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 See this dude?  His name is Richard Garriott/Lord British and he finally put out a followup to his hit MMORPG Tabula Rasa and it's on Steam Early Access for $44.99, but there's no more progression wipes. Many of you already have it so if you do, check it out again. If you don't and you're reading this, you're probably the type that spent $50-100+ on ArcheAge/Black Desert/Albion Online so no excuses. Introduction to Shroud of the Avatar  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meuys4JZZxAquote:Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is a fantasy RPG that combines a single player narrative with a sandbox MMO created by a team that includes: Richard “Lord British” Garriott the creator of the Ultima series, Starr Long the Director of Ultima Online, and Tracy Hickman the author of Dragonlance quote:
quote:Newbie guide Join the main Something Awful Discord and read the auth instructions to join SotA VOIP/text-chat https://discord.gg/0blIq7586QA4EQhM This game is janky as hell, unfinished and primarily uses Unity Store assets despite receiving nearly 10 million in crowdfunding and cryptic to a fault where you'll spend a large amount of time googling mechanics only to find that the mechanic has since overhauled and the guide you just read is completely irrelevant. A couple of us are having a lot of fun with it and if LB's followers (pictured below) haven't left yet... I have a feeling they'll always be around so at least you can count on the excellent community to eRP with you. 
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Guild info: Add Dancing Shade or Alexander DeLarge or Node's character with the weird name, send a whisper to join the guild. We're located in Estgard.
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Second post, doubt I'll ever need it but better safe than sorry 
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Aug 2, 2016 15:14
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Might be a bit longer than expected since everyone that's playing SotA is doing the first week of Albion.
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Aug 2, 2016 16:19
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boho posted:Shards of the Ancients Never heard of that one. Will have to make a thread about it once they start selling founder's packs.
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Aug 2, 2016 18:00
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Tempus had 16,000 gold removed from his account because he sold a book with a misleading title, if anyone has any spare gold, I could definitely use it towards starting the guild up. Only have about 6,000 out of the necessary 25,000
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Aug 4, 2016 18:54
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Node posted:Oh, that book? How the gently caress is it the fault of anyone but the moron that paid for it? Especially 15,000 gold? Depends on your dexterity, can you guarantee a hit? If so, charge. If not, don't.
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Aug 4, 2016 21:20
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Can't you infuse your arrows with magic and stuff like that? I don't use bows but I'd imagine you could still ignite weapon.
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Aug 5, 2016 00:04
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If anyone wants Shroud of the Avatar+Star Citizen, get this new special deal they have going on today https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=9085#tab-specials Also, the lore implications of this are massive. Star Citizen and Shroud of the Avatar share a universe together quote:The Cloud Imperium Sky Navy has recently decommissioned 150 of their armor clad airships and lucky Outlanders can purchase them to use as homes on their City Lots. These float above a city lot, providing ample living area while preserving almost 100% of yard space! 
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Aug 6, 2016 15:51
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Unctuous Cretin posted:Switch to Single Player Online. It seems counter-intuitive in an MMO, but this isn't really an MMO anyway. They may have fixed it, but in previous releases you can have a zone all to yourself, including the mobs and resources. The negative is that if you get in over your head, there's not going to be any passersby to help. I've heard that it lowers your XP gain but I have no confirmation on that.
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Aug 8, 2016 14:02
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Unctuous Cretin posted:Even if it does, it will probably even out by having access to more nodes and spawns. An alternative is doing friends online and having the benefit of your own instance + people to play with. Ideally, once the guild is up and running I'd like everyone to add each other and do content that way. No sense in dealing with other people and waiting for a mob to respawn.
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Aug 8, 2016 14:54
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Node posted:When you claim a lot, does it consume the deed? Or do you get the deed back if you abandon the lot? I've found a few decent spots and my lot selection group is coming up, but I don't want to waste a deed on something that I am pretty clueless about. You can get it back.
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Aug 9, 2016 01:15
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Dandywalken posted:As an archer, should I bother with one of the stances? Or just default and kite? Wouldn't recommend a stance unless you're casting/tanking.
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Aug 9, 2016 01:28
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jabro posted:You know how a lot of people say what they miss in the MMOs today is the community aspect that old school UO had? You're basically playing with the people that made all that possible back in the day. That's what kind of worries me about these throwback MMOs. These people are either playing free shards or playing Richard Garriott's game. If and when there is a better alternative *cough*Shards Online*cough*, will those people actually move over?
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Aug 10, 2016 18:24
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jabro posted:Garriott basically is giving them everything they want and he has a track record with them. Why would they move? How is this giving everybody everything they want? It hardly resembles Ultima Online and it's a clunky Ultima successor. I still recommend it, but they have the upper hand since this is THE ONLY recent crowdfunded throwback MMO sandbox that is currently running with persistent character progression besides Project Gorgon, but that's aimed towards Asheron's Call/Everquest 1999 players.
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Aug 10, 2016 18:55
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jabro posted:All they want is a graphical MUD that they can make songs in, write books, craft poo poo, and RP in. They want tavern nights, to put on plays, and have homes they can put thier crafted wares in. Garriott is giving them that and he is the guy they have been with since playing Ultima on their Apple IIs. Fair enough, I've noticed the people that make the community awesome are the ones that don't really pay attention to the actual game.
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Aug 10, 2016 19:13
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A lot of people have skewed perspectives on these games, most MMOs are in development between 5-7 years. It has only been three and a half years. I'll give it a bit more time and to be fair, Shroud of the Avatar deserves that considering how much I've seen changed between a single monthly release.
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Aug 10, 2016 20:07
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iminers posted:You still playing this? I never see you on, unless the friends list thing is broken again Between working/Squad/No Man's Sky, I've just been busy. Once I get the guild up and running I'll probably log in just enough to manage things and hang out. No need to rush through the content since it's all persistent now.
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Aug 10, 2016 21:27
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So I just spent an hour going to each major city in the game and every single village lot has been taken in each city and notable area meaning you're confined to completely irrelevant areas or those player owned towns. This staggered land grab is dumb as hell, especially considering that $550 Founders are just getting the ability to claim their land tomorrow, 13 days after launching. Now I just gotta wait for someone to not log in for 120 days and grab a decent plot.
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Aug 11, 2016 06:53
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DancingShade posted:People flocked to the already mostly completed towns and cities. There are loads of plots free in the ones that haven't seen much development yet. I didn't even think of Estgard, do you think people will actually go there since it's on its own isle kind of like Xenos? I like Xenos but the starting location is weird and they could cut that map by 50% and it'd be fine, just less tedious to navigate.
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Aug 11, 2016 17:10
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Unctuous Cretin posted:I can place my row lot on the 22nd. If there ends up being anywhere with a goon presence I will head there. Row housing is last but there's plenty, even in Central Brittanny. I'd get Ardoris or Central if possible.
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Aug 11, 2016 18:46
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Took a bit of advice from Karl Pilkington, better to live in the hole looking at the palace than live in the palace looking at the hole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4gruB3lH6g Two properties down from the town square with the bank/all the shops in Estgard. Across from a city lot. Might look cool once it's revamped. Good place for a shop. We have a new home (I flagged the basement for open PVP) 
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Aug 11, 2016 20:50
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Node posted:Anyone have any suggestions on a village lot location before I plop mine down in Brittany Fields in a couple days? Fields is okay except a couple of the village lots are next to a lake which has two gigantic rear end player owned lighthouses that shine its light everywhere, which looks stupid. Especially since its really more of a pond than a lake. Come up to Estgard, there's two of us there apparently. There should be tons of village lots left. Even waterfront village lots. Honestly after doing a bit of exploring, I think Estgard is the best city that isn't Brittany. If you don't mind walking, you have access to a TON of mainland without going through the gates. Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 04:09 on Aug 12, 2016 |
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Aug 12, 2016 04:03
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DancingShade posted:Yep. Still plenty of prime lots in Estgard downtown. You can check out some preview shots of what it's going to look like in https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=61359 Oh poo poo did you grab that village lot right at the spawn area? I was thinking of getting that one earlier today.
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Aug 12, 2016 04:43
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Node posted:By waterfront village lots do you mean village lots next to the water or the kind of lots that have houses on stilts? Because I like the former, not the latter. There are both, there are the houses with nice views of lakes and there are houses on stilts. They're going to redesign it and it's going to become a major city. Now it's basically a player owned town but I really like it because it's really accessible.
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Aug 12, 2016 05:53
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This makes me feel really good about my lot placement.
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Aug 12, 2016 16:12
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Lobus posted:So the only way to currently grab a house is with one of the $200 or higher pledges? You cant just grab the base package and then one of the stand alone $25 houses? The tax free deed is what you're paying for. The house is just a bonus. I wouldn't worry about it, the only benefit of having a house is additional storage (which you should already have a ton of) Also: I updated OP with a new map of where we are. I still recommend Soltown as a starting area Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Aug 12, 2016 |
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Aug 12, 2016 16:35
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If Estgard is half as good as Port Graff, I'll be very happy https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=61714 
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Aug 13, 2016 02:51
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Right now it's a thing, but it's extremely basic and it certainly won't be something that you'll want to focus on. In the future though? Who knows, because this is only part one of five titles under the Shroud of the Avatar series and I'd imagine they'll move in the direction that the community wants (expecting a lot of improvements/additions to the sandbox since that is what is retaining players).
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Aug 13, 2016 20:57
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Node posted:I don't know why I didn't assume that at first. What kind of lot do you have? And do you know where you're going? There's tons of space left up here still. Also, taking recommendations for guild name Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Aug 14, 2016 |
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Aug 14, 2016 02:19
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Node posted:I placed my house at the other end of town, down the road from the erotic roleplaying dungeon of yours. This Citizen's house is underwhelming considering how much money I blindly threw at the game. Maybe I should start a GoFundMe so I can pledge the Lord of the Manor 2 level and get a castle. Log in and meet me at my house. I'll show you a better place for your property (if you want it)
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Aug 14, 2016 05:31
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Node posted:Maybe later. I've been looking for housing decoration vendors. I know a lot is player crafted, but one post I searched for says there are some in Kingsport, Owls Head, and Solaria, but I haven't found any in any of those towns. Are there no basic items I can purchase to decorate my house with? Come to Estgard and go upstairs, there's a vendor. Very reasonable prices.
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Aug 14, 2016 06:35
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Node posted:Oh poo poo. I didn't even know banks had a second floor. That is probably good information. They sell decorations/bigger houses in each. In the big cities you can trade the gold crown of the obsidians for concept art paintings and other decorations.
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Aug 14, 2016 07:02
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Is there enough demand for a guild though? I mean, I could find a bigger one that would be willing to merge but 25,000 gold is a lot to drop so people can find each other on a roster.
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Aug 14, 2016 18:42
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BromanderData posted:Welp after constant nagging from my brother I will light $45 on fire to give this game a try. Wait for a sale if you're reluctant, it goes down to like $30 Edit: Nope, it's even lower ($22.49) http://isthereanydeal.com/#/page:game/price?plain=shroudofavatarforsakenvirtues Though I think a lot of us are going to be playing Shards Online by the time this goes on sale (probably Winter since they skipped Summer) since that'll be in no wipe alpha too. Not that SotA will be abandoned, I think this is a game people will hop on for a binge every couple months with new content. Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 06:16 on Aug 15, 2016 |
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Aug 15, 2016 05:37
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Jimlit posted:So this town you guys chose kind of sucks. you have to run for like a mile just to hit the NPC's Once the overhaul hits and they add story content, it will be a bit more lively/attractive, but it's still a bit of running (probably be a bit more like Soltown in the end). I think the convenience of not being behind a gate and having access to Brittany within a 2 minute run while having prime real estate is totally worth it. Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Aug 16, 2016 |
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Aug 16, 2016 01:37
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Pole arms are great once you learn how to use them. Only melee weapons that can hit multiple targets too.
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Aug 17, 2016 19:09
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Jimlit posted:Most melee weapons can hit multiple targets. Oh they changed that? Disregard. It's very effective with large mobs though.
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Aug 17, 2016 20:47
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Jimlit posted:Can it hit more than 3 at a time? Yeah, it can hit up to five I believe.
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iminers posted:Steps for enjoying Shroud of the Avatar: I'm watching this thread so just post when you're hopping on, I'm online right now. Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Aug 18, 2016 |
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Hey, if you guys want the guild, we're gonna need to do a fundraiser. I have 10,000. If you have a couple thousand to toss my way, please do. I'm going to do some Tower of the Shuttered Eye runs to make a little more today and tomorrow.
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