Event Review: Blood Reign

[Aelin]

Let's have it!

What did you like, what needs improvement, and what was your favourite moment?

Bonus!  What mod did you like the most?

[Wizwik]

Hey everyone ^w^ while its still fresh in my head lets name them off

Pro's;
-Great weather
-Good pacing between mods
-The one female pc (sry horrible with names) who said "Guys can be real jerks sometimes, no offence" Daimos and Wizwik in unison go "None taken"
- Fights were hard but fair
-Each mod that i went to that happened felt like it had a purpose.
-Roleplay with so many awesome people, too many to count.
-Wizwik's shoulder 'burning up' every now and then, enjoyed that role play
-Con for Wizwik but pro for me for the level of 'They did that to fuck with me' when Wizwik got cursed with Addiction to Grave Dirt.
-That bridge mod was a very nice touch, had that feel of 'watch your surroundings' where even in the end people got their things back in the end. Challenging yet enjoyable.
-Being everyone's blacksmith monkey with only 1 rank XP
-All in all was an enjoyable time, great work on NPC's and Story tellers. Happy to keep coming back =)

[A goblin played by Matty]

Just.
Trevor.
Climbing that wall.
Wow, impressive.

[Victor]

Pros:
- Pacing seemed much better at this event than at previous ones.  Good pacing is hard to do at day mods.  Good job.
- It was nice to see low level mods for the new players (and I mean I saw a lot of new faces.  Welcome!)
- It was also good to see a good variety of stuff.  Sometimes we see a lot of things swinging for magic, having magic thresholds, etc etc.  This event was a good mix of all.
- Pretty solid day plot.  I felt like most people knew what was going on and generally what had to be done.  If they didn't, they received subtle (and not so subtle, Ang) nudges in the right direction.  Huzzah!
- Good PC general attitude.  I saw a lot of people working together and coaching the new folks on rules calls.  It feels like the old days of season 1 with a positive attitude in the community.
- I was glad to see things i could help solve with my fire and fire accessories.  Or just buffing other players so they can cleanse with fire for me.

Cons:
- I guess the only real con is that it seemed like the activities during the event were solely mod to mod without in-between stuff.  I really didn't mind and will take the good overall pacing any day.  
- One more sort of I guess.  NPCs not knowing some rules, but it all got cleared up quickly with minimal impact on the game.  It's hard to go from role to role so overall, this wasn't even really much of an issue.  Also, while it sucks to get hit with magic spells, calling "miscant" on an NPC who literally just got a sphere of magic given to them is kinda lame.  Skills should be given to NPCs who are comfortable with them, but it doesnt always work out like that.  So I kinda get where both sides of that are coming from so its difficult to make a hard and fast rule on it.

Looking forward to the first weekend event.

[Lilith Caia]

As always, I had a lovely time. I am super tired, so here is stuff I liked:

- Ramsay's a fucking loon
- Make up and costuming for important NPCs was on point (eg: the new new Orcs, spider bros)
- Gaudy ass jewellery
- IT WAS NICE OUT AND I COULD JUST SIT AND HAVE TEA WITH NENNIA AND ZIA AND THAT AJAUNTI LADY WHOSE NAME I FORGET AND IT WAS LOVELY I LOVE YOU LADIES
- Actually quite enjoyed having time to just sit around and chat
- Watching Mike hit on people
- Zaydesh <3
- The bridge mod was very entertaining in a Benny Hill way
- I love Orc plot and Orc politics and Orcs being important and screwing with Orcs
- Newbie mods!
- Whatever that thing on the obstacle course was, I am so jealous
- A catalyst radiating an emotion I have never heard of! Yay!
- Wandering around with puppy Miahla
- Stealing a hat from a guy while he told me that I seemed sketchy! It's such a weird hat
- Nennia's teahouse
- Seeing all the dragon people hanging out and being dragon-y
- Alex's suggestive Orc witch face
- Crossing the river with Magnar
- Somebody found the glove I lost LAST game! Fuck yes!

