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https://jickenwings.org/ Welcome to (finally) another Kingdom of Loathing thread! Come join the revelry of another goon MMORPG presence! Kingdom of Loathing is a satirical spin on the old story though, taking a real tongue in cheek approach to even its own existence. It makes fun of all facets of pulp culture, from movies like V for Vendetta and Harry Potter, books like Gravity's Rainbow, and heck, even itself on the rare occasion. Stream schedule:  The Basics The game is a browser-based RPG with faint MMO elements (buying, selling, trading, and now raiding), where you and your trusty familiar grind to level 13 and beat The Naughty Sorceress, the vilest villain in the kingdom. Once you beat her, you can retain most of your success (your familiars, your items, and your money, called "meat" in this game) and 'reset' the game by ascending as a level 1 in a new class with new features and abilities. The cycle of fun is infinite! Starting a character Much like traditional RPGs, there are three different basic styles of gameplay Starting in 2013, a revamp was added to not make
There are also some additional special classes (more on them later) that aren't immediately available. Well I signed up for this years ago and what's changed? Chances are, quite a bit. You can take a look here for a chronological list of what's changed. In 2007, NS13 was released. This was an overhaul of most class and familiar mechanics, while also adding 2 new story quests to the game. In 2008, multiplayer dungeons were added. In 2009, a revamped version of the Nemesis quest was released. In 2010, the decision to revamp all of the old pre-NS13 quests and other lovely areas started. (Update for 2013: All of the Pre-NS13 quests have been revamped!) In 2011, the ascension system was revamped and now we get new special challenge paths every 3 months. (February 15, May 15, August 15, November 15). In 2012, chat got revamped and would be usable if not for the fact that it's chat. In 2013, classes in the game got a massive overhaul and skill expansion. Somewhere along the line they also allowed players to start collecting crafting recipes in game. No longer did you need to go look up on the Wiki on how to make pizza. Making it once suffices, and you even can keep recipes you find scattered around the kingdom as well. Familiars  Familiars are this game's pets. Every player can have one out at a time, and there are a ton of "basic" familiars that every player can access, without hitting the jackpot or donating money. More complicated familiars are harder to get, but the basic familiar types involve increasing statgain, meatdrop (the game's currency), itemdrop, or combat-aid. Combat aid, while the most attractive to new players, is generally the most useless. You can get the best simple statgain familiar by fishing in the sewers for a few worthless gewgaws. Just a quick reference so you don't think we're entirely crazy when we talk in terms like 1.0 fairy and 2.0 volley.
There's also things called spleen familiars, which let you get more adventures for a counter that's otherwise useless. Eating & Drinking & ...Spleening? So you've started your character, and you find that only have 40 adventures to spend in a day? Well that sucks, but how are you going to experience more of this awesome content? Well, in order to get more turns, you're going to have to eat and drink, and maybe spleen yourself to more stats and turns. There's a bit more to this, but just remember when the game tells you should stop drinking, stop drinking. (Unless you don't want to adventure until tomorrow) You can gain a general sense of how many adventures a particular food or booze will give by looking at it's quality. The progression goes crappy [0,1] adventures/unit organ damage -> decent (1,2] ->good (2,3] -> awesome (3,5] -> epic (5+). You can also improve the quality of your consumables by crafting with them. Practically, lets start off with an ordinary bottle of gin. Gin gives 3 adventures, but costs 3 inebriey. So it's labeled as crappy (1 adventure/inebriety or api). We mix in an olive and make a martini. Martinis on average give 5.5 adventures, but still cost 3 inebriety. So this means we're at 1.83 api, so it's labeled as decent. If we take this one final step further, we can garnish* our martini with a little paper umbrella and make a little sump'm sump'm. This fruity girl drink gives 12 adventures on average, but at the cost of 4 inebriety, so 3 api. This means it's good quality. The eating system works pretty much the same way. Spleen is a mysterious counter that exists so people wouldn't use too many substat items in a day. Then