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Article #120642Re: Levelling on a PVP Server
From: Brad Sprigg
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:00
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:00
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chocolatemalt wrote: > > Try to picture (if your imagination isn't buggered) the following: > > - Low level char has "DHK" flag on him for anyone > 20 lvls above. > - Low level char attacks someone > 20 lvls above? DHK flag gone for > 30 mins, plenty of time for repeated corpse-camping and education. > - AoE from high lvl char will not affect a "DHK" char (a similar > mechanism is already in place in the game code for non-pvp chars on pve > servers, though there is currently an exploit that needs fixing). > - A zerg of lvl 20's on a lvl 60 will result in the 20's becoming fair > game on their first hit... each one will be insta-killed by the lvl 60 > with no DHK penalty, and in the case where they get lucky and take him > down they will still be non-DHK for a long time and will suffer badly. > > It may not work, it may get exploited somehow, but it *could* work and > it's a potential big improvement on the current system of depending on > good sportsmanship from louts. If people want to act dishonorably, let > them, and let their "honor" score show it. In this regard the current > system is much inferior, imho. That is a great idea, IMHO. I was thinking more along the lines of tracking who attacked first, similar to it already tracking who tags a mob. But giving a character two flags, one for PVP in general and one for DHK on and off would work better. You should post that on the Suggestions forum.
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