A

Account Name (IGN) - A

Discord Tag (Name#0000) - deathkid0001

What is your current rank? (Put N/A if currently unranked) - NA

Name of the player who recruited you. (Put N/A if not applicable. RECRUIT ONLY) - Hellish

When did you last apply for a rank? (Put N/A if this is your first application) - 2019

What rank are you applying for? - Any

What are your strengths? - 200m

What are your weaknesses? - Pizza on a Friday afternoon (while on a diet)

Congratulations on the promotions :).

Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of The Alora Times!

Leagues II Reward Shop, Bank Expansion Scroll, Alchemy Queueing, New Loot Beams & more!  - 26th Jan, 2022

February Vote Competition[February 1st - February 15th] - 1st Feb, 2022

 Bonus Schedule for February - 1st Feb, 2022

If you want to check out the entire update list, click here.

There haven't been any changes to the rules this month, but feel free to look them over for a refresher. 

The Official Rules can be found here.

There have been no changes to the staff team this month.

For more info on Staff Updates, click here.

 

Let's start off with ... Realmungard

 

A: What is the secret formula to being a gamer such as yourself?

Realmungard: Never brush teeth if you're not in shower, never go take a shower without having to pee prior. All those minutes add up to more hours of alora in a day.

 

A: Walk us through the daily routine of being a Mungard.

Realmungard: Wake up 3-4 hours up after I went to bed, Walk dog or go for a run. Take a shower, and get ready for zoom meetings all day for work. Specially now with covid, working from home made me kinda lazy. So i try to do 1 productive fysical thing before starting my work day. To get an early win. If schedule allows, troll the boys in vc/cc while working. Once covid ends, pick up Gym and group training again in evening.

 

A: I heard you have been selling chair mushrooms in bulk, speaking of, how does it feel to be the champion of the Alora leagues 2.0?

Realmungard:I wasnt really gonna compete, but since both the people in clan as outside clan. Were saying i was just looking for excuses cus I wouldnt win anyway, my competitive nature took the better off me. Too bad adex wasnt there to compete, cus im fairly certain we could've ended closer to 45k points if we pushed eachother.

 

A: What is a quote that you live by?

Realmungard: God give his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. The pain you feel today, is the strenght that'll help you rise tomorrow.

 

A: What is the most important quality in a person?

Realmungard: Not taking yourself too serious. Life too short to complain about the small things.

 

 

Next up, Spudmo!

 

A: What hobbies do you enjoy? How often do you do them?

Spudmo: I enjoy working on RC cars/planes, gaming (all sorts of competitive games) and cooking in my free time! I build/repair and test new designs a few times a month, gaming almost every day lol, and cooking I do every day as well, although I like to try new recipes on the weekends.

 

A: Do you have any Alora goals you’re working towards?

Spudmo: For now, just waiting on Nex   and long-term goals I would like to max out a HCIM which I plan on starting soon and eventually my GIM.

 

A: What update would you like to see happen? (Other than Nex)

Spudmo: A few actually, in no specific order: HCGIM, new leagues, and maybe even DMM (if possible), and clan rework would be nice.

 

A: Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty kinda guy?

Spudmo: Lol, half full kinda guy, I like to see the positives in things.

 

A: What is your all time favorite song?

Spudmo: Anything that has Drake or Jay Z: (Drake – Chicago Freestyle).

 

Disclaimer:
If you'd like to see a particular member of the Alora community interviewed and/or particular question answered, make sure leave your nomination on the Newspaper Interview Nomination thread each month. 

Here we honor our fallen comrades from the last month. We wish them the best on their new Ironman journeys and better luck next time (1000+ Total Level).

Spotlight

Stay up to date with the progress threads from the following members of the Alora Community:

DIM Bamf

https://www.alora.io...gress-dim-bamf/

Detharrow26

https://www.alora.io...ad-to-all-pets/

Travus

https://www.alora.io...-all-boss-pets/

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Disclaimer:
Make a topic in our Goals and Achievements section or PM me on the forums/Discord with your accomplishment to be featured in this section!

The winner of January MOTM is...
 

SeaJay

Congratulations! You have stood out in the eyes of the Alora community. Thank you for being a great member here on Alora and enjoy your rewards. :)

The link to the Member of the Month thread can be found here.

Also, please make sure to check out our streamers and video makers. They would love to have you keep them company during their streams and check out the content they create for Alora.

Video Makers

Wr3ckedyou https://www.youtube....KN8kSn3yVn04pkg

Eim Bonk: https://www.youtube....1RaJUyNu0_Pgdvw

TreuMeR https://www.youtube....s5IA1wE6E8s_e4g

fresh lano: https://www.youtube....J2e_c5MNJBN0uiw

If you enjoy Alora content, make sure to hit the Subscribe button on their channels to show them your support!
 

If I've missed anyone I do apologize, just message me on the forums or on Discord with a link to your channel and I will add you in.


That concludes this month’s edition of the Alora Newspaper!

