The following Play is written with an incomplete understanding of the +/- 8 dynamic pvp system. If this is not how it is, sue me.
Softcore defies everyone's expectations and makes it to 50. The +/- 8 dynamic pvp system has been kind to our inexperienced adventurer. He was right. If only himself, he could count at least one person who was glad of the anti-pvp ruleset on a pvp server.
Softcore is a boyscout, and as such he is usually prepared. He has no problem making his way down to the Manastone camp in Lower Guk. It is off hours and luckily he is alone in the zone. Not that it mattered. Softcore was more like hardcore now. You see, he had finally reached the top levels and he really knew how to pvp. Things were going well, 3 spawns now and one was even an evil eye. No luck on his precious though, but this was to be expected.
Suddenly there are 4 players in zone. He can't tell what level they are. Being experienced, he knows he has to get ready in case. He begins to run down his pre-battle ritual. Everything is in place and he is ready. Pop. It's the evil eye.
Oh Joy! Softcore begins to take it down. He has it at 55% when the two nukes land. He has been ks'd but he will make them pay. He begins the attack, but something is wrong. He cannot attack. They must be 51 or lower. He then takes stock of the situation and realizes it's a Mage, Wizard, SK and cleric. All green.
He has been foiled by his preferred pvp system and to make matters worse, they link a manastone. Being experienced he immediately suspects a troll. But it doesn't matter, they won, he lost. If only he had some recourse, some way to pvp them on a pvp server. Something Macken used to say... what was it.? Oh yeah, "getting griefed by greenie". Was this what he meant? Softcore cannot be sure. But one thing is for sure. He was defeated by greenie and sitting around being taunted by these noobs was a waste of time. Maybe the mob who drops the WGN is up just down the hallway there.
Softcore ignores the /rude emotes from the greenies. They bother him, but he puts it out of his mind. If he lets it bother him, somehow he will have to admit inside that Macken was right.
He gets to his chosen camp just down the hallway and begins to do work. To his surprise the named is up. Maybe he will get lucky and all will work out as it is supposed to. He agroes 2. It's ok. After all he is experienced. He decides to work on the named first. After all, that's what he is here for.
The named is low, but he will not run. His buddy is beside him reinforcing the fight. Softcore is at 65% because they both are tag-teaming him.
Boom Boom Pow.
Softcore is dead. How could this be? The loading screen is frozen. Everything seems to be going in slow motion as he focuses on the chat window. 2 nukes and 1 HT. All 3 simultaneous.
But that isn't fair! How could this have happened? Protecting greenie was supposed to be noble and give Softcore a leg up at the same time. How could it have come to this? Now that Softcore is top dog, things should naturally bode well for those who are stronger, not weaker. This is not the order of things. He has invested too much time, and weathered too many storms.
It suddenly dawns on him. Macken WAS right. Macken used to say the weirdest things. Things Softcore never understood or could comprehend. But greenie griefing red was definately something Softcore remembers. Maybe Macken posted something on how to beat these guys.
Softcore logs gearless. He has to. He must check the forums for wisdom.
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