Raiding and murder of newbs for lols

[jk123]

If you want to protect bambis from bandits, step up and do it. Find the murderers and raid them back. You have access to exactly the same pvp mechanics the raiders have.

You're missing my point, I am not advocating for some newb defender. A new player coming into the game now, even in an ideal scenario where he joins an established group with access to high Q gear and curios, is MONTHS behind in the stats grind and can never be as good as anyone else.

Killing them before they can even compete seems a waste when you could fight them when they are older and have better loot.

Maybe new players could get a stats boost buff that lasts for 2 weeks or something, the quest system will help too especially if it gives decent LP rewards. Sure the boosting would be used to quickly stat up alts, but at least the playing field is a bit more level. Kinda like eve-online does (another mmo with harsh death penalties).

[MightySheep]

You sound like a greenpeace activist trying to convince us to save the whale, I think youll find its an equally wasted effort

[shubla]

If you kill all the newbs, you are killing your own content, you are killing the game.

Why do people keep repeating this argument, like anyone actually gives a crap?

You will give a crap when there are no more players.

Im waiting..

[Patchouli_Knowledge]

If you kill all the newbs, you are killing your own content, you are killing the game.

Why do people keep repeating this argument, like anyone actually gives a crap?

You will give a crap when there are no more players.

They still will be apathetic. If the game dies, they will just move into another game. At least the ones that truly doesn't care about the state of the game.

There has been several suggestion on how to keep those people safe but something to keep in mind is beyond the "safe" level or zone, sharks are circling around the area. There will always been those griefer archetypes in the game, not just haven but every game, and there isn't a reliable mechanic to discourage this.

[TeckXKnight]

Moved to C&I because this has nothing to do with village politics.

[LadyGoo]

If you want to protect bambis from bandits, step up and do it. Find the murderers and raid them back. You have access to exactly the same pvp mechanics the raiders have.

If raiders could raid each other, they would not be interested in noobs.

[shubla]

If you want to protect bambis from bandits, step up and do it. Find the murderers and raid them back. You have access to exactly the same pvp mechanics the raiders have.

If raiders could raid each other, they would not be interested in noobs.

This exactly.
Would the game be more fun if raids of major factions would be regular.
It seems like they wont get raided at any time in world. Because its damn hard to do it with battering ram. Keyloggers and spies are pretty much only way.
We shall hope that new siege system encourages pro players to stop raiding noobs and focus on each other instead.

[overtyped]

If you want to protect bambis from bandits, step up and do it. Find the murderers and raid them back. You have access to exactly the same pvp mechanics the raiders have.

If raiders could raid each other, they would not be interested in noobs.

This exactly.
Would the game be more fun if raids of major factions would be regular.
It seems like they wont get raided at any time in world. Because its damn hard to do it with battering ram. Keyloggers and spies are pretty much only way.
We shall hope that new siege system encourages pro players to stop raiding noobs and focus on each other instead.

If someone wants to attack noobs, nothing it going to stop Dole.. Err i mean, "them"

[Tonkyhonk]

raiders are called raiders because they *raid* the weaker and fight when they know they can win. they sit inside walls when they cant.
most likely new systems wouldnt change that either. and yet again players are supporting raider projects. so nothing is gonna change.

[sabinati]

raiders ... fight when they know they can win. they sit inside walls when they cant.

(c) sun tzu - art of war