Solace MUD Official Forum

From the words of Siri - Let everyone play and enjoy.

How about introducing a cap on the number of orbs, wands, and scrolls (of the limited kind) a single character can carry? We're currently seeing cases where power-hungry players hoard all the orbs, which ruins the experience for other classes that rely on these preparations.

We could either limit the number of characters that can hold or make it so that if a player logs out or quits the game, all the orbs they were holding vanish and respawn at their original locations.

Monopoly of autocasting items, limited orbs, is something game design should actively work to prevent.

I personally know a player who was repeatedly ganked by Tower mages and looted for the orbs he carried—even though those mages already had more than enough, as shown in the example below.

[log]
You discern that a flickering blue orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a flickering blue orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a smoky glass orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a smoky glass orb is carried by Illayla.
[/log]

I really dislike orbs and harden potions system but it's not priority right now. Better endgame eq is coming soon-ish.

Rodger, rodger.

This is just a quick note to follow up on my previous note. There is also another solution to this problem, and that is to make all these preps unlimited.

[log]
You discern that a flickering blue orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a flickering blue orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that the Red Dragon Orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a smoky glass orb is carried by Illayla.
You discern that a smoky glass orb is carried by Illayla.
[/log]
I feel like he spent a lot of time collecting them and other equipment, whereas you waste your time creating tons of junk characters. Mages mostly fight with the spells they have, so orbs/scrolls/etc are the important part of their preparations. It's the same like fighter has the collection of weapons. Moreover, these limited preparations take up all the inventory space not allowing you to carry other important things!

How do you play and enjoy with your Warder Tamiel? Sitting at 30 rank half of your life under bear camouflaged? Ah, please excuse me, forgot you don't have your own dragon orb.
How does other classes experience ruin without dragon orbs? First, orbs won't help you with exploration. Second, orbs won't help you in PK because you don't PK. Conclusion: you don't need'em.
Ganged? Do you mean Juib? He was Warder and fought against Tower. He died several time against Illayla one on one. Illayla got his dragon orbs? What's the problem with it?
I vote for a cap on chars for one person. Tired of all your endless char switches.

Seriously? Getting a lecture from someone known for constant character hopping and breaking roleplay? You're lucky Sirri turns a blind eye to what happens in the realm—and that there aren’t any other active imms around to notice.

Let’s be honest: no one believes a word you say anymore. So spare us the excuses about "hard work" while you shuffle gear endlessly between your alts. I'm not buying it.

We’ve defeated your characters before, and we’ll do it again—on our terms, not yours. So the in-game taunting? Pointless.

Tamiel is right where he needs to be, holding the clan steady while new blood arrives. Unlike Jiub, I’m not throwing myself at two Tower mages who shouldn’t even be interfering with Warders in the first place. You broke character long ago, playing like a necromancer, dropping undead in guild halls, or dragging aggro mobs into leveling zones. Your playstyle speaks for itself.

Bottom line: you’re a hoarder, an OOC rule-breaker, and a chronic character switcher.

Yes, you looted Jiub’s orbs—because you seem to need all of them, as usual.

We absolutely need a system that enforces a cooldown after quitting—a connection lockout from the same IP for at least an hour or two. Also, dynamic IP relogging should be blocked to prevent this kind of abuse.

You are clearly confusing me with someone else but it doesn't matter now.

Oh, and let’s not forget to add one more to your list: liar.

Profile completed.

The tower makes are a disgrace. They attack everyone in range . Tower shouldn't be bloodthirsty mages. I think pk rules should be enforced. I'm fine if don't enforce rules but don't pick which ones are.. and I remember I kender getting deleted for hoarding but hoarding orbs is ok. If you read help pk we might as well delete that help.

Who are you to talk about rules? You're the most f*cking moron and rule breaker I've even seen.

I hope zondra complete your team who walk only by three people minimum and always quit and relogin.
You only hold "chicken and sucker" flag. I had a different opinion about Jiub, but unfortunately he joined your ranks.

One I talk to no one ooc i rank alone dont dm for help and have no idea who plays who. 2nd what are all these rules I broke? I broke the rules twice. Once I saced gos and re got them on another.  Got deleted. 2nd i killed the mino with bone axe and picked it up 2 days later on another char. And both got deleted. But if people are ignore the pk rules then I don't think my infraction was that bad then.

If you have so short memory try "search" option. Forum has it.

Whatever you say. You think the only part of the game is pk. And if people don't want to pk they shouldn't play.  Well the world oddly doesn't revole around you. So if I want to log in see I'm gonna get pked with no rp reason.  Id rather do anything else. If the lack of pk bothers you. May I suggest delete delete

I will say making you little punk ass mad. Love some keyboard warriors . Puts a smile on my face.  ;D

Your best solution.

I stopped playing for couple months and decided to play again some bc who knows how long it will stay around. 

Zondra? Oh, absolutely—top-tier roleplayer, really elevates the game. We group so often that I can barely remember the last time it didn’t happen. Except, you know, we don’t. I walk alone most of the time—your claim that I always roll with a party of three? Hilarious. Another gem from your growing collection of fabrications. I group with people I trust, which definitely excludes you, now and forever.

As for ‘chicken and sucker’? Sure, if that makes you feel better. Meanwhile, I’m not the one hoarding gear, bending rules, lying through my teeth, or hopping characters like I’m cycling through socks. You twist the rules into whatever shape suits your narrative, and then act like you're the victim. That’s not strategy—it’s delusion. It might be worth seeking help.

And about those IP bans? Ring a bell? It might be time to dust off that old routine. Sirri, thoughts?

I wouldn't be to bothered by what a scum bag thinks of you.