Posted by Sinakil on April 3, 2000 at 14:26:27:
I downright fucking hate it when people say in their holier-than-thou attitudes "If you're just here to PKill, then why don't you go play Quake or something!"
Look, I don't give a fuck who you are, you can't compare PKilling on Carrionfields to Quake 1, Quake 2, Quake 3, any RTS game, Everquest, Ultima Online, or ANY other game out there. Pkilling on a MUD, especially Carrionfields with its PK ranges, is a unique experience regardless of what your opinion is on roleplaying. If the PK engine wasn't worth playing with, I hardly doubt people would be here after 5 years worth of existance. Clearly, it's the excitement in the challenge of PKing and the multitude of options that what keeps people coming back, because I seriously doubt it's the fucking leveling to 51 everytime.
People that say "Oh, you're just here to PK. Go play Quake or something to get your kicks." You know, I just might play Quake.. if it had a leveling system, a diverse spell and skill list, and items to loot. But you know what? It doesn't. However, CF does. Yes, the PK can be fastpaced and I clearly understand the correlation one might be able to make with killing here and in a 3d Action Shooter. Quake hasn't the ability to communicate well, hasn't the ability to kill creatures and people at the same time, hasn't the multiple map access of a MUD, and a dozen other little things that make killing other people in a MUD a lot more fun.
In Quake, I can get a rocket launcher in under 30 seconds. In CF, to get an equally powerful item in the game (considering the RL is the primary killing weapon) I'd need to either A) gangbang the shit out of someone B) kill someone while they're weakened C) form a group and recover one of the many powerful weapons/items in the game, etc. What makes CF more rewarding from a PK stance is that when you kill someone who worked their ass off for their items, for the skills, for whatever they have.. they're pissed to all hell.. and you really feel (at least I do) that I accomplished something other than clicking a button at the right position on my screen.
So a hearty fuck you to all you that think that people like me can replace CF PK with Quake deathmatch, because we can't. I know, I already tried... and it didn't work. Besides, CF PK is partly responsible for me not being able to graduate college this year ;)