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Morgana LeFay (PoV)
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Scripters?Dont bite the hand that feeds the game
Scripters?Dont bite the hand that feeds the game
I am wondering the same thing if this is the indication of how future events are going to be ran I will probably opt out myself!I just wish they had been honest up front and told us this was coming. I have no intention of being a fish in a barrel for a gank squad so it seems I have wasted 8 days running characters through the event - only to find out that I will never be able to complete the quest.
Makes me wonder if I will even bother with the next event... probably not...
It has nothing to do with the dying. It has everything to with choice. If I choose to go kill Balrons and I die that is my choice, but if I'm happily killing Balrons and some noob with a short man complex comes in and wants to fight I have no choice, I either have to fight or run. At that point my choice to kill balrons is taken away and I'm forced to pvp or run. Non-con pvp has never and will never work in any game of this type.I said this before in another thread, and I will say it here again, but what is the difference if you die to say, 5 paragon Balrons, or 3 red players?
- You are still dead.
- Insurance costs the same.
- In the end, you lose the same stuff.
The only difference I can see is difficulty.
If the reds are talking trash...put them on ignore. Besides, Juka Lords talk trash, no one complains about that.
I understand that most UO players don't want to PvP...that's pretty clear. And rather than insulting people that don't want to PvP, or those that do, I am just simply posing the question...what difference does it make what it is that kills you?
I know their are scripters in the game !Scripters?
Nice explanation. Not sure why some people are so thick headed they don't seem to understand this, although it gets explained over and over again here on the boards. Some people just like to troll.It has nothing to do with the dying. It has everything to with choice. If I choose to go kill Balrons and I die that is my choice, but if I'm happily killing Balrons and some noob with a short man complex comes in and wants to fight I have no choice, I either have to fight or run. At that point my choice to kill balrons is taken away and I'm forced to pvp or run. Non-con pvp has never and will never work in any game of this type.
Griefing issues aside, non con pvp creates a pyramid effect a few players on top and bunch of people at the base, its great fun when your on top tanking and killing everything in sight, not much fun for the people being tanked (the base, the majority of the players) and who wants to pay money to be tanked at every turn.
About this event, if this is a one off, then fine it has nothing to do with the end game (hopefully) and you have the choice of not going. But if this is a trend and the Dev's think it would be a good idea to start mixing events on both shards, to shake things up a bit, to get people to fel for what ever reason, big mistake.
Trammel for us Trammies, Carebears what ever you want to call us and Felucca for the Fucluccans. The posters are right there was a reason why Trammel came about and it doesn't matter if we on this board remember why or not. But the Dev's better understand go back and check the history of why trammel came about.
Nope not just himYeah it most likely is just you....*shrug*
bla bla blabla...have we now to expect another 1000 wise-guy posts from you?Risk outweighs reward.
See? That's how it works.
Someone else might say, 'You know, I have put the time into completing this quest so far, and I am not about to quit now'. Others will simply blow it off because they don't think that the reward will be great enough to face the challenge in front of them.
Geeez man...one day, I am going to find a way to make you prove you have a freakin' sense of humor.I know their are scripters in the game !
I don't believe that if you removed everyone of the scripters from the game it would effect it much!
But that's my opinion and I am sure you have yours We usually tend to be on opposed sides no matter what but that's ok to!
What I am saying is I don't think there are really that many scripters (not saying Their are non just not as many as some people think)!
If you go to kill Balrons, and a Crimson Dragon spawned unexecptedly, you would have the same choices you would if a PK showed up...run, or fight.It has nothing to do with the dying. It has everything to with choice. If I choose to go kill Balrons and I die that is my choice, but if I'm happily killing Balrons and some noob with a short man complex comes in and wants to fight I have no choice, I either have to fight or run. At that point my choice to kill balrons is taken away and I'm forced to pvp or run. Non-con pvp has never and will never work in any game of this type.
Like killing a script miner is hard. Fucluccans only have the easy button on they always go after the easy kill.I forgot that most carebears prefer MSORPGs over MMORPGs. Perhaps there really should just be an easy button for everything in UO.
What is on Atlantic is not a challenge... it is fish in a barrel.Risk outweighs reward.
See? That's how it works.
Someone else might say, 'You know, I have put the time into completing this quest so far, and I am not about to quit now'. Others will simply blow it off because they don't think that the reward will be great enough to face the challenge in front of them.
lol I did not mean to come off Grumpy and if I did I apologize ! I am actually in a good mood and laughing with my kids and my grand daughter thinks the bear is cute ! she is going on 5 so that explains it lol! anyway have a nice dayGeeez man...one day, I am going to find a way to make you prove you have a freakin' sense of humor.
