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I hope this is appropriate to post, if not then I deeply apologize.
With the release of the new ancient, and the "two minds in one body" characteristic of them, I'd like to direct this to the users with DID or OSDD, aka systems that play flight rising.
How do you feel about that trope, and people possibly using that in their lore? About people who might use the "evil alter" stereotype? Just, how do you feel about them in general?
With the release of the new ancient, and the "two minds in one body" characteristic of them, I'd like to direct this to the users with DID or OSDD, aka systems that play flight rising.
How do you feel about that trope, and people possibly using that in their lore? About people who might use the "evil alter" stereotype? Just, how do you feel about them in general?
Sorry, I am not really sure how this is related to DID. These dragons literally have two heads. If anything they have more in common with people who are cojoined twins.
Hi, DID system here. I know this is an anonymous site and all but you just gotta trust me on this lol.
Not sure if you saw/participated in the thread that basically said “i don’t have DID but you shouldn’t make aberrations have DID!!!!” as it got taken down later. (I haven’t seen the thread, I just heard about it after the fact.) But I want to expand on that.
I do not care. I’m just going to let people do what they want with their lore. Hell, even I’m going to make some DID dragons probably, because I want to! If someone else wants to do it just let them.
Even if someone ends up using the “evil alter” trope I’ll just let it slide because I genuinely do not care about a single person’s dragon petsite lore. It’s a world of difference between a dragon’s bio, and a blockbuster movie that portray people with DID like that.
The thread apparently had a lot of people *without* DID say people never should make aberrations with it. And… that feels incredibly wrong. You don’t get to decide for us. The people *with* DID/OSDD even said they didn’t care. Please don’t speak over us.
tl;dr we don’t care. Go make your DID/OSDD dragons. Be free
Not sure if you saw/participated in the thread that basically said “i don’t have DID but you shouldn’t make aberrations have DID!!!!” as it got taken down later. (I haven’t seen the thread, I just heard about it after the fact.) But I want to expand on that.
I do not care. I’m just going to let people do what they want with their lore. Hell, even I’m going to make some DID dragons probably, because I want to! If someone else wants to do it just let them.
Even if someone ends up using the “evil alter” trope I’ll just let it slide because I genuinely do not care about a single person’s dragon petsite lore. It’s a world of difference between a dragon’s bio, and a blockbuster movie that portray people with DID like that.
The thread apparently had a lot of people *without* DID say people never should make aberrations with it. And… that feels incredibly wrong. You don’t get to decide for us. The people *with* DID/OSDD even said they didn’t care. Please don’t speak over us.
tl;dr we don’t care. Go make your DID/OSDD dragons. Be free
I’m guessing this got asked because of the thread I mentioned in the comment below yours lmao. I’ve heard this same conversation over and over again with other things in media, so it doesn’t really surprise me that much.
i would like them a lot more if they didn't have neck fluff
I think that more people should be taught that fiction is not facts despite perhaps having some facts in it, rather than trying to purge or otherwise demonize fiction that's not totally true.
Example: one of my previous fandoms rather randomly created a 'all fics must show preparation for sex, otherwise it's bad and must not be read' "rule" which caused my immediate exodus from there because no matter how much you try, fiction will leave out crucial details and won't be "real" and, frankly, I don't want to read about enemas or douching or whatever in each fic. Similar case with your DID/evil alters/etc - no matter how much you try, fictional portrayals will not be equal to real and as such there's no need to try to make them real, true-to-fact portrayals.
Example: one of my previous fandoms rather randomly created a 'all fics must show preparation for sex, otherwise it's bad and must not be read' "rule" which caused my immediate exodus from there because no matter how much you try, fiction will leave out crucial details and won't be "real" and, frankly, I don't want to read about enemas or douching or whatever in each fic. Similar case with your DID/evil alters/etc - no matter how much you try, fictional portrayals will not be equal to real and as such there's no need to try to make them real, true-to-fact portrayals.
Exactly.
I have OSDD-1a, and I don't care about some dumb dragon lore by an ignorant kid.
The main issue is movies. There are SO many movies where DID/OSDD is misclassified as being a cause of unspeakable violence, evil, or toxic, and I'm tired of it.
