Posted by Nivek on November 24, 2000 at 13:49:54:
In Reply to: Your idea of roleplay in Sylvan (from experience) posted by Disgusted Sylvan on November 23, 2000 at 20:57:18:
> I deleted my character in sylvan. A near hero ranger because of many reasons. > Two: The sheer disgustingness (sp?) of the powers in combonation with a ranger. I could > What should we do? I think axe the sylvan powers as we know it now and turn it into something that a lot
> One: Sylvan roleplay is crap. Those I ran into were all Flontinot clones, giddy
> and laughing until any mention of someone in their pk. Then suddenly they clammed
> up and started preparing nad hunting down people actively. Killing them in towns,
> killing them anywhere they could find someone in their pk. I even had two sylvans
> say they needed equipment so they decided to go out and pk people. They did not ask
> questions, try to figure out what they were doing in the forest. Hell, one of them
> killed a good align assassin requesting from a mob in emerald. The previously mentioned
> Sylvan Death Squad was in full force. I even thought I was bloodthirsty when I snared
> someone and questioned them and let them go... Has it changed in the three or so weeks
> that I have not played my sylvan? Possibly, but I doubt that because most of the people
> I gained levels with are now hero and I doubt they have changed their ways suddenly.
> take on groups of five. I killed four out of five people in a group at hero range with two
> of them Masters. Conjurers seem difficult for you in masters? Please, sylvans have an ability
> that allows them to deal with the most difficult part of conjurers with one simple power:beast call.
> Sylvan powers are so PK oriented that its hard to resist the draw. I found myself so disgusting
> it was not even a challenge anymore. People who raided, no matter how big the party usually lost
> three or four of their members before fleeing or gaining the item. That is fighting against one
> ranger. Shamans in Sylvan and the Sylvan cabal location make raiding even more difficult. Also not
> even knowing what the hell or who the hell you will be fighting is more disgusting than you even know.
> So if you are crying about Conjurers in Masters when sylvan is easily the best equiped to deal with them,
> then you have something else coming. I think most of the offensive classes should not be even allowed
> into the cabal, this means NO shamans and NO warriors. Hell, I remember Seobok saying something to the effect
> of an assassin in sylvan is about as rare as a shaman or warrior in sylvan, and an assassin in sylvan is
> something that happens once every couple years.
> more classes can join or keep the sylvan powers and move away from the OFFENSIVE CLERIC (shaman) and warrior.
> Just ban them straight out. Christ a healer with sylvan powers is extremely powerful, shamans and warriors
> and assassins (unless they severely limit themselves) should not be let in.