No and yes at the same time. I'm saying people who create new characters here would like to have someone to fight during their time on the server.

As it currently stands, people come here, create a level 40 character, and then don't find a single person to fight before bailing. Perhaps you or another established player gives them glass, scales, and bounty points to speed the process up, but the result is still the same.

If it took a month to level and gear up (as in you received no free hand outs), I'm quite sure that you'd see more people staying on the server as there would actually be people to fight during this leveling and gearing process. As it currently stands, there seems to be no one to fight outside of guilds farming each others keeps.

And why shouldn't they bail after reaching a decent template and finding no one to fight? It's not as if they invested a month in farming the xp, glass, and scales to build their template - it was given to them. Working towards the goal and actually having people to fight along the way is worth far more than a level 50 in 5 hours /play time plus a full set of Dragon gear and ML10 given to you by other players.





It's bad because it gives them no reason to remain on the server when they find it to be hollow shell of farming keeps for glass and scales.

Yes, people whine about leveling and gearing the hard way. Yes, people are more likely to stick around when they must work to accomplish these goals. Yes, people come here to kill other players, not receive free gear and MLs and making them work to achieve these goals is more likely to make them stick around to make their time investment pay off.


Old school Mordred wasn't built in free loot and inviting everyone who asked into your guild; it was built on having people to kill. And not having people to kill is exactly the plague that Mordred is currently faces.

 

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I recently decided to try Mordred (Ywain is getting very tough for a solo visible which is my playstyle). Your description of Mordred seems very accurate to me, because I am one of those "PvE'ers" myself, but there is an explanation for that (not necessarily an explanation you will like )

I did not come to Mordred to be ganked while I am PvE'ing, nor do I plan to gank others while they are PvE'ing. I accept that the risk is there, but my goal is to get a select few characters "ready" for PvP. Unfortunately this is a process that takes quite a while, but I have played DAoC for many years and I know very well how big the gap between a buffed templated char vs an untemplated unbuffed char is. It is huge.

I could have transferred plat from Ywain to Mordred to speed up the process, but seeing how few items are available in Mordred housing, I decided it would be better for myself (and Mordred) to create characters purely for PvE (to get more items for everyone). This is a longer process, and I am currently leveling/templating eight characters (including three crafting skills) only two of which are intended for actual PvP.

It may turn out to be a waste of time, but I just cannot see myself having any fun on a daily basis without a template. This may not be the true spirit of Mordred, but (once I am ready for PvP) it is better than staying on Ywain, no?

 

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I got the chance to actually kill people pveing today, and then i spent the next 10 mins argueing with him because he kept telling me "lets make peace" isnt this mordred? Kill or be killed? not aww, u owed me, please dont do it anymore... wtf...

 

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I have not been killing people doing pve. I never saw it as a legit form of rps.


If someone attacks me I am not going to complain, and I don't care really it adds

excitement for me.


I did see that a lot of the blue qq was about pre level 50 pvp while leveling. Being

run up on by a 50 vamp while farming GOLM island for scrolls is my fault, but it sure

made the guy I was helping mad.


I enjoyed all the random run ins I had this past 2 weeks.

 

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While what you are saying is very true, Mordred used to be the way you want it. But because mordred is at such a low population and just pvping to kill people who are trying to pve might cause them to log off and never come back, of course its a different story when its a 50 killing them and a lowbie killing them. I'd rather give the players all of these things to help them so they will eventually come out and PVP.

I know over the years that I have farmed there, I have more stuff then I can use and no one to really sell it to because they don't have the money. So maybe people are trying to get 50, farm money and buy the things they need so they can compete in pvp. You got to remember, people get pretty mad in this game if they die, I dunno why, get over it, figure out a way to beat them and go back.

 

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Regardless the population seems to be slowing as there is no one "leading" it...

Part might be how easy it was made for them, part is theres noone to fight 24/7,

 

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If people do not change their ways the server WILL NEVER come back...

The stuff that harmed the server is still alive today...

It is easy to port to Gothwaite and port out before you die... PvP in areas like Humberton/Ardee would change the overall experience IMO.

I have to admit, I recenly stated a fight and dipped away via port.

I was talking to the guy I was fighting and he was cool, but wanted

the reward for chasing me away.


As long as there is an easy way to escape via port people will try

and save themselves unless we police ourselves. I am not just talking

kite classes either.

 

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It's not hard to level up and never be bothered. I am leveling an alt off and on on Mordred and nor once have I even seen anyone and it's a nice camp. People need to learn to find spots not looked at and level there. How the hell can they cry now when if they did it when the old timers did like myself with a population of 2000+ they would have off'd themselves for sure.

I remember back when the server was on top you could take a horse to Cornwall to go to and go over the marsh bridge and a bomb group would be set up there waiting on people to pass by lol and they think it's hard now?

 

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