LordjOX
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Decided to make an easy-to-find thread about border kingdoms and it's mechanics here.
Yes, it will be similar, but not the same. Main difference like someone pointed out is that everything will be guild vs guild. So there is strong emphasis on the guild as a community and as a fighting force.
All server-types will have the Border Kingdoms, here King Conan has granted guilds to establish themselves in a highly unstable region.
The Border Kingdom is a zone where there is full PvP even on PvE servers. Similar to DAoC frontiers. You can not attack those in your guild or in your group.
In this zone you can roam around and kill people for blood money (think: rp in daoc, honour in wow). With blood money you can buy stuff and new abilities.
There will be 9 battlekeeps spread around in this area. They will be player-built and will require a guild to have a guild village (an own city in an instance seperated from the game world).
Any guild can declare war on an other guilds Battle keep. Then there will be a set time frame where the two guilds can attack - and defend. A siege will be commenced, the defending guild will get a notice, war tents and siege engines will be constructable. War can only be declared within certain times of the day, relative to the servers timezone. To prevent alarm-clock raids.
A siege will last max 90 minutes, whereas winner and loser will be declared. If defenders managed to defend, they get a bonus, if attackers managed to take the keep, then they get the lot and a bonus (unsure if keep needs to be rebuilt if damaged- probably). Solo players can be hired in as mercenaries either as attackers or defenders for a set fee.
90 minute siege timer is just a number, with siege weapons and siege mounts, outer walls will be down in minutes and attackers can flood in to the court yard or outside any inner walls.
Unsure if attackers can be harassed by roaming guilds hungry for blood money, but assume so since BK is not an instance.
This is a few months old information, things will be changed.
Below are some (old) pictures.
Yes, it will be similar, but not the same. Main difference like someone pointed out is that everything will be guild vs guild. So there is strong emphasis on the guild as a community and as a fighting force.
All server-types will have the Border Kingdoms, here King Conan has granted guilds to establish themselves in a highly unstable region.
The Border Kingdom is a zone where there is full PvP even on PvE servers. Similar to DAoC frontiers. You can not attack those in your guild or in your group.
In this zone you can roam around and kill people for blood money (think: rp in daoc, honour in wow). With blood money you can buy stuff and new abilities.
There will be 9 battlekeeps spread around in this area. They will be player-built and will require a guild to have a guild village (an own city in an instance seperated from the game world).
Any guild can declare war on an other guilds Battle keep. Then there will be a set time frame where the two guilds can attack - and defend. A siege will be commenced, the defending guild will get a notice, war tents and siege engines will be constructable. War can only be declared within certain times of the day, relative to the servers timezone. To prevent alarm-clock raids.
A siege will last max 90 minutes, whereas winner and loser will be declared. If defenders managed to defend, they get a bonus, if attackers managed to take the keep, then they get the lot and a bonus (unsure if keep needs to be rebuilt if damaged- probably). Solo players can be hired in as mercenaries either as attackers or defenders for a set fee.
90 minute siege timer is just a number, with siege weapons and siege mounts, outer walls will be down in minutes and attackers can flood in to the court yard or outside any inner walls.
Unsure if attackers can be harassed by roaming guilds hungry for blood money, but assume so since BK is not an instance.
This is a few months old information, things will be changed.
Below are some (old) pictures.