Curse

Isileth · May 06, 2006, 08:54 AM // 08:54

I like to pvp. Am I any good? Hell no. Over my time however ive noticed something. People get runs to droks, grab the highest armour best weapons and top skills. Thats fine. If you want to do that ok, I know people have done the storyline to death and just want to get on with it. What i dislike however is people doing this then returning to the low lvl arenas. When i was just starting out its a horrible thing to have to come up against. I also dont see the fun or the challenge for the people who do this. You can beat a new player with the starter gear in your beefed up armour with the top skills.... congratulations.... Your so cool.
Seriousely though it makes the low lvl arenas a lot less fun for the people who havent played before as getting your ass handed to you over and over in unfair fights generally is. Surely if you have the top gear you can go and fight in the top arenas instead of picking on new players. Perhaps a new arena is needed that is dedicated purely to these people who want the best gear but still want to fight at lower lvls.
Im sure some people will say you can just as easily get that stuff so it is fair. Well as a new player i had no idea about droks or runs. Even if i did how would someone at that low lvl with little to no skills get that kind of money?
I know facing people like this really put me off pvp for a while. In the end some friends from my guild decided to run some low lvl scrimmages using simple gear and skills. I had an excellent time. Even though i very rarely, if ever, win its still a much fairer fight. Of course they are more skilled than me and no what skills to use at certain times but i can still throw the same stuff back at them.
If you want to be competative make a pvp character and go fight with people on your lvl to your hearts content. But please consider how it is for others who are just starting the game before you go heading into ascalon wearing full droks.

I would like to have some good discussion about this. All flames about me being a noob for not running to droks or having the best stuff would be best kept to pm's if you absoloutely must

Basically I want to know if others run into this a lot. Maybe your one of these people and can explain why you do it. Perhaps you have a suggestion as to how the arenas or restrictions could be changed to prevent this.

P.S. Im not saying dont let these people pvp. Im just suggesting they use high lvl arenas rather than pick on the little people.

Forsythe · May 06, 2006, 09:00 AM // 09:00

I think I agree, though I'm not sure if my own personal track record in player arenas is based on my lack of experience (60 day-old player), or my lack of skills and awesome armor. I've never been to Drok's and I'm trying to chug my newly made Warrior through the game in order to ascend with him, as I'm having problems getting to that point with my caster.

I have noticed that lots of lower level players in arenas like Shiverpeaks (1-15) seem to have the best armor and weapons most of the time. I didn't pay attention to the skills or spells used, but I don't doubt your claim.

No hope for the newbies, I think the oldies like it like that.

Mosch · May 06, 2006, 09:35 AM // 09:35

Youz can just forget about a level playing field because every skill you have unlocked can be bought at any skill trainer. Which of course made the Ascalon Arena for example (which I enjoyed a lot by the way) completely unplayable.

Isileth · May 06, 2006, 09:43 AM // 09:43

Ive just had my point proven.
We had a pretty good team. 3 monks and a tank which ment we pretty much outhealed anything. Won quite a few in row without much problem. We then went against Mr.X (Not his realname but im not going to post hate msgs over the forums

) Mr.X was in full droks and was hitting me for 60 points from a normal attack. 2 normal hits and im dead. While he is in droks so 70+ hits and we take a slither of health away. I have no problem losing to a better team. If they simply outclass us in skill and teamwork then good for them. When someone has to resort to having better stuff to win it strikes me as quite sad. If you cant win in the tougher arenas dont come to the lower ones and make the rest of us miserable. If you really cant stand playing high lvl make a new char and play from the same lvl as the rest of us.