Alsius Horus status

[SPARTISH]

when i read how bad alsius is in horus, when i see how bad alsius is in RA i feel my realm is sooo effing shit!! seriousely, we have awsome guys but all our efforts hardly make a difference since were almost the same croud of people that appear at forts.....the only reason we stop invasions is coz this uber group leaves the rest battleing there never ending wars and go to castle to get it back, i dont kno how alsius managed to invade syrtis the other day and almsot invade ignis 3 times (wish i was online).

i started playing on RA ignis about 2 years ago, lvl 34 in about 10 weeks and i never got higher and just stayed healing at wars....whenever alsius poped up they would always do major damage to our army, at samal reds vs greens a few alsius pop up and own almost half both the teams. and when we went to pinos we always had awsome fights with dwarfs and goats charging non stop untill we were all back at save, not to mention valour used to keep armies alive solo O_o. (this all may be a bit of an exaduration but thats what i thaught of alsius)

but its all changed, to be honest i thing best desision is make alsius extinct and give the alsiusians the opertunity to join either reds or greens and keep their users and levels.....after all 3 is a crowd...

upside is massive wars, more forts? 2 castles for each side which are only needed for a invasion?? plus higher rate of people??

BTW why make new servers when the game is no were near (in my opinion) playable, i dont think u do much advertisement and how much "dutch" people will even join!?

THIS IS THE MOST IVE EVER WRITTEN SINCE MY ENGLISH GCSE EXAM!! SERIOUSELY

[Brother-brian]

Unlike some folks.... (cough, igs... cough, hunters), I don't particularly enjoy winnign because i killed them while they were resting. Its a cheap win, without honor. Win or lose on your feet, weapon in hand.... and stop zinging 16 freaking arrows into a grinder while he's resting and at 2% hp.

[ArchmagusArcana]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

Unlike some folks.... (cough, igs... cough, hunters), I don't particularly enjoy winnign because i killed them while they were resting. Its a cheap win, without honor. Win or lose on your feet, weapon in hand.... and stop zinging 16 freaking arrows into a grinder while he's resting and at 2% hp.

+1 I find zero satisfaction in winning that way...UNLESS its from killing someone that does it to me all the time while im WZ grinding.

[Kyrottimus]

Originally Posted by ArchmagusArcana

I agree with a lot of what has been said here. Alsius is getting its ass kicked up and down because we are primarily a realm of warriors, a class which is effectively broken. We have the least effective quest items, the least amount of players, and with the effective death of warriors as a class, a lot of our high levels are either gone, or grinding other chars (like me).

Constantly getting invaded due to being a ranged vs ranged and ignis' (seemingly) 50% mage population, makes this game very frustrating to play. When you are always dizzy from mod, or get hit by 6-10 sultars, or even when rushing, cannot get close enough to a force attacking a gate to do any good, it makes a lot of people not want to play.

It seems that since ive been playing the realms have always been that of alsius as warriors, ignis as mages, and syrtis as archers. By default, even excluding all other arguments, this puts ignis in top position, and alsius on the bottom. I log onto my barb maybe once a week for about a half hour, the rest of the time i grind my lock (48 now) because at least i can get in a few kills and have a little fun before i die, instead of getting pulverized after taking 3 steps towards a target.

As for the fort wars an organization; yes, lack of organization is killing us. I always call when my sultar or mod is ready, as well as my warrior areas, i always ons before a charge, and when its ranged vs ranged, im up on the walkway with ons and owth on all our own ranged people. Ive seen time and time again, archers and mages asking SOMEONE, ANYONE to call a target so they can concentrate on taking people out one at a time.

The worst part is, when people do try to take charge, organize, and lead, no one fucking listens, and inevitably, the ones that make the biggest deal about following their own plans are the ones that cry the hardest when we get our asses kicked. I for one am willing to listen to the plans of othersl jsut because ive been playing for a long time on a lot of chars, doesn't mean im a better player than others or that their ideas are any less valid than mine, but it seems everyone wants to do their own thing instead of taking a second to think and talk and formulate a plan (hey, how about sending half a force around the other side of the fort while the other half charges in, so very effective, yet is always met with derision when i or anyone else suggests it).

I could go on and on and on about all of the various things wrong in Horus Alsius at the moment, but this is just my (not so) short weigh in on the issue.

As ArchMagus' grinding-buddy from 33-45 (as well as him being the co-founder of our clan), I have to concur with him.

During small scale fort battles, with enough "regulars" (5-10) we do alright, but sometimes you can't pick who you get to fight alongside. I am a fairly fast typist and can rattle off a chain of communications regarding what I'm doing next, nearest/newest threats or changes in the situation.

