Poll: Is Purposely Over-Encumbering Yourself...
A Valid, Although Annoying Strategy.
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Encumbrance...Strategy?
2008.Jul.09, 03:41 PM
Encumbrance...Strategy?
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What does everyone think of this?

Pros:

It makes the exp and gang points you yield go to nothing.
Best if you never attack people and only train/crime since it doesn't affect those.
If you've just leveled and aren't attacking someone, you have no repercussions for doing this.

Cons:

Have to constantly store gear when you want to attack and bring it back when you don't.
Can lead to you being in the hospital for attacking someone that you normally decimate. :oops:
People may despise what you do and may seek to teach you a lesson in etiquette.
Large amount of exp lost if you get attacked and have exp to lose.



I think its one of those things that can be situational. You have to take a lot of extra time to implement this strategy in order for it to be effective. The fact that it doesn't affect crimes or gym trains is a big problem though. Someone could encumber themselves and just gym train and crime all day and not have to worry about people attacking them since they yield very little exp and 0 GP. Does this even matter considering not that many people do it?

Furthermore, how is encumbrance even a valid part of the game? how were people exploiting the fact that you could carry limitless amount of items? was it just added as a way to laugh at people who accidentally go over .99?

EDIT: Added exp loss and a way it wouldn't matter.


Messages In This Thread
[] - Ushanewnewba - 2008.Jul.09, 04:04 PM
Encumbrance...Strategy? - Casius - 2008.Jul.09 03:41 PM
[] - Druchii - 2008.Jul.09, 03:41 PM
[] - w00k - 2008.Jul.09, 03:46 PM
[] - Druchii - 2008.Jul.09, 03:50 PM
[] - cheetah - 2008.Jul.09, 05:26 PM
[] - Casius - 2008.Jul.09, 05:33 PM
[] - cheetah - 2008.Jul.09, 05:35 PM
[] - Weebay - 2008.Jul.09, 06:30 PM
[] - mudpies - 2008.Jul.09, 06:35 PM
[] - Promathia19 - 2008.Jul.09, 06:46 PM
[] - Marlo - 2008.Jul.09, 06:59 PM
[] - zenith - 2008.Jul.09, 07:09 PM
[] - thatthingufear - 2008.Jul.09, 07:11 PM
[] - zenith - 2008.Jul.09, 07:18 PM
[] - mudpies - 2008.Jul.09, 07:21 PM
[] - Promathia19 - 2008.Jul.09, 07:30 PM
[] - Casius - 2008.Jul.09, 10:53 PM
[] - alinutza - 2008.Jul.10, 01:06 AM