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I think that this should be fixed. If your in a battle, there should be a pop up that ok's that someone else jumps in. I hate it when im fighting and someone jumps in, which adds more enemy, then just leaves! Or... they stand there watching then jump in at the very end of the match not really helping. Thats my 2 cents today. Thank You for reading.

HI, I too like playing MMOs minus the MMO part.

Really, just switch realms til you find one that has the least populated area you are currently playing in. Problem solved otherwise, don't bother playing online games if you are going to QQ about the online part.

Maybe they could do something to accommodate the guys who do not like grouping. Possibly making a server that is marked "solo play" and have the encounters single character only but no other changes. That way the solo players get what they want.

Xakery3 wrote:

Another possibility is that people who flee get stuck with an embarrassing badge that they can't change for 24 hours. Something like "Scaredy Cat Cry Baby" or "Master Wimp". Also, everybody on their friends list gets an alert that they abandoned a fight. (It gives people a chance to take these pranksters off their friends list.)

I love this Ideal only it should stay on for a week and it builds up each time they do it like first one is Sacredy Cat then if they do it again its Cry Baby then if they do it a third time they become Master Wimp once your a Master Wimp you can not PVP until your badge is removed.

It's too bad there's no offset so that people could port to you and not HAVE TO join your battle. Or at least a few seconds warning that so-and-so is coming to visit you so you could warn them off.

I removed a friend who fled too often after jumping into my battles, but he was also rude about it. I would not have a problem if they said bye or excused themselves for lack of mana or whatever. Anyone who repeatedly flees without explanation is no friend to have.

Well, I can say sometimes I prefer to be by myself and have certain strategies I like to use in such situations. It isn't that extra people really bother me, but it brings something extra to the table.

As far as penalties for fleeing, I don't go for it. A few times I had to flee to either reset my deck or restore mana and came BACK to the battle as soon as I accomplished what was needed. Of course, I explain what I'm doing before I leave and assure that I will come back. Except in one case in which I was with someone who could only use menu chat. I felt bad, but was able to apologize when I came back.

About the only thing I could suggest is an optional "lock" feature for the first person in a battle. They could have the option to lock the battle, causing a bubble to appear around the battle so that no one else can enter and any friend that tries to port in would get the message that their friend is busy.

When that happens to me (or rather, when that's done to me), I simply remind myself that there are really no penalties for being defeated, apart from some lost time. I'm not condoning the practice, and if there were a fair way to prevent it, I'd be all for it... but in the meantime, I just grin and bear it, since "dying" here isn't really all that big a deal.

Then again, I'm new to the game, so maybe the lost time is a much bigger deal further on.

I'm strongly against the amnesty for first circle idea, as well.

I've been given a task/quest, and gone out to look for whatever monster I have to attack. I see someone in a battle with the monster I need, and join in. A few times that person who initiated the battle first has then fled, but only after the addition of an additional monster. Leaving me with 3 monsters to handle.

It comes down to a simple fact. Some people feel the game is theirs. The monsters are theirs alone. That they, and only they, have the right to that particular monster at that time. It's no different then those who feel the need to claim specific monsters for their own, and get upset if anyone else attacks them when more then one wizard is in a battle.

This is a game that allows, and in some aspects, encourages, wizards to help other wizards. Very few wizards I've come across are intent on ruining your game for you, they simply want to help further themselves, and you at the same time.

Guthix wrote:

Horrible idea, your fight isn't a private party =\

If you want something private, get a single player game XD

When ppl jump in, get to know them and you could find yourself a new friend

The only problem with this is:

Said player that "jumped in" flees the battle (and always had the intent to flee the battle) right after the added monsters join in the fight (the ones that are dragged in to even out the battle).

You can't make friends with someone who doesn't want to make friends and is simply out to try to grief other people.

On another note:

The ideas about the "this monster is mine and only mine and no other wizard can attack it". I don't mind other people attacking my monster:

I just get a little upset when I put a debuff on the monster for say, Myth type damage, and have the express intent (and it shows the card and target) to use a powerful (Three-Pip) card to wipe the monster out, and someone before me in the turn order goes "Oh! Debuff!" and wipes out his 1-pip Blood-bat that he got from the wand he has equipped.

Just a little annoying.

Eventually what it breaks down to is this: It's a Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game..if you're looking for a single player game there are a massive amount of them out there to play.

If you don't want people jumping in out your battles in a MMO then play games that have locked combat like Everquest 2, Matrix Online, Final Fantasy Online and so on;there are other options out there,but in those games you're required to group with others at higher levels if you want to survive.

You're not obilgated to fight what they pull as you have a 'flee' button as well, use it if you have too.

No MMO system is perfect and enacting a type of punishment because somebody leaves a fight is just silly because of the amount of different circumstances that do happen in real life.

It is no argument that this is a MMORPG. I have no Problem with Group playing, in fact its the reason to play that kind of games, but the problem is as already said that the persons sometimes only want to draw another monster and flee or something that disturbs me are total uncommunicative, they do not say hello or something, they come they go, thats no group game for me. One problem is that many persons are not able to use normal text chat and i wonder why? does this always mean they are younger than 13?
I really see a little problem in this game with the communication, it suffers under the high restrictions that are, of course, not without reason but often they arent helpful,
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Duncan OwlHeart

I brought up this issue in beta, again when the game was released and just recently on another board. While I like the open group mechanics, I'd love to see an option screen toggle that let's you "lock down" a group. There's been several times I've been knocked out due to somebody jumping in on a battle at the very end, when I'm weak, only to pull in more monsters. It's even worse when they do so and then flee (they may have been pulled in accidentally or they may have done so maliciously, I don't know).

Some might say "But there's no death penalty - what's the big deal?". In the grand scheme of things, it really isn't a big deal, but there are several factors to consider:

* Time - sometimes I login for just a little bit of time and I want to feel like I accomplish something. Dying due to some other player makes my short time playing less enjoyable.
* Time - even if I continue playing after dying, I need to get back up to full and run back to where I was (prior to the new recall system)
* Quests - this is a big one for me - quest fulfillment isn't complete until the battle is over. Likewise, rewards aren't granted until the battle is over. There's no partial credit. So, if I've just killed two mobs in order to complete a quest and end up dying because somebody jumped in, I don't get the credit. Fleeing isn't an option, because I won't get the credit if I flee. It's a no-win situation that basically forces you to grind more quest mobs.
* Friends - sometimes you just don't want to play with anybody. You might want to play, in general, but you don't necessarily want folks jumping in and you might not want friends teleporting to you. Locking down your battle circle would let you play how you wanted to when you want to.

While I'd love to see more specific group mechanics, in general, I think a simple toggle to lock down a battle circle is a pretty good fix. No pop-up necessary.

~Ripper

I totally agree with you on that. Especially when they join then leave, thats just plain rude. It makes it even worse when you dont have a lot of health left. I believe that something should be done about this.


Sincerely,
Blaze HexHunter