[US1] Any city claimed yet?

[Krush]

WTF is taking you all so long, it's been an hour and a half?

[Nocturne]

WTF is taking you all so long, it's been an hour and a half?
People wanna wait til some other poor sod builds it up.. then just siege it.

[Rivers27]

People wanna wait til some other poor sod builds it up.. then just siege it.

Very true, I doubt many will put forth the effort they once did upon the launch of EU1 because they now know of the obsessive and disgusting grind to get a city up. Plus, keep in mind the resource nodes don't give you what they used to (Oh man, 100% nodes after a server down with the servers going down every few hours.. priceless)

AND all of the nodes are now global, meaning there is less total to be gathered around the world at all times compared to EU1 Launch. Expect to see a very poor US economy not only in real life but in Darkfall. :(

[Rallore]

There really is not much of a rush. people who are just getting in the game have probally know what happened at EU1 launch and figured if they are not strong enough to defend yet than there is no point. and looking for a there dream place maybe.

[Rallore]

hmm.....sorry for the messed up wording....

[infralol]

soon as I am able to connect i'll tell you.

[xpiher]

It will take longer to take a city this time around because the gold dupe trick is gone, universal nodes are in, and most of the exploits have been fixed

[Kain Carnage]

The Exodus Syndicate already took a city

Edit: No I'm not in that clan.

[Umberto]

Yes we have.

[xpiher]

The Exodus Syndicate already took a city

Edit: No I'm not in that clan.

Impossible unless they have 30 people and all they did was farm goblins since launch, or cheated.

[Umberto]

We had 45+, and we farmed mobs and got a key, LEGIT.

[xpiher]

We had 45+, and we farmed mobs and got a key, LEGIT.

Lucky bastards. It will take you longer to build it though.

[MrLuigi]

Well I know where to hit first thing. Get me some of the gatherers :)

[Ssly]

Yes we have, we have claimed Erinthel.

bwhahah. build it up nice and pretty for us

[Makestro]

People seem to forget you couldn't even actually take player cities for about a month on EU-1. It's not the same here.

[Xavath]

Come on, Shipwrecked Pirates and Undead Lord, you can do it !!!

[Miira]

SiNister and LotD have each claimed a city as well.

[TNoD]

SiNister and LotD have each claimed a city as well.

which ones? =o

[MrDDT]

Shadow Pact now.

[Miira]

Long March and Mar Shral :eek:

[Peacekeeper]

Long March and Mar Shral :eek:

who the fuck would want long march? lmao.

[Umberto]

O_o

[Motig-SiN]

For the record it was:

1) The Exodus Syndicate
2) Sinister
3) Lords of the Dead
4) Shadow Pact
5) Evil Bastages

(correct me if im wrong)

[TNoD]

For the record it was:

1) The Exodus Syndicate Erinthel
2) Sinister Hammerdale
3) Lords of the Dead Long March
4) Shadow Pact ?
5) Evil Bastages ?

(correct me if im wrong)

correct ME if im wrong :P

[AzDrake]

Who would take Long March? Place blows. =P

[Nuc.Terrorist]

Who would take Long March? Place blows. =P

It's a piece of shit, even the city on the minimap looks like a toilet, with shit inside.

[Creslin]

we actually took hammerdale

[TNoD]

we actually took hammerdale

who took mar shral then?

[Motig-SiN]

who took mar shral then?

The displaced citizens of hammerdale relocated to Mar Shral.

[VenomXI]

LOL someone actually took LM? wtf?

[smaweet]

I farmed gold by killing mobs legit (even through the invisible desynch lag) for a clan and a city on day 1 without a problem at all. You just need to try harder.


Please, build everything up to max!

[Chubbyjesus]

Haha we are going to see a new type of player cities in NA. I doubt some folks would dare make the same mistake(s) twice.. three times... +

[McDoogs]

I know who has aradoth but i'm not telling!

[Peacekeeper]

I know who has aradoth but i'm not telling!

3 month siege timer starts tonight, doesnt really matter who owns it.

[McDoogs]

3 month siege timer starts tonight, doesnt really matter who owns it.

*SPOILER* Hey that's about the time I'll be there to defend it! ;)


It's a date

[Peacekeeper]

*SPOILER* Hey that's about the time I'll be there to defend it! ;)


It's a date

be sure to wear your red dress.

