-force helping out with impunity.

I was at Efe the other day and I still am confused as to what went on but I think it was boredom driven on Ignis' part because we had such problems getting the gelf gems.

Anyway, three way battles are fun and tend to end up as a kill-fest that leaves only one realm standing.

[bois]

No realm is innocent. Over time, every realm or certain groups within opposing realms have cooperated with each other towards a mutual benefit or at worst, disrupting the benefit of the third party.

I have seen every permutation. The situation is very fluid. Heck, it has gone so far as to see all three realms cooperating to exploit weakness in NGD's design.
Remember the fiasco with realms switching ownership of forts to get the award during a certain event? Every single realm was guilty. Note that not every single player participated.

That note is important because there is no such thing as realm alliances. There are factions within realms that may team up to their benefit. When these groups log off , the landscape may change dramatically.

What is that thing of not fighting so that PvPs can go on? That is an arrangement too.

The game is awash with fluid, informal arrangements that players decide. The last time there was anything close to an 'alliance' was when Alsius and Ignis had an informal arrangement to resist Syrtis which was dominant at the time. That usually resulted in backstabbing which is fair in war.

The point is that this alliance thing is blown out of proportion and is well within the design parameters of the game. It is more about player groups making on the spot decisions that may improve their chance of success tactically.

[Aries202]

cut

My example of me not being attacked was me stating that at that point any iggie or a group of iggie could go help at a farmed goat fort and not be touched.

At one point Ignis and Alsius were planning attacks on Syrtis during this purple fever event. Just because you're not there doesn't mean Alsius doesn't do alliance. Shit I remember half my realm being bored cause Ignis would rather help Alsius and kill Syrtis than shoot it out in an all three realm death match.

Might shoot you and that fotomay dude or what ever a pm, cause you guys are high on some shit that must be way better than what the fuck NGD is on. Cause' someone can't possibly be that delusional.

[bois]

Might shoot you and that fotomay dude or what ever a pm, cause you guys are high on some shit that must be way better than what the fuck NGD is on. Cause' someone can't possibly be that delusional.

Provided they are not 2 personalities housed in the same body.

[Krungle]

Provided they are not 2 personalities housed in the same body.

or triplets

Anywho, goats helped gelfs the other day, gave then the last red relic so they could invade and what did they do? Not much by what I could see.