08-07-2006, 06:25 PM
Quote:In related discussions, people suggested attaching DK's to PK's against players a certain number of levels lower then you. In response, bliz has repeatedly said they have no intention of trying to arbitrate between "fair" and "unfair" kills, given that 10 or so level 30's can take down most level 60's.
Not to mention the endless potential for DK-griefing. Sneak in some level 20 characters into your Hillsbrad zerg and clobber the next people to AoE with DK's. You can't implement any system with any reasonable potential for abuse, because it will be discovered and exploited quite quickly.
I'm not sure what kind of penalty you could really propose for PvP death that wouldn't make people berserk though. Players can't lose equipment, as that would be insanely bad for raiders, and making people lose experience is a terrible hack - you don't gain experience (much) for PvPing, why should you lose it? Maybe allow looting for money, but that would suddenly make camping people profitable. I can just imagine the Night Elf highwaymen setting up camp outside Dire Maul...
I think the direction they're going in is the best possible for the type of game WoW is, where dying doesn't make you specifically lose anything but denies you access to some sort of bonus content.