Posted by Arolin on August 05, 1999 at 17:24:04:
In Reply to: CF Woes -- Very long. posted by The Angel Gabriel on August 05, 1999 at 12:36:00:
Its not so black and white, its a combination of the style of people in the playerbase and the imms by implementing cabals like empire. : you can keep the mage there and not casting all by yourself. Heh, you clearly have no idea do you, the only skill that allows you do hold a mage properly is entwine and you can cast. : . Especially wands, which only true mages can use. i wouldnt call an AP a true mage.
Unless your a moron mage and let your protective shield equivalent drop.
Empire is not the problem, but an exucse for those that have the problem. In a way i agree with you that its the people, more than the game mechanics. For gangbanging which i dont see as a problem anyway, its certainly a combination of things. In that you are rewarded and basically required to gang in empire. But i still believe the ooc factor is far more important than gang banging. Which is people choosing to plays chars on the side of the pendulum, or to switch chars as it swings. Or to log off when the going gets rough. Or to use mixing information to know when some enemies log off and they magically pop on. You dont want to know how many times i quit my master out and log on a levlling char and see all these enemy heros log on. And this problem my friend is completely the player base and completly out of character.