Cyth27

MISSION: BATTLEGROUNDS

WHEN: Saturday September 1st @ 9PM EDT

REQUISITES: At least level 10+; TeamSpeak

It is time to seek glory in the fields of the Battlegrounds! Soldiers of any faction can group together to compete against two other teams in Battlegrounds competitions. No experience is necessary! Everyone has their first time, right? Group up with old friends or new comrades and be split into groups of four to complete objectives and become a legend (but most importantly, have fun with your guildmates!). If you have no idea what Battlegrounds are you'll want to check THIS thread! You can also find out all the rewards here.

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@Archaic Whimsy what is your schedule like?

PvP. Crafting. RP. All the things I love! I will be there doing ALL the things!

@Dregoro Yup! We'll be grouping at 8pm central/9pm eastern. I'll put a call out in group chat, and in TeamSpeak, then we'll split into groups and get battlin'

MISSION: BATTLEGROUNDS

WHEN: Saturday August 25th @ 9PM EDT

REQUISITES: At least level 10+; TeamSpeak

It is time to seek glory in the fields of the Battlegrounds! Soldiers of any faction can group together to compete against two other teams in Battlegrounds competitions. No experience is necessary! Everyone has their first time, right? Group up with old friends or new comrades and be split into groups of four to complete objectives and become a legend (but most importantly, have fun with your guildmates!). If you have no idea what Battlegrounds are you'll want to check THIS thread! You can also find out all the rewards here.

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Welcome to all the new members!!! Super excited you're all looking to start fishing together! 

For any daytime players, I'm hoping to do a fishing trip to Deshaan on Wednesday at 3pm EST. I'll post in game chat and make us a special subchannel, but wanted to give you all a heads up first. 

What zones do you still need to complete? Post them here, and find someone(s) to team up with to complete them!

Post your favorite spots around Tamriel here.

@orbitoclast and I recently finished Coldharbor, and had a lot of luck around the Moonless Walk Wayshrine:

MISSION: BATTLEGROUNDS

WHEN: Saturday August 18th @ 9PM EDT

REQUISITES: At least level 10+; TeamSpeak

It is time to seek glory in the fields of the Battlegrounds! Soldiers of any faction can group together to compete against two other teams in Battlegrounds competitions. No experience is necessary! Everyone has their first time, right? Group up with old friends or new comrades and be split into groups of four to complete objectives and become a legend (but most importantly, have fun with your guildmates!). If you have no idea what Battlegrounds are you'll want to check THIS thread! You can also find out all the rewards here.

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Here we can chat, post intros, and get to know each other. Feel free to update us about your fishing expeditions, what you've got going on in the guild, or about your real life happenings. 

MISSION: BATTLEGROUNDS

WHEN: Saturday August 11th @ 9PM EDT

REQUISITES: At least level 10+; TeamSpeak

It is time to seek glory in the fields of the Battlegrounds! Soldiers of any faction can group together to compete against two other teams in Battlegrounds competitions. No experience is necessary! Everyone has their first time, right? Group up with old friends or new comrades and be split into groups of four to complete objectives and become a legend (but most importantly, have fun with your guildmates!). If you have no idea what Battlegrounds are you'll want to check THIS thread! You can also find out all the rewards here.

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Congrats to our winners!!! Man, does @CheekyMonkey66 ever lose? You go, girl!

2 hours ago, RhemaTom said:

Well, I did get some kills, but got killed more than I'd have liked. Still, as frustrating as a couple of runs were, we did finally win one, and that made it all better. lol
Had a lot of fun. Thanks for putting up with me.

I feel like that's what makes battlegrounds so addicting - you may come in second or third a number of times, but when you finally get that one win, you feel like your on top of the world! The losses make victory taste that much sweeter. 

As you level and get better gear, you will have the proper glyphs and traits to maximize your health. I can also craft you a few leveling sets if you like. I have a ton of lower level materials. Message me or make a post about your build and we can sort something out for you!

