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If "neutrality" in this sense develops in-game, organically, great. I don't see it working as an "assignment" before the game even begins to be honest.
I had merely suggested that all characters train basic combat / survival skills and if the need arose that they defend the settlement during a siege, they do so. I don't think this is too much to ask, to be honest. Given that basic rank 1 skills are just a drop in the bucket in terms of XP cost you really aren't asking much of a sacrifice to say hey, please train some rank 1 combat skills...just in case.
Honestly, I don't understand why you put such undue emphasis on the voices of a few. This latest string seemed to mainly just be Decius questionng you - he's just one guy with one opinion. I, for example, really don't care what your definition of "positive gameplay" is. I suspect most don't.
Still around, just biding our time until EE starts. Still looking for additional companies to join us in Talonguard. I'd love to welcome some more PvP focused companies and individuals myself. We're not recruiting as aggressively as some other groups, but we're still looking to take in individuals and companies who think Talonguard may be a good option. We'd like to increase the number of companies within our walls, so definitely consider us if you're thinking about joining forces right now. Contact myself or Athansor if you have any questions!
An unknown name will probably arouse suspicion, even before the Under Observation tags start stacking up. Eh I'm not so sure about that. There are going to be lots of people around. Maybe at first people will raise an eyebrow at unknown names but I don't think it'll be too long before that isn't the case. People come and go, people have alts, non-residents will visit, you'll see tons of names you don't recognize. You can't go thinking "ASSASSIN" every time you see one.
Right, guys, UNC have abandoned this thread. I declare this the first of many conquests for the Directionless Coalition! I guess. I don't really care. I fixed my w key, but now my S key is broken. This thread is now officially about the status of KC's keyboard. Any questions not related to KC's keyboard should be asked in another thread. Thank you.
I sympathize with the overall idea in the OP...I like to be able to log in and "work on" my character. When I log out, I like to feel like I've accomplished something and made my character more formidable in some way. That's what I find fun. I do wonder if there will be too few avenues for that in this game, but as with everything else, I'm willing to give the design the benefit of the doubt.
Also, I was curious and glanced at your art page. Holy crap! I have to second this. That art is INSANE. It's as good as it gets. Anyway, welcome. I agree that the Land Rush Leaderboard is a good place to look at guild/settlement descriptions. At this point basically everyone is looking to add both crafters and pvp-focused individuals so really you could fit in just about anywhere that strikes your fancy.
Anyways, a merchant should be perfectly capable of fighting back if he's smart and hires guards. I don't get why people are always bringing up merchants like that's not an option and they're these poor helpless lambs. I still think that "hire guards" is an overused catch-all solution that isn't going to prove viable in the vast majority of situations.
We're assuming here that you already addressed the concern and that it wasn't resolved. If you stay that demonstrates apathy. I definitely disagree with this, but agree on the larger point that if you war dec a settlement or company, there are no exceptions. Using myself as an example, I've been gaming with Athansor for over 15 years. I don't care WHAT his vision was for Magistry, I was going to be Magistry, period. Good, evil, bandit, friendly, or otherwise. My loyalty to him and my friendship with him is worth more than any in-game decision. Sure I'll try and influence his decisions, but you aren't going to win every argument.There's really no such thing as the perfect settlement and the perfect leader with whom you will always agree. Everyone has their own opinions and you can't leave a settlement or company every time you disagree with a decision. However, if I were a member of a settlement that someone declared war on - for any reason whatsoever - you'd never see me complain that I should be left out of it, or it's a personal issue between other people. For starters, like you say, I *could* leave if the issue were sufficiently important and I felt my leaders were in the wrong. But more importantly, that's my damn company and my damn settlement and if you want to pick a fight with it, you better believe I'll be standing there ready to defend it. Even if it's a personal issue with the leadership of my company, those are still the guys I'm currently fighting for, and I will have their backs. If I think they are in the wrong, and they refuse to change their position, that is where I may think about instead leaving, if I didn't have previous loyalties (and, in my case, I do) and if the issue were sufficiently important to me. I agree, however, that any members who remain contribute by even their mere membership, and are rightly considered targets when it comes to war.
Do you know where those locations are by chance? :) Awesome! If we hold our position at K, Talonguard will be right in your backyard (and you in ours). Don't hesitate to approach us if you need help with anything. I'm sure Talonguard residents will become regulars at your tavern.
I think it'd be interesting if that were one of a number of possible random effects. Hey, it's a starmetal hex, weird **** can happen, right? Maybe sometimes it turns FFA pvp, maybe sometimes the whole area becomes radioactive and does passive damage, maybe sometimes the nodes produce double yield, maybe sometimes rare monsters spawn and go berserk. Hell, maybe sometimes the opposite of FFA PVP happens and every time someone attacks another player a bolt of lightning blasts them 30 feet away and puts a massive stun on them. Make the hexes real wild cards.
My understanding is that hunker down does not apply to guilds in the Top 10. It seems to me that if someone breaks into the Top 10, it should no longer apply. However, if others pass them and they again drop out of the Top 10, it would make sense to me that they'd then pick up their hunker down bonus where it left off, if they didn't change spots or what-have-you.
Why do you WANT an epic-sounding title, when the role basically IS about picking up sticks and rocks :P I actually like it because in a sandbox, we are more than just the heroes and adventurers. We are also the laborers, merchants and craftsmen and I LIKE that there are roles for those "mundane" tasks. I'd also point out that while someone may focus on commoner skills, they aren't limited to being "a commoner" at all - they can take more glamorous skills as they see fit. This is a situation where the lack of a true class system comes into play, for me.
In that particular scenario, it's actually the bear I'm more worried about, but yes. Killing you for your herbs is quite a bit less offensive to me than making you fight a bear for someone's entertainment, let alone until one of you is dead.I realize this is Goblinwork's call. But I would hope this game doesn't cave to political extremists trying to cram their warped values down our throats. Most people understand the difference between real life and a video game. Hell half the MMOs in existence start you off with "Go kill 10 bears/boars/wolves" as your early type of quest. LOTRO has achievements based on number of kills of certain enemy types. Kill 100 bears in a certain zone, get an achievement.How offensive?
I care. Very much. I not only care about the opinions of family and friends who don't game, but also about participating in something where captives are forced to fight for their lives for sport. I have fewer issues with people who want to fight for fun, nor with people who fight and kill others for scarce resources. I'd prefer not to participate in a game where people kill other beings purely for entertainment. The distinction isn't really all that subtle.....seriously? Who cares. It's a video game, people shoot each other in the face by the millions every day in video games.2. Fights between players and captured NPCs- Think how Romans brought lions and such to fight with gladiators in the Colosseum. So if I'm walking along the road and a bandit kills me to loot the herbs I've been harvesting, that's all well and good. If he instead drags me to an arena and makes me fight a bear, it's morally reprehensible? And actually offensive to some of you? Kill me, fine. Make me fight a bear, offensive?
2. Fights between players and captured NPCs- Think how Romans brought lions and such to fight with gladiators in the Colosseum. ....seriously? Who cares. It's a video game, people shoot each other in the face by the millions every day in video games.
This all gets a big thumbs up from me.
@Guurzak, So evil characters would have free rein to kill other characters in grey hexes, with little or no reputation impact. Good character would still have alignment impacts, so if they wish to compete for Tier 3 gear, they will burn through Influence and DI at significantly higher rates than evil characters. Or they will slowly and inevitably sink to evil through alignment shifts.Or they will simply refrain from initiating combat with others in meteor hexes. Nothing says they have to lose when someone Evil attacks them. That's certainly a massive advantage to concede to someone. Letting them choose the time and place of engagements is not generally a winning proposition. Alignment penalties without the reputation costs is a bad idea. It's too blatantly stacked in favor of evil.
I just don't think making the area FFA is necessary. I don't like the idea of having this reputation system and then, when it matters most (at the most valuable hexes), saying "Oh, except not here." To me that's the mark of a poorly designed system.
Because face stabbing only lasts for so long before someone is dead. At which point to the victor go the spoils. There will not be uninterrupted, constant PvP nor enough to prevent the nodes from being harvested. PvP skirmishes will be just that, skirmishes - not constant, unending pvp. Unless these nodes take an hour to harvest, there will be more than ample time to scoop them up. |
