31-03-2017, 04:11 PM
Please note: we had this discussion 3 years ago and ended it 1.5 ago. There was never an official response to it and i closed it due to no answer after 1.5 years of thread debating and 26 pages.
In the current state of the mod: very few players and almost no new coming, I would like to start this discussion again. The main problem is that currently you get 1 hard or rag server and thats it. maybe some people on normal or something, but thats all. If you start playing alone, you got so nerfed xp/gold/loots that its simply not worth it. Maps have been adjusted since back then, but with the lack of players and the reward for kiting very few people want to do it. We have fixed the main issue from back then aswell: people running out of xp range, as now theres map wide xp. I remember one of the devs had the opinion of outrunning the bots is like glitching, because it abuses them, but the same is cading. They could flank around and end it in a second, thats just the way the bots work... So really i dont see any real argument against it.
For many people, kiting has always been one of the best parts in this mod and still is. Im sure if we return to the old system with full potential loot/gold/xp even when playing alone, this game would be way more populated, as people can start off new servers by playing alone there.
So I have two suggestions to sum this up:
1: return to old system, full xp/gold/loot when playing alone
2: return to old system, full xp/gold/loot,but lower drop rates on bosses. This still encourages teamplay more, then just playing alone as it was a main issue from back then.
In the end I would like to ask the same question as back then: if one players performs all the work, why does he get fewer rewards then if a team does it. This logic never carried over.
I hope that this time we get an official statement on this! Let those still sticking to Ni have fun with kiting and testing individual skill.
In the current state of the mod: very few players and almost no new coming, I would like to start this discussion again. The main problem is that currently you get 1 hard or rag server and thats it. maybe some people on normal or something, but thats all. If you start playing alone, you got so nerfed xp/gold/loots that its simply not worth it. Maps have been adjusted since back then, but with the lack of players and the reward for kiting very few people want to do it. We have fixed the main issue from back then aswell: people running out of xp range, as now theres map wide xp. I remember one of the devs had the opinion of outrunning the bots is like glitching, because it abuses them, but the same is cading. They could flank around and end it in a second, thats just the way the bots work... So really i dont see any real argument against it.
For many people, kiting has always been one of the best parts in this mod and still is. Im sure if we return to the old system with full potential loot/gold/xp even when playing alone, this game would be way more populated, as people can start off new servers by playing alone there.
So I have two suggestions to sum this up:
1: return to old system, full xp/gold/loot when playing alone
2: return to old system, full xp/gold/loot,but lower drop rates on bosses. This still encourages teamplay more, then just playing alone as it was a main issue from back then.
In the end I would like to ask the same question as back then: if one players performs all the work, why does he get fewer rewards then if a team does it. This logic never carried over.
I hope that this time we get an official statement on this! Let those still sticking to Ni have fun with kiting and testing individual skill.
Best Solo:
Normal 20 Completed
Hard 20 Completed
Ragnarok 19 incompleted
Normal 20 Completed
Hard 20 Completed
Ragnarok 19 incompleted