Hey guys. After yesterday, we have gotten a really positive response to this system. It has been described as chaotic yet fun. I agree but the system still needs a bit of tweaking. This will always be a work in progress and we will add rules and suggestions constantly. Here are some new things we are gonna try as well as suggestions.
1. We will be creating a new chat channel specifically for these type of fights. Custom Made Channels DO work even if the Blizzard Made ones do not. This should help alleviate the emote spam. Those with no interest in PVPing can opt out by not joining the channel and those who are interested can join the channel and check to see who is in the channel to fight against. Channels can also be placed in a custom tab so you can have one for PVP and one for the Boss.
2. Remember to capitalize or somehow emphasize the name of the person you are attacking. One the issues we ran into yesterday was people begin unaware they where being attacked or getting confused.
3. Remember our rules on swarming people. I know technically unavoidable for villains since realistically we will always have a greater number of Hero NPCs. However, villains should be aware of this rule as well and try not to attack more then two people per emote as it may get messy if other people try to join in as well.
4.Dual Boxing: Another issue is Dual Boxing. While we still aren't going to straight up disallow it yet, keep in mind if you are attending on a Hero Character and a Villain Character, you can log out on the Hero character and return after the fight is over. You receive no penalty for this. I saw people even triple boxing at one point. You do not need to put that much stress on yourself in trying to emote fighting against players and then attacking the Boss.
5. If you are a hero character currently engaging in a PVP battle and your turn comes up, you are free to quickly disengage from the PVP fight to attack the boss and then return to the PVP fight if you wish. PVP isn't mandatory and it should not effect your ability to attack the boss unless you want it too.
1. We will be creating a new chat channel specifically for these type of fights. Custom Made Channels DO work even if the Blizzard Made ones do not. This should help alleviate the emote spam. Those with no interest in PVPing can opt out by not joining the channel and those who are interested can join the channel and check to see who is in the channel to fight against. Channels can also be placed in a custom tab so you can have one for PVP and one for the Boss.
2. Remember to capitalize or somehow emphasize the name of the person you are attacking. One the issues we ran into yesterday was people begin unaware they where being attacked or getting confused.
3. Remember our rules on swarming people. I know technically unavoidable for villains since realistically we will always have a greater number of Hero NPCs. However, villains should be aware of this rule as well and try not to attack more then two people per emote as it may get messy if other people try to join in as well.
4.Dual Boxing: Another issue is Dual Boxing. While we still aren't going to straight up disallow it yet, keep in mind if you are attending on a Hero Character and a Villain Character, you can log out on the Hero character and return after the fight is over. You receive no penalty for this. I saw people even triple boxing at one point. You do not need to put that much stress on yourself in trying to emote fighting against players and then attacking the Boss.
5. If you are a hero character currently engaging in a PVP battle and your turn comes up, you are free to quickly disengage from the PVP fight to attack the boss and then return to the PVP fight if you wish. PVP isn't mandatory and it should not effect your ability to attack the boss unless you want it too.