Before insurance, in real PvP there was a purpose if the killer had not finished looting. A lot of PKs would res kill just for the laughs, though.
On Siege, we do not have insurance. Res killing do have 2 purpose, if the victim start to loot before the killer is back or the victim start to complain about dying or trash talk. We do have a few who will res kill for grief.
Dry looting do happen, If everything is in bags, the killer just loot bags and sort later. Some killers may need most on a body, others use looting to show respect or disrespect. I rarely lose much, sometimes nothing but I'm well known and respected.
Back on Atlantic, I could easy replace my lose, but even there, not all would loot me dry.
I knew someone who complained he suffered so much stat loss, but he could blame only himself, because he killed anything that moved. If he killed someone, and the victim found a wandering healer and returned after two minutes, he'd kill the victim again for a fresh murder count.
We will never agree about stat loss, it killed the wrong PK's. The ones who would take time to RP and give you a fair fight, was the ones it did hurt. The ones who did not care much about their victim, would be safe in numbers and never give you a fair fight. I enjoyed the challenge from the reds and a lot of them ended up as friendly enemies, who would kill me just for the fight. I saw them give up and I could not fight them after we got stat loss as I respected them and did not want to win a fight and put them in stat loss. Temp stat loss would had been a better choice.
I know Cats had Shadowclan Orc, a guild that lived at Yew Orc Fort, The guild had several rules for their members. They had to join on a new char with a orc name and had to go red as a newbie. Most was warriors, only using orc armor. They was not allowed to have a house, they was only allowed to loot stuff an orc could use, stuff like orc armor, bandages, skinnies and cider.
When ther saw non orcs around the fort, they would surround them, yell GIB TRIBUTS and the victim could safe their life if they dropped gold or cider. What did you think Stat Loss did to a guild like them?
Some of them moved to Siege, when Siege was born and we was very happy to get them and their RP.
After insurance was introduced, losing more insurance money was its own penalty for ressing too soon. I never had a problem with that.
I like to res my victims, if we had insurance on Siege, many would fair a res kill and refuse to let me res them. Sometimes when I get killed, I get a res too and a chat after. Sometimes I get a revenge fight to see if I can do better. I hope we never will see insurance on Siege, I rather risk all my gear.
PvP is not just kill, loot and leave, sometimes it's more like a dance both enjoy, even if one is a PK and one is a victim.
I remember a PK who killed my miner, he did only loot my hat and danced around me with it on his head
You may say, the victims for a PK never see it as fun, but when you add a little RP, thing changes. Here is one of my stories from I was in a undead guild. Please explain the women reaction. Sorry for the grammar, my English sucks at that time I wrote it
Was that Myrkuls work?
Freja was riding at an old road, she know very well, when she saw two ladies, one was young, the other could had been her mother.
They both had an axe and was out cutting woods. They was in dress and hats and did not look like they belong to the forest. They looked very innocent and Freja could get close to them without they reacted like Mortals use to do. They just said Hello, when they saw Freja.
Freja looked at them, and was thinking, that she wanted to please Myrkul with this two lady souls.
Freja like to tell them why she attack, so she said: 'Prepare to die foolish mortal. My master Myrkul requires your soul.' and attacked one of them named Lovis. It did not look like Lovis wanted to give up her soul and she jumped on her horse, run to town.
Freja then attack the other woman, the young one named Aliena. This lady did not run but tryed to fight, she died fast.
She did not have much with her and Freja raised her again and told her: 'Thank you for adding your puny mortal soul to Myrkul's greatness'
She mumbled something, not easy to understand, then she asked:'who is myrkul?'
Befor Freja could say more as 'My Master and God', Lovis was back and attacked Freja.
Freja and Lovis took a race more to town, Lovis did not know, that Freja know this forest very well and know how close she could go to town without get in trouble with the guards.
Freja went back to Aliena.
Aliena was still asking quistions: Aha and what is your god saying to kill ladies?
Freja said, Lady souls pleased Myrkul very well.
