With four days until the 20th(of when B2 and I visit our own Impalongs, and see who gets their lamps imped first), I have some bad news to share. And…..it’s not going to happen. This has nothing to do with my health, or the weather. It has to do.. well, with more fucking assumptions.
Yet this assumption, is something you’re supposed to assume (as there’s been no drastic changes, until now). Such as the first Impalong in Inde, is to end MUCH earlier than expected (which completely and utterly throws off this plan).
And how I found this out, was a rather …. I don’t think I have words, only that it brought back past cringe-worthy memories of a certain thread on the Facepunch forum. Angry and I had just got finished with a long-awaited extension of the eastern road (that goes past the large dead deed on the South side of the lake). I was going to help him get a bridge built (by making half of the materials for it).
Redminer is also on. Suddenly he’s talking about ‘a discussion of gay dragon porn in Kchat’. …Either he’s fucking messing with me in order to get a reaction out of me(angry told him to), or he’s talking about another Kchat (as local Kchat has no one talking). Either way, I never bothered asking what the FUCK is wrong with their brains (because it would not go well for me).
I decide to check Global Kchat and I see no controversial discussions (thank God).
Someone asks a question of when the Impalong starts. I’m assuming they’ll be told how it’s going on right now and it’ll last through Christmas… instead, someone else responds and says how the Blackmoor Impalong (the Shrimpalong) ends in two days. This forces me to speak up in a bit of a shock to the system, asking if that means this Sunday, and was told yes.
I ask “Why is the Shrimpalong ending early? Last year it lasted almost to New Years Eve”. And,..I’m getting my ass kicked back and forth by Shrimpiie herself (and a few other members). Talking about how last year’s lasted way too long, and it isn’t the same as it was back in 2012(which I was on for, as I was in ‘”fuck this game” mode’). Left the conversation, embarrassed(also pissed), saying “Well fuck.” in Alliance chat. Angry questioned, and I told him (and all that other drama, hoping he would feel me.. he never did).
I can’t say who’s fault this is. Both parties (myself, and the people who host these events, both have legitimate claims). I feel that this shouldn’t had been changed (not to mention completely pissed off it ruined my plans). Plus I feel like, a lot of newbies depend on the Impalong. And it gave late-comers like myself a chance to get their stuff imped. Restricting it to end before Christmas, just doesn’t feel like the Impalong anymore (more like ‘Impashort’).
And the hosters would argue about how they do this with volunteering in mind, “your fault for not checking the forum post, I had stated this months ago if you had read it”, blah blah blah.
I also felt “great, I just showed my ass to everyone. Now they’ll probably blacklist me.. I hate this game. Why is weaponsmithing/blacksmithing such a fucking grind? This is unfair. Having to pay for imps is no better than paying for a microtransaction (such as the Premium system of this game).”
Waited several hours, hoping people would just forget that embarrassing thing I did. Finally I decided to ask “when will the Glasshollow Impalong start?”, feeling calmed down. One person said they believed it would be the 18th. Thought “well, that’s great. Technically I’ll still be able to go on the 20th, then!” Shrimpiie says “I believe it’s next Friday?” (vague much?)
Checked my calendar and asked if this meant the 22nd, and was told yes. So there you have it.
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Highly disappointing that I couldn’t do my original plan. But..shit happens. Time to come up with another.
And that’s what I tried to do, while staring at my calendar. Realizing that I’ve only been to Glasshollow once (when I had gotten my Knarr and B2 sailed back to OR in his new sailboat), I needed to leave at an earlier date and check the layout.
And this is what I’ve worked out..
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18th-19th, I’ll head to (and stay in) Glasshollow in order to check out everything we need to figure out (if there’s a safe logout place, public cart storage area, where we’ll have to go to drop off items, etc). Gave myself an extra day to do any other checks (direct road/boat access, market access).
(IF the Impalong somehow is already going, then we’ll leave on the 20th. But according to Shrimpiie, that’s not likely)
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20th, returning home to DTH, then go on the MRT Server to make out my present thing for a few known (to me) members. This would also give me time to play Wurm for awhile.
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21st(night), B2 and I will head to Glasshollow. I’ve invited Angry and Tulsi to come with me, telling both that I expect them to get back to me by the 20th if they want to go). I still plan to let B2 borrow my old studded armor set, and my good sword/shield. So he’ll be able to have some fun (if I’m bored).
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22nd-24th, we do our Impalong things (and watch out for the occasional Enki attack).
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25th, open presents in the MRT Server(and from Wurm Santa), then back to the Impalong.
(Depending where the Santa smoke is on the very large server, of if I’ll gorge myself at the buffet or not. It would be the first time I get to the buffet on another server)
And the rest of next next week, who knows what happens. Well.. except there’s supposed to be an ‘interesting’ storm setting up on Christmas Eve. Some models say it could be a cold rain(or nothing), others say ice(please God no) or all snow(possible White Christmas in a very long time (in the Ohio Valley)).