[dev1026] Changes to Claiming and Engaging Enemies

[OJtheLIONKing]

I sincerely hope MrKupo there is a troll. Griefing is a quick way to get people to quit a game. People already have to deal with jerks and bullies all through their real lives, games shouldn't have systems that allow people to harass others just to include "the griefing element". This is especially the case when these griefers are universally too high level for the griefee to fight them off like you might do to a real bully (this game doesn't even have PVP in the first place after all), and GMs are swamped as it is without responding to each of these cases.

As far as this claiming system, I'm not sure. I think, in theory, having a system where the xp is killed if a lvl50 damages the mob in any way while the original claimant still gets the mob like ffxi would work okay, but as MrKupo just illustrated, it only takes one lvl50 jackass in a low level zone to completely ruin someone's day by continually hitting a mob just before it dies to nerf the xp.

That said, this isn't a WoW PVP server, and there are probably less people overall who would actually do something like that. Maybe a system that would nerf xp if you hit a mob, but still allows you to kill it and save a friend or person you see in trouble if it comes to that, would be a good thing. This might work better than the not-often-used Call For Help system in FFXI, since the person in trouble would at least get something for their time and effort. I can see people needing help a lot more if mobs are going to be constantly calling in adds now.

[lerunes_second]

The other thing ppl are not talking about, is that when the Rank 50 tries to power lvl the low rank, the Mob will do a call for help.
This will not mater for the low rank Mobs, but is will mater when an Archer gets 4 Grass Raptor's on him. Owned