Freja told: My masters is undead lords. I'm only a slave yet serving my lords and their God Myrkul.
This lady was careless, she was rumbling around in her items, then she said: Wow, a necklace, look! and she smiled to Freja.
Now, i am a rich lady or not? she said.
She again looked at Freja and said: can i ask you something, but, you must say the truth.
Ok ask Freja said.
Why are all the evils killing everyone, what do they want?
Freja did not have the answar for this, she could only try to explain, why she was killing, and even that made her trouble, she only knew, she had to kill to harvest souls to Myrkul, and she enjoyed it.
Lovis is back again, Freja attack her and once more Freja lose the race to town.
Lovis keep coming back, this time yelling 'go ahead talk to Aliena and Don't shoot me, I'm a NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB'
Freja did not know what a noob was, Freja attacked again.
Aliena started yelling, Stop, Lovis is my aunt, please not kill old ladies.
Freja stopped, did not follow the old lady to town this time.
Lovis was back again, yelled: TALK, do not KILL me.
A evil looking mortal show up, there was writing GRANDOR: [Apache Warlard, Hun] on his clothes.
Corp Por - Energy Bolt, GRANDOR said, then he laugh and run of with arrows hitting him his back.
Aliena keep asking: Tell me, what have i do with the evils in this land.
Of all the evils, who have killing me, no one has taken my stuff, why?
Bloodthirsty Freja said.
Freja looked at Lovis: I still need your soul for Myrkul, she said.
Take it if you want, Lovis said.
Freja said, she would let Lovis keep her sould to next time.
Lovis dropped all her items in the hands of Aliena and said: Ready to be killed.
Aliena started to beg: Kill her please now, I have all her stuff, please kill her.
Freja was wondering, what happing to this ladies and said no not today.
Next time is early enough, Lovis said and smiled.
My stuff please I am freezing to death otherwise, Lovis said with a shivery voice.
Aliena, my stuff please, she demended.
Aliena smiled evil, but did not give the stuff back.
Lovis attacked Aliena without having a weapen.
Let kill, Aliena said and armed her axe.
Freja dropped an axe for Lovis feeds and the older lady turned out to be the strongest or the best to swing an axe, and Aliena died again.
Haha Lovis said, and picked up her items from Aliena's body.
Freja shake her head and leave the ladies after she raised Aliena again.
Freja don't understand what made this two ladies bloodthirsty, could it be Myrkul?
Freja, Slave of Myrkul, [UDL]
That story was made for the guild forum as all new members had to start as mortal slaves and write a story a week before they was knighted as full members around 2 months later.
The log from my journal show a little more about my first meeting with this 2 ladies.
You see: Aliena
You see: Lovis
Freja: Prepare to die foolish mortal
Freja: My master Myrkul requires your soul.
Freja: You are attacking Lovis!
You see: Avia Ta'Kier
Freja: You are attacking Aliena!
Aliena: toll
niko: (tame)
You see: niko
You see: a corpse of Aliena
Aliena: OOo
Freja: I'll ress
Freja: show
You begin applying the bandages.
Freja: Thank you for adding your puny mortal soul to Myrkul's greatness
Aliena: that's not true
Aliena: ;-)
You finish applying the bandages.
Aliena: ?
Aliena: what?
Freja: take your stuff
Aliena: who is myrkul?
You see: Lovis
Freja: Lovis is attacking you!
Freja: my God
Aliena: aha
You see: Lovis
Aliena: and what is your god saying
Aliena: to kill ladies?
Freja: UDL is undead lords
Freja: I'm only a slave yet
Freja: serving my lords
Freja: and Myrkul
You see: Avia Ta'Kier
Aliena: wow, a necklace
Aliena: ;-)
Aliena: look
Aliena: ;-)
Freja: nice
Aliena: now, i am a rich lady
Aliena: or not?
Freja: with nest patch
Aliena: and 13 gold
Freja: I can make colored jewels
Aliena: oh
Aliena: how can make jewels?
Aliena: or must i find it?