A handful of kids writing lore about a split personality for a two-headed dragon doesn't cause anywhere near the level of harm a movie can do.
I have OSDD-1a, and I don't care about some dumb dragon lore by an ignorant kid.
The main issue is movies. There are SO many movies where DID/OSDD is misclassified as being a cause of unspeakable violence, evil, or toxic, and I'm tired of it.
A handful of kids writing lore about a split personality for a two-headed dragon doesn't cause anywhere near the level of harm a movie can do.
Wonder if it was a malicious/false report or bad original judgement from staff.
Either way, proof that despite their many other faults staff do actually review appeals and reverse bans.
Either way, proof that despite their many other faults staff do actually review appeals and reverse bans.
butthurt brigade has recruited another member I see
Or... Get this, the staff decided the user's conduct warranted only a temporary ban. Not all bad behavior warrants a permanent one, but I've seen temporary ones with the account locked message before.
Don't be quick to assume innocence when there was pages of proof of them doing poor faith trading.
Don't be quick to assume innocence when there was pages of proof of them doing poor faith trading.
What are the most popular venues for the Coli?
Easy answer is the Mire. Even after its recent revamp, I believe it's still the most efficient and profitable for leveling a pair of fodder with one Lv 25 trainer dragon.
If you're bored with that and still want to train, Ghostlight Ruins isn't too far a second.
At the other end of things, Training Fields and Woodland Path have some appeal; since everything in them can be killed with a scratch from a dragon with sufficient STR, they're good places for completely mindless grinding and/or killing a few minutes here and there; they don't have eliminates, but rare loot drops like eggs are still possible, ditto Blushing Pink Roses in the latter, and if nothing else you'll pile up a lot of food and crap for Baldwin.
From Scorched Forest to Rainsong Jungle, parties with a Lv 25 don't get XP, so the only reason to visit them is to farm for drops. Fanned Cockroaches from the Waterway are generally easy to sell, but I can't think offhand if other venues have more types of semi-valuable stuff to offer. Most venues also have a dedicated apparel set, so it's worth researching the values of those.
Boreal Woods/Crystal Pools/Harpy's Roost can all work for training two fodder, but not near as fast as Mire or Ghostlight, so they're not worthwhile outside of their dedicated elemental rests (Ice/Arcane/Wind).
You can also train two fodder at once in the Kelp Beds, but it requires a specific build and even then it's very challenging, risky, and overall still usually slower than Mire/Ghostlight.
It, and the other two Lv 25 venues, can be grinded in fairly easily with two trainers and one fodder, but again it's generally pointless to do so unless there's a fest (Water, Lightning, Arcane).
If you're bored with that and still want to train, Ghostlight Ruins isn't too far a second.
At the other end of things, Training Fields and Woodland Path have some appeal; since everything in them can be killed with a scratch from a dragon with sufficient STR, they're good places for completely mindless grinding and/or killing a few minutes here and there; they don't have eliminates, but rare loot drops like eggs are still possible, ditto Blushing Pink Roses in the latter, and if nothing else you'll pile up a lot of food and crap for Baldwin.
From Scorched Forest to Rainsong Jungle, parties with a Lv 25 don't get XP, so the only reason to visit them is to farm for drops. Fanned Cockroaches from the Waterway are generally easy to sell, but I can't think offhand if other venues have more types of semi-valuable stuff to offer. Most venues also have a dedicated apparel set, so it's worth researching the values of those.
Boreal Woods/Crystal Pools/Harpy's Roost can all work for training two fodder, but not near as fast as Mire or Ghostlight, so they're not worthwhile outside of their dedicated elemental rests (Ice/Arcane/Wind).
You can also train two fodder at once in the Kelp Beds, but it requires a specific build and even then it's very challenging, risky, and overall still usually slower than Mire/Ghostlight.
It, and the other two Lv 25 venues, can be grinded in fairly easily with two trainers and one fodder, but again it's generally pointless to do so unless there's a fest (Water, Lightning, Arcane).
