AoC Dev hints at 'next week' for PvP consequence system
FunCom project manager LordOrion has announced on the European Age of Conan forums that the controversial 'consequences' system for PvP is looking good and nearing completion, adding that 'next week will be quite exciting -- I hope!'
Details are, of course, sketchy. LordOrion says 'I will wait with revealing any details, but it might involve certain debuffs and... well, encouraging other players to deal with you! Of course, there will be certain rules involved here. Fair PvPing might not get you into trouble.' Might? Let's hope that there's a translation error here, because we can't see any reason why 'fair PvPing' ever should get you into trouble.
We've seen a lot of speculation on the promised AoC 'consequences' system, which has been purported to involve gankers being hunted down and imprisoned and sentenced to monotonous community service tasks, such as killing rats with a stick.
LordOrion's words, however, could be hinting at a milder version of this, and we're not sure why he should be hesitant to release details, since we've already heard plenty about the intended system. Could it be that FunCom have revised the system in the face of public criticism? Debuffs and bounties on your head are far less severe than picking up a rock and moving it five hundred times.
We can only hope that the PvP XP system comes close on the heels of the 'consequences' system. If there are going to be penalties for doing it wrong, surely the next thing to give your players is some rewards for doing it right?
