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Nub
02-03-2004, 05:30 PM
I am not sure if this is a story or a question...And if it is a question, whatever answer I get will probably be the direct of opposite of what I do...At least according to my past history that seems to be the case.

Well, not too long ago (yes, I guess I am noob) I started out with the goal in mind of doing something different...Something challenging. I decided to create a life mage. No war. See how far I could get. Most people said I wouldn't make it to 30 without war.

Just to make things interesting, I decided to do this on DarkTide. I also decided I would do it with no help from anyone else. I am also, ironically, completely and utterly non-PK. I am NOT anti-PK, I am NON-PK. I have never killed anyone and fully intend to keep it that way. This is a point of pride with me. What I like about DarkTide is not being able to kill people...But being able to kill them and NOT doing it. Which is apparently the direct opposite reason EVERYONE else plays.

I have also decided to not macro or even use sixth sense...Not because I am high and mighty (believe me, I used the hell out of the hacks on other servers and I am far from opposed to them), but because I want to try to do something different. Oh...Yeah...And because my computer/connection sucks and DECAL tends to make things crash/very slow.

Okay...My question is this...I have just recently passed into my adolescence and hit 50. I have the option now to pick up War...Should I sell out and pick it up, or keep using just life? Has anyone made it all the way to the high levels with just life? To tell you the truth, I am still doing alright leveling with just life...But then, I have never had war, so I don't really know how much faster I would be leveling if I had it.

Besides this dilemma, I find myself sorely lacking level 7's. Should I sell out even further more and join a guild to get help getting 7's? Even worse (or better?), should I just buy the scrolls online?

Or is what I am doing completely stupid and I should just quit and go back to playing something easier, like FreeCell and minesweeper?

Most importantly, should I even listen to any of you? Or do the direct opposite of what everyone tells me to do, as I have done so far.

The funny thing is, the more I have done to be unlike anyone else, the more I have enjoyed playing this game...And I do love this game. Maybe there isn't a "right" way to play...But since, in game anyway, I can't really talk to anyone without being killed first, which is something I do follow the pack in and try to avoid, I find myself strangely interested in other DT players opinions of my ambitions. Hell, I am not even sure that what I am doing is really all that unique.

CouchAttack
02-03-2004, 05:36 PM
I found every single scroll with SIKS i found or traded for. It aint that hard, it just takes FOREVER.

Virindi Clown
02-03-2004, 06:31 PM
Nub, I'd play like that, but if I couldn't defend myself, I would just quit. I think that's kind of why people think the "golden age" of AC was back when it wasn't as advanced. There were drastically different play styles and character temps and setups and there were practically an infinite amount of them that seemed to be able to work out.

You will HAVE to get war or you will die every time you move out into the game and run into someone who will attack you.

Firing bolts at someone that do less damage and hurt you considerably means you would just have to recall every time you saw a PK, because you probably aren't going to kill someone with life bolts (drain resistance makes them worthless except in drop ganks) and if you lose the health from shooting one, anyone will be tearing you up at that point and you will not be able to escape.

-Nosferatu-
02-06-2004, 04:56 PM
^what he said. But gl. Take war as late as possible if you like what you are doing though.

Aztek
02-06-2004, 05:13 PM
Play however you like.

Before drain changes and the ability to sell back skills I leveled a couple of chars to 50ish on Darktide using just life magic. It makes for a very one sided pvp experience. The side where you lose. Everytime.

I would say take war but you seem to be a glutton for punishment
;)