You can read the previous edition by clicking here

Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of The Alora Times!

Alora Leagues 2.0 IS NOW LIVE! (Win a PS5, AirPods Pro & more! - 27th Dec, 2021

Happy Holidays! Christmas Update, Blast Mine & more! - 24th Dec, 2021

Christmas Sale & Total Spent Special, Salamanders, Gauntlet changes & more! - 14th Dec, 2021

M1 Mac Client, League Hall, Smoke Dungeon, CoX Revamp & more! - 3rd Dec, 2021

If you want to check out the entire update list, click here.

There haven't been any changes to the rules this month, but feel free to look them over for a refresher. 

The Official Rules can be found here.

There have been quite a few changes to the staff team this month, you can see them below.

Dec 27th, 2021

For more info on Staff Updates, click here.

 

Let's start off with ... 99

 

A: What is your favorite part about being an Event Manager for Alora?

99: So far my favorite thing about being an Event Manager is the community's excitement to participate and their input during events. Like suggesting bosses and the crazy amount of gzs that poor in when someone gets the event drop. Plus the Nightlife part of the events is just good people overall. They're all a bunch of goofballs and I wouldn't choose any other community to host for.

 

A: Is there an event you like most? If so, why?

99: My favorite event to host is COX masses because if gives the newer/less experienced players a chance to tryout end game content without worries of not being good at it or knowing what to do. It was also my introduction into being an event manager since the night before promotion, I had my CC filled with like 20+ people and it was great times.

 

A: What are your current goals on Alora?

99: My current goal on Alora is to comp out my failed HCIM. I may have died, but I'm not giving up on it (yet). I want to help continue the growth of the game and be there for the community.

 

A: What is the best movie ever made? Why?

99: The Truman Show is literally the greatest movie ever made. Not only is Jim Carrey a top tier actor, the story amazing and a make you think kinda movie. It's also considered a decade defining movie.

 

A: Milk or cereal first?

99: Cereal first and anything other answer is incorrect and I will ban anyone who tells me otherwise.

 

 

Next up, Ivy!

 

A: Tell us a little about yourself.

Ivy: I come from a little country in the southern hemisphere called New Zealand. I'm 25 years young and am a father to an amazing 3 year old boy with another boy on the way in February. I absolutely love the outdoors, if I'm not on Alora you'd often find me down at the local beach or up at the motocross track ripping up the ground.

 

A: Do you have any current goals for your account?

Ivy: This year I've set myself 5 big goals... If I complete even 2 or 3 of them I'll definitely be satisfied.

1: Obtain a comp monkey on my EIM.

2: Complete 1000 CoX kc or completing the log.

3: Obtain any sigil from corp.

4: 25m Base stats on the EIM.

5: Get a killing while pking that's not at the chaos prayer alter.

 

A: If you could change one thing about Alora, what would it be and why?

Ivy: : The only thing I can see myself changing would be having servers in the Oceania area. To put it into perspective imagine clicking and having a 3 second delay every click on a daily  .

 

A: Did the chicken or the egg come first?

Ivy: Unpopular opinion but it was the chicken, without the chicken how did the egg come  .

 

A: What is the longest amount of hours you've ever stayed up? Why did you stay up that long?

Ivy: When I was 20, I once stayed up for 27 hours after calling in sick to work. I was playing some Call of Duty scrims as well as pub matches and trying to get that master prestige on MWR. 

 

Disclaimer:
If you'd like to see a particular member of the Alora community interviewed and/or particular question answered, make sure leave your nomination on the Newspaper Interview Nomination thread each month. 

Here we honor our fallen comrades from the last month. We wish them the best on their new Ironman journeys and better luck next time (1000+ Total Level).

Spotlight

Stay up to date with the progress threads from the following members of the Alora Community:

Travus

https://www.alora.io...-all-boss-pets/

HC Mitsuki

https://www.alora.io...onman-progress/

Cultured

https://www.alora.io...urnal-cultured/

XLITE

https://www.alora.io...iches-ft-xlite/

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Devout completes his Chambers collection log!

https://www.alora.io...-finally-pants/

Checkout Real Alan and his Corp journey

https://www.alora.io...021-corp-recap/

Gamer uim travis has maxed out his ultimate ironman!

https://www.alora.io...ccomplishments/

The #1 HC has fallen. R.I.P

https://www.alora.io...ardcore-ending/

Cultured strikes again, this time getting a skeleton monkey on his UIM

https://www.alora.io...-monkey-on-uim/

Congratulations to GIM Frost for completing his GIM monkey

https://www.alora.io...onkey-achieved/

Disclaimer:
Make a topic in our Goals and Achievements section or PM me on the forums/Discord with your accomplishment to be featured in this section!

The winner of December MOTM is...
 

Lerak

Congratulations! You have stood out in the eyes of the Alora community. Thank you for being a great member here on Alora and enjoy your rewards. :)

The link to the Member of the Month thread can be found here.

