Just under a week left of Wurm Summer(6 days). And since I’ve reached the halfway point (of exploring half of the servers in the Freedom Isles), I think it’s time to go over exactly what I’ve felt so far of this event I’ve been doing, what I’ve learned from this event, and what I think about the future (of picking one of these servers to move in).
\nNOTE: To refresh, Exodus and Xanadu have been scratched as ‘potential’ deed moving servers.<\/p>\n
First off, the “what I’ve felt so far of this event I’ve been doing”<\/em> part: And then there’s Exo, which left a bad taste in my mouth since I got there. Asking for an updated map (which Deli had absolutely no problem with providing), they did (in a very rude way).<\/p>\n . Another thing I’ve learned (from Exo), is..to not even bother saying “hi” to anyone anymore (unless they say it first); always assume they’re AFK unless they speak. …Though really, this<\/em> would be on the lines of ‘common sense learning’. \ud83d\ude1b Time to the next to final section of the discussion…“what I think about the future (of picking one of these servers to move in)<\/em>: So at this time, Cele is in the lead(I’ll discuss the mobs at the end of the discussion). I do hope Pristine and Release surprise me.<\/p>\n . And then there’s trolls. Woo boy…trolls. That whole can of worms, re-opened. I have no idea how even an Adol troll can rip right through me as if I’m not wearing armor. I keep asking why, and tell them I’m wearing Plate; the supposed 2nd strongest armor set in the game. But noooo “plate is bad, you should wear chain!”. Ok, I get a chain set..STILL getting my ass handed to me!! WTF?! WHY do they fucking hit like a bus?! Even a hell hound, a crocodile, and even a lava fiend..none of these three “mid-level mobs” have the power to smack you like a troll.<\/p>\n I get taught how to make trolls drop to my feet(by aiming for the ‘uppercenter’), and it’s actually great. It’s working! I’m feeling powerful! Feeling that ‘Dragon Warrior’ feel! And then there’s these people, who say “dude, hunting in Cele is AWESOME!! There’s SO MUCH to KILL!! :D” I get the purpose of hunting (grinding combat skills and also collecting mob drops for certain things), but how can one enjoy seeing their armor and weapon(s) get damaged (and watch the QL go down to where it’s unusable)? How can anyone enjoy having to re-imp? And most importantly, how do I<\/em> get some of these drugs that make grinding “fun” (seriously, I need them)? The thread I made (here if you haven’t read it<\/a>) asking when I should I get my gear re-imped and how often, ultimately ended with “don’t fight trolls as they wreck your armor”. Fantastic advice… if only I could choose to not see trolls in my game (or have one show up at in-opportune times (like in my fucking face when I’m trying to take a picture of something cool). *sighs* . . –DEED EXTERIOR All of these changes, I feel will make Oceanside Retreat REALLY pop out and give it a homely feel (as in I took the time to not live like a slob and actually worked).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just under a week left of Wurm Summer(6 days). And since I’ve reached the halfway point (of exploring half of the servers in the Freedom Isles), I think it’s time to go over exactly what I’ve felt so far of … Continue reading
\nIt took a lot of courage just to get to the first server. What would I do when I got there? How would they react? Would I be able to outrun any mob on foot? Was I making a mistake?
\nHonestly, I’m glad I took the plunge. The whole reason I wanted to do this was to get away from the deed (and also to find something I enjoy doing in Wurm that not very many people do). I knew I wasn’t going to be greeted with open arms, and I’m very thankful I wasn’t. I didn’t even want it. I wanted to explore, on my own. Going with another person, sure it would’ve had its benefits (like being shown the massive underground tunnel network under Deli by the one who single-handedly built it), but the person would likely have to go or want to do their own thing (instead of shuffle me around like a tour guide).
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\nWith that said, expecting the locals to point out cool areas on their server has been…well, it’s made me feel unsure if it’s worth staying on that particular server. Recently, Cele, the server I actually had reasonable hopes with it’s semi-active, semi-friendly community, told me to “go find the tallest mountain and try to go up!” This isn’t exactly useful to a tourist.<\/p>\n
\nAnd this leads me to the second part of this discussion.. “what I’ve learned from this event”<\/em>:
\nFirst off, I learned that it’s important to be prepared (have my gear (armor and weapons) at all times), and also have access to a horse. Luckily with the 2.5s I paid for better horse gear (and the testing I did), any wild horse can go 25km\/h.
\nSpeaking of horses, this is another biggy (as Exo taught me well). Learned to -always- hitch the horse to my tent when I’ll be away from my keyboard for an extended period of time (anything beyond 2-3 minutes, as Wurm has no pause button (and mobs are extremely unpredictable in their movements)), or run the risk of it being stolen. But even this has the risk of a mob sneaking up behind me after I log back in, giving me an extremely limited window to unhitch\/lead\/ride to get out of there. It’s only happened once, thankfully..but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen again.<\/p>\n
\nAnd I think that about wraps up this section.<\/p>\n
\nAnd really, at this time it’s a tough choice. Celebration nearly won me over with that nook on the SW side of that lake. And Deliverance, with how absolutely beautiful that place is, is more of a tourist trap than a place to live. Plus, the community feels a bit too<\/em> nice for my tastes.
\nCele has a questionable community(but nothing all that bad)…and a shitload<\/strong> of mobs. And I thought Indy was bad.
