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octalblack Trustee Level 12 Seer Posts: 153	Hey everyone, it's a Sera. Got a great new feature to show you guys that's been (semi) hiding under your noses for a while. Some of you have already met the intricate speech of Ninefinder, the generous donations of Thomas Hoggins, and the threats and mines of Bloody Tuesday. If you have, then you've just collided with our newest feature - live characters. The new characters of PMOG will be the driving force of all of the new PMOGeon lore that will be appearing in the codex, on the PMOG News site, and perhaps in places you may not even imagine. These are accounts that look like your fellow players, but are tagged with the title "Character" (coming soon) and are flaunting artwork done by Colin Adams. These characters will act just like any other player in the game. They'll make friends and rivals, mine or crate your profile, talk to you through messages and forum posts, and perhaps even go further. You never know what they'll do to contact you! But what they will do is introduce an ever-evolving plotline to the game. That plotline will not only affect the game world, but it will also hint at future releases and upcoming content. So talk with the characters, enjoy them! More information about who they are will be available Wednesday, but until then... see if you can find all 6 of them. I gave away 3, but there's still 3 more. Perhaps the Codex's Histories might shed some light? by octalblack about 1 month ago \| Permalink
bunni3burn Level 20 Destroyer Posts: 1370	spoiler Here is one of them that was not listed.. http://pmog.com/users/sasha_watkins by bunni3burn about 1 month ago \| Permalink
glennza Level 20 Benefactor Posts: 225	This is great, really fantastic and and Oh My indeed! by glennza about 1 month ago \| Permalink
davidsev Level 20 Destroyer Posts: 403	http://pmog.com/users/professor_... http://pmog.com/users/victoria_ash What do I win? by davidsev about 1 month ago \| Permalink
chetyre Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1265	Cool beans! by chetyre about 1 month ago \| Permalink
sylverling Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1598	I'm guessing the Prophet too. by sylverling about 1 month ago \| Permalink
masteraramil Level 19 Destroyer Posts: 396	Ooh, how exciting! Deeper and deeper the Pmogeon hole goes! by masteraramil about 1 month ago \| Permalink
gbelste Level 16 Pathmaker Posts: 338	Nah. I thought itheman admitted to being the prophet. Maybe not. Im really excited about this! I just cant figure out what association the professor esper is. by gbelste about 1 month ago \| Permalink
glennza Level 20 Benefactor Posts: 225	The professor is on the side of Order without a doubt since he has already rivalled against, Sasha who is without any question a Seer. The Destroyer, Bloody_Tuesday and of course my ultimate favourite of the lot, Vicky! (Victoria) ;) As for his association, I would go strongly with Pathmaker! ;) 8-) by glennza about 1 month ago \| Permalink
zous Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1036	He did, itheman was the Prophet I dunno how to feel about this, on one side I'd always hoped the community would polarize more into sides. This will definitely help that along. A good villain/leader makes people line up in support or in defiance, which is what's needed. It's been happening slowly, and even though I find the "Election" stuff to be taken a tad bit too seriously, I hoped it would begin to split us up a bit more, draw a line in the sand if it were. The main reason this hasn't occurred is that the sides couldn't really do anything to each other thanks to the passiveness of the game. (I remember back in the day so many suggestions being shot down because it'd be too "active") Meanwhile, putting this into the hands of, to be blunt, the devs, it allows these characters to actually do things which we couldn't, as well as allowing an outlet for news. The problem now is that it's taking away control from the community itself. While I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing yet, it's leaves me very confused to say the least. Is PMOG leaving behind the "passiveness"? If so, is this a bad thing? As for the first part, it'd be hard to claim that adding story would not be a step towards a more active and engaging community. As for the second, I don't see this as a problem whatsoever, as most of the time I've felt my hands tied by just how passive the game was (not to mention the contradiction of having a "passive game"). So, in summary, I think that the characters are ok, I'm only sad that the community never polarized on it's own. by zous about 1 month ago \| Permalink
