Anti Murder Measures.

It's the principle of the matter. Why do we have to have this behavior when it can be deterred?



So you admit there's trash. But as long as it can be shoveled over to the other guy's side of the yard, you're happy. I, on the other hand, am trying to clear the trash out, entirely. And you seem to be afraid that that'll cause the trash to roll back into your side of the yard.

people get too upset about these things.. crap happens.. just shrug it off and go on with your business.. it's not like you die irl. and so what if some immature player decides to camp you? switch instance or tab out for a bit..

I'm sure everyone in the game can relate to this:


Don't tell me that's PvP. PvP stands for Player Versus Player. Versus means a match, a match means similar strength. When players sign up for a PvP server, they get a warning that other player may attack them. But you have to realize that said player signing up is thinking something along the lines of Other players will attack me? Well, by the time I get to a level 20 planet, I should be level 20, myself. And so should any enemy players. So I'll be running around on the lookout for like-leveled players to match.

Oh, how sadly mistaken our newcomer is. If only he knew he was signing up for a Player Exterminate Player server. That's not a match; that's murder. Don't even get me started when a team of 4 level 55s start preying on those 25 levels below them. But anyways, I think there's a solution to discourage such behavior.

Since it's obvious our friendly level 55 is afraid of the level 20 he's passing by, we should let others know what kind of a person he is. We have player A and player Z, if these two engage in a battle, and it ends in three seconds (or less) or under three moves (or less), it's obvious one of them was way over the level of the other. If Player Z was the aggressor, and Player Z won in a blink of an eye, Player Z is awarded with a debuff called Spineless. This debuff persists through defeat for perhaps 10 minutes, and it works like a reverse bolster buff. It would read out something like Is afraid of level <Insert Player A's level here>s. And the effect it gives? It simply tones down the player's stats and power to one level below their victim's level. Like how Bolster boosts you up to level 55, Spineless drags you down the appropriate level. However, if Player A is the aggressor, then Player Z is only acting in retaliation; and is exempt from receiving the Spineless debuff. So if the little guy has the guts to challenge you, then you're free to stomp him into dust.

I say the count of time and moves because both are relevant to the variables of murdering young-level players. Player Z's ambush can happen quickly, and use a lot of low-powered moves that still defeat the victim in such short time. Or Player Z can attack slowly with first a stun move, then stopping to watch them for the duration of the stun effect. Then finally moving on to the next move, possibly another stun/immobilizer. So while it may have taken 30 seconds, Player A was still massacred in a very short count of moves.

I really hope for something like this to be implemented, it would put young-level players' mind at ease, knowing they're fairly off the menu for the higher-level players. The count of three seconds/moves is just a shot-in-the-dark guess, a bit of research to find an appropriate count would be wise. After all, you all realize that near-level players can't kill eachother that quickly/efficiently even if one let the other try. And high-level differences between players means they can't really kill them without such lethality that the level difference provides.

This game is unique, from what I've seen. If they were trying to make it as real as possible, lightsabers would be one-hit kills like in Star Wars: Battlefront (Insert favorite roman numeral here), or the Jedi Knight series, or probably any other game with a saber-wielding Jedi in it. It it a PvP server, I signed up to fight other players; not be executed by them.

To use your silly analogy, where does the trash go? To a landfill, more likely. So... the trash is not GONE.... it's just been moved to another place. There is no getting rid of the trash, merely taking it somewhere else.

...i'v played a mmo where players 5+ levels higher then you did absolute no damage to you! but the lower player did. now you can say ok this way lower player are gonna greef the higher players, well no if a lower player goes to higher level grounds he will still be horrible killed by the wild life, and sins a higher level has no place in low level ground...

However, landfills are the designated trash-recipient locations; not your neighbor's yard. Instead of you people who just want to play Hot Potato with the trash, I say we actually throw it away.



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Now if you want to start classifying what looking for trouble means, how about this rule is waived if you're in the opposite faction's declared territory

Thing is, you can't just throw it away. Those players are players. They play on... wait for it... PvP servers. If you don't want to smell the landfill, don't build your house near it. If you don't want to deal with PvP gankers, don't play on a PvP server.

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So... when exactly does that happen in this Star Wars? Tython, Ord Mantell, Coruscant, Balmorra, Taris, and most of Nar Shaddaa (exception being the Promenade and the Network Access sector) areas are faction exclusive, as in it's impossible to get there as an Imperial. Same goes for the Imperial equivalents of those places.

Really, if you want to PvP but you don't want to get ganked, don't play on a PvP server and don't go around flagged on PvE servers.

I guess You could Spend more time in WZs and FPs on a PVP server so you only have to do class Quests in Contested Areas, but that certainly seems like it would take the Fun out of getting to cross paths with players your level.

As for the level difference i guess Bioware could set it so that if there is an extreme level difference the Low Level Player's Resolve Meter Will be instantly filled. Could also set a certain amount of time after you respawn in which your PVP flag is off. or make it so that with the great level imbalance there is no killing such as in a duel, and you again lose your PVP flag for a while.

also call me crazy but on a PVP server especially remove the damage caps, if the low level has a Stun he should be able to knock out the enemy and run off, oh and with 60s CCs with that level difference should keep the 60s timeframe.