Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Why can't it just understand that I left because I loved it too much? Quote: Are you there, JewelsotForest? It's me, Kingdom of Loathing. Dear JewelsotForest, Okay, I'm not good at this kind of thing, but I feel like I have to give it a try. So, here goes: I was hanging out the other night, listening to some old mp3s, and I was just overcome with memories of when we used to hang out all the time. Remember? You were an intrepid, fearless adventurer, and I was the free-to-play, fun-and-funny online role-playing game that won your heart. Do you still remember those good times? I can't stop thinking about them. I mean, I know things got kind of messed up at the end, and believe me, I'm sorry. If I could take any of that back, I totally would. And I know people grow and change, and you're not the same person you were then, but hey -- I've changed, too! I thought and thought about how to win you back. I figured I'd make you a mix CD, but I couldn't decide what "our song" was. So I just concentrated on becoming a better game for you, and here's what I came up with: Remember how much fun you used to have with your clan? Alternately, remember how you never joined a clan because you didn't see the point? Either way, clans now have clan dungeons, group zones where your whole clan can work together. Crawl through sewers to Hobopolis, a vast underground vagrant vacation vista! Slide into the slime tube, and stir-fry sassy slimes! I know I wasn't the prettiest game when we were together, so I had some work done. Almost every interface got an interface-lift. You can even manage most of your inventory via chat commands! I also came up with a way for you to automate some of the things you don't love about the game, so you can spend more time with the parts you do love. Not only that, but there are way more animated .gifs than there were before. Don't worry; I haven't lost that low-fi edginess you love, but I'm a lot easier to play with now. You can also have a custom title now, just in case you didn't feel like I appreciated what made you unique as an individual. I should also say Haiku Dungeon's been revamped. See what I did there? Maybe you quit because you got sick of always adventuring above the water. I admit that seems unlikely, but I fixed that, too -- there are a bunch of underwater zones with new food, equipment, mechanics, and challenges. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, trust me. I'm still the silly, clever, deceptively-complex game you fell in love with, only with about 95% more awesome. So, I'm just sayin', if you can find it in your heart to give me another chance, I won't disappoint you. If you don't drop by, I promise I won't bother you again. I just really felt like we deserved one more try. Love, The Kingdom of Loathing. http://www.kingdomofloathing.com If I wasn't already fighting off an addiction to something else, this would likely get me back. I got a kick out of it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I totally want to play that game now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I still don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 How come I didn't get that email? Obviously KOL doesn't love me. That's okay, though. It's summer. Not the proper time for that level of commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody RCCCL Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 If I ever recieved an email from KOL, it would be a hate mail, we didn't get along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Yeah, I could never get into KoL either. I suspect I would have liked it a lot better without the whole food economy thing: only being able to play 5 turns a day initially (or have to bargain with clans for handouts) was a real turn-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Can KoL cook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: waterplant Can KoL cook? Only pasta. And meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius Only pasta. And meat. You don't cook with meat. You can smith weaponry out of it and you can buy things with it, but you can't cook with it. Dikiyoba doesn't much like some of the new zones. Too much grinding for too little fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I dislike MMORPGs to begin with. I tried KoL once but found that I just repeatedly hit things with a disco ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 KoL isn't exactly an MMORPG. It's an RPG, mostly, but the fact that it is online is mostly irrelevant except for clans (and now clan dungeons) and trading. There's no massiveness. —Alorael, who also has never gotten into the game. He has played for a few days, gotten bored, and wandered off. He considers it a very KoL ending to his characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I played it for one day, then completely forgot about it. Until just now, that is. Not going to bother logging back in, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: Excalibur I dislike MMORPGs to begin with. I tried Geneforge once but found that I just repeatedly hit things with a fyora. FYT, showing the level of correctness for that statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 No, you can also be hit with plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: Excalibur I dislike MMORPGs to begin with. I tried Avernum once but found that I just repeatedly hit things with bad graphics. Hey, this is fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Too much grinding for too little fun. Quoted to fulfill the immaturity clause for this week. Seriously, people. You're all very proper. I miss early Iffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I wouldn't mind trying KoL one of these decades, but I've never been bored enough, despite my extremely high boredom tolerance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Mystic I wouldn't mind trying KoL one of these decades, but I've never been bored enough, despite my extremely high boredom tolerance. Shouldn't it be extremely low boredom tolerance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Ratt Originally Posted By: The Mystic I wouldn't mind trying KoL one of these decades, but I've never been bored enough, despite my extremely high boredom tolerance. Shouldn't it be extremely low boredom tolerance? As in, can he tolerate little amounts of boredom or lots of boredom? I would presume that would correlate to low and high tolerances, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius Originally Posted By: Excalibur I dislike MMORPGs to begin with. I tried Avernum once but found that I just repeatedly hit things with bad graphics. Hey, this is fun! It's all relative. KoL is more repetitive than Avernum, and Avernum has more substance to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Too much grinding for too little