Looting corpses

As far as RP and OOC knowledge goes...

aren't you supposed to NOT know that a character will come back from the dead? So, taking his stuff for the sake of not making it easier for him to get revenge becomes moot. You don't know the gods have granted him another life, so why take his stuff if you don't need it?

Consequently, if the limit on the amount of objects a character could carry were changed... this might change the whole fact altogether. But, that is such a drastic ideal for something that is not broke. The system has worked thus far.

Basically, whether it is OOC or not, if it is bad RP or not, or classy or not, it doesn't matter. It's all debatable. The game would not run, as Mudder said, without OOC knowledge. What it comes down to is how players play FL.

Do they considered it a Hack'n'Slash? Most do. So just go into a room swinging around and only consider it fun when body parts are flying.

Do they considered an RPG? Fewer do. Go talk to someone, then only once you've met the person/talked to them/found something out then you attack, if it heightens RP.

Neither one is inherently "bad" or "better" than the other, but as it stands, the Staff has always (since 1.0) encouraged both mind sets and allowed each player to take up their standard and stance.

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Edit: As for looting corpses you didn't kill. If you feel it fits your RP, then go ahead and do it. There are no rules against it (there are actually time limits imposed on who can loot what corpses and when), so if you're below a certain level and find a buncha shinies within arms reach... clean off the brain matter and slap 'em on! You'll just make yourself a target later. But, maybe you'll be able to fight them off with your new gear?

I'm with the Rev on this one...

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Hahaha! I'm taking that! Consider this thread full looted!

Actually, having been the recipient of a few full loots lately, I've been handin' 'em right back out.

EDIT

Had to add something. You all are noticing that there are those of us who full loot people we think are being d*cks and the latter just full loot everyone because they think the worm could turn within five seconds (myrek, I'm starting to think you're an anarchist with a sense of organization).

It's such an abusive cycle. All the newbs ever see is full looting. :S Damnit! We're just furthering their cause! mutter

As I don't think an Imm has replied yet, here what the Staff does in most cases:

If we find a low level with eq so good he has no chance of having gotten it by himself we ask him where it is from, as was already said.

If the explanation is believable, we usually tell them not to actively pk (no attacking other chars) until a certain level, depending on the eq he has. In very rare circumstances we might even tell them to avoid killing someone completely to a certain level. We might also tell you to sacrifice some items if you already did pk with them.

Wow! That's ****ty.

Wow! That's ****ty.

Thats how it has always been.

Thats how it has always been.

It was easier to get away with early 1.0. Snag a few PK's on your way to 50 with your nice equipment...having it around 30 no one really noticed....shrug

thieves still get to loot any corpse, right? we still get to kill thieves, right? this game doesn't have level based equipment, right? I don't get it. If you think someone cheated, tag their IP and watch them.

It isn't really about cheating. She said in very rare cases.

Just, if your decked, you cannot go on killing sprees around level 30. It's dumb and proves nothing.

You can still kill in defense of yourself right? Or do you have to stun and run?

I believe Eshaine answered that already.

If the explanation is believable' date=' we usually tell them not to actively pk (no attacking other chars) until a certain level, depending on the eq he has.[/quote']

Don't attack people. But if they attack you? Their mistake.

In very rare circumstances we might even tell them to avoid killing someone completely to a certain level. We might also tell you to sacrifice some items if you already did pk with them.

Don't kill, wether they attack you or not.