Posts made by Tsoo

@jetah when you say we you mean developers? "Good" nations war all the time normally over territory, resources, money or beliefs. This does not deem either evil, they just disagree and their disagreement is resolved through war.

Unfortunately, most have experienced times in non-pvp games where someone just consistently spams chat with demeaning if not vulgar chat. They kill steal simply because they are bored and want to frustrate you. They train mobs on you because they cant kill you... and so on and so forth. If "Good" alignment meant a "Good" person then I would agree. But karma is a game mechanic, and I'm willing to bet, "good" people will find a way to grief others without losing karma. Heck, I'd be good with a community vote of flagging someone as "undesirable" or "nuisance" and therefor making that individual open to attack for a fixed time within a fixed biome.

I dont like the idea of system controlled caravans, takes too much away from the players. If we have system controlled caravans this will destroy town placement selection. Do I build next to the miners?Do we form a hive with allied guilds? Trade might improve but it would be easier for neighboring guilds to overthrow our town... Do I build my town on the sea where there are valuable rare resources? Well if I have automated caravans.... why not?

Where you build your town should be a critical decision. From a non-beastman standpoint, people should consider where they build and trade should be one of, if not the most important factor, along with defense, offense and resources.

However, I do love the idea of merchant NPCs who sell player items at fixed locations.

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@target much appreciated

Can someone be good and be aggressive/offensive? and under what circumstances?

Sorry, I should have clarified, this question is mainly about remaining good and good karma...

If the following is two statements are true...

"You can steal items from the inventory of unconscious players, flagging you as a thief in the process. You can't steal gear though unless you kill them, which flags you as a murderer."

"Guild versus guild is one of the biggest features. You'll be able to attack towns belonging to other guilds, fight over asteroids, etc."

How does one GvG? If my guild says to KOS guild xyz on sight that would flag me as a murderer and affect my Karma? However should war affect one's Karma? Or does the guild leader have to "I declare war on XYZ" to avoid flags?

Also how does one fight over an asteroid if good cannot attack unprovoked and only defend? Am I flagged only as a murderer on the asteroid then I go back to being a saint when I return home? Or am i expected to just get smashed by an enemy guild, regroup, return only to find all resources and my enemy long gone?

I understand that Humans are allowed to PvP on Syndesia whenever (free will and all). However is this really the case? The ruleset implies Good PvP is murder. If a group of good humans (perhaps guildless) decide enough is enough and siege a human town or to KOS a human guild, that would be evil? Honestly, im so confused.

I can live with being Neutral and with the aggressive flag (I've been called worse) but the thief and murder flag? The chunk of Karma? Or are all Human's batman and simply don't kill. Originally when I started reading the forums I thought to myself, Why is it that only Demons want to PVP? Humans can have blood lust just like demons... the more I read about Karma and game mechanics, I'm starting to understand. When I first read about this game, I thought swords and tech? bow with muntions? demon carnage everywhere? sign me up...

Seems like a GOOD human guild should be able to defend their borders (before they are attacked). I'm not an evil dude, no interest in griefing. But you may have missed the sign saying this mine has be claimed, so either move along or... I have no idea why there would be restrictions on good human guilds (karma loss) who want to PvP... or developers believe Humans are simply livestock for demons? Having a "Good" flag should not be a PVP pass meaning I will do and say whatever I like. In a PvP game, words have meaning and actions have consequence, or IMHO they should.

GvG is one of the biggest features... I gotta be missing something... Can beastmen GvG or is GvG only intended for demons? Not all sieges are political, some are for resources, some are simply personal... For a Good guild to siege another Good guild is evil?

Guess ill miss my karma.

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I was just wondering if you could extend the phasing out until Beta. Personally, I would like to try the game before investing in some of the larger Limited Pledge Packs. I plan on participating in Alpha but have been trying to decide between Immortal or governor (leaning towards governor).

But the problem is, there are a lot of promising guilds on the forums. If I join a guild who already has a governor pack then it would be wasted since I would have to declare a town at start and your website recommends guilds not starting 2 towns. If I find a great group of players in Alpha and we decide to start a guild (without a town), I'd grab a gov pack (if any are still available).

Just wondering if players could get a taste before the Limiteds are phased out?

Will there be a month/day/week advanced notice before the Limiteds are gone or will they all be phased out at the launch of Alpha I?

Thanks

Some MMOs have mail and COD in game. Just curious if we will see anything like this to encourage cross-world trading. I know they will have NPC vendors but some players don't want to be merchants or may just find that one off valuable item. Plus some players may not be able or willing to travel across worlds to purchase just one item.

Plus I always thought mail was a fantastic way to support players (unlike myself) who only have one account and want to mule stuff between alts without a home. Unless all storage (NPC) is planned to be shared.

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First off, lots of information on the website so if this has been answered I apologize. But being new to this forum, I'm truly confused on this attribute.

If someone is not interested in Illusionism or Necromancy, im not clear on the purpose of Charisma. I see that it allows you to identify magic items when looting. However, since this is 1. a full loot game and 2. items decay. How much of a value is Charisma?

I understand it may have play a role in politics, but for the average joe who isnt interested in politics, meaning strictly from a PVP or PVE standpoint... is Charisma important?

Also if magic items serve a purpose, a purpose important enough for someone to invest in Charisma, are loot items > crafted items? If crafted items => loot items then Charisma really loses value. If not then crafting really loses value.

It just seems to a novice such as myself to have the lowest Charisma as possible and just either buy or craft items... I just feel like Im missing something other than Charisma being tied to only two schools of magic.