Just wanted to vent my frustation and disappointment with the way player killing and the game mechanics are geared heavily to favor more experienced players (not characters).

I spent many, many hours exploring Thera, interacting with some friendly players and attempting to seek out and solve quests. However, the majority of the time was spent running and hiding from players seeking to PK me. Even though most the time there was no legic roleplaying reason to kill me, other than they see my name pop up and they chase me down. Being new to the game, my knowledge of the world is not so good, so I have no chance of running or hiding from more experienced players. This frustration has caused me to seek out another MUD for my entertainment as well as several of my friends who I introduced to the game.

I highly recommend that if you want to grow your player base past the several regulars you have playing the game, you restructure the PK rules in some fashion. For example, have some sort of power score for each player that takes into account not only their level/XP, but also their equipment as well. I found it virtually impossible once losing my equipment to get back on my feet, as players continually PK me and chase me all over Thera. Also, something needs to be done about indiscriminate PKing when it's not in line with role playing at all. I am all for PKing when the situation warrants it, but too many players enjoy just hunting down anyone and everyone who is in PK range.

I will miss interacting with the world of CF, as I found it rich and enjoyable, but the bad experiences related to PKing and the frustration of not being able to bounce back easily from it have caused me to no longer waste my time with this game. Shame...

- Eldras