Hardcore. There must be a sting or joy to defeat or winning. Without gear loss of some sort (doesnt have to be full loot imo) PvP isn't as meaningful. Either way, both server rules seem appealing.
Originally posted by Meecha Normal seems better suited for my usual group I game with, tho I intend to play both. I intend to keep my economic focus more on the Normal servers and to be a mercenary for hire for protection in the hardcore server, possibly setting up a guild simply for that purpose. Siege battle sound great on either version so I am happy with that cause I do like large scale pvp. Also, I heard someone say something about transferring character. I don't believe you can transfer them one way or the other, so please get that information confirmed.
You are more likely to become rich as a merchant by playing on the hardcore server than you will playing on the normal server due to item loss on death and quicker item destruction in the system because of it. \
I was super fired up to play The Repopulation until I found out there is forced PvP in it. When I want to PvP, I choose a PvP server or I queue for PvP content. I really hope they rethink this decision. More choices in an MMO = win/win.
I can only enjoy 1/3 of the map if I want to play the game?!
No thanks
For nation territory control to have any viabilitiy and therefore politics to exist, a corner stone of the game, you need to be able to impose your will on others. The 1/3 of the map will SUIT YOU in this game because the other 2/3 of the map, on the normal server, are simply there for people to be able to actual own territory. All resources and content, outside PvP, will be do able within the 1/3 no PvP at all area. HOWEVER, if you want to experience nation building in any form you must accept the fact that it requires forced PvP. You also need to accept the fact that progression needs to happen faster in the forced PvP areas to encourage anyone to even want to go there for nation building. Other wise, there is no point to nation building and therefore most of the sandbox from the game is removed.
I can't explain the need for forced PvP areas to exist on the map more than this.
I would love to play on the hardcore server due to the economy meaning much more. However I feel that its population will be substantially lower. I will have to wait and see though.
It really just depends on if items can't be repaired/break after a while though i.e. old school Ultima Online. Items breaking basically will make or break the game for me. With items going *poof* it will actually give crafters a reason to specialize in it, and keep the community supplied. It will drive the economy, and make for a living/breathing world. If items are persistent.... it will just lead to a gear treadmill like in all MMO's :-/
It really just depends on if items can't be repaired/break after a while though i.e. old school Ultima Online. Items breaking basically will make or break the game for me. With items going *poof* it will actually give crafters a reason to specialize in it, and keep the community supplied. It will drive the economy, and make for a living/breathing world. If items are persistent.... it will just lead to a gear treadmill like in all MMO's :-/
It really just depends on if items can't be repaired/break after a while though i.e. old school Ultima Online. Items breaking basically will make or break the game for me. With items going *poof* it will actually give crafters a reason to specialize in it, and keep the community supplied. It will drive the economy, and make for a living/breathing world. If items are persistent.... it will just lead to a gear treadmill like in all MMO's :-/
Items go poof on the hardcore server.
Do the items actually break, or is it the kind of *poof* that is ffa looting?
It really just depends on if items can't be repaired/break after a while though i.e. old school Ultima Online. Items breaking basically will make or break the game for me. With items going *poof* it will actually give crafters a reason to specialize in it, and keep the community supplied. It will drive the economy, and make for a living/breathing world. If items are persistent.... it will just lead to a gear treadmill like in all MMO's :-/
Items go poof on the hardcore server.
Do the items actually break, or is it the kind of *poof* that is ffa looting?
They break. We don't know what the rate of break will be on the normal server, but on the hardcore server we know that death can cause gear to be completely destroyed.
HardCore! The set of HC rules will promote the sort of scenarios I expect from an MMORPG: sinergies among players and meaningful factions, a real economy, complex player-driven narratives and, overall, a much higher value with regards to the RPG experience.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Originally posted by Meecha Normal seems better suited for my usual group I game with, tho I intend to play both. I intend to keep my economic focus more on the Normal servers and to be a mercenary for hire for protection in the hardcore server, possibly setting up a guild simply for that purpose. Siege battle sound great on either version so I am happy with that cause I do like large scale pvp. Also, I heard someone say something about transferring character. I don't believe you can transfer them one way or the other, so please get that information confirmed.
You are more likely to become rich as a merchant by playing on the hardcore server than you will playing on the normal server due to item loss on death and quicker item destruction in the system because of it. \
You cannot transfer characters AT ALL
You cannot really say that since they are two separate servers, being rich on one has nothing to do with being rich on another. Like I said, I will play both since each have features I will want cause believe it or not, you can actually do both and have fun on both rulesets. As for the the character transfers, I was trying to politely tell the person who posted earlier that he should double check his info, I already knew the answer.
In the end, both servers are going to have a large group that wants to play on them. If you like the normal server, wonderful, play that and have fun. If you want to play hardcore, thats great as well, you will meet a lot of other people who like to play the game similar to the way you do. Insulting people for choosing one or the other is pointless, first of all, because they are going to ignore you and play what they want anyway, and second, because unless one plays the server that they insult, you will never see the other person.
Either way, I look forward to playing with or against all of you when the time comes!
Originally posted by Meecha Normal seems better suited for my usual group I game with, tho I intend to play both. I intend to keep my economic focus more on the Normal servers and to be a mercenary for hire for protection in the hardcore server, possibly setting up a guild simply for that purpose. Siege battle sound great on either version so I am happy with that cause I do like large scale pvp. Also, I heard someone say something about transferring character. I don't believe you can transfer them one way or the other, so please get that information confirmed.
