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Date Posted: 11:12:04 08/02/01 Thu
Author: Baratus, the Paladin Clown
Author Host/IP: host213-122-105-254.btinternet.com / 213.122.105.254
Subject: CLOWN ... the future

Well, its been a while, and I guess I think we as CLOWN's must realise we have to change "role" if we are to stay alive in the world we know as UO.

I know CLOWN are bigger than UO (although this is where the idea started) which I think is truly great, but I honestly don't think CLOWN is done with the world of UO yet.

The problem is many of us have gone in our different ways, and sadly with changes to the world some of the things we once did together are not possible (i.e trammel) or perhaps have just now become boring for the whole of us..

I think perhaps many of the members around my age in uo, have left, or simply don't play very much any more, this is fine I guess, and those that are left perhaps are content to be called a CLOWN, and play very passively since we don't play so much these days?

We as clowns need a direction, if its to play uo alot more passively, then thats 'OK' I guess, since I think the GAME has changed for the worse and this has caused interest to be lost I think...

These days, I think the main activity CLOWN part-takes in is Factions (I've not heard/ seen and shadows of clown or clown order en masse for a long time), and I think perhaps this is always what CLOWN has been about ever since the creation of the guild.... fighting!

Previously we had battled reds quite intensively, but as Trammel appeared, reds went with it, and thus so did our need to protect the world from them.

Our role, was always to be protectors and teachers, these days I think there is little anyone needs "protecting from" and skill gain and such like have become so much easier that "teaching" is no long such an important role in our world either...

So I think what we need to so is COLLECTIVELY take stock of what we actually do or would like to do together as a guild (in the old days hunting and such like were always seen as important but I don't beleive that is so important to people, as there are many more tamers, and the lands are alot safer, so groups are no longer needed to conquer even the most difficult of dungeons/areas.

What do we have left? From our years of playing?

A. Main Guild stone; with 36 members, very few are active these days(inc. myself) I often wonder if this is my failure, that I have let clown "die", I'm not sure; perhaps some of you may too think this is my doing, I think I consider it to be the way the world has changed, and forced us apart (and made many leave).

B. 1 Guild Town ; In Felucca, again is looking all the more desserted, the problem being since trammel most CLOWNS have huge houses, and only being allowed a single house isn't ideal for them (espec when its only a tiny box).

C. Sub-stones of Clown Order ( 4 )
Clown Faction ( 22 )
Shadows of Clown ( 15 )

The most action/activity is needless to say in CLOWN faction ; the newest addition to UO, and therefore the most new/exciting thing.

I would love to hear all oppinions on where we are now, where you think we should be heading, or focusing our energies, or are you happy as it is now?

I'd like people to *be* selfish in their point of view in the post, what would you really like to do in uo, what would YOU really like to see CLOWN do..... otherwise, I guess we'll just continue to drift, until there is none left; as more and more tire of UO.

Remember at the end of the day, none of us truly like "obligation" to do things, as anything we feel we are obliged to do, feels like "work" and lets face it, this is not the reason we play UO.

One suggestion on the true Britainian board, is Clown Town becomes the rally point of the true britainians (clown's faction), the pro's of this of course would be would make clown town busy, and a public area. The main con I can think of with this as it would eventually inevitably attract the wrong type of attention, thoug any true brit should be able to hold his/her own in fights vs reds and such like, so I see this as less of a problem than perhaps it was when so many young clowns were about. Of course being a public area again would also make it more like the clown town of old where vendors were popular, training was a common site (this may mean there are a few grey's practicing) but this has always been the case with clown town, they should know the noto risk etc as always, and I wouldn't expect anyone to stick their neck out any more than they would in town to stop the noto, (i.e taking a murder count!)

Please, oppions all, please discuss with yourselves as well as just on clown boards ( I will repost on them all ).

If you are unhappy, then tell me why! :)

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