it powercrept into adventure generation and then into familiar that give adventure granting spleen items. *-You can't make this drink unless you learn the appropriate crafting skill, which is why people love Saucerors, Pastamancers, and Disco Bandits so much. Ascension? What's That? Unlike most online games, KoL does have a fixed endpoint. You eventually level up, defeat the Naughty Sorceress, and you're done. Now there are things to do after beating the game, like clan dungeons Well, once you're all done with whatever you want to do, you can go and bugger off the mortal coil and ascend to the halls of Valhalla. Whil you're there, maybe play a game of cards with some famous dead guys, chill, and then get bored and reincarnate. The benefits of reincarnation are nice:
Check the next post for some more details on the various paths and challenges. Goooooooooooooooooooooooons The SA clan is "The Protected". Once you are level 3 you can apply to the clan by visiting the Clan Recruiter in Seaside Town. Post here and one of the clan mods will accept you. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY IN THE GAME, WE WILL LAUGH AT YOU IN THIS THREAD. Clan rules (seriously read this, no seriously, it's not that hard):
This is fun! It is, and if you really enjoy the game, you can donate  to the game devs via Paypal to get a Mr. Accessory, a highly decent item. The biggest advantage of the Mr. A, as it's called, is that it every month there is an "Item of the Month", that gives all sorts of ridiculous and unique laughs, like the Jewel hat, V for Vivala mask, and Wizard Action Figure (links at the top) Additionally, various goons are willing to sell the meat that they have accrued over their career at a better rate than the current market price, making it a much better deal for you to buy from them rather than from the devs direct. If you want to get more bang for your buck, give Sputnik a shout. (Other goons can be added to this list)Chat ALL of the public chat channels on KoL are terminally retarded. Try to avoid the idle idiot talk, unless you want to kill some brain cells. However, we have an  IRC channel (#protected on irc.synirc.net).If you're too lazy to download a client, you can connect with mibbit. (Just click here!)  A typical day in /trade This is fun, but not for hours a day; good god! The good news is that your account will never be deleted, so you can take a week off without having to worry about vacation mode or other goofy things. In the past, you needed to pay to have a Mr. Accessory to mark your account no-delete, but all newer accounts get it free. So your account from 2004 might not be around any more. Additionally, if you find it a little fun, but not "stare at your monitor forever" fun, you may be interested in looking up Greasemonkey scripts to accelerate your browser mischief, or the botting program KoLMafia. KoLMafia automates adventuring for you, allowing you to avoid tedious repetition while still enjoying the game's content. If you're feeling a bit more on the high-end side of botting, we also you recommend to take a look at KolProxy. OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Nov 15, 2022 |
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Challenge Paths When you ascend and start a New Game+, you can choose the option to do a pathed ascension to gain some more karma and potentially some extra rewards. The Classic Paths: These paths have been around ever since ascension was in 2006, and offer minimal gameplay differences. The rewards also kind of suck. Teetotaler Restrictions: You've sworn a vow of temperance and consume anything alcoholic. No, you can't eat that giant gummi bear and soaked in vodka. Special Reward: Some food that was good like 6 years ago before power creep. Maybe a special tattoo. Boozetafarian Restrictions: You're on a hunger strike, and the only thing you can do to ease the pain is drink. Heavily. Special Reward: Some booze that was good like 6 years ago before power creep. Maybe a special tattoo. Oxygenarian Restrictions: You've decided that eating and drinking really isn't necessary and you can sustain yourself off of air. Special Reward: Some canned air that was good like 6 years ago before power creep. Maybe a special tattoo. Hardcore Oxygenarians will also pick up a special piece of equipment based on their class. The "Not Officially a Challenge Path" Challenge Path: Bad Moon Restrictions: Bad Moon can only be played if you forsake good luck during a hardcore ascension. This is the so-called "level" playing field, where characters are reset to tabula rasa (no immediate access to permanently marked skills or familiars). Don't worry, you won't actually lose