What bothers me though, is even though the newer players might not catch on right away and still might enter a battle with that "tunnel vision" (which is frustrating for those of us trying to communication situational awareness, certainly), I do have to hand it to those who stick around and keep trying. I do notice several new players, rising quickly in levels as well as getting "face time" in the wz who seem to catch on quickly. There are always exceptions to this, but still, we have the potential there.

I think those newer players who stick to it and keep trying are more of an asset to the realm than the 50's who give up after 5 minutes and run to grind their alt or run back to RA. This is a bad example to set for these newer, impressionable players. They pick up on the false sense of despair and hopelessness oozing from so many "veterans".

No...Horus is NOT Ra. Horus has its own unique set of players which have shaped and formed it to its own unique dynamic. If you want Horus to be more like Ra? Ra regulars should play on Horus more then, and do more to help make it "better" in their eyes. If you turn your backs on Horus, well, it'll go in whatever direction the remaining players push it, for good or bad.

If you give up in the face of adversity, we do not need you.

If you would rather turn your back on the problem, rather than take your rightful position standing shoulder to shoulder with the few who are trying to fix the problem, then we do not want you.

If you cannot see that we need those who are willing to take part in leading for those who are willing to listen (and there are), then go.

But if you would like to be defiant in the face of adversity until the bitter end, join us. There's plenty of room.

I now leave you with some words from men whom I greatly admire:

“If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; may your chains rest lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” -- Samuel Adams

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way." -- Thomas Paine

[SPARTISH]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

Unlike some folks.... (cough, igs... cough, hunters), I don't particularly enjoy winnign because i killed them while they were resting. Its a cheap win, without honor. Win or lose on your feet, weapon in hand.... and stop zinging 16 freaking arrows into a grinder while he's resting and at 2% hp.

dude is this targeted at me? coz i was at meni save with a barbarian -.-

[Erikose]

There is a 10% exp bonus for everyone on Alsius at the mo. If this is failing to attract players to that realm then it is a potentially serious problem indeed.

I switched from Ignis to Alsius last night as I like a challenge, and to be honest, curiosity got the better of me.
First thing I have noticed was, and this has been commented on before, sod all quests.
I could fill my quest list to its limit twice over on Ignis during the early levels but on Alsius the most I have acquired in one go is three.

10% exp + next to no quests = loadsa grinding.

Not very appealing

[SPARTISH]

Originally Posted by Erikose

There is a 10% exp bonus for everyone on Alsius at the mo. If this is failing to attract players to that realm then it is a potentially serious problem indeed.

I switched from Ignis to Alsius last night as I like a challenge, and to be honest, curiosity got the better of me.
First thing I have noticed was, and this has been commented on before, sod all quests.
I could fill my quest list to its limit twice over on Ignis during the early levels but on Alsius the most I have acquired in one go is three.

10% exp + next to no quests = loadsa grinding.

Not very appealing

wow for every 100 xp il get il get 10 extra!!! lets all join that realm...-.-
really a big phail,

to be honest people either choose what they think is the good side (syrtis, hence the colour) or the bad side (ignis, hence the colour). nobody really chooses alsius unless like me they want to be a stronger version of a elfe (dwarf) and or a goat (which is just a hairy man, no difference now)...

were ment to be great warlords!! we should have expert armor and wepons, people who take the time to train their noobs how to fight and noobs who actually want to learn to fight! screw quests were ment to be the fighting realm...

[Ulmanyar]

I haven't read the entire thread, but I'll make some comments:

The reason people don't turn up at forts doesn't have to be lack of players (I'm not saying it's not, I'm just saying it doesn't have to be). A lot of players really don't like fortwars because they tend to be very boring with only a few players: if the war is 5vs5 it's almost as much PvE against guards as it is RvR! I'm not expecting anyone to enjoy that. Seriously.

I tried to take a max upgraded fort (on Ra, but anyway) with five mages and two hunters. Impossible! The door would't go down, no way! The only thing we could have done was to reskill with SM. Please no.

Ok, not all of us were level 50 - but there are a LOT of players on Horus that aren't level 50 yet (too many, I think).

(This last part was not a whine about mages low damage on doors, but instead a whine about how boring/pointless wars can be when you are not a lot of players online/present at fort).

[makarios68]

Originally Posted by SPARTISH

THIS IS THE MOST IVE EVER WRITTEN SINCE MY ENGLISH GCSE EXAM!! SERIOUSELY

I'll give you a C-

[SPARTISH]

Originally Posted by makarios68

I'll give you a C-

HAAAHAA
C- is a pass wooo

i already had to do my english exam 2ce but nice to see i can pass anytime with my standards