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Title: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: ianmartin on July 16, 2011, 05:20:08 PM
How much fertilizer have you left in the world??
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: RogueGunslinger on July 16, 2011, 05:24:01 PM
Npc's: Countless.

I only have two PK's though. I'm not very fond of killing characters.


Edit: OH, I've also ordered and tricked a few people into killing others, three that I can think of.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Reiloth on July 16, 2011, 05:24:26 PM
Over 5, under 15. Not all were by my direct hand, or the killing blow.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Cind on July 16, 2011, 05:24:59 PM
Zero. That I know of. I may have caused someone to store, though, by dying on them. Also, I think I saved someone once.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: solera on July 16, 2011, 06:01:35 PM
Half a 'gicker?
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Wasteland Raider on July 16, 2011, 06:15:10 PM
In all my time playing here, the countless high-karma classes and sponsored roles I've had, this current PC of mine owns my first direct PK.

Indirectly, as in "hey, crew of mine, go kill <x>" or purchased assassinations or what-have-you, I believe 7 is the number.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: SecretAccountYo on July 16, 2011, 06:49:53 PM
At least a dozen or so, maybe much more. I can't really tell by now.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: ianmartin on July 16, 2011, 06:52:58 PM
I have personally rid the known of many tregil over quite a few pc's
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Rhyden on July 16, 2011, 07:12:50 PM
PCs? Probably about 5.
NPCs? 5+ ;)
VNPCs? 5,000,000
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Cind on July 16, 2011, 07:18:33 PM
Restating.
Saved: 1
Watched Die On the Side: 3 or 4
Killed Myself: 0
Responsible indirectly for the death of: 0
NPCs: 2 or 3, all in the 'rinth.
Animals: 10-12

Half a 'gicker is still more 'gicker than many pcs can boost of.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: titansfan on July 16, 2011, 08:17:27 PM
One kitten.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Barzalene on July 16, 2011, 08:34:02 PM
My best guess is more than 2 and less than 10.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Delirium on July 16, 2011, 08:35:18 PM
My guess is more than 5, less than 20.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Fathi on July 16, 2011, 08:46:04 PM
Quote from: Delirium on July 16, 2011, 08:35:18 PM
My guess is more than 5, less than 20.

Somewhere around there I think.

I still remember my first PK like it was yesterday. Sorry, Yang.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Synthesis on July 16, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
It's so easy to PK on Arm that it isn't even worth bragging about, unless you did it in epic, log-worthy fashion.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: musashi on July 16, 2011, 09:31:26 PM
Hmm ...

Indirectly I believe I've been involved in the deaths of 3 characters. It's all be over a year so:

1 gemmed rukkian. My PC paid a Rinthi guilder to kill them.

1 mul. My PC threw them out into a pack of blood thirsty elven PC's who were waiting with weapons drawn.

1 sorcerer. Poor newbie was defiling in the mantis valley and probably didn't realize just how noticeable that is. I hope that wasn't a special app of his. I was hanging out with a pretty epic krathi who was like "Listen ... you smell that? Oh hell no!" And went and fried him.

But as far as direct, by my own hand PK's go, I've only had 1, and it's been with my current character.  :-\
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: MeTekillot on July 16, 2011, 09:37:13 PM
I've been involved in one PK that my PC struck the killing blow in.

I've killed dozens and dozens and dozens of NPC animals.

About ten normal NPCs.

One of my characters killed roughly 500 vNPCs in his background. he was badass
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Jingo on July 16, 2011, 10:01:12 PM
A grand total of one. In over ten years of playing.

I've taken part of plenty of plots to kill PC's. Though, I was never the trigger man.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: BleakOne on July 16, 2011, 10:07:58 PM
About 5 where I was directly striking at the time. About a dozen I've seen happen but not taken part it.

I regret two of my Pks. Still feel bad about them. Sorry for those... I was a noob.

Edit: Remembered one I'd forgotten, and also to add I've saved about three. In this case, saving only counts if they would have died for certain without help.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Clavis on July 16, 2011, 10:22:01 PM
countless npc's
pk : I might of accidently aided in the death of some one or a couple people.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: valeria on July 16, 2011, 10:27:41 PM
Lots of plotting.  Very little killing.  I think I've killed 1 PC directly in my two year career, and that was on orders.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Myhrrn on July 16, 2011, 10:30:36 PM
Uh.. Under 20 PC deaths I think, countless npc animals, maybe 2-3 humanoid npcs.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: number13 on July 16, 2011, 10:31:24 PM
Oh shit.  I thought I was rated 'fairly harmless' as far as PKing is concerned, but apparently I'm one of the more bloodthirsty guys on the MUD.  Trying to count it out, it's probably between ten to fifteen over around ten years of on and off play.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Decameron on July 16, 2011, 10:39:41 PM
Well, guess I'm sort of a unforgiving type ..

