My Dilemma

[Robi]

Alright so I have a slight dilemma, and I wanted to get the advice of some more experienced players. I am a hermit, I play solely by myself, I've been playing for a month or so, and I have the ability to set up a village claim, I have the characters, and the means of having all of them on at once. Seems like a pretty good reason to toss up a Vclaim, right?

Well I have settled on a small island, that to more experienced factions would somewhat resemble a vault, although it only has palisade walls and several spots open for a ram. I am not a fighter, I've never had combat experience other than tossing rocks at animals. So I'm concerned that if I toss up a Vclaim it will attract the attention of larger factions. I really just want to have one just because I've never reached that milestone before in previous worlds, and crossroads would be quite handy. Not to mention I don't want my comfy little island home to get claimed over by a village.

A friendly village nearby has spoken of an outpost that belongs to a larger, more powerful faction, I don't want to give specifics for my own protection. But said faction has been known to raid in the area every now and then. So that's a huge concern.

What should I do?

[azrid]

I would put up the v claim if I were you. Crossroads outweigh the negatives, which I think you over exaggerate.

[Sevenless]

A vclaim attracts no more attention than just a palisade would. especially if you're not aggressive about expanding it.

Only way you'd attract their attention more is mass statuing/bannering or going after a claimed resource with it. I assume you're not doing that. Beyond that though, they already know you're there.

[Robi]

Fair enough, excuse my concern, my experience playing this game never really ended well in previous worlds, so I try to play cautiously and not make any enemies. Thanks for the advice

[Sevenless]

Fair enough, excuse my concern, my experience playing this game never really ended well in previous worlds, so I try to play cautiously and not make any enemies. Thanks for the advice

No worries mate, and for haven I really do suggest paranoia. But in this particular case you're in the clear.

I would heavily suggest a brickwall, palibashers are starting to become common for the raiding oriented factions.

[Robi]

I would love to, although I have to discover metal first. But that's a work in progress.

[DoctorZalost]

I have to discover metal first.

You could always head to the trading forum once your village idol is up. I don't know how your finances are looking, but ~6 pearls should be enough to get you the metal for a brickwall.

[Terean]

Just, be sure to specify if you need it to be on a barter stand. If you use alts, you should make a barter stand for yourself. Read up on the details of using a barter stand here: http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Barter_Stand