\nAnd Exodus… well, fuck Exo. Most of their community is PvP-based (which explains their attitude), and tons of mobs. It did have some<\/em> beauty but it wasn’t enough to make me reconsider (especially after being told off by the same guy that helped to find my lost horse..instead of just talking it over with this ONE person I offended). Clearly, Exo doesn’t want me to ever come back. Gladly. But they aren’t going to stop me by using their server as a dimensional slingshot if I have to.<\/p>\n
\nFinally, we get to the last, but not least discussion. This discussion is rather important (yet it also isn’t at the same time and just a “just quit the game, don’t do this to yourself!” thing).
\nThis is about the mobs, and my insane issue with them. I’ve been seeing myself as the “Dragon Warrior”: a fierce warrior of legend able to battle everything, and come out victorious. Able to take on waves of attackers, and defeat them without a scratch.
\nSo maybe my idea of a Dragon Warrior is a bit too much, but that’s the attitude I want<\/strong> to feel in the face of these computer-controlled bastards that don’t stop lining themselves up to attack me in waves.
\nBut let’s face reality here. I’m no ‘Dragon Warrior’..I just get lucky. Hellhounds continue to show they can hit me a lot faster than I can of them..even without focusing, and you don’t know HOW annoying that is. Plus, they fight in numbers.<\/p>\n
\nI get suggested to use a huge axe to replace my longsword\/shield, and I do that with 15s (and missing a week of exploration waiting for anyone to make or sell me one). I also get recommended to go with Plate to practice my new axe. I do all of that…an adol troll is STILL ABLE TO GET ME DOWN TO 14% HEALTH!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!!
\nClearly, Chain is better. I took less damage from trolls (after I learned what to do and made sure I continued to know). So if Chain is better… then why was I told that Plate is better? These mixed messages are why I never bothered with combat for years!!<\/p>\n
\nAnd speaking of imping armor (love the way I’m trying to intertwine all of these segments), the very thought of having to fork over 5s everytime a troll fight goes wrong(what it feels like) makes me angered. It’s not because I’m angry at myself for refusing to re-imp myself, but needing 50c per armor piece(plus my axe) for 80QL?!<\/p>\n
\nTo say “don’t fight trolls”. You can’t just not fight them, when they WON’T FUCKING GIVE UP trying to get to you!! I HAVE, to fight them when there’s no towers around (and it’s blocking my escape). And that’s where the damage happens, and the silver flies out of my hands on re-imping (only to do it again, and again and again….).
\nNeed I remind you, I only have 25s left (of the 50s I got earlier last month), and payday isn’t here yet. What THE FUCK AM I GOING TO DO if I run into a situation of giving my final 10s to prem and I have no silver for repairs (and cannot afford to pay another $70)?!?! I’ll be screwed, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n
\nI honestly don’t know what to do. I have to defend myself out there, but I also need to have my gear highly imped enough where I can take out a troll if I absolutely have to and it won’t be a problem. If this was WoW, all I would have to do was solo a dungeon and I would have more than enough to repair my gear(hell, I wouldn’t be giving my money away to players with fat wallets that are only getting fatter off of people like me).
\nWith Wurm, the shop and selling are the ONLY two options I have. Well, there is killing mobs, and there is playing in the grass (Foraging). Both, have a 0.01% chance of getting a random coin (such as getting a single silver coin from killing a troll) and is not a good, reliable (and fast) source of income. Even that thread suggested this “helpful” advice of Foraging. Only newbies play in the grass!
\nThe problem is Wurm is such a slow-paced game. It’s made, to take months if not years of grinding to get anywhere. This<\/em>, is how it’s still alive and kicking, because people respect this (and weren’t (and still am being) spoiled into thinking Work = UGH NO!! FUCK THAT!..like myself). Yet, more people are leaving for WU(though I believe the reason being it’s faster to grind there..once you’ve already done it and you don’t want to go through it again, which is perfectly understandable).
\nI could ‘hire’ someone to re-imp my gear whenever I need, yet to expect the hiree to do it for free? ..Not going to happen. What else could I possibly offer them in exchange for their services(besides silver)? I dunno. All I do<\/em> know is I have to think of something.<\/p>\n
\nAnd, that’s it. Those are my thoughts so far about this exploration thing, what I’ve learned, where I might move, and the bonus thing about mobs. All I can hope by handing over the silver, the armor will stay together for several months(until it drops below 70QL again). If it does, then that would definitely change my opinion.<\/p>\n
\nIMPORTANT EDIT: I’ve decided to wait until next Wurm Spring (which (going by WurmClock) should<\/em> be March 23rd-24th) until I head to Pristine, as I want to get to work on several deed-redesign projects. Basically, I want to see if moving is even needed (if I can just make my current deed look better).
\nI’ll be showing my ideas to you guys as early as either this afternoon or evening (via pics from DeedPlanner).
\nTo get a sense of I want to do;
\n–DEED INTERIOR
\n-Tear down the Cart Shed and put it next to the gravel road leading into my house and make it an open air building.
\n-Tear down the animal pens and rebuild them where the farm used to be, and greatly expand it to have more stalls(7 more than originally).<\/p>\n
\n-Move the one tile road (that wasn’t built by me) that leads to the main roads to the East, over one.
\n-Use this area (start digging down the old road to decrease the slope) to start leveling and flatraising an area next to the side ramp, to serve as the new farm area.
\n-(Hopefully) re-locate the main entrance to the deed interior by digging away at the hill to the South of the deed.
\n-Expand the main ramp to three wide, and have trees in the middle.
\n-Chop down trees around the main and side ramps and start planting bushes in their place.<\/p>\n