You are more likely to become rich as a merchant by playing on the hardcore server than you will playing on the normal server due to item loss on death and quicker item destruction in the system because of it. \
You cannot transfer characters AT ALL
You cannot really say that since they are two separate servers, being rich on one has nothing to do with being rich on another. Like I said, I will play both since each have features I will want cause believe it or not, you can actually do both and have fun on both rulesets. As for the the character transfers, I was trying to politely tell the person who posted earlier that he should double check his info, I already knew the answer.
In the end, both servers are going to have a large group that wants to play on them. If you like the normal server, wonderful, play that and have fun. If you want to play hardcore, thats great as well, you will meet a lot of other people who like to play the game similar to the way you do. Insulting people for choosing one or the other is pointless, first of all, because they are going to ignore you and play what they want anyway, and second, because unless one plays the server that they insult, you will never see the other person.
Either way, I look forward to playing with or against all of you when the time comes!
Hardcore, the Normal server will eventually end up being the garbage dump like how softcore is in Path of Exile. One way transfers guarantee it.
I agree with the idea to have two separate servers though, one is to generate the revenue by giving people their theme park, and the other is the actual game which serves a more niche market.
I only hope the devs deliver half of what they are promising. So many crowdfunders and kickstarters have crashed and burned, I would hate to see it with this, as it has such vision.
Hardcore, the Normal server will eventually end up being the garbage dump like how softcore is in Path of Exile. One way transfers guarantee it.
I agree with the idea to have two separate servers though, one is to generate the revenue by giving people their theme park, and the other is the actual game which serves a more niche market.
I only hope the devs deliver half of what they are promising. So many crowdfunders and kickstarters have crashed and burned, I would hate to see it with this, as it has such vision.
Originally posted by HowbadisbadHardcore, the Normal server will eventually end up being the garbage dump like how softcore is in Path of Exile. One way transfers guarantee it.I agree with the idea to have two separate servers though, one is to generate the revenue by giving people their theme park, and the other is the actual game which serves a more niche market.I only hope the devs deliver half of what they are promising. So many crowdfunders and kickstarters have crashed and burned, I would hate to see it with this, as it has such vision.The normal server isn't a themepark...
The "Normal" ruleset is the baseline functionality. You can not loot dead players in the normal ruleset, and there is in fact very little penalty for death. We want to encourage players to participate in PvP by focusing on the fun, rather than penalizing players for being killed. The Normal ruleset employs Active and Reserve military system which modifies where a player can kill or be killed
No consequences + PvP flags sounds like a theme park to me
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You are more likely to become rich as a merchant by playing on the hardcore server than you will playing on the normal server due to item loss on death and quicker item destruction in the system because of it. \
You cannot transfer characters AT ALL
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Warhammer - Xpiher
For nation territory control to have any viabilitiy and therefore politics to exist, a corner stone of the game, you need to be able to impose your will on others. The 1/3 of the map will SUIT YOU in this game because the other 2/3 of the map, on the normal server, are simply there for people to be able to actual own territory. All resources and content, outside PvP, will be do able within the 1/3 no PvP at all area. HOWEVER, if you want to experience nation building in any form you must accept the fact that it requires forced PvP. You also need to accept the fact that progression needs to happen faster in the forced PvP areas to encourage anyone to even want to go there for nation building. Other wise, there is no point to nation building and therefore most of the sandbox from the game is removed.
I can't explain the need for forced PvP areas to exist on the map more than this.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
Normal of course, Playing with little girls and Count Chocula's Momma is fun.
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Probably Hardcore.
It really just depends on if items can't be repaired/break after a while though i.e. old school Ultima Online. Items breaking basically will make or break the game for me. With items going *poof* it will actually give crafters a reason to specialize in it, and keep the community supplied. It will drive the economy, and make for a living/breathing world. If items are persistent.... it will just lead to a gear treadmill like in all MMO's :-/
Items go poof on the hardcore server.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
Do the items actually break, or is it the kind of *poof* that is ffa looting?
No matter how cynical you become, its never enough to keep up - Lily Tomlin
Hardcore server for me.. an MMORPG without some kind of pvp loot is pretty boring.
Normal server since it's close to the ones SWG used to have.
They break. We don't know what the rate of break will be on the normal server, but on the hardcore server we know that death can cause gear to be completely destroyed.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
and your Momma, Count Chocula
Unaware of the Jestor?
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HardCore! The set of HC rules will promote the sort of scenarios I expect from an MMORPG: sinergies among players and meaningful factions, a real economy, complex player-driven narratives and, overall, a much higher value with regards to the RPG experience.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
You cannot really say that since they are two separate servers, being rich on one has nothing to do with being rich on another. Like I said, I will play both since each have features I will want cause believe it or not, you can actually do both and have fun on both rulesets. As for the the character transfers, I was trying to politely tell the person who posted earlier that he should double check his info, I already knew the answer.
In the end, both servers are going to have a large group that wants to play on them. If you like the normal server, wonderful, play that and have fun. If you want to play hardcore, thats great as well, you will meet a lot of other people who like to play the game similar to the way you do. Insulting people for choosing one or the other is pointless, first of all, because they are going to ignore you and play what they want anyway, and second, because unless one plays the server that they insult, you will never see the other person.
Either way, I look forward to playing with or against all of you when the time comes!
I didn't insult anyone....Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
Hardcore, the Normal server will eventually end up being the garbage dump like how softcore is in Path of Exile. One way transfers guarantee it.
I agree with the idea to have two separate servers though, one is to generate the revenue by giving people their theme park, and the other is the actual game which serves a more niche market.
I only hope the devs deliver half of what they are promising. So many crowdfunders and kickstarters have crashed and burned, I would hate to see it with this, as it has such vision.
Waiting for:
The Repopulation
Albion Online
The normal server isn't a themepark...
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
No consequences + PvP flags sounds like a theme park to me
Waiting for:
The Repopulation
Albion Online