Gusty
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Post by Gusty on Feb 25, 2005 10:29:33 GMT -5
Heya, DM Gustyrill here.
I just want to pose a question to everyone for their own self-evaluation? How much of your time is spent developing your character and how much time is spent adventuring (killing and looting), notice that I differentiate between the two things.
While of course you are in character at all times there must be more to your character's life than this. Otherwise it is a shallow existence (at least in the minds of the people who are here evaluating it ((myself for instance)) which is the most important thing after all.)
I want to suggest (strongly suggest) that 'at least' half (1/2, 50%) of a characters time on the server is not spent in combat situations or seeking them **If you are already doing this then I am not speaking to you, there are fantastic players and roleplayers here. I write this to encourage everyone not to discourage** Note: If you disagree, then you have a right to your opinion but you are probably in the wrong place. That is ok. It is better to find out now then later right, after you have wasted more of your time?
By the way, time spent forming your party to go on an adventure also does not qualify IMO. I am referring to working towards their broader hopes and dreams, something besides saving up for the next item or earning their next level... (romances for instance are a great example, as long as the dates are not to go and clear out the hag cave, that is bad) Interacting with other players, and NPC's and revealing their quirks which make them unique, not their gear...
If you do not have broader hopes and dreams, then sit down and meditate upon this... Go to the monastary, take a monk level and contemplate your existence for a moment... If you would like a suggestion track me down...
What can be gained from RP'ing can be beyond measure... For example...
On a different server, while all the other characters were running around killing and looting, my character walked into a forest... found a nice place near a nice stream, took off his shirt, bought a bunch of tools, and RP'd building a cabin there in the woods... He would talk to anyone running by *on their way to a treasure hole*, he would decline to join them because he was building a cabin, he would invite them to stay with him and eat with him and help him if they could spare the time from their job (of killing and looting). People would mock me.. "You are low level, they only give residences to higher level, and they cost thousands of gold, you are wasting your time."
This is not something I prearranged with a DM to see if it was ok for me to do... It was something I took it upon myself to do... I was there every second that I was on the server for more than a RL week *not very long in the grand scheme of things really.* I RP'd the chopping I RP'd the hammering, I RP'd the mundane real time... Low and behold, after all of that time spent *not time lost as some people here would assume* there was one day that I logged on and there was a cabin, a nice little cabin with a woodpile, a well and a door that locked... and even some chickens to guard my yard... *someone important noticed my drive, my imagination and my diligence and I was rewarded for it* a key magically appeared in my belongings...
That cabin *that I did not have to spend a gold coin on, just my valuable time and RP energy* which became a hub in the world, more interesting adventures were spawned, and eventually that character conquered that world... Through pure force of his will and imagination.
(note: I am not suggesting that if you do this, now that I have mentioned it, that it will happen for you... I am just saying that I am not seeing anything like this.... the sky being the limit... and I see alot.)
While I think that future guild activity will channel some energy away from the neverending search for loot, this is something that we really need to get a handle on, as a community, and soon. Some people have a lot more time on their hands than others and when those same people are adventuring constantly the amount of coin and gear they buy upsets the balance of the server substantially. No joke...
You guys need to regulate each other (you know who you are) and help each other to 'rise above' this seeming defect in so many characters that we see. *and believe me we see.*
I can feel a change coming in the direction of the wind. The animals are running away from the sea shore.... The server is in a state of flux... Things are going to get shaken up even more before it settles out again... Who will survive the coming changes... We keep trying with our words to guide you in a healthy direction... and we pray that one day soon, that you will be among those who figure it out... before it is too late.
thank you for your consideration of my words. We want everyone to succeed here.
good rolls to you - DMGustyrill
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Feb 26, 2005 2:02:09 GMT -5
By the way Gusty, just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed your tale. I just have one question: was your question rhetorical? *shakes head* And all your cryptic messages about "who will survive the coming changes", and "new guild activity", and "relieving characters of excess goods that they dont need" ... Wait, did you really say that 2nd to last statement
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Post by manyasone on Feb 26, 2005 3:35:19 GMT -5
Well, each of my characters lead a life of low-level-ness... It seems I'm more often than not sitting in a hidden chamber with a mercenary discussing plans, eyeing people at the Isinhold Campfire, or stalking others while invisible to advance my character's goals.
