Sir Daren
Lenfald
Training men and looking for work
Posts: 260
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Post by Sir Daren on Jan 3, 2018 11:29:12 GMT -8
Fun fact, I actually have a few "builds" that aren't all too impressive, and some i would almost call "arrangements" of minifigures rather than proper builds, but they are battle scenes which I am waiting to post once/if the Global Storyline announces war on the continent and not just the islands.
And I too hope that we get a good castle theme soon! Like late 2018 at the earliest?
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ludzik
Lenfald
Lenfald Freeman
Posts: 1,047
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Post by ludzik on Jan 3, 2018 11:57:54 GMT -8
I think most members have jumped ship, unfortunately, and those who haven't don't have much time to build - myself, included. I think we need a good GC to get things going again, and maybe even some faction switch-ups; it seems like most active players are still members of Lenfald and while it sounds mean to ask people to leave a faction they like being a member of, it might be necessary to keep the game going. It's the time thing..... I have plenty hobbies and activities and sadly recently (last year or so) I don't have time for any.... my main activity? A very active 4 year old.... I'm hoping things will change as she is very interested in LEGO (we did recently together an X wing build, A Wing, Star Wars and City Calendars as well as the Holiday train) and she will help (or rather allow for) builds
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AK_Brickster
Innkeeper
Scouting the Lenfel Border
Posts: 3,272
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Post by AK_Brickster on Jan 3, 2018 12:20:36 GMT -8
Admin note - moved a few posts from the FAQ over to here, as it's more discussion-related than a FAQ.
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Ember
Lenfald
Preparing for the wars to come
Posts: 57
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Post by Ember on Jan 3, 2018 14:19:54 GMT -8
So with the fact that the team member base is still unbalanced I'm offering to switch teams to either Garheim or Loreos depending on what faction needs the most help so the game be a bit more fair and enjoyable for all factions.
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josdu
Outlaws
Marooned on the Island of Lost Souls
Posts: 1,176
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Post by josdu on Jan 3, 2018 15:02:28 GMT -8
Frankly, I just can't get excited in LoR now. There's nothing new or special about it for me, and the lack of activity isn't exciting either. I do check the forum everyday, but basically I'm afraid I'll never go into it like I used to again.
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Ember
Lenfald
Preparing for the wars to come
Posts: 57
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Post by Ember on Jan 3, 2018 15:27:18 GMT -8
I understand what your saying. Maybe its time to start completely fresh. A new land, new factions, new rules, different variables that make the roleplay and builds unique again. Maybe in time that would bring back old as well as new players.
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Post by Karhn on Jan 3, 2018 21:46:39 GMT -8
I'll be honest, I lost the story for my character. So now I just enjoy the story and make armies (if possible)
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Post by Sir Caedric Moore on Jan 4, 2018 9:32:14 GMT -8
As a Garhim, I'd say join Garheim - we could use the help - but as a long-time player I'd say you could join Garheim, Loreos, or the Outlaws as all of those factions need player numbers. I hate to have Lenfald be the target here and I mean nothing personal as Garheim and Lenfald have always had good ties, but for the last few years Lenfald has had a higher active player number by a margin of 3-1. It makes sense: Lenfald is the centered faction (nation), it's colors are basic castle, it's styles are basic castle and a lot of people enjoy the archer and elf style character, so Lenfald seems the obvious choice; I almost joined the green team back on LCC when I started. The thing is, if you do choose to change factions choose wisely as to which one you're going to want to build for; we had a few people last year switch to Loreos to help out, but they didn't build much and my guess is that they weren't really feeling the Loreesi style. It also doesn't help that the KC and faction leaders aren't very active; it gives the impression that LoR is a ghost-town. We only had 3 (maybe 4) GC's in 2017 and each faction only had a few LC's; I know this is to give people time to build - and I am guilty of asking for extensions - but then we get lulls in story updates for months at a time. Real life is most likely the culprit.
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Sir Daren
Lenfald
Training men and looking for work
Posts: 260
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Post by Sir Daren on Jan 4, 2018 11:01:13 GMT -8
Real life is definitely a major culprit, if not the main culprit. I know that 2017 was a rough year for me, and I have picked up that it has been a rough year for a lot of other people that I know. I am hoping and looking forward to 2018 being a much better year.
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Lego3364
Lenfald
Gotta love Cracklink
Posts: 574
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Post by Lego3364 on Jan 4, 2018 14:13:01 GMT -8
For me my building area has been an unsorted mess for the past year at least. So anything on a scale past table scraps is almost impossible, and castle really isn't as much of a table scrap genre. Hopefully I'll be able to get it sorted soon.