NPCs: Over 9,000!?!

Saved:  .. lol, wut?

Watched Die: "Just bring me back proof."

Killed, personally: Being honest with myself, probably high 30's, low 40's. Lot of that has to do with the next section, and having played a lot of hired swords.

Responsible indirectly for the death of: .. Has got to be 50+. Between one particularly vicious Noble and two sort've insane Templar, I've ordered, bribed, manipulated or otherwise conned a lot of people to their demises. There's one basement in the Known that I figure should just be codedly stacked with rotting bones.

What can I say? I've been playing for a while. =/
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Lizzie on July 16, 2011, 10:55:58 PM
In several years of playing, I think my total sole involvement (meaning, I wasn't part of a group of people doing the killing) would be 4. Three of them were the result of me being in a logout room, which was also a login room for new characters out of the hall of kings. I'd be there, and some new PC shows up swinging, and before I have a chance to pull a weapon to defend myself, before the soldiers can even get up the stairs to protect and serve, the new PC would already be dead. Three times that's happened. Very strange. None of the three were under my control so they don't really count. The other three I was directly involved in.

I'd say I was responsible in part for another dozen or two, and directly responsible for at least one, and possibly as many as four (I never found out if the other three died because I arranged it, or because someone else wanted them dead as much as I did and they got to them first).
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: X-D on July 16, 2011, 11:33:31 PM
If I was to guess I would say...less then 500, more then 100.

Course, that is spread out over 20 years.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: musashi on July 16, 2011, 11:34:55 PM
I was waiting for your post X-D.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: aphex on July 16, 2011, 11:54:53 PM
I have killed maybe ten PCs. Sorry guys. In my defense, I have killed myself over 40 times.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: chrisdcoulombe on July 17, 2011, 12:11:07 AM
5 Pk, but one wasn't my fault. or wait 6.  Npc's who the fuck knows.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Samoa on July 17, 2011, 12:15:09 AM
In about 15 years:

Two PCs.

Three mobs.

0 NPCs.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Nao on July 17, 2011, 05:23:44 AM
Quote from: Samoa on July 17, 2011, 12:15:09 AM
In about 15 years:

Two PCs.

Three mobs.

0 NPCs.
What's the difference between mobs and NPCs?

*runs off to up her own body count*
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: BleakOne on July 17, 2011, 05:27:16 AM
Quote from: Nao on July 17, 2011, 05:23:44 AM
What's the difference between mobs and NPCs?

*runs off to up her own body count*

I guess 'mobs' would be animal type NPCs, like scrabs, rats, tembo, blah blah.

NPCs, on the other hand, would be humans, elves, breeds, ect.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Majikal on July 17, 2011, 05:57:11 AM
I've had quite a few pc's get more than 10 or so under their belt. My guess would be somewhere 100-200?
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bacon on July 17, 2011, 08:59:27 AM
Probably 15-20 pcs. About 7 of those with one character.
No idea how many npcs probably hundreds.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Hot_Dancer on July 17, 2011, 09:25:23 AM
Likely around 50 PC's.

I use to run some pretty aggro characters. Now I'm more interested in facilitating
interaction in an area rather than ending it with a mantis head.

Prolly only ten kills in the last five RL years. Bulk was before that.

Cheers,
HD
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: boog on July 17, 2011, 09:28:37 AM
A big fat fucking zero. Though, I think indirectly and inadvertently I uh, got 2 PCs keeled.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: spicemustflow on July 17, 2011, 09:52:14 AM
Hm. I'm the kind of players who gets off on murder, but so far... only two that I remember :(. One was a dwarf who was near death anyway, terrible rp on my part and the other was done with the little help of my clanned NPCs. Sorry to you too, though it was an important arm lesson, I think.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Myhrrn on July 17, 2011, 10:05:59 AM
I just counted 12 pc deaths with my templar alone, I'm going to raise my number from 20 to at least 50.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kismetic on July 17, 2011, 11:05:53 AM
I've only ever PKed on Arm once, and it was absolutely ICly necessary (in my character's mind, anyway).  I try to avoid directly killing, and prefer to leave you bleeding out to come back for revenge.  Revenge stories are the -best-.

Umm, indirectly, though ..?  Quite a few, I bet.  Only if necessary.

This is a permadeath game, so griefing is extra nasty.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Jdr on July 17, 2011, 11:15:12 AM
This thread makes me nervous. I suspect people will start trying to...catch up, emboldened by this thread, in the next few days...
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Yoman on July 17, 2011, 11:19:59 AM
I hope not. There seemed to be quite a number of hooded people when I logged in tonight.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bogre on July 17, 2011, 12:17:11 PM
15-20 I directly or with help PK'd, probably. Five of them were probably in one day during an HRPT ("Kill them all."- they failed.)

