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This message was deliviered in my mailbox:Everyone,
We're at 2701 beta testers and growing! The next play session is:
Thursday, 2/28/2002 From 12:00Noon until 4:00PM EST (GMT-0500)
During the last session, the House of Bes seemed to be the guild to watch. Their guild hall has expanded dramatically - up to 20 membership slots - and their technology level is approaching that of the tiny Scholars of Thoth (SoT) guild. Their philosophy of "every guild building is for the public" is certainly interesting. More on BES later...
I've heard *many* people say recently that they're not so interested in pushing the limits of Egyptian technology, and much more enjoy setting up a small camp by themselves, or with a friend, and perusing a few specific areas of the game. I think that such roles are crucial, and that we (eGenesis) have to always think about the interplay between the high-tech guilds and individuals. Much of the soon-to-be-released content is agricultural, and I'd like to try to design some of this in a way that promotes single players and much smaller groups. I'd especially like to hear from solo players on our forums after some of this new content is in.
The big news for this session is "Tugament 2002" - a Tug tournament, organized by BES in order to fund new public projects. From the Forums on www.ataleinthedesert.com:
"In an effort to gain funds, Tug ranks, and community spirit, The House of Bes is throwing the first ever Tug Tournament! Entry fee will be 48 charcoal, we will cover the iron ore. 60% of all entry fees will go to the tournaments winner and the remaining 40% will go towards our public paper press project. It will be held at the University of Thought....
We will try to have some special mystery prizes for the top winners, something a little more rare than charcoal (but no pinch rollers or charcoal braziers as prizes, sorry). We will probably do single elimination for the first few rounds and double elimination in the "finals," depending on how many people register."
I've created a special sign up page on the forums section of www.ataleinthedesert.com. The tournament will start 2 hours into the play session. I will add a temporary chariot stop at the University of Thought to help new players find the event. If you can't get 48 charcoal, arrive ahead of time with some wood - there will almost certainly be people willing to trade.
Standard Stuff:
Visit our official chat channel before the session: irc.stratics.com port 6667 channel #ATITD.
If you didn't play in either of the last two sessions, be sure to install the latest version of the client from our web site (www.ataleinthedesert.com, Downloads section).
On the Nile,
Teppy (Pharaoh)
Josh (Nekhmet)
James (AmenRa)
Dave (Orpheus)
Joe (SickJoe)
Ed (EdTut)
Jeff (JeffTut) |
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A Tale in the Desert Playing Sessions and Tug Tournament
