Practice Raids between Laura and Var Viverra She - Comments?

Last Friday, August 8, we had a planned event between Laura and the Var Viverra She were the warriors raided the camp first, then the panthers raided Laura (it was planned that way. Otherwise, the tribe would not raid Laura because RP-wise, panthers would not dare to raid the city, instead, they would stay hidden in the woods). From the comments of many of the participants, I think it went well and we all had a good time. Question for all, anything that should be improved?

Also, Northern Woodlands is currently IC. All are welcome to visit the Wild Savage Inn just in the outskirts of Laura.

I managed to miss the raid on the woods, but I was there for the raid on the city. I thought the event went very smoothy and was great fun, and it looked like it was quite educational too.

The region behaved itself, pretty much. Client and server lag wasn't too bad, overall. It was sluggish, sure, but not completely unworkable. Team Panther did an excellent job, and showed Team Laura just how effective they are as a fighting unit. Once they broke into the city, they dominated the battle. I'm sure Team Laura will look at this and learn from it, which is exactly why events like this are so useful.

I had a great view from the infirmary roof, giving me the opportunity to see the entire thing. Those with melee weapons did superbly well, which was good to see. My tactic was to offer supporting fire, and target anyone attempting to make a capture, which worked fairly well until most of the men were down. I had a fantastic rally with the panther that took the high ground and ran along the walls and over the tavern roof. When a panther finally closed in on the infirmary roof, the sluggishness of the region meant that switching from my crossbow to scimitars would have been a fatal mistake, so I instead summoned my tarn (since I was right next to the tarn roost!), and flew away, with the intention of sneaking back into the city on foot, once I was sure my swords had rezzed. By then, however, the fight was halted.

I heard some mention that there was a few issues with roleplay, from both sides. I wasn't in range to hear any standard chat, so I didn't catch anything there. However, it didn't look like there were many serious breaches of conduct from where I was, though I'd be interested in some comments about that.

All in all, it was a fabulous test of skill, and a great way to break the ice between both groups. Well done, everyone!

Me-self?? I really enjoyed the raids, why?; because they were not something that was happening every hour and a half all day every day. The end of the raid OOC talk was a hidden plus as getting to meet, talk and review without having to look through bars or at someone stretched out on a pole or cross was a treat. I had been wondering why I was shooting the poo out of someone and not seeing them move or react; if it had not been for the after battle chat I would have never known. Heck, I even got kissed on the cheek while down and waiting out the cap timer at one point, ya gotta love that!!

On the down side: There was some missing RP in the Cap's but that can happen in the heat of things. We *all* have to make 3 line minimum searches and bindings and we *ALL* know that is not always an easy thing to do especially if the fight is still going hot and heavy.

A lone Panther Girl should not be able to drag a full sized Warrior very far if at all by herself (My character is 6' 7", 305lbs and I am only middle sized as far as the Warriors go). For the sake of RP I think we all play along just to keep it going but this could be a point of contention if the emotions are running high enough.

God - Modding, something that again, we *all* have to be careful of. I didn't hear much of it and indeed, it is often a judgment call on whether to make a fuss or just play along to keep the flow. I try to be mindful of my own but sometimes when I re-read what I just posted I see something but, alas, it is too late then.

Background IM was one of the most important things I noticed. The ability to vent when hot and frustrated, point out things noted or ask questions was great and a tool that I would like to see used more often as long as it is not abused. One of the powers that be should always be in on the IM chat to nip it in the bud if it starts to get used wrongly.

I really enjoyed the raid on both camps. I found that I had a better result with my sword than my bow at the Panther camp. That was until I got lured out to under the tree houses where I got blasted with arrows from all directions. It did seem that warriors and panthers were all over the place in unorganized chaos at one point. I think that a layered attack of some kind may be more effective in future raids.

One other thing I noticed was the use of throwing spears seemed to be a weapon of choice for many panthers. They proved to be very effective in battle and now I am taking my spear out of storage for future use.

The use of slaves for search and binding was another tactic I saw on the panthers side. While I disagree with this use of slaves, it did free up the huntress from binding allowing her to continue attacking. One advantage that we did not have.

One funny thing that happened to me was in the square. I was down and a free woman unbinded me. Thank the Priest Kings! I got up and ran around the square hacking away at as many panthers as I could. Unable to get away from the onslaught of arrows and spears I dove off the edge of the pavilion only to fall into the river with spears and arrows following me down. I hit the river bottom unconscious. Whew.