Siege on the City of Heroes hotfix.
May 14, 2014 1:43:07 GMT -6
Post by Hal on May 14, 2014 1:43:07 GMT -6
It had quickly came to our attention that the battle was completely one sided. 4 Days and 39 post in it went from a PvP event to a PvE event with very little combat actually taking place. In the topic for the start of phase 2 it was stated this battle would take place multiple days IG and it wouldn't be a quick victory for either side yet the moment the battle started, half of the walls were burning, bandits were scaling walls, and a large portion was knocked down. With that said, how did the city stand a chance, if you picked the Heroes side you only had one option, make a few battle post then escape and pray they didn't strike you down as you fled. When looking at possible future events if there's a chance for player conflict people may not want to join in fear of a one sided battle which means the moderators, or even the players setting it up, had invested a great deal of time planning for something to flop.
We brainstormed real fast and only came up with two viable options, one leading to pure suicide and the resets things a bit. To keep things fair I will be deleting all post after the Hargus post was made, deducting post and gold from each character to restart the event from that point onward. All siege weapons outside of the East topic will be removed, traveling through Bern with them isn't an option due to the dangers they would face. To surround the city with them coming from the East would take a great deal of time that the Heroes may not give them if they notice what's going on. Remember, this is a Player vs Player event. You may not be fighting another player, but you are fighting against a player faction so you cannot easily rip through defenses. Any person caught doing so will be treated as if you're godmoding. This event was intended to be fun for everybody so please keep that in mind.
Once I delete post I will unlock the thread, as soon as that happens you're free to post in it once again.
We brainstormed real fast and only came up with two viable options, one leading to pure suicide and the resets things a bit. To keep things fair I will be deleting all post after the Hargus post was made, deducting post and gold from each character to restart the event from that point onward. All siege weapons outside of the East topic will be removed, traveling through Bern with them isn't an option due to the dangers they would face. To surround the city with them coming from the East would take a great deal of time that the Heroes may not give them if they notice what's going on. Remember, this is a Player vs Player event. You may not be fighting another player, but you are fighting against a player faction so you cannot easily rip through defenses. Any person caught doing so will be treated as if you're godmoding. This event was intended to be fun for everybody so please keep that in mind.
Once I delete post I will unlock the thread, as soon as that happens you're free to post in it once again.