Melkroth's level 9, and I've seen players that started after I made him get as high as level 16. I just spend more time developing my characters.
('cept lately. Melkroth senses he's near enough strength to open the path of the Palemaster) Mwahahaha.
But seriously, most of the time, I'm reluctant to go anywhere outside of Isinhold because my characters are rooted in scheming of some sort to advance their long-term goals.
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Post by Spooks on Feb 26, 2005 4:31:11 GMT -5
I can honestly say that I spend a good amount of time just being Thrulia. I spend most of my time in Isinhold just training on the dummy, (OOC)/IC thinking about what next? What have I done already and how does it form tomorrow? I really wanna get this done(but why would I do that IC?), but how do i do it? Who do I know that I can ask for help? What would they want in return? Why even last night after playing FRC I logged off and was questioning Thrulia's motives and plans for her non XP or loot related excursions. I spend alot of time talking to people about plots and schemes, and even befor ethrulia became an evil bitch, she spent her time being a hardcore arm draping for Vind. They would talk and such ALL the time and would use hunting as a hobby, then go off and sit in the woods and talk about stuff. I dont know if this is what you meant, but I honestly spend over half my time playing, doing things that will further my character in ways that arent related to levels and usualy not fortune(you know being payed my PC's for tasks and such...)
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Gusty
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Post by Gusty on Feb 26, 2005 5:18:14 GMT -5
Yes Hrothgar, it was rhetorical. I wanted everyone to look at themselves as if someone else was watching them for a moment. For it is quite possible that someone is doing just that... I also wanted to give out a guideline that someone could measure themselves against for a responsible use of their playing time that contributes to the server instead of just playing it like a Playstation version of Baldurs Gate or something (pure crap)... This is supposed to be interactive...
Just so you know you three who replied are shining examples of the type of players we very much appreciate. Thank you very much.
DM Gustyrill
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Feb 26, 2005 5:30:12 GMT -5
I too appreciate the specific players who responded here. Truly I appreciate every one of our players, but there are limits to everything. These are the sort that certainly understand what we are "up to" here. Cheers!
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Post by Talus on Feb 26, 2005 5:52:19 GMT -5
I will admit I probably don't RP enough by myself, but I never turn down a chance to if I have an audience. ;D Alot of the reasons I go out and solo or adventure is so that I can gain levels so I can travel with Characters that I RP with and still be a help and not a hinderance. I started on here not having hardly any RP experience and I am still learning things everytime I log on.
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Post by Kolfrosta on Feb 26, 2005 12:04:12 GMT -5
Well..to be honest..it depends. If Shari is closing in on the next level, she's on the road alot ...possibly a 30/70 ratio to RP and "seeking XP" ;D
But once acheiving that, I usually have her relax, enjoy her accomplishment, interact with others, and the ratio shifts to bout 70/30 RP vs "seeking XP"...there have been entire sessions where all she does is hang out in Isinhold doing the "meet and greet".
While leveling and seeing all her strengths and weaknesses in battle is nice, I also find it fun just interacting with others and hearing their stories, tales, accomplishments, etc...even if I'm doing nothing more than sitting by the fire in Isinhold listening to all the conversations.
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Gusty
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Post by Gusty on Feb 26, 2005 17:09:59 GMT -5
Another two excellent players responding. Thank you... The problem with this is that I think the people I am trying to reach with this aren't even reading the forums... *shrugs*
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Post by manyasone on Feb 26, 2005 17:52:29 GMT -5
*cracks knuckles* I can make 'em read it.