[Zaffax]

Yeh, I feel bad for whoever takes Aradoth. They will basically just have a big target placed on their heads.

[McDoogs]

Yeh, I feel bad for whoever takes Aradoth. They will basically just have a big target placed on their heads.

I don't think they'd have it any other way, friend.

byr i'm going to wear those matching pumps you like so much

[Zaffax]

1) The Exodus Syndicate
2) Sinister
3) Lords of the Dead
4) Shadow Pact
5) Evil Bastages
6) VG

[Cailian]

Protip: Get Cairn. Unbelievable how good those cities are.

[Gunther TheBlack]

Long March and Mar Shral :eek:

:lmao: :bang:

Omg, fucking hilarious Long March is among the first cities to be claimed.

Death really wants to be seen as hyperion on NA-1?

[McDoogs]

Death really wants to be seen as hyperion on NA-1?

Lords of the Dead =! Lords of Death if that's who you are trying to reference.

[Gunther TheBlack]

Lords of the Dead =! Lords of Death if that's who you are trying to reference.

They should change name then!!!

[ChubtoadSUN]

:lmao: :bang:

Omg, fucking hilarious Long March is among the first cities to be claimed.

Death really wants to be seen as hyperion on NA-1?

Knowing sinister and bones preparation there is a reason to take LM first.
Personally i think its a Wonderfull smart play by the clan.
They dont care about the ressources and the long term placement.
They dont care to keep the city.
What they did was taking a city thats EASY to reach for 3 starting races(human, dorf and orc) and moderate for alfars.
This is a good start out point to reach mobs in all the lands about.
And a good place to work or your macros, cause its reachable for all after a night out farming.

also some1 is prolly skilling to make Siege hammers as village income in the beginning is very good

[Ulver]

Evil Bastages took Seelie.

[Temko Firewing]

wtf LoD has no city?

and SIN in hammerdale/mar shral? wtf?
get yer arses to the sunny throne.

[Nox]

Hm. Interesting.

The best kept secret on EU-1 was how defensible LM is. We've played it up as being indefensible, but we've never let on how many raids got broke off there. The cannon placement is good, and the approach to the keep ends up being narrowed down to one very unfortunate path that gets the shit aoe'd out of it, from defenders with a completely concealed vantage point (very small windows, and a launch-only rooftop)

add to that, if you are knocked off or fall off the ramp you hit the ground with 1 hp, and are out of the fight for a long time. assuming you aren't immediately killed. (skilled defenders know to ready a mana missile while you are falling)

If you -do- chase/knock someone off the wall, or want to send defenders down to the bottom to kill people who fall, have them jump on mounts and jump off on the mount. the mount will be almost dead but they'll be full hp.

a couple of people with arcane throwing bubbles on the rocks on either side of the upper ramp wall and you can hold people back indefinitely.

I wager they won't build the lower city at all, and just use the upper city as a bindstone-kick fortress.

You get a keep (t3 = ~60ppl) plus two houses.

Can't build the towers until you put up the t3 church though.

look :

http://www.city-of-freehold.com/_/rsrc/1244575473646/map/city-map/longmarch_map.jpg

I'd recommend building the three right hand lower walls to the gate, and two left hand walls, and the 'D' (the D-shaped defensive area at the top of the ramp "H")... this will channel attackers into predictable places.

It's called the D because it's D for Defense, and will be where most of your heavy fighting turns back attackers if you do it right.

The primary defensive positions are D E and F.

D and F are where you put your guys with sword/shield + knockback and F is where your elemental/archers are. That's also where people can jump from the outer rock onto the wall of the "D".

The northernmost cannons are actually pretty useful in the confusion and dismay they cause the enemy, but require a dedicated spotter (and a lot of practice)

I personally found the rubble much easier to defend in than the walls when they went up in the lower city.

Also that door in the D can be operated from inside the gatehouse, and has been the utter fucking death of so many people. You open the gate, let a few in, close it and then kill them inside. There's no way out even on mounts except the inner passage. which you can block with mounts or men.