Freja: tinkers will be able to use colored ingots
Aliena: ah
Aliena: i heard about it
Freja: saw it on TC
Aliena: you need a book
Freja: look great
Aliena: to can make this
Aliena: Freja
Freja: My 'sister' is tinker
Aliena: can i ask you something
Freja: sure
Aliena: but, you must say the truth
Freja: ok
Freja: I will
Aliena: why are all the reds killing everyone
Freja: hehe
Aliena: you want to have a count?
Aliena: or what?
niko: Niko appears to have decided that it is better off without a master!
You see: niko
Freja: it's fun
Aliena: *begins taming a creature.*
Aliena: Don't be afraid.
Aliena: Good...
Freja: You are attacking Lovis!
Freja: you love gz
Sgt Pepper: [CM]
You see: Sgt Pepper
You see: Aliena
Derick: (Mystic, Council of Mages)
You see: Derick
Derick: (Mystic, Council of Mages)
Aliena: wait
Lovis: go ahead talk to Aliena and Don't shoot me, I'm a NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB
Freja: You are attacking Lovis!
Aliena: freja
Aliena: wait
Freja: I want the soul
Aliena: stop
Aliena: he
Aliena: hey
Aliena: Lovis is my aunt
Aliena: please
Aliena: not kill old ladies
Freja: she won'y lose anything
Aliena: ?
Aliena: what?
Freja: she had tryed to get me inside guard zone
Aliena: she has nothing
Aliena: ok........that is, what all blue people try
Aliena: ;-)
Aliena: but
Freja: she had attacked me too
Aliena: i will ask you something
Freja: don't worry for her
Aliena: tell me
Aliena: the Reds will accounts?
You see: Lovis
Aliena: is it right?
Lovis: TALK, do not KILL me
))
Freja: account?
Lovis: TALK, do not KILL me
))
Aliena: a count
Aliena: sorry
Freja: ok
Lovis: hi
Aliena: my english is so bad
Aliena: that is lovis
Aliena: my best friend
Aliena: ;-)
Freja: you asked why reds kill all
Lovis: pffff
Aliena: old ladies we are
Aliena: yes
Freja: I'm too
Freja: female
Aliena: that's my question
Freja: 46 year
Aliena: ui
Lovis: haha
Aliena: i am 36
Lovis: me I am 46 too
Aliena: ,-)
Lovis: *laughs*
Freja: hehe
Aliena: ok
Freja: I kill as RP
Aliena: but
Freja: to get souls to Myrkul
Aliena: one question
GRANDOR: [Apache Warlard, Hun]
You see: GRANDOR
Aliena: if i give you no count
GRANDOR: Corp Por - Energy Bolt
GRANDOR: lol
Freja: You are attacking GRANDOR!
Aliena: you will angry?
Freja: no
Aliena: tell me, what have i do with the reds
Aliena: counting?
Freja: most take it nice
Aliena: or not?
Lovis: your english is awful my dear
))
Freja: you are out here
Freja: so you are target
Freja: special
Freja: on SP
Aliena: all the reds, who have killing me
Aliena: no one has taken my stuff
Freja: think so
Aliena: why?
Lovis: hihi
Freja: not all
Lovis: your stuff is of no interest
)
Aliena: *lol
Freja: many are RP's
Freja: but we do have jerks too
Freja: who only want to grief
Freja: and loot
Aliena: aha
Lovis: glassballs... leather... sextants
)
Aliena: no one has loot me
Aliena: i am newbie
Freja: good
Aliena: but all reds kill
Freja: most are more nice to ladies
Aliena: Lovis, sag net, mein Englisch is furchtbar
Aliena: es ist gut
Lovis: your english IS awful
)
Freja: my germans is poor
Aliena: *lol
Freja: I'm danish
Aliena: my german is better
Aliena: oh........danish
Lovis: oh... scandinavians are polyglott
Lovis: danske skal leve
Freja: ?
