...I typically half-ass the PK "attempt" if I run into the guy again. Like, instead of throwing lagging moves in, I'll try something ridiculous. If they won't run for whatever reason, I'll usually toss out some #### talking mid-fight, like, "If yer wantin' t'live, ye better get yer arse runnin', whelp!" Also, if they run from me I won't chase or I'll half-ass it again. I mean, this ideology cost me a lot of PK's when I was playing, but I felt okay with myself at the end of the day.

Even the n00bs who taunted or annoyed the #### out of me (Yuri, por ejemplo), I would avoid lagging tactics on so that they would have a chance to escape.

Now if they start putting me at risk, that's when I ratchet up the effort.


Something about this thread:
All that being said, yeah, the playerbase has become progressively less tolerant, as a whole, of full-looting/saccing. However, I don't think that has anything to do with just pure "bitchery." The game has become harder and harder, tighter and tighter, and getting back on your feet has never felt so difficult (I know I know...there is more mid-level gear in more areas, the outfit command, yadda ####in yadda blah blah blah). Who wants to lose all their #### when it's going to take so long to get it all back? Death should, of course, carry consequences. But, I personally think CF went from hardcore to ####core, and it didn't need to. I think that if death weren't AS painful in this game, it would promote more risk taking, which equates to FUN and EXCITEMENT. That's just my .02 yen, and I know it's dismissed out of hand anyway. Not like I care though.