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As the Devs Code...

 

Game developers are often perceived as not only "devs," coding gods and superheroes of the games and worlds they develop, but often as the mastermind criminals and villains, too.

Take, for instance, a major update to LOTRO...despite the massive changes, updates and additions, still the most vocal of the player base are the ones unhappy or crying foul for whatever reasons, rather than even showing any amount of appreciation for the obvious work, time and effort that went into the update.

If you think the player base is bad, imagine the issues and complaints the devs hear from other Middle Earth residents and inhabitants! Maybe you'll realize you don't have it as bad as you think you do, once you read their issues, complaints and letters to the LOTRO devs in...As the Devs Code...

 

Arghhh! Fix me now!

Tired of my escorts getting me killed on nearly every quest. Also, tired of being called "dumb," "gimped" and "directionally challenged" by every n00b that fails me.

Un-nerf me plz! I want to solo things from now on!

These PUE's (Pick-Up Escorts) are the suck!

Sincerely,

Sara Oakheart

 

 

Spawn and Drop Rates

Last week, I spent 10 hours in the Southern Trollshaws, trying to loot 8 Elf Ears and 5 Hobbit Stomachs for my (33) Can You Hear Me Eat Now? quest.

Spawn rate of elves and hobbits there is awful! Still need 2 more ears.

Up the spawns and drop rates ASAP or I'm quitting! And no, you cannot have my stuff if I do! =p

Elder Stonehoof

Level 34 Boar

 

 

Moo

Where's my Cattle Cry trait?!

You promised in beta you'd make my "moo" count for something!

I demand answers! If you don't give them to me, I'll stop playing nice and start charging at every humanoid on radar!

Elite Ancient Auroch Hoar-Mantle

(aka "MadCow" to my friends)

 

 

Serious Concern with End-Game

Dear Devs,

Really upset that you haven't addressed my end-game questions. You ignore my posts. You ignore my messages. You won't even take my phone calls. What gives?

I have a lifetime sub. You should have to answer to me!

Seriously need answers ASAP. It's about end-game and this one ring. Can't think of the name of it, it's that one ring...you know, the one that rules them all? Well, I'm concerned.

I heard a rumor that you expect me to escort that ring to Mordor. I have to tell you something. I've been on those escort quests. They suck! I had to repeat some of them 7 times and I still failed on one with that no-good, busybody Sara Oakheart. I want nothing to do with this...this...this ring escorting!

I'm a hobbit. Going to Mordor would be my worst nightmare. I can't think of any reason why I should want to leave the Shire, let alone to go to a place even half as evil as Mordor!

Besides, I don't know anyone who would want to fellow with me on a quest to such an evil and dangerous place as Mordor! Can't think of one person I know that would do it! I asked them all. They all laughed at me as they went back to drinking and playing Freeze Tag.

There is noooooo way...absolutely NO WAY...I am taking that ring anywhere! I can't do it alone, and I'm certainly not going to go to Mordor with a PUG. I've heard how awful some of those can be, and Mordor is no place to risk my life in a PUG, no less...for some stupid ring I'm supposed to destroy.

Truth is, I could use some money. I'm thinking of auctioning it at the AH in a few weeks, if you devs continue to ignore my requests for a response on my end-game concerns.

I'll get those AH addicted suckers. I'm gonna put a really low reserve on it. Maybe 10 silver and 25 copper. Then I'm gonna slip 2 gold in front of what they think is the buyout price and see if I can catch some noob who thinks I only put up a buyout of 50 silver and 25 copper.

I'm not kidding. You'd better take me seriously and get back to me, or else there's no telling where this ring could end up. *cough* Nazgul *cough*

Kindest Regards,

Frodo Baggins

 

 

 

/Report ~ Fire Bugged

Bug Report:

Lore-masters and Hunters consistently causing us to drop our fire and burn our own toes. This is NOT working as intended!

Most of us don't have any more toes to lose! We want a *hotfix* now! The union demands it!

Midgewater Sapper

President, Sappers and Lobbers Union

Midgewater Local 666

 

 

DPS is a Joke

My claws should be doing way more DPS! I just spent 125s to repair and sharpen them before battle. They're barely even scratching the surface. Claw DPS is a joke and DOT isn't any better.

Also, my hiss doesn't seem to be producing as much fear effect as it should.

Maybe when you look into this stuff, we could talk about making me 3x larger and black...more like a panther but still sounding like a lynx.

Seriously, call me. 0101011.  I got great ideas for how to improve coding on my class (even though I have no idea how to code)!

Brush Prowler

The kitty has spoken. Hear me meow!

 

 

WTF?! Mounting Discrimination???

I've seen other humanoids (elves, dwarves, hobbits and humans) riding horses.

 

How come us orcs can't?! We can't rent. We can't buy.

 

I heard a rumor that the others can buy them at 35. Well, I'm 35, *********! WTF is my horsey quest?!

 

Do you think I like hanging out in Dol Dinen all the time? Hell no! I want to explore Middle Earth, too!

 

How on Middle Earth will I ever find a mate if I don't even have reliable transportation to offer her?

 

 

Ongburz Sharp-Eye

 

 

New Servers Needed

Servers overcrowded.