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Post by Cuahchic on Jan 5, 2018 12:55:57 GMT -8
Frankly, I just can't get excited in LoR now. There's nothing new or special about it for me, and the lack of activity isn't exciting either. I do check the forum everyday, but basically I'm afraid I'll never go into it like I used to again. I'm sorry to hear that! As one of the main outlaw builders, it sure would be a big loss to lose you from the game. But I can't blame your perspective, I sort of feel the same way as you. The fact that so many players have commented and no-one from the admin team has suggests they are not checking the forum as frequently as the players. I understand what your saying. Maybe its time to start completely fresh. A new land, new factions, new rules, different variables that make the roleplay and builds unique again. Maybe in time that would bring back old as well as new players. I'd be open to that. I've been following a few players of Die Neun Reiche on Flickr, unfortunately the forum they are using is in German but from what I can understand from Google translate there are 9 factions and each faction has a couple of players who build in it. By only having a couple of players every faction the players can take ownership of the game (so no waiting on a small number of faction leaders who can lose interest). The forum only has a small number of players so perhaps this is an option?
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Post by crazycrownieguy on Jan 5, 2018 14:48:29 GMT -8
Cuahchic You know, I think a system like Die Nein Reiche, would actually get me interested again.
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Ember
Lenfald
Preparing for the wars to come
Posts: 57
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Post by Ember on Jan 5, 2018 15:52:06 GMT -8
Frankly, I just can't get excited in LoR now. There's nothing new or special about it for me, and the lack of activity isn't exciting either. I do check the forum every day, but basically, I'm afraid I'll never go into it like I used to again. I'm sorry to hear that! As one of the main outlaw builders, it sure would be a big loss to lose you from the game. But I can't blame your perspective, I sort of feel the same way as you. The fact that so many players have commented and no-one from the admin team have suggests they are not checking the forum as frequently as the players. I understand what you're saying. Maybe its time to start completely fresh. A new land, new factions, new rules, different variables that make the roleplay and builds unique again. Maybe in time that would bring back old as well as new players. I'd be open to that. I've been following a few players of Die Neun Reiche on Flickr, unfortunately, the forum they are using is in German but from what I can understand from Google translate there are 9 factions and each faction has a couple of players who build in it. By only having a couple of players every faction the players can take ownership of the game (so no waiting for a small number of faction leaders who can lose interest). The forum only has a small number of players so perhaps this is an option? As a matter of fact, I have also been following the nine kingdoms group. I'm not sure how I feel about their turn-based roleplay but I love the fact that the players directly influence the global events and storyline without relying on leaders to shape the events around them, basically playing how they want to play. However, I couldn't really get my head around the whole resource and building points system. Also just out of curiosity but what are other peoples view about having LoR start with a fresh slate to get people back into it?
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Post by Ayrlego on Jan 5, 2018 17:14:43 GMT -8
Hi all,
I've been following this conversation but have been away the last couple of days and haven't had a chance to comment.
I totally get the lack of enthusiasm many of you have expressed. If I am honest, I too feel this way, which is why I have mostly channelled my reduced Lego time into BoBS, which is much more active and interactive. The trouble is, well at least for me, the more people participate in the RPG, the more motivated I am to participate.
From my experience in BoBS, I tried to introduce a more game based mechanic with the colonisation challenge, but without the settlement levels meaning much, they don't provide much of an incentive to actually play. I think to keep LoR going, we need a major overhaul, but that would require a level of motivation and participation that I just don't think we have at the moment. Also I think we need to pretty much scrap the new world - LoR is a castle game. I think that by re-focusing on the mainland (which was our plan btw) and refocusing on rebuilding the main factions, we could probably drum up more interest. The other major problem is that the game is too focused on a central storyline controlled by the King's Council, and as many of you have noted, we are not very active ourselves. If we could re-invigorate the factions, and re-focus on individuals telling their own character driven storylines, encouraging collaboration between individuals, I feel that would work better than relaying on a centrally driven storyline controlled by the select few...
As for the current storyline, the next instalment has been about ninety percent ready for at least 2-3 months, but RL has prevented the key story drivers from finishing it - another reason why I think we need to move away from a strict centrally controlled storyline.
If you want to revive LoR, or just build some cool castle in the LoR world (which I think is definitely worth preserving) I would suggest not waiting for the GC or even LC. Join a guild and progress your character. Maybe do a collaborative storyline with another builder (eg a Lenfel and a Garhim join up to search for a mythical lost dwarf mine filled with gold or whatever) The more builds start to populate the forum and flesh out the world, the more I believe participation will build.
Anyway that's just my two cents. Discussion like this is great however, because we see that the forum is still alive, people are still here and want the game to continue in some way.
On a personal note in a couple of weeks I will be separated from my Lego for an extended period of time. I plan on still being active in the community, but any builds will be digital until at least September at the earliest....
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Ember
Lenfald
Preparing for the wars to come
Posts: 57
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Post by Ember on Jan 5, 2018 17:42:09 GMT -8
I totally agree with you about scraping the new world, it just conflicts with the main castle focus too much. However, I would still like to see some sort of new land but this time still staying with the castle roots. I know I was disappointed when no native people were discovered in the new world and I think some sort of NPC faction with a completely different culture would really flesh out the world.
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