Probably 25-50 + that I was involved without getting hands dirty.

I have played a lot of militia and a lot of criminals, and on the militia especially body counts rise. I also play a lot of intrigue-y assassins, and the 25-50+ was mostly how many people I helped catch so my bosses could execute and some planning the deaths of rivals with Houses.

Generally it depends on the PC for me. and I generally shy away from giving someone the mantis head.

I've also been ended a few times in intrigue and stuff, and I think those can be some of the most enjoyable deaths, when your rival pulls a fast one on you.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Anaiah on July 18, 2011, 12:39:16 AM
As a player...2. Both with the same. PC.
Edit because my blackberry's display was so tiny I didn't see the typos.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: askaran on July 18, 2011, 12:47:12 AM
2 PC's... That I can remember might be more. My characters don't start alot of shit
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Sephiroto on July 18, 2011, 12:48:58 AM
I'm not sure, but my PC KDR is definitely higher than 1:1.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: morrigan on July 18, 2011, 04:05:58 AM
Direct Solo? two or three I think.
Direct aided: around 7-10
Ordered Killed, not involved: <10
Accidentally caused :10+

Once I killed my own character and two or three others all at once with the help of a Mul Npc in the rinth..that was fun.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Akoto on July 18, 2011, 01:07:04 PM
I would hazard to say ten, give or take, with most of those having occurred when I played a templar. Comes with the job description.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Cind on July 18, 2011, 03:13:32 PM
I notice that Malifaxis has not posted. he probably swims in their blood.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Desertman on July 18, 2011, 03:40:01 PM
In over 10 years of play, I would say less than 40 more than 20.

My brag, I never killed a single person with a magicker. Ever.

I have never killed someone for the lootz. I have been hired to kill folks, been ordered to kill folks, and been angered in game enough to kill folks, had to kill folks in defense and had to kill folks to defend IG friends/allies, but, I have never killed anyone just to get their coins/boots. I have however knocked out/disabled several, stolen their goodies, and left them angry but alive. (So much more interesting than killing them.)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bacon on July 18, 2011, 04:00:08 PM
Quote from: Desertman on July 18, 2011, 03:40:01 PM


My brag, I never killed a single person with a magicker. Ever.


I was about to say the same but realized it wasn't true. I once killed someone with a magicker. They were another magicker though. I have never killed a mundane character with a magicker.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kronibas on July 18, 2011, 11:48:04 PM
Quote from: Synthesis on July 16, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
It's so easy to PK on Arm that it isn't even worth bragging about, unless you did it in epic, log-worthy fashion.


Ahhh...  meemmmmmorrrrriiiessssss  (http://www.armageddon.org/original/showSubmission.php?submission=517)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: bartenderer on July 19, 2011, 02:32:47 AM
One PC - tricked him into killing himself, so not sure if that counts.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Derain on July 19, 2011, 03:39:38 AM
Damn guys, I feel like a jerk now..

I have killed probably 10.. maybe less maybe more...
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: RogueGunslinger on July 19, 2011, 04:55:02 AM
Quote from: Kronibas on July 18, 2011, 11:48:04 PM
Quote from: Synthesis on July 16, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
It's so easy to PK on Arm that it isn't even worth bragging about, unless you did it in epic, log-worthy fashion.


Ahhh...  meemmmmmorrrrriiiessssss  (http://www.armageddon.org/original/showSubmission.php?submission=517)

This is one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Pale Horse on July 19, 2011, 06:34:03 AM
I don't think I HAVE any PC deaths where I was the one who initiated the fight and dealt the killing blow, and that's with 10+ years of playing.

# where I've actively been involved in the fight which killed another PC: Maybe 5

I've been in the plot to and seen the deaths of too many PCs to keep accurate track.   Welcome to Armageddon.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Desertman on July 19, 2011, 10:07:45 AM
Quote from: Kronibas on July 18, 2011, 11:48:04 PM
Quote from: Synthesis on July 16, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
It's so easy to PK on Arm that it isn't even worth bragging about, unless you did it in epic, log-worthy fashion.


Ahhh...  meemmmmmorrrrriiiessssss  (http://www.armageddon.org/original/showSubmission.php?submission=517)

Haha, I will probably never forget doing this.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: JustAnotherGuy on July 19, 2011, 10:53:02 AM
I only have one and it was with a Half-Giant I was playing.  Some aide was acting all crazy, attacked my HG... who happened to one shot him.  Let's just say everyone around him edged away slowly, including his superior.  I kinda looked at my screen and wondered what just happened.  HG's are scary.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: X-D on July 19, 2011, 11:26:35 AM
A hefty % of my PKs were defensive, usually because somebody for some reason thought my mage would be an easy target.

