12-05-2003, 06:05 PM
I remember seeing like 6 iggle trolls all swinging at a corner once. Couldn't tell wtf they were doing...just 5-6 trolls all standing on each other staring at a wall.
10 seconds later I heard a crunch and they dispersed and Ishmaralda's corpse was lying in the corner. Colision detection at it's finest.
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I think there has to at LEAST be battlegrounds for PvP to be worth a shit. Duels just aren't gonna do it ; You know where the other guy is ; You know his spell list or abilities ; You know his level. In DAOC battlegrounds, you go there knowing that there are enemies there, but are they in the fort? Are there groups roaming? Is it a lone archer stealthed and hiding behind a tree? There still something in the air that keeps you on your toes.
I'll agree that EQ PVP was actually really great.(except for the z-axis problems, and SOE never really taking any time to try and balance spells:resistances), and it was mostly the gear-centered part of eq that ruined it in the end. Pre-velios PvP was great fun, and even the top-end gear from trakanon etc didn't garentee you a win.
10 seconds later I heard a crunch and they dispersed and Ishmaralda's corpse was lying in the corner. Colision detection at it's finest.
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I think there has to at LEAST be battlegrounds for PvP to be worth a shit. Duels just aren't gonna do it ; You know where the other guy is ; You know his spell list or abilities ; You know his level. In DAOC battlegrounds, you go there knowing that there are enemies there, but are they in the fort? Are there groups roaming? Is it a lone archer stealthed and hiding behind a tree? There still something in the air that keeps you on your toes.
I'll agree that EQ PVP was actually really great.(except for the z-axis problems, and SOE never really taking any time to try and balance spells:resistances), and it was mostly the gear-centered part of eq that ruined it in the end. Pre-velios PvP was great fun, and even the top-end gear from trakanon etc didn't garentee you a win.