Faction Points Bug?

[Berethrain]

I don't recall if this was part of the new points system. But while playing my thief that doesnt have any points, I died and lost 4 points to the killer? How is this even possible?

 

[Poo]

your thief had 0 points and now your -4?

i know that once you get over 10 you loose a % just like always, but i didnt know you could give more then 1 point if you have under 10.

i guess the good news is you cap at -5 if that helps any?

 

[Nonel]

I think it goes by rank. Which sucks, since rank updates slowly. You can continue to lose rank 10 points throughout a faction fight, even after dropping well below rank 10 point levels.

Did you have a bugged rank? I know, in the past, I've had quite a few characters at -6 holding a rank of 8.

 

[Berethrain]

Thanks for the replies. The thief was a defender with 0 points, so I think those coordinated. I havent used him to get any sigils or kills in a few years. I looked in the journal when he died and it said you have lost 4 points for being vanquished blah blah.

Pretty sure this isn't correct. Though Im not even sure it's worth reporting.

 

[Speaking the Truth]

Instead of losing 10% you lose points based on rank. So even if you only have 1 point and you're rank 1, you will lose 4 points.

 

[Rumpy]

Everytime I login my rank changes. Once day I'm rank 4, next I'm rank 5. Then back to 4. No idea wth is going on.

 

[Berethrain]

Excerpt from the Publish 77 notes (July 11, 2012 at http://uo.com/article/Publish-770-Comes-All-Shards-0711):

Faction Point Distribution Update:

• Faction kill points will now be distributed based on involvement in faction fighting. Players can earn points through dealing damage, taking damage, and healing damage when opposing faction members successfully kill someone in an opposing faction.
• Points are awarded based on rank of the victim killed:
  • Ranks 1 - 3 are worth 4 points.
  • Ranks 4 - 6 are worth 8 points.
  • Ranks 7 - 9 are worth 12 points.
  • Rank 10 is worth 16 points.
• The amount of kill points taken from the victim is based on their faction rank when killed or 10% of their current points whichever is highest. Players in stat loss will be worth 1 point or 10% of their current points whichever is highest.
• Awarded points are divided between the participating characters in the kill:
  • The killer will receive 40% of awarded points.
  • The remaining 60% of awarded points is divided amongst the killer and all assisters.(Max 4 assisters)
  • Eligible participants will receive 40 silver for each kill.
• The most deficit points any faction member can have is now 12.
• Siege – Faction kill points will now be awarded on all facets in addition to victims receiving stat loss penalty.

Maybe you still had deficit points that could be taken, Berethrain? I think you used to only go to -4 or -6, something like that, but now it says you can go to -12.

Yeah, that'd be it then. I pull my hair out thinking how badly factions have been ran into the ground. I dont ever recall asking for a new points system.

When people asked for the ranking system to be fixed, they wanted the existing one to work. I just don't get it...

 

[Poo]

holy hell thats been in the game for 7 months and i didnt even know it, hahahha

and wow does that look like it sucks!
is there any worse insult then dieing but dieing with 0 kill points and then loosing 4 points on top of that UBER sucks, haha

 

[Berethrain]

Yeah, I guess that makes at least 2 of us. Not that I really care, but a head scratcher either way. I'm pulling the rest of my characters out now, seems pointess to eat a random statloss in a gank.