I waited nearly 8 minutes to log in, being 25th in the queue for log-in. Had to wait the last five times I've logged in.

This is completely unacceptable. There are so many boars around, I can't even finish one quest without another boar stealing my node, tapping my kill or griefing me with his aggro when he takes on an elf three levels above him. Not to mention all the lag.

I know my PC isn't top-notch, but come on...I'm sick of running into boars every time I move five or ten feet in another direction! If I wanted to see another boar, I'd get a mirror. =p

Need new servers opened ASAP!

Angry Splintertusk

Sickly Razortooth tells you, "Hobbit. The other white meat."

 

 

Stolen Mail Exploit?

Urgent! Was expecting a delivery of mail from Budgeford, but this is the third time this week it's gone missing. I fear some Nosey Hobbits are stealing mail from the mail carriers of TSPS!

 

The constable said to contact you, as he fears these suspicious Nosey Hobbits are using an exploit. He asked that I have you investigate the matter and provide him with legally documented evidence so he can pursue the matter further.

 

Please deal with these exploiters immediately! The Shire takes its mail seriously, and we cannot take much more of this petty thievery and harassment from these juvenile delinquent hobbits! It's already hard enough to find good people willing to take a mail route even for one delivery these days!

 

/reported 

 

Postman Digswell

Postmaster General of Scary

TSPS (The Shire Postal Services)

 

 

Bored Already

Level 28 with lifetime sub and I'm already bored!

Please up the fellowship sizes for those gimpy humanoids. Six is way too easy for me. I beat them down solo all the time!

Double the fellow sizes, at least. I need a real challenge!

Rock-Troll Hurler

"Trolls are l337! Taur Gonwaith trolls pwn!"

 

 

Pipe-weed Shortage

Bug Report:

Require urgent assistance. Prolonged drought = shortage of pipe-weed. I'm no good without my pipe-weed, but can't find one farmer who has any for trade or sale.

 

Been asking for 2 hours straight. People are getting mad at me for spamming OOC, Advice, Trade, LFF and every channel I could find. I think I made it on a number of Ignore Lists now, too. (My bad.) But I simply must have it.

 

I'm a wizard. I need some sort of vice, and I already gave up coffee last month. Don't make me lose this, too!

 

I know, I know. Your GM's will tell me they can't help me and it's not a bug, but I really neeeeed my pipe-weed fix. Kthxbai!

 

Gandalf

 

 

Revisit Fornost --- Balance Needed

Dear Devs,

I'm one of a number of non-elite boars who's been in Fornost for as long as I can remember, but haven't leveled once despite hunting the same creatures all the other elites around me hunt (not that I've noticed if they've leveled). Yes, notice I said "all the other elites around me."

I don't get it. I'm not so concerned with the leveling, but come on...why aren't we elite?! The bears, aurochs and others are elite. Us boars are not?! *cry*

We're in the same area and we're just as deserving to be there as they are. We feel there's a serious injustice needing immediate attention. Our class needs some major balancing. Give us elite status, more health, better regen rates and better quest reward tusks.

Oh, and if it's not to much to ask...do you think you could give us pets? It'd be really nice to have a pet spider to help us hunt and kill stuff.

"Hammm" (name changed for my protection)

anonymous boar

Fornost

 

 

XXXL Armor Options?

Sensitive about my weight. Hating the way I look in a loin cloth and tired of it riding up whenever I move towards a target.

 

Hoping you have plans for more clothing and armor options for us big and tall XXXL --- and larger --- beings. We want more varied options...and a lot more coverage and armor level protection! I wouldn't die half as much if I had better coverage!

 

We want color choices, as well, and maybe even some patterns. If you give us stripes though, please remember, only vertical stripes...absolutely no horizontal stripes!

 

Tarkrip Prowler

 

 

My Two Copper...

Ever since you made me raise my prices, everyone is angry with me. Most of my customers left in an angry huff, and the ones that stayed? Well, most of them ended up buying stuff only so they could throw it at me for the serious price hike that I just put into effect because you Devs forced my hand.

(Truth is, I was going to raise prices eventually, but I was going to do it gradually and call it inflation and cost of living increases.)

They threw Eggs. Butter. Tools. Mining picks. Steel bolts. There was even more, but it hurts me too much to think about it. *shudder*

I just got back from getting 35 stitches from the damage a mining pick did to my right thigh. I shudder to think how much worse it could've been had the person's aim been better! I suffered other cuts, bruises and swelling, too, not to mention the mental and emotional trauma of the whole ordeal. I might be consulting my legal counsel about this in the morning.

I'm afraid my customers fear I'm a traitor now, and they'll never trust me again! What will I tell my family when I can no longer support them?! Ironic that this price hike could actually force my shop to close.

If I can't have my old pricing back, uh, could you maybe let me implement a Bree-Land Lottery and allow me to be the only ticket seller?

Sleep on it, okay? Just think of all the great things a lottery could bring us! Lalia, for one, could finally get the financial aid and education that wayward girl has been clearly lacking!

Respectfully,

Whelan Appledore

Bree Town-Hall Grocer

 

 

And this concludes our first broadcast of

As the Devs Code...

 

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