Xsyon is being attacked by PvP griefers, they will warp the rules, destroy their toy and run away. Survival games are too easy to survive in for survival to be game content and stat based PvP benefits combat oriented characters. Advantages for early game adopters will prevent recovery.
So, buy now, play while possible at all, or don't buy at all.
Id welcome a non PVP server as I'm just a carebear but I guess in a game like this going down that route probably defeats the object?
I'd welcome a non FFA PvP server (faction PvP would be very okay for me) but I can't see us getting one. I'd guesstimate that about 20% - 30% of Xsyon players now are former Darkfall/MO/Shadowbane players and their crying, screaming, kicking and swearing on the forums if they would release a non FFA PvP server would be epic.
That said, it's pretty much still open if Xsyon will develop into a Darkfall or Eve-type of game for PvP, i.e. whether less aggressive playstyles will be possible or whether it's bound to become an all-out fragfest.
I would love a non FFA PvP server too, and I do think there is a chance to get it by time. The majority of the playerbase isn't fond of FFA PvP, its only the very laud minority who loves that. These players will leave soon imo, since the PvP system is broken and they won't have the patience to wait for it being fixed. And even if they wait the warfare system will be optional, thats again something they hate.
I've been in the beta since March, and every time I asked Jordi about the game(FAQ question) his reply was that he wants to create a game for builder/crafter type players, not for PvP oriented ones. PvP is hardly even an afterthought right now, PKers can't really loot, can't attack players in their safe zone, can't steal, can't destroy buildings or anything. Darkfall was built around PvP, in Xsyon its only a really small part.
Xsyon is being attacked by PvP griefers, they will warp the rules, destroy their toy and run away. Survival games are too easy to survive in for survival to be game content and stat based PvP benefits combat oriented characters. Advantages for early game adopters will prevent recovery.
So, buy now, play while possible at all, or don't buy at all.
it isnt hard to level at all in this game err skill up
I have no problem at all with mechanics that help new players but I have a big problem with a playerbase that rationalizes obvious exploits and bugs as 'intended' gameplay.
Amen to this.
Thank God there is at least one other MMO player left that is unwilling to cheat at all times just to be better.
I'm playing Xyson too, when the server lets me. I have never strapped a huge stupid basket on my back and never will. In a few weeks I have pretty much lost respect for a significant number of other players. Even so called role-players that have adopted this exploit without bating an eye.
When did cheating in games become an accepted playstyle?
I have no problem at all with mechanics that help new players but I have a big problem with a playerbase that rationalizes obvious exploits and bugs as 'intended' gameplay.
Amen to this.
Thank God there is at least one other MMO player left that is unwilling to cheat at all times just to be better.
I'm playing Xyson too, when the server lets me. I have never strapped a huge stupid basket on my back and never will. In a few weeks I have pretty much lost respect for a significant number of other players. Even so called role-players that have adopted this exploit without bating an eye.
When did cheating in games become an accepted playstyle?
How is that cheating ? If you are a member of a tribe then most likely the basketweaver of your tribe made your baskets, he/she put them into a bin and you grabbed it from there. That means the basket is already set to 'Tribe', and since you are not the owner of it you can't even change the setting. It works like this in every big tribe. Trading baskets to players simpy doesn't work if you have 40+ members.
Tribes keep all of their baskets set to 'Tribe' to make it possible for tribe members to reach them, and it would be insane to change it to 'Public' every time you leave the tribe area only to please the PKers, lol.
I guess this is a placeholder for now since the PK penalties are not in place yet, so nothing would keep PKers from ganking everyone. This is just a quick fix by the developers till they implement the consequences for PKing.
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Xsyon is being attacked by PvP griefers, they will warp the rules, destroy their toy and run away. Survival games are too easy to survive in for survival to be game content and stat based PvP benefits combat oriented characters. Advantages for early game adopters will prevent recovery.
So, buy now, play while possible at all, or don't buy at all.
I would love a non FFA PvP server too, and I do think there is a chance to get it by time. The majority of the playerbase isn't fond of FFA PvP, its only the very laud minority who loves that. These players will leave soon imo, since the PvP system is broken and they won't have the patience to wait for it being fixed. And even if they wait the warfare system will be optional, thats again something they hate.
I've been in the beta since March, and every time I asked Jordi about the game(FAQ question) his reply was that he wants to create a game for builder/crafter type players, not for PvP oriented ones. PvP is hardly even an afterthought right now, PKers can't really loot, can't attack players in their safe zone, can't steal, can't destroy buildings or anything. Darkfall was built around PvP, in Xsyon its only a really small part.
it isnt hard to level at all in this game err skill up
Amen to this.
Thank God there is at least one other MMO player left that is unwilling to cheat at all times just to be better.
I'm playing Xyson too, when the server lets me. I have never strapped a huge stupid basket on my back and never will. In a few weeks I have pretty much lost respect for a significant number of other players. Even so called role-players that have adopted this exploit without bating an eye.
When did cheating in games become an accepted playstyle?
How is that cheating ? If you are a member of a tribe then most likely the basketweaver of your tribe made your baskets, he/she put them into a bin and you grabbed it from there. That means the basket is already set to 'Tribe', and since you are not the owner of it you can't even change the setting. It works like this in every big tribe. Trading baskets to players simpy doesn't work if you have 40+ members.
Tribes keep all of their baskets set to 'Tribe' to make it possible for tribe members to reach them, and it would be insane to change it to 'Public' every time you leave the tribe area only to please the PKers, lol.
I guess this is a placeholder for now since the PK penalties are not in place yet, so nothing would keep PKers from ganking everyone. This is just a quick fix by the developers till they implement the consequences for PKing.