So I expected to simply get on today, throw in more money in my deed token, and log out (without anything changing around me). Noticed someone new in local (named ‘Darkoden’.. for some reason, I seem to remember the name), but I didn’t really pay much attention, until I heard the sound of trees being chopped.
Thinking “oh no, not another neighbor”, I attempted to track down the sound to its source. There, I saw the area to the South of the lake, being changed. This person has re-claimed the area. So I thought “alright, fine, fine. They have every right to be here. Let me just introduce myself.”
The guy said, that four years ago, he used to own this area. He came back to see how the place was doing, and was happy to see new people have moved in (aka Angry and myself).
Told him that it’s been about a year since I moved to Cele (and I might actually be moving out too… more on this in a bit).
Showed him my place, and he says “I remember the people who used to live there”. Said the deed was a “weird like Japan name like Yurazire or something”, and “they were big on blacksmithing and coal making”.
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Since he said that, I suddenly had a bad feeling in my mind. If this has changed in two months… I have to see what else has. Ran back to my deed, and I’m seeing bee hives to the West of me; like the area has been reclaimed. Hopped on my fastest horse and ran over to it. The area to the West has been greatly expanded. Lots and lots of farmland (with Garlic being the crop here). On the Northeast corner, is a fenced in area with a few cows and other farm animals.
I didn’t realize the area was deeded until I saw a token in the middle of the farm, called ‘Fields Of Glory’ belonging to a ‘Gutey’. They’re in an alliance with Pilot Point, so I thought I’ll ask them later of who this person is, and what their intentions are (for being so close to my deed).
Immediately after that, I go to check out if the mine I use is still accessible… and my fears were realized when I saw it was door’d and deeded, named ‘Valhalla’ and belonging to a ‘Fooli’. It seems this ‘Fooli’ made a fool of me, for not deeding the damn thing (when I had the chance). ARGH!!!
I am officially screwed now!! This is (correction: was) my main mine! The mine South (near Xandice’s place), has been door’d as well! Now I have no way (outside of the southern canal) to get Iron (or whatever I need)! Not like I really need Iron (or whatever) right now… but I still want a mine accessible to me, incase I ever do need!
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I thought of four options around this problem:
1. Find a way to contact this ‘Fooli’ and get them to ally with me, to gain access to the mine again.
2. Try to get help to find a closer mine, and slap an inexpensive deed over it (using B2). Call it ‘Dragontail Hideaway Mines’.
3. Move to that tucked in spot I saw in Exo’s Northwest side. If it’s available, I would keep the name ‘Dragontail Hideaway’.
4. Stop deed hunting, and go to Wurm Unlimited. There, I won’t have to come on and fund it.. but I also would be missing out on exploration of WO. I could just simply call a starter town ‘my home’, though (and have my boats there). Aka, be a simple nomad.
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Yet this was also puzzling, of how this guy is getting his materials (since there are no public mines around here)? Ran back over to him and asked him that question. He said he has a friend on another server that’s sending him supplies, until he can find a mine. Lucky him.
Suddenly I get a PM from a ‘Glichrist’ (someone else I saw in local). This was actually Wargasm, using an alt. He didn’t really seem happy about Darkoden deeding the area (as his road runs near it). Though I assume the two talked it over (as Dark was here first, as he claims). Also, Dark said he tried to help with the road (which is good).
War added that he’s also the one that did the deed to the West of me. I complimented it with “So it was you that turned my beautiful backyard into a farm.” (talking about the huge forest area, and not the 31×31 dirt patch).
I then ask if he knew this ‘Fooli’. He says that he does know him, and tried to discourage him from deeding the spot… but it wasn’t because he was trying to defend me. Hell no, he wanted the utmost vein in there for himself (which is why he door’d the one to the South, saying he “didn’t want Xandice’s idiot friends to mine out that utmost vein”).
When telling him the deeded mine was the mine I used, he felt neutral to it (which isn’t a surprise for someone with ‘War’ in their name). Though he said if I really needed Iron badly, he could let me have some of it. That’s nice of him, but I prefer to have my own mine (whenever I need it).
All this did was remind me of just how perfect I had it in OR. I had a private mine.. I just had to go up and down a ramp to get to it. But it’s got to be better than not having a mine at all. 😛 Meh.
This almost makes me want to hop in my Knarr and head over to Exo, to see if that area is still available. The last time I looked, I remembered seeing a sailboat there. If it is, I’ll need to see if there’s an accessible mine within close proximity of the area.
If there’s mobs, there should be that guard tower on the other side of the canal (so I shouldn’t need prem to get my FS back up (to take them out)).