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As one of the largest Wurm land owners on Independence, I believe the new Wurm majority shareholder (not Rolf) may be committing financial suicide on these new changes. For that, I offer my opinion: DESTRUCTION OF NPC TRADERS (a good thing) - While Rolf's in-game NPC Trader ( https://www.wurmpedia.com/index.php/Trader ) idea/theory was not the best, it will be fixed soon. - I think we can all almost agree the NPC Trader system sucked. A person hoarded nice coastline property that yielded zero purpose other than to have a NPC Trader (just look at the deed West of mine) in the game. I've seen new players running through my village looking for property and then hit the areas owned by a person that never plays the game or showed up once a month to collect his silver. Even though I own 2 traders and have used them both about once, I think it's awesome they're giving the shaft to Traders, as it yielded silver for non-truely-productive-time-for-stuff-traded-back-to-a-trader and people exploited it. - I love the idea of a NPC Trader getting disbanded upon upkeep nonpayment. Perhaps, throw in an auction-based limit of NPC Traders per server. There will always be someone willing to help everyone (ie. allowing people to buy Trader items from their NPC Trader for free). DESTRUCTION OF THE MATERIAL SUPPLIER ECONOMY - I never buy materials from players, but I do not mind those selling materials on the forums or #Trade channel for silver. In fact, I think it's great they do that. It's the economy, stupid! DESTRUCTION OF THE SILVER SELLER ECONOMY - I buy a lot of silver from in-game players because the prices WurmOnline.com charges are so high, I am not be willing to pay for that. I do pay WurmOnline.com for my premium accounts - that's my way of paying the developers, and helping others paying their premiums. It's the Trickle-Down Effect that makes this game work. DESTRUCTION OF ACCOUNTS BASED UPON IP ADDRESS - Some Colleges/Universities use a shared gateway that appears to be coming from the same IP address, but because of NAT routing, there could be tens/hundreds/thousands of people playing Wurm from behind one IPv4 address. - VPN users that get the same IP assignment upon reconnection (using a shared pool)? Good luck on that! DESTRUCTION OF PERPETUAL ACCOUNT HOLDING AND ACCOUNT SHARING - I do not have a problem with people doing perpetual account holding. If a group of people can get that going forever, that's totally fine with me. That shows some real dedication on their part to keep this game alive! THAT IS A HUGE PLUS FOR THIS GAME! I am not involved in that at all, and I understand the issue, but I am totally fine with it. When the last holder of the account dies, it's akin to bitcoin, it's gone forever. If a game last forever, it comes down to the owner's revenue versus cost (ie. it may not last forever). DESTRUCTION OF THE WHEELCHAIR COMMUNITY - I know many MMORPG friends and players that spend their lives in wheelchairs and we all know it's very difficult for them to get a job. For many of them, Wurm has given them a new lease on life. It has given them hope on improving their situation that those (with the same circumstances) did not enjoy decades ago. MMORPGs allowed these people to make real cash by working in a game. MMORPG games, such as Wurm, gave them an opportunity to make money in order to pay real-life bills (eg. food, water, shelter, medical, electricity, etc.) and these opportunities for the unfortunate are being cut short for corporate profits. DESTRUCTION OF REAL MARKET PRICING - 10 silver costs 12.99 Euros at WurmOnline.com - I've been able to buy 10 silver for 10 USD and I imagine it's a hell of a lot lower now. - If I'm forbidden from paying the real market price because the game kills RMT, why should I continue paying or playing? DESTRUCTION OF GROWTH I've been planning on continuing my growth in the game by hosting an impalong. By hosting an impalong, assuming I do (but this new change is now a clusterfuk), I would be deploying assets into the game by helping players and promoting the game. I don't make money via RMT. I help keep this game afloat and you're now killing me. DESTRUCTION OF DELACROIX'S LARGE DEED IS FREE THEORY As Delacroix states, "This just in: if you're a part of a large community the deed is free." Hahahaha. If a large deed owner leaves, the large community is on their own (ie. most likely gone). DESTRUCTION OF THE WHALES (THE TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT) When the whales disappear, the trickle-down effect begins... The silver sellers quit. The material suppliers quit. The villagers quit. The economy collapses. No one is left, except the few last diehards. Unfortunately, the company cannot afford to continue, so they shut the doors on the diehards. GOING TO STEAM IS NOT THE SOLUTION Going to Steam might yield short-term revenue and profits, but the reality is, Wurm's graphics and codebase are not state-of-the-art compared to the big games on Steam or Epic. Therefore, Wurm is subject to HUGE FUTURE NEGATIVE RATINGS WHEN IT LAUNCHES ON STEAM. CONCLUSION (1) To survive, Wurm needs to make a profit. We can all agree on this. (2) The new majority shareholder is too greedy, imo. (3) Killing/Redoing NPC Traders will do a lot to help the game as useful land will be freed up for new players. (4) Dropping RMT and going to Steam is the wrong move, imo. Fuk Steam - Steam is already dying because of better alternatives (eg. Epic, Stadia, and other new entrants)! We don't need Steam's Terms and Conditions here! (5) The current majority shareholder does not have as great an understanding of Economics as Rolf.

