Posts Tagged ‘Microcore’

EQ2, a new start

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Guild Leader FerrelA small group of Sodality members and I have decided to try something interesting when it comes to Everquest II. We’re going to truly put the term microcore to the test. This came about because our return to the game has gone so well that we just can’t see moving to any other MMO that may release in the near future. We might play SWtoR but it doesn’t sound much like a game for raiders. Instead we’re going to reboot our original incarnation and try to achieve a lot with as few as possible. The notion of leaving our old guild tag just felt so foreign to us that we kept it and plan to create a new legacy instead of trading on the old one. As such, we’re the new Iniquity of Oasis, a microcore guild that focuses in group x2 content and doing group x4 content under staffed.

Our goal is to keep our roster to 12-14 players so that we can minimize the learning curve and maximize how fast we can gear out and move on to new content. We intend to raid one or two nights a week and pursue the level of skill and professionalism that we’ve long sense become accustomed to from our competitive raiding days. Thus far with only seven level 80 members we’ve managed to do more than I could have anticipated. We’ve defeated numerous group x2 encounters and even a x4 one all within Kunark or TSO. We need to grow though, especially with Sentinel’s Fate looming.

If you’re a hardcore gamer who just doesn’t have the time budget anymore but don’t want to join a casual guild you might want to check us out. We have a few openings so you can check our recruitment announcement over on the Iniquity of Oasis guild website. We welcome cross server transfers and returning veteran players.

Sodality wants you!

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Apply to SodalitySodality has been making exceptional progress in Lord of the Rings Online lately and we’re nearing that point where we shift from leveling to gear progression. The vast majority of our members have clustered in the mid to high 40s with several of us in the 50 range. This seemed like as good a time as any to look for some new recruits to strengthen our raid position and add to our guild culture.

If you think you’d like to jump in with us on LotRO we are looking for a few professional and mature players to add to our roster. Any class will do as we prefer solid players to specific niches. We could stand to have an additional minstrel apply. Applicants in the 40 to 60 range will have the most exposure to members and we tend to play in the EST/CST time zones. Highly motivated players who are of lower level are equally welcome. Friends and associates of Sodality members who just want someone to play with are also welcome. We can be found on the Firefoot server.

Sodality is a long standing and stable organization with multiple game tendencies (more…)

Back in the saddle of LotRO

Monday, July 6th, 2009

LotROIt wasn’t that long ago that I mentioned Sodality and I have returned to Lord of the Rings Online to give it another shot after a long two year hiatus. Our original trip through was not that noteworthy and our impression of the game was quite low. Now that we’ve spent a few weeks in Middle Earth I feel it is fair to talk about some of our experiences this time around.

Guilds

With any MMO my major focus has been and always will be the guild interface. It is quite natural and logical for me to want the most bang for my buck when it comes to running Sodality in game. It is in this area that LotRO is the weakest. Very few features are offered to the guild leader and customization is pretty much non-existent. Additional ranks cannot be added and the names cannot be changed. There are no permission options and the interface is not very useful beyond seeing who is online and where they are playing.

To be honest I am surprised by this. The systems by which guilds are managed have come a long way in the last few years and LotRO is a mature product. In addition to that LotRO is a PvE focused game that highly encourages grouping and raids! You would think they would make guilds as useful as possible to encourage those activities. It is my hopes that sometime in the near future we’ll see an upgrade to these systems.

Content

In little over two years Turbine has added (more…)