[imported_MadMan]

Since when was being prepared not part of dueling? If someone isn't prepared they deserve to die and if two people are fully prepared and evenly matched, the one who is more reserved and cautious with their supplies should be the victor.

Also, as I stated in another topic, I am not fond of the idea that you can simply resupply in a safe area. Having to leave to restock may in turn cause some action and fun for more players. Duel stones really shouldn't be the place where you can hang out all day until you log off. That's the type of thing that makes the shard seem dead and boring, too many people not out in the actual world. Things like that make players get used to not losing their gear, even when they lose and end up never fighting where they could actually lose their belongings.



I'm all for automated events but we can't have too many of them honestly. There needs to be times of the day where you players can entertain yourselves. As it stands now we probably have more events then any shard in existence, sometimes as many as 15 a day. It wouldn't hurt to have some mini monster bash hit ocllo or the bridge every few days but if you guys can't handle the tomb of kings Eru made, I don't see that going over well either.
Running a DM every 6 hours automatically would be fine I suppose. I used to have a spawner that did this awhile back and it could be brought back.

Seriously though I don't like that players are so dependent on us for fun... It's almost as if its a kick to the ass because it makes it seem like the shard sucks unless staff is there holding your hand while you play.

Of course being prepared is part of dueling.. but even if the players are evenly matched it wouldnt matter.. there is no such thing as reserved and cautious with your supplies.. i mean unless you just spam lights or w.e.. or maybe you have like 2 scrolls left and is waiting for a crit.. You can go to a duel with 200 regs of each.. but one player can start off on the offensive.. landing more hits than you at that time so youl be healing a lot more.. eventually run out of aids but theres a water tile i think in the duel pits so you can water them.. but you also run out of the regs used to heal.. which i forget what they are but it happens.. that doesnt happen because your not reserved it happens because you need to heal D:.. especially if its two good players. And as scare said people dont really gank for regs only for scrolls and pots. a lot of people after they gank someone just leave the reg bags in their body.

I dont know if you guys added any expensive dueling stones but imagine dueling for 100-500k and you run out of regs.. not cause you werent prepared but the duel lasted forever it would suck to not have a reg stone there.. practicly giving the other guy free money.

And I dont think the shard would seem dead because everyone is at the dueling area to me it would actually make the shard look more active.. since most likely only the pvpers would be there packing the place up people would get the impression that theres actually pvp here. It wouldnt reduce ganking, if a pvper knows there are players in ocllo i gurantee you he will call his friends to gank, if he likes to gank that is plus if a new player didnt know there was duel arenas there are still tons of rpers / non pvpers rolling around pits and in towns to make the shard look active.