Comments on: On Rohan Online and Turning the Other Cheek

By: Paean

Paean — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:33:12 +0000

Funny you should ask. One of the other defining features of the “backstab system” is that you can invite friends along, especially if your enemy is of a higher level than you are.

All the info I have on the game is secondhand stuff taken from the mini presscon–I have yet to play the game myself (which I likely won’t do). I was told that there are measures in place to punish abusers, but I honestly don’t know what these are.

By: NaruZap

NaruZap — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:49:32 +0000

wait I have a question… if the revenge feature allows you to go to somebody to backstab them, couldn’t friends collaborate to abuse the teleport system?

ex.

1) person makes an enemy character, stabs a guy who wants a teleport, then goes to area where the guy needs teleport

2) Guy uses revenge to teleport to stabber, walks away into the area he wanted to be in

3) repeat and abuse

would kinda ruin the whole experienece if a low lvl can teleport all around the world instead of walking around and exploring the map like everybody else

By: Paean

Paean — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:57:29 +0000

You’re right, NaruZap. It’s a drive thing. The thing with MMORPGs is that the drive waxes and wanes with the passage of time.

It just got to the point where I simply didn’t want to grind to “keep up with the PvP Joneses” anymore. I just wanted to relax and have fun.

By: NaruZap

NaruZap — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:01:27 +0000

Problem with alot of pvp: I think games were meant to be played competitively. Not like tourny-fag competitive or extreme psycho competitive, but I mean you actually need a drive to keep you going and most of the time that drive is to be better than everyone else (out of the people you know at least). However most PVP systems strip this factor away. If you revenge somebody what does that net you? A laugh? “haha your dead.” It doesn’t really grant you a reward, now see if games played like this:

“haha I killed you in a FAIR battle….OH SWEET I ACHIEVED SOME EXP OR A NEW ITEM”

ok i could get into that. The only game that works sort of like that is WoW wherein you can pvp for arena points that you trade in for items, or you battle in a battlegrounds for badges. Even so, most WoW pvp realms boil down to a lvl 6 wandering around minding his own buisness, and a lvl 80 comes out of the bushes and pulls a sword through his liver and laughs. Gay.

By: Paean

Paean — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:07:41 +0000

Pleased to meet a fellow compassionate gamer.

By: Hycran

Hycran — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:21:38 +0000

Even though you are clearly state that you dont pvp, i even find myself in a similar apologist vein. I don’t even shoot npcs in metal gear solid for example. I feel too bad about depriving a family of its father, or even a person of his life. It isnt to say that violence is useless, but there are definately more satisfying ways to resolve a conflict (although one of those satisfying ways is through more bloodshed :3)