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November 2002
- How to Break Into
Trading? Hello Maggie,
First off,
I would like to say that your site is may
favorite and only site for AC and soon-to-be AC2. It was also your site
that made me go out and get the game in the first place. Now that
I have the game,
I have run into a
major brick wall. How do I start to require
wealth or any form of financial freedom? It
seems that people are only interested in Shards, Singularity
Keys, Sturdy Iron
Keys, and VERY hard to obtain items. So the
bottom line is, how do I
get money, without starting with lots of tradable items or a patron with
too many M notes on his hands :)
Longshot the brave
Level 42/Tankarcher
Hi Longshot the brave -
You can get money the old fashioned way: by hunting and selling your
loot! As anyone who has ever played with me for any length of time
knows, I have what is commonly referred to as "waddle-butt syndrome." I
simply can't hunt without checking every single last monster corpse for
loot. And I pick up a lot of it! I can't help myself. Junk that other
players reject, I'll squirrel away in my pack. Of course it means that
I'm constantly overburdened, but I support myself quite easily. Good
luck! I'm glad you like the site!
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Yanah's Pets
I have four new pet reedsharks: Rusty, a veteran;
Spike, an adult; Max, another adult; and Runt, the pup of the pack. :)
--Yanah the Master of Morningthaw
P.S. I met, found and raised them behind the Elder's mansion. I fed them
very tasty meat, ME! They can't be found anymore. Saldy, some maniac
went and took their lives. I should be happy.
Hi Yanah -
Thanks for writing to tell us about your pets. I'm sorry for your loss.
(I think. ;-)
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Finding Apartments
As I make my adventure through the Dereth Country side,
I find it amazingly beautiful. So much that I
have intended to make it my home. Being that I am not from these parts,
as much as I would have liked to be, I am
finding it extremely difficult to find an apartment which I may call
home. Due to my Bachelor status I feel no need for a Villa at this time,
nor do I need the extra obligations.
I find that the estate guide has been very helpful to those searching
out a Villa or Mansion; however,
I have spent over 8 hours searching for an apartment and I have not been
able to accomplish this goal.
I was wondering if there may be a way of assisting in this
matter by posting an area that would allow the complex owners to
advertise openings in their specified complexes, or have I overlooked
such a page?
I do find this resource of great assistance as I travel through Dereth
and refer to it often.
I do appreciate any assistance or insight you
have to offer me.
Thanks you and my the blessings be upon thee.
Zuldar the Just
Level 45 Sword
Hi Zuldar the Just -
I'm sorry to tell you, but there really is no easy way to identify which
complexes have available apartments. I think a site like the Vault with
their active server boards might be a more appropriate place for people
to post openings, rather than my site. Good luck in your search. I hope
you are soon able to find a place to call home.
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Banderlings
I was wondering.....The new odd looking Banderlings...
what's up with that?
Like, why would
someoone do that to a poor Creature? I mean
look at them, the poor things.
Anyways that's off
subject. My question is just quick:
are you going to Ac2?
Kristal of TD
Level 41 Gharu'ndim
Hi Kristal -
I actually find creatures easier to kill when they're mean and scary
looking instead of cute like kitties!
As to your question, yes I
do intend to go to AC2. I had actually planned to start playing while I
was on vacation, but I forgot to load it onto my laptop before leaving
town. Doh!
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Derethliving.com
Lol.
When are you gonna start working
on your AC2 site?
You are the only site than I go to for AC1 and
will be same for AC2. Please...
lol neglect this site for awhile. It is
great enough.
dubai of FF
Hi dubai -
I appreciate you thinking this site is great enough, but it can always
be greater!! ;-) As I mention above, I'll get back to work on an AC2
site just as soon as I start playing the game in earnest.
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- New Aluvian Racial
Masks
Dear Maggie,
Is it just me, or was Turbine having some, err... lets just say
"problems" when they made the new Aluvian mask. The mask has good stats
including minor dagger. Now my brother found a Virindi Profatrix Mask
and is a Bow/Mage (I think you published one of his letters, his name is
Shadow Rising) who wants to think he is good with a dagger. He went out
and turned his mask in to Alexander the Deft and received what I think
looks like a deformed clown. Now this may just be me but I liked the old
Pywll's Guard much more than the new one. The other new racial masks are
nice, and I especially like the robot look on the new veil, but the once
proud Pwyll's mask is now a joke. I just thought I'd let everyone know
that they should see what their getting before they get it. By the way
keep up the good work!
Hands of Fire - FF
Level 51 - 3 school UA
Hi Hands of Fire -
It's just you. ;-) Hee hee. Everyone's a critic, I see. I happen to like
the masks. Very festive. Looks like something you'd see at Mardi Gras.
But consider your warning posted. ;-)
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Festival Stone
I was running to Serac Vault and the Festival
Stone near Qalaba'r started shooting fireworks !!!! Maybe related to the
festivus patch or something?
btw great site. :)
Angra of FF
Hi Angra -
I think the Festival Stones were celebrating AC's anniversary which
occurred in early November! Happy Birthday AC!
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
-
(sic)
Hi Maggie,
Even though I am not a member of AC, I enjoy reading, now and then, the
letters that you publish on your great site. I thought your explanation
of the meaning of (sic) was very interesting. However, in the answer to
the letter following the (sic) interchange, you wrote, "Hi Agent Black
and Rydonpo -
I think your (sic) exactly right. It does look like a hand grabbing a
nanner." Oops!
Anyway, your site is great and you're my favorite member of AC. See you
in December.
