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One of the classic retention methods...go play a better game while we figure ourselves out.

@Mizik not everyone has privileged access to the developers. The official statement regarding the new mechanics was "we're not telling you how it works". How is it reasonable to articulate problems and suggest solutions when people don't even know the underlying mechanics?

But think of the RP Namino!!!! THE RP!!!

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Nobody's saying they can't twist their brains into pretzels to find a reason why **pirates who literally murder people on the seas for a living** wouldn't handle their own murder contracts. I'm sure if we try hard enough we can all come up with an appropriate handwave.

But maybe... just maybe... we shouldn't have a system that drags people unwillingly into content they're not interested in because they dared to participate in other unrelated content that we recommended them try out in the first place.

i like these changes because i want to pad my kdr by killing pk noobs who killed the wrong mob

Two sinister glubbers walk to the Vampire Lord, holding gold to pay for revenge on behalf of their brethren who were slain by Dominius. The Vampire Lord looks confused as two ugly glubbers walk into the room and stand before him with the gold saying: REB....reb...Reb REBBB!!

Your reputation among the ranks of the contract killers rises.

You have fulfilled the contract on Harenae on behalf of Mysia, and have received 13000 gold.

You just received message #21759 from Achaea. (21.169s)

Alright, what the everloving fuck is this. Let's unpack all this.

Firstly, MYSIA. A level 60-70 zone for relatively inexperienced players. This is a place that is hiring on people. This is the content they want people to avoid if they don't want to get opted into getting PK'd.

Secondly. That island is primarily inhabited by FUCKING PIRATES. Literal criminals. These hapless, innocent criminals who never hurt anyone are hiring champions to avenge their dead? You consider this a breathing world? This is supposed to be plausible RP consequence?

Thirdly, 13,000 gold? For killing a non-com who doesn't know how to defend themselves? This is a fucking joke. Basically headshotting children who dared to bash in a zone recommended to them on AREAS is the best return on being a mark, far more than any player vs player contract. All this despite the tutorial suggesting killing the exact same sorts of NPCs as the Mysian Pirates is a fundamental gameplay loop.

GG.

Delete it and try to rub two brain cells together before implementing stupid systems 'just because you can'. If you want this game to feel like it's part of an interactable world with consequences, consider starting with your core mechanics that built the game up into its murderhobo state, rather than punishing players for participating in the activities you trained them to do for 20 years.

It's 5am and I'm cranky, obviously.

I also firmly agree with the notion that deaths simply do not matter. Even the past theft controversy highlighted this broadly held opinion by most of the vocal community. The penalties are peanuts and things like triumph experience makes it pretty much trivial to recoup your losses.

Nobody likes losing, but the recourse to that in modern times is simple: start learning how to win.

I don’t care to PK anybody that is just trying to hunt. Make the denizens have their own beefy denizens that go slaughter the people instead. I suggested to Ictinus that Ophal/Lafrin go after people that successfully negate a few of these contracts in a row. “Nobody would complain” is complete bull though. They would absolutely complain at anything that disrupts the status quo, that’s what this community does. I could care less if I get more PKs out of this, I always disliked slaughtering shit on a loop and absolutely nothing happening from it. I also dislike that I have to nod at an Ashtani on the street because I don’t have “cause” as if we’re not supposed to be waging an every day war against their entire existence.

I have wanted something like this for ages, and if you feel your intelligence is insulted because I made a ribbing about RP in an RP game then I really don’t know what to tell you. The complaints I’ve seen so far are all seemingly selfish in nature because heaven forbid they actually have to play the game rather than text monster hunter simulator or Achaea chat box 2006.

Never mind.