Freja: hehe
Aliena: the americans cannot speak any language more
Lovis: (or something like that)
Aliena: hehe
Lovis: I once lived near denmark
Aliena: skal
Lovis:
)
Freja: I learned most of my englist in UO
Aliena: skal
Lovis: schleswig
Aliena: aha
Freja: and on message boards
Lovis: really?
Aliena: wow
Lovis: wow
Lovis:
)
Freja: 4 year
Freja: with UO
You see: a rabbit
Aliena: my english is 20 years old
Lovis: yes I see, you are a veteran
Lovis: and now ?
Aliena: *looking to the scroll from Freja
Lovis: next question Aliena?
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Aliena: how may men you are taken
Freja: alot
Aliena: wow
Aliena: Lovis and i
Freja: I'm well known here
Lovis: hahahaha
Lovis: beautiful
Freja: most do not attack me
Aliena: we search since last year in UO
Aliena: for a nice man
Freja:
Aliena: no one found till yet
Freja: there is many nice men on SP
Lovis: till now
Freja: most are red
Aliena: grr
Aliena: ;-)
Lovis: hm...
Lovis: reds know each other I presume?
Aliena: Lovis try to learn me........and perfectionised me
Aliena: lol
Lovis: haha
Freja: *Smiles*
Aliena: not to learn
Aliena: to teach me
Lovis: no chance to do so, my dear Aliena
)
Aliena: my dearest
Freja: I'm happy to seee more ladies here
Aliena: try to teach me
Lovis: one life is not long enough to teach you
))
Lovis: oh
Aliena: oh
Lovis: in df
Freja: I was on DF
Aliena: we are a big group
Freja: long ago
Aliena: all ladies
Lovis: all elder ladies
Freja: The Vile Vinnie
Lovis: ah
)
Aliena: no
Freja: red too
Aliena: the Mannheimser
Lovis: no... never saw you
Lovis: I think
Lovis: I am Lovis in df
Freja: 2 year ago
Lovis: and here
Freja: Siege got my heart
Aliena: do you play on another shard, freja?
Lovis: hihi
Freja: DF and Atlantic
Freja: but this one is my main
Aliena: DF?
Aliena: oh
Freja: Drachenfells
Aliena: yeah
Lovis: yes
Aliena: it is our main-shard
Freja: many jerks on DF
Aliena: jerks?
Lovis: not so laggy as the other ons
Freja: I like the players better here
Lovis: hm... sp is so laggy
Freja: maybe
Freja: I do have adsl
Freja: but some days are bad
Lovis: for most of us germans the connection is bad
Lovis: me too dsl
Lovis: t-dsl
)
Aliena: i have dsl too........but we must to login to america
Lovis: but nevertheless it is laggy
Aliena: that's the problem
Freja: you did run fine before
Lovis: well ladies
Lovis: me?
Lovis: no
))
Lovis: not really
Freja: yes
Lovis: I run against every stone
Lovis: tree
Lovis: vendor
Aliena: hehe
Lovis: grave
Freja: I still need to get your soul
Lovis: bushes
Aliena: i think
Aliena: the relationship to me is bad
Lovis: take it if you want
Aliena: i make all this too
Freja: I will let it groe stronger
Freja: Myrkul want strong and brave souls
Aliena: hihi
Aliena: myrkul
Aliena: it sounds like Batman
Aliena: or Kermit
Lovis: hihi
Freja: a death god
Aliena: or MissPiggy
Freja: hehe
Lovis: ready to be killed
Freja: no
niko: (tame)
You see: niko
Freja: I will wait
Lovis: oooooooooooOOOOOOO
Freja: to next time
Lovis: hihi
Aliena: kill her
Aliena: please
Aliena: now
Lovis: next time?
Aliena: i have all her stuff
Freja: next time I see you
Lovis: maybe then I am stronger....
Aliena: a better situation
Lovis:
Aliena: nothing happens
Freja: don't worry, I rarely loot
Aliena: please kill
Freja: and do guard the body
Aliena: kill her
Freja: no
Lovis: no
Freja: not today
Lovis: next time is early enough
)
Lovis: my stuff please
Lovis: I am freezing to death otherwise
Freja: lol
Lovis: *shivers*
Lovis: Aliena?!