Well... Not really, no... Nevermind. *slumps off dejectedly*
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Post by narayan on Feb 26, 2005 20:24:10 GMT -5
Well..to be honest..it depends. If Shari is closing in on the next level, she's on the road alot ...possibly a 30/70 ratio to RP and "seeking XP" ;D But once acheiving that, I usually have her relax, enjoy her accomplishment, interact with others, and the ratio shifts to bout 70/30 RP vs "seeking XP"... Yep, i do the same. If gadush is near a level i solo so that i can reach it, If not, i just go to Redmist or the fire by Isinhold and see who's there and engage in RP and take it from there.
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Misha Aogail
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Post by Misha Aogail on Mar 9, 2005 14:56:25 GMT -5
Lately I've been RPing a heck of a lot more. Of course with Tori's line of work, her greatest experience comes from going out and doing things. True, she's trying to save up money for some things she could make good use of, I have not sent her out on a looting run in ages. In fact, it's been a while since she's just gone out to train... But, even with her sitting in Isinhold, bored because of certain situations now hindering her, she still finds ways to do her job and do it well.
I know I've mentioned it a couple of times, but I can really connect with my characters on this server. A good example is when there was the assassination attempt on Tori. Tori was pretty freked out and scared by it, and though I'm sitting here safely behind the computer screen, my heart was pounding, my adrenaline was rushing... It was almost like I was actually really there for it. Of course then I had to run around the house like an idiot to get myself to settle down, but... Between the world itself and the wonderful people who RP so well, it has really become a great place. Hope to continue to RP with everyone for a long while.
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Post by hoffman900 on Mar 9, 2005 21:49:00 GMT -5
Ok, this is an interresting question.
With my first character I used to play when there wasnt a lot of other PCs around. I can say most of the time was 75 % solo adventures and 25 % grossing out other players (barbarian, heh). In my defence I *do* roleplay a bit even if I am alone.
With my second character I was conducting an RP experiment. I tryed to keep him 100% RP now that there's a lot of people hanging around Isinhold. But the thing is he is getting involved in deeper stories and cant possibly stay level 1 forever, or else it's going to become unrealistic. So I've been adventuring a bit for the last 2 times I logged in, just to keep the balance. Otherwise things just arent going to evolve.
A good PC idea I've been brewing for a long time would be a blind beggar. He could really be 100 % RP and stay realistic. I wonders if it's feasible to have permanent blindness on a PC?
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Post by Slanker on Mar 10, 2005 5:45:25 GMT -5
I haven't had alot of experience on a real RP server, the one I played on before was just hacking and looting. The thrill was to become as high lvl and as well equipped as possible. Though I reached lvl 19 it became boring pretty fast.
On this server I try to RP alot more, but out of safety I chose a character wich was easy to play. A dumb Half Orc fighter (Crom), just a big oaf with a big heart. And although he mostly is good at hacking and slashing, the time RP'ing with him is at least 60%.
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Post by Grozer on Mar 10, 2005 12:34:15 GMT -5
I believe i spend quite a bit of time RP'ing... well based on the alignment contreversy it stirred up, it appears that way anyway! ;D
Seriously though my question would be at what point do we involve the DMs? Ya we can have some great grand plans and thoughts about where to go with the character but maybe you guys might say... ummm.. no dont go there, because you have something planned...
For smaller RP themes it might be fine to go off and do your own thing, but if your character was built around grander ideas, i.e. complete servitude of a deity lets say, we kinda need some interaction from the DM team... you know drop an avatar in our face, etc.
Anyway I know everyone's pretty busy so I dont really expect that but i think there is certain line when you step over it, it's important that you guys, i.e. DM team, need to be aware of. BTW I have a feeling that as FRC starts really moving the forward and more is unfolded many PCs are going to weave RP stories into what is going on..
Just my thoughts...