For you Grumpy Bear...
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Yea ok like a Crimson Dragon is going to spawn while I'm killing a Balron ok kewl you've made your pointIf you go to kill Balrons, and a Crimson Dragon spawned unexecptedly
They won't leave I promise, Most the people running in the PvP circle now wouldn't have a clue of what to do on a classic shard much less how to build a character.all of you people upset about the fact you had to step into fel, please step over to the classic server thread and show your newfound support for it. You can have your production shards, AND be able to go to fel and live, just help us get our classic shard and most of the PKs and PVPers will leave!
then you can do quests in fel, hunt for 2x the rewards, and gather materials. And not be "forced" as a few of you said to PvP.
Someone is mighty full of himself...Don't even try the Risk vs Reward argument. With the inception of insurance anyone running around in Fel, with the exception of Siege and Mugen players is just as frickin care bear as every "Trammy" on these forms. If they weren't they'd be running around in uninsured suits, since they aren't Risk vs Reward does not exist. There is ZERO risk to being in Felucca beyond a what I can loot off a hand full of Mongbats and replace, that entire concept is and has been broken since AoS brought us insurance and for some reason people just won't let it go.
Do yourself a favor, actually all the current "PvP" community outside Siege and Mugen should do this, quit being a self haters and admit it. Go to the nearest restroom... Stand in front of the sink and look in the mirror. Gaze deeply into your own eyes... and say the words... just say the words....
"I am a Care Bear"
You'll feel better in the long run I promise.
Actually, I was out there earlier, and didnt see anyone...no fish, no barrel, nothing.What is on Atlantic is not a challenge... it is fish in a barrel.
I love that lol where do you all get this stuff !!
No someone is honest with himself....Someone is mighty full of himself...
Your hypothetical scenario has one major glaring flaw! The crimson dragon does not use speed hacks, stump hacks, pot exploits, etc.If you go to kill Balrons, and a Crimson Dragon spawned unexecptedly, you would have the same choices you would if a PK showed up...run, or fight.
Now correct me if I am wrong here, and I am not saying this to be snide or insulting, becasue I am actually trying to understand your point of view...
...but it sounds like what you really object to is the occurance of an unknown variable.
You went to fight X, but while you were there Y showed up and you could no longer fight X. Is that right>
In this case, X = Balrons, and Y = Crimson Dragon.
So before you answer, think about it this way...
If you were fighting Balrons, and a Crimson Dragon DID show up, would you run?
Or would you get excited about the fact you could face something really challenging, and call friends or guildmates to help you fight it?
I get where you are coming from with the choice argument (although your choice robs someone else of their choice by default thanks to the way Trammel was implemented)...but leaving that aside...what I am trying to understand is why you would make the choice you would make?
Earlier as in before server up? The island has been over-run all day. Unless you are part of the gank squad...Actually, I was out there earlier, and didnt see anyone...no fish, no barrel, nothing.
LOL verbal pwnage! I have to agree with him on thatYour hypothetical scenario has one major glaring flaw! The crimson dragon does not use speed hacks, stump hacks, pot exploits, etc.
As much as I am okay with ganking, res killing and other things of the sort. I do have to say if you're a PvPer with honor, I gotta give you crazy props, cuase today is the one day you get to kill some trammies.Oh let me add I am a pvper but I will not camp or grief a quest spot. No sport in it and how lame to get kills imo.
I could be playing now if I wanted to but I'm not. The rest of fel I can fight in and over but why kill people in the community that I do deal with everyday that I buy stuff from. help me when I may need help, may join a group to do some abyss stuff with me, and truthfully why kill blues over a quest. Thats why they have champ sapwns and yew gate. If I want a challenge then I want to fight a challenge. Not a crafter and e-brag that Im god for killing one. I will not camp that site but the shards I play on and people want escorts Ill go help defend them.As much as I am okay with ganking, res killing and other things of the sort. I do have to say if you're a PvPer with honor, I gotta give you crazy props, cuase today is the one day you get to kill some trammies.Oh let me add I am a pvper but I will not camp or grief a quest spot. No sport in it and how lame to get kills imo.
I am going to be gentle and only call you naive.I know their are scripters in the game !
I don't believe that if you removed everyone of the scripters from the game it would effect it much!
But that's my opinion and I am sure you have yours We usually tend to be on opposed sides no matter what but that's ok to!
What I am saying is I don't think there are really that many scripters (not saying Their are non just not as many as some people think)!
