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Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice
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There was a lot of debate about whether to switch to server vault, stay local vault and simply enforce item level restrictions or enforce legal characters or some combination. IIRC, nobody ever actually asked specifically for level 7 as a starting point. The consensus was that if we did switch level 1 was WAY too low, and level 10 might be too high. I went along with the server vault but expressed concerns that the levels wouldn't properly be balanced. I wasn't the only one that raised that issue either. Whether they are now or not is open to debate. Since I haven't played in many years, they might be. But imho they were NOT when the switch was first made. I remember going in on server vault with my new 7th level character and finding that every monster within a group had a challenge rating of impossible or overpowering. Which meant not only were your outnumbered but outgunned. That IS NOT balanced. I'm not trying to flog you over that decision. Just pointing it that it wasn't so a cut and dried. It was a shame because I actually enjoyed EFU before the change and not so much after. BTW, Cerek and I don't agree on the difficulty. I think it was a lot harder than he remembers. And if you're right that he only got to level 8, that's probably true. I got to level 14 iirc but that took a local vault character and I saw a ton of epic characters die along the way. RTB's mortality rate in that exercise was EXCEEDINGLY high iirc. Quote:
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05-03-2012, 08:07 PM | #22 |
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Props... no props.. I don't mind. lol how about respect then?
10+ years is super rare for a gaming server.. Just as you see all the dead links, yet IW is still up. When I started the NWN 1 server, I never thought I'd be running it 10 years still... pretty cool, and its because people still play it! I also never thought it'd still be active in 10 years, but hey, Thief 1 and 2 mods are still being made, so good games stand the test of time.
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Passive agressive over a mod you no longer play? I believe I posted that it WILL be available for download as soon as I get the ending completed. Grey is a SUPER supportive player, and has been playing EFU for a long time. I don't understand what you mean about this: Quote:
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05-16-2012, 10:54 AM | #24 |
Drizzt Do'Urden
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I haven't checked the posts in this forum for too long but as I see my name being mentioned I thought I should respond.
When I first went into Undermountain it was at the point where users were discussing local vs server vault. I was too late to join in the voting and so most of the time I have spent here has been on server vault. In that time I have tried, and sometimes succeeded, to solo. Other times I have joined with parties or individuals and enjoyed every moment. Either way, this is a high magic environment and it is difficult to build so that you can survive. As we are on local vault at the moment I get the chance to make new weapons and equipment. Great but still my builds can die. So, despite NWN2, Dragon Age, Witcher, Skyrim, perhaps Diabolo 3 next I come back here because NWN1 is a clssic and still unchallenged RPG and Undermountain is a great mod. Local or server is not an issue. |
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