Character Deletion

[Psycho Child]

I delete alot of characters, heck I even deleted on today. I was wondering why other people delete thier characters, and see if I'm maybe a bit overboard on it. There are several ways one of my characters can get deleted:

1. A mob death pre-50, if I can't get a rez. Mob deaths are totaly avoidable, and I have no one but myself to blame for these. I get mad at the character, and delete.

2. A player death that was not my fault. My computer crashes, internet lags or disconnects, getting totaly raped where there was nothing I could have done to make a difference. Usualy instant deletes here, no hesitation.

3. Boredom. Usualy happens about halfway through training, I just don't feel that the characters rp is going anywhere, and either never log on again, or just straight up delete.

Discuss.

[Warpnow]

1. 1 death out of 61 is very meaningless. I don't delete unless I lose a conpoint pre-50, and even then not usually.

2. Every death is your fault. You got raped? Why did he catch you.

3. I usually delete out of boredom, but its usually AFTER I am trained...and begin developping the char's RP, then decide I have a better idea.

[Psycho Child]

I think I've only had less than ten characters that I kept long enough to lose a con-point. Hence why I havent been in a cabal since early 1.0

Edit: Not all pdeaths are mostly unavoidable. Certain race/class combos can kill certain race/class combos everytime.

[Designated_Driver]

1. A mob death pre-50' date=' if I can't get a rez. Mob deaths are totaly avoidable, and I have no one but myself to blame for these. I get mad at the character, and delete.[/quote']

Except against Kaddar Faeries. Then it's the Kaddar Faeries' fault.

I usually delete when I don't feel I'm getting anywhere with a character, or get frustrated every time I log on.

[Warpnow]

Edit: Not all pdeaths are mostly unavoidable. Certain race/class combos can kill certain race/class combos everytime.

Flee.

Run.

Stay way.

Log out.

Any death is avoidable...

[EyeSeeU]

This is what it takes me to Delete...well actually being fed up of being ignored and the feeling of belittlement tends to help.

[50 Dwarf Bla] [Male] (OUTLAW) Chrinchton the Last Voice of Law, Follower

of a Forgotten Path. Whom would have thought it would have ended up like that?

You are Chrinchton, loyal believer in way of Combat and powers of Knowledge.

Level 50, 325 years old (1820 hours).

Race: dwarf Sex: male Class: blademaster

Hometown: ValMiran Alignment: Good Ethos: lawful

You have 1095/1095 hit, 687/712 mana, 404/417 movement.

You have 2 practices and 0 training sessions.

You are carrying 13/35 items with weight 113/425 pounds.

Str: 21(21) Int: 18(18) Wis: 20(20) Dex: 18(18) Con: 17(16)

You have scored 515517 exp, and have 9060 gold coins.

Condition: Death is knocking at your door.

Luck: Your luck can turn either way.

Wimpy set to 0 hit points.

You are standing.

Armor: pierce: -67 bash: -68 slash: -65 magic: -96

Save vs Spell: -9 Affliction: -24 Malediction: -10 Mental: -3

You are very well-armored against piercing.

You are very well-armored against bashing.

You are very well-armored against slashing.

You are heavily armored against magic.

Hitroll: 19 Damroll: 19.

[WARMASTER] forces are aiding your feet and stamina.

Anatomy: mob: 100 human: 100 elf: 130 dwarf: 110 demihuman: 100 giant: 100

beast: 100 flying: 100 unique: 110

Encumberance:

You are affected by the following:

Spell: deathweaver : for 4 hours

Spell: mounted : for 136 hours

Spell: battlefocus : modifies ac by -50 for 6 hours

Spell: battlesphere : modifies savingspell by -6 for 29 hours

: modifies hitroll by 6 for 29 hours

dagger 100 polearm 100 spear 100

sword 100 disarm 92 dodge 100

hand to hand 100 parry 100 trip 90

fast healing 100 haggle 93 lore 75

meditation 100 recall 100 blind fighting 100

counter 100 acupuncture 100 charge 100

dual parry 100 anatomy 100 double grip 100

balance 100 two handed 100 doublesheath 75

onslaught 100 chop 100 bladerush 100

backpin 100 pinwheel 100 critical strike 100

bladework 100 footwork 100 battle stance 100

avatar of steel 100 powerstrike 100 deathweaver 100

bladestorm 100 ironarm 90 Kyousanken 100

shadowdancer 100 doomsinger 100 kairishi 89

vigil 100 twin counter 100 predict 100

snakespeed 99 spellkiller 96 deathstrike 85

elf expert 100 unique expert 100 elf master 100

blood vow 100 battlesphere 100 battlefocus 100

battletrance 100

You have 2 practice sessions left.

I will be naming names forever if I started with the thanks to other characters... So THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.

[Psycho Child]

I have been in fights where I was not able to enter a single command the entire battle.

[EyeSeeU]

yeah that blows chunks but it happens.

[Warpnow]

Then you should have been more ready.

Should have never let him attack.

Should have been better trained, or had more scrolls/potions/herbs for protections.

Should have had better eq.

Thinking, "There is not a single thing I could improve to change the outcome of that fights" is a terrible, terrible outlook on pk.

[Psycho Child]

Thats fully preped, with all nececsary items, decked (nonWinter/Gear), and what is the point of having a character if you never fight with it? Yes I could have a character that loged off everytime somone was in my pk range, but if I was going to do that I would just go log onto an IRC RP Chat Room.

[FatMike]

Disgust and aggravation that I suck is usually what makes me delete or change the password to gibberish.

