Duke Island Castle

Discussion in 'Housing & Lots' started by Sir Frank, Dec 20, 2013.

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  1. Senash Kasigal

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    Ok, i have a last question and hope for an official answer before the 7th.

    Because of there is no special house for a land lot, can i be sure that i can place a Waterfront Castle?

    Its a horrible thought that i as Duke, if i upgrade, have to live in a Barons home. :eek:
     
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  2. Sundews

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    I understand there is going to be a land version of the Duke's house.
     
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    Its more a rumour and not official.
    Nothing about land a version of the castle on the pledge page.
     
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    Yep. We were not promised a land based home, but I'm positive there will be one.

    And, I haven't really chimed in here about the double-city idea.

    I would love to see a larger plot. Right now, if I choose the water lot, I get nothing extra, and actually a little less than a land lot.
    If I plop the same castle on a land lot, I get at least a little yard to work with.

    It is a nice castle, and very fortress-like. I love the castle.
    It's just a shame the way the land thing has worked out.

    In the end, we were promised a city lot and a castle, and that's what we have, so I won't complain.
    However, the LotM were promised a city lot too, and they got a considerable upgrade, so I see no harm in asking them to consider giving the dukes a bit more room.
     
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    I asked that in post #93 of this thread about the land version of the Duke house. O'Sullivan said there is going to be a house version. And yes, it's not mentioned in the pledge page. Ir would be nice if a developer could confirm.
     
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    As a Duke myself I must say that I feel a bit slighted that the LotM pledges will have a lot 4 times the size of a Duke pledge. If the good folks over at Portalarium had worked it were the LotM lots were twice the duke size Id be perfectly comfortable with the current size of a duke lot. I really can’t get my head around why the huge difference in lot size. I can’t help but wonder what the marketing strategy is regarding this huge difference , is it maybe a way to get Dukes to make the jump to LotM? Simply doubling the size of a Duke lot will make the Dukes happy but not nessasaraly bring in more cash. I wonder if they are hedging there bets that a number of Dukes will make the jump to LoTM if they leave us with a city lot. 5 Duke pledges to LoTM upgrades = 35K, Doubling a Duke lot size and 5 Barons Upgrade to Duke is only 8K… The Duke count might be to low in numbers for us to have a strong enough voice and maybe the energy involved with making us happier isn't worth the effort. For the record, Im very happy with what I get as a Duke but that extra show of gratitude for my 5K would go a long way for us. Just wondering..
     
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    Here's another way to look at it - doubling the Duke lot size would not only be a nice gesture to the Dukes, but give incentive for people at the lower pledges to increase their pledge levels to Duke.
     
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    Well, as I am not a Duke, I can point out the positive side...The Duke and the Baron both have beautiful and wonderful houses...especially the Baron. Lord's housing thus far is far from good in my view. Plus it takes most of the land. As it stands I will put the Knight benefactor home on my lot (unless the new benefactor Lord's house turns out with rooms and doors like houses should have).

    It's a sticky thing to upgrade people's lots without stirring up trouble...I hope they can come up with a good compromise.
     
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    dukes are gonna get a reputation as whiners if this keeps up



    btw just got an email from portalarium showing the land based duke's castle on a city lot. it's awesome and there is even land around it and they show the benefactor version as well.


    https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=38366
     
  10. Sundews

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    And here it is!

    [​IMG]
     
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    They did a good job for the land based models. Don't think there will be too many saying the benefactor looks better.

    That Lord house looks tiny next to the Duke house though haha.
     
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    I love this castle. The addition of the large back window is a welcome addition to the land and water versions.
     
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    Seeing the Lord House makes me compare it to the Knight House and try to figure out which one has more square-footage.
     
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    So the Founder Duke house has more land space in the front, since the stairs are more receded. The tower on top of the Founder Duke house gives you a "5th story" view.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Here's an overhead view of the three houses for comparison (Lotm, Duke, Baron)

    Lord of the Manor

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    Founder Duke house
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    Founder Baron House
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    So, it is done.

    I am Duke now. :D
     
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    Congrats Duke Senash!
     
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    Thx. :)


    My reasons for the upgrade:

    awesome looking home (very few)
    more storage (mentioned in deep dive housing)
    lot selection priority

    and

    its all about supporting the game ;)
     
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    Congratulations fellow Duke!
     
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