Discussion: Zone Plugging - Page 4

**nilbog** · #31 08-25-2011, 01:17 PM

Arguing in favor of zone plugging is pure lols. Networking strategy has no place in an mmorpg IMO.

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Yukahwa · #32 08-25-2011, 01:21 PM

On one hand we are told that the game will be the shitty unbalanced eq we all love and hate, and on the other hand we want to fix a lot of old problems no one ever really saw as problems during live PVP days.

Lets balance the classes while we are at it.

lethdar · #33 08-25-2011, 01:31 PM

It would be nice if there was some large resist penalty on linkdead players. On vztz I leveled up a warrior to 60 to drag behind me and just /q with 200mr and sow while i mained the bard. Going from pc level melee to NPC with perfect stick is a pretty large jump.

Bardalicious · #34 08-25-2011, 01:34 PM

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

Arguing in favor of zone plugging is pure lols. Networking strategy has no place in an mmorpg IMO.

Sent while loling from my iPhone

I love you. Really.

This server will be amazing. No hacking was the best announcement possible. No yellow text and no zone plugging will be icing on the already delicious cake.

Bardalicious · #35 08-25-2011, 01:38 PM

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

On one hand we are told that the game will be the shitty unbalanced eq we all love and hate, and on the other hand we want to fix a lot of old problems no one ever really saw as problems during live PVP days.

Lets balance the classes while we are at it.

There's a HUGE difference between balancing classes and fixing game exploits. By your same logic, since things like hacking client-side offsets to exploit the game was classic, we should just leave it in right?

Zone plugging IS NOT PART OF THE GAME. It is an exploit of the game system that was not intended to be abused. Period.

And you are sadly mistaken. Plenty of people have a problem with fighting a player in PVP just to have them zone and pull the plug to fuck them out of the kill.

Halister · #36 08-25-2011, 01:39 PM

I don't see it much as an exploit. The pve game is strongly built around strictly divided zones, I see nothing wrong in using the same mindset for pvp is all.

I also am not alltogether that much for fixing things that really aren't broken. I always played this game with people plugging now and then, I still like this game. I'm looking for an original server with good community and good antihacks. If Rogean and co can get that up and running all of these game-mechanical issues will sort themselves out. A lot of the charm with eq, the loot and scoot rules and all of these "easily abused exploits" were controlled by the community, not mechanics or gm's. It was a part of the charm of the game. It's what's been lacking on our other pvp servers.

I mean seriously, there are a lot of things like this that could be adjusted for different reasons. If we are to balance things like this for pvp, why not throw in a hard coded zonetime that evens out that? Just like it seems illogical that people should be able to poof zoning it seems illogical that it would take one person 15 seconds to travel that magical foot between sola and lavastorm while it takes the other a minute.

Vile · #37 08-25-2011, 01:43 PM

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

I love you. Really.

This server will be amazing. No hacking was the best announcement possible. No yellow text and no zone plugging will be icing on the already delicious cake.

om nom nom nom

dusk883 · #38 08-25-2011, 01:44 PM

noone is saying you shouldnt be able to zone out, most of those who do run for the zone are going to make it IMO. Just those who additionally zone plug are being addressed. Nothing "wrong" with hauling it to the zoneline.... just the unplugging part is a joke that needs accountability

Halister · #39 08-25-2011, 01:47 PM

The people that zone fast will make it most of the time, the people that don't will die most of the time. I zone pretty fast myself. Just saying it seems just as gamebreaking to me as zoneplugging does.

Smedy · #40 08-25-2011, 01:53 PM

Since there won't be any big consequences from dieing in pvp i would like a system for when people plug while zoning. It's gonna be 5% that actually crash while zonging and are victims of this, however the other 95% gonna get what they deserve, pluggin scum!

Makes pvp more fun when you know, you're never safe, not even by zone lines.