Do we really think this is still necessary?

[dedraelos]

You flee from combat!
You lose 10 experience points.



Just wondering everyones thoughts on this. I think it's from the basic MUD design and outdated. Perhaps we could change it or be rid of it?

[Rennie]

Yep. Good point

[bloom]

Aye, i agree, it should be at least 10000 experience points.
Or change according to rank?

[Valeria]

Aye, i agree, it should be at least 10000 experience points.
Or change according to rank?

10000? Ouch!  There goes any high level mob slaying for me... I would lose ranks and then not be able to use the rewards from battle! 

I agree 10 is basically insignificant, but 10000 is somewhat harsh, considering that one may flee several times for a particularly difficult fight.

[Dervish]

You flee from combat!
You lose 10 experience points.



Just wondering everyones thoughts on this. I think it's from the basic MUD design and outdated. Perhaps we could change it or be rid of it?

I do not think it should be changed. There are classes that are fleeing by default, thieves etc. They should flee, its part of thei life...

[dedraelos]

Yeah, there are classes that flee, it's a part of combat. Sometimes the best tactic in the world is to flee and regroup or recast or prepare or whatever. I don't think that every time we do it we need the loss of 10 exp.  In a game where at higher ranks we need 1+ million exp the 10 we lose doesn't matter at all. It doesn't make the game better in any way by leaving this in, just something from the basic MUD engine I think that was never taken out.