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Deirdre · **02-22-2013, 04:55 PM**

(02-22-2013, 04:47 PM)Vareal Wrote:
(02-22-2013, 04:33 PM)Blade Wrote: Going along with what Eva said, it really depends on the agreement between the two parties out-of-characterly.Â If you are going to let the game and (your OOC skill) decide who wins in a PvP skirmish, you need to be ready to go along with whatever that result entails.Â You give up a bit of control for a greater sense of risk and chance and variability... pros and cons to that.
Yes but that is what makes it a little bit more exciting because you're not in control of the outcome! I mean yes, writing everything out is just as good, but PvP takes away a certain...godmode -for lack of a better term- that people have in their heads about their character.

I mean, rather than just using the game for it's lore, avatars and locations, why not use this tool the game has provided? Sure, I can see how people might say something like, "yeah, my character has this tool though and it trumps that and even though I lost in the PvP, my character wouldn't really loose."

When I played Lineage 2 back in the day, the clan I was in was the second largest on the server. When we fought for control over a castle or we had clan vs clan PvP battles, if we lost it would only make us strive to do better and win the next time.

I dunno, I just think it would be an interesting avenue to at least explore and test. Once we know more about the PvP system.

I've RP'd a lot of combat, a lot, and I have to say most of the people who I have done this with do not contain a sense of GMing. We have a good community here with a lot of honest, character driven people, so you would have to be involved in more of that to judge.

Regarding the random attributes of RPing combat, there is an element of random, though different groups will use different methods to employ it. Some use dice (which we trust one another to do) and some are just honest about circumstances (ie: if a character was injured previously, the characters set weaknesses and strengths). Personally with Deirdre, I choose actions she could take, roll a die if I cannot decide which one best suits the character, and act. Take in to mind I do not win all of my sparring matches either.

I've played a lot of PvP in Aion, I know what PvP entails, and to me it is simply lacking in character development abilities, and the cons outweigh the pros.

PVP as an RP element...?

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