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Post by Lord_Raven88 on Mar 10, 2005 15:05:04 GMT -5
Another two excellent players responding. Thank you... The problem with this is that I think the people I am trying to reach with this aren't even reading the forums... *shrugs* Actually I do read the forums, and I post fairly frequently too ;D Anyhow, I'm guilty of this! As I only play about 5 hours (usually less) a week I find it hard to have a proper balance between RP/XP. The funny thing is, if all I do is Loot and get XP, I get real bored. After all I play this game on the internet because I like to interact with others. Saying that I made a PC with 8 Cha, which was a real bad mistake. As I can't help but RP as if I have a higher Cha. (I can't help it if I'm charming and witty in RL) I think I'll have to speak to a DM in game and get them to change my stats around, to better reflect my RP style. Perhaps I won't feel so guilty about RP then. Even once I do this I probably wont spend 1/2 of my time RPing, maybe 40/60 or 10/90 ;D Part of the reason I spend time on XP hunting and looting, is because I have some RL friends on the server who have much more time than me and are levels 20,12 & 9. So partly I want to be able to play with them, without being a complete gimp. In regards to goals, my current PC Marick Cross, wants to be a War Wizard of Cormyr. So partly he needs to have enough combat experience to qualify. Anyway don't flame me because I'm honest. There are so many other reasons to flame me, choose one of them
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Kitiara
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Post by Kitiara on Mar 10, 2005 17:48:10 GMT -5
I am not playing NWN for that long but I enjoy it this much because of the RP. In fact, sometimes I really hate the dungeon crawl part. Especially when I am with a large party. The RP goes down the drain because you just can't talk all at once. So, if it were up to me I would RP 80 % of the time. But I have gotto keep up with my friends, so into the dungeons yet again....*sigh* And Raven if you are who I think you are, you indeed are very witty and charming . If my character (Mooi) had known about the 8 cha, she might have acted differently....But that's the problem with all other PC's as well....so...don't feel bad.... And if you're not...ehhr...forget this remark.....
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Post by Lord_Raven88 on Mar 10, 2005 18:03:22 GMT -5
And Raven if you are who I think you are, you indeed are very witty and charming . If my character (Mooi) had known about the 8 cha, she might have acted differently....But that's the problem with all other PC's as well....so...don't feel bad.... And if you're not...ehhr...forget this remark..... Well since I play Marick Cross, and I don't think I've meet your PC "Mooi" you might have me confused with the person who plays "Raven Rift". It's easy to get us mixed up, as he stole the name Raven form me *waits for blistering reply* ;D In regards to the 8 Cha, I'm going to try and persuade a DM to lower some of my Stats so that I can have 10 or 12 Cha. then I won't fell guilty
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Post by Islodain on Mar 10, 2005 22:43:16 GMT -5
I am definately one of the ones that has more time then most of the others.
I have leveled myself right out of travelling companions before.
I have too many characters now, I have made new character for too many reasons. Though through playing them and learning more about the server I have figured out what I want to play.
I enjoy good roleplay and love when it happens and I can be part of it. I see a distant future ahead in game now.
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Mar 11, 2005 0:55:51 GMT -5
By the way raven, your character can be charming and witty even with 8 charisma. They can just be horribly scarred and ugly. Hroth has low charisma as well, but it is mostly because of his attitude. If you ever meet him, he is a bit rough around the edges. My beef is with people who ignore those types of things. So at least you recognise the fact, but you can still make up for it in other ways. My problem is saying stuff that people think is wise, when I think it is just intelligent... Anyways, back to powergaming, as that is what I truly enjoy talking about (if this joke ever gets old, just tell me).
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Post by Kitiara on Mar 11, 2005 2:32:19 GMT -5
Ehh...ehm...Raven....really am not good with names. After reading this forum too often, you all start to sound familiar to me. Anyway, that means I still can look forward to meeting your dazzling personlaity And I agree with Quadhund. Ones personality is not just defined by ones char. It is a combination of int, wis and char and something you just cannot put into numbers. Char is a strange ability score because it describes both your looks and your....presence I guess. Some of my friends think it is a useless score. They always keep it low so they can make the class abilities as high as possible. I don't. Like to play the pretty girls That's because I am butt ugly in RL....no just joking. No really! And I do think char is important for first impressions. When somebody with a high Char walks by you notice! So I always read the descriptions of the PC's to get a clue. But unfortunately not everybody gives a description of the way his char looks or talks....ehh...am guilty of that myself I am afraid Now there's something I would like to change about my char...... Now back to the topic......RP RULES!