Also, on builds: if you're just starting out, you only need a single properly-built Lv 25 dragon with eliminate to do almost everything, and I heavily recommend a Mire Flyer. Although the lower two-fodder leveling venues have their own ideal builds, a Mire Flyer can still handle them. It can also farm solo in any of the pre-XP venues, though it helps to put a couple of sturdy tanks (even low-level dragons with all stat points in VIT) in the other slots if you want to do long streaks with bosses. And when you want to move on to the Lv 25 venues, it can function as one of the training pair in those (though again not with optimum efficiency).
Mire monks are amazing. The meditate build can start on almost any pack and requires less restarting, so it's actually slightly faster than a regular mire flyer.
AYRT
'After reviewing the nature of your appeal, we are making the decision to re-open your account, without prejudice' is the what they responded with (along with an apology for taking so long, apparently they're getting 200+ account recovery messages a week atm)
Doesn't sound like a temp ban or a 'final warning' to me. I can understand why it feels squicky, but 'I'll front you the money to make a small profit so that I can make a big one' isn't bad faith trading. Maybe they could have been clearer that they would benefit more, but it's not like the people participating didn't benefit.
'After reviewing the nature of your appeal, we are making the decision to re-open your account, without prejudice' is the what they responded with (along with an apology for taking so long, apparently they're getting 200+ account recovery messages a week atm)
Doesn't sound like a temp ban or a 'final warning' to me. I can understand why it feels squicky, but 'I'll front you the money to make a small profit so that I can make a big one' isn't bad faith trading. Maybe they could have been clearer that they would benefit more, but it's not like the people participating didn't benefit.
The issue is, I don't know the nature of the appeal they used. Did they post that anywhere? Because if it was something like "I didn't realize it would be seen as sketchy and I won't do it again." I could see this as being a fair response.(Especially if it was originally a permababy)
And I could see some being dumbass enough to not realize.
And I could see some being dumbass enough to not realize.
Why is everyone selling their gems now? Obelisks and Aberrations have crashed the gem market huh?
Welp, I'll be making sure to bump my lending thread regularly during future festivals! I don't know what staff originally banned them for, but given how shady their thread felt I thought it was most likely justified.
Scammed the hell out of my friend.
My friend came back to FR after 5 years of hiatus, and is still getting used to how the economy works now.
Fauxied sold them a white/rose/rose aberration for a plague sprite- thing is, it's completely ungened, only a month old, and isn't a G1. My friend used the database instead of the AH- and misread the comments as saying the sprite was going for 8k T and not G, so made the trade.
I wish my friend had asked before doing this deal, and though they're taken aback by how they were taken advantage of, they still have one plague sprite left, but I'm kinda peeved. At MOST, the dragon they gave them was worth 300g- cost of a clanbound scroll
Part of me wants to contact them and tell them they made a VASTLY unfair trade, but it wasn't my transaction.
So I'm just naming and shaming here, because Fauxied knew what they were doing, and it's shitty.
My friend came back to FR after 5 years of hiatus, and is still getting used to how the economy works now.
Fauxied sold them a white/rose/rose aberration for a plague sprite- thing is, it's completely ungened, only a month old, and isn't a G1. My friend used the database instead of the AH- and misread the comments as saying the sprite was going for 8k T and not G, so made the trade.
I wish my friend had asked before doing this deal, and though they're taken aback by how they were taken advantage of, they still have one plague sprite left, but I'm kinda peeved. At MOST, the dragon they gave them was worth 300g- cost of a clanbound scroll
Part of me wants to contact them and tell them they made a VASTLY unfair trade, but it wasn't my transaction.
So I'm just naming and shaming here, because Fauxied knew what they were doing, and it's shitty.
It’s not a scam if your friend agreed to the trade lol
Is it a scam if you buy $7 candy from the movie theater vs $1 candy from the dollar tree?
Buyer beware
Is it a scam if you buy $7 candy from the movie theater vs $1 candy from the dollar tree?
Buyer beware
It's still shitty af taking advantage of people who don't know any better.
Seeing as fauxied was selling aberrations for like 60kt on the forums, how exactly did they get to your friend, and how did sprite came into play?
Did they just randomly PM your friend offering a random dragon without any prior contact? Via Discord, where nobody stepped in saying sprite is worth more?
Did they just randomly PM your friend offering a random dragon without any prior contact? Via Discord, where nobody stepped in saying sprite is worth more?
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