Also, please make sure to check out our streamers and video makers. They would love to have you keep them company during their streams and check out the content they create for Alora.

Video Makers

Wr3ckedyou https://www.youtube....KN8kSn3yVn04pkg

Eim Bonk: https://www.youtube....1RaJUyNu0_Pgdvw

TreuMeR https://www.youtube....s5IA1wE6E8s_e4g

fresh lano: https://www.youtube....J2e_c5MNJBN0uiw

If you enjoy Alora content, make sure to hit the Subscribe button on their channels to show them your support!
 

If I've missed anyone I do apologize, just message me on the forums or on Discord with a link to your channel and I will add you in.


That concludes this month’s edition of the Alora Newspaper!

You can read the previous edition by clicking her

 

Username: Free June

Discord Name: Tobiaz #3697

Game Mode: Elite Ironman

Playtime: 

https://gyazo.com/e0...f29520c7260afa5

 

Proof of Combat/Skills: 

https://gyazo.com/bf...35d10277c61a3b2

 

https://gyazo.com/7a...c37b5782ec2bcaa

 

Do you agree to all of Paragon & Alora's Official Rules?:

Yes

Reason for applying to Paragon?: Referred by a Clan Member (Who?):

 

Heard good things about the clan, also seeking another clan as AFM is kinda dead atm. (i will change my bumper if accepted ofcourse) Just looking for an active clan to be an active part of

 

Username: Doofy | Pokoa

Discord Name: Doofy#4444

Game Mode: Normie | GIM

Playtime:   | 

Proof of Combat/Skills: Both Maxed

 

 

Do you agree to all of Paragon & Alora's Official Rules?:Reason for applying to Paragon?: Yes

Referred by a Clan Member (Who?): A

Your applications have been ACCEPTED. Please join the discord at: https://discord.gg/paragon. You may join the "paragon" cc ingame now :)

What a journey, good luck with your new goals/progress!

Great work, very well-made. Looking forward to future podcasts. Also if you'd like to interview a current staff member I'd be more than happy to assist :). Keep it up.

Rest in peace brother Gabrifane. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. We will be there for the tribute . Much love brother, and stay strong.

Congratulations! Nice little flex in the inventory .

I personally disagree.

"Which will result in the content just dieing out." -> The reason you're seeing a lot of drops is due to more people actually doing nightmare now. If anything, the content was already dead and is being revived.

The screenshot you linked, if we take a look at the dragon warhammer for example: https://gyazo.com/0a...02b0f2e93be7a8f -> This only covers 57% of the actual drop-rate of OSRS. Which means the Harmonised orb would be roughly ~1/855, and the armor parts being ~1/285; which is roughly the rate Alora has right now. 

If we take a look at the OSRS Phosani drop table: https://gyazo.com/a4...beb24df1e0aae0a, the Inquisitor armor is a 1/1000, which would make it roughly 1/570 on here. Given that this is a RSPS, and the Inquisitor armor like casual has stated has barely any use within the game, I believe that a ~1/220 per Inquisitor piece (roughly the current rate) is justified. We also need to keep in mind within the hard mode the hits are much more accurate and deadly. 

"At the moment there is absolutely 0 reason to do regular nightmare." -> There is a lot more people doing nightmare now though. 

 "Just wear bandos and dfs and with a hasta and a blood fury and you will legit use 4-5 doses of brew to kill it. (Without even pray flicking)" -> That is not accurate. I do not prayer flick, and I use an elysian, inquisitor's mace, full bandos, blood fury, thralls, death charge, dragon claws, and sang staff to kill it. Rough estimated value of gear would be ~7b yet I still use a full inventory of food (and even sometimes die due to the melee attacks hitting up to 98 through elysian).

" But at this point phosani is just shitting out drops." -> More people are doing the content, means more drops are being brought into the game. 

"Considering with an optimal setup 6:30m kills arent even hard." -> My best time with my gear setup stated above is 7:06, with a 1 minute respawn timer. 6:30 is very hard to achieve, even Classic uses an 8 way switch, with prayer flicks, harmonised orb, full inquisitor, and still barely touches 6:30. 

"(And I could be wrong but i feel like here its better than regular nightmare + its 2x faster) which means its atleast 2x better than regular nightmare." -> It is 20% faster than the regular nightmare. Nowhere twice as fast. This was also stated within the update.

All in all, I think this update actually revived the nightmare content. Inquisitor is way too overpriced currently, especially given it is only useful in 2 places (theatre of blood, and the nightmare). It isn't even useful in Phosani due to the hit accuracy of range, effectively making it only useful in theatre of blood.

TL;DR: I don't support this change. 

Another good read, can we ban f1nally for his pizza answer?
 
However I have the same comment as last month:
Where are the non-staff interviews? I know he just got promoted, but still... it'd be nice to mix it up since we've had this for the last FOUR months. @Lowkey
 
I nominate any of these guys: No Bank Mate GylleGris Ivy fittboberg