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Misha Aogail
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Post by Misha Aogail on Mar 11, 2005 9:40:19 GMT -5
I'd just like to point out that some people with lower scores (like wisdom) at times will seem better than those with a higher score. Gallin would agree with me on this one. 'Course I think he and all the other DMs just like getting a kick out of the fact that during her few bright and shining moments of wisdom and intelligent thinking, Tori is just brushed off and ignored... And what happens? Exactly what she was warning about... *shakes her head and chuckles*
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Post by Talus on Mar 11, 2005 20:51:56 GMT -5
I'd just like to point out that some people with lower scores (like wisdom) at times will seem better than those with a higher score. Gallin would agree with me on this one. 'Course I think he and all the other DMs just like getting a kick out of the fact that during her few bright and shining moments of wisdom and intelligent thinking, Tori is just brushed off and ignored... And what happens? Exactly what she was warning about... *shakes her head and chuckles* The same thing happens with Vashal sometimes. I really wish he was smarter sometimes
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Post by MithrilBlade on May 17, 2005 18:39:19 GMT -5
Okay since it seems so big issue to some players I'll admit it here: I play average of 10-14 hours/day.
When I started as new character I developed with about same speed as everyone else, but it seems that later my friends have stayed behind, while I still keep developing with average speed.
Mainly reason for this is the time I waste, most low levels enjoy hunting as it's very rewarding, kill couple zombies and ooh you got a level, but lv 10+ you gotta work for a week to get one so they lose interest and either play less or start RP'ing most of their time.
However in my case I have kept my RP and hunting quite stable 50/50 (depends a lot of a day thought), usually they divide so that I travel a lot daytime and RP the nights (because as I am European there's very few people online on daytime).
I am not sure if I'm doing wrong by playing far more than others, some seem angered for it thought and call that I powergame when I do this, but then again I can say that all the time I have been here I have not got in a single fight with a PC. I am not interested much of PvP, the reason why I play here is NOT because I wanna make uber character and rule the server right next to DMs, but the absolutely fantastic RP and friendly team.
I hope that I am not offending anyone if I play/am able to play more than them, I simply am calculating person and when I know I can't get good RP anywhere I go hunting (usually, at least 80% of time it's for gold, not exp) and use the time.
I would like to hear also what DMs have to say for this.
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Post by Gusty on May 17, 2005 19:37:55 GMT -5
This is a serious issue (a form of powergaming) and has been a continuing issue. Personally I believe that it is not altogether fair for a person, just because they have more time available, to continue to level thier character while other people are working, sleeping, eating, going to school. etc...
It is one thing if you are just on the server telling stories and hanging out during that time. Unfortunately time spent soloing on the server not roleplaying is usually spent power farming ones favorite area. Thus you have characters pulling in 10's upon 10's of thousands of gold a day and xp a plenty... Then when ones friends do come on and it is RP time for the person with 12 + hours a day on the server said person then can feel completely free to RP to their hearts content, consuming their friends time which makes it even harder or them to keep up...
Anyways there are two characters who did this before that I know of... They are not around anymore. My suggestion to anyone who has 12+ hours a day. Playing through multiple time zones, with the characters main friends in only one of those time zones is this....
Make one character for Mornings and one character for Evenings. Make a new group of friends in the time zone where you previously had none. Split your time between the characters. Spend half of your time with each character 50-50 RP and XP. If you cannot regulate yourselves you will have to be regulated. Try to think Commmunity. Thank you Mithril Blade for mentioning this again. I hope you will take my advice....
