>There has been a lot of progress towards making the mud more
>newbie friendly. No more xp holes, better academy, and lots
>of other little thing throughout the game. One idea hit me
>today though. Slightly increasing the time between rounds of
>combat.. even 1/8 or 1/16 of a second would give new players
>that extra moment to read and react to what's going on during
>combat.

I really don't think 1/8 or 1/16 is going to make that much of a difference to your reaction time.

>I'm still not very good at it, but that was one of
>the hardest things for me to do, consume all the information
>coming in during PK.

And that's why I highlight specific things so I can focus on the few interesting pieces to me.

>The question I guess would be is it
>possible to do this during PK but not during regular NPC
>combat. That extra time would really add up during ranking.

No, you're basically asking to change the pulse size of the game (which in turn affects how long combat takes, which in turn affects how long a tick is, which means you're slowing the ENTIRE game down).

>Is this game mechanics too far out in left field?

Personally, I think so, but more because of the overall implications of the change.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!