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Sep 10 2014 06:41pm
Quote (PowerTripped @ Sep 10 2014 08:36pm)
Rex I appreciate the thought but you have no idea what goes on in the sc side of the game or how many items or fg is donated on the sc side.  It's best to not try to say hc is "different, nicer, more helpful to new players" etc.  That only creates division and it's very far from the truth.


Rex started on SC a long time ago, he's well aware of what goes on, as am I, and I currently only play HC. The HC community is smaller, so maybe that's why it seems like there are more helpful people. The ratio is probably a bit better.

There are generous, kind, helpful people on both cores and throughout the site.

There are also those that are... not.
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- I will skip communication, that is more of a two way street and at times misunderstandings can cause irritation.


The way I envision communication is how people play the game. In some way or another, the LS community is always communicating with Paul, no matter who is conscious of it. Thanks for your responses :)

Quote (Lpg @ 10 Sep 2014 20:12)
atleast on HC we tried it a lot of time and didnt work!


Aye, but there's always trying again ;) Or just doing it differently. And to me the latter is the key.

Quote (KakeWalk @ 10 Sep 2014 20:13)
The last few updates were great. Overall people supported them if you look back.
Arena removal is still hard to swallow.
Vault fees are crushing and as a result people's pockets empty and can no longer play.
Communication with Paul would be nice.
I'm going to make the fattest paladin caster this world has ever seen, bitches.


In all of that the gem is where you say you'll make the greatest paladin caster ;)

Forget the arena, fuark worrying about Vault fees (people don't need to use the Vault), and don't worry about whether Paul speaks to the LS community or not. If we control only what is within us to control, we find better outcomes :)
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But we are nicer on hc!! Since there are so few of us we have to stick together, and thats how the overall community should be now.


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Ok, Alot of you know me, and alot of you may not.
I do not claim to be the best slasher, I do not claim to know all.
I do not have the most GP's, The best items, Or the most time played.
I cannot give you an accurate price check, And in a group, I probably wont have the most actions.

But

One thing I can tell you is that I love this game..

LS has brought alot to me (as I am sure it has all of us).

Yes, in RARE instances it has brought me fg, But more importantly it has brought me fun competition (thank you UA! :) )
It has brought me the feeling of rage at my 15th FDF in a row on the feeder class (Yes sad I know)

But more important than anything else, Is the friendships I have gained during my time in LS.

The person I have to thank for that more than anyone else (god bless her) Is Sharpdeath (alot of you may not remember her)
But she was my "in" to LS, She took and brought me into the game when I new NOTHING about it, I had NO gear, NO experience,
and I had never entered a Cata before in my life, but that did not stop her from spending what must have been a painful 5 hours of climbing with me
to get me to my 1st GP ever, and its something I will NEVER forget, I remember her not for what she had, how much she made, or anything else.
I remember her for the person she was to invite me in and let me climb, when I had nothing...

My point in that little story is that WE are our own victims here, you all said it,



Quote (TiMasse @ 10 Sep 2014 18:19)
You want me to invite friend to this game?

What will I tell them when they will get kicked out of group because they have no gear?



Quote (izParagonzi @ 10 Sep 2014 18:10)
- Make (new/more) friends and find people to play with.
.. on SC... that could be an issue, on HC... it is not really an issue. [even with my setup, I get the call to jump in at times]



We make the bed we lay in, WE treat these newcomers this way, and we sit here and complain about the decline..

there is SO MUCH more that we can improve upon within the community before we start to worry about the game mechanics itself..

While we are all sitting here, complaining about all these things, Efforts could be put into things we CAN actually change.
The LS community is smart, creative, and when we want to be, a force to be reckoned with! and each and every one
of you brings something unique to the table :)
Start using your knowledge, and expertise of the game in creative and constructive ways, in things we can change and manage :)


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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
        The courage to change the things I can,
        And the wisdom to know the difference.



We can start by improving ourselves..

This post was edited by bodierox on Sep 10 2014 07:04pm
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Ill be creative and will put an idea on the table.

Bring back the well in town and add an arena for solo players!

Lets see if god will hear my needs!
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Sep 10 2014 07:17pm
Quote (TiMasse @ Sep 10 2014 10:08pm)
Ill be creative and will put an idea on the table.

Bring back the well in town and add an arena for solo players!

Lets see if god will hear my needs!


You know damn well that this has been denied many many times. Stop flogging a dead horse
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Sep 10 2014 07:31pm
Quote (bodierox @ Sep 11 2014 01:04pm)
We can start by improving ourselves..


Greatly put... I have alot of respect for Vicki...

Quote (Paparick @ Sep 11 2014 01:17pm)
You know damn well that this has been denied  many many times.  Stop flogging a dead horse


I think pushing shit uphill is more relevent in this case... :D

This post was edited by izParagonzi on Sep 10 2014 07:35pm
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In all of that the gem is where you say you'll make the greatest paladin caster ;)

Forget the arena, fuark worrying about Vault fees (people don't need to use the Vault), and don't worry about whether Paul speaks to the LS community or not. If we control only what is within us to control, we find better outcomes :)


Mate I know you are trying to be nice, and I hope this doesn't come off as rude, but I purposely left all emotions out of my first post when I stated my opinions about the game. The way your post comes off is disregarding all of my opinions while quoting a fortune cookie. I'd like my opinions to matter instead of being shut down with a smile.

I'm not upset, just a note for next time since I know you were sincerely trying to be nice probably. Listening/discussing is better then saying "Forget all that stuff! Rainbows!"

This post was edited by KakeWalk on Sep 10 2014 08:05pm
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Sep 10 2014 08:22pm
Even when I felt like i was being shat on by an update I was excited to see one!

The disheartening part now is that Paul seems distanced from the community. We got teasers and posts before, but not any more.
He has always said that the game will be built to his vision of what he wants.
But if we came up with a good idea, or bitched about something enough, he added it.
Hardcore & pvp to name a few. not sure why we wanted pvp so bad.

Knowing that d3 was going to be released brought a resurgence of d2 players.
And I think if we had some kind of teasers about updates, or some kind of Communication, it might cause a little resurgence.

I know a big Update would bring players back, even if it sucked people would want to try it. (not saying that it would suck)

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Sep 10 2014 10:00pm
I think alchemists should be able to equip warhammers, because of base str would still be useless for melee, but he could drag it behind him and use it for side mods
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