Vet. Looking For A Village

[L0neW0lf]

Hello everyone!

I have been playing hnh since 2012 and really love it. I have been playing as a hermit for pretty much the whole time and figured it was time for a change in scenery. I would love to join a village! I will start a new character if I have to but I would prefer to use my fairly new character. PM me if you have a village I can join!

Thanks!

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

This belongs in D&T, just to let you know

[Sarge]

... I have been playing as a hermit for pretty much the whole time...

That, in my experience, would rank you a LOT closer to the noob end of the scale (as opposed to your self proclaimed subject title)

[L0neW0lf]

... I have been playing as a hermit for pretty much the whole time...

That, in my experience, would rank you a LOT closer to the noob end of the scale (as opposed to your self proclaimed subject title)

Well, i played in a village with my friends but thats about it.

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

... I have been playing as a hermit for pretty much the whole time...

That, in my experience, would rank you a LOT closer to the noob end of the scale (as opposed to your self proclaimed subject title)

Well, i played in a village with my friends but thats about it.

Hermiting can give you a great base knowledge of the game when it comes down to it. i.e the names of items and curios and what they do, what skills they need, etc. However, village life is very different than hermit life and requires more learning, like what the roles of a village are, and what skills to raise for the role you plan on having.

Not only this, but as a hermit, most of the time you're just working to get an item, and not really worrying about Q raising or anything. You just want an item to get another item... etc. Once you join a village, the quality game is very important to your success, so you need to learn how it works for your role.

[L0neW0lf]

Well, i played in a village with my friends but thats about it.[/quote]
Hermiting can give you a great base knowledge of the game when it comes down to it. i.e the names of items and curios and what they do, what skills they need, etc. However, village life is much different than hermit life and need more practice, like what the roles of a village are, and what skills to raise for the role you plan on having.

Not only this, but as a hermit, most of the time you're just working to get an item, and not really worrying about Q raising or anything. You just want an item to get another item... etc. Once you join a village, the quality game is very important to your success, so you need to learn how it works for your role.[/quote]

I guess I never thought about that...

[Amanda44]

That, in my experience, would rank you a LOT closer to the noob end of the scale (as opposed to your self proclaimed subject title)

Hermiting can give you a great base knowledge of the game when it comes down to it. etc. i.e the names of items and curios and what they do, what skills they need, However, village life is very different than hermit life and requires more learning, like what the roles of a village are, and what skills to raise for the role you plan on having.

Not only this, but as a hermit, most of the time you're just working to get an item, and not really worrying about Q raising or anything. You just want an item to get another item... etc. Once you join a village, the quality game is very important to your success, so you need to learn how it works for your role.

- I don't even know where to start ........................

base knowledge - i.e the names of items and curios and what they do, what skills they need,

So, only hermits bother to learn this, hmm, interesting and you think having to learn every aspect of the game in order to move forwards can be classed as 'base knowledge'.

requires more learning, like what the roles of a village are, and what skills to raise for the role you plan on having.

So, I don't need to know what skills to give my miner, my hunter/forager, my farmer/crafter or my combat char. Not to mention having to learn every craft in game because I am playing all roles, having to learn the best foods/gear for raising a char for each role and then raising each char unaided.

and not really worrying about Q raising or anything

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Once you join a village, the quality game is very important to your success

I understand what you are saying here, and ofc it is, but that doesn't make it any less important to a hermit ......

Other than sharing the workload, having others more readily at hand to socialize with and the ease of specializing in one area and being helped by all to raise your char - the major downside (and again that depends on how you look at it) is time, obviously, other than that I am working towards the exact same goals, quality is important to any players success, it's also a goal, the whole game revolves around quality, it's no less important to me because I hermit, why on earth should it be? I still need high end products, I may have to trade for certain things initially, mainly tools, in order to help me advance quicker, but I raise my own crops, animals, tree's, silk, structure q, bricks, ore, etc the same as a village does. Again, the difference is time, not effort or indifference.

You got this right though...

village life is very different than hermit life

@ Sarge - I'll give you the 'noob' comment in respect of my q will never match the factions due to the reasons listed above but it certainly doesn't make you a 'noob' in terms of knowledge of the game and the best and quickest way to advance, raise quality and stay secure.

I work very hard at being a hermit, I don't just sit around smoking hemp all day!

[LadyV]

I have to agree with Amanda on this. You all are seriously under rating hermits. They can be some of the most powerful, hardworking, and influential people in the game. Don't get me wrong there is a whole different level of power in villages but quality is a matter of everyone's goals if they wish to trade or compete.

The major difference with villages and hermits is working with others. This at best is a fun and rewarding experience. At worst you have a never ending series of drama's and bickering. Villages offer you the chance to specialize into primary jobs and leave the wider game alone, for the most part. However you had better know all those things you learn as a hermit if you move to village life because rarely do you never need them.

All that said I would suggest you post in Dwarves & Thieves section and be a bit more specific what your looking for and willing to do.

Best of luck to you!

[Sarge]

I have done months of hermitting and a shitload more of village, there is simply no comparison. You don't have a fucking clue until you've been part of a jacked up village.

[Amanda44]

I have done months of hermitting and a shitload more of village, there is simply no comparison. You don't have a fucking clue until you've been part of a jacked up village.

In what respect though? Are you talking pace?
A lot depends on whether you play at being a hermit or work at being a hermit, I have already stated that I can never compete single-handedly with a faction but that hardly prevents me learning the game or working hard or advancing to the same standards, even if always 5 steps behind, lol.

Also, both LadyV and I have been in predominant villages, LadyV admittedly has more experience than myself, I was more part time, so we are not clueless here. I'm not arguing you don't learn a lot from faction life, I learnt lots, I'm simply stating that you also learn a lot from hermitting by the nature of it and that you are still aiming for the same goals of raising quality and being the best you can be in each of the roles you have to cover, the comments in this thread made hermits sound like simpletons and way underestimated the work load and strategies that lead to successful hermitting.

Imo all players should experience both for a good all round knowledge of the game, the importance of having structure and the social aspects - I choose to hermit for a variety of reasons, but probably the two main reasons are, time, I don't have much of it, lol, and that I like to be in control of my own destiny, I like to do my own planning, building, crafting, etc, I enjoy covering all roles which gives me variety in my playstyle, I get to know my neighbours and with them, friends in game and people I meet from the forums, I have plenty of people to socialise with but also the peace and quiet of my village when I need some 'me' time.

For me hermitting has always been more enjoyable than the race to power but that doesn't equal less knowledge or effort if you want to advance as quickly as possible, when it comes to hermitting the choice of how you play, how much you learn and how fast you pace yourself is down to you, it doesn't render it non-existent unless you choose to play that way.