Peter wrote:Now, lets' be fair here; while H&H shares very little with many MMOs, I ask you: What is the main source of XP in WoW? Killing fanciful animals. What is the main source of LP in HaH? Killing "realistic" animals.
There are many differences, but let's just keep that in mind.
This is the main problem with the current combat system, according to J&L at least. They've stated multiple times that they don't want encounters with hostile wildlife to be like "aggroing a mob" for exp (lp) I think killing animals as the main source of LP is simply a result of HnH being in alpha stage. (I'm not sure why they don't just nerf the lp gain, but I'm glad they haven't cause I like hunting.) The idea is to make the animals not level based, and thus remove the feeling of grinding your way up increasingly difficult mobs while basically fighting the exact same enemy.
I once dreamt of crafting beautiful thane's rings... then I discovered Big Bear Bangers. Now I smash beautiful things.