The Fate of Account Thieves (Portgas&co)

[ninja_yodeler]

I use movement combat, i dont stand still and let
people wail on me like a fool. There are 5 people in
a 10 tile proximity around me, but i dont let more
than one use anything on me at once

I'mma have to teach myself that
sounds better than my tactic of just giving up and talking about goats and whatnot when outnumbered more than 3 to one

[Oddity]

movement combat

[Dataslycer]

It's much viable than you think, Oddity. Even tactical retreats can give you an advantage that you will not get if you stood still. However movement combat is a matter offtopic and probably needs to be placed in another post.

[Oddity]

Oh, I know that running away and spending 5 IRL hours on a boat chase is quite viable. I just think it's ridiculous and boring. They need to get rid of the "no defense while moving" shit, maybe replace it with some other mechanic but I don't know what.

[NaoWhut]

its your stances that dont work...

[Radiant_Maelstrom]

huh. Isn't that just one of the many tactics to slay a stronger player?

[NaoWhut]

yes sir

[Kaios]

I see hnh now in dark ages, bloody, violent and unfriendly for weaker. I enjoy it.

This is what frightens me the most about the current state of the world. There was a time once where there was a perfect balance between the social aspect and the pvp aspect of this game. It seems like everyone forgot this is a game, and games are meant to be enjoyed by all aren't they?

I think that is the main issue everyone should be talking about. What went wrong between world 3 and now that completely ruined the game for half the people that used to play it. There are some obvious answers of course yet everyone continues to argue and say their way of playing is "more right" than the other when we used to have both.

[bmjclark]

Oh, I know that running away and spending 5 IRL hours on a boat chase is quite viable. I just think it's ridiculous and boring. They need to get rid of the "no defense while moving" shit, maybe replace it with some other mechanic but I don't know what.

If you get hit moving u deserve it.

[WarpedWiseMan]

What went wrong between world 3 and now that completely ruined the game for half the people that used to play it.

Two things. Developer apathy and Russians. The Russians brought about MASS-botting, MASS hearthvault abuse, MASS walljumping and MASS bug abuse (bread bug, server crashing, etc.). And jorb and loftar haven't restricted, punished nor curtailed them in any way.