I especially used to love the killspam from those names that were designed for killspam: "Pakal was just killed by Packetloss!", "Pakal was just killed by Bluescreen!", "Pakal was just killed by Girlfriend!", "Pakal was just killed by Classbalance!"
And yes, killspam should be included for all the completely legit reasons everyone else mentioned, numerous and varied that they are.
Would also love to have a kind of "tome of knowledge" in CU, where the kills and death are in. I think there was an addon in WAR to this tome of knowledge, where you could see which enemies have killed you most, or which you did kill most.
And some achievements out of such a statistic would be awesome too.
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Agreed! Without kill spam there is less honor, with less honor comes less pride Arr!
One thing that would be cool is showing accountname (optionally), so I can wreak havoc on alts !
Also, who hasn't laughed his ass off in PVE when some bigshot died to a yellow?
I still maintain this is where GW2 missed a trick.
People, pvp players especially, thrive on e-peen and there is no bigger massage than seeing your name on a massive kill-spam list and knowing others are seeing it too.
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I like the understated, matter-of-fact kill spam in the chat box that DAoC had. It was like an objective reporter just giving the facts, and the players could take it from there.
You could tell if a guild was holed up in a keep farming, where action was in frontiers, and what was going on in DF (a little.) It also got people talking. Ever been killed in DF and get a tell that said, "Where?" That's what games like these need.
Also, I think WAR or some other game tried having (or might even still have) "enhanced" kill spam with different words like "Player A flayed Player B in suchandsuch mountains," or "KnightofDoom heroically slaughtered WussCaster in Lake River." It came off as sensationalism anywhere does--cheesy.
So my vote is, keep it clean, basic, understated and in the chat box. Please, as little as possible crap floating on the screen, and if it's gotta be there, allow a way to disable it so it can be in a chat or info box.
I don't know how it would be implemented, but I'd like to see a spam for kickarse healers, too. Something like, "Zaev was miraculously saved by Healerdude near [Location]!" as I always felt that the healers were left out of the name spam picture.
Maybe only spams if the player is actively in combat and is between 1-4% life or something?
XD
An image popped into my mind of a dwarf healer wearing a look of intense concentration, watching an ally writhe on the ground as DoTs slowly knock off his health, and then at the last second he throws out a heal just so he can get the "near save" and show up on spam. The amount of 'whoops' moments that might ensue would be hilarious.
I don't know how it would be implemented, but I'd like to see a spam for kickarse healers, too. Something like, "Zaev was miraculously saved by Healerdude near [Location]!" as I always felt that the healers were left out of the name spam picture.
Maybe only spams if the player is actively in combat and is between 1-4% life or something?
XD
An image popped into my mind of a dwarf healer wearing a look of intense concentration, watching an ally writhe on the ground as DoTs slowly knock off his health, and then at the last second he throws out a heal just so he can get the "near save" and show up on spam. The amount of 'whoops' moments that might ensue would be hilarious.
Honestly, probably not more than the fights it will start from people who die. "Way to heal me @#$%@%#, hope you got your stupid title, @%^@#$@."
I really see deathspam as more informational than for individual glory. This might seem harsh, but your accomplishments should be for you and you alone, I don't care about them, especially in a game, and hope CSE doesn't go that route. This is supposed to be a realm-focused game, not a hero-focused game. Sure, you might get some notoriety for being a badass or an awesome healer, but that should happen over time because you're consistently that good and word gets around.
I like the understated, matter-of-fact kill spam in the chat box that DAoC had. It was like an objective reporter just giving the facts, and the players could take it from there.
You could tell if a guild was holed up in a keep farming, where action was in frontiers, and what was going on in DF (a little.) It also got people talking. Ever been killed in DF and get a tell that said, "Where?" That's what games like these need.
Also, I think WAR or some other game tried having (or might even still have) "enhanced" kill spam with different words like "Player A flayed Player B in suchandsuch mountains," or "KnightofDoom heroically slaughtered WussCaster in Lake River." It came off as sensationalism anywhere does--cheesy.
So my vote is, keep it clean, basic, understated and in the chat box. Please, as little as possible crap floating on the screen, and if it's gotta be there, allow a way to disable it so it can be in a chat or info box.
Agree to simple death/kill spam with no glitz. Make it easily recognizable without being obnoxious.
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The only issue I can forsee is the ability for smaller groups to remain anonymous while hitting a few select spots without a zerg roaming fot them once alerted by kill spam.
Now I know in daoc is a group got rolled, most of the time they would post "FG albs milegate" or somesuch, but sometimes they wouldn't. A lot of times a realmmate would pm me "where?" instead just from seeing kill spam.
I love kill spam, though. I want it in the game. So what if we let smaller forces turn their own victory spam off via filter? Larger numbers in an area could disable the filter to simulate the larger amount of attention large battles draw. This would prevent surprise zergs somewhat and force teams to split up and act more tactically if they want to take the enemy unawares.
There are logistical problems with this, I know. Just a catalyst idea.
Kill spam was a hoot, and let you get to know who was out and about, and what was going on. It also let you swoop down like an avenging angel when one of your realmmates had gotten caught with his virtual pants down. Please put it in.
Originally posted by PerfArt The only issue I can forsee is the ability for smaller groups to remain anonymous while hitting a few select spots without a zerg roaming fot them once alerted by kill spam.
