Posted by Ipsisimus (no longer VIP) on October 19, 2000 at 09:15:31:
In Reply to: Why are there no skilled players left? (elitist rant) posted by The Arcane(VIP) on October 19, 2000 at 03:53:34:
Just as a beginning comment to what's been going on Now, my idea of a skilled player is someone who can The players that can seriously handle themself have On a final note, people have begun to rely on groups, End Rant. Ipsisimus, who wants to be a VIP again :( p.s. Arcane, I'd really like to see you play an AP or
here, take a list at the char board, and all the
people that delete. Read down, and you'll get that
a majority of people that delete, get bored or have
some imm conspiracy of being "screwed".
handle himself in every situation, alone. When your
walking around alone, and a group comes to smack you
around, sometimes you have to high-tail and run, but
those that can pull it off, know how to deal with
being overrun, etc. (Hence, they were ready for it).
slowly dwindled in the last few years because of the
more and more emphasis on the cabal wars, and pack
hunting. The permagroups that ruined CF weren't the
ones that killed a lot of people (I actually think
we need it, helps weed people out), but those that
started a trend. When there were a bunch of perma-
groups running around, killing everyone, a lot of
people begun to change their mindset that you couldn't
beat people alone, but ya needed your friends. The
times you need a group are there enough, but the true
skilled players, honesly don't. People stopped
thinking for themselves, and begun thinking of the
combos that would beat everyone up. I can honestly
admit I don't play classes that need groups because
winning with three people isn't near as fun as taking
the fight and winning it, alone.
stop thinking for themself, and group like there is
no tommorrow. People have been deleting left and right,
because they're getting bored - bored of the tactics,
bored of no threats (groups are getting too comfortable
for their own good), etc. What's left is roleplaying.
Yes, it's all fine and good, but we need a threat out
there. That's why when everyone was complaining about
Zorszaul, I cheered him on. He was causing havoc, as
every damn skilled player should do. Get people with
their pants down, and force them to learn how to
handle themselves. Challen was a threat. LLorenthos
was a threat. Zorszaul was a threat. Leika IS a threat
(evil of course, don't get me started how evil doesn't
exist anymore, since 99% of heroes is Good). We need
more evil, scary, s.o.b's out there to shake things up
and I can almost guarantee that people will start to
think on their own, not in their groups, or cabals.
something to that affect for the simple fact, Zorszaul
doesn't play anymore at all, and the whole damn hero
range is Lightwalkers. Wipe out the damn Dawn and all
the Maran, and people will breed lightwalkers in the
defense, and evildoers to join the party.
"Diversity grows stability." (or smarter people)