Why are the soloers gone?

[ebenezer]

funny that this thread popped up today never had so many zerg downs as today hehe..been running in emain and around and got 1 nice fight in whol night, rest high rr mids/albs been using me as practice dummy
Its been one of the worse days though and il just try again and another day
over and out..

 

[auroria]

honestly, whats the challenge of kagato duelling meleer 1v1? hes like near immune melee dmg. Ive killed him once on zerg, and then he whined for a couple of dayscause i charged away for 2sec, used pot+healcharge, and went back in, cause it was "cowardly", whats really cowardly is imo thinking high rr arms vs 1 stealther is fair

 

[Bloodaxe_Springskalle]

honestly, whats the challenge of kagato duelling meleer 1v1? hes like near immune melee dmg. Ive killed him once on zerg, and then he whined for a couple of dayscause i charged away for 2sec, used pot+healcharge, and went back in, cause it was "cowardly", whats really cowardly is imo thinking high rr arms vs 1 stealther is fair

good point indeed.

 

[Gahn]

just becos you havent heard of me doesent mean i don't solo.
i just go to less crowded areas when i want my add free fights, going after ppl xp-ing in the frontier etc.
i had my prime from release to SI where i took my SB to rr5 unbuffed.
my goal is not to get e-penis and respect by the so called "elite", i play for fun and take daoc for what it is, a wargame.
and i have no problem waiting 15 minutes to get a kill when im in the stalking mood, i curse iRvR and RP farming and miss the old days where ppl actually had to run from A to B and not port to the nearest action.

ps. i've never heard of you either btw

That's your idea of soloing, explains it all.

 

[Bloodaxe_Springskalle]

stop being an anal little prick.

LOL, that's supposed to be an insult?

That's your idea of soloing, explains it all.

lol you must really be in love with yourself

 

[Coldbeard]

Well you get more RPs if you kill someone in a 1vs1 aswell. So actually it's not worth adding more nowdays than what it was pre rp-patch, it's just the same.

The realmranks are still at the same levels and probably the desire to warp through the realmranks doesnt exactly discourage people from adding?

 

[Samaroon|Terracotta]

They've all quit/inactive/hardly play since the games got 20x worse after patch for soloing

 

[trycorn]

blah blah honor and respect... do you really think ppl should memorize the names on foes who solo and allways do and "deserve" 1 on 1 fights?
it's selfish and self absorbed people that expect enemies to back off just becos they want to fight one on one.

you should respect that people play the game differently, and you should honour the realm mates that save you from death.

those are my "rules"... why should i respect your "rules" when you shun mine?

no, honestly i do know the feeling of being 1 vs 2-4 or even 1 vs 8+ and die miserably time after time, but there is nothing i can do about it, i am my killers enemy after all, i can't get myself to blame ppl for killing their enemy anymore.
i used to, but after a long daoc brake i came back knowing how it would be, adds, zergs and lag but my own expectation was different this time around, we all know whats going to happen every time we go to RvR zones, why keep going if it's not what you look for?

u will realise if u where more active in solo / 8vs8 rvr that alot of peeps actualy dont add on u if u dont add on them, its not rly a hard job to learn who's not gonna add and who's gonna inst add on u.
but ur all focus'd about its a WAR!!!! mayhaps look @ it like its a game, and u play it 4 fun ? if ur fun is to press the same button over and over again and get rp's that way, its all cool with me...

 

[Ivynoxia]

honestly, whats the challenge of kagato duelling meleer 1v1? hes like near immune melee dmg. Ive killed him once on zerg, and then he whined for a couple of dayscause i charged away for 2sec, used pot+healcharge, and went back in, cause it was "cowardly", whats really cowardly is imo thinking high rr arms vs 1 stealther is fair

i lost today :x
thought i'll jump some heavy tanks alone (kagato, mactavish) and see how i do against them.

i'll get them one day.. there must be a way.

Edit: soz for no comments on actual topic :> it's just all on repeat anyway.

 

[Alexandrinus]

if you solo abit and meet the best you first think,omg i will never be able to kill him with my char.Then after awhile you think omg a RR2-RR3 char is coming will he get me down to 60% or 70% health---->then you fight the best again and think hehehehe you had to use IP,Fzzz,BL abilities (he still kills you) and you know--->man in some time i will able to kill you......