Many more were accidental, failing of the mercy toggle IMO.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kalai on July 19, 2011, 11:29:14 AM
Any bodies I have so far are unknown to me. Why? I think it has to do with my aversion to reports.  :D I love staff but I hate explaining myself. Prefer contact to be necessary for function rather than me going on about stuff.

It's not an absolute aversion, though.  :) I'll count higher than 0 at some point. Player kills seem so much more fun than dying to a nonanimated mob or environmental hazard, usually.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Feco on July 19, 2011, 11:45:51 AM
I've only been a part of one intentional PK, but I don't think I had the killing blow.

Two... yeah, two others in self defense.

Lost 2 (one I know for sure) PCs to PKs.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Malifaxis on July 19, 2011, 12:20:32 PM
I believe I have accidentally pkilled once.

"Hands-On" pkills?  Ahhh... maybe sixty.  Oh wait, the templar.  A hundred.  Played that templar for 14 days.

"Hands-Off" pkills... Er.  Yeah, I've kinda lost count.  Easy two to three hundred.

And I have no idea how many defensives I've got.  Once got raided by four people on mount back while I was playing a d-elf.  Ran at a full sprint off the edge of the Shield Wall with them in hot persuit.

I climbed.  They didn't.

I frolic'd in the gore.  Actually frolic'd.  I used the term 'frolic' in the emote.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Marauder Moe on July 19, 2011, 12:29:18 PM
Not counting my current PC, I think only 2 or 3 PKs that were directly by my PCs' hands.  Probably half a dozen more where I was directly responsible, and 3-4 beyond that where I was ultimately responsible.

I've only been PK'ed twice, three times if you count being killed by an NPC acting on coded orders.

NPC/mob body count, again not counting my current character, probably equally unimpressive.  I'd wager somewhere around 50.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kismetic on July 19, 2011, 12:41:22 PM
I'm ashamed to say I've probably killed over a thousand mobiles.  Rangers are busy people ...
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Sokotra on July 19, 2011, 01:12:56 PM
Quote from: Malifaxis on July 19, 2011, 12:20:32 PM
Once got raided by four people on mount back while I was playing a d-elf.  Ran at a full sprint off the edge of the Shield Wall with them in hot persuit.

I climbed.  They didn't.

I frolic'd in the gore.  Actually frolic'd.  I used the term 'frolic' in the emote.

Nice, that's a good one I have to admit.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: allieday1 on July 19, 2011, 01:18:50 PM
Can say around 100 over the years and not feel I am over or under counting.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Zoltan on July 19, 2011, 01:59:54 PM
I've only directly killed a handful of PCs, if that. If I had to put some numbers on the total PC-deaths I've had a hand in, it'd be greater than 5 and less than 25. I think. My PCs rarely get reason enough to kill anyone worth killing.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Talia on July 19, 2011, 02:11:16 PM
I'm not done yet.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Cind on July 19, 2011, 02:16:09 PM
Quote from: Talia on July 19, 2011, 02:11:16 PM
I'm not done yet.

Damn Talia you scary
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Malifaxis on July 19, 2011, 02:56:24 PM
Quote from: Talia on July 19, 2011, 02:11:16 PM
I'm not done yet.

BRING IT.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Rathustra on July 19, 2011, 04:49:27 PM
honk
HONK
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Riev on July 19, 2011, 07:52:55 PM
I havn't had many PKs. I think I had one with a Red Fang wayyyyy back in the day, and I needed someone to help me do it.

I never feel I am codedly capable of doing the deed, because I am just smart enough to know how -I- would escape, but not how they -will- escape.




I think that means I need to play an Allanaki Templar, or some high-powered magicker.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Jdr on July 19, 2011, 07:55:42 PM
I've played lots of powerful roles, and with none of them did I kill anyone. I ordered people to die of course, and they died. Does that count?

On my militia person I killed 1 person in pure legit solo PK.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Ktavialt on July 19, 2011, 08:47:23 PM
I had a Whiran that killed one a loooong time ago (6+ years?) which was an Oashi noble :)

I had a sorceress that killed at least three, and let a few off the hook cause I was a nice sorc.  My actions probably led to the deaths of many though cause I'm fly like that.

I probably had a handful of mundanes who, in total, killed maybe two-three people, mainly idiots that tried to beat up my maxxed warriors and lost, usually newbies, though I was a newbie then as well.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Yam on July 19, 2011, 09:31:11 PM
40esque
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: jstorrie on July 19, 2011, 10:16:20 PM
I'm pretty light on the PKs overall. On one long-lived PC, people thought I'd killed about a dozen people. He actually never pkd once, although he did backstab a mul.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Riev on July 19, 2011, 10:21:07 PM
Quote from: jstorrie on July 19, 2011, 10:16:20 PM
I'm pretty light on the PKs overall. On one long-lived PC, people thought I'd killed about a dozen people. He actually never pkd once, although he did backstab a mul.

