Posted by Neilon on July 26, 2000 at 16:18:31:
In Reply to: Re: Hey now. posted by The Arcane(VIP) on July 26, 2000 at 13:57:43:
> > I love Troupe. > I've got no beef with Troupe either, and the people who play Troupers are probably gamers of greater maturity than I am/was, though sometimes I wonder why some of them play CF rather than a pure-RP MU*. In the majority of cases, I think the answer you seek is really quite simple -- balance. I, for one, have played characters on both sides of this: those who are "pure" roleplaying characters, and those who are more disposed to Playerkilling. However, I can tell you that those I have enjoyed the most are those which are a balance of the two approches. Obviously, those Trouper and Trouper-like characters enjoy the roleplaying aspect. But I suspect that some of them, even if they are not avid PK'ers, like having that aspect of the game, and that 'fear factor' being present in their character's mentality. While I think that roleplaying is the backbone of the game -- even if it wasn't five years ago, it is now -- I do believe strongly that PK'ing adds a great deal to CarrionFields, *IF* it is done with purpose, and with a character in mind. It's a lot more satisfying, that way, win or lose. -Neilon