Sadiablo

Anniversary is such funny word, don't you think?

     It's my 13th anniversary in Gothador and it seems so strange...strange because I remember how vibrant and active both the game itself and this community were.  Now, the game is a ghost town and these forums are like an old, empty mansion...silent except for the occasional whisper of a Phantom passing through.  Rooms haunted by memories of the people who passed into my life because of it--some of whom remain, and some who have passed on.

     I could suppose that it's the morbid fascination with old, broken things--like derelict ships or abandoned trains--that keep me coming back (there's little reason to actually play anymore, except that I still love my characters), but truth be told it is that I am grateful.

     There's another funny word.  Grateful.  Growing up, I spelled it "greatfull".  It just made more sense to me that one was 'full of great emotion', rather than full of "a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove".  Heh.  Anyway...

     If it weren't for this place, there is so much I would have missed out on.  I surely wouldn't be writing in my own Universe.  I wouldn't have been blessed with my life-partner.  There would be no memories of Andor's humor, and no conversations with Frank.  And no delight in knowing that two of the games I now play will never hold a candle to Gothador in its heyday.

So happy anniversary to me, in this strange and formerly wonderful place.  It's been grate.  Er...great.

Cheers.

...just because.  Located at 18,44 Gothador Realm.  I was going to put it at 19,44, because that was when the movie was released, but the system wouldn't let me because The Raven's Nest was southeast of it.  That was another reason I wanted to put it there, dammit! 

Anyway...this isn't really recruitment, I already have 10 of myself there, but if you've got a little alty that might like to live in that creaky old house too, post it here or PM me.  I may not answer right away (still doing interwebz at the public library), but don't worry, I'll reply.

Frank's still with us, one way or another...he'll always be a part of Gothador.

I agree about needing somewhere to find information.  Gothaguide still works to a point but not for everything.  It's important for the continuation of the game that players have somewhere to find the locations and information they need.

I'd love to see old invasions come back.  Maybe put something new in them like a new item or new creature.  New quests would be nice but without somewhere to find information, they can be a pain in the arse.

Please fix the bugs and glitches before adding anything major.

If you really are going to start adding things on a consistant basis, then maybe an email update to people would bring some back.. some have been waiting on Gothador to get some attention.

Yes my friends and fellow HCS admirers! The staff is looking mightly heathy these days! (Recent Pic)

Compare to other pics:

And EVERYONE'S favorite: DeFule!

Enjoy!

Thanks Mongo!

(Karma can be a pain at times!)

While I do appreciate that when going to the Gothador Game window from here to log into the game, it says there are over 95,000 players.  I am saddened by the fact that at any given time  over the past couple of weeks that I have been back to playing it has said there are (at most) 8 people online at a time. 

I know Gothador has had a long run since 2004 and most games never live that long  so in that regards it is an incredible success story. I want the game to revive though personally, it was a big part of my life for a while and I am sure other people can relate.  All the hours we spen't running around during an invasion gathering goodies, seeing a new creature and saying "Hey what's that?!" and as soon as you step into the square with it, it shows you that it was in fact the quickest path to your respective hellgate/graveyard/heaven gate or whatnot. 

All the time on the Gothador Radio Show with Jinxeth (You're the man Jinxeth!) or spent running around exploring things and adding all that info to the now non existant / or practically non existant "Guild of Wisdom" site or Gothaguide.org. It was a lot of good memories and some very cool people came and went, 

(I still love the Demi cult of Enlightened Squirrel Wranglers.. Damn you Costin for such a catchy name!)

And then there's Butters and Nyarlathotep and  the people from Fate or Omega cell or Beltaine Blade. 

Love them or hate them (though everybody loved butters and Nyar!)  all of these people left a big impression on you (and definitely me) and for a long time it was more than just "a game"

So, in that vein.. I was thinking we should have a suggestion thread and maybe if possible get it stickied!

Things that the remainder of the Gothador community think could help freshen up the game and maybe draw some of it's crowd back or perhaps bring in new blood. 

So, post your ideas here and maybe the cow gods will see them and be able to work some of the stuff in as content in the near future

I have been trying for a couple weeks to get into some of my alts, but I can't remember or find the passwords I used for them since it was back in 2006. 

The problem is I can't use the "forgot password"option either since the email address I registered the characters to are no longer active.  Every couple years I change email addresses and those have been dead since 2008 or so. So there is no way for me to be able to get into my characters but I don't want to just start over from scratch when I have lvl 4k+ characters fully geared still in the game that just need logged into and re subscribed. 

I have tickets in about it but they are all pending a week+ without any response or resolution.  Any help guys?

Thanks. 

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