Fleeing Penalty?

Theillik · Post by **Theillik** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:06 pm

I just had a thought about the experience. Characters lose points for fleeing from combat. I do not see why this is so. What if it is roleplaying to flee from combat?

I think that characters should not lose experience for fleeing. I think this only encourages twinking and battle-based gaming.

What does everyone think? Could this be changed?

Dalvyn · Post by **Dalvyn** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:20 pm

What do you mean exactly by "losing points"? Experience points? Favour points? Move points?

Theillik · Post by **Theillik** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:26 pm

I was talking about experience points.

Tretch · Post by **Tretch** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:33 pm

Wait... how does NOT losing exp support nontwinking?

Confused is all...explain more clearly please.

Elenthis · Post by **Elenthis** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:49 pm

Looking into this more, I agree. Sort of. I think what is trying to be said is that the exp loss for fleeing discourages those who would RP-wise flee from combat. And instead, those people should be rewarded for thier RP. However, I think the EXP loss is guided more towards those who test aggro mobs by walking in and going "Oh, I hurt him some" fleeing then rinsing and repeating. So, the question I'd ask is:

How can we reward good RP fleeing, while discouraging bad RP fleeing?

I dont have any answers atm, but if thats not your question, its mine

~Elenthis

Forgoil · Post by **Forgoil** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:41 pm

Actually I'd like to agree with the losing exp points when you flee. I mean it helps teach you not to go up against things that you are incapable of defeating and if you were in your characters shoes again. Would you seriously try to fight something that's a lot stronger than you or not? So I think losing exp points is good as even maybe a sort of punishment showing people not to just go in stupidly trying to kill things that can kill you before you defeat it. *shrugs* Just a little thought on my mind.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:07 am

also... you should be grouping if you can not defeat something on your own...

"if at first you don't suceed, grab a mob and make them bleed!!!"

ohhh... that's good for making it up off my hip

Isolrem · Post by **Isolrem** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:58 am

Most importantly, the exp lost is minimal, at least so far as I could tell... but fleeing exp loss has always been part of MUDs of this kind.
I've seen other MUDs where characters, especially mages, timestop, cast all their strongest spells in a hurry, and flee to recuperate, and rinse this over and over again. Those MUDs could certainly use a better flee system, in this one I don't think any change either way would make much difference.