I'm fairly certain nobody thought he killed ANYONE =)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on July 19, 2011, 11:48:06 PM
I've only PKed one person, and it was a complete and total accident.

Protip: when playing a high-powered Elkran, double-check your targeting before throwing those lightning bolts about!

To whoever that was... sorry. Sorry. Really sorry, man.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Dan on July 22, 2011, 11:55:02 PM
Quote from: musashi on July 16, 2011, 09:31:26 PM


1 sorcerer. Poor newbie was defiling in the mantis valley and probably didn't realize just how noticeable that is. I hope that wasn't a special app of his. I was hanging out with a pretty epic krathi who was like "Listen ... you smell that? Oh hell no!" And went and fried him.


That was my dwarf he burninated. Luckily, no, not a special app.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: musashi on July 22, 2011, 11:57:32 PM
Quote from: Dan on July 22, 2011, 11:55:02 PM
Quote from: musashi on July 16, 2011, 09:31:26 PM


1 sorcerer. Poor newbie was defiling in the mantis valley and probably didn't realize just how noticeable that is. I hope that wasn't a special app of his. I was hanging out with a pretty epic krathi who was like "Listen ... you smell that? Oh hell no!" And went and fried him.


That was my dwarf he burninated. Luckily, no, not a special app.

Whew. I'm glad to hear it  :)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: FantasyWriter on July 23, 2011, 02:26:04 PM
Non sentient/semi-sentient NPCs: >1000  (play lots of rangers)
Humanoid NPC : ~20
Direct PKs        :   3-5 (two were defensive)
Indirect Pks      : ~10 (all with one PC)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: chrisdcoulombe on July 23, 2011, 02:26:48 PM
I'm in the obsidian mines right now looking for plutonium.... :-X
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kalden on July 31, 2011, 05:50:38 PM
After playing at least half a dozen d-elf rangers and maybe a dozen or two rinther assassins (in addition to a few characters of other sneaky type classes), my PK count is probably only around 20-25 direct. A good portion of these PKs were southsiders looking for some fun randomly killing people in the 'rinth.

Learned some lessons :
*with the ranger: don't hunt certain animals for certain poisons. It's just not worth it.
*with the 'rinther: don't hang around with your mul "buddy" in a fight, anyone can have potent poison, and use couriers rather than direct meetups as much as possible.

Also, beware the double-backstab. It's happened to me a couple times.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Archbaron on July 31, 2011, 07:38:41 PM
Animalsc          : 10-15 (I mostly play in the city)
Humanoid NPCs: 5-10 (I rarely play in the 'rinth)
Direct PKs        : 2 (one as a d-elf and one as a 'rinthi)
Indirect Pks      : 3 (plotting and such)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Simple on July 31, 2011, 09:41:01 PM
Been PK'ed a couple of times.
I don't remember if I PK'ed anyone..... I don't. I remember emoting stuff...but not the details.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: lordcooper on July 31, 2011, 10:39:20 PM
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Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: bcw81 on August 01, 2011, 02:02:25 AM
2 directly, 1 almost-directly.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Boggis on August 01, 2011, 02:43:11 AM
Directly I'd say about 10 or so. Though some of them were done on the orders of superiors.

Indirectly probably around 15 give or take.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Ouroboros on September 01, 2011, 11:37:20 AM
To my knowledge, zero.

Unless the time I had to execute someone by Templar directive counts. If so, one.

I try to keep a realistic mindset with PK's, ignoring how easy it codedly might be to take someone down, and my characters have so far never been bloodthirsty enough to go the extra step for murder. Who knows though, maybe the next one will be. ;)

Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Armaddict on September 01, 2011, 12:13:32 PM
Uh.

Lots.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: LoD on September 01, 2011, 02:19:20 PM
Bushman > 35 > All of my characters combined over 20 years.

-LoD
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: manipura on September 01, 2011, 02:48:00 PM
Uh

One.  They were LD at the time and it was before I knew what LD was...I foolishly just thought I was -that- good that they didn't fight back... ::)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Saellyn on September 01, 2011, 09:25:15 PM
Four. On the dot.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Intrepid on September 02, 2011, 07:04:24 PM
I'm embarassed to say now.   :o

I've been assuming most Armers were more bloodthirsty and paranoid than me, but it looks like it's not the case.

Let's just say--less than Malifaxis and leave it that. :P
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: RogueGunslinger on September 02, 2011, 09:46:43 PM
This thread has made me realize just how many people probably die to random NPC's. I'm totally stepping up my game and going to start murdering more people now.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Sephiroto on September 03, 2011, 06:10:07 AM
change objective: Attain 1:1 KDR.