And thats the challenge.......but i also like to rip away some RR2-3 guys

 

[Frozodo]

i usaul solo away from all the huge battles like if mids got instant to alb you go mid cos be lesser of them there

 

[Alexandrinus]

btw i usually can be found from coastline to Boldiam ---->then i move up to Beno

 

[Kagato]

honestly, whats the challenge of kagato duelling meleer 1v1? hes like near immune melee dmg. Ive killed him once on zerg, and then he whined for a couple of dayscause i charged away for 2sec, used pot+healcharge, and went back in, cause it was "cowardly", whats really cowardly is imo thinking high rr arms vs 1 stealther is fair

a) Im not melee immune, far from it, theres a great many melee types who can and/or have beaten me 1v1, its just that theres not many high RR players of those classes that I meet solo.
The short-lived solo zone proved this point, I lost several fights against good players there.

b) Where exactly have I stated that I think a high RR armsman vs 1 stealther is a fair fight?
Just because theres some that are brave enough or stupid enough to attack me alone does not mean I forced them to, or thought it was a fair fight. But if they attack me i'll happily fight and kill them just like anybody else would lol.
That does not mean I thought they had a fair chance, however in those circumstances I do try and save as many timers as possible. After all I may need them later, its common sense.

People seem to be under the impression that I have some uber ability that 'forces' weak enemies to attack me lol, heck I wish I did.

Fact is i'll happily leave anyone alone that does not want to fight me, stealthers or visuals, they only need to say no or cry or something. No point attacking me then whining when they lose that they never had a chance in the first place, geesh.

 

[xxManiacxx]

Pff it´s a challenge to face the high RR ppl as low RR. Have had mulitple fights versus high rr heavy and light tanks with my valk and most of the time put up a good fight and even win from time to time.

A true soloer doesnt give a sh*t about winning or loosing. It´s the fight itself that is the interesting part and overcoming challenges.

 

[Wazowski]

There is no fun what so ever to fight ppl that are low rr when yourself is around 3-4 ... sucks donkeycock :/
i can fight vs same dude like 20 times without winning... then im getting little bored of trying.. Like that fella Duzic... argh... :>

So kagato... I'll challenge u ! *slap with a white glove*

 

[Madonion]

Enjoying solo on my Armsmen at the moment, i die alot but then i also suprise myself and kill what i consider a high rr being as i am only rr3 atm.

Hib and Mid fg sometime spare me when i cross their path and for that i thank you as of course you could kill me in seconds and i have to expect it.

Normally can be found around beno and HW once my skill improves i will go exploring. Look forward to some good fights and thanks to those that i have already met.

 

[Kagato]

There is no fun what so ever to fight ppl that are low rr when yourself is around 3-4 ... sucks donkeycock :/
i can fight vs same dude like 20 times without winning... then im getting little bored of trying.. Like that fella Duzic... argh... :>

So kagato... I'll challenge u ! *slap with a white glove*

Didn't really understand that, but if you want to fight then sure, im normally around HW/Emain or bold.

 

[Moaning Myrtle]

I still solo, but it's an incredibly disheartening pursuit. You can only get chain ganked so many times before giving up in frustration

 

[Frostor]

im solo 90% of the time , got zerged so many times yesterday but kept on playing because i had some nice fights between em

u'd think at rr10 ppl have the balls to solo , guess not Denarius

 

[Solari]

Enjoying solo on my Armsmen at the moment, i die alot but then i also suprise myself and kill what i consider a high rr being as i am only rr3 atm.

Hib and Mid fg sometime spare me when i cross their path and for that i thank you as of course you could kill me in seconds and i have to expect it.

Normally can be found around beno and HW once my skill improves i will go exploring. Look forward to some good fights and thanks to those that i have already met.

Met you solo at beno a few times on my ranger Khainai... tried to go there for a couple of hours alone but honestly it's not worth it... Impossible to find any decent fights without adds /wave lxn, /wave magon.

And rule number 1... never spare any casters. You take a sorc down to 5% and hug him then move on. 10 seconds later you pick a stealthfight and find the sorc lifetapping you.

 

[Nuklear]

Interesting topic

I have added (helped) on fights and zerged or picked off a bard or a cleric when there has been a fight, sometimes I get people slag me off for it sometimes I dont.

I would love more solo fights I really would, but its hard to have solo fights as always get turned over by adders or FG Gang groups.

Have found the odd 1 vss 1 fight and allthough normally lose as only RR5 its enjoyable, best is when you fighting someone 1 v 1 and the enemy come in FG and stand there and watch, happend to me recently, I was like ohh thats nice to see, then they started fully healing the Luri I was like WTF

What really gets on my tits, is albs constantly running round in 3-4 or more stealthers mincer scout infil etc etc etc really stupid.

Ok in SH we have sent out a few stelth zergs but more for a laugh then anything, I also see the need to duo for some classes and this is not so bad but running in 3s and 4s cme on thats just a joke and I see it day after day after day.