anything. Special Reward: A special piece of Brimstone equipment based on your class. Technically, Bad Moon is the hidden tenth moon sign, and as such doesn't actually count as a challenge path. (No bonus karma) Standard/Type69: Formally introduced in the rollout of the new Sorceress's tower, Standard restrictions are similar to what you might find in Magic: The Gathering. You may only use content that has been released in the current calendar year or previous 2 calendar years. Standard grants an extra 50 karma for a softcore run or 100 karma for a hardcore run. You will receive a piece of an outfit dependent on the class, year, and if it was softcore or hardcore. This equipment supersedes your normal piece of stainless steel gear. (While we are in the first official Standard season in 2015, and it hasn't been confirmed that these rewards will be changed annually, the fact that the tattoos for each outfit is "'15" may suggest it.) Special Challenge Paths: Since the Summer of 2011, KOL has periodically released special challenge paths. These paths give the largest amount of bonus karma, but only when the ascension is started during their active season. Gameplay can be quite different, ranging from item usage requirements, to entirely new mechanics or classes. Starting with Heavy Rains in Fall 2014, Standard restrictions now apply to all special challenge paths when it is in-season. Season Start dates: Spring: February 15th Summer: May 15th Autumn: August 15th Winter: November 15th Note: Winter paths tend coincide with Crimbo, so don't expect the best paths. All paths receive a special thwaitgold statue at the completion of a run. Players under a special challenge path won't gain any bonus from The Feast of Boris.  Paths (Newest at bottom)  Bees Hate You (Summer 2011) Description:Ever since you were a little kid, bees have hated you. But living well is the best revenge, so you're gonna power through it, and prove that the stings and arrows of every bee in the Kingdom aren't enough to stop a truly dedicated Adventurer Notes: Bees really loving hate you. Bees periodically attack you, you can't use any item with the letter "b" in it's name, and wearing equipment with the letter "b" in its name can be painful.  Way of the Surprising Fist (Autumn 2011) Description: You follow the teachings of the Ancient Masters of the Surprising Fist. You'll have to register your hands as deadly weapons, but it might be tricky to pay the registration fee on account of your vow of poverty. Notes: You can find scrolls scattered around to teach you special attacks. You can't equip any hand held equipment, and you have severe restrictions on how much meat you can earn. Special rewards: You can become a Master of the Surprising Fist and significantly improve your barehanded attacks.  Trendy (Winter 2011) Description:You're a slave to fashion -- a prisoner of style. You cannot use any item, skill or familiar that has been unavailable for more than one year. This includes Mr. Store items, holiday content, expired raffle items, and all other limited-time stuff Notes: This is basically Magic: The Gathering's Type II format. It's kind of a lazy restriction.  Avatar of Boris (Spring 2012) Description:You're filled with the spirit of Boris, the voracious, ferocious, and prestigious Legendary Warrior of the Times of Old. Armed with only your trusty axe Trusty and your faithful minstrel Clancy, you'll use an entirely new set of skills to defeat the Sorceress. Notes: The first Avatar, AOB is a special class with an entirely new skill set and a bard. Special rewards: You can learn the skill "Request Sandwich":.  Bugbear Invasion (Summer 2012) Description: A parallel universe in which the Kingdom has been invaded by hostile bugbears from a different parallel universe. Notes: Bugbears have invaded the Kingdom, crushed the Naughty Sorceress, and have spread out amongst the population. It features an entirely new and unique endgame.  Zombie Slayer (Autumn 2012) Description: The dead are rising! Okay, it's been known to happen from time to time -- zombies aren't exactly rare in the Kingdom -- but this time it's serious! Take up arms to fight the undead hordes, before the entire Kingdom falls to a zombie apocalypse. Notes: The entire Kingdom has been overrun by the Gray Plague, letting you have access to a special class. Oh and you're already dead. Special rewards:  Class Act (Winter 2012) Description: It's class warfare! You will only be able to use permed skills from your own class. Notes: They can't all be winners.  