Bracket based PvP Idea

[snufzaimoverlord]

Hey cool someone who doesn't PvP made a post about PvP.

[Kergan]

What about if they changed it so you had to opt in to PVP by turning in an item to a npc?

[easy_lee]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What about if they changed it so you had to opt in to PVP by turning in an item to a npc?

I c wut u did ther

Thing is, everyone on the forum posts as if they know everything about PvP and are hardcore. Then they plug KC when a fight breaks out and talk shit all over ooc. Certain things on this server are not conducive to PvP; plugging, RMT, YT, AoN, and small level ranges are just a few of the things which either encourage or enable people to avoid it.

To this post, I'd support brackets over four level ranges any day. Brackets make sense; being unable to help my mate when he's attacked by someone five levels higher / lower than me doesn't.

[Swish]

Voted no, the current environment is nice for leveling <3

[easy_lee]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Voted no, the current environment is nice for leveling <3

This is exactly the fucking problem. Some of the people on red don't want to PvP, they just want to level.

[Kergan]

Like 50% of the population will whine about the ruleset no matter what it is. People cried the level range was too big at 8 because you had level 60 VP geared characters trucking level 52s in rags.

[easy_lee]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Like 50% of the population will whine about the ruleset no matter what it is. People cried the level range was too big at 8 because you had level 60 VP geared characters trucking level 52s in rags.

Call me crazy, but I don't feel like that's a problem. It's really no less fair than a twink killing noobs in CB, and that shit builds character.

[Kergan]

Changes to make leveling harder is inversely proportional to server population, and this has been proven repeatedly.

[easy_lee]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Changes to make leveling harder is inversely proportional to server population, and this has been proven repeatedly.

Really? The level range and exp bonus are the only major changes I know of which definitively made things easier for noobs, and they weren't tested separately. Difficulty is the draw of EQ. I would argue that the experience change, which removed some of the tedium without truly affecting difficulty, was the major thing that drew in players. I suspect the level range was only added to ensure that the current population wouldn't grief the noobs off the server when the exp change happened and everyone swarmed in.

On my first character here, a bard made years ago, I managed to chase someone off the server just by harassing him at level 4 to get out of my area. Some people don't want to PvP; they'll leave sooner or later. But this is a PvP server, and as long as the PvP isn't broken (AoN, plugging, etc) then people will stay to enjoy it.

[Colgate]

as someone who played a level 60 in the +/- 8 level range era and was able to slam dunk level 52s 100% of the time that i faced them, i support the smaller level range