Should PvP be Enabled on Boats?

[Aksiom2k]

Currently, (as well as classically, as the player base seems to recall) melee attacking is enabled on boats while casting new spells/songs is disabled/prevented.

[Rust1d?]

Make it so.

[Kungen]

Remove all PVP on boats. It's just gonna be a hassle for GM's to help people get their corpses back.

[Softcore PK]

Casters get see invis (exception cleric), if they die because they didn't take the proper precautions it's their own fault.

[Bockscar]

Personally, I'd like to see PvP on boats removed, it just doesn't serve any purpose and can by definition not lead to any kind of positive PvP. It just makes it more or less impossible for casters to travel by boat. Keeping it as classic as possible is important as well, though, so I'm not really sure. Claiming that boat PvP is a good thing is retarded, but I might accept that it's there just because it's classic.

Originally Posted by Softcore PK [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Casters get see invis (exception cleric), if they die because they didn't take the proper precautions it's their own fault.

What precaution can you possibly take other than just accepting that sailing is pretty much not an option if you're not melee? It's not as if see invis is going to save you in any way. There could be a warrior standing smack dab in the center of the boat doing the helicopter and it wouldn't matter how many precautions you take, he's still going to land an automatic, unavoidable kill on you if you step on that boat. The only thing you can possibly do is go invis, but the melee could just as easily have see invis on, and it's not very likely that your invis will last the whole trip anyway.

[pasi]

Who rolls a caster/race without hide? Other than shamans ofc. Most melee won't have see invis.

[Softcore PK]

Originally Posted by Bockscar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What precaution can you possibly take other than just accepting that sailing is pretty much not an option if you're not melee? It's not as if see invis is going to save you in any way. There could be a warrior standing smack dab in the center of the boat doing the helicopter and it wouldn't matter how many precautions you take, he's still going to land an automatic, unavoidable kill on you if you step on that boat. The only thing you can possibly do is go invis, but the melee could just as easily have see invis on, and it's not very likely that your invis will last the whole trip anyway.

You would see who else gets on the boat with you, ofc. And if those casters don't want to risk a boat ride with a scary rogue, they can wait for the next one.

[mitic]

doubt this is fixable since it would be alot of work to disable pvp along the whole boat route

[C5BAMF]

Boats barely even function in the first place.

[Morninx]

1) put in translocators. Boats have always been a shitty part of EQ. 2) pvp was removed from boats after it was a hastle for GMs in real EQ.. unless im mistaken...