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At least let me skin my enemy!!!
havocthefirs
Member Posts: 229
When you kill an enemy in some PVP land, apparently your going to recieve blood money for the kill. While thats all well and good it's really no skin off anyone's nose, right? I mean what did anyone really lose, exactly nothing. Since you can't loot a fallen foe, can I at least skin him so that maybe I can make a jacket. Possibly I could cook the meat, or make a decoration from his bones. This way I can at least get something out of him, instead of the artificial blood money, thats supposed to make it feel as if your gaining something from a defeated enemy.
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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
"I actually cook my meat with nothing but my burning hatred for vegetables"
I've often lamented you couldn't make armor by skinning humanoids in WoW. I think it would add a devilish aspect to playing an "evil" faction. Or it could just be a practicality - if your enemies happen to be particularly thick skinned.
Head-on-a-pike is good too, if it rots nicely over time.
Actually, as it turns out, human skin is an excellent option for leather armor. Its both thicker to begin with than most creatures, and there's no fur to scrap off.
oh, the twisted and sick things one learns from some of the worst degenerate bastards in the world.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
eRead all about Age of Conan's exciting PvP system as well as the elaborate siege warfare.
3.0 PvP and Siege Combat
3.0 What does PvP mean?
The term PvP is an acronym for player-versus-player, which basically describes combat between players. The opposite of PvP would be PvE, or player-versus-environment which is used to describe combat between the player and a computer-controlled entity. You will find lots of both PvP and PvE in Age of Conan.
Yes, the Real Combat System is how we handle combat throughout the entire game. When fighting with other players you still use the same rules and dynamics as when fighting computer-controlled enemies. To prevent exploits there may be certain limitations.
3.2 So I will be able to fight other players?
Yes, of course. Age of Conan have a deep PvP system where you can tests your skills against other players in different kinds of modes and environments. There will be three main PvP modes in the game, Siege PvP, PvP mini-games and drunken brawling.
3.3 Can everyone attack anyone or are the limitations?
Fighting between players is consensual because it is limited to certain areas of the game world. If you want to avoid player-versus-player combat, all you have to do is avoid these areas. The Border Kingdom is the main region for the massive PvP combat, and here player guilds will fight over ownership of battlekeeps. We may also add free for all PvP servers if there is a sufficient amount of players who wants this. We have built the technology to launch free for all PvP servers should there be a demand.
3.4 What is the Border Kingdom?
King Conan has opened up for expansion into the bothersome Border Kingdom that lies north of Aquilonia, and several individuals in his court will thus sponsor settlements in this region. This means that the players can set up their own persistent castle, or battlekeep as we call them, in these areas. The battlekeep must be defended against other guilds that want these highly lucrative areas. The Border Kingdom are, in general, a deadly place where you are wise to tread carefully.
3.5 So the Border Kingdom is the only place for PvP?
No, there are other areas to engage in player-versus-player combat. You can, for instance, pick a fight at a tavern once you get drunk enough, or you can get involved in mini-games in the arenas. But generally other players will not be able to harm you outside the Border Kingdom unless you want them to.
3.6 Then what are battlekeeps?
Battlekeeps are structures that players can build and maintain in the Border Kingdom. Throughout the Border Kingdom there is a limited amount of areas where battlekeeps can be built. Because of the limited amount of space, other guilds will most surely come and try to take it away from you or even destroy it completely through the use of siege engines such as catapults. By using collected resources such as iron, stone and wood, players can build upon these battlekeeps, constructing walls and even stables to house the cavalry. It is also possible to add computer-controlled guards to these.
3.7 But won’t only the large guilds have the manpower to own battlekeeps?
Building, maintaining and defending a battlekeep do take a lot of resources and manpower, and it is not something every guild have the capacity to do. However, spread over the Border Kingdom you will find something we call towers which functions almost like mini-keeps that can be captured and held much easier by smaller guilds. These do not give the same benefits as the battlekeeps, but there will definitively be a rewarding venture to take control over these structures as well.
3.8 How can another guild capture your battlekeep or tower?
We realize standing on guard twenty-four hours a day is no fun, so there will be specific periods when a battlekeep is open for attacks. An attacking guild will have to construct a war tent outside your battlekeep and you and your guild will have a limited amount of time to muster your forces and prepare your defense. The attacking guild will then have to bring down your structure by any means possible, both attacking with swords, horses, bows and axes, but also with siege engines.
3.9 Is there actually drunken fighting in the game?
Yes, there are. Drunken brawling as we call it is a special type of PvP battle designed as a way to get everyone into player-versus-player, regardless of level, without having to risk going onto the battlefields. You will be able to go into a tavern, buy alcohol and get seriously drunk, but you have to be aware of the limits. Being drunk has obvious visual effects. The more you drink the more you stand, but the less chance you have of hitting! Your experience level and equipment plays no part in these fights, and it all depends on how well you hit, what you use as your weapon and how drunk you really are.
3.10 What would be the benefits of getting involved in PvP?
It’s fun, of course, but we have also tried to give PvP a purpose in the world. One obvious benefit is being able to join a guild and fight over the control of battlekeeps in the Border Kingdom, which will give you added bonuses in the game. You are not required to get involved in this sociopolitical aspect of the game to have fun though. We also have the Blood Money system which is basically an alternative currency that you get when you fight and kill other players in battle. Blood Money can be used to purchase equipment and benefits that are not available for purchase with regular currency. Fighting other players does carry other benefits as well, as you have a separate advancement system for PvP in Age of Conan.
3.11 So your character has PvE and PvP advancement?
Yes, there are twenty different player-versus-player levels in addition to the normal skill levels. You gain PvP levels by fighting battles with other players, and opening new PvP levels gives you special feats and abilities.
3.12 Is PvP the endgame in Age of Conan?
Yes and no, the player-versus-player aspects of Age of Conan is but one of the many core features of the game. You can choose to overlook this feature completely, never even setting your foot in the Border Kingdom or in a tavern or arena for that sake. The world of Hyboria is incredibly rich in myths and exotic locations, and we guarantee you hours upon hours of adventure through some of the most fantastic areas you’ve ever seen, infested with some of the most incredible monsters you’ll ever fight. There are quests to be completed, raids to be had, computer controlled cities to be crushed, dungeons to explored and treasures to be found even at the highest levels of the game.
3.13 Is siege combat only available in the Border Kingdoms?
No, siege combat actually comes in three variations. One for the Border Kingdom where guilds will use catapults, trebuchets and other siege engines to fight over a battlekeep, and two for the player city areas where the player city can defend their own city with siege engines as well as attack the neighboring computer-controlled city that will build up next to it. So you will basically find siege combat in the Border Kingdom as well as in the player city areas, but only the former include PvP siege combat where players dish out against each other over ownership of the battlekeeps.
Blood money is another form of currency in the game and it is lootable from fallen foes, you can use this to buy matierials so you can craft the weapons you need. If any of you played SWG the crafting system is similiar so you experiment with your weapons so no weapon has a the same stats
-Take part in massive and epic PvP battles, and fight for the right to control large battlekeeps in the Border Kingdom
-Build your own guild city in regions outside of the Border Kingdom, and protect it from computer-controlled invaders
-Engage in brutal PvP mini-games such as last-man-standing
-Fight it out in the unique PvP form called drunken brawling -- get drunk, stir up trouble and make mayhem as you crush your enemy with fists, tankards and broken table-legs
-Earn Blood Money, a separate PvP currency which can only be gained on the battlefield. Crush your enemies and use the riches to acquire benefits
-Let the catapults sing their merry song of death as you defend your battlekeep with siege engines, or destroy your enemies' fortifications with the same means