Lovis: my stuff please
)
Lovis: h
Lovis: m
Lovis: she
Lovis: seems to be gone
You see Aliena attacking Lovis!
Lovis: my stuffi please
Lovis: oh noooooooooooooooooo
Lovis: she is awful
Lovis: not only her english !!!
Aliena: let kill
Aliena: where is the zissel?
Freja: cat fight
Lovis: I am the zissel now
niko: (tame)
You see: niko
You see: a corpse of Aliena
Lovis: haha
Freja: thx
Lovis: thanks
)
Aliena: ooooOOooooOOO
Lovis: hihi
Aliena: OoooOoOOOoOooOO
Freja: let me heal you
Lovis: got my stuff
Aliena: OOoOOOoooOOoOo
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
Lovis: you are the nicest red I have ever seen
)
Freja:
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
Lovis: i go and get my bandis
Freja: any food on you
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
Aliena: OOOOOOOOoooooooOOOooOOooOooOoOO
Aliena: OOoOOOOoOooooOoOO
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
You are unable to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
Freja: saw any healers?
You are able to resurrect your patient.
You begin applying the bandages.
Lovis: i do not have enough to resu
Freja: she is hard to res
You finish applying the bandages.
Aliena: i am alive
Aliena: no
Aliena: i was very easy
Freja: your horse
niko: (tame)
You see: niko
You see: Tanis
You see: Gloria
Tanis: --hey fre
You see: Lovis
You see: Aliena
You see: a corpse of Aliena
Tanis: I am a pk to
Freja: and
You see: Tanis
Freja: name?
Tanis: so leave me alone and I will do the same for u
Tanis: k?
Freja: I don'y use to kill shopping players
Freja: but as UDL
Tanis: thanks
Freja: I can't promise
Freja: I won't attack on other places
Tanis: k thanks
Tanis: thats cool
Freja:
Tanis: I will help you out
You see: Aliena
Tanis: if you get banged buy blues
Tanis: Vendor buy The bank
Gloria: Tanis
Freja: name of red?
Tanis: this is going to be my red
Freja: oh
Tanis: I am getting rdy
Tanis: shopping
Freja:
Tanis: then going red
Aliena: where is my niko.........my horse?
Tanis: heheh
Tanis: Vendor buy The bank
Freja: I don't know
Gloria: Tanis
Freja: I will look
Tanis: Vendor buy The bank
Lovis:
Freja:
Freja: you can lumber on him
Lovis: on whom please?
Freja: the horse
niko: (tame)
You see: niko
Lovis: the horse?
Freja: why not on him
Lovis: my horsi?
Freja: monsters and PK's will attack him
Lovis: yes
You see: Aliena
Lovis: ah
Lovis: yes it works
Freja: I must run, take care both
Lovis: thanks
Aliena: a new niko is born
Lovis: I did not know
)
Lovis: well take care
Aliena: i must got also
Aliena: freja
Lovis: and I wish you a lot of souls and hearts
)
Freja: bye ladies
Aliena: don't kill old ladies
Aliena: in future
Lovis: bye
)
Freja: hehe
Aliena: ;-)
You see: Kiss
Aliena: ;-)))))))
Freja: Myrkul like old ladies soul
Lovis: nice ladies like all of us
)
Freja: s
Aliena: nice evening
Freja: to you too
Lovis: and do not kill lessa please
Aliena: my soul , he has taken
You see: Aliena
Lovis: Lessa is alienas mother
Freja: yes
Aliena: now......it's enough
Lovis: and my eldest sister
Lovis: she is 60 years old
)
Aliena: kill lesssa
Lovis: noooooooo
Aliena: she is my mother
Freja: be nice both and save a few hearts to me
Aliena: ;-)
Lovis: pffft
Lovis: okay
)
Aliena: no.........i will get all the money
Freja: cya
Lovis: *waves*
Aliena: hehe