If anyone needs a ride, I will be going from New Festival Cove -> FM Cave Tunnel -> Maple Island -> Crystal Canal area to get to Shrimpalong. I can also pick people up at Haven Market Docks and transport them to/fro the Shrimpalong. We've got 10 people from those areas going, but they're in different time zones, so I imagine I'll be making multiple trips. Good thing a Knarr holds 13 people! Need a map? Check out: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EbliOmfbWcK1zhD4t4iYU-Dc18eEr7ZB/edit

Hello Shrimpiie, I'll also be able to provide Carpentry imping, in addition to Blacksmithing imping.

Happy Halloween! - Vooch Mayor, New Festival Cove NewFestivalCove.com

Hello VirusMD, I'd like to help out with the impalong again. I'm a Blacksmith. I'll also need a room. Thank you, Sir! EDIT: Thank you for the room (403).

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@Shrimpiie, Count me in as an imper. I have 68 Blacksmithihng. I'll be flying home that day (work-related), so I may be a day or two late, but i'm planning on being at your place that week.

Happy Halloween from New Festival Cove:

Hello @Uisge_Beatha, @Dorian, @belacane, @Willow, @Xack, and everyone else, Sorry for the delay in responding. I've taken a new job and it has kept me busy, but I must say, great things in Wurm are also happening!!! I am very pleased to announce we've made substantial improvements to the New Festival Cove village ( formerly known as Festival Cove ) along the way. Screenshots from last Winter in-game (ie. a couple weeks ago) are available at https://NewFestivalCove.com - click on the projects on the right-hand side to see all the updates. The news on the left-hand side just shows a small portion of changes. We've also expanded the village size several times since I last wrote. And, our last expansion was a big one! More exciting updates will be coming soon, but I want everyone to know that I do appreciate your comments! You are what helps us to continue building great things!! If anyone would like a personal tour, just send me a pm, and I'll be more than happy to give you one. New Festival Cove is also recruiting new citizens, so if you're interested in learning about the game, and/or building a long-term project, let me know.

@Themystrix I found your horse "Venerable fat kimwalking". Get ahold of me so I can arrange delivery.

@Malena Thank you for sharing the video!

Will the "Goblin King's crystal ball" be available to be obtained after the first day of the event? Asking for a friend.

Thank you for the transaction.

Thank you very much Virusmd and everyone that did the imping. It was the first impalong that I attended, and I had a great time at the event. Everything was very professional and appeared to run very smoothly. I was impressed.

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@Angelklaine , > Are there any hints at what was his motivation for killing the guards? I suspect the Troll wanted revenge. As you may know, revenge is a dish best served cold. Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3yfW__c0ss

https://newfestivalcove.com/?p=389 A Troll has killed two (2) local Guards, of the Southeast New Festival Cove Tower Guard Militia, after maintaining a lengthy fight on the mountain. Ultimately, the Troll was killed, after reinforcements arrived. “He (the Troll) had an elevation advantage. I am in shock!”, reported one of the Guards, after witnessing his brother’s death. “We are deeply saddened upon hearing this news, but battle protocol must always be maintained.”, reported Guard Militia Leader, “Vooch”. After reviewing https://www.wurmpedia.com/index.php/Fighting_Skill_Tips , we can examine (post hoc and, in this case, post mortem) why these two Guards died almost at the same time: “Height Advantage. The tank should always get a height advantage over the enemy. There are two levels of height advantage: one is obtained at 20 steep and the second is obtained at 40+ steep. Note: This is the same advantage you get when using mounts, so using both will not give you any more benefits.” Our condolences go out to the family members of the Southeast New Festival Cove Tower Guard, and all those involved.

@Nightbreed , With all due respect, how much time have you spent trying to map this game, and sharing it with the public, like @Hughmongus and @skyefox have painstakingly done? I imagine, absolutely ZERO! C'mon @Nightbreed, get back to reality. You need to show some respect for these fine people spending their time to put together this map. Otherwise, there would be no map. This "so called map" is used by everyone in Independence that has got at least an ounce of brain in them. Let me remind you of the Rules, that everyone uses, on editing this map: (1) If you want anything to be added, post your request in here, with the X-Y map coordinates, and if possible a little image to show exactly where you want it to be placed. (You can use an image host such as imgur.) (2) Only a Mayor can make a request to have their deed put on the map and it has to made here in this forum. Vooch Mayor, New Festival Cove NewFestivalCove.com

Hello @Gawain, I was actually fortunate enough to see @Gumbo 's "Deal or No Deal" game via a YouTube video someone here shared with me. It's located at: The video is awesome! Currently, this area is called, "Leftover Ranch" - a name chosen by @Dorian. As our website says, "we’re going to give out these animals to citizens, alliance members, or anyone on the Independence server, based upon need." Reference: https://newfestivalcove.com/?p=359 Thanks, Vooch

Today, we finished the third Guard Tower at New Festival Cove: https://newfestivalcove.com/?p=370 Special Thanks to Hughmongus for specking out the right location! - Vooch