Chris's Release 10 Ramblings!

I need the plate sneakers they are such a mighty artefact

 

Sorry, been busy and haven't been on the boards past few days - we absolutely are NOT going to force you to grind 30 deer to get XP to level your krangs on release. Bear in mind this next release is literally just plugging in the framework of an advancement system and seeing if it works. There are discussions going on internally on how to handle non-combat advancement, story-based advancement, etc; but right now the framework needs to be in and tested.

But no, the current system is ABSOLUTELY not the final version, much like... well... everything. Welcome to the sausage factory of game development!

 

Thank you for that response. It's quite helpful and appreciated!

There's really no way for me to assume that one thing is or is not a core feature or intended feature of the game. I really have to rely on you guys telling me that. Unfortunately, I've learned the hard way that simply "trusting" that it will all work out in the end is not a winning strategy as a fan. Because what happens during "the sausage making" is that functionality and cool ideas that were always intended to be included to make something work, may end up left on the cutting room floor as the game readies for launch. The end result is less than optimal, and there's no way to go back in time and say "hey, please don't do that".

I've found that the time to speak up, ask questions, and even make assumptions, is now (during the sausage making). Knowing the developers INTENTIONS often requires a lot of guesswork on the part of the fans. So if there's ever a time when you can comment like this, it's very helpful. Again, thank you.


ALSO: Krangs?

 

New player model for R11:

 

Worst player housing choice, ever.

 

Also relevant: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/20a4/

 

Obviously the shoes aren't part of the armour, they are just my casual shoes...
I didn't try to swim in plate either, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't work.
But I was very amazed how little plate armour hindered my movement, it really carries itself a big deal.
The neck part on this armour is not made after a historical example, it offers more freedom and less protection. But the rest is quite acurate.

 

Aye, its about as unsophisticated that it gets! Gosh we played that game 20 years ago.

+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
You collected a helpless rabbit hide!
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
You collected a helpless rabbit hide!
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
You collected a helpless rabbit lucky paw!
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
+1 you killed a helpless rabbit
Ding! Congratulations, you made level 2! Only 10,000 more rabbits to make level 3!
Are having fun yet, Dave? .... Dave? .....Dave?

 

Intended or not, now you've frighten me /holds wooden sword with shaking hands

 

IT'S JUST A HARMLESS LITTLE BUNNY!!!

TIM: Behold the cave of Caerbannog!
ARTHUR: Right! Keep me covered.
GALAHAD: What with?
ARTHUR: W-- just keep me covered.
TIM: Too late!
[dramatic chord]
ARTHUR: What?
TIM: There he is!
ARTHUR: Where?
TIM: There!
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit.
ARTHUR: You silly sod!
TIM: What?
ARTHUR: You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit!
ARTHUR: Ohh.
TIM: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
GALAHAD: Get stuffed!
TIM: He'll do you up a treat, mate.
GALAHAD: Oh, yeah?
ROBIN: You mangy Scots git!
TIM: I'm warning you!
ROBIN: What's he do, nibble your bum?
TIM: He's got huge, sharp-- eh-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!
ARTHUR: Go on, Bors. Chop his head off!
BORS: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
TIM: Look!
[squeak]
BORS: Aaaugh!
[dramatic chord]
[clunk]
ARTHUR: Jesus Christ!
TIM: I warned you!
ROBIN: I done it again!
TIM: I warned you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it? Well, it's always the same. I always tell them--
ARTHUR: Oh, shut up!
TIM: Do they listen to me?
ARTHUR: Right!
TIM: Oh, no...
KNIGHTS: Charge!
[squeak squeak squeak]
KNIGHTS: Aaaaugh!, Aaaugh!, etc.
ARTHUR: Run away! Run away!
KNIGHTS: Run away! Run away!...
TIM: Ha ha ha ha! Ha haw haw! Ha! Ha ha!
ARTHUR: Right. How many did we lose?
LANCELOT: Gawain.
GALAHAD: Ector.
ARTHUR: And Bors. That's five.
GALAHAD: Three, sir.
ARTHUR: Three. Three. And we'd better not risk another frontal assault. That rabbit's dynamite.
ROBIN: Would it help to confuse it if we run away more?
ARTHUR: Oh, shut up and go and change your armor.
GALAHAD: Let us taunt it! It may become so cross that it will make a mistake.
ARTHUR: Like what?
GALAHAD: Well... ooh.
LANCELOT: Have we got bows?
ARTHUR: No.
LANCELOT: We have the Holy Hand Grenade.
ARTHUR: Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him! Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!
MONKS: [chanting] Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
ARTHUR: How does it, um-- how does it work?
LANCELOT: I know not, my liege.
ARTHUR: Consult the Book of Armaments!
BROTHER MAYNARD: Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one.
SECOND BROTHER: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--
MAYNARD: Skip a bit, Brother.
SECOND BROTHER: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
MAYNARD: Amen.
KNIGHTS: Amen.
ARTHUR: Right! One!... Two!... Five!
GALAHAD: Three, sir!
ARTHUR: Three!
[angels sing]
[boom]

 

Bunny mimic! It might be just an ordinary bunny, but it contains the souls of thousands of poor, cute little bunnies slain by evil, greedy adventurers. If you see the red in it's eyes, it's already too late!

 

You have been (slain by a widdle kitten chasing a turd on da bunny butt cuz he was scared of you) da widdle kitten wanted to pway wit da bunny butt turd, and YOU! big bad Avatar was chasing da bunny away... So da widda kitten claw you eye balls out and kill you.

 

So question about the encumbrance I was watching a hangout from Duke Violence, they were talking about some Avatars that do a lot of "too fast melee" I'm probably guilty of that myself. Only because my technique was to be different then anyone else... some times it worked some times it didn't.
My question is this encumbrance a part of that reason? It seemed to me there were more melee fighter than mages in Pvp... So with the change melee fighters will have to take a stanse and use focus not to wear them selves out because of the change...

2. Is this going to make it in R11? With less than a week or like a few days should be some idea by now