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Newworlds · 03-10-2010, 06:52 PM

I would think most of that animosity is caused by rankings in players. Even in "levelless" systems the players who live the longest likely will continue to do so, due to rankings in skills, equipment, social status, etc.

The other side would be spending a year or more on a character only to lose all that time and work to a banana peel.

It is the reason NWA has both perma and resurrected death. Permadeath only used in circumstances that truly warrant it. Yes, the banana peel is there, but likely the player that slipped on it is either relatively new, or roleplayed themselves into a place where permadeath is knocking on the door and they slipped on the peel on the way out.

I think taking the best of both worlds seems to benefit the most (in our game, probably not every game) for valid and quality roleplay.

03-10-2010, 06:52 PM	#72
Newworlds Legend Join Date: Aug 2007 Name: NewWorlds Home MUD: New Worlds Posts: 1,425	Re: What types of games are impacted the most by permadeath? I would think most of that animosity is caused by rankings in players. Even in "levelless" systems the players who live the longest likely will continue to do so, due to rankings in skills, equipment, social status, etc. The other side would be spending a year or more on a character only to lose all that time and work to a banana peel. It is the reason NWA has both perma and resurrected death. Permadeath only used in circumstances that truly warrant it. Yes, the banana peel is there, but likely the player that slipped on it is either relatively new, or roleplayed themselves into a place where permadeath is knocking on the door and they slipped on the peel on the way out. I think taking the best of both worlds seems to benefit the most (in our game, probably not every game) for valid and quality roleplay.