06-09-2011, 05:18 PM
I think that the quality of interactions has gone up also. The 100% safty of the pits does bring out the worst in people since usually the only way to kill the person you want to kill is to insult them or make them mad enough to step onto the teleporter to fight. So now, instead of just acting normally and fighting whoever you want, you have to raise your "Being a Dick" skill also. The problem is it's not that easy to turn it on/off and you end up having a lot more trollish players who just scare away new players.
I have an idea that may be a solution for this that I'll start working on when I get a chance. Basically, I'm thinking of adding another Portal/Teleport Mage to the banks that will send you to a random area around Trinsic Barracks. I'd then turn off all damaging spells inside the barracks and allowing all beneficial magic. (No flame strike, but can heal). This is about as safe as it gets for someone who's not AFK. You can heal and bandage as someone tries to beat you down with a hally.
---Wait a minute...---
Why doesn't everyone just meet at the Golden Casino?
It's a safe spot, there's things to do, it's accessible by reds and blues... It's basically the pits without free teleporters.
I have an idea that may be a solution for this that I'll start working on when I get a chance. Basically, I'm thinking of adding another Portal/Teleport Mage to the banks that will send you to a random area around Trinsic Barracks. I'd then turn off all damaging spells inside the barracks and allowing all beneficial magic. (No flame strike, but can heal). This is about as safe as it gets for someone who's not AFK. You can heal and bandage as someone tries to beat you down with a hally.
---Wait a minute...---
Why doesn't everyone just meet at the Golden Casino?
It's a safe spot, there's things to do, it's accessible by reds and blues... It's basically the pits without free teleporters.