75c for 280 Mortar, 40c for 470 bricks(not for the Grinding Floor), and also getting the ‘easiest 5s ever’. But even that, came with a payment. And that payment possibly would’ve pushed me way past the “I quit” point with Wurm.
Started off after realizing Saint wasn’t going to help me anymore. Continued to make bricks (and fence bars) on my own to wall the place up. I got tired of watching a 65kg lump get reduced to..nearly nothing after either failing/making 11 iron fence bars. This requires nearly two hours of nonstop mining for 100 iron ore (for 100 1.00kg lumps) after being in the Smelter).
And then watching it, all go away…feels quite draining. And so I did the math, and counted (including the ones I already had made) I needed about 28 more iron fence bars to complete the walls around the deed. After asking in Trade chat, a guy named ‘Necrodarkslayer’ PMs me saying if I come over to where the sermon is, I could get them for free. Though “sure” and went there with my large cart(there would be no way I could carry all of it in my inventory).
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Got a bit lost in the process, being unfamiliar with the roads here. Asked him if he could escort me to his deed, and he did. There was an easier way, through the canal(and then follow the coast going East). However, his deed is under heavy construction (he lives on the other side of this flat hill(that I use as my navigational waypoint to find the south canal while out at sea)) and the easy way cannot be accessed (at this time).
The way there, involves going through one of the two large Peat deposits and accessing a hidden road, then having to go around several obstacles and finally crossing a bridge to get there. Wow. What a mess. Anyway, I got the bars. Yet I was a bit concerned this might not be enough (thinking I miscounted, which apparently Deedplanner has been responsible of making me do..even while following its mat list). He gave me more for free, and that was really nice of him.
Got them home, and I’m all “excellent! Now..all I have to do is make bricks”. And, I did the math again, and…freaked out at the number I would have to make. 470!! D:
Sure, to a high-level stone cutter, this isn’t a problem at all. Except I had a 90% chance to make a brick, with a standard stone chisel(no WoA or CoC, or even BoTD(which combines both apparently))..and to make 470. FUCK THAT. Time to pay my way out of this mess! However, with the three bricks I already had made, it turned into needing 467 instead.
Instead of asking in trade chat, I asked the guy who helped me before. He said he’ll do it for 40c, which was..wow. I expected to pay out the ass. I told him how I was going to do it myself and blah blah blah(stating how I don’t feel like ‘Netflix and Chill’ is good gameplay), and he says he uses ‘3 to 5 alts’ all with high stone-cutting skill. Holy fuck, and here I have trouble watching over two! I asked him what his secret was, and he said having a wide TV screen with four split-screen windows. Quite impressive.
He completed my request, and I went back over to grab them (and pay him). He gave me a extra large crate for free. This guy is pretty awesome, and I’m glad he’s a neighbor. He reminds me of Saint (except he actually doesn’t mind making bricks). He also has a family.
Went back home, this time taking a longer scenic route through Pryath’s under construction deed. Saw where the sermon is taking place. Mmm. Seeing this, the microstuddering isn’t that annoying to not deal with. It does clear itself out after 30 seconds (and goes back to normal). Yeah. I’m actually starting to get used to it.. not like I can do anything about it.
Now home. Got the bricks. All to do now is to build the walls! And I got this done in about three hours. I also started up construction on the farm.
Oh, and I also learned more about ‘Breakfast’ (one of the simplest things you can cook now, since the cooking update). I learned it takes 33 meat and 1 veg to get a 10kg breakfast. I also learned, I need to get the farm up quite soon (or we’re going to run out of veggies). Plus, I have to be the one that harvests them. The meat and the veggie (plus the QL of the bowl) determines the QL of the breakfast. Even though B2 can only do 20QL, that’s better than my… abysmal 3QL. And this also sets a problem (if I don’t buy a Larder soon). If I’m out exploring, how am I going to keep my fat layers up when we’re out of breakfast?
B2 can farm, but as I said.. the QL of the breakfast is also part of the QL of the veggies. His farming skill isn’t as high as mine, and it would lower the QL drastically. So I have to be the farmer (and the one that kills mobs for their meat).
That also sets another problem; a financial (and weight) problem. When exploring on another server, I can’t collect all the meat I can in a small barrel and expect the horse to not feel the weight. I have to go to a mailbox and mail it all to B2. Yet since price per item is 1c (and I have like.. 50 meat on me), there’s half a silver down the drain). I need to know, at what weight will a wild horse (with no traits) start to slow down (with my 2.5s horse gear), and go with that.
