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I've sort of asked around, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there - possibly because this game historically didn't have much theft (because your players famously wouldn't tolerate it and squashed thieves like bugs, which I admire greatly). But I mean, people know about some of the things you can do in general, and that is about it. And beyond the common sense bits, antitheft is incredibly specific. It has to work perfectly.
So where can I (and everyone else) find out -exactly- what I need to do to prevent theft? Also, I need to figure out when/if I can PK. I am betting/hoping I can do the ylem foci things, which would be the main thing I'd probably do anyway - although it sounds like that is mostly thanks to the player culture around those, rather than anything actually precluding theft attempts, so if that starts to shift as well, those could be out for a lot of people too, and really, PK is the main thing I enjoy in any of the games (now that I've had chances to take part, partly thanks to not having to worry about theft, actually).
Anyway, yay. Because I freely admit I am a huge wuss about stuff like this. I'd just rather not thx.
On a personal level I think it's a shitty thing to do, so -I- don't do it, but I don't like restricting other players. On an RP note my character does break into shops and homes, but this was primarily for security audits or for possible raiding holes, Jensen views shop robbing as beneath his skills unless the shop is owned by an actual target and not just some rando lazy shop owner.
99.999% of thefts can be deterred by paying attention. Laziness is my biggest ally when I'm doing infiltrations because people don't check their ENT, use a BELL tattoo, or idle safely. pester your city for sigil upkeep, keep your buildings sigil'd, always check bell before entering a locked or secure room, check or pay someone to check for wormholes.
Now here's why I don't like theft. My reaction to you is very restricted. If you broke into my house and stole all the cool shiny loot I acquired over my entire game time, or stole my life savings that's for whatever reason stored in my shop, I should be able to pk you into the ground until my things are returned or until you're a novice again. Since I'm not allowed to do that, the risk on your end is very low. Stealing >100K or irreplaceable things is completely worth dying once or twice for
If that was considered unacceptable by the administration, it's not a game I'd be interested in playing or giving my money to anymore. Thankfully, it's mostly moot.
To really have an effect on any serious thief, the entire playerbase really has to put the screws to the thief by doing stuff like - oust from city, oh look now there is no city that will take you, and by the way every city just enemied you, too. Now you have limited places to hide out, and you have huge problems procuring even basic supplies etc... (which is apparently what you guys have done for a lot of your game history).
If the thief has a friendly base of operations, or really even an org that just tolerates them as a citizens, it's game over. It's now a thief friendly game. And yes, generally very big, one-sided impact when thief is successful. And sure, he -might- be "cool" about it, but he has all of the power and control over the situation either way. Also, how do you use the bell here? When I had used it, it was just the old single use thing.
https://ada-young.appspot.com/pastebin/58dd7154
If I don't order the chimera to attack anyone, it should just say that.
https://ada-young.appspot.com/pastebin/53fa2d59
However, instead of that, it just hits me.
https://ada-young.appspot.com/pastebin/efbcdb0a
Chimera (Domination) Known: Yes
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Usage: SUMMON CHIMERA
ORDER CHIMERA ROAR
ORDER CHIMERA HEADBUTT
ORDER CHIMERA GAS
As an example:
https://ada-young.appspot.com/pastebin/bd111564
Also, can I wield a shield while bashing (does it interfere with frenzy?) and can I wield a shield in pvp with a small blade?
What you're wielding has no affect on frenzy.
As far as which weapon to use, any one weapon in the small blades class will work. The only differences that exist between a scimitar and a longsword (or any other weapon in that class) is purely cosmetic.
I've got focuslocking pretty well handled as Carnifex, but I can't seem to work out how to get the various prone-damagers worked into chains.
Possibly due to my limited capacity for accurate limb damage currently, but I figured I would ask!
We've got two types of limb damage
Breaking and Bruising.
Limbs break at 20% limb damage - This is cured with restoration.
Bruising I'm not really how it works, all I know is it is cured before limb damage - Bruising is cured with mending.
So, classes like Teradrim, have SUPERIOR limb damage and control because they can do both break and bruise easily.
Templar can bruise, Carnifex can break (iirc)
Just learn how much damage your attacks do to limbs and be able to keep track of that while they apply restoration.