Ogrin

[Trick]

Atticus, my dude.

It seems like you're really enjoying the character and despite this ONE set back, you're doing VERY well. Don't let my opinion regarding the toxicity of the community ruin your fun. I wasn't posting it to make people quit the game, but to express my personal reasons for not playing.

[Celerity]

A full loot could mean a lot of things. It COULD be OOC hate or other trashy behavior, but it could also be fear or simple opportunity. It likely isn't very clear cut.

When you choose to play an established power combo (such as a dwarf cleric sigil), you choose a path that isn't forgiving on failure. People do not want you to get to your power peak. That is simultaneously fear or hate of the combo and opportunity arising from your death. This is on top of whatever reputation damage has occurred through your normal play style.

Also, when you choose to play such a power combo, if you do not act completely classy, people will also be unforgiving. Strong combos uphold a higher playing standard in terms of their reputation. Getting killed while training is one thing...getting killed while training by an ogre ranger or dwarf cleric is another.

Right or wrong, people will treat you differently. Players that play on the moral edge to begin with soon have huge problems when playing these combinations because the reputation consequences hurt more than they are aware of and creates unwinnable/unplayable conditions. Thus, you see a lot of power combos flame out quite quickly and often blaming a sour playerbase, when in fact, it goes both ways.

I don't know how this applies to your dwarf cleric and the particular situation because I don't play, but keep in mind that simply being a dwarf sigil cleric is a painting a big "don't let me get strong" sign on your back. That same sign flips over to say "stay away when strong".

Don't discount the damage or benefits of reputation to your character.

I died a very trashy death early on as Anamus (sigil dwarf cleric), and I kept trucking to some success. I took a few more lag deaths along the way, discouraging, but not game-ending. Like people advise, you might want to stick around...you never know the potential of your character.