Posted by Pointy Fang on October 14, 2000 at 17:47:20:
Well, I finally croaked, and to a mob no less! I started this guy last May when I moved out to Ottawa to article at my law firm, and am just about to finish my Bar exams so this guy has been my stress relief for the last year and a half. She was the most fun I had since my buddy and I started CF in Edmonton in September '94.
When I started out, I had great plans, Zorsaul was rocking the house and I was one of those aspiring Liches. After I hit 41st I got into a monster hole from trying to animate elites, and it all went down hill from there. I'm actually glad I stayed at 41 because I would have just been another chump spectre in a long line waiting to get his knees dirty to become a Lich. Lets face it, after Zorsaul, I think the Imms realised that they had massively unbalanced the game and would never let another necro Become, none have since. How do I know, because if a roleplayer as good as Avendella can't do it, no one can. Besides, most of the Liches have been Imms anyways.
I had whacked a few guys on my way up, but at 40th rank I started to PWK people and saw how brutally easy it was. Before this, it was getting the guy asleep then maladicting him to shit, only to have your kill stolen by some lowbie or some IRC buddy of his. I got tired of how cheap some people were playing so I started to zap people for fun.
I died...lots, sometimes I would have 2 zombies of myself walking around. But I had the most fun as a suicidal Necromancer. I've done the cabal thing and hero thing several times, so this character eventually turned into a means to piss myself laughing night after night. I loved to see how beligerant people would get after dying, their roleplaying would go out the window, and I could just imagine them putting their fists through their screens.
Later in the year, things at work got busy between the firm and the Army, and I was only able to log on a couple of times a month. I found no one asked me to hunt with them, though I would have gladly. Many just typed "save" "quit" when I logged on, thinking that I was just a solo PK'r. There were a few that took the time to talk to me in game, and I appreciated the interaction. I never walked around in quiet mode just frying people, dispite several others I have seen.
Is PWK to powerful? I think so, it harkens back to the days of Charm Person and the Dwarven Master Cleric. When you can end a fight against a Dwarf Warrior with 900 hp and a full set of Pwent in 4 lines of text, that's pretty bad. But I would trade it in to have acid blast again :) PWK is infinitely better than assissinate, God I don't know how many times Kosedran tried to get me and failed, i was never assassinated in about 40 attempts.
I never had any gripes with the Imm staff, they were always cordial and fair, even when they told me to stop grouping with Strohm (A-P) and Vargus (Warrior), the only 2 guys I could find who weren't afraid to walk around with me. Personally, I think they didn't want us to keep decimating our PK :) A few players were the only ones who had a problem with me, and only after I told them they weren't getting their gear back. Maybe I did something right, or wasn't doing something wrong, but the Imms never had any problems with my role or my play-style.
I never sucked it to join a cabal, been there done that, and that may have had something to do with the lack of interaction I received, except for the odd "Join the Empire Dark Lady or we will slay you." It sure made it hard to find groups. Getting 300k with an uncaballed necro is practically impossible, they are useless for anything except PK.
Anyways, it was a slice, and I'll be back in another incarnation once I'm done my exams. I don't think I'll make another necro again for a while, but I commend the master-class to anyone who wants to PK naked and really piss off the many double type A people who play the game. Anyways, here is a list
of all my PWK kills for your perusal. Flames or praise to the undersigned. I'm out...
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1)Quazan yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 2)Obik yells 'Die, Desanguina you sorcerous dog!' 3)Brantstin yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 4)Nailis yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 5)Jarrett yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 6)Raldigen yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 7)Kilk yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 8)Alehail yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 9)Axrinth yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 10)Elgadon yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 11)Vulthoom yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 12)You point to Engimous and say 'Die'. 13)Adaryln yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 14)You point to Salidehn and say 'Die'. 15)Altrael yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 16)Syphax yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 17)You point to Flontinot and say 'Die'. 18)A sea snake swims up to you with amazing speed then stops suddenly. 19)You point to Khrytkiran and say 'Die'. 20)Amallyn yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 21)You point to Khrytkiran and say 'Die'. 22)You point to Paratus and say 'Die'. 23)You point to Raythgar and say 'Die'. 24)You point to Senjin and say 'Die'. 25)You point to Cyrus and say 'Die'. 26)You point to Cyrus and say 'Die'. 27)You point to Tumock and say 'Die'. 28)Wran yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 29) You point to Vhoram and say 'Die'. 30) You point to Akivasha and say 'Die'. 31) You point to Akivasha and say 'Die'. 32) Xlaq yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 33) Redov yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 34) You point to Pomfret and say 'Die'. 35) You point to Escudeira and say 'Die'. 36) You point to Alrucus and say 'Die'.
38) Strannik yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 39) You point to Perrten and say 'Die'.
41) You point to Draackh and say 'Die'. 42) Saerith yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 43) You point to Devlel and say 'Die'. 44) Solkar yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 45) Jiijjustan yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 46) Pyriel yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 47) You point to Anthias and say 'Die'. 48) Chasek yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 49) Jeana yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 50) Vilkokin yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 51) Hallien yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 52) Musubi yells 'Die, Desanguina, you sorcerous dog!' 53) Jarans yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 54) Gruntock yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' 55) Sanicam yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' |
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Ohh...wait...what's that sound??? That's the sound of 100 necros being rolled up right now, enjoy Thera.