Avatar of Jarlsberg (Spring 2013) Description: You're filled with the spirit of Jarlsberg, the Legendary Wizard of the Times of Old. Armed with the secrets of the cosmos, you'll use an entirely new set of powerful spells to devastate your foes. Notes: The second Avatar path. New claass, new skills and new mechanics. You can only consume items that you make (though there's nothing preventing you from absorbing the essence of an item)  BIG! (Summer 2013) Description:You begin the game much larger (level 15), but all of the monsters are larger too! Notes: The quest scramble path. You can attack quests in just about any order you prefer. However, a word of caution. You and monsters will start out at roughly the same stat level, but they will increase in toughness faster than you will.  KOLHS (Autumn 2013) Description: Oh no, it wasn't a dream -- you really are back in high school! Notes: You can only save the Kingdom after school — your first 40 daily turns must be spent Class Act II: A Class For Pigs (Winter 2013) Description: It's class warfare! You will only be able to use permed skills from your own class or generic skills, but you will start with all of your classes Guild skills. Also, killing monsters is more rewarding! Notes: Yeah, they did it 2 Winters in a row. At least you can keep the skills and not have to pay a trainer to learn them.  Avatar of Sneaky (Spring 2014) Description: You're filled with the spirit of Sneaky Pete, the Legendary Cool Guy of the Times of Old. Armed with sneaky thief skills and a cool talking motorcycle, you'll be the toast of the town. Notes: The third and final Avatar class. New class, new skill, and a sweet customizable ride.  Slow and Steady (Summer 2014) Description: You get 100 Adventures per day, no less and no more Notes: Very much in the style of Oxygenarian runs, food/booze/spleens only can be consumed, but only give you stat points, no adventures. No IOTMs from before 2012. Special rewards: bottled day (in-season only)  Heavy Rains (Autumn 2014) Description:Torrential rains have flooded the Kingdom, making everything extremely difficult. But you can rise to the challenge (seriously, this one is challenging) with the help of some powerful new skills. Notes: Introduces a new mwater level difficulty mechanic, some special skills. Special rewards: beautiful rainbow (in-season only)  Heavy Rains (Winter 2014) Description:You can only take 3 familiars and 11 permed skills with you — pick wisely! (Familiar hatchlings and skill granting items may not be used.) Notes: Not too challenging if you choose wisely. Special rewards: picky tweezers (in-season only) Actually Ed the Undying (Spring 2015) Description:Ed the Undying is back -- not that he ever left, really -- and he is super annoyed with a certain adventurer who stole something from him. Recover his/your property (yes, the perspective shift is even more confusing than usual on this one) with ancient curses, powerful spells, mummified servants, and the jackal-headed demons of the Underworld. Notes: OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 14:09 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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Twitch Events Have you ever wanted to see the development process of KOL in action? Periodically Jick will host a live stream where you can watch him code, draw, and answer questions live on Twitch. A special work in progress zone will open up in Seaside Town that will only be accessible for a limited time. Twitch Channel The Not-so-Basics *Advice for newbies* What is Ascension? Common Acronyms used (not super important, may help remove the feeling that we all speak tongues) Spoiler links: Playing the game through with no spoilers is a lot more fun than reading a walkthrough right off the bat. If you get stuck, someone in the clan can give you advice. However, there are a billion spoilers out there if you want that kind of thing. The KoL Wiki is the de facto place to learn things about the game This calendar gives a summary of lots of daily changes. This page ranks skills on awesomeness, as determined by the cutting edge pretentious folks. Spoiler/Tips including the Strange Leaflet powerup words: http://www.zerokelvin.org/kol.html Free buffbots: Buffs are useful, and a few big clans run philanthropic buff characters. Do a /whois in the chatpane to make sure they're online before you fire off your requests. Buffy (and to a lesser extent, Noblesse Oblige and IocaineBot) You can't be buffed while you're adventuring, so it's best to hang around in KOL's in-game chat until you get the messages that they've cast the buffs on you. Things that you may want to know:
Collectibles So you like to Aside from some limited availability skills and equipment, KOL does have some fun diversions.  Monster Manuel drat Gina, you didn't have to remove me from the game. For the price of a Mr. Accessory, one can purchase a Monster Manuel from the Mr. Store. Manuel will keep track of various monster statistics (health, attack, defense, element, iniative, type) and offer interesting factoids and developer commentary about the monsters in the Kingdom.  Trophies Awarded once for not wearing pants on rollover This is what you've been waiting for. Achievements. That rush as you cram herb brownie number four hundred twenty down your throat. Was it worth it? As you look at your shiny new trophy you can feel the answer was "Yes". Trophies are awarded for accomplishing various feats throughout the kingdom, and may take multiple ascensions to complete. You can purchase trophies that you are eligible for at the Trophy Hut in Border Town. Tattoo     Tattoos are cosmetic rewards that can be displayed on your profile page. They are generally found by wearing a complete outfit set and visiting the Pretentious Artist in Seaside Town. Avatars There are now some special avatars you can collect by turning in full sets of ]steam trading cards. Goon Help Here are a few goon names in-game you can harass for quick helps, tips or aid. In chat, you can type "/whois name", without the quotes, to see if they are online or not (it will tell you what channels they are in, if any). Otherwise, you could just KMail them if you don't see them online. *Sputbot *Xaax *kurai *Very Flash *BenMears *Yuros *TonyV Here are some more specific tips:
New Content Other than long-term investment in Mr. Accessory Items of the Month, the best way to make meat is by exploiting the lust for new content. If a new zone opens or a new item is discovered, farming up these items to sell in the mall at offensive markup can earn you 10-30 million ($20-60 worth of American dollars if you bought the Mr. As and sold them) in under a day! Of course, the best advice and the best info is always circulating around our irc room. OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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IRC is easily the best way to answer any questions you have in a quick way or pester people to let you into the clan (after you post here, of course) and best way to get the scoop on new content as it drops. Always be IRCing
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Good thing we got this new thread, or I'd have never known about the Sword and martini guy. Also, surprisingly, I didn't get lynched for suggesting the discontinuation of Mr. Accessories in /normal this morning.
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This is the game which has held my attention for the longest amount of time by a wide margin. It has had a decade of constant content development - far more than you could get through in a month, as well as frequent unique world events. There are thousands of different ways of competing through various feats: you can build a collection of any of the ~8000 discrete items, there are a bunch of different kinds of achievements available (trophies for completing certain hidden tasks, tattoos for getting particular sets of equipment, various unique ascension rewards), alongside a wide variety of unlockables in general. It also has a PVP system and a few methods for competitive clan-based activities. There is an incredible amount of depth in KOL which newer players wouldn't immediately find - but if you enjoy the surface content, you should keep going (and you can ask us for help in figuring out ways to do more). For me, this game endures because of two reasons: a full-fledged in-game economy (with dev-operated anti-inflationary measures and plenty of unwashed people to exploit for profit), and a highly optimization-oriented competitive game mode (depending on the ascension path, your day's first 40 turns might be 10-20% of your entire run). You can end up spending a lot of time on this game (and your related spreadsheets for it). Incidentally, there is also a world event happening tomorrow: 
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Aww poo poo. I wonder how much my old crimbo crap costs now.
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I wish this had an Android client. I have better poo poo to do on PCs (like posting).
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Did Jick celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Black Sunday by finally performing a rollback?
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amuayse posted:Aww poo poo. I wonder how much my old crimbo crap costs now. It depends on when it's from, my crimbo poo poo from 2011 really hasn't gone up much in value, whereas some of the old IOTM's I have are now worth 30mil+ each.