This is something I consider a very serious issue for the community. It upsets the balance terribly. I hope since you have left your previous friends behind that you can appreciate that yourself. Everyone wishes they had more time to play. If you are a person who does, please do not abuse it.
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on May 17, 2005 23:03:07 GMT -5
*laughs to himself a little* Just the other night a player said they were jealous about all the time I spend on FRC. ANd I do admit to probably about 20 hours a week (maybe a little more depending on the wife and the weekend). But the even more funny part is that the player that told me that has also gained 2-3 levels in the time since I gained my last one. I spend about 90% of my time RPing (though sometimes my RP just consists of stalking people) and about 10% time robbing people. I dont really kill anything, but I dont really RP the robbing. It is just enough cash to get me from town to town. THe thing is, even though I do spend so much time playing, I do get fairly jealous at the fact that there are people around here that surpass me in level even though I have been here longer. I am starting to feel like ManyAsOne here. So keep it in mind people that going out and killing stuff rewards a lot better for the individual, the RP you put forth benefits the community a bunch more. And dont get me wrong, I think we have a great community with lots of wonderful RP, I just figured I'd throw in my 2 cents since this topic got revived.
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Twistie
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Post by Twistie on May 18, 2005 1:09:12 GMT -5
It is quite discouraging for me, as someone who has to drag myself out of bed in the morning to go to work, spend all day arguing with clients and my boss then catch a cab in the pouring rain to make it home to switch on my NWN addiction, to then see all my arch nemesis "Good" aligned characters who have levelled yet again, simply because they don't work or they work a 5 hour a week job that allows them time to do nothing else but hunt for gold and xp. I would like to spend my whole day playing NWN too, but someone has to pay my rent, and i prefer that to be me!!
I am, by nature, a quite competitive person and therefore to ensure that my character is not left behind in the "Good/Evil arms race", especially since she is often put on Dislike by quite a few characters when she logs (special thanks goes to her beloved Thorstein on this count, who RPs his butt off and resultingly gains lotsa enemies), the few hours I play between working and sleeping, are often spent hunting instead of what I prefer to do, RP, which gets little reward unless noticed by DMs.
So for a person who doesn't work to say that he farms solo during the times when his friends are off working so that he can RP during the times when they are on, is ... in my humble opinion ... just plain selfish!!! Oh we would all love to play all day and gain xp and gold so that we could RP in our down times. But the effect of doing this is that when us workers log on and see our team members or our enemies levelling off the charts, RP is the last thing we want to do!
This is just my opinion, of course, hehe ... and I'm not one to feign tact ... ;D
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Post by Kitiara on May 18, 2005 5:38:21 GMT -5
I have to agree with Twistie and Quadhund here. I love to RP, the evenings i really get a chance to experience some great RP are the ones that stick with me the most. Problem in regard to leveling is that I am being totally left behind by old friends and surpassed by new (and you Mithril are a perfect example of the latter), having not all the time in the world to play and having a lot of evenings I hardly gain any xp because I rather RP. And when I do 'hunt' with my higher level friends my char mostly gets no chance to really fight. By the time she finally raises her morningstar to swing, most enemies are already dead (or she is), leaving her gawking and feeling useless and moping about that (o yes...I do love you all trying to reassure her and use the cliche 'we all have our role to play'. Really sweet But the effect that has on me is that I really get obsessed about leveling my char. And that is not why I play this game.... I try to not let it bother me or lead me...but well...ehhr...to be honest it does... Everybody should do what they like most, but don't solo just to level or to kill time. If nobody does that there is no need anymore because then we all gain XP at practically the same speed (sort of). Wouldn't that be a perfect world And be honest Mithril, don't you agree that soloing is the most boring thing to do
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Post by Artemisa on May 18, 2005 6:37:18 GMT -5
Like mentioned above this post - I think the best tips/idea is to simply cut down on the soloing. Hang around and chat with new people or whatever comes to your mind. Or spend a bit time with a new character now and then. Then you will have all the time to travel with your characters friends when they log on without levelling away from them too fast I get that stressing "I-must-level-soon" feeling quite often. I play rather much, but still I fall behind in levels. For my character it's almost impossible to travel anywhere alone. At level 9 it's still scary to go from Isinhold to redmist alone. (While she is useful in a party, she is useless alone.) Too many long tavern talks I guess.
