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Originally Posted by Lourdin Worth the effort? Is the ruleset all that some hoped it would be? Is it worth the time it would take for me to make and level up a new toon? Thoughts are appreciated... |
The ruleset is working, for the most part, how I expected it to, which is good. A brief summary of my experience thus far, as my first real mmorpg PvP attempt:
I have been PK'd/attacked about 6 times, and have yet to get my first kill (I've just been too busy levelling).
Of these 6 times, I have never been attacked by anyone less than 6 levels above me. Funny how that works eh?
At least 4 of the 6 times it was by a ranger (I play Freeport side) who pretty much almost one-shot me with "backshot" or whatever the attack is called.I have NEVER seen the attack coming because I have always been attacked while fighting a mob (again, no surprise there -- why attack somebody who is prepared to defend themselves and might actually kill you?). One exception, which was pretty hillarious, is the first time I got PK'd, I was fighting some mobs and suddenly some deep "named" orange mob appears that basically kills me in 1-2 attacks -- yeah, it wasn't a "named" mob, it was a player hehe.
Despite having what seems to be a "bad" experience thus far of nothing but getting "ganked" by higher levels, while fighting mobs . . . the fact is, dying in PvP in EQ2 is not all that frustrating. OK, dying in EQ2 is not all that frustrating period hehe. If I had to spawn at my bind point, that would be another story.
As it stands, I'm having a lot of fun. The PvP aspect adds an exciting element, while at the same time eliminating a lot of the "frustrating" aspects many people bring up when criticizing unrestrained PvP. I'm sure this is pretty much how Scott & Gang wanted PvP to turn out, so its a success so far in my book.