May Event Highlights

Re: face shots.

They happen. They suck, they sting, they make you bite your lip and bleed. Speaking as a former competition fencer, however, I can tell you it can be just as hard for an untrained swordsman to *not* hit a spot as it is to hit the spot you're aiming for. Add in the chaotic factor of large battles, (quite often) a lack of light, and a lot of height differentials, and accidents will happen. I highly recommend learning basic sword drills - even if your character will never swing a sword in his life, we all have to NPC - to train your body to hit certain areas. Go find a large tree, a coat rack, anything like that, and put a piece of bright tape at about the 5' mark. Drill constantly hitting under that mark, and you will find that even in the dark you will automatically swing below the neck.

Even with a lot of practice, though, some people are still going to be hit in the face (especially shorter people). Do not be afraid to tell someone that they're aiming high, but also accept that it's most likely accidental and (basically) don't be a jerk about it. Complaining on a forum days afterward won't change the fact that you got hit, but talking to a person right after it happens will have a higher success rate of promoting weapon safety. If you say nothing to them, they may not even know they did it.

Time for a Staff Member to step in.

A lot of new players are commenting about head / face shots, and perceived cheating.  Let me be very frank in saying this: Yes, they suck.  Posting about them on the forums won't change a thing.

If you take a shot to the face, or fight someone that is hitting too hard, the best thing to do is IMMEDIATELY address the issue.  Call a hold, talk to the person.  If a Marshal is needed, get one ASAP.  Waiting until after the fight is over won't do a thing.  Waiting until the event is over just leaves the problem unaddressed, because no one knows WHO was swinging hard, and everyone who reads this will think "That wasn't me."

I don't want to be a jackass, but this is the truth.  I've been at the game for 8+ years now, and Webmaster for 7 of them.  As close of a community as we are, posting on the internet that someone hit you in the face during a fight is no where near as effective as "Hey, you - you just hit me in the face - please watch your shots, that really hurt."  90% of the time, they will apologize, and the game goes on. In the rare event the problem is not corrected, get a Marshal to address the situation on-site, and not after the event is over.

If you have a problem with a specific person repeatedly breaking the rules or being unsafe, get a Marshal immediately.  Do not attempt to address the problem yourself - this usually makes the problem worse.  We're here to make sure the game runs smoothly, and we take this seriously.  We've got your back, but you need to communicate with us, trust us, and let us do our job.  If you don't know who to get in touch with, ask a veteran member to point you to a Staff Member.  And as you use the forums more, you'll learn who people are based on their pictures and names (which is specifically why we post them the way we do).  We'll check with the person who has the issue, make sure we get both sides of the story, and let you know what the result was ("The issue has been corrected, thank you" or possibly "They were legit, they had skills / body / armor / protection you didn't know about").

Thank you.  By working together On-Site at an event, we can all make sure the game runs a lot smoother, and everyone has fun rather than taking home a bad memory that is unresolved.

Highlights

-New player caravan mod was definitely my favorite because it got all of us new players to interact, get some loot, and share a common bond!
-Being wooed by another species
-Learning that there are some really cool people at KR IC and OOC.
-Being attacked by Lizard kin in the middle of the night and being rescued by the good father!
-Hearing my fellow celt being attacked while she was sleeping and her reaction after....
-Getting lots of help from players willing to give a noob some amour!

Lowlights
-Lost my collar and tail!
-People not rescuing us as we were attacked by Lizard kin, But thanks to those who did!

Highlights:
-Seamus calling slay posi with his foot on an undead mook
-Finding out that Galen hears voices
-5 brigands following Rhomulus and I that didn't attack us. We just looked too awesome.
-Talking about Steak and Cake with Yoshi
-Not dieing in my sleep
-Being dropped by my brother Rhomulus on the noob mod
-Goblin mod an hour before main mod complete with squeaky voices and everything. Best time all weekend
-Celts and their literacy
-Carrying carcasses to the lizardkin and them not eating it. Fun times running away
-NPCing the low level mod
-Having the ruby-mithril disappear

Lowlights
-Walking back and forth between the Inn and the Kaledonia cabins
-Running so much on main mod
-No wake-up mod

You're 18, Nick.  Try walking back and forth to Kaladonia at my age a few times a day.

Do not wish for a wake up mod, as at your level it could prove fatal - even with Galen, a wonderful healer sleeping nearby.  Ever try to wake that boy up?

You're 18, Nick.  Try walking back and forth to Kaladonia at my age a few times a day.

Do not wish for a wake up mod, as at your level it could prove fatal - even with Galen, a wonderful healer sleeping nearby.  Ever try to wake that boy up?

Yeah, pointing that out, it's not so bad. I mainly included that because I couldn't think of anything else that was that bad. I think Galen was in the cabin next to me.
Wake-up mod would have torched me instantly. I had one climb and I doubt I would have been able to use it to escape.
How often are the wake-up mods conducted usually?