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Yesterday's siege was a blur of action from start to finish. We had a castle to defend - a castle we had possessed once before, and lost. Now that we had reclaimed it, we didn't want to lose it again. For one thing, if we did, we risked being seen as an easy mark by the other guilds.
I spent the two hours of the siege in the emperium room, where the last line of defence was. As soon as the siege began, we were attacked, and it didn't let up until it was over. They just kept coming and coming, all different guilds - e.V.o and Chi No Ryu and Elf and more besides. But we kept the defences up, and there were no disconnects to trouble us this time. Almost before I knew it, the siege was over, and the castle was still ours.
Shin Ravenloft may not be one of the big guilds, but we're not an easy mark either.
What was significant this time was the value of intelligence - having scouts in other parts of the castle who could report on enemy numbers and movements. Receiving warning right before every attack proved to be extremely useful. Also, this time we were able to activate the guardians - giant automatons who patrolled the castle and attacked anyone not allied to us. They turned out to be very effective during the siege.
According to the stats, the castle we hold - Valkyrie Realms 3, aka Fadhgridh - is the most frequently taken over castle in the game. Its emperium has been broken 24 times over the course of 16 sieges. No guild has ever held it for more than eleven days.
Well. It's time to see if we can make history.
Yesterday's siege was a blur of action from start to finish. We had a castle to defend - a castle we had possessed once before, and lost. Now that we had reclaimed it, we didn't want to lose it again. For one thing, if we did, we risked being seen as an easy mark by the other guilds.
I spent the two hours of the siege in the emperium room, where the last line of defence was. As soon as the siege began, we were attacked, and it didn't let up until it was over. They just kept coming and coming, all different guilds - e.V.o and Chi No Ryu and Elf and more besides. But we kept the defences up, and there were no disconnects to trouble us this time. Almost before I knew it, the siege was over, and the castle was still ours.
Shin Ravenloft may not be one of the big guilds, but we're not an easy mark either.
What was significant this time was the value of intelligence - having scouts in other parts of the castle who could report on enemy numbers and movements. Receiving warning right before every attack proved to be extremely useful. Also, this time we were able to activate the guardians - giant automatons who patrolled the castle and attacked anyone not allied to us. They turned out to be very effective during the siege.
According to the stats, the castle we hold - Valkyrie Realms 3, aka Fadhgridh - is the most frequently taken over castle in the game. Its emperium has been broken 24 times over the course of 16 sieges. No guild has ever held it for more than eleven days.
Well. It's time to see if we can make history.
