T99 and Item Loot Poll

[SamwiseRed]

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

Pretty much guarantees teams will merge into red...

So yes, good for me.

for the second time ever, i agree with u. the first time being marry the ass and buy the tits. item loot has failed every server, it attracts even more griefers than red99. new server gonna be fun as fuck but i dont see it lasting that long. all it takes is for someone to lose an item they spent weeks camping or questing and its peace *****.

[Lowlife]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

One of the most obnoxious parts of red is all the morons who think that because they can kill noobs in Unrest with a fungi, cloak of flames, and a ragebringer/RFS they are some sort of Elfquest badasses.

IMO every item should have a 'max-lootable-level' property and if your character dies in PVP under that level, your item can be looted. An easy way to set max lootable would be any item from a mob = mob_level-15. So fungi tunics would be lootable off twinks below level 41, Cloak of Flames below 40, RFS below 35, Epic below 50, etc.

[SamwiseRed]

im excited for teams server but to be quite honest.

/realtalk
i think the announcement of item loot may have just killed the server before it even started.
/realtalk

but i am excited nonetheless.

[Lowlife]

Blue not liking it.

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[Kelsar]

so how do you keep a game like this fresh for years?

ITEM LOOT!

[Grumppygregsz]

Item loot = a server full of naked wizards and druids remaining in the mid-level range to gank and grief whomever they can. Item loot = players frantically bagging their valuables while running for a zoneline (or spamming gate if a caster) once that first nuke hits instead of turning to face and possibly kill their attacker. Item loot = a server where pvp can be so costly that it is more frequently avoided than participated in. In short Item loot = doa teams server.

[Loto]

In the context of a Teams server, however, this isn't the Hell-on-Earth you guys keep making it out to be.

Imagine shit is going down in GFay, good vs neuts (elves and shorties or some shit). Elf A with Fungi goes down, and Dwarf A runs away with it. The elves find out that this dude is running off with a fungi, and they commit to the kill and go after him. They find out that Dwarf A has a fungi AND CoF. Which to loot?

Bring it the fuck on.

[Robdukes]

Sorry but that scenario seems unlikely. If anyone has a fungi or CoF they are going to only have it equipped when in PVE with no chance of losing it. Would you run around wearing it during mass PVP?

[Lowlife]

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

In the context of a Teams server, however, this isn't the Hell-on-Earth you guys keep making it out to be.

Imagine shit is going down in GFay, good vs neuts (elves and shorties or some shit). Elf A with Fungi goes down, and Dwarf A runs away with it. The elves find out that this dude is running off with a fungi, and they commit to the kill and go after him. They find out that Dwarf A has a fungi AND CoF. Which to loot?

Bring it the fuck on.

The main problem plaguing r99 is low population, if red had 900 people on right now I doubt we'd even be talking about a new server, having said that you need to ask yourself not if item loot is fun, not whether or not you personally like it mentally masturbating to scenarios in which you're looting a Fungi. Ask yourself if will item loot will..

A) Bring new players or B) Scare away new players?

A) Increase player retention or B) Increase player attrition?

A) Increase the quality and frequency of PvP or B) Promote more plugging, zoning, gating, and general PvP avoidance?

Item loot IS fun, I personally enjoyed it, having said that actually PvPing against players instead of skulking around another dead box hoping not to be caught by a group of nude wizards is less fun.

[Greegon]

item loot confirmed? yep, definitely rolling a druid or wizard