All jokes aside, I don't PK often at all.  Killing non-violent mundanes makes me feel guilty.  I have less qualms about killing PCs the higher karma requirement they are, especially silly magickers who run amuck.  There have been a handful those sort that I've killed and many more I've tried to kill simply because they were mischevous twits who were asking for conflict.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Armaddict on September 03, 2011, 06:15:03 AM
Quote from: RogueGunslinger on September 02, 2011, 09:46:43 PM
This thread has made me realize just how many people probably die to random NPC's. I'm totally stepping up my game and going to start murdering more people now.

I knew that there were a lot of people with a general aversion to killing pc's...but I had no idea it was to this degree.  I've always...-always- played as brutally opportunistic, since I thought that always seemed the theme.  I didn't need a well thought out plan...if I came upon some hapless guy out in the sands, nearly dead, and thought I could get away with it, I'd kill 'em, as long as it wasn't one of my honor based or 'nicer' characters.

Now this thread has me feeling like a complete ass.  You people need to get more mean.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Mazy on September 03, 2011, 06:44:39 AM
Quote from: Armaddict on September 03, 2011, 06:15:03 AM
You people need to get more mean.

I hope players don't go on killing spurts because of this thread. I've had just a few kills, and I've been the victim a few times too. It does fit the theme to use others to your advantage, yes. Sometimes, it might even make sense to kill some hapless desert traveler just because they have something shiny, and your character wants it! Yet I've passed on the opportunity to kill or let someone die before just because it just didn't feel right. Like, you know, when that hapless new person approaches and says "let's go travel together," it would've been so easy just to take them out the gate then frag 'em. I personally believe this could drive away new players, and I avoid it. Alas, I'm soft, because I believe compassion sometimes fits in such a harsh world, too. How else would so many beggar NPCs be alive and so many orphans make it to adulthood?

Ultimately, I say play according to your character while aiming for a good game experience and lots of fun. If killing others is your thing, I've got no qualms towards you.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: musashi on September 03, 2011, 07:11:37 AM
We need our dicks, pussies, and assholes to make the game go 'round.

Have fun being any of the above.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Dakota on September 03, 2011, 08:43:24 AM
Quote from: Mazy on September 03, 2011, 06:44:39 AM
Quote from: Armaddict on September 03, 2011, 06:15:03 AM
You people need to get more mean.

I hope players don't go on killing spurts because of this thread.

This.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: RogueGunslinger on September 03, 2011, 08:56:37 AM
Oh I totally am. Count on it.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: roughneck on September 03, 2011, 10:57:01 AM
Around 40.

I go through phases where I'll do anything to let an opponent survive and phases where I always take the killshot.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Is Friday on September 03, 2011, 11:07:29 AM
Most PCs I don't kill anyone, as I prefer to leave conflict to more interesting endings. One of my ATV ended up killing about 20-30 PCs, though, in the space of 3 RL months. Sorry guys. Maybe you should act like you're not retards.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: roughneck on September 03, 2011, 11:11:24 AM
Quote from: Is Friday on September 03, 2011, 11:07:29 AM
Most PCs I don't kill anyone, as I prefer to leave conflict to more interesting endings. One of my ATV ended up killing about 20-30 PCs, though, in the space of 3 RL months. Sorry guys. Maybe you should act like you're not retards.

I can see that with an ATV.  With all spontaneous pk's I try and leave the end result up to the other player.  For some reason a high % of pc's seem to value their ego over their life.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: boog on September 03, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
Okay, okay. I've indirectly (or well, not actively tried to) gotten quite a few PCs disappeared. Does this count?!?!??!
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: manipura on September 03, 2011, 11:47:38 AM
Quote from: Mazy on September 03, 2011, 06:44:39 AM

Ultimately, I say play according to your character while aiming for a good game experience and lots of fun. If killing others is your thing, I've got no qualms towards you.

This.

I would imagine that for some characters, killing a couple dozen PCs would be all in a days work.  If there's no reason for your character to be strolling around PKing everyone they see, then I'd say you're being an ass.   :)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Janna on September 04, 2011, 11:02:54 AM
I'm definately anti-PK. I prefer leaving them to squirm about, or plot my demise in turn (conflict good!).

I've played a Noble in the north and south, 2 Lirathan's and a Blue robe and all together, I think I PK'd 3-5 people. Tack on about 40 PC's I've had over the course of 8 years or so, and that number MIGHT reach 10 PK's total.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: sprucebark on September 04, 2011, 12:58:15 PM

I've killed women and children. I've killed just about everything that walked or crawled at one time or another, and I'm here to kill you, Little Tektolnes, for what you did to those tregils.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Recharge on September 05, 2011, 12:15:20 AM
Ive unintentionally lead my share of devil-beasts towards hapless adventurer's.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: HavokBlue on September 05, 2011, 01:22:31 AM
I think I've killed four or five people across my 20 or so assorted characters.

