[MUD-Dev] Summary of PvP attempts?

[Steve {Bloo} Daniels]

"Koster, Raph" wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian Hook
>> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:57 PM
>> To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
>> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Summary of PvP attempts?

>> I'm curious if anyone has ever written a good survey of all the
>> different ways games have attempted to implement PvP on a large
>> scale while addressing the common complaints?

>   Geographic: Team-based

>   * Usually, teams are also geographically based
>   * Often termed "whities vs darkies"
>   * Danger increases as you move towards the other's territory
>   * Territory is usually static though it doesn't have to be
>   * Can feel futile as neither side can gain the upper hand

Regarding the last point, it can also feel like a *great* fight.  In
all the fights I've had in years of air-combat sims, the ones I
remember most are when there was no winner.  It's rare when you
don't enforce an even start.

>   Shadowbane, Dark Ages of Camelot, MUME, Mortal Conquest: Team-based.
>   UO: Reputation.
>   Everquest, Asheron's Call: PK Switch.
>   Genocide: Free.
>   Many Dikus, proposed UO2 model: Zones.
>   Many PvE muds: Safe
>   etc

Though they are less on the role-playing, but high on the gaming
part, don't forget all of these "Team-based" PvP games with scales
ranging from ~200 to ~1000 simultaneous players/server:

PvP Air Sims: Air Warrior, WarBirds, Aces High
PvP Combined Arms: World War II Online </shameless plug>

-bloo



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