Weapons & Armor

[Danno]

Playing peaceful is really easy. I've done it everytime I've played this game without much trouble at all. In w3 or w4 or something, I also explored the world in a wagon for a total of like, 20 hours worth of time without getting murdered. Hell, I barely even ran into any other players. There may be a lot of inactive hearthfires and settlements, but this world is huge and it's easy to be out of the way of danger. If your current territory is dangerous, just move away. Build a wagon, fill it up with all your valuables, and away you go. My wagon was never even raided when I went out to the wild like that, and all I had to protect it was a claim stake and a signpost fence.

[Ranma]

Sandbox games are supposed to be about how you want to play. Haven simple does not give that option to peaceful people.

Sandbox games are about options. Just because you can doesn't mean others will let you, nor does it mean you should. If you want to play peaceful then you have three options: Do so alone and at the mercy of any player who has chosen to play aggressively, do so with aggressive friends who can protect you from others, or do so in a large group or village.

Haven lets you play perfectly peacefully. It, however, also lets other play cruelly to their hearts content. One is not mutually exclusive to the other.

I've run many villages where twenty or so of the players never even bought a single combat skill; they just did domestic, peaceful things. It was the handful of us that enjoyed combat that did the fighting. This relationship proved beneficial for everyone involved.

Agreed. noone seems to realize that Emerald and her town goes unmolested throughtout entire Haven worlds...why? because she's a good diplomat. nothing is keeping anyone else from doing the same.

at last something right comes from your hearts hahaha

[bmjclark]

Sandbox games are supposed to be about how you want to play. Haven simple does not give that option to peaceful people.

Like it or not, other players are a big part of the game. Pvp is always a threat, and always should be. The only way to make sure you're safe is to be ready to fight, have the stats, and spar often. Even the most peaceful player should at least know what his combat abilities do and carry a couple of buckets of water to run (and don't spam click, you'll die ).