Posted by TheWatcher on October 23, 1999 at 14:14:41:
First, let me say that you will never see my name up there, arcane trannies just aren't about that, though it is possible. Second, of course many people want to have a character on that list. It is a form of imortality for your character, if not just major recognition. Third, it did look suspicious to clip Savryn's wings as he approached #1 on the all-time pk list. Matrien's immortal char may not have been behind it, but that doesn't make the former statement any less accurate. Now to my point. I think the mechanics of the list should be known to all. Why? Because the order of the list is a pure numbers game, it should not be affected by how well you know the system. This is not 'game' information, or information about how a skill or spell works. This is purely OOC. The only reason to not publisize the information is so that the people who know will have an advantage. And don't say 'They don't want everyone just trying to pk to get on the list' because revealing the mechanics of the list would do no more than having the list in the first place. This being said, these are the things I would like to know: 1) Are you allowed a certain number of kills per rank? After you rank are you allowed a new number before you delete? For example, if I am allowed 5 kills at rank 11, and 6 kills at rank 12, can I kill 0 at rank 11 and 11 at rank 12 before I delete, or will I delete at kill 7? 2) What rank are you free to kill as many as you want? 3) How many kills am I allowed at each rank? Now, making people find this information out for themselves by expiramentation will result in mindless pking, for it will require many characters made and played solely for pk purposes. And whatever the immortals think will happen to us if we know this information (we will become mindless pkers, we will no longer rolepley, etc.) I must assume has happened to their chars because they know this information. Humbly yours,
TheWatcher