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Drysart wrote this stupid crap:
I have to get a feel for the skills as they are now before I make any decisions on specifics. My goal is that you'll have enough points to become either a mage or a tank, but not both. If spell damage needs to be adjusted to make pure mages viable in PvP, then I'll have to do that.
You'll have to redo every way you can do healing (except regeneration, 
) and every form of damage in the game. As it is, melee by itself is insufficient, spells are insufficient (less so than melee, but more so if melee includes poison) and healing/mana cost is geared towards 700-1000 skills.
Also, if you force people to specialize down to 400 skills, PvP could very well become very tedious. The key to PvP in UO has always been the most effective combination of melee and PVP.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Drysart said:
Thieving would be considered an aggressive act, so whoever you steal from can attack you and kill you without penalty, even if they're in your faction -- just like UO's factions (I think). It'd draw the attention of the guards as well, they won't be instakill guards, but they'll definately kill you if you've spent enough of your points on the thieving skills and not enough on offense and defense. Stealing in town is not something I want to encourage in any case; after things get rolling I'd like to make stealing and stealth more useful for harming the other faction rather than your own.
My thief in UO had about 45 health and 30 fencing as far as fighting skills go. He was also invincible...
...Running is easy. If I was able to run away from 7xGM mages on horses with a 95% success rate, I'll be able to run from NPC guards.
As for rewards for winning, you could always do something similar to Vet Rewards where, rather than getting bonuses to make you stronger, you just get cool stuff like Ethereal Horses.
As for limiting tank mages with the skill cap, players are far more effective specializing in either fighting or spellcasting as it is. Tank mages are an option, but straight fighters/mages work much better already. There's no reason to limit peoples' choices. Taeldian fucked around with this message on 04-23-2004 at 02:28 AM.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
For the love of God, take out horses.
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Check out the big brain on Jens!
I can't believe I forgot this.For the love of God, take out horses.
I like horses
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Niklas impressed everyone with:
I like horses
Me too!
<holds up a sign with a horse surround by a 
> Save the Horses! Save the Horses! Save the Horses! ^.^
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Katrinity obviously shouldn't have said:
Me too!<holds up a sign with a horse surround by a
> Save the Horses! Save the Horses! Save the Horses! ^.^
Tegadil pulls out a shotgun.
Eat the horses! Eat the horses!
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Tegadil probably says this to all the girls:
Tegadil pulls out a shotgun.Eat the horses! Eat the horses!
Evil! <shoots a suction-cup dart gun at Teggy!>
At least disallow combat on horses.
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Karnaj's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
What about Ostards?
Well, mounts in general.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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I want some of what Drysart was smoking when they wrote this:
Still under development.
