Azalin76 wrote: »

I played ultima online for a while when it first came out so I know first hand what it's like to play hard core games. Things have changed a lot over the years and the biggest thing I'm still getting used to is the instant resurrection. I remember having to run around after I died and having to find another player to res me (which that player couldn't even understand me because I could only speak ghost, plus not every player knew how to resurrect and they needed mats to cast the spell). Meanwhile my body is being looted by whoever killed me literally taking all of my armor and weapons and anything else I'm carrying including money. So players stealing my stones is not really a complaint, like the title says it's the fact that not everyone is really capable of doing pvp so getting ganked by other players while trying to pve can be completely devastating to some players. I would have liked to see them release this as a full pvp dlc where players could use these stones to buy pvp specific gear and pvp specific crafting supplies. Then players could truly choose not to purchase this dlc if they don't want to pvp. The fact that the new VR 16 gear will only be obtained in a pvp zone will only hinder those trying to only pve. Also as I said it's not as much fun for those who do pvp because you have a ton of inexperienced players in a pvp zone who will be easy targets. This will only reinforce behavior for those out there that feel that things should just be handed to them with little effort. Can you imagine all of those who have grinded out a few hundred cp going to IC and taking out a group of 10-20 inexperienced players by themselves and gaining a few dozen stones? It will be a cake walk to them and they will laugh all the way to the bank, meanwhile that group will either never go to IC again, or quit the game because one player murdered 20 ppl by himself easily, or they will be here on the forums making thread after thread to complain about how unfair the system is. After all is said and done Zos will probably change it all because of too many complaints and in turn just create more complaints and more players leaving for other games. I love this game and will try anything they throw at me but the CP system will ultimately break this new content. Just look at how many people are complaining already about the CP system destroying pvp, how will robbing other players not make that worse?

• This system, contrary to the popular belief, is not getting applied to every PvE/PvP zone in game. You can continue risk free PvE & PvP in other environs.
• The gear purchased with TV stones might very well be PvP specific, no one knows yet. It could also be BoE, meaning you can purchase it (personally I would find BoE gear to diminish the system & incentive of doing the content though).
• That new gear can only be obtained in a PvP zone is a false statement. They are revamping every gear set in game, and scaling every dungeon to V16. Also, they are releasing two completely new group dungeons which will drop new V16 gear sets (confirmed by ZOS).
• If there is a player with "few hundred cp" that can take 10-20 inexperienced players by him/herself, then there is bound to be the same kind of players on the other factions as well, meaning you run the risk of running to another competent player, or simply too many inexperienced ones for you to handle. Most common PvPers should be easily dealt with by just 5-6 inexperienced PvErs with low CPs, it's the good ones that might require more (or good players on your side as well).