masteraramil Level 19 Destroyer Posts: 396	Ugh, this is driving me mad now... For sure victoria_ash = Vigilante thomas_hoggins = Benefactor ninefinder = Pathmaker bloody_tuesday = Destroyer sasha_watkins = Seer which makes professor_esper the Bedouin There, i believe those are the associations for each character. by masteraramil about 1 month ago \| Permalink
shyiskhar Steward Level 19 Destroyer Posts: 2112	The only one that matters is bloody_tuesday. Win! You guys don't stand a chance against us now. MINE THE WEB! by shyiskhar about 1 month ago \| Permalink
sylverling Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1598	@zous agreed, however it was clear at the weeks of chaos and order that there were too many omnitoolians to really split down the middle. and even with the elections, it's difficult - bunni3 has Chaos folks in her cabinet and I have Order folks in mine. by sylverling about 1 month ago \| Permalink
armand-st-just Level 2 Pathmaker Posts: 7	I see no problem since pmoggers seem to have a habit of creating multiple identities. We'll still find a way to keep that kind of fun alive. by armand-st-just about 1 month ago \| Permalink
masteraramil Level 19 Destroyer Posts: 396	/me feels bad about being an omnitoolian by masteraramil about 1 month ago \| Permalink
gbelste Level 16 Pathmaker Posts: 338	Maybe the new characters ans the story line will draw people to one tool. I was once an omnitoolian, but then I read the Histories and the lore, and now I'm Vigilante and Pathmaker. Victoria Ash is an interesting character, so I will probably become more of a Vigilante as the story goes on. Bloody Tuesday repulses me :D and so I will probably not become a Destroyer. Perhaps something as simple as Hoggins' outfit will draw somebody to be a benefactor (coughChetyrecough). by gbelste about 1 month ago \| Permalink
zous Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1036	There's a difference between being an omnitoolian and having a certain tool at heart. I don't think anyone planned on using only one tool the whole time. I consider myself a Benefactor, but I still don't mind mining people if needed ;) by zous about 1 month ago \| Permalink
glennza Level 20 Benefactor Posts: 225	What is interesting is 5 of the characters have humongous sums of DPs and a lot of one certain tool. Poor old Professor has neither. by glennza about 1 month ago \| Permalink
chetyre Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1265	It's true. I like using crates and Hoggin's spiffy outfit just reinforces that my primary association is a benefactor. Please note that most everyone is an omnitoolian, but I think we can all identify ourselves most with one or two associations. by chetyre about 1 month ago \| Permalink
itheman Level 12 Pathmaker Posts: 336	Yes, i was the prophet. I think this could be a really good idea and i can't wait to see how it turns out. by itheman about 1 month ago \| Permalink
spikeyboy Level 17 Bedouin Posts: 1181	I'm betting the Bedouin character hasn't been set up yet - the prof is simply that; a professor with lots of knowledge (and is therefore Joe in disguise) Hmmm. Does this mean we'll be seeing less of the real people behind Gamelayers? It's been nice and fun interacting with them as real people. The new characters look cool, but they are only characters, when all is said and done. Or are the characters perhaps going to serve as pseudo-stewards? by spikeyboy about 1 month ago \| Permalink
roy_focker Level 11 Destroyer Posts: 112	I'm looking forward to see how things evolves. New characters are pretty cool. by roy_focker about 1 month ago \| Permalink
bunni3burn Level 20 Destroyer Posts: 1370	If you look at each players allies and rivals. Each one has 3 rivals. It's obvious which 3 are Order and which 3 are Chaos. Ninefinder is obviously the Pathmaker, and Hoggins is obviously the Benefactor. Which leaves the Professor as the Bedouin. Man why do the Bedouins get the old man as their front man? Lol. P.s. I definitely side with specific tools. Armor obviously, then with a side of Benefactor. The rest of the tools, meh. Far from a player who uses all tools. by bunni3burn about 1 month ago \| Permalink
spikeyboy Level 17 Bedouin Posts: 1181	I still say he makes no sense for that role. But then again, I could be prejudicing against age there. by spikeyboy about 1 month ago \| Permalink
chetyre Steward Level 20 Pathmaker Posts: 1265	Yeah, especially with his quote he doesn't really seem like a bedouin. Why would an old professor be out blowing up mines? Seer seems much more his style. by chetyre about 1 month ago \| Permalink