Discussion: Newbie Repop popped

[Morgenes]

Use this thread to discuss the Staff Announcement about the change to Newbie Repop:

http://www.zalanthas.org/gdb/index.php/topic,37502.0.html

[Delstro]

NOOOO!!!! I'm going to go through so many characters now.

[Lizzie]

I don't think I've ever died within the first 2 hours of play, so I'll be the first to say, the change has essentially no effect on me and I have no problem with it.

It would be an inconvenience and one of those horrible eye-rolling experiences if it did happen to me. But it would be no less an inconvenience at 1 hour as it would at 2 hours and 2 minutes.

[FantasyWriter]

I've only repopped once.  I'm indifferent as to this change.

[Aaron Goulet]

I think this will curb instances of people walking from city X to city Y in their first two hours simply because they know they're "safe", which isn't very IC.

[Delstro]

But who does that? I think half my characters die within the first two hours.

[Morgenes]

But who does that? I think half my characters die within the first two hours.

Maybe you'll be more cautious with them now.

[Fathi]

I think this will curb instances of people walking from city X to city Y in their first two hours simply because they know they're "safe", which isn't very IC.

Do people actually do this?

Anyhow, I don't have much of an opinion on this. Wasn't aware it was even an issue.

[Lurekus]

I kind of see more ill to this then good. What bad really came from having the repop before? Things 'do' happen. Like guards at Blackwings suddenly growing hostile and insta killing a newly arrived newbie elf, or an errant elemental making its way into a spawn area (That didnt happen to my knowledge, but it could've). Seriously, so very little is fixed by this, and so much possible problems could 'possibly' arise.

[FantasyWriter]

Good point, Lurekus.

What was this suppose to "fix"?

[Grey Area]

Pretty sure I've never repopped. Even if I had, I'd still think this was a great idea.

[Gimfalisette]

Pretty sure I've never repopped. Even if I had, I'd still think this was a great idea.

+1

[janeshephard]

Thanks.

I hated repops from the beginning. Puts you in a weird situation to be honest.

[Morgenes]

I kind of see more ill to this then good. What bad really came from having the repop before? Things 'do' happen. Like guards at Blackwings suddenly growing hostile and insta killing a newly arrived newbie elf, or an errant elemental making its way into a spawn area (That didnt happen to my knowledge, but it could've). Seriously, so very little is fixed by this, and so much possible problems could 'possibly' arise.

If you are insta-killed due to a code bug you can submit a resurrection request as before.  This is fixing a number of issues, not the least of which is that the newbie repop is completely OOC and puts you in a hard place to explain when you see someone die and then waltz back into the room.  We will continue to allow it as a nicety to newbies, but once you've learned enough to earn a karma point, we don't feel you need that crutch any more.

[Gunnerblaster]

I've only repopped once.  I'm indifferent as to this change.

[jhunter]

I think it's happened to me two or three times some time ago. It's a good change though.

[Delstro]

Um... Yeh... I was just joking earlier. I have never repopped since I was a newbie.

[mansa]

wtf.

i'm quitting.

[Cerelum]

I kind of see more ill to this then good. What bad really came from having the repop before? Things 'do' happen. Like guards at Blackwings suddenly growing hostile and insta killing a newly arrived newbie elf, or an errant elemental making its way into a spawn area (That didnt happen to my knowledge, but it could've). Seriously, so very little is fixed by this, and so much possible problems could 'possibly' arise.

If you are insta-killed due to a code bug you can submit a resurrection request as before.  This is fixing a number of issues, not the least of which is that the newbie repop is completely OOC and puts you in a hard place to explain when you see someone die and then waltz back into the room.  We will continue to allow it as a nicety to newbies, but once you've learned enough to earn a karma point, we don't feel you need that crutch any more.

wtf.

i'm quitting.

I personally have only repopped maybe twice and it was totally strange trying to come up with a reason why someone saw me be, beheaded by a desert elf one moment and back in the sun king sanctuary the next.  I think it's fine.

[MarshallDFX]

Seems perfectly reasonable.

[musashi]

Seems reasonable to me. No problem with it at all.

[jstorrie]

Sweet, it'll be so much easier to fish for Absolutely Incredibles now.

[Reverend Green]

Sweet, it'll be so much easier to fish for Absolutely Incredibles now.

rofl, my thoughts exactly.

[evil_erdlu]

I believe I once walked from one city to another - Red Storm to Allanak - within first hours of my character, because I needed tools for my subguild and Red Storm didn't provide them. Why's that a problem?

[FantasyWriter]

I believe I once walked from one city to another - Red Storm to Allanak - within first hours of my character, because I needed tools for my subguild and Red Storm didn't provide them. Why's that a problem?

But you would have done that whether or not you had the noobie timer, no?
If so then absolutely nothing.