Well enough QQ from me, but If you see me solo and having a fight or not and fancy a solo fight then im up for it

 

[Solari]

blah blah honor and respect... do you really think ppl should memorize the names on foes who solo and allways do and "deserve" 1 on 1 fights?
it's selfish and self absorbed people that expect enemies to back off just becos they want to fight one on one.

you should respect that people play the game differently, and you should honour the realm mates that save you from death.

those are my "rules"... why should i respect your "rules" when you shun mine?

no, honestly i do know the feeling of being 1 vs 2-4 or even 1 vs 8+ and die miserably time after time, but there is nothing i can do about it, i am my killers enemy after all, i can't get myself to blame ppl for killing their enemy anymore.
i used to, but after a long daoc brake i came back knowing how it would be, adds, zergs and lag but my own expectation was different this time around, we all know whats going to happen every time we go to RvR zones, why keep going if it's not what you look for?

Spot the typical zerger

 

[Extion]

I used to solo a lot, but since brittle guards die with PA's, casters like me dont have much to do out there alone. I have no speed, no moc, no lifetap... so it's hard. Before with brittle i could kill infiltrators/shadowblades (actually a plague), now just can kill other casters or tanks (not many alone).
I'll probably will be back to daoc in July, so i hope soloers are back for that time

 

[Vodkafairy]

Interesting topic

I have added (helped) on fights and zerged or picked off a bard or a cleric when there has been a fight, sometimes I get people slag me off for it sometimes I dont.

I would love more solo fights I really would, but its hard to have solo fights as always get turned over by adders or FG Gang groups.

thats some strong doublestandards indeed

 

[Varg_exc]

1) As a stealther I think one should solo.

2) I do agree with most of what Bloodaxe_Springskalle says though, DAOC = war.

 

[Ivynoxia]

I still solo, but it's an incredibly disheartening pursuit. You can only get chain ganked so many times before giving up in frustration

i remember having a really close fight with your pally, was fun.

 

[Calo]

im solo 90% of the time , got zerged so many times yesterday but kept on playing because i had some nice fights between em

u'd think at rr10 ppl have the balls to solo , guess not Denarius

Soloing has nothing to do with having balls or not..

Its just a way of playing, and no really its not better then just killing things with your friends.
I seriously start to hate those socalled elite solo players who think they are anything better then the standard casual daoc player. Its pretty sad (and funny) to see how some of you react on all this.

 

[kivik]

1. the reward is bigger when the goal remains the same, now how hard can it be to understand?

2. The game reward you for killing an enemy, realm rank is the result of killing lots of enemies, your rank is how honourable you have been in the past and /stats are how honourable you are right now.
what you call honour is what i call treason, last time i checked RvR was realm versus realm, there is no room for comraderie between realms.
there is no need for unwritten code of (misunderstood) honour.

1) Well...yes, but how does that encourage adding ? RRs means less now with 1.82 also, I mean it's not hard to reach higher RRs anymore.

2) So RPs = honour now? Now that's a misunderstood and somewhat twisted view on honour. Yes RvR is realm versus realm, but that "argument" makes fuck sence? Or is it just me? I'm actually laughing out loud when I PM someone, asking politely "Why did you interfere in my fight?" and I get the answer "OMG it's RVR m8!"

Oh and regarding your (bloodaxe_runskalle) blabbering about soloers not respect the others playstyle; Well yes I don't respect others playstyle, and will sometimes even insult (wich actually is pretty stupid) someone playing the other style, because. Out there in the game YOU are the ones whom do not respect our playstyle, and we can't do anything about it in-game, and that's why we show our "love" towards your playstyle on boards or on IRC.

Pff it´s a challenge to face the high RR ppl as low RR. Have had mulitple fights versus high rr heavy and light tanks with my valk and most of the time put up a good fight and even win from time to time.

A true soloer doesnt give a sh*t about winning or loosing. It´s the fight itself that is the interesting part and overcoming challenges.

Exactly.

Got to say that a properly played low RR will have one big advantage; arrogance from higher RRs might be their own death

 

[kivik]

The realmranks are still at the same levels and probably the desire to warp through the realmranks doesnt exactly discourage people from adding?

No it doesn't, but that encourageation )) was there before 1.82 also, but the reward for killing an enemy was lower. Wich makes RRs mean less nowdays, because it ain't such a big challenge to reach rrX.

 

[Congax]

blah blah honor and respect... do you really think ppl should memorize the names on foes who solo and allways do and "deserve" 1 on 1 fights?

I'm was being slightly ironic with the terms, thus them being in '.'

you should respect that people play the game differently, and you should honour the realm mates that save you from death.

This is just pointless, surely I could reply: You could respect the people who want to play solo aswell.

we all know whats going to happen every time we go to RvR zones, why keep going if it's not what you look for?

Because there is no other alternative.

A true soloer doesnt give a sh*t about winning or loosing. It´s the fight itself that is the interesting part and overcoming challenges.

Exactly