[DEV] PvP - Faction Assignment

[sasaj]

Automatic faction assignment is bad idea. I'm in "neutral" guild, with not so high karavan global fame, but low kami (matis ppl start with -33 kami). In those PvP events i'll see my guildmates on "the other side" and i don't like it. You can say that neutral ppl can avoid PvP events, but that's not good option. I have also right for some fun (or not?).

At this moment there is nothing for "neutral" guilds. Only some false hope with Elias, but i don't see anything else.

Idea: Put guild of Elias somewhere (Nexus?). Introduce thirth faction for rest of us (if Ryzom is really game where players shape the world, thirth faction will be the fact, there are so many of us "neutrals"). Leave faction choice dialog as it was in FG on ATS ("karavan", "kami" and "neutral").

If Nevrax is not planing to do anything aboth "neutral" side or "fourth way", it will be nice that they say so. We can forget our false hopes.

[d29565]

Sounds like a great idea, I love it. You may want to fix the problems that would result from multi-racial guilds though, other than that, sounds full proof.

[trenker]

Sounds like a great idea, I love it. You may want to fix the problems that would result from multi-racial guilds though, other than that, sounds full proof.

It's "fool proof" you full

[kaetemi]

It's "fool proof" you full

yes, only smart people will find bugs in it

[b00ster1]

Automatic faction assignment is bad idea

I think is good idea, at least fame start play role.
About "Neutrality". I'm dont remember source exactly, but once devs said something like "..neurtal players are'nt important in story/world evolution..." (sound a little extreme, but i can understand this point)
There 2 sides in war (cold war?), and they will incorporate only after 3 years against enemy (kitins?), so how you can be neutral and play role in story/planet evolving when 'planet' ts 'virtually divided' to 2 parts?
I understand, this is "disputable point", but in this case, i completely agree with current idea - "auto faction assignment"

[bobturke]

Chat channel for the entire faction - excellent! Hope it works as intended.

Thumbs up.

Faction icon - undecided.

[rushin]

Good idea, like it. At long last fame means something.

[ambika]

QUESTION!

So, KoD and SM have both become live pvp faction regions. I'd like to know...if I stand in the Matisian Border tribe camp and I'm afk, what would happen to a player who decides to attack me? Would that tribe come to my aid as if a mob were attacking me? Or would I be killed despite being afk in the camp? I understand the danger I face for going afk in those two regions, however, I do know that there are diggers there and they use that tribe as a safe place to go afk for awhile.

[mmatto]

Ambika, we are just testing pvp in kod. Whole area does not seem to be pvp, just most of it. Matisian border guards are not in pvp area, don't know about other camps.

[clemond1]

Might be nice to enable the Kami and Kara TPs there now too. I did notice on my last run from MG to HS that the Karavan altar had the "buy" option now available but no tickets for sale. Anyone check them today?

Otherwise, I can see guild chat:

"Everyone to KoD ASAP...Kami insurgents massing at Running Hill Research Center!"

"Umm...ok, be there in 10 minutes...I have to run from town"

"No wait, everyone go to Matis Arena, kill each other and death spawn to Ichor portal"

[10 minutes pass]

"spawning now"

"Never mind...it's over"

"Grrr...ok nvm. Anyone want to go to Abyss and kill patrols?"