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Why is The Sea surprisingly easy to deal with and why have I put off getting the Loathing outfit til now? I've got 3 Violence pieces so far. 10 more runs to go.
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Manuel Calavera posted:Why is The Sea surprisingly easy to deal with and why have I put off getting the Loathing outfit til now? I've got 3 Violence pieces so far. 10 more runs to go. I've got a mafia script that basically runs the sea for me in less than a day's worht of turns. I've STILL been too busy at work to ascend for almost a year.
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kurai posted:Incidentally, there is also a world event happening tomorrow: Tomorrow is right now!
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Manuel Calavera posted:Why is The Sea surprisingly easy to deal with and why have I put off getting the Loathing outfit til now? I've got 3 Violence pieces so far. 10 more runs to go. Now that it's finalized it's a ton easier to prep your gear. Also you don't need to go to half to the zones
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Yeah I'm using the script. It makes it so easy other than hanging up on the colloseum a little bit, and getting the lockbox.
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Cryohazard posted:I wish this had an Android client. I have better poo poo to do on PCs (like posting). They're going to be pushing a mobile version. Tonight!
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Oh man it's been forever since I played this. Couldn't remember any account names, so I rolled a new one, got it to level 3, and applied. Name's Kazinsal II, because I apparently had a Kazinsal account at one point but can't remember the email for it.
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Ok so I did an ascension before getting in the thread, and saying I'm active again. So I'm active and the name's Lacho89 I'll try to get on for the first time on the IRC. Also the game is very different than when I quit. What's good now? Some new cool skill to perm? Or, some good things to farm for?
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Thank god a mobile interface, I'll finally have time to play again! Applied to the guild as McSkwid.
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I just applied for the clan, in-game name is Memnar. Jesus but I haven't played in...well, a long time. My familiars are probably hella hungry.
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I missed the last Twitch event completely. Does the 1920s section of the tower have anything worth looking at or should I just adventure in the top section?
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Seravadon posted:I missed the last Twitch event completely. Does the 1920s section of the tower have anything worth looking at or should I just adventure in the top section? I don't think there's anything too great other than the shoes in the shoestore. Monster Manuel facts if you want them, I guess.
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Oh neato, new thread. I'm still freaking working my way through an Av of Sneaky run since it came out. Keep forgetting to log in. Can I finally be promoted back to a plat goon?
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Applications processed for Kazinsal II, McSkwid, Memnar. Grummit applied, but did not post.
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Last time I played which was a million years ago, I had a level 9 avatar of boris. Should I continue this playthrough even though the game has probably changed so much or start over? Also I have a few other questions. Does that bot still exist that would do quests/farming and is allowed? Is there a place that can do price check on items I have or scans my inventory for pricy/rare items? How much are Mr.Accessories in meat?
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MechaCrash posted:I think in the 20 million range.   Mr. Accessories are currently 12,339,000 Meat in the mall, and I can't remember the time that they went for 20mill (there was a time, it was just really long ago. There was also a time that they were 7mill). A friendly reminder though, for those thinking of getting a Mr. A from Jick, that goons (ie: my shameless self) give way better rates on meat-for-money. Currently offering 18 million meat for $10 USD.
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I remember a time where Mr. A's were 3 million. That's where I made my meat. My nearly worth nothing meat now. So, I'm in heavy rains and I'm using snow cones and hearts, any one have an explanation? Was it because of the special twitch stream?
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Man they really changed everything to what I'm assuming was to push away fast ascensions which is funny because why would you want to make the thing everyone enjoys more tedious? anyways I'm at these mountains and I supposedly have to light some towers on fire for pizza and now I'm going to spend a good while reading up on the wiki.
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Sputnik posted:Mr. Accessories are currently 12,339,000 Meat in the mall, and I can't remember the time that they went for 20mill (there was a time, it was just really long ago. There was also a time that they were 7mill). I have no idea where the hell I got 20 from, then. Oh well.
