More peasants - Cereal and milk

[[ptx]]

So, whilst playing cRPG, hunting peasants as usual, i came to a shocking realisation - THERE SIMPLY AREN'T ENOUGH PEASANTS!

Horrible.

So, thinking about this problem, i came to a solution - give peasants multiple lives in battle! Just having 2 lives for peasants would double their squishy numbers! Yum!

Y/Y?

[Xant]

we are peasant

we are many

yes

(this is the only way i could get a positive KDR anyways so double yes)

[Mtemtko]

Yes,we need more peasants... and immortal leeches.

[Everkistus]

This creates many leechy peasants, who die once and then wait in the equip menu. Otherwise, it would be nice.

[Franklin]

How many peasants are just alts I wonder?

[Duke]

Well, we'd have to quantify what constitutes a "peasant".  What's the level cut-off? Are heirlooms off-limits to be considered a peasant?....

The heart of the idea is amusing, but seems hard to implement.  I'm fine with giving peasants a unique perk but I don't think this is it.

[Franklin]

I would say less exp for the first 10 levels or a gold bonus for equipment. 

The problem is new players don't hang around coz they keep on getting cheesed by all the high lev players and their shiny shiny.  Lets face it... your new to the game...you start as a smeg head...you get constantly one shotted and your lifespan is the same as a snowball in a blast furnace...you go back to native which has a more even playing field. 

They could always create a level specific server.. ya know 'Peasant Wars, a Tale of Two Villages' or 'The Redneck Wars' for levels 1 to 10 or 1 to 15. 

[Dexxtaa]

Actually, can I change my vote?

I picked peasant hugger since I defend them a lot.

But then I realized that I want more peasants so I can hug them, too.

[Tears of Destiny]

I would say less exp for the first 10 levels or a gold bonus for equipment. 

The problem is new players don't hang around coz they keep on getting cheesed by all the high lev players and their shiny shiny.  Lets face it... your new to the game...you start as a smeg head...you get constantly one shotted and your lifespan is the same as a snowball in a blast furnace...you go back to native which has a more even playing field. 

They could always create a level specific server.. ya know 'Peasant Wars, a Tale of Two Villages' or 'The Redneck Wars' for levels 1 to 10 or 1 to 15. 

Ooooh this would be hilarious, a server that has a level cap designed for pezzies. "A Tale of Two Villages" sounds great!

[[ptx]]

* [ptx] puts on serious face

Y'kno, this would also make the first few levels more fun for peasants. Also, any proper battle should have some number of peasants.

[Magikarp]

I say give them 50 gold when they die too!

[Punisher]

You guys realise with the new system you get level 15 in 1 hour max? And by then you will have money for light-medium armor and weapons so it's natural peasants are extinct.

[Teeth]

1 hour is kinda exxagarated. More like five hours. But yeah peasants arent very present anymore.

[Franklin]

You guys realise with the new system you get level 15 in 1 hour max? And by then you will have money for light-medium armor and weapons so it's natural peasants are extinct.

If thats true then basically your character has been upgraded from chopped liver to chew toy.  The main problem for the game as a whole is retaining new players so there is a reason to keep the servers on and make it fun.  Not to mention just filling a battlefield.

The issue is, is that there is no ranking system so beginners get thrown in with the old timers, their heirloom kit and weapons of frightful smiting.  At that point the newb dies instantly several times, logs off and goes back to native because its just not fun being ganked all the time.
A rare few like myself dont mind being lolstomped over and over again but the rest just vote with their mouse and go somewhere else.
Dont forget peasants are a straight up easy kill and as such primary targets for archers and anyone else within range.  I have watched tin cans deviate from a large scrap just to turn me into paste because its easy and safe.  Have that happen over and over and most newbs will just leave.

I was joking when I said have level specific games, but since I was the only straw hat on last night that I saw, and I attracted trouble like shit pulls flies, I think I will upgrade it to 'serious suggestion'.

Edit: Don't forget peasants are the only thing archers can kill at the mo. 

[Magikarp]

I say give players a cancel exp-gain option!

Maybe we don't want to be gaining levels after a certain point?