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Post by MithrilBlade on May 18, 2005 7:58:34 GMT -5
It's not that I enjoy soloing, actually I do it only when I am in dire need for gold and at least 80% of my exp gain comes from group adventuring.
The thing is that sometimes there simply aren't people around, I go to Isinhold and it's empty, well let's try Redmist and notice it's empty too. Now besides these two I hardly know any place where you can find players so I'd rather not sit alone in some inn for like an hour if there is a CHANCE someone will stop by sooner or later.
Here I will make a decision to either simply log out or use the time for something else. My character isn't impressively strong but there are some places I can go if I'll waste million kits and potions, but where I will survive so should I log out then?
About two characters, I don't really think this would be major issue in repairing the thing, the fact IS that I can't find proper RP in daytime here at Europe often, actually I'd rather do it than go smash things alone. I might have two solutions for this problem but both of them will simply mean I will play less and use the time for something else. Right now I don't want to make another character in FRC because I have LOTS of RP things going on that need my attention or things will go bad quickly and I do use most of the RP time trying to fix them.
Anyway I'll try to find some sort of solution to this, althought I must mention here as last thing I am not the most fastest advancing player even thought I solo and I have left several friends behind me in levels.
Thanks for the ideas.
EDIT: I missed few posts and would like to comment to them a bit: First of all I do not farm places. Even if I would prefer certain places to go I never stick there and exp it over and over again, I go through it and that's it. I do NOT do it for exp, I do it for equipment that is at most part 30-100k for me now (since I have got all cheap things, now I gotta start replacing them to expensive ones). And why do I need items? For group travelling is the answer. Heck I can go through the same crypt million times if I wanted but if I go with friends to some difficult place I need to be stronger. Most warriors exceed my attack bonus with like +8, damage, naturally, is far better and that sort of stuff. I have noticed that if I am not "good enough" I am not that wanted in trips, if I am useful then usually people take me with them.
About time using, well if it makes some people feel annoyed that I have worked nearly three years in high school and I have finally, for the first time in my life, free time for the next summer and autumn I am sorry I guess. I never gained this for free, but now I have it, I don't usually go out much at daytime because there's nothing to do in this town I live so I'll rather spend my free time in NWN than there. This free time is just like my normal playing, I don't abuse the time for anything, I do RP at least half of it too.
Only choice I really have if people can't stand that I have more time than them is that I simply won't play and well if it's absolutely neccesary and I level far too fast etc I guess it will be what I do. However there is one thing I'd like you to know:
I used to play in a server for 1½ years, there was this system that you couldn't gain hunting exp after lv 10, basically ALL exp you could get was roleplaying and quests. There, where powergaming was NOT EVEN ISSUE (because it was impossible) were also some people that leveled far faster than others. The reason (instead of possible DM favourism issues) was simply that they played far more than others. Some people got mad at this and started demanding that because reason X I haven't been able to play as much as this person so I want to get free levels to fix the unbalance. DMs responded to this that "You cannot gain experience by NOT playing" and this was IMO one of the wisest statements I have heard of exp system.
I am sorry but if you are UNABLE to play for IRL issues you should not frown at those who can, it is not their fault, they have not done anything wrong to you so you'd be in the situation you are. They are simply playing their own part of game and use more time for it because they can. I see nothing wrong in it personally and I don't even partly understand how people get upset for levels, I hardly ever take levels in roleplaying so who has been friend with my characters in the past and have stayed behind will be friends even if I'd be 5 levels higher than them.
Still I am not the voice of truth here so I'll stay and await for further DM instructions and what they have to say about this.
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