[MUD-Dev] PK vs. PvP (was: UO rants)

[Matthew Mihaly]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Vincent Archer wrote:

> According to Matthew Mihaly:
> > I haven't played Darktide, but I believe it. PvP brings out the best in
> > players. It forces them to dig deep, because they aren't competing against
> > some half-assed AI, but against other people who are as smart or smarter
> > than they are.
> 
> It also brings out the worst. I don't know how it finished, but one PK
> guild took control of a city, and asked cash to allow you in.
> 
> Not pyreals. Money order, bills or personal check "and we wait till it
> clears".

Poor design. Where was the city government's incentive (and power) to step
in and stop this action? There should be negative consequences to this
sort of behavior, as, after all, a city with no traffic going in and out
will (or should) suffer economic consequences. 
--matt

 
"He that is wounded in the testicles, or have his penis cut off, shall not
enter into the congregation of the Lord." Deuteronomy 23:1




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