Has anyone given thought to adding edge points for PK deaths? Not as many for winning and maybe a different kind? I think it would encourage more fights to the death, like a consolation prize. I haven't really thought much about the details.

I remember we talked about this during the original edge design and decided against it, but I no longer remember what the details of the discussion were.

Most of the folks who DON'T die a lot are likely vets or otherwise skilled players who are probably going to a lot of edge points to begin with AND probably care more about protecting their eq than a few bonus edge points.

This might reward people who play "balls to the wall" all day long, but I don't think it would encourage people who prefer to play conservatively not to, since the reward isn't worth what they're protecting by being conservative.

And I usually find a happy medium between
balls to wall and conservative.. Where in I will go
in against bad odds.. When I do, I think I will
survive it.. and if I lose my set.. It's not too big of
a deal because I know it's not hard to run and grab
some alright eq.. So I can pk and build another
suit :).

There are no "different kind" of edge points, first off.

Secondly, I'm not sure we want to give someone edge points for losing a lot. I can see where you're going with it, but meh.

What I COULD see happening, maybe, at some point, would be a specific edge that you automatically get if you hit X number of pkdeaths and your gankED-o-meter is abnormally high. The edge probably wouldn't do much, but it'd be a little spiff for the guys who take a lickin' and keep on kickin'.

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I think perhaps a edge that would boost up the anti-gang code maybe 2.5 - 5%....

but only if one always seems to be killed by a large group of people and after only a certain amount of deaths...


maybe Zulg can put a post it note on this one and save it for a rainy day if everyone agrees.

With most of my characters I guess I'd end up with this one.
:)
You don't want to just give out edgepoints for dying in pk though
and you REAAAAALLY don't want to give a bunch of them 'cause I'd
play a bunch of dwarves and really rack 'em up.

I like it the way it is. When the imms notice some dude who stays
logged in trying to get his item against sick odds, and he just
keeps plugging away, maybe they give him a little something to
boost morale. A pat on the back of some kind, or maybe something
more substantial if the see fit.

Maybe that hasn't happened in a long time? Maybe people have gotten
where they expect a last name, or nifty title, and throw a hissy if
they don't get one? I dunno.

I kinda dig the high ganked buncha deaths thing though. Even if it's
just something to say "Here's for not deleting, train wreck. Merry
christmas!" but that's just me.

I really wouldn't get it anyway, pk deaths yes. Ganked-ometer being
high? Hehehe nahhh. It only takes one.