And last, but mostly importantly, HAND SANITISER!!

The only thing I was not keen on was that the witch wasn't genuinely findable. I am not so keen on that.

[Promises]

Pros:
+ There was a lot of rush to get things going in game and things kept moving quickly.
+ It felt like everyone really took to the good weather and was up and about. Game felt very energetic.
+ I had a lot of fun in the last fight. Not using any protection or dragon spells all day and then jamming it into the last mod alone was really fun.
+ Ramsay, you continue to go above and beyond. Keep on killing it, man.
+ PC-PC interaction was great this game. It seemed like people were getting pulled in to things too and engaging others which was amazing. I really enjoyed the ones I got to do.

Cons:
- I'm guessing we fucked up finding the witch that we were all supposed to be running around doing, but it felt like it was so long looking that it wasn't something we could find. I don't think I'm the only one that gave up on the search after doing a circuit of half the site or more.

Question:
- Is it something that people are comfortable with if plot hooks go NPC -> PC -> Many PCs? Do they felt left out?
I saw more of that this game and I think it's what helped everyone get moving so fast in the morning. We organized ourselves more and that was satisfying to. It's something I'm curious about how other felt.

[Ember_Hakaar]

I can honestly say this game was the best game I have played.
I had a great time running around in the low lvl mod. It was great to be useful in a small size battle. ((I did my first spell strike )

I sometimes think there is an issues with too much pcs, for some plot . And not enough for others.

I also deeply missed Instant mods.

[Ember_Hakaar]

I also noticed alot of confusion between. "Is this wytch plot or fey plot?"
It was asked more then once thoughout the day.

[Granyte the Ogre]

This event had a ton of ups and downs for me, but over all it was an amazing game.

Pros - As said, speed and pacing was amazingly done and I rarely found myself sitting around twiddling my thumbs.
- New Player Mod! So happy to see this, I saw a group of people heading off and was about to jump in when I saw yellow and decided they had enough people for whatever quest they were on lol
- Bridge! I loved this, and catching the NPCs in the water several times was perfect.
- Dustin, you are amazing man! Coming around with your penetrating size ups to make sure people knew their own stats was great! And seeing it come into play during a mod was even better.
- Seeing Spiders was sweet, and being able to use my Favored Enemy made my day. Favorite reaction "Wait, you LIKE seeing Spiders?"
- NPCs, you all did a perfect job in both immersion and tactics. I saw the orcs using their brains and the spiders and wolves acting like animals, people need to use you guys as the standard for remembering Intellect Level on enemies.
- Getting my stuff back! Brad, you are a douche and I love you for it LMAO. Never before have I had my stuff looted, then paid to get my stuff back and THANKED THE MAN WHO DID IT! (Leaving out most of the details of that encounter for reasons but thats the jist of it lol)
- Praying to Valdr and then being told a MIND BLOWING fact. Matt you rocked my entire game, thank you!

Cons
- Only one, and it was my own personal fault. Need to remember Strength is not really "Strength". Rules for Pushing are sometimes to confusing in the heat of battle, and I apologize to anyone that felt that my use of Strength was wrong.

See you all next game!

[Walker Whitethread]

This was a wonderful event and made even better by the clear weather.

Pros:
-The variety of mods and skills required for them.
-The consistent use of time and NPCs to keep players going and entertained.
-Being able to once again wield Elemental Magic and love every moment of doing so.
-The Burnt Caravan mod was amazing and being able to solve most of the puzzles myself was invigorating. Thank you Ramsay.
-Both the Bridge Mod fight and the aftermath, I'm beyond words at being able to help all those that fell into the rapids get their items back with some luck and time.


Cons:
-I didn't really have any cons for this event, I did feel rather exhausted from the wytch search later in the day when everyone looked everywhere a multitude of times but to no avail with no leads. Not a con just a bit of a sway to a otherwise great day.

Thanks for a wonderful time all you lovely people, This ol' Elf had a grand time.