I like leaving people alive to promote conflict, but if you do something that would realistically provoke my PC into killing you, I'm probably going to try and kill you.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Delirium on September 05, 2011, 01:33:27 AM
Quote from: HavokBlue on September 05, 2011, 01:22:31 AMI like leaving people alive to promote conflict, but if you do something that would realistically provoke my PC into killing you, I'm probably going to try and kill you.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Desertman on September 06, 2011, 12:19:04 PM
On a related note, I accidentally killed a mul once. This is no easy feat, everything has to fall into place perfectly to accidentally kill a level 8 karma PC with a level 0 karma ranger. (Its 8 right?)

I was a relatively well known good-guy character at the time and I was traveling with a templar band going to to investigate some sekrit stuff having to do with caves and magicks and what not.

Anyways, we are all waiting outside of a cave and this mul walks up out of nowhere and starts fussing about something. I don't remember exactly what. But then, the mul decides to subdue one of my character's buddies for mouthing off to him, and my character warned the mul to let them go, that we didn't have time for the nonsense. Of course, the mul refuses. So, I "charge" the mul with my mount, knock him down (break the subdue, which was the goal, I never intended to kill the guy), and then disengage. But, before I can disengage, all of my loyal well trained comrades do what they always did..."assist <my character's name>" and that mul was dead before I could even disengage (and I spammed the command right after "charge").

At this point I can't be like, "Well, ummm, that was an accident."

So all I can do is take the stoic road, "Job well done."  :-[

Yeah, accidentally killed a mul.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Ender on September 06, 2011, 01:29:28 PM
Quote from: Kronibas on July 18, 2011, 11:48:04 PM
Quote from: Synthesis on July 16, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
It's so easy to PK on Arm that it isn't even worth bragging about, unless you did it in epic, log-worthy fashion.


Ahhh...  meemmmmmorrrrriiiessssss  (http://www.armageddon.org/original/showSubmission.php?submission=517)

I PK'ed two of the PCs in that log.


I'm not quite sure what my total PK count is.  Somewhere between 50-60 I think?

My blue robe back in 02 was fairly unforgiving and made up the majority of my PKs.  I think in the six years I had my Jihaen he didn't kill as many PCs as I killed in three months on my blue robe.  I always tried to be the voice of reason and give people chances to live, but sometimes there wasn't much of a choice.

I accidently got Sujaal killed by taking him on a dangerous adventure.  Sorry about that :'(
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: X-D on September 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
Well, there was more to it then that Ender...it was not quite an accident.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: lordcooper on September 06, 2011, 01:55:37 PM
Quote from: X-D on September 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
Well, there was more to it then that Ender...it was not quite an accident.

Is there anybody you didn't PK?
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: stark on September 06, 2011, 04:08:35 PM
It's nice to see that most people prefer to actually try to RP rather than PK someone without any RP at all. I haven't actually run into one of those people, but it would be a nice change.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Ender on September 06, 2011, 05:49:55 PM
Quote from: X-D on September 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
Well, there was more to it then that Ender...it was not quite an accident.

It was accidental on my part.  The amount of factors that had to come together for that very specific death seemed a little too Rube Goldbergian to make me think it was planned.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Desertman on September 07, 2011, 04:05:11 PM
Quote from: Ender on September 06, 2011, 05:49:55 PM
Quote from: X-D on September 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
Well, there was more to it then that Ender...it was not quite an accident.

It was accidental on my part.  The amount of factors that had to come together for that very specific death seemed a little too Rube Goldbergian to make me think it was planned.

Dont let Ender fool you, he intentionally killed the piss out of me once, on purpose.

I am still not completely over it. He is an evil evil man, and he shall never be forgiven.


(He is totally forgiven, it was an awesome death scene and I thank him for it.)
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Malifaxis on September 10, 2011, 08:53:44 AM
Quote from: X-D on September 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
Well, there was more to it then that Ender...it was not quite an accident.

You know... I don't remember you ever actually killing one of my PCs, XD.  WTF, man?  Am I not good enough for you?!?!?
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: oklenny on September 10, 2011, 09:03:28 AM
indirectly definitely not as much, tho i've had some bad ones.  like leading folks to their death on -accident- and then accidently attacking the wrong figure and watching as they get killed because of a stupid syntax typo.
all of those happened on the same character too  :-\

directly i've killed 30+ pcs.  when i first started i was prty pk happy.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Zharal on September 10, 2011, 11:24:03 AM
Wow how many PKs.. Id have to say Ive probably killed myself more than anyting else...-grin- But in truth I think
I have around 20 to 30 which mostly where hired kills..  I was always known for 'what you got a problem. two large
to anyone that take this ones head' oh how I loved how the gaj would go silent and everyone start looking at the target.
You dont even have to use a blade, all you need is coin... ah the love of black
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Zharal on September 10, 2011, 11:34:41 AM
Quote from: oklenny on September 10, 2011, 09:03:28 AM
indirectly definitely not as much, tho i've had some bad ones.  like leading folks to their death on -accident- and then accidently attacking the wrong figure and watching as they get killed because of a stupid syntax typo.
all of those happened on the same character too  :-\

directly i've killed 30+ pcs.  when i first started i was prty pk happy.