fun. Quoted to fulfill the immaturity clause for this week. Seriously, people. You're all very proper. I miss early Iffy. And why exactly would you want the early me back? I was highly immature back then. I was annoying and made a lot of spam. The vast majority of my post count was during that time. Thankfully I improved.I feel much better about myself now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 You really are playing this emo thing for all it's worth, huh? I prefer this old picture: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 There were a lot of muffin pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Great. Now every time I see an emo kid in Denver, I'm gonna be thinking it's Iffy. Not to mention all the muffins with faces I run into on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 He doesn't live in Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I had it in my head that he was on the Front Range somewhere. Mea culpa. Still. Muffins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 He is. But not Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Again, my apologies, but I fail to get the point of all separations in the metropolitan area that pretty much stretches from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins. It's all connected with a host of roads and strip malls, with a few major exceptions there's very little notable cultural difference... On the other hand, I get pissed off when people say I'm from Aspen. As such, I will refrain from broad statements in the future. Edit: Incidentally, there's still the possibility he might be IN Denver, even if he doesn't live there. Just like I, myself, would be in such a hypothetical situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius Originally Posted By: The Ratt Originally Posted By: The Mystic I wouldn't mind trying KoL one of these decades, but I've never been bored enough, despite my extremely high boredom tolerance. Shouldn't it be extremely low boredom tolerance? As in, can he tolerate little amounts of boredom or lots of boredom? I would presume that would correlate to low and high tolerances, respectively. As in, I can tolerate a lot of boredom. And I mean a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Edit: Incidentally, there's still the possibility he might be IN Denver, even if he doesn't live there. Just like I, myself, would be in such a hypothetical situation. are you a zombie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody RCCCL Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I just never liked it cause it felt to me like they were making it an obligation to play. Giving so many turns a day, but if you don't use those turns, they're gone. I ask, who here likes it when their company does that with any of their paid leave? Besides, I had(and still do) played another game very similar to KOL, that doesn't do away with any unused turns at th end of the day. So my sinlge player online kooky RPG(SPOKRPG?) fix us met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Andraste Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 You don't have to use them every day. They stack up to 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody RCCCL Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Originally Posted By: Andraste You don't have to use them every day. They stack up to 200. Bah with that, I've got characters in the other game I mentioned that have 9000 turns. I should go play them some.... Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Did they always stack? I don't remember that from my first exposure circa 2004... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Andraste Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 They may not have; I didn't play then. The game has changed a lot since 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Heck, Dikiyoba wouldn't be surprised if the only things that have stayed the same between 2004 and now is the premise and a couple graphics. Everything else has probably been revamped a dozen times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Heck, Dikiyoba wouldn't be surprised if the only things that have stayed the same between 2004 and now is the premise and a couple graphics. Everything else has probably been revamped a dozen times. I'm sure it was all better in the good old days. Bring back the old Facebook KoL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 The intro text, early locations and descriptions, etc. look exactly like I remember them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 KoL Radio, that was the best part of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug copyKate Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Too much grinding for too little fun. I know it was already quoted, but you forgot to add "That's what she said." I did play KoL for quite a while. For the then-hilarious chat and for the bad puns and '80s pop-culture references in the subadequate gameplay. Restarting the lurk count now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Xelgion Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Too much grinding for too little fun. That pretty much sums up my opinion of KoL. humor doesn't really make up for stick-figures and repetitiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I've tried to get back into KoL a few times, but... Pretty much what Diki and Xel said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I used to play it a lot, and I still log in occassionally to waste 200 turns in my one-man-clan's hobo-flex or other thingies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 You've been playing AE too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Originally Posted By: Andraste The game has changed a lot since 2004. This. Most of the complaints I've heard in this thread are no longer issues. And of course, those who want to try are more than welcome to join our clan (send a message to Ephesos in-game). EDIT: Also, we miss you too, Jewels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Aw, shucks. I'd be more likely to come back for you guys. Now look, you got me considering it again. Are you sure y'all don't want to start playing AE instead? Iffy is the GM of one of the top 20 guilds on Ixion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 What game is AE? I can't figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Ratt What game is AE? I can't figure it out. Astro Empires. It's an MMO that's popular at Calamity Refuge, a satellite board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I tend to play KoL for a few days straight a few times a year when I'm not burdened down with college stuff. I think I last left my Sauceror with only a bit of item grinding to go before facing the Sorceress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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