Event Characters

[ItsLiam]

I understand Admins, GMs and CT members wanting to implement a lot of Event Characters, bandits and whatever to make the RP more engaging. However, there is no upside to this for either side since we do not get anything from them, or barely get anything from a Event Character that takes 7 million bullets before it dies
(They gave me 1 MK1 suit and 1 Machete)

Why would I, or any of my group, or rather anyone who plays the Rebel/Combine side actively with weapons and scouting, engage with Event Characters. Ammo prices have tripled, guns are barely being able to get bought and if they are we have to pay 5k to get some scrap guns max. 9mm ammo has gone from 48 to 114 in TWO days. But yeah let's keep not dropping any ammo/weapons from Bandits/Event Characters.

I don't see any upside in doing anything or engaging in roleplay with the Combine if I have to risk my character fighting against bandits, Antlions, almost (or really) falling in the pit.

Bandits should either drop ammo/weapons based on the strength of them, or there should just be none. Like @Neonity said before, why waste any ammo on Bandits if I get nothing in return, just run away and save yourself lots of chips.




EDIT: It was only 1 MK1 suit and 1 Machete, the medical supplies were refund from something

 

[ItsLiam]

And not to forget, the person who dealt with me after I looted the event character stole 1 Adrenaline and 2 Morphine from me and basically told me to cope

And another admin told me I was mingelooting with no /me

 

[CyckaLoop16]

I agree but we shouldn't get items that are too OP, maybe some ammo like you said to compensate the ammo you lost, also some resources (maybe water/food?). And perhaps, a medkit or maybe a sidearm if you're lucky enough.

 

[ItsLiam]

I agree but we shouldn't get items that are too OP, maybe some ammo like you said to compensate the ammo you lost, also some resources (maybe water/food?). And perhaps, a medkit or maybe a sidearm if you're lucky enough.

If there's an event character that has around 4K HP, we should deffo get more than just some Medical supplies, a machete and a MK1 suit. IMO it was fair to give the Weapon + Some Ammo

 

[Neonity]

Whenever I play an event bandit with the sole intent to get killed and play as a threat in the metro, I spawn one box of ammo for the weapon type the player used to kill me along with one stack of bandages.

I don’t want people to lose more than they gain, or venturing beyond their base becomes tiring and too expensive to do.

 

[ItsLiam]

Whenever I play an event bandit with the sole intent to get killed and play as a threat in the metro, I spawn one box of ammo for the weapon type the player used to kill me along with one stack of bandages.

I don’t want people to lose more than they gain, or venturing beyond their base becomes tiring and too expensive to do.

An admin actually helping the rebels with what they need

 

[RedHotGinger]

Quick note is that this is just cause of balancing.
Ultimately you have two options

1. foes, events and instances that drop little/no reward but are actually able to be somewhat common.

2. Practically nonexistent events due to eco hyper inflation.

You may say 'Just give the event characters less' but given that most rebels use top tier equipment, there is a minimum threshold to even approach being an actual threat.
No GM ever goes out of their way to kill naturally, but if all those characters can do is chip away slightly at armor...really lessens them having any presence or urgency.

Even now GMs are told both we spawn too much and too little, so its a constant balancing act.

I'm just putting this here to explain why it's done the way it is rn.

 

[ItsLiam]

Can’t the bandits just drop like 1 ammo box or water and food? I don’t think that’s too much to ask for

 

[RedHotGinger]

Yeah. We've already done that on occasion but it can become a standard.

 

[Robert]

Ammo prices have tripled, guns are barely being able to get bought and if they are we have to pay 5k to get some scrap guns max. 9mm ammo has gone from 48 to 114 in TWO days. But yeah let's keep not dropping any ammo/weapons from Bandits/Event Characters.

Good to see my fellow comrades scamming everyone out of their funds.

Major profits

 

[ItsLiam]

Yeah. We've already done that on occasion but it can become a standard.

It should be a standard IMO, for what reason will we venture outside with multiple people to explore and engage with the Combine if we can barely get anything back from it and will be met with an NPC spam with no reward?

 

[The Milkman]

I don’t think rebels are asking for admins to spawn them an EOW suit after every bandit kill, they just want ammo. Just give them the mothafuckin ammo

 

[TheGoodHunter]

im john rebel and i have a fancy machine gun that can destroy swarms of civil protection. i am in a secret organization that is totally not ran by the staff team where we plan to destroy the cumbine for once and for all........

i am the main character..... and you all are NPCs in my story.....

 

[CyckaLoop16]

im john rebel and i have a fancy machine gun that can destroy swarms of civil protection. i am in a secret organization that is totally not ran by the staff team where we plan to destroy the cumbine for once and for all........

i am the main character..... and you all are NPCs in my story.....

Hey our group isn't ran by admins... it helps that they are in our group but still

 

[ItsLiam]

im john rebel and i have a fancy machine gun that can destroy swarms of civil protection. i am in a secret organization that is totally not ran by the staff team where we plan to destroy the cumbine for once and for all........

i am the main character..... and you all are NPCs in my story.....

You always add such great thoughts to every thread you post in.

 

[TheGoodHunter]

You always add such great thoughts to every thread you post in.

i take this as a personal attack against me and will file a report with the Willard Networks (WN) staff team regarding defamation. never mess with the john rebel

 

[Neonity]

i take this as a personal attack against me and will file a report with the Willard Networks (WN) staff team regarding defamation. never mess with the john rebel

sry they got me on payroll. it’s over for u,,

 

[ItsLiam]

i take this as a personal attack against me and will file a report with the Willard Networks (WN) staff team regarding defamation. never mess with the john rebel

You can’t file a report with the Willard Networks (WN) staff team regarding defamation, because I run the staff team. I’m actually admin of head behind the scenes

 

[Gr4Ss]

I don’t think rebels are asking for admins to spawn them an EOW suit after every bandit kill, they just want ammo. Just give them the mothafuckin ammo

admins can't even spawn a ragdoll of ota/cp/armored rebel without someone asking if they can loot the suit/armor within the hour

 

[Milky]

I learned that searching dead bodies of CPs and Rebel ain't worth no more because A. Most bodies are just decorations, B. no fence but responses to the reports are very slow. But recently in a bandit hostage situation i had my gun lost, not because of bandits, but because of weaponless bluesuits who crowded the bandit's bodies after the fire fight has finished, i'd suggest bandits to drop their guns over ammo at the GM's discretion, i believe the money from that gun after being sold to the trader or some one, would cover up the ammo lost during that if they're up to wait in a 30 minute line of people at the trader's post.