Hello Planeshifters,

It has come to my attention that a PVP tournament will be held soon.  The rewards for the tournament are called brutal weapons.  Lets look at a few of them:

Perfect Opal-Encrusted Platinum Steel Claymore of Blinding Strike
300q
delay: 5
Slash: 6.3
DW: 3
strength: 20
Attack Modifier: 1.21
Attack Modifier: 1.80
Defense Modifier: 1.80

WOW much better than anything you can loot or craft, but this is not the best item.

Perfect Diamond-Encrusted Platinum Steel Reinforced Battle Axe
300q
Delay: 2.3
Slash: 11.34
CW: 3
RW: 10
Attack Modifier: 1.11
Attack Modifier: 1.80
Defense Modifier: 1.80

Pretty good, but we are not at the best yet.

Scorched Smaragd-Encrusted Battle Axe of Talad's Arm
300q
Delay: 1.89
Slash: 14.58
RW: 10
Attack Modifier: 1.16
Attack Modifier: 1.50

NOTE: Talad's Arm items get a bonus damage of 10 fire points each hit

This weapon it not just brutal, it would imbalance the game.  No item looted or crafted could match it at all.  We are not done yet, look at this:

Masterwork Veteran's Sunshine shield of the defender
300q
Delay: 2.7
Blunt: 1.5
Target block: 16.0
Untargeted block: 16.0
Counter Block: 0.5
+10 combat ranks on any hand weapon used
Defense Modifier: 1.17
Endurance:  20
Attack Modifier: 2.0
Defense Modifier: 2.0

So if you have thought, well I do not feel like playing in the PVP tournament.  You might want to think again.  There are 7 names listed for this tourney and 3 will walk away with much better items than you can loot, buy or make. Do note that all these items are quality 300 which makes a huge difference in damage now.

I would like to understand from the DEV's, if you knew that this would happen and we are about to make god like character's that have only developed the skills for PVP?  Especially after reducing looted items to the same or lower than crafted items. 

Or perhaps your direction is to make Planeshift a game that gladiators will rule us all?

I would like to understand from the GM's what the motive is to imbalance the game and give such a vast advantage to one group of people? Honestly, this seems like favoritism for one group of people.  I look forward to reading your answers.

There are many more items to look at just go outside of the arena.   

  Oh and watch out for the sign up deadlines and beginning times for this tournament, if I did not have a friend that told me about it I would have not heard so it seems only a selective group of people have been informed.   

Enjoy your new addiction and have fun LOL

I am so happy with the lively and respectful responses.  I hope many people get there opinions out for more discussion and to exchange information.

with respect to land I only ask for 2 things

1) a way around Hydlaa so you can go by land from oja to gug without going through town.

2) a Dermorian home town

I do understand it would be another thing to do and we do have quit a few fish to fry (I know that will spawn many interesting responses lol), however even a shirt and pair of pants could make many more variations of looks allowing people being more creative in the looks they can have.

OMG a Character wipe is the most horrible thing a game can do. I went through a wipe on a server I had been playing for a year or so. 

Not only are the newbie areas full all the time trying to level.  It is an opportunity to build a class system (surfs and lords). 

In the wipe i experienced, group leaders and special friends of the game, where given several levels head start, many unique items and significantly more money than the normal people.  All under the disguise, that the game will need groups and leaders so all can prosper.  Due to a friendship with a "friend of the game" i got to see one of there sessions to give leaders items.  Those items where elite items not obtainable before the wipe. 

Needless to say, I left the game soon after that.

I hope the best for you and your family in this trying time.  It is hard to lose a parent. 

My dad passed last August, massive brain stroke and I had to make the call.  It was horrible, but he did not want to live that way. 

My family, friends and PS friends helped me through it.  We can be a very compassionate group here. 

When you are ready comeback and kill some clackers or one eyed rats, that can be good therapy.  Helps me at times.

Take care, keep yourself healthy (your family needs you) and hope to see you soon.