EDIT:

Also, banagar - the hamlet to the west, has earth elemental spawns right next to it (++cash/quartz/enchanting skins) and one of the best mining runs in the game (southwest orc lands). It also has a smithy, but no smelter (why, god why)

Between longmarch, brockmoore and banagar you have 2 groves and 2 quarries which is a nice amount of sulfur and resin.

You have to hold brockmoore and banagar with subclans however so that you can bindkick yourself from LM to your other holdings.

[gelgora]

after a couple hours imperium got alberworth now time to build it up :(
"im not imperium"

[Gunther TheBlack]

Hm. Interesting.

The best kept secret on EU-1 was how defensible LM is. We've played it up as being indefensible, but we've never let on how many raids got broke off there. The cannon placement is good, and the approach to the keep ends up being narrowed down to one very unfortunate path that gets the shit aoe'd out of it, from defenders with a completely concealed vantage point (very small windows, and a launch-only rooftop)

add to that, if you are knocked off or fall off the ramp you hit the ground with 1 hp, and are out of the fight for a long time. assuming you aren't immediately killed. (skilled defenders know to ready a mana missile while you are falling)

If you -do- chase/knock someone off the wall, or want to send defenders down to the bottom to kill people who fall, have them jump on mounts and jump off on the mount. the mount will be almost dead but they'll be full hp.

a couple of people with arcane throwing bubbles on the rocks on either side of the upper ramp wall and you can hold people back indefinitely.

I wager they won't build the lower city at all, and just use the upper city as a bindstone-kick fortress.

You get a keep (t3 = ~60ppl) plus two houses.

Can't build the towers until you put up the t3 church though.

look :

http://www.city-of-freehold.com/_/rsrc/1244575473646/map/city-map/longmarch_map.jpg

I'd recommend building the three right hand lower walls to the gate, and two left hand walls, and the 'D' (the D-shaped defensive area at the top of the ramp "H")... this will channel attackers into predictable places.

It's called the D because it's D for Defense, and will be where most of your heavy fighting turns back attackers if you do it right.

The primary defensive positions are D E and F.

D and F are where you put your guys with sword/shield + knockback and F is where your elemental/archers are. That's also where people can jump from the outer rock onto the wall of the "D".

The northernmost cannons are actually pretty useful in the confusion and dismay they cause the enemy, but require a dedicated spotter (and a lot of practice)

I personally found the rubble much easier to defend in than the walls when they went up in the lower city.

Also that door in the D can be operated from inside the gatehouse, and has been the utter fucking death of so many people. You open the gate, let a few in, close it and then kill them inside. There's no way out even on mounts except the inner passage. which you can block with mounts or men.

EDIT:

Also, banagar - the hamlet to the west, has earth elemental spawns right next to it (++cash/quartz/enchanting skins) and one of the best mining runs in the game (southwest orc lands). It also has a smithy, but no smelter (why, god why)

Between longmarch, brockmoore and banagar you have 2 groves and 2 quarries which is a nice amount of sulfur and resin.

You have to hold brockmoore and banagar with subclans however so that you can bindkick yourself from LM to your other holdings.


Thanks for the info!!!

*prepares the siege for LM on EU-1*

[Hubbell]

For the record it was:

1) The Exodus Syndicate
2) Sinister
3) Lords of the Dead
4) Shadow Pact
5) Evil Bastages

(correct me if im wrong)

Evilbastages got a nice city, and uda got a hamlet with a mine :) UDA with a group of 6 making 200 gold a kill and taking 10-20 seconds per kill, was nice :)

[CLAN_iMpEriL]

after a couple hours imperium got alberworth now time to build it up :(
"im not imperium"

Who is imperium??

[Wepdesign]

People seem to forget you couldn't even actually take player cities for about a month on EU-1. It's not the same here.

So SBG gonna leave starter areas now?

[Jotok]

So SBG gonna leave starter areas now?

Never heard of you, tough guy.

[Ssly]

skilled defenders know to ready a mana missile

i stopped reading here

[Nox]

i stopped reading here

It so happens that MM has the right velocity and splash radius for chasing someone falling. Why would you not use all the tools you have?

It's also something you practice with mana missile, because it's a tool you will always have.

Your intended slight noticed, but it just smacks of ignorance, ultimately. I'd like to add 'as usual' but you're usually better than this.