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Originally Posted by Nappa

Their not completely different, at all. They are both monarchy's, but one just puts the name "republic" after it's name.

Oh and by the way, I am in Forest, fool.

You can say that over and over but it doesn't make it so. The diversity between Zormite and Dustari is no different than the diversity between Dustari and Forest, or CP, or anywhere.

And congrats on getting into a kingdom.

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

Game mechanics only affect so much, yes, the game was better for RP when everyone was about level 5, but let's consider this, that's because they had no other options, brute force was unheard of, now, there is an option, because people are more powerful.

I totally agree with you, most people agree that when people were about lvl 5 or so it was much better.

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

If people wanted to roleplay, they would have to have the willpower to choose the less popular option, that is, to roleplay, the pace of the game picked up when people stopping having to struggle to acomplish anything, it picked up to the point were no one stopped to smell the flowers, so to speak, to enjoy their surroundings, now their only drive is to be better killers.

First, its not a willpower issue, because when people were lvl 5, there was still a game mechanic element to solve victories and such, where players could work together, roleplay, and with some skill and tactics, win in a respectable fashion. If we didn't have any game mechanic factors, how would you determine the winner of any war? Typing *cuts off head* doesn't amount to a way to determine victory.

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

So, I suggest that all kingdoms outcast powerplayers, anyone who's primary motive is to get the better weapon, and have the best armor, etc, people who standing around the marketplace buying diamonds to prep the infernos and the hammers and the FIDs, rather than going out, and being content with an unprepped weapon.

The people of that strength level in dustari have only doen so for one reason: to defend the kingdom, because whether you like it or not, people will always have to deal with high level players, often not in any kingdom, who will distrupt and harass other players. Second, where do you cut off 'powerplayer' by definition? Level 29? Level 30?

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

Do you really think it takes -50 or more WC to kill T-Rex? Pfft, no way, the only reason you would actively seek more than -30 wc is if you were a powerplayer bent on PK, because beyond -30, it's redundant, same goes for AC, -30 and you're not going to be getting hit by much of anything. I am talking these being maximums, if people lose the challenge and the struggle, they get lazy, and they become what we see today.

You need to defeat Pkers, or they will PK you. It did happen in the past, not even other kingdom members at all, and it was very distruptive when someone PKs half the royal family during an event in Borea or such.

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

I've seen alot of innocent noobs who had more RP potential and common sense than all the server's oldbie power players combined. I challenge the entire GK server to take off their RoWs, RoS, RoC, whatever, and all thier PMoP, and Event this, and event that, and put it in a bag and store it for later, then take a week or so, and try playing from scratch, don't reset your character, but I mean, just as far as items, and play tendencies, try to go out and work for your own things, rather than waiting around the trade room for good deals, go mine and craft yourself a weapon, put a +1-2 blessing on it, then go struggle for a while, smell the flowers, look around. Alot of times, the simplest life is the most fullfilling.

I personally would like to see both GK reset, and the item base changed drastically. XP should be adjusted too. I would like it best if weapons were made in smithies, not purchased with event coins, and if you had something as rare as armor from your god, you'd have to be a truly powerful priest, not just some barb with lit and piety. I want roleplaying to improve now though, not wait until they finally break down and reset the server...if that ever even would happen.