[kedwyn]

The problem with games like SB, even if properly executed are they will eventually die out due to bottom feeding. You can't have truly open PVP with looting like SB and 2 years down the line expect people to be able to start up fresh. Its just about impossible.

Sure you can try and make friends but in reality very few guilds have any need of a noob, even fewer will want to sit there on protection duty keeping them alive and from losing all their shit all the while every other fag with aspirations of being the school yard bully is trying to ass rape you at every hunting spot.

When WoW actually had people world PvPing shortly after release they didn't seek out fair fights. You had max or near max players fagging up places like Tarren Mill or STV where the targets were substantially under their levels and they could often get away with many quick easy kills before enough people got pissed off an logged on their mains to clean it up. Anyone remember max level hunters sitting on roof tops in Tanaris sniping people? Booty bay?

I'm all for PVP but SB's issues aside it would have gotten to the point where people bottom fed until people get tired of it and quit. Eventually you end up with an empty server with only a few die hards remaining. People often blame game issues for population problems, the dreds on DAOC were famous for that but instead they fail to realize its the system itself that is flawed.

The # of people seeking that type of PVP is very low to begin with

Those that are interested tend to start right at server release

Those that come later are at a severe disadvantage due to bottom feeding

Most end up quiting and eventually there are no new players replacing those that leave

End result is these servers tend to die out faster than regular servers


Thats why you aren't seeing any major MMO's offering it because they know it ends up leading to a dead end street.




I'm tempted to give SB a try again with this reset and all but I just can't get myself back into that groove. That game had so much wrong with it but some things were just so fucking cool. Its a shame that good ideas will be left out of future games because the release was a total clusterfuck. Same with Vanguard and most other games that had a cool idea or two but in general sucked ass due ot piss poor implementation.