Moving on to the good part (as I did that thing again where I over-descript things), someone wanted 20 Sleep Powder. I had five, and knowing that 1 Sleep Powder = 1s.. hoo hoo. EASY MONEY! 😀
I offered to sell the five sleep powder I have, and he said sure. At the time, I assumed I could simply throw them in a mailbox (even though for some boneheaded reason… I thought my mailbox was my token) and COD them. Thank fuck that it didn’t allow me, or I would’ve been PISSED. I asked the person how I can’t mail them, said I never did this before, and would I need to deliver them. He never responded, which started making me a bit annoyed. Gave them back to B2 and went back to work on the fences.
He responds sometime later, apologizing for dropping out like that, stating the reason is his internet connection went down (and was still interested). Had to get B2 back on again and give me the 5 sleep powder, then set sail on my first ever delivery (to sell something to a buyer). I was to go to Pristine of all places, and look for a tiny island on the East coast. The wind was a gale from the North, and I unfortunately had to go into it to get to the Kami Canal (in order to get to the East side of the server). Set course for Del, then Pri after crossing. No problems crossing…it would be on the way back.
Sol’s going down as I’m trying to find this island. I see what looks like a small, flat island ahead (and a bigger island to the north). I decide to head to the bigger island.. or so I thought it was an island until I got close enough, and realize it was just a part of a much larger island. Had to sail South this time, in the dark. The wind is now a strong wind from the North, which isn’t giving me a good speed.
As I’m closing in on the first island I see, I get a PM from a ‘Mykoal’ telling me the buyer lost connection again. Finally I find the island, with the mentioned castle ‘and a lot of connecting bridges’. Person tells me the buyer can’t get back on, and tells me they’ll log on as him. I wait on the South side of the castle, and the person logs on as the buyer, and eventually meets me. The transaction is made, and I thank him for the business.
Easiest 5s I’ve ever made! 😀 It felt good, actually GETTING money instead of watching it fly out of my token. Time to head home. Set a course for Del, doing the same thing I did but in reverse. Getting the “You will soon leave this island” blah blah stuff. Noticed it looked a bit strange (by telling me “If you keep going in this direction” followed immediately by “You will soon leave this island”), but I ignored it.
Made the transfer… “An error was reported from the login server. Please try later or report this using /support if the problem persists.” popped up in my Event window. My boat disappeared from under me, and I was swimming with no Stamina!! Panicked, and logged out, praying it would teleport me on Deli (near my boat). Tried logging back in, and seeing “‘Connection denied:
Log in as B2, begging for help in GL-Freedom of what I should do. Most of them said to fill out a support ticket…I would rather drown than stare at a Support tab for a week. 😛 I shouldn’t HAVE to file for support! This is when I started to question if paying for this game was worth it, if this is the way they treat me (even while trying to play ‘the right way’).
Another one said for my alt to go save my main with a boat. Good idea. Got B2 in his sailboat and try to follow the same path I went. First I tried to find my boat in Del(thankfully the same thing didn’t happen to B2). Failed to do so. Went to Pri to at least pick me up. Tried to go the exact route I went before, getting as close to the server border as possible.
Had to get back on as myself. B2 found me, INSIDE the server border. He couldn’t get to me, and I couldn’t get to him. It was like an invisible wall. What’s worse is I’m starting to drown. Thankfully I was able to embark as Passenger and climbed aboard his boat, and was rescued. Went back to Del, and found my boat.
Got the two back safely and had no more issues. Now I have a fear of crossing the server border. I heard others having a similar issue, but never having it happening to me..until now. Hearing that it’s quite rare, and something the devs are apparently having a hard time pinning down(because it’s random).
Still, it’s going to be a LONG time before I cross any more server borders. But at least I know how to react if this happens again. Just remain calm, and stay logged out until B2 comes to rescue me. Plus, it keeps me from having to see a Support tab for a week.
I’m sorry, I just find them extremely annoying. I get the help I need. Excellent. Now please get rid of the ticket. It feels like I’m being harassed by a fuckup (like what happened with getting stuck behind a locked gate). I don’t need to see my mistake for a week! GET RID OF IT!! Having to file a ticket for this, of something of the dev’s fault (which SHOULD’VE fucking been FIXED BY NOW) and not mine, and being reminded of that? That would’ve been the last straw for me.
The thing I just said about “the devs have yet to narrow it down” was just my assumptions. No one gave a fuck that I was able to get rescued by my alt (that..and it was 4 in the morning).