[Anithraril]

I don't delete post 30, pre 30 usually if I don't like the race/class combo or come up with one I think I would like better.

Delpasses are your friend.

[Deykari]

I'll be happily playing a character up, ranking and training and whatnot, and I'll spy a PK log of some class I've never played. "Mmm, that's interesting!"

delete

delete

Roll up that class.

See ANOTHER PK log/discussion on another class, repeat process.

It takes me AGES to find a race/class combo that I can play long enough to condie. Out of 5 pinns, I've had two condead, one denied, and two more that I revealed on here that haven't been denied, but I don't log onto for that reason.

And whenever I delete a character, for whatever reason, I almost always regret it right afterwards.

Dey

[Mudder]

EyeseeU/Chrinchton.

Hey man its funny you just posted that. I am VERY close to posting the score of your arch nemesis.. Well at least you were my arch nemesis, I never did get the kill on you. Damn crazy armored dwarves that really hurt because of deathweaver.

You might not know the char i'm talking about (its a certain syndi back in the day) but i'll be posting it soon. I want to condeath him (hes at knocking) before I post the score because well... I'd like to play him to the end (my first time) and I dont want to be denied before I can do that.

Also. Psycho Child. I used to get TDP syndrome all the time and do what your doing. It stunts your growth as a player in PK/RP horribly. Until you suck it up and take a death and learn from it. I used to say I did that too, i've taken chars half way and deleted them. Thinking, hey I just got sick of him.

I've recently not lost interest at all, and i'm learning a lot of things. I've been here 7 or so years, maybe more. And i'm learning new things. Thats sad. I wish I had not been such a damn TDP'er back in the day. Though I feel thats a phase everyone goes through (some longer than others) and once you pass through it your ability as a player rises incredibly fast.

Anyone else agree?

[Guest emp_newb]

well try a diff race/class combo, and if it continues, start refining your pk skills.

Also, there is no race/class combo that can outright beat one race/class combo every time. Im not saying it won't be hard, but nothing is unbeatable.

But just because you can't doesnt mean it can't be done.

[Warpnow]

Thats fully preped' date=' with all nececsary items, decked (nonWinter/Gear), and what is the point of having a character if you never fight with it? Yes I could have a character that loged off everytime somone was in my pk range, but if I was going to do that I would just go log onto an IRC RP Chat Room.[/quote']

A) decked doesn't come out of nonwinter/nongear eq. Winter and gear are the areas for becoming decked, along with dischord/desolation. Some good items outside eq areas, but not many great ones.

There is no race/class combo that CANNOT take down another Race/Class combo. I mean, didn't despiser's ninja knight take down a vamp? I think I remember that.

C) Running temporarily from an opponent you cannot, at that moment, beat is not the same as logging out every time someone in your pk logs on.

Also, sounds to me like someone has been playing non-pinn, becaue...yes...classes are unbalanced in the 20-40s majorly, but that's why you rank.

[Psycho Child]

I've pinned every race, and every class except paladin's (cause I hate them) and necro's (cause they hate me). Never been to gear, only been to winter twice, never been to discord/deso save teleports. And I am not saying that these pdeaths where there was nothing I could do happen very often. They are very rare, but they CAN happen. On the rare occasions they do, I delete.

[Warpnow]

That is where I disagree.

Every time I die, its my fault.

Every time you die, its your fault.

And you really need to start going to eq areas.

[EyeSeeU]

EyeseeU/Chrinchton.

Hey man its funny you just posted that. I am VERY close to posting the score of your arch nemesis.. Well at least you were my arch nemesis, I never did get the kill on you. Damn crazy armored dwarves that really hurt because of deathweaver.

Well now my brain hurts from thinking who you could possibly be. So many Syndicates Chrinchton has gone through where to begin...

[Pali]

There is no race/class combo that CANNOT take down another Race/Class combo. I mean' date=' didn't despiser's ninja knight take down a vamp? I think I remember that.[/quote']

Ninjas were also toned down immediately after this character because it was decided they were overpowered.

Along with Knight leader powers, he took down a vampire.

This is like saying that because Calandra outmeleed Grishnak, any ninja should've been able to. (Reference for old players)

[myrek]

That is where I disagree.

Every time I die, its my fault.

Every time you die, its your fault.

And you really need to start going to eq areas.

Why go to eq areas when people will bring the gear out to you?

[mya]

I delete normaly at situation like the one happenign to me today.

Roled a human berserker. Solo took him to rank 5, then died in the arena from trying to flee from a bit bellow half HP's.

Insta delete.

But i had have a a drow cleric that died at Rank 1 and i did not delete because it had a high roll.

Never deleted high rank PC, they get shelfed for when i wish to ever play them.

Once had a thief that got 2 rounded by surprise by a Fire giant, and did not delete. IF you couldnt do anything about it there is no reason to prevent it.

And you should know that EQ is no substitute for Skills.

Not that i have a lot of skills, but i refuse to play a class where all i do is gather great EQ and go spam bash and have them die in front of me.

Mot people who attack me forget to use their vs class spell/skills and just then do spam something.

[-Totenkopf-]

Haha any death pre-50 gets me ****ty.. I took a mobdeath last night (partially due to lag, partially due to not having sanc)..

But, Already ditched to characters in the last fortnight, going to play it through, pretend it never happened (though it still sits there in the back of my mind)

[Warpnow]

Oh, ya, I get pissed when I die pre-50. So pissed I often stop playing for a few hours, or days or weeks sometimes.

However, I am opposed to deleting unless your rp a death or its for a very serious RL reason.