For the record, I don't disagree. Item insurance removed the remaining 20% of risk this game had. Trammel removed the other 80%.No someone is honest with himself....
I was out there at about 9:30am, I didn't see a soul. I clicked the book. Invised. Waited around a while to see what was going to happen...got bored, and left.Earlier as in before server up? The island has been over-run all day. Unless you are part of the gank squad...
I can't speak for the devs, but I think what they are trying to do is add a little bit of risk to anotherwise risk-free game. With insurance, there isn't even any real risk either.
The lesson that should be taken from today is that the developers are actually looking in to adding more challenge into UO, and that if you want to collect uber-rare pixels, you might actually have to earn it for a change.
*notes a time without a time-zone designation*I was out there at about 9:30am, I didn't see a soul. I clicked the book. Invised. Waited around a while to see what was going to happen...got bored, and left.
I havent been back out there since then though, so I will take your word for it.
Sorry wanted to keep post on topic but had to respond to this. Taking away "ganking" and "player killing" would defeat pvp! One facet, no tram/fel! you could add an option ONLY CHANGEABLE ONCE EVERY week that make your player a tram ruleset or a fel ruleset player, with a tag in the title of the char, thus allowing us all to mingle and everyone gets there way.Get rid of ganking and player killing and only let fights happen when 2 players of equal fighting capabilities (gear and weapons factored in along with skills, of course...) meet.
So...what exactly did you risk in the old days then? A GM suit and your loot?For the record, I don't disagree. Item insurance removed the remaining 20% of risk this game had. Trammel removed the other 80%.
No, sorry, EST.*notes a time without a time-zone designation*
I get the feeling you are somewhere east of the Atlantic Ocean making your 9:30am before server-up...
Gear isn't the only thing determining the outcome of a fight. I bet I could beat you without wearing my glasses or heart of the lion with 44 resists..In order for PvP to prosper, fights need to be on an equal footing for confronting players AND, most importantly, IMHO, always OPEN ENDED.
That is, the game before allowing 2 parties to engage PvP fighting should weight their respective power (both offensive and defensive) and allow fight ONLY and exclusively only if the 2 parties have moreless the same overall power rating (plus or minus a 10% differential).
This is the only way, as I see it, that PvP can ever proper in the game.
Get rid of ganking and player killing and only let fights happen when 2 players of equal fighting capabilities (gear and weapons factored in along with skills, of course...) meet.
Other than this, no fights between players allowed.
That is the only way I can see PvP prosper when players at least can hope to win a fight and not inevitably see themselves as being on the receiving end....
So every PvPer is a cheater now? That's a big insult to us, the honest PvPers. All I can think of is "**** you".Your hypothetical scenario has one major glaring flaw! The crimson dragon does not use speed hacks, stump hacks, pot exploits, etc.
Wasn't me; I marked a rune right next to the book and saw nothing but the NPC healer until I saw you on my last character as I was recalling out. Yet I wouldn't have stayed to thank you even if it had been me; because whilst you might be honourable or up for a chat, the hidden PvP character we both can't see, but who is creeping up regardless might not be honorable at all... and an event like that is bound to attract them, and giving a red name time to indicate their desires might be far too much time. So I'd have recalled the moment I saw red anyway.That was me.. Superkeke III [FEW] [Min]. There were 2 reds on the island earlier which I punished a bit. Also whacked 2 blues and an orange in Bucca when they tried to gank me. Dunno if you were the blue who I saved from a giant serpent - didn't even thank me.
Exactly. I see you;'re beginning to understand what a level playing field is =)So...what exactly did you risk in the old days then? A GM suit and your loot?
Depends entirely on what you took with you. If you were stupid enough to take your full Invul suit and your Vanq out to PK hotspots, alone, you risked a great deal.So...what exactly did you risk in the old days then? A GM suit and your loot?
Well then the problem is even worse than I thought it was....bummer.Nope not just him
Morgana, I think one of the big differences might fall along these lines:I said this before in another thread, and I will say it here again, but what is the difference if you die to say, 5 paragon Balrons, or 3 red players?
- You are still dead.
- Insurance costs the same.
- In the end, you lose the same stuff.
The only difference I can see is difficulty.
If the reds are talking trash...put them on ignore. Besides, Juka Lords talk trash, no one complains about that.
I understand that most UO players don't want to PvP...that's pretty clear. And rather than insulting people that don't want to PvP, or those that do, I am just simply posing the question...what difference does it make what it is that kills you?
I've read your previous post. It doesn't contain anything other than what it would take for "you" to be fine with it.See my previous post.