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Post by adzling on Jan 5, 2009 10:52:37 GMT -5
yar nice suggestions for balance there.
tfr has free respawns for level 5 and below.
unfortunately it also removes the (tiny) death penalty for level 20+
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Post by sambam on Jan 14, 2009 21:34:55 GMT -5
I agree. I Love the server but the xp per kill is painful, and If I ever risk getting a bit more on harder mobs it is pretty much 50/50 whether I die or not and then have to walk all the way back and if you throw in a transition crash or two it gets very frustrating. Also, for us gamers who dont have much time but would like to sit down and relax for an hour and actually get somewhere with our character it is especially frustrating. None of this is meant as complaining or anything else, I just have given up on playing my char because the xp is too low per kill. Thank you for any changes.
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thegnomeherder
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Post by thegnomeherder on Jan 14, 2009 21:58:57 GMT -5
Right now my biggest problem is RPing with the people who have high level characters from before the xp nerf as they are always more powerful thus can bully me and command me as much as they please in RP with intimidation being their only tool.
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Post by Zealote on Jan 15, 2009 8:09:31 GMT -5
Right now my biggest problem is RPing with the people who have high level characters from before the xp nerf as they are always more powerful thus can bully me and command me as much as they please in RP with intimidation being their only tool. I believe you're playing a drow then. One of the bad sides of it. Drow RP is mean and they like to do PKing. Thats just what they do. A lot of low lvl characters are not having this issue on the surface I believe. I RP with them all the time. No bully and no PKing.
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mrdeadman
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Post by mrdeadman on Jan 15, 2009 8:28:42 GMT -5
After playing here almost two months now, I have to say, I don't see a problem with XP. I didn't when it was higher, and I don't now. In fact, I don't think anyone would be saying anything about it if the XP had always been at the level it is now. But once you take away something that people have had, they miss it. We'll settle in and get used to the current system.
I have several characters here that I like to play. Most are now in the mid-teen range in level and I like the direction they are going. Reanir brought up Necrosis, and it's power gamers leveling to 10 in 7 months. I was one labeled that on that server and yes it took 7 months to get my Gondian crafter to 8 cleric/3 wizard. But, I had a lot of fun doing it and really liked the character.
The joy in epic level characters isn't the fact that they are epic level, it's in the journey they took to get there. So, whether you get 50 XP for an orc or 30 xp, it doesn't matter as long as the orc is dead and you enjoyed ending its vile existence.
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Post by Zealote on Jan 15, 2009 8:31:24 GMT -5
The joy in epic level characters isn't the fact that they are epic level, it's in the journey they took to get there. Karma to you mate.
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Post by broham2 on Jan 15, 2009 9:03:57 GMT -5
Right now my biggest problem is RPing with the people who have high level characters from before the xp nerf as they are always more powerful thus can bully me and command me as much as they please in RP with intimidation being their only tool. Yeah I would have to say that will likely be the norm in the UD.. its just how 'it is'. The UD culture revolves around power, and if a character is more powerful than you (whether that be a PC or an NPC) they are going to use it to their advantage. Using you as a pawn, a target, or a practice dummy. There will always be drow more powerful than the next...
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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Jan 15, 2009 9:06:39 GMT -5
I agree, xp is fine. I got on the other night as my level 8 wizard. He is probably the poorest level 8 wizard going. I have only a staff, and 2 rings. No robe, no boots, no belt, and no necklace. I never give my PCs anything because I want to see the world from a normal players eyes (plus its against the rules).
I goofed off, and killed a few bandits, a few kobolds, and then a few Bug Bears. After 2 afternoons of maybe 2-3 hours playing I gained enough xp to finish the half of a level I had left to get to 9. It felt good. I didnt blow through it or feel like it was taking forever.
Sure people out of personal motive will want to either see it lowered or raised but at the moment I don't see it changing.
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Post by adzling on Jan 15, 2009 10:50:40 GMT -5
there are ways to mitigate such drow IC bullying, and that's by forming the right alliances with more powerful figures (and by power i dont mean combat power).
Example: a 3rd level mage in a mage school would have a *much* higher rank and be connected to a *much* more powerful and influential set of people than an unhoused shebali warrior of 10th level. As long as you choose your words correctly you should be able to exert your influence. Same goes for a 10thlevel warrior in service to a school of magic when faced with a 20th level warlock not allied with any school of magic. Sometimes who you now is more important than your force of arms. However that caveat to this is when alone in the tunnels it's not a wise idea to push your luck as a slip of the knife is easy to make...
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