I too am really disappointed that the +5 scrolls are being introduced as a permenant drop... but who knows how they'll implement it. If it's as rare of a drop as Slither/Lavaliere from a Fel champ spawn combined with the fact it's a consumable I'm sure they may still be expensive for some time.
Hmmm, would it really be all that good for Ultima Online if an item that would allow players to be competitive in fights versus other player was to be expensive ?
Particularly, in the case of returning players.......
What I am trying to say, is that "if" a returning player might see the goal of becoming competitive as a too far to be reached goal, they may think it ain't worth their time and just move onto to other games thus depriving Ultima Online of subscriptions and usefull resources......
Indeed, a returning player should not be fully competitive right on upon logging back into UO the first time, but it should neither take forever to "catch up with"......
And, considering that raising the stats CAP to 260 is only one of the things that they wil need to upgrade, the costs to become competitive might easily add up to large figures.
I am not saying that the +5 scrolls should be handed out, but neither that they should become a nightmare to be obtained. After all, the Exodus Event was in Trammel and all one needed was to deliver sufficient hits or heals to qualify. I do not see why it should be made a Felucca only drop which would make it an out of reach item for many players like it has been for many years for powerscrolls.
Particularly, since those trying to get the +5 stats scrolls would need to fight most likely Guilds already scrolled and thus more competitive.
The way I see it, whatever item is needed to "raise up" to a competitive level should be obtainable in Trammel so that players working their competitiveness up can do it without having to fight other players who already reached the top competitive level.
Then, players who reached the top gear and are all equally competitive could move to the Felucca battleground to confront each other and see who is best at fighting a human opponent.
But the idea to force players not yet fit to compete to have to go to Felucca in order to get items which they need to become competitive, is a very bad idea, IMHO.
Trammel should be the place to get items to become competitive, NOT Felucca. Felucca should be the place to confront each other only. Doing otherwise, as I see it, means forcing players not yet fit (because they lack the scrolls or the right items) to have to fight more competitive players (thus likely facing multiple losses and thus get frustrated at the game) or, as an alternative to have to save up very large amounts of gold to buy those items they need to finally become competitive. Bad idea in both cases, IMHO.
The land for learning and getting fit reaching competitiveness should be Trammel expecially now with the Arenas to approach PvP little by little. Then, when reached the top level competitiveness one could choose to adventure Felucca for some challenging PvP.
So, I think, the right place for the +5 stats scrolls of Valiant Commendation would be Trammel, not Felucca or both, but definately not just Felucca....
Red Fellie "But that's not fair, you're a Blue Trammie, STAY OUT OF FEL"
