Posted by Orphen on 08/06
I was just thinking how pkill has really slumped compared to the
past, when even enemies helped each other out after somebody got
killed, or when somebody's eq got scrapped. Just an idea, but if
the kill xp was lowered, and the death xp was raised, say, by 3x
you would start out with more multies at first. This is bad, but
it will weed out those that aren't competent enough to be in the
pkill arena. Hopefully, more people will duel each other instead
of all this randomness. I know in the past, a duel usually ended
with the parties helping each other, killing mobs, getting xp or
eq. The idea came up when all this nonsense started. Meaningless
multi's, since they cost virtually nothing against the low-level
characters. If the xpsystem is going to be revise again, I think
the imms/imps should take this into consideration.
Orphen
From: Sandra
Monday, August 02, 02:57PM
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'competent enough'. Does
this mean that we should try to weed out pkillers just because they
aren't as good as everyone else? If so, why? Why shouldn't they
be allowed to pkill if they want to?
I don't think raising the exp gained in pkill will solve much of
anything, but instead create more problems, though you seem to
think those problems will be short term. The rash of senseless,
disrespectful behaviour in pkill is already growing, adding some-
thing to it to aid that growth isn't something that we want to
do.
-Sandra
From: Dulcimer
Monday, August 02, 05:13PM
No one starts out good at pkill. Find me one first time pkiller who
can win consistently right at first and I'll take back this append.
But until then, I don't think talking of "weeding out" all but the
best pkillers is a good idea.
From: Yemaya
Monday, August 02, 07:01PM
I understand that the pkill community wanted more people to pk,
so that there was a wider range of chars to fight.
The idea of weeding out those who lack competence is going to
reduce the numbers who choose to pk, not increase it.
Just my 2 coins worth
Yemaya.
From: Deathangel
Tuesday, August 03, 02:12AM
If you were to 'weed out' the 'incompetent' pk'ers
it would turn it into nothing but random fights
it would turn it into nothing but random fights
contrary to popular belief, not everyone involved in
pkill have these monsters created to do nothing but kill
some of us use pkill as a way to alter the rp experience
as anyone who has fought me knows, I am not a particularly
great fighter.. If this Idea were to be taken in any way
I would have to either totally change my character
and ruin him for rp, or perma and start over
From: Orphen
Tuesday, August 03, 03:54AM
I'm being very, very naive here, but wouldn't you think that if you
raised xploss, random pkillers would stop such multis etc, since
there would be no easy kills? Then after a while, they would leave
the mud. Then when people decide to build pkillers again, they will
decide to have friendly duels instead of the low level madness?
I don't see so much multi at high levels because the xploss actually
hurts. Well, and that it takes forever to heal/regen/prep and such.
This probably isn't ever going to happen, but it's still a nice,
warm thought.
Very naive
Orphen
From: Splat
Tuesday, August 03, 05:53AM
Sure it may reduce multi's by those that have a little consideration
but I don't think the act itself is as bad as the xp loss. Reduce
xp loss and people won't complain so much about dying whether it be
a multi or a random jump when they're low. If getting people to
just duel was the aim we'd probably have an arena of sorts.
From: Deathangel
Tuesday, August 03, 12:26PM
raisng xp loss would have no affect on stopping multi's
the people who multi could care less about the xp loss
to their victims.. actually, it would stop multi's
because the victims would perma a lot quicker and probably
never pk again.. but I don't think that's the answer you
are looking for...
From: Nothing
Friday, August 06, 07:56AM
Hey, my first time pkiller (the first Nothing) won quite consistently.
If my memory serves me correctly.....
-Nothing to fear but death...
| 