Love,
Your Dad
Hi Dad
-
Merry Christmas! It was good to see you. But about the rest of your
letter and that whole (sic) thing... I have no idea what you're talking
about!! *whistles innocently while quickly editing site*.
Love,
Maggie
November 2002
- What Does [sic] Mean?
Dear Maggie,
I have been a fan of your site for a very long time. I luv it!! I did
have a question though.... I've
seen many times on your site the letters [sic]... Maybe
I'm just dumb, but I
have no idea what this means.
Couldcha help me out?
Thanks!
Orcrist of TD
Level 55 Dagger
Hi Orcrist -
Sic is Latin for "thus" or "so." When it appears in brackets
[sic] it indicates that quoted material is being precisely reproduced.
Usually it is used when the quoted material has an error in the
original. In other words, when you see [sic], it's my way of saying,
"No, that's not a typo, Turbine spelled it wrong." or "Yes, I know it
should be 'its' but Turbine, once again, is using 'it's' instead." You
see them a lot on my site because Turbine didn't specialize their
Proofreading skill. ;-)
-
Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- The Secret of Monkey Island
Hmm...
*looks at map of island*
*blinks*
A monkey grabbing a banana? Isn't this getting a little heavy-handed??
:D :D
Oh, well.. at least they haven't started making jokes about the *secret*
of Monkey Island... yet... :D :D
Agent Blank of FF
*****
Look at the new island upside down. Doesn't it look like a hand trying
to grab a nanner?
Keep up the good work
Thanks,
Rydonpo of WE
Hi Agent
Black and Rydonpo -
I think you're exactly right. It does look like a hand grabbing a nanner.
I think the real question is, though, does that hand have an opposable
thumb?! ;-)
Ah, sweet mystery. Where is Ulgrim? Where is the
Yanshi Jeweler? Will Twitch be thrown into the Volcano? What does
Brighteyes, the Tailor, mean when he says, "Give Bobo a Tusker Husk from
me."
You give
Brighteyes, the
Tailor Devastator Tusk.
Brighteyes, the Tailor tells you, "Now bring me
the head of Bobo! Never mind that he calls himself Oolutanga. His
minions and Tusker allies can't say that name -- it's too long, has too
many vowels. Don't you see? They don't have opposable thumbs! We should
be the superior race! We should be ruling them! Don't you get it?"
Brighteyes, the Tailor tells you, "Sorry, I lost it there a little."
You give Brighteyes, the
Tailor Tusker Title Token.
Brighteyes, the Tailor tells you, "Maybe you should talk to Bobo. Give
him a tusker husk for me."
Who is Bobo? Is Bobo even a Tusker? Are the Virindi
up to something again? Or... strangest theory of all... could Bobo be...
Ulgrim? ;-)
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
-
Ketnan's New Scam
Hiya Maggs!
Don't know if anyone else has showed you this, but while I was doing a
little holiday shopping for those on my "nice" list down at the Tusker
Emporium, I happened to notice something interesting. The Emporium's
proprietor is none other that Sultan of Shysters, that King of
Conmen....Ketnan! (I guess the heat was on with the rebuilding in Arwic
and the Better Business Bureau told him to take a hike!)
Thanks for all the awesome stuff you do!
Ark ibn Guer
Harvestgain
Hi Ark
ibn Guer -
First Ulgrim is wandering around, and now Ketnan! I blame Spertat the
Ursuin Hunter. The other vendors appear to be
picking up his bad habit of wandering around willy nilly!
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
-
Crabbed Note Misinformation
Dear
Maggie,
Under the updated information about Harlune, you have posted the
following:
"A report from Archui: All the talking to him [Harlune] in the world
wouldn't elicit A Crabbed Note. from him, so I decided to re-do the
Impious Staff quest. The new version looks *really* nice :) But still no
Crabbed Note."
This is a mistake. All the talking in the world WILL get you the Crabbed
Note. It just takes more talking than it used to. Must be because he is
a snooty Empyrean now.
As always, I love your site and would be lost without it.
The Urchin
Quirky-Urchin of MT
Level 66 Master of Staves
Hi Quirky-Urchin -
Thanks for the info. From a misanthrope to a snooty Empyrean. No wonder
the only creature that can stand to be around him is a reedshark!
- Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- Ned's Hunting Habits
HI Maggie,
I was wondering, Do you think Ned will move out of BSD now that there is
a tusker only island?
reguards,
Calladyn of FF
Hi Calladyn -
Well, that's certainly the question that was on many people's minds.
Just how did Ned Cleversun react to this Tusker patch, his gift from the
Devs? You can find out the answer to the question right
here!
-
Maggie the Jackcat
November 2002
- AC2 Site
Dear Ms. Jackcat,
I noticed your site hasn't been updated in a very long time. I was just
wondering if you still intend on playing AC2 (if you ever did, but since
you made a site and all...) and if you would mind notifying the public
of your decision.
If you DO play... I must request that you come back to Thistledown,
since I know I will miss seeing a real celebrity on my home server (Mithan
doesn't count ;).
-Dengar
Hi Dengar -
Hee hee. I haven't even officially launched my AC2 site,
Dereth Living,
and already, the demands are pouring in for me to update it!! ;-) Since
I'm still receiving way too many questions about the site, I'll mention
it again here on the letter page. Yes, I plan to play and do an AC2
site. I stopped working on it because my system kept crashing during
Beta (once I finally got in the beta) so I couldn't play. And
when I did get on, I had some, er... serious vitae issues. So I put
major content updating on hold until retail.
And
yes, I will continue to play and to update my AC1 site even after AC2
comes out.
-
Maggie the Jackcat
P.S. I promise not to tell Mithan you said that. ;-)
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