Now I know in daoc is a group got rolled, most of the time they would post "FG albs milegate" or somesuch, but sometimes they wouldn't. A lot of times a realmmate would pm me "where?" instead just from seeing kill spam.
I love kill spam, though. I want it in the game. So what if we let smaller forces turn their own victory spam off via filter? Larger numbers in an area could disable the filter to simulate the larger amount of attention large battles draw. This would prevent surprise zergs somewhat and force teams to split up and act more tactically if they want to take the enemy unawares.
There are logistical problems with this, I know. Just a catalyst idea.
You can just make it so the spam is seen only in a certain radius around the kill. That way isolated spots won't catch the attention of a zerg unless someone post it in the chat.
...would suffice. Maybe colour the names in Realm colour as well.
Maybe add a Guild Name too?
Oswald [Treehuggers] was just killed by Birger [Fenris] in Emain Macha!
Would help Guildpride as well as Realmpride, imo.
I agree into addition that all realm kill spam is seen, not just the kills that have to do with your own realm. That way if the two other realms are having a massive battle, the third realm sees the spam and knows where the fight is, or isn't.
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Mark Jacobs
CEO, City State Entertainment
I hope this means its going to be in .....
Yes.
I loved the kill spam, not only for myself, but it let you know if a hated enemy was out killing.
I hope this means its going to be in .....
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Wazluk - Legionnaire of Terminus
Draken Stalker
I just had a whole monty python skit run in my head O.o
Agreed! Without kill spam there is less honor, with less honor comes less pride Arr!
One thing that would be cool is showing accountname (optionally), so I can wreak havoc on alts !
Also, who hasn't laughed his ass off in PVE when some bigshot died to a yellow?
I especially used to love the killspam from those names that were designed for killspam: "Pakal was just killed by Packetloss!", "Pakal was just killed by Bluescreen!", "Pakal was just killed by Girlfriend!", "Pakal was just killed by Classbalance!"
And yes, killspam should be included for all the completely legit reasons everyone else mentioned, numerous and varied that they are.
Would also love to have a kind of "tome of knowledge" in CU, where the kills and death are in. I think there was an addon in WAR to this tome of knowledge, where you could see which enemies have killed you most, or which you did kill most.
And some achievements out of such a statistic would be awesome too.
MMO's played so far:
UO,EQ,DAOC,EQ2,GW,ROM,WOW,WAR,AOC,LOTRO,RIFT,TSW,GW2,POE
Looking forward to: Camelot Unchained, Star Citizen
I still maintain this is where GW2 missed a trick.
People, pvp players especially, thrive on e-peen and there is no bigger massage than seeing your name on a massive kill-spam list and knowing others are seeing it too.
Expresso gave me a Hearthstone beta key.....I'm so happy
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Haha couldn't resist. The answer is definitely a resounding YES to this question lol.
I like the understated, matter-of-fact kill spam in the chat box that DAoC had. It was like an objective reporter just giving the facts, and the players could take it from there.
You could tell if a guild was holed up in a keep farming, where action was in frontiers, and what was going on in DF (a little.) It also got people talking. Ever been killed in DF and get a tell that said, "Where?" That's what games like these need.
Also, I think WAR or some other game tried having (or might even still have) "enhanced" kill spam with different words like "Player A flayed Player B in suchandsuch mountains," or "KnightofDoom heroically slaughtered WussCaster in Lake River." It came off as sensationalism anywhere does--cheesy.
So my vote is, keep it clean, basic, understated and in the chat box. Please, as little as possible crap floating on the screen, and if it's gotta be there, allow a way to disable it so it can be in a chat or info box.
XD
An image popped into my mind of a dwarf healer wearing a look of intense concentration, watching an ally writhe on the ground as DoTs slowly knock off his health, and then at the last second he throws out a heal just so he can get the "near save" and show up on spam. The amount of 'whoops' moments that might ensue would be hilarious.
Honestly, probably not more than the fights it will start from people who die. "Way to heal me @#$%@%#, hope you got your stupid title, @%^@#$@."
I really see deathspam as more informational than for individual glory. This might seem harsh, but your accomplishments should be for you and you alone, I don't care about them, especially in a game, and hope CSE doesn't go that route. This is supposed to be a realm-focused game, not a hero-focused game. Sure, you might get some notoriety for being a badass or an awesome healer, but that should happen over time because you're consistently that good and word gets around.
Agree to simple death/kill spam with no glitz. Make it easily recognizable without being obnoxious.
Emeryc Eightdrakes - Ranger of DragonMyst Keep - Percival
RED IS DEAD!
Now I know in daoc is a group got rolled, most of the time they would post "FG albs milegate" or somesuch, but sometimes they wouldn't. A lot of times a realmmate would pm me "where?" instead just from seeing kill spam.
I love kill spam, though. I want it in the game. So what if we let smaller forces turn their own victory spam off via filter? Larger numbers in an area could disable the filter to simulate the larger amount of attention large battles draw. This would prevent surprise zergs somewhat and force teams to split up and act more tactically if they want to take the enemy unawares.
There are logistical problems with this, I know. Just a catalyst idea.
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Wazluk - Legionnaire of Terminus
Draken Stalker
You can just make it so the spam is seen only in a certain radius around the kill. That way isolated spots won't catch the attention of a zerg unless someone post it in the chat.
I agree into addition that all realm kill spam is seen, not just the kills that have to do with your own realm. That way if the two other realms are having a massive battle, the third realm sees the spam and knows where the fight is, or isn't.
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