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[Gwinn Ravenn]

in table top rp there is the luck of the dice, that does make up for quite a bit. tabletop is not as ridged, as code. There are ways to account for luck, and chance. the dice are great for that. a highly skilled player might crap out in a roll and be beaten by a lesser skilled player who rolled better with fewer dice. I've seen it happen. code is not as flexable.and the likelihood of beating a stronger opponent is slim. So no more chance of an underdog over coming a great foe.  but this is a tangent anyway. Ok so you don't like pvp. then dont do it. I find the current pvp and attack in general boreing. there is little player skill now. oh yeay we get to lvl. It used to be a nice mix.a real challenge, and refreashingly unique. now it is the same as every other  online rpg out there.   I dont godmod ever. my character has been vulnerable many times. She has lost both rp duel using dice as well as mechanics. so I don't get where your comming from with that at all. but ok you needed to make a point at you did so referring to my commentary. thats cool.
Anywho.  dueling and combat in general used to be fun. It used to be fun to rp a hunt or a duel with the mechanics actually augmenting the rp. but it isn't. not anymore. I understand many do not like pvp. and that is fine by many of the people that used to like to duel. We always had the option to accept a duel or not accept a duel. and that has always been a very good thing.

 maybe the samurai would be insulted to be compared to a rpg game. but people are just as sad to see a good thing die out. it was the emotion i was referring to. PS used to be unique, now it is looking like just another clone online rpg. I just hope the finished version works., and isnt bombarded with people who only want to lvl, cuz that is the only way you can do anything in game.

[Drahlian]

Drahalin, The game is Pre-alpha, I need not say more 

Yes, this game is Pre-alpha. But it was pre-alpha a year ago, and at that rate that it is progressing, I suspect it will be a pre-alpha next year, and the year after that.

Planeshift devs and mods are not paied! Their work is free, and thus so, there is not a ton of funds invested to make updates bigger and better. This isn't WoW, this isn't GW, its a free mmorpg with devoted devs who share a dream. It will be a long and tiedious road to compleation, but a road very much worth taking!

Yes, I understand that completely. But the fact that the devs don't get paid, and the game is free not, does not suddenly make the game fun. My point is that the game has hardly changed in over a year. Many things have been added, but most of them don't add to the game (spells that are broken, useless, or can't be cast by anyone, broken quests, horrible npc dialog, no new character models, no new monster models, only a couple new animations, etc). Free or not, volunteer or not, the game has made very little improvement, from my perspective, in 14 months.

-Drahlian

*edit*

After reading that, I can't help but think of you as a moron.

Zanzibar,

That's the third time I've seen you insult Gwinn in this thread. I recommend you stop attacking the person, and concentrate on the content of the messages. People might take you more seriously.

-Drahlian

[ Please avoid making one post right after the other in the same thread. Just "Modify" your first post to add more information. --Karyuu ]

[ Okay. -Drahlian ]

[Holdan]

You cannot rush progress Drahalin, I've seen the work devs do, its tiedious, and hard. Not to mention they do this free, and they have their own life, and jobs to deal with. The devs make minor improvements...here a little, there a little.


But the man who moves a mountain, starts with small stones.

[ Personal issues removed. --Karyuu ]

[zanzibar]

*sigh*

Just do a damned search....


1.  Dice rolls are built into the code.

2.  I'm an avid dueler.

[ Replies to deleted posts removed. --Karyuu ]

[Gharan]

I'd be just interested to know why they implement new glyphs that are not all in working order when they are already spells that have been around for a year that aren't even close to working. And i'm not whining it just puzzles me.

[Gwinn Ravenn]

Zanzibar you confused the issue.: which was : hit and run is cheating " this was your statement.
with the example :dueling in general.
that should be obvious.

How it relates to this thread. the current battle system and unimplemented functions. force us to adapt in ways we can rp. at least for those of us that do rp. these things also have made the game much less fun to play. And when people come up with ways that continue to make the game in its current form still fun and they do it within the current system it isn't cheating.  for you information I have read all of the forums regarding dueling. But, had you not mistaken the example for the topic of commentary you would see how your suggestion to do research was irrelevant.  Now Sir. I will thank you to please refrain from your personal attacks. I have NOT attacked you impersonally though I completely disagree with you on all points.

[Karyuu]

"Complaint Department" does not mean "Flame Pit."

Thread warning.

[Idoru]

   Can we have an off topic warning aswell? wasnt the last on-topic post somewhere on the 1st page? 

anyway, i may aswell post off topic aswell. From the perspective of someone who has the worst bandwidth internet connection in the history of the world (thing 2 cups and a piece of string and your about right), dueling is impossible to win with the hit and run technique, Ive dueled a fair bit in an OOC manner with guild  members and I think only a couple  of times by sheer luck have I managed to kill someone. If the intention of the Devs is to remove any RL influences from dueling then I think they are on the right track. Why IC should Idoru be a terrible fighter against another character but then be able to go toe-to-toe with some of the strongest mobs in the game?

[dying_inside]

I've been here since crystal blue started i think. Certainly seen a whole lot of evolution in the game. i just rarely play nowerdays because  of other stuff.

[zanzibar]

Zanzibar you confused the issue.: which was : hit and run is cheating " this was your statement.
with the example :dueling in general.
that should be obvious.

How it relates to this thread. the current battle system and unimplemented functions. force us to adapt in ways we can rp. at least for those of us that do rp. these things also have made the game much less fun to play. And when people come up with ways that continue to make the game in its current form still fun and they do it within the current system it isn't cheating.  for you information I have read all of the forums regarding dueling. But, had you not mistaken the example for the topic of commentary you would see how your suggestion to do research was irrelevant.  Now Sir. I will thank you to please refrain from your personal attacks. I have NOT attacked you impersonally though I completely disagree with you on all points.

I don't see cheating as the right way to adapt to a situation.

[Gwinn Ravenn]

Moving is not cheating. it is moving. it really is that simple. Have a great day. may life bring you everything you deserve.

[Parallo]

So if you could fly due to game mechanics and it helped duel you would do it even if it was specifically against the settings?

[zanzibar]

Moving is not cheating. it is moving. it really is that simple. Have a great day. may life bring you everything you deserve.

Moving = exploiting certain game mechanics in order to bypass or avoid other game mechanics = cheating.  It's really that simple.

[Suno_Regin]

it worked better at a ulber hunt when we could have some using arrow while others tried to hit it. but magic is still crashing some people.and it used to be soo much fun to have a ulber hunt. but not anymore. like I said before the older player, those that stick around, will be found at the tavern speaking of the days long past when dueling was an art form. the ps duelist has gone the way of the samuri in the days that brought the machine gun. faire well. Too bad it was a fun system , it gave newer players a chance to participate. If magic was more functional it would not be missed so much. nor would there be this nacssisity to hit and run.

After reading that, I can't help but think of you as a moron.  I'm not saying that as a flame.  I'm simply describing my impression of your intelligence, or lack thereof.  I also can't believe how narcissistic you're being.  You're calling hit and run attacks an "art form"?  You need a reality check, buddy.

Know what?  You're right.  Dueling sucks now.  It's not fun.  In fact, Planeshift isn't fun anymore now that duels are less OOC.  Your only option is to stop playing.

Word of the day - narcissistic

[zanzibar]

Word of the day - narcissistic

Aren't you in your mid 20's or something?