I always hated when everyone has there hoods up and you have a room full of clocked figures. Hmmmm whick one do I go after... opps just killed my buddy, damn should had your hood down...grin
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kassindra on September 10, 2011, 01:00:27 PM
Ummm... two? I'm not very pro-pk unless it's necessary.  :-*
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 01:04:38 PM
Am I the only one who has a pk go like this from behind the keyboard?

With kill <dude> ready to be inputted to the mud, me thinks OOCly at the last moment: I'm sorry but it's what my character would do.

[ENTER]



Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Intrepid on September 10, 2011, 01:07:36 PM
Quote from: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 01:04:38 PM
Am I the only one who has a pk go like this from behind the keyboard?

With kill <dude> ready to be inputted to the mud, me thinks OOCly at the last moment: I'm sorry but it's what my character would do.

[ENTER]

No, that's been all of my pk's.  It's just happened an awful lot of times.  What's really ironic is that I did almost all of those pk's as either a ranger type or a filthy mage.  I've had two Red Fangs and never pkilled with either of them.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Yasbusta on September 10, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
I don't think I will ever understand why everyone is soo pk scared. I don't seek it but I don't avoid it. Its a rough world, you get in my way, you make it easy for me to kill you, bye bye. I do the same with npcs

My number, I'm not even going to begin counting over my 15 years of playing the game
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: X-D on September 10, 2011, 02:22:19 PM
Well Mali, if that is the case, I really don't know...I'll try harder alright?

Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 03:51:19 PM
Quote from: Yasbusta on September 10, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
I don't think I will ever understand why everyone is soo pk scared. I don't seek it but I don't avoid it.

I don't think everyone is pk scared.
Some of us do have thoughts about: Am I making the right choice to kill this character? Is it for certain what my pc would do or is there another option? I gotta do it but I do feel for the person behind the other character.
I do agree there are some people who annoyingly go out of their way not to kill a character. Not killing them for OOC reasons is just as bad as killing for OOC reasons.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Malifaxis on September 10, 2011, 04:17:33 PM
Quote from: X-D on September 10, 2011, 02:22:19 PM
Well Mali, if that is the case, I really don't know...I'll try harder alright?



I knew you'd have my back, and the many places you can sheathe a blade in it.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Kalai on September 10, 2011, 04:33:51 PM
Quote from: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 03:51:19 PM
Quote from: Yasbusta on September 10, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
I don't think I will ever understand why everyone is soo pk scared. I don't seek it but I don't avoid it.

I don't think everyone is pk scared.
Some of us do have thoughts about: Am I making the right choice to kill this character? Is it for certain what my pc would do or is there another option? I gotta do it but I do feel for the person behind the other character.
I do agree there are some people who annoyingly go out of their way not to kill a character. Not killing them for OOC reasons is just as bad as killing for OOC reasons.
I may not feel comfortable with killing a character for OOC reasons. I may not feel comfortable with playing out a sex or torture scene either for OOC reasons. I may not feel comfortable allowing my character to be mutilated in certain ways for OOC reasons. I'm not going to ask consent not to kill you. Deal with it.  :P
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: jstorrie on September 10, 2011, 04:40:37 PM
My PCs tend to have a lot of, well, humanity. So to them killing a man is more than just >kill man
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 09:33:41 PM
Quote from: Kalai on September 10, 2011, 04:33:51 PM
Quote from: Bacon on September 10, 2011, 03:51:19 PM
Quote from: Yasbusta on September 10, 2011, 02:10:15 PM
I don't think I will ever understand why everyone is soo pk scared. I don't seek it but I don't avoid it.

I don't think everyone is pk scared.
Some of us do have thoughts about: Am I making the right choice to kill this character? Is it for certain what my pc would do or is there another option? I gotta do it but I do feel for the person behind the other character.
I do agree there are some people who annoyingly go out of their way not to kill a character. Not killing them for OOC reasons is just as bad as killing for OOC reasons.
I may not feel comfortable with killing a character for OOC reasons. I may not feel comfortable with playing out a sex or torture scene either for OOC reasons. I may not feel comfortable allowing my character to be mutilated in certain ways for OOC reasons. I'm not going to ask consent not to kill you. Deal with it.  :P

I don't think anyone suggested that. It's just poor roleplaying, that's all.
Title: Re: Body Count, let the bodies hit the floor
Post by: Clavis on September 12, 2011, 12:28:36 AM
all my pc's are cute and cuddly so I don't ever engage in pk, because that would get my hands dirty.

*walks off innocently*