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Dizz posted:Man they really changed everything to what I'm assuming was to push away fast ascensions which is funny because why would you want to make the thing everyone enjoys more tedious? anyways I'm at these mountains and I supposedly have to light some towers on fire for pizza and now I'm going to spend a good while reading up on the wiki. Because better game design and less click-nope and more intricate quests and new art and ... fun? what's that? (Less snarky answer: Jick apparently wants to make the game deeper and bigger and complex... er... and hasn't thought about what that does to the repeated ascension game.)
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Dizz posted:Man they really changed everything to what I'm assuming was to push away fast ascensions which is funny because why would you want to make the thing everyone enjoys more tedious? anyways I'm at these mountains and I supposedly have to light some towers on fire for pizza and now I'm going to spend a good while reading up on the wiki. The thing is that quests can take forever now, but only if you're not doing them the "proper" way. They all have a brute force solution but when you follow the correct steps you can solve them in a much more expedient manner. For instance: In the quest you're on there is an item at the Twin Peak you can use to help with the Oil Peak. Increasing ML as much as possible also increases the rate at which Oil Peak is solved, etc. It's all about knowing the shortcuts.
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I'm still disappointed that Jick told me there was never, ever going to be an NS15. How could that not be perfect?
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drat haven't played this in a LONG time, I have 4 anniversary gifts saved up. Just looking at everything that has changed, how do you get access to the VIP room? Also to other mods, if people are inactive and want to get back in, what rank do you usually make them?
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So I saw in the old thread that Jick finally implemented ads on KoL. What's the active population like now? How close is it to dying? I've come back on and on until I finally lost interest for good I think. I even stopped listening to VGHD so I had no idea things got this bad. I assumed their move to SF meant that they were still doing fine. Too bad Word Realms bombed.Sputnik posted:
Yeesh is this mainly inflation or lack of Mr. A influx? I remember the good old days of 5 mil Mr. As and when they started inflating to 7-8 mil it was drat expensive.
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rev.justin posted:drat haven't played this in a LONG time, I have 4 anniversary gifts saved up. Just looking at everything that has changed, how do you get access to the VIP room? Also to other mods, if people are inactive and want to get back in, what rank do you usually make them? You have to buy a Clan VIP Lounge invitation. They're available from the Mr. Store every time there's a new piece of VIP furniture and from the mall. Current price is ~13M.
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Aug 26, 2014 07:30
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Oh god, what am I doing? Applied as Aytch.
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Aug 26, 2014 07:45
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Xtanstic posted:Yeesh is this mainly inflation or lack of Mr. A influx? I remember the good old days of 5 mil Mr. As and when they started inflating to 7-8 mil it was drat expensive. Also, inflation. There's been power creep in +Item and +Meat (and +Turn), so a day's farming turns up more money than it used to. It may just be that KoL is heading into the sunset part of its existence. 11 years is a pretty drat good run for an MMO (ridiculous, not even funny, etc.), but eventually people do get tired and move on to other things.
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Aug 26, 2014 07:46
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Case in point, I was all geared up to do a leaderboard run on the last challenge path and just ... never got around to logging in and doing it. Mafia is great, but even then you eventually get to the point where playing turns feels more like a chore then actually fun.
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I have something like 30-40 hardcore ascensions, almost all of them before the class skill updates. I keep thinking about going back and making more 12 day runs, but every time I try I can't get myself to stay motivated, re-learn some of the quest changes, and log on every night. I guess KoL will probably continue to be the game that I play every night whilst unemployed, I can't seem to stay at it while juggling an unstable work schedule. I'll still miss 8 levels on day one, though.  EDIT: I just logged on, i'm still in a Slow and Steady run that I started and stopped after 1 day. Will I still get the bonus karma if I finish it now, since I started it in-season? Or should I just restart to heavy rains? Whitefire fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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