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PvP,PK and Thieving /
« on: June 30, 2004, 04:07:43 am »
The finishing blow move sounds like the death blow move in SWG.
Through either consent PvP, temp faction flag PvP, or guild (PA, player association) war PvP, there was the option after incap\'ing a player where the victor could choose to DB (death blow) the downed victim or just walk away.
There was value in doing either. In a consent PvP players could freely test their abilities against each other with an \"honor\" word of no DB. Again, on the other side if a player said no DB and then executed the move after incap\'ing his victim, well the community even is SWG is small and word of the \"lack of honor\" spread quick and people got to know who they could trust in consent PvP and who they could not trust.
The other two types of PvP, temp flag ( faction based ) or the PA wars sort of left the DB issue up to the winner. There were players who would DB every chance they got and these players were hunted by other players either solo or by groups. There were also the players that found no gain in DB\'ing. The incap was the win. Stand over the body take a screen shot, for your personal photo collection and move on to the next battle.
The only draw back to PA ( guild ) wars is that if there are non combatant classes, these players will be hunted by the other PA and with no viable way to defend themselves find life very frustrating...
I\'m not pro PvP nor anti PvP. But the system in place has to guard against grief players that WILL skirt the spirit of the game allowing them to sour the experience for others.
*drops his head and gets off his soap box....
Through either consent PvP, temp faction flag PvP, or guild (PA, player association) war PvP, there was the option after incap\'ing a player where the victor could choose to DB (death blow) the downed victim or just walk away.
There was value in doing either. In a consent PvP players could freely test their abilities against each other with an \"honor\" word of no DB. Again, on the other side if a player said no DB and then executed the move after incap\'ing his victim, well the community even is SWG is small and word of the \"lack of honor\" spread quick and people got to know who they could trust in consent PvP and who they could not trust.
The other two types of PvP, temp flag ( faction based ) or the PA wars sort of left the DB issue up to the winner. There were players who would DB every chance they got and these players were hunted by other players either solo or by groups. There were also the players that found no gain in DB\'ing. The incap was the win. Stand over the body take a screen shot, for your personal photo collection and move on to the next battle.
The only draw back to PA ( guild ) wars is that if there are non combatant classes, these players will be hunted by the other PA and with no viable way to defend themselves find life very frustrating...
I\'m not pro PvP nor anti PvP. But the system in place has to guard against grief players that WILL skirt the spirit of the game allowing them to sour the experience for others.
*drops his head and gets off his soap box....