2 hours ago, Calypso589 said:

I'm choosing to remember our evening as being full of scoreboards like this

 

 

That is a beautiful scoreboard. Stand proud, soldier!

It was an honor to fight and die by your side this evening! /saluteloop

@Felipe @Cyconax @Angelyxx @Calypso589 @Chaqery @RhemaTom @Dregoro @CheekyMonkey66

I have the second book in my collection already, so that's good to know there's more information to come about the magic we encountered in the first book!

That sounds right. I was reading an Afterward by LeGuin in my book and she said more or less the same thing. I think I just want to know more about what that shadow realm to be fully satisfied. But it is a good moral to a good story.

I agree, I did not like Ged's cocky attitude at first too. I was very surprised when he was so harshly scarred, but was glad he remained a hero character by being humbled, instead of becoming a villain and seeking revenge or blaming Jasper for his own arrogance. 

The archipelago setting I feel was very unique of this author. Each island got it's own climate and culture. The map included in my book also made it easy to follow Ged's quest, which was great because I'm more of a visual person. 

One thing that really stood out to me was that this book was originally published in 1968, but it featured main characters who were colored. Even though I'm Latina, it was so difficult for me to picture Ged as having dark hair and dark skin because most main characters are not people of color. Before I got to the description of him I just imagined him as being blonde haired and blue eyed because so often heroes are. It was really difficult to remind myself that nope, he was tan. Even today, having a main character that's a person of color is rare, so I can't even imagine how revolutionary that was in the 60s to read a book like that. 

I'm slightly confused about the Stone of Terrenon. It was something evil and of darkness, but other than "temptation" I'm not sure what it was supposed to represent or it's significance to Earthsea. Where did it come from? Exactly what powers does it hold? How long has it been in Osskil? I'm hoping we get to learn more about it in the other books of the series because I've been left wondering. 

As for the ending, I'm also slightly confused. So, I get that the shadow was part of Ged. But does that mean there's a parallel universe of shadows for everything that has a name in Earthsea? Did the shadow build the shadow island Ged confronted him on, so that's why it disappeared when Ged said the shadow's name? This is also something I hope we learn in the other books of this series. It just seemed so bizarre to me that they were on the this shadow island, then fell into the water. Also, where did the shadow go? Did it get absorbed by Ged or go back to it's shadow realm? Lol, so many questions! Perhaps I missed something in the writing/context clues. I'm hoping someone can answer some of them.

Excited to get back into the Star Wars universe. This will be my first SW book! Purchased on Amazon and should be here by Saturdayyyy!

That's right for me! The EP in me is going to love watching you kill my blueberry lol I can make 2pm as well!

I have a DC character I am looking to get all of the achievements on as well, so I will happily let you farm some kills on that character. Next Saturday is also good for me

@SerenityKellan I have so much crafting pride that I'm working on a new guide right now!

So excited for this!  Of course @Vil played a role in this creation, I honestly thought this was going to be an RP/PvP crossover when I was first reading it  Great job, officers! See you there, General /salute

@Unnameable I played BGs last night with my brother and we probably did about 20 games. We managed to win 2 lol and got second or last in all the others. But it was hilarious, because winning those 2 games in a row made us feel like we were just total beasts and the greatest players to ever set foot on the battlegrounds haha, we got so cocky, then lost like 5 straight games  BGs is definitely more about trying your best and having fun - when you win, you're on top of the world, but you have a lot of fun losing and laughing at your deaths too. 

There are no set teams in BGs. It is randomly assigned every time, so don't worry about it. Lol, @DigitalMonk and @orbitoclast are self proclaimed Fire Drakes though.

I tend to be on late at night a few times a week, so if you see me in game, I would be happy to do some PvP with you. Battlegrounds is my jam, but I'm also happy to travel through Cyrodiil with you since this Midyear Mayhem has a ton of objectives I'm looking to complete

With as